CONNECTIONS PUBLISHED BY POLAR COMMUNICATIONS AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES newsletter SPRING 2018 Save the Date Annual Members Meeting Thursday, June 7, 2018 Polar Awards Grants to Area Schools Polar Communications recently awarded two schools in their service territory a total of $5,000 in Polar Technology Grants. Polar s Technology Grant provides funding for PK-12 schools enabling the purchase of hardware, software, contracted services and other technologies that target student achievement through technology integration. Applicants were required to submit their proposals including an overview of their project abstract, goals, narrative, and budget information. Accredited PK-12 schools in Polar s service territory were eligible to apply. Polar Communications awards up to $5,000 per year with each grant not to exceed $2,500. L to R: Fordville-Lankin Students, along with Technology Coordinator Bob Anderson, accept check from Polar Board Member Jon McMillan. PO Box 270 / 110 4th St. E Park River, ND 58270 701.284.7221 / 800.284.7222 www.thinkpolar.com Hours Monday-Friday / 7:30am-5:30pm Saturday / 8:00am-4:30pm (assistance by phone) 24/7/365 Technical Support 888.700.7652 Schools winning the 2017-18 Polar Technology Grants were the following: Fordville-Lankin Public School L to R: Polar Board Member Cindy Hejl presents check to Tim Keckler, Educational Uses for Drone Technology Coordinator and Don Hollister, Jaguar Vision Instructor, Technology - $2500 both of Northern Cass School, along with Northern Cass Students. Northern Cass Public School Robotic Video Camera for Enhancement - $2500 This is the 10th year that Polar has provided this grant to schools they serve, totaling $50,000 given to enhance technology in the classroom. Polar is proud to invest in our schools and the community providing value for the future.
2 Donnie Gordon Receives 2017 Eagle Award Donnie Gordon has been named Polar Communications Eagle Award recipient for 2017. He has been with the company for 10 years, beginning in December of 2007. Donnie in the supply department and his duties include inventory control, shipping and receiving, ordering and building maintenance. Donnie was nominated for this distinguished award and voted on by his peers, based on the following qualifications: goes above and beyond normal job responsibilities, will do whatever it takes to get the job done, provides new and creative ideas, shows outstanding company dedication, demonstrates teamwork and accepts challenges, is involved in the community and/ or volunteer work, demonstrates outstanding customer service and/or assistance, and promotes a positive attitude. Congratulations Donnie! Applications Being Accepted for Board of Directors Applications for the Polar Communications Board of Directors will be accepted for the election to be held during Polar s Annual Members Meeting on June 7, 2018. Positions to be filled are as follows: District 1 Position currently held by Jim Longtin is up for election. District 1 Position currently held by Ron Steinke is being vacated as a result of term limitations. The candidate receving the highest number of votes in district one will serve the three year term. The candidate receiving the second highest number of votes will serve the two year term. No more than one director shall be elected or serving from any one telephone exchange at the same time. District 2 Position currently held by Joe Torgerson is being vacated as a result of term limitations. District 3 Position currently held by Brian Udby is up for re-election. POLAR BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINATION PROCEDURE STEPS: 1. Any qualified member meeting the requirements of Section 3, Article IV of the company by-laws may request an application and petition from the cooperative headquarters. The forms can be picked up at Polar s front desk or can be found on Polar s website at www.thinkpolar.com. 2. Members shall submit a completed application and a petition containing a minimum of thirty (30) signatures of cooperative members from the district in which the applicant resides. Please note that a husband and wife constitute one membership. Either spouse may sign the petition as a member; however, the signature of a husband and wife on the petition may only be counted as one. 3. Completed applications and petitions should be submitted by March 23, 2018, at 4:00p.m. to Polar Communications, Attn: Shari Flanders, PO Box 270, Park River, ND,58270. Please contact Shari at 701.284.4343 with questions or email sflanders@polartel.com. 4. All nominations by petition are subject to verification. Once verification is complete, the candidate will be notified and their name will appear on the ballot at Polar s Annual Members Meeting. To find the service areas that make up each district, please refer to Article IV, Section 2 of the bylaws of Polar Communications found in your telephone directory.
3 Move Your Business to the Cloud Polar Offers Hosted PBX Service Focus on the core of your business. Avoid the cost of building, maintaining and managing your phone system. Hosted PBX from Polar allows you to focus on the day-to-day tasks of owning and operating a successful business. Hosted PBX is a highly scalable system and service that is personalized to your individual budget, networking and business needs. As your business grows you can add new sites to your network, as well as increased efficiency between sites. Hosted PBX is a great solution for remote employees, allowing them to securely access the network from out-of-office locations. Replace outdated PBX or key systems with Hosted PBX and access advanced communication applications such as call managing, unified messaging and find me/follow me, among others. We offer a single source for all your telecommunication needs. With Hosted PBX from Polar, we take accountability for all response and restore situations. We have a team of highly skilled technicians and network analysts to help design a package perfect for you and your business. As your business grows and changes, these packages can easily be adjusted to fit your needs. Contact our office for more information! GIG LIFE We think innovation should be for everybody, which is why Polar was the first provider of gigabit Internet service in North Dakota. For almost three years now, all Polar customers have had gigabit broadband options through our complete fiber network. Enjoy the fastest speeds available to power all your devices, to keep everyone surfing, gaming, streaming, and sharing. Live the GIG LIFE! Non-discrimination Statement In accordance with Federal law and the U.S. Department of Agriculture s policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) To file a complaint of discrimination, write to: USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call 800-795-3272 (voice) or 202-720-6381 (TDD). www.thinkpolar.com
$ 4 FREEZE YOUR BILL PO Box 270 Park River, ND 58270-0270 www.thinkpolar.com Balance Forward Billing questions: 701-284-7221 or 800-284-7222 To report a service trouble: 701-284-7127 24 Hour Help Desk: 888-700-7652 Previous Bill Total payments through Jan 24 $ 0.00 Balance Before Current Charges $ 0.00 Service Summary Taxes Res PhoneBroadband Double Play - Res Phone Service for 701- - 5 - Broadband Residential 701- - 5 Broadband Residential Res Phone Service Broadband Residential Surcharges Adj Charges Fees Subtotal Subtotal Current Charges $ 00.00 Total Amount Due $ 000.00 A SERVICE FEE OF 1.50% (18% APR) OR $.50 MINIMUM WILL BE ASSESSED IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED BY Jan 22, 2018. ANY PREVIOUS BALANCE IS DUE UPON RECEIPT OF THIS BILL. Trial Keep this portion for your records. To ensure proper credit, please return the bottom portion of this page with your payment ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Billing Inquiries Call: 701.284.7221 Account Number Invoice Number Bill Date Delinquent After Previous Bill Previous Payments Adjustments Previous Balance Current Charges Account Summary Account Number Invoice Number Bill Date Delinquent After Remittance Information Amount Due Amount Enclosed: 00000000-0 1 01, 2018 28, 2018 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 00.00 $ 00.00 Amount Due $ 00.00 Payments received after Jan 24, 2018 are not included Message Center Page 1 of 2 $ 00023343-2 101218587 Jan 01, 2018 Jan 22, 2018 $ 150.85 Please include account number on your check and make payable to Polar Communications Directory Advertising Sales Sales executives from Pinnacle Marketing Group will be in our area soon to sell advertising for the official 2018 19 Polar directory. When you advertise in the Polar directory your ad will automatically be featured in our online directory at no additional charge! All website and email addresses are linked. Both the printed and online directories are great tools to connect with your customers and increase visibility. Get the most out of your advertising investment by placing an ad in the Polar Yellow Pages and online directory. For more information regarding advertising, contact Pinnacle Marketing Group at 800.343.8086 or visit www.pinnaclemgp.com. LYNN A. BRAYTON PO BOX 4 HUNTER, ND 58048-0004 Check here for change of address (See reverse for details) Check here to enroll in automatic payments (See reverse for details) POLAR COMMUNICATIONS PO BOX 270 PARK RIVER, ND 58270-0270 Gregory Meyer Kelly Gordon Rod Wentzel FREE HD! UPGRADE YOUR SERVICE & FREEZE YOUR BILL FOR ONE MONTH! Sign up for any new qualifying service or upgrade your existing service and receive no charge on that service for one month! Promotional offer ends February 28, 2018. Some restrictions apply, call for details. This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer. HD is now included FREE with your cable TV subscription. Visit thinkpolar.com to see all our TV package options and which of your favorite channels are available in High Definition!
5 Win a trip to Washington DC High School students, age 16 or 17, apply for the 2018 Foundation for Rural Service Youth Tour in Washington, D.C., June 2-6, 2018! All Expenses Paid Plus $50 SPENDING CASH! Sponsored by Polar Communications What is the FRS Youth Tour? A four-day, all expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. An opportunity to visit famous historical sites and amazing museums A chance to meet other high school students from across rural America A chance to learn more about the telecommunications industry An opportunity to learn first-hand about the legislative and governmental processes Download an application at www.thinkpolar.com/scholarships To qualify send your completed application and essay to: Polar Communications Attn: Carol LaHaise PO Box 270 Park River, ND 58270 Deadline is March 1, 2018! Questions: 701.284.4361 or clahaise@polartel.com Parents or guardians must be a voice or broadband Internet customer of Polar Communications or its subsidiaries. Students must be high school students, age 16 or 17 years old at the time of the tour. www.thinkpolar.com
6 Bowl Challenge Winners Polar is pleased to announce the winners of the Pick-It Bowl Challenge college football contest. Out of 122 participants in the community, Dennis Cole earned the most points in the contest and was awarded a home security system including 2 cameras, NVR and professional installation. Ross Hagen of Fordville came in second place and won a $100 MasterCard gift card and Paul Vorachek and Matt Byron of Park River were randomly selected for the Wildcard drawings and each won a $50 MasterCard gift card. Thanks to all who participated! Watch for 2018 Pick-It March Mania coming soon! Dennis Cole of Park River was the first place winner of the Polar Bowl Challenge. Always Call Before you dig One free, easy call gets your utility lines marked AND helps protect you from injury and expense. Know what s below. Always call 811 before you dig. Visit call811.com for more information.
7 CPNI Privacy Notice From time to time Polar changes its service offerings and makes available additional features and services, which may enhance and augment the services to which you are already subscribed. In order for us to determine which customers may benefit from the new services and enhancements, we will use information about your account that is within our database, legally referred to as Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) unless you restrict that use in the manner described below. CPNI includes information such as which long distance carrier and plan to which you are subscribed, calling features and plans to which you are subscribed, and the associated charges for those plans. Use of this data will allow Polar to tailor its service offerings to your individual needs. For this purpose, CPNI data will be used by Polar Communications, its subsidiaries, and affiliates only. This data will not be shared by Polar Communications with any other outside source except as necessary and required to provide the service(s) to which you are already subscribed, and unless we are legally compelled to. You have a right under federal law to protect the confidentiality of your account information and restrict the use of CPNI data, and we have a responsibility to protect your data. To restrict the use of your CPNI data, you must contact our business office at 701-284-7221 or sales@polarcomm.com within 30 days of your receipt of this notice to request that we not utilize your CPNI data. Your denial of approval for Polar to use this data will not affect the provision of any services to which you subscribe. Your approval or denial of approval for the use of CPNI outside of the service to which you already subscribe will remain valid until you revoke or limit the approval or denial. # Clip this page and keep it with your Polar directory DIRECTORY UPDATES Abrahamson Robert 123 2 Ave E Hunter... 701-874-2206 Arens Riley 7429 107 Ave NE Edmore... 701-644-2299 Austfjord Kayla 13625 Highway 5 Cavalier... 701-265-4149 Barta Jo farm McCanna... 701-397-5714 Becker Kyle 3632 33 Ave NE Forest River... 701-865-4118 Berger S. R. res Park River... 701-284-6715 Blaske Connie 12174 45 St NE Petersburg... 701-345-8205 Contreras Frank Jr farm Saint Thomas... 701-257-6436 Degelder Thomas & Jeanna 634 3 St Walcott... 701-469-2135 Griffith John & Sara 508 W Wallace Ave Drayton... 701-454-6106 Gunter G Jane 790 2 St S Edinburg... 701-993-8301 Halvorson Bryan & Karrie Walcott... 701-998-2011 Hannesson Kim res Edinburg... 701-993-8204 Heyen Sam 191 9 Ave Walcott... 701-469-2188 Holm Joe 301 County Road 12b Park River... 701-284-6171 Holm Josh Hoople... 701-894-6394 Honer James 461 N 5 St Pembina... 701-825-6456 Howatt April 12687 Highway 66 Edinburg... 701-993-8113 Jake s Truck & Tractor Repair 409 Farup St Adams... 701-944-2500 Karas Jacob 11684 57 St NE Lankin... 701-259-2343 Keaveny Patrick 304 Spruce Ln Cavalier... 701-265-4384 Landeis Kevin 11607 52 St NE Michigan... 701-259-2295 Lidinsky Jerry PO Box 11 Hensel... 701-657-2339 Linstad Merlin & Ann 301 County Road 12B #5 Park River... 701-284-7006 Mahan Pamela A 312 Thayer Ave Aneta... 701-326-4346 Meek Adam & Kristy farm Forest River... 701-229-3323 Miller Sam & Danielle 304 4 Ave W Fordville... 701-229-3260 Myrvik Brittany 502 Hilltop Dr Park River... 701-284-6611 Nygard Elaine 770 2 St S Edinburg... 701-993-8490 Petersen Grace res Hunter... 701-874-2101 Remer Fritz farm Brocket... 701-655-3536 Sabersky David 308 Felson Dr. Cavalier... 701-265-4156 Short Marilyn res Aneta... 701-326-4181 Simon Mervin & Marilyn 121 Briggs Ave N Park River... 701-284-7276 Southeast Water Users District 16905 62nd St SE Walcott... 701-998-2035 Traun Mike Wolverton... 218-995-2037 Watterud Jeanie 3675 31 Ave NE Inkster... 701-865-4145
Polar Communications Polar Telcom Polar Cablevision Wolverton Telephone Co. PO Box 270 Park River, ND 58270 CONNECTIONS Published by Polar Communications Board of Directors Ronald Steinke, Cavalier Amber Meyer, St. Thomas Joe Torgerson, Fairdale Jon McMillan, Fordville Lori Dahl, Lakota Cynthia Hejl, Arthur Brian Udby, Lankin Chris Nelson, Edinburg James Longtin, Neche GO PAPERLESS Receive a $10 bill credit when you sign up for paperless billing! Chief Executive Officer Karl Blake This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer. E-STATEMENTS FAST EASY EFFICIENT ELECTRONIC SECURE