Lake Country Power awards scholars

Lake Country Power awarded the Lake Country Power 2022 Les Beach Memorial Scholarship to 32 local high school seniors from 27 schools. The scholarship honors a former co-op employee and recognizes student commitment and contribution to local communities.

“The State of Minnesota permits electric cooperatives like Lake Country Power to use unclaimed funds for charitable purposes, such as scholarships,” said Lake Country Power’s Greg Schulzetenberg. The $4,000 scholarships, issued at $1,000 per year for four years, will help the following graduating seniors from local high schools pursue their college plans and career dreams:

Brooke Doran, Barnum

Lydia Stone, Cloquet

Jay Olesiak, Cromwell-Wright

Adriana (Audrey) Menor, Esko

Zachary Youngs, Moose Lake

Morgan Anderson, South Ridge

Blake Eaton: At-large category

Kolton Graf, Home-school