Kids ‘n Kinship, Apple Valley, accepted the 2010 statewide Minnesota’s Touchstone Energy Community Award during the Minnesota Rural Electric Association’s annual meeting in St. Paul on March 1. Jan Belmore, Kids ‘n Kinship director, accepted the award in front of the audience of electric cooperative board and staff members. “We are thankful for this award,” Belmore [...]

Dakota Electric Association will hold its Annual Meeting on Thursday, April 8, 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 distributed a total of $29,295 in 2009 through its Helping Neighbors® program to the Community Action Program, The Salvation Army and 360 Communities (formerly the Community Action Council) for local energy assistance. In 2009, Dakota Electric members donated nearly $1,000 more than last year. The extra money is welcomed by the agencies as [...]

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 12-17. Each June, more than 1,200 junior and senior students from across the country travel to Washington, D.C. for the NRECA Youth [...]

Dakota Electric Association named Kids ‘n Kinship, Apple Valley, as the local 2009 Touchstone Energy Community Award winner. Angel Foundation, Minneapolis, and Minnesota Valley Humane Society’s Pet Visitation program, Burnsville, were named runners-up, and each of the three applicants received a plaque and a check for $500. “Dakota Electric is proud to be able to recognize [...]

Dakota Electric Association recently presented the U.S. Postal Service with a $100,000 rebate check for installing high-efficiency air conditioning in their new 600,000-square-foot facility in Eagan. The 40 high-efficiency, rooftop units use approximately 18 percent less electricity than standard units. “We thank Dakota Electric for this rebate for the energy-efficient air conditioners we are using,” Joe [...]

More than 15,000 students in eight area schools heard the message of Rachel Scott and are starting a chain reaction of kindness and compassion in their schools. Scott, the first victim in the Columbine High School shooting in 1999, had a theory - “If one person can go out of their way to show compassion, then [...]

Dakota Electric Association recently awarded Janna Reynoso, Eagan, a $100 gift card to a grocery store of her choice as a winner of the company’s Fill Your Fridge Sweepstakes. Dakota Electric and its wholesale power supplier, Great River Energy, ran the statewide sweepstakes campaign to promote energy-efficient appliances. The contest ran in conjunction with an Energy [...]

Dakota Electric Association recently awarded Steve Bloomstrand, Nininger Township Supervisor, and Terry Holmes, Empire Township Supervisor, with Township Leader of the Year awards. Each year, Dakota Electric seeks to recognize outstanding township leaders for the award. Bloomstrand has served Nininger Township for 21 years. Bloomstrand has also been fire marshal for 21 years and is currently [...]

Dakota Electric Association is now accepting applications for the Touchstone Energy Community Award, which recognizes non-profit groups, community organizations and businesses that have shown a strong commitment to the community. The award acknowledges the efforts of those who have impacted numerous people, collaborated and shared resources, addressed unmet community needs or provided necessary services. In 2009, [...]