Where does the funding come from?
The scholarships are funded through a provision in Minnesota state law that allows cooperatives to donate unclaimed property (such as unclaimed capital credits or utility refunds) that remain uncashed for seven years.
Who is Les Beach?
Les Beach is a former Lake Country Power employee who was killed while helping restore power outages for Lake Country Power members in July 1999. Mr. Beach was employed 23 years in the cooperative's operations department as a line engineer. The memorial scholarship was established by the Lake Country Power Board to honor his memory and raise electrical safety awareness around power lines.
List of High Schools
Eligible area schools within the LCP Service Territory:
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Barnum High School
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Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School
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Carlton
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Cass Lake-Bena Secondary
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Cherry School
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Chisholm
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Cloquet
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Cromwell - Wright Ind School Dist 95
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Deer River
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East Range Academy of Technology and Science
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Ely - Memorial Secondary
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Home Schooled
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Esko
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Floodwood
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Fond du Lac Ojibwe School
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Grand Rapids
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Greenway-Coleraine
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Hermantown
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Hibbing
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Hill City
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McGregor Secondary School
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Mesabi East Secondary School
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Moose Lake High School
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Mountain Iron-Buhl
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Nashwauk-Keewatin
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Northern Lights Community School
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Northland-Remer
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Proctor
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Northeast Range High School
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North Woods High School
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South Ridge High School
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The Vermilion Country School
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Rock Ridge High School
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Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
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Willow River
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Wrenshall
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At Large/Other*
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At Large/Other*
* At Large/Other: Student must clearly demonstrate parent or legal guardian is a member of Lake Country Power, and:
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Is open-enrolled or attends high school outside the LCP service area, or
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Attends private school, inside or outside the LCP service area, or
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Articulates obvious hardship, unusual circumstances or financial need.