Beeta Riahi, a 2010 Burnsville High School graduate, recently returned from Orlando, Fla., where she served on the Youth Leadership Council (YLC) of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) during its 69th Annual Meeting, March 7-9, 2011. Riahi, sponsored by Dakota Electric Association, represented Minnesota on the YLC, a national leadership group formed by NRECA [...]

Dakota Electric Association distributed $30,330 in 2010 through its Helping Neighbors® program to the Community Action Program, The Salvation Army and 360 Communities for local energy assistance. In 2010, Dakota Electric members donated nearly $1,000 more than the previous year. The extra money is welcomed by the agencies, as requests for assistance remain high. “This money [...]

Dakota Electric Association is seeking educators who desire to learn about the energy industry from June 20-23. The Lignite Council is offering the seminar again in 2011 due to overwhelming positive feedback it has received from past participants. Teachers of all grade levels are accepted, and Dakota Electric, along with its power supplier, Great River Energy, [...]

Dakota Electric Association will hold its Annual Meeting on Thursday, April 7, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church social hall at 22120 Denmark Ave., Farmington (next to Dakota Electric’s office). The meeting begins at 7 p.m.; doors open at 6 p.m., and refreshments will be served before the meeting. Dakota Electric members will have the opportunity to [...]

Dakota Electric Association will provide five high school juniors or seniors the opportunity to win an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. as part of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s (NRECA) Youth Tour, June 11-16. Each June, more than 1,200 junior and senior students from across the country travel to Washington, D.C. for the NRECA Youth [...]

Bob Kovich received an Excellence in Youth Employment Services Award at the Dakota-Scott Workforce Investment Board’s (WIB) annual legislative and awards event held Dec. 17 at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. The Award is presented to an organization, program, employer or an individual who has demonstrated a commitment to and effectiveness in preparing young people ages [...]

Dakota Electric Association named Community Car Care, Hastings, as the local 2010 Touchstone Energy Community Award winner. Angel Foundation, Minneapolis, and Cheerful Givers, Eagan, were named runners-up, and each of the three applicants received a plaque and a check for $500. “Each year, Dakota Electric recognizes a few organizations that are doing great work in our [...]

Dakota Electric Association is retiring $1.2 million in capital credits this year. The payment was authorized by the board of directors at their November meeting and checks are being mailed in December. When Dakota Electric collects more in revenue in one year than it pays out toward expenses, it tracks (allocates) that money for each member [...]

Eastview High School, Apple Valley, will be hosting a message of kindness and compassion on Dec. 15. Rachel Scott, the first victim in the Columbine High School shootings in 1999, had a theory: “If one person can go out of their way to show compassion then it will start a chain reaction of the same.” Inspired [...]

More than 10,000 Dakota Electric Association members were out of power last weekend due to the heavy wet snow that blanketed the Twin Cities area from Friday night into Saturday. Dakota Electric dispatched all available crews as the outages began rolling in Saturday morning. Crews worked tirelessly to restore those without power. The restoration process meant [...]