BEMIDJI — Members of Beltrami Electric Cooperative are invited to attend the 86th annual meeting set for 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at the Beltrami County Fairgrounds. Admission is free to the fairgrounds on Wednesday, and co-op members who register for the annual meeting will receive BEC "Food Bucks" to use at participating food vendors Wednesday night, a release said. Kids can see the fairgrounds from a lineworker’s view in the bucket of a line truck during Beltrami Electric Cooperative's Night at the Fair event on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, at the Beltrami County Fairgrounds. ContributedMembers who bring their registration coupon from their 2025 Annual Report can enter to win a Milwaukee Electric Trimmer. BEC will also be providing shuttle assistance for members to and from the parking area that night with golf carts.