1937 RURAL AREA LIGHTS UP

The first annual meeting of the Cooperative was held at the Lake County Court House, and the members elected as directors were Emil Westholm, Arvid Bostrom, Archie Giddings, Paul Nordley, and David Ivarinen. On January 29th the directors hired Walter Cullen as maintenance man at $150 a month and also approved the renting of office space in the Cullen Building at $15 per month.

The big day came, and on February 28th the lines to Waldo, Knife River and Knife River Valley were energized and 93 rural homes were lit up with electric energy.

In August Arvid Bostrom resigned from the board, and Julius N. Jacobson was appointed as director.

The Cooperative's office was moved to the Lyon Building on the corner of 6th Street and 7th Avenue. The Cooperative continued to operate in these quarters until the summer of 1956 when the offices were moved to the corner of 4th Street & 15th Avenue. In August of 1999, The Cooperative changed locations once again, to the the present modern facilities on Highway 2.

The Cooperative's manager was instructed to wire the REA in Washington for additional allocations so that electric service could be extended to the many additional applicants.