Basin Electric employee featured for community involvement

Community betterment is the co-op way. Some employees such as Erin Huntimer, however, go above and beyond average involvement. Huntimer, Basin …

Model railroad hobby is just the ticket for Basin Electric employee

It’s not every day a person’s job and hobby intersect. But, that’s the case for Micheal Farley, Basin Electric senior fleet administrator, who …

Basin Electric engineer earns football accolades

Two things Ryan Drevlow had a knack for while growing up were STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) and football. The former led to …

Basin Electric features food with a flourish

Duane Ehrens can turn a red apple into a pheasant. No, he’s not a magician – he’s a food artist. Ehrens, Basin Electric’s food service …

Sakakawea Medical Center made possible with co-op support

[/caption] It began as a conversation about the future of health care. “We took a look at our facility infrastructure and decided that maybe …

Volunteer pilot flies Basin Electric employee to surgery

When Shawn Hammes, Basin Electric administrative assistant/receptionist, learned he’d need a series of surgeries, it wasn’t welcome news. He knew …

Be the light: Giving people wings

The Basin Electric ad campaign “Be the light” shows how Basin Electric and its member cooperatives can be the light in communities and homes like only …

Stay Basin: Helping people grow personally and professionally

At just 28 years old, Basin Electric photographer/archivist Chelsy Ciavarella has already been with the cooperative for eight years, holding five …

Basin Electric employees help hinder hunger through Casual for a Cause

Hunger doesn’t take a summer vacation. Each year, tens of thousands of North Dakotans struggle with hunger. Many rely on their local food pantries to …

Basin Electric employee spreading love of rock climbing

This story was originally published in the May 2017 issue of ND Living Magazine. The rugged, vertical thrusts of prehistoric rock in western North …