Beltrami Electric's annual meeting, Night at the Fair event draws 1,700 guests

Beltrami Electric Cooperative President and CEO Jared Echternach gives an update during the cooperative's 84th annual Night at the Fair on Aug. 7, 2024.

By Pioneer Staff Report

August 22, 2024 at 2:09 PM

BEMIDJI 鈥� Beltrami Electric Cooperative held its 84th annual meeting and Night at the Fair event on Aug. 7 at the Beltrami County Fairgrounds.

More than 1,700 members and guests attended the Night at the Fair program.

Members attended the business meeting at the Marilyn Shutter Country Stage, which included a financial update from Director of Finance and Corporate Services Arlene Hogquist, as well as a cooperative update from President and CEO Jared Echternach.

Despite the rain showers, more than 1,700 members and guests attended Beltrami Electric's Night at the Fair on Aug. 7, 2024.

Beltrami Electric鈥檚 Youth Tour Delegate for 2024, Hunter Wright, also spoke about his trip to Washington, D.C., and Kay Mack, board president of the Beltrami Electric Cooperative Trust for Operation Round Up, presented on the success of the program in our local communities.

The members of the cooperative then elected three directors to the board, which included Kevin Geerdes for District 3, incumbent director John Lund for District 6 and incumbent director Sharon Lembke for District 9.

Beltrami Electric then sponsored a free concert in the grandstand, where fairgoers had the opportunity to hear Figuring It Out, the Abello Family Acoustics Band.

Figuring It Out, the Abello Family Acoustics band, gave a concert in the grandstand during Beltrami Electric's 84th annual Night at the Fair on Aug. 7, 2024.

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