The president and CEO of the Beltrami Electric Cooperative was recently elected to a national utilities board. According to a release, Jared Echternach earned the seat for the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation for District 6, which represents Minnesota and the Dakotas. “I’m honored and humbled to have been elected by my peers to…
The 16th Annual Beltrami Electric Touchstone Energy® Open was held August 21 at Castle Highlands Golf Course, and raised $10,455 for the United Way of the Bemidji Area. “Beltrami Electric Touchtone Energy Golf Tournament has been a staple event for the United Way of Bemidji Area. Not only has the tournament given hundreds of participants…
Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College are working on a new initiative with the United Way of the Bemidji Area to address student hunger. Nina Johnson, director of BSU’s Hobson Memorial Union, said the partnership is helping to develop programs at both BSU and NTC to offer students with access to free food. “Food…
