Historic Dates

September 8, 1941 - 466 members accepted.

Trucks and Transformers The board of directors met in the town hall in Iron River to perform one of its responsibilities on a scale never since equaled. During the course of this one session. The directors voted on and accepted into membership in The-Cooperative 466 applicants. Present at this meeting were The seven original directors and The newly appointed director Ole Anderson. Ed Maryland. Who had by then taken permanent residence in Idaho was absent.

29, 1941 - First annual meeting

At this meeting a new board of directors was voted on: those to serve were, Earl Anderson, John Shykes. Russell Rowley. Tony Radosevich. Herman Hanson, Gerald Grubisic. Ole Anderson. Andrew Mihalak and Emil Aho. The board elected Earl Anderson to serve as president: John Shykes as vice-president: Gerald Grubisic as secretary: and Herman Hanson as treasurer.

November 10, 1941 - First wiring loan

First Pole Set At a meeting of The new board on November 10, 1941. The Co-op's first wiring and plumbing loan from REA was negotiated in The amount of $40,000.

November 25, 1941 - First Pole Set

This was another memorable day in The history of Bayfield Electric Cooperative. It was on this date The The first pole of The system as erected on The Oscar Zelmer farm, located 3-1/2 miles north of Iron River.