Minnesota State Fair Blue Flame Lodge Come See Us!

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1 A SSOCIATION NEWSLETTER AUGUST DECEMBER Minnesota State Fair Blue Flame Lodge Come See Us! We re less than a month away from the start of the Great Minnesota Get-Together! Fair dates are Thursday, August 25 Labor Day, Monday, September 5 We re a great stop when you re visiting the State Fair! Come in and say Hi, enjoy the air conditioning and get a drink from our ice cold water fountain! Plus see the great natural gas displays in the Lodge! We have giveaways and drawings Come in and sign up! Win a free natural gas grill, $6,900 of home improvement products, a free tune-up or Wilds Hockey tickets, plus more! Don t forget that famous colored yardstick from Gopher State One Call! The Lodge is the association s primary vehicle to interact with consumers and get the natural gas message out. It allows us to promote natural gas, natural gas products, educational materials, and provides visibility for the association. Safety, conservation, energy assistance and rebate information are also in the Lodge. Once again this year, we ll be displaying an operational natural gas generator for fairgoers to come see, hear, and learn more about. Members displaying in the Lodge this year are: Airic s Heating, AirTech Heating & Cooling, CenterPoint Energy, Erickson Plumbing, Heating & Cooling, Gopher State One Call, Haley Comfort Systems, John J. Morgan Co., Midwest Generators, Minnesota Energy Resources, Minnesota Exteriors, Inc. (MEi), Minnesota Gas Grills & Fireplaces, National Excelsior Heating & Cooling, The Salvation Army, Xcel Energy Thank you to all of these members for promoting their natural gas products at the Blue Flame Lodge! If you are interested in displaying in the Lodge next year, contact Diane to get more information at dswintek@blueflame.org

2 2 MINNESOTA BLUE FLAME GAS ASSOCIATION Natural Gas News Blue Flame Conservation Committee Requests Gubernatorial Proclamation The Blue Flame Conservation Committee has submitted to the Governor s office, a request for a gubernatorial proclamation to have the month of October be HVAC System Awareness Month to raise awareness of HVAC systems and the importance of annual maintenance. Greg Olson, the Committee Chair, took the lead to help the committee get the proclamation written and he submitted the proclamation request to the Governor s Office in May. The committee is hopefully that the proclamation will be approved in August. Once the proclamation is approved, the committee will work to promote October as HVAC Tune-Up and Awareness month. Watch for more information on this in future newsletters. QUOTE OF THE QUARTER A bad attitude is like a flat tire, you won t go anywhere until you change it. Author: Unknown Commercial/Industrial Committee s Annual Fall Energy Conservation Conference Mark Your Calendars! Tuesday, September 20 from 8:00 a.m. 1:30 p.m. at Hillcrest Golf Club in St. Paul. Four seminar topics plus two keynote speakers will be presented. Certificates of Completion will be given for those wishing to use the seminars for professional development hours. Xcel Energy is the major sponsor of this event along with Supporting Sponsorships from CenterPoint Energy and Minnesota Energy Resources. Trade Ally Sponsors are: Platinum Sponsor Mulcahy Company Gold Sponsors Energy Insight, Ever-Green Energy, Harris Companies, R. M. Cotton Company, Ryan Company, and Tioga HVAC Rentals Sponsorships and vendor tabletops have been sold out! Invitations were ed out and additional reminders will be sent - watch your and mark your calendars! Seminar topics being presented: Commercial Condensing Boiler Optimization, B3 Benchmarking to Target Savings Potential, Advanced Heat Recovery-Case Study: Science Museum of Minnesota, and Smart Building Technology. Breakfast keynote: Natural Gas Price & Supply Update and Utility CIP Update Lunch keynote: Strategic Energy Planning-Case Study: Rice Creek Commons For more information, contact Diane at dswintek@blueflame.org or call Mark Your 2016 Calendars: Thursday, August 25 Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 5 Minnesota State Fair Tuesday, September 20 Commercial/Industrial Conservation Conference- Hillcrest Golf Club Mark your 2017 Calendars: Tuesday, June 6 Blue Flame Fishing Event Thursday, June 15 Blue Flame Golf Event Cannon Falls Golf Club

3 NATURAL GAS: YOUR BEST ENERGY VALUE Mn. Blue Flame Golf Event Eighty-four golfers Go for the Gold! The annual Blue Flame Golf Event was on Thursday, June 16th at the beautiful Cannon Falls Golf Club in Cannon Falls, Mn. It was a scramble format with a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start. New this year, we added a Split the Pot contest which added extra excitement to the event! Ryan Urich was the big winner of the Split the Pot contest this year! This contest raises funds for the association and it gives one lucky person a nice pot of cash! We had a beautiful day that started out cloudy but really warmed up as the afternoon went on. Eighty-four golfers took to the course to have a great day of networking and golfing! This year s theme was the Summer Olympics and we all were Going for the Gold! We even had a golf contest to see who could hit closest to the USA Tiki torch! The winner was Dean Nicholas! Tournament Results: Gold Medal: (1st Place 1st Flight) score=54: Mike Comstock, Rick Lucio, Terry Olsen, & Paul Frank. Silver Medal: (2nd Place 1st Flight) score=57: Chris Forkenbrock, Jeremy Sutton, Andy Leipnitz, & Tony Dzubay Bronze Medal: (1st Place 2nd flight) score=64: Jay Baars, Todd Faust, Kelle Donahue, & Chad Langston Four teams tied for the Bronze medal and the winner was determined by drawing cards! Early Bird Drawing Winner Mike Comstock wins $50 cash! Everyone who had their registration forms in by Friday, May 27th was put in the drawing. This year s event had contest holes, a skins game, and great raffle prizes! Congratulations to Pete Fotjik - winner of the golf certificate for a foursome at Cannon Falls Golf Club. A big THANK YOU to all our sponsors, everyone who came out to golf and to those who worked so hard to make this tournament happen!!! We also want to thank all of the companies who donated doorprizes to make the event extra exciting for the attendees! It s always fun to go home with a prize! We couldn t do it without you! Our golf event is one of the main sources of revenue to help continue the work of the association THANK YOU! Save the Date! Thursday, June 15,

4 4 MINNESOTA BLUE FLAME GAS ASSOCIATION 7th Annual Blue Flame Fishing Event The Walleyes Were Biting! The Blue Flame s seventh annual networking/fishing event on Mille Lacs Lake took place on Tuesday, June 7th. Twenty members and their guests hit the lake to see if they could net the winning fish! What a year the walleyes were biting and it was exciting! The boats averaged 44 walleye per boat a total of 220 walleyes were caught between the five boats!! A great fishing year to say the least! Due to DNR rules for Mille Lacs this year, it was Catch & Release for Walleyes but what fun reeling them in! Lots of action! This was our third year of having the event in early June and using both private guided boats and a launch to get members on the lake. Fifteen members and their guests used the individual guide boats to go out in teams of three with a private guide from Roach s Guide Service to troll the waters for the elusive and prized Walleye! Mike Comstock Congratulations to Mike Comstock & Steve Norberg, both with Mulcahy Company - winners of the Longest Walleye on the boats! (photos) Mike and Steve tied with 26 walleyes and shared the prize donated by Mulcahy Company. If you d prefer some shade, a bathroom and the ability to move around and network the launch is a nice option! It provides a great opportunity to do fishing in a more relaxed style. Five members and their guests took advantage of the launch and had a great time visiting and catching fish! A pizza lunch was boated out to them now that s service with flair! Congratulations to Scott Tulgren with Minnesota Air winner of the Longest Walleye on the launch! (photo) Scott caught a 26 walleye and won the prize donated by Minnesota Air. Steve Norberg All groups departed from Nitti's Hunter's Point Resort on the east side of Mille Lacs Lake in the morning and returned from the 6 hour fishing trip in the afternoon. Nitti s provided a tasty ribs & chicken dinner that evening and the winning catches were announced! Special thanks to the following companies for making the fishing event a great time!: John J. Morgan Company for donating a Reznor Natural Gas Garage Heater as the Grand Prize! The winner was Tim Ekdahl with Minnesota Air! Ryan Company for being the Event Sponsor they made it possible for us to have the minnow buckets of treats and some extras that make the event special. Thank you for your support! Nitti s Hunter s Point donated a gift certificate for a 6-person ice house, during the week, this winter the winner was Barry Theilen with Ryan Company. Scott Tulgren Save the Date!: Tuesday, June 6, 2017

5 NATURAL GAS: YOUR BEST ENERGY VALUE 5 Member News Minnesota Blue Flame Lodge is Getting A New Roof! No more rain drops keep falling on my head! The Blue Flame Lodge should have a new roof on it right after this year s fair! The new roof was scheduled for Monday, August 8th but was delayed until after the State Fair due to the roofing company being delayed due to rain and hot weather. The new roof should take about 3-4 days to complete (weather permitting). The project date was pushed back by the contractor several times due to rain and then hot weather until we were no longer able to get it done before the State Fair. The Blue Flame Lodge at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds is located at 1311 Nelson St., next to the K102 booth and across from the Giant Slide. The Lodge has been around since 1968 helping to educate fairgoers on the benefits of natural gas, safety, conservation, and showcasing the latest and greatest of natural gas technologies and equipment. For the past few years, the Blue Flame Residential/State Fair Committee has been putting band aids on the leaks in the roof but this year, there were too many and the roof needed more than a few band aids! Currently, the Lodge has a flat rubber roof with roof drains that come inside the Lodge only to go out again. This causes problems in the cold winter months with freezing and cracking of the roof drains. The rubber roof is old and wearing out, requiring major attention. The old rubber roof will be removed and replaced with a mechanically attached PVC roof system utilizing rhinobond technology complete with the manufacturer s recommended flashing for a 15-year warranty. The Blue Flame Residential Committee and Board worked hard to make the new roof happen this year yet. The selection of the contractor Horizon Roofing and securing of the necessary funds was a huge achievement in just a couple of months time! Major donations from CenterPoint Energy, Minnesota Energy Resources and Xcel Energy have made the new roof possible. A big THANK YOU to them for their support, leadership and belief in the Minnesota Blue Flame and in the value of the Minnesota Blue Flame Lodge at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds! When you re at the State Fair, stop in and check out the displays, relax in AC, and have a nice cold drink of water! This will be the last year with this tired old roof! Welcome New Member! Airic s Heating Robert Herubin (952) roberth@airics-heating.com INTERESTED IN JOINING THE ASSOCIATION? Contact Diane at dswintek@blueflame.org or visit our website at Associate memberships are $200 per year. Join the team now! Benefits to joining: Website exposure on Blue Flame website (Natural Gas Product Finder), Networking Opportunities, Industry Contacts, Advertising Opportunities, Member rates (reduced rates) for Association events, seminars, etc., Increased Company Visibility (via our website & our Member Directory, etc.), and many more. Have something to submit? change? If you would like to submit information to be considered for the next member newsletter or have an change, contact Diane at dswintek@blueflame.org

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