Thank a Coal Worker

I have two grown children employed by North American Coal….they work at Couteau Freedom Mine in Beulah and recently we had a tour of the mine on Family Day.

I was so impressed and pleased with their focus on safety and teamwork. Everyone was so willing to answer questions and explain the process to me.

Their mission to supply the cleanest, abundant energy in our state is something that makes me “Mom Proud and North Dakota Proud”!!
We are blessed to have this industry and respected employees in the state.

Lignite Coal❤️

Jane Olson
Minot, North Dakota

thanks for your work

gage reder
mandan, North Dakota

Thank for your hard work coal workers!!!

Janis Hanson
West Fargo, North Dakota

Thank you to all my fellow coal miners in North Dakota and across this nation.

Daniel Saxberg
Underwood, North Dakota

Thank you for powering America!

Travis Polensky
Flasher, North Dakota

STICK UP FOR WHAT YOU HAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COAL KEPT ME IN GOOD OLD NORTH DAKOTA!!!!!!!!!!!! NO BETTER PLACE IN THE WORLD WHERE YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

leonard schmidt
Bismarck, North Dakota

Thank you for keeping America Great ! 👍

Jamie Kelly
Apollo Beach, Florida

I would like to thank all the coal workers out there! I am a coal worker myself so I am a huge supporter! My husband is also a coal worker as well as my two boys who are 4th generation coal workers! Something to be very proud of!!

Lisa Schafer
Beulah, North Dakota

Thank you to all that are involved in The ND coal industry! Our communities and state we live in wouldn’t be near what it is without you all!

Kristen Burr
Hazen, North Dakota

Thanks, coal workers!

Tom Nybo
Starkweather, North Dakota

Thank you to all my fellow coal miners for working safe so we can all go home to our families

Kit Baumann
Washburn, North Dakota

Thank you for all you do! It’s greatly appreciated!

Melissa Olheiser
New Salem, North Dakota

Thank you to all my fellow coal miners we are keeping the lights on and the power cheap

Kyle Sletten
Mandan, North Dakota

Thanks to each and everyone out there that goes up and beyond to take the time to make and produce electricity for our amazing country. Without people like you, we would be lost. And I’m sure my thanks are not enough for what you do. But I surely hope you know how much you are appreciated and respected. Keep up the amazing work.

Sharon Kaiser
Lincoln, North Dakota

Thank you coal miners past present and future With your dedication and sacrifices we have sustained the way of life we enjoy today.

Shannon Hager
Bismarck, North Dakota

Thank you coal workers!

Jessie Dolajak
Bismarck, North Dakota

Thank you for all your hard work!

Brianna Verkaik
Lincoln, North Dakota

Coal is great efficient energy. Thank you for keeping the lights on!

Rebeka Roth
Flasher, North Dakota

Thankful for all of the coal workers and their families sacrifice for the long shift work and weekends their spouses work to keep sustainable energy feeding the grid! Glad we can count on COAL to keep the lights on!

Karli Lennie
Bismarck, North Dakota

Having grown up in Coal Country, benefiting from my dad’s 43 years of service to the coal industry and working summers at the power plants during my college years, I owe an immense gratitude to the coal industry and what it has meant to my family and my hometown. While I no longer live in Coal Country, I am incredibly grateful for the men and women who continue to work in the industry, keeping energy reliable and affordable, and keeping our communities strong and preserving our way of life. Cheers, friends in Coal and THANK YOU!

Marya Skaare
Dickinson, North Dakota

Thanks for keeping the lights on.

Cavin Stoppler
Bismarck, North Dakota

Thank you for keeping our power on!

Kandace P
Bismarck, North Dakota

Thank you to all the men and women supplying our state with energy!

Michelle Todd
Bismarck, North Dakota

Thanks for the cheap, consistent, reliable energy!

Tyler Mathwich
Lincoln, North Dakota

Thanks to all the hard working folks. They keep the lights on!

Bryan Kuntz
Bismarck, North Dakota

Thanks to all involved in the coal industry.Stay strong

Kyle Keigley
St.Anthony, North Dakota

Go Lignite Coal our Future!! Go Coal
Thank you for keeping us warm! Thank you Coal workers!

Denise Homuth
Bismarck, North Dakota

Thank you to all the coal miners and coal for keeping the lights on!!

Jerad Felchle
Bismarck, North Dakota

Thanks for keeping me cool this summer!! And providing some reliable, baseload generation!

Jayme Diffely
underwood, North Dakota

Thank you for all that you do! I grew up in coal country and the industry supported my family then and now. You are appreciated!

Christy Schafer
Mandan, North Dakota

So appreciative of all the coal workers!!

Sheila Bentz
Fargo, North Dakota

Thank you to all the coal industry works for all your heard work and keeping our electricity up and running on these hot days and cold winters!

Alisha Sletten
Mandan, North Dakota

Thank you for all of your hard work!

julie lynch
jamestown, North Dakota

Thank you Brady Fried for working in all conditions during all hours of the day and night so we can stay warm in the winter and cool in the summer. So proud of you and your career choice!

Sandy Fried
Bismarck, North Dakota

Thank you to all the men and women for your hard work in keeping us cool in the summer, warm in the winter, and our lights on year round. Thank you for being reliable!

Kara Fetzer
Mandan, North Dakota

Thanks to all the workers at BNI Coal

Glenn Wolf
Bismarck, North Dakota

Thank you to Coal miners, power generation employees, and long workers for keeping the lights on and heat/AC running.

Corey Schaff
Mandan, North Dakota

I would LOVE to thank my DAD!! And thanks for all the hard working guys and gals out there!!

Jackie Berg
2809 hawken st apt. 20, North Dakota

I want to thank ALL coal workers! For the long shifts and the long maintenance down times everyone that works in the industry to provide us reliable power deserves a thank you! YWe really appreciate you. Go coal!

Melissa Wittenberg
Bismarck, North Dakota

So thankful for coal workers and their families sacrifice for the shift work, weekends, and holidays! My husband works at Falkirk as a diesel mechanic of over 10 years and a lot of my relatives work in coal! So thankful for the sustainable energy!

Karli Lennie
Bismarck, North Dakota

Thank you!!! So much I’d love to go listen vto music

Katrina Friedt
Mott, North Dakota

Thank you! Thank you all for putting your lives in danger each shift that you work to keep us all in the luxury that we all have!

Kaitlyn Davis
Rolla, North Dakota

Thank you to the men and women who work so hard in the coal industry!!

Brianna Ricks
Elgin, North Dakota

Thanks coal worker

Marc Montplaisir
Mandan, North Dakota

Thank you Minnkota Power employees across North Dakota and Minnesota for keeping the lights on! The Power of Coal!

Mary Schneider
Washburn, North Dakota

Reliable, clean, affordable energy wouldn’t be possible without you. THANK YOU for all you do to keep the lights on every day!

Kristen Bosch
Mandan, North Dakota

Love my coal worker husband Russell Ziegler and all the sacrifices he makes to take of our family and keep the lights on!

Elizabeth ZIEGLER
Mandan, North Dakota

I think an old newspaper article from 1949 that I found in my grandmother’s scrapbook is as relevant today as the times in which it was written and states it very well: “Hats off to the mine boys. Many times have we heard high praises sung to our country Doctors and rightly so, but we think our coal mines should also come in for part of this praise. Last week many of the boys came in from the mine with frozen faces after working an eight hour day in 30 to 40 below zero weathe3r. The country doctor saves many lives by going out to administer to the sick in all kinds of roads and weather and in our opinion the mine boys also save many who would freeze to death should they lay down on the job in weather such as we had during the fore part of last week. Hats off to the mine boys (and now gals) as well as the country doctors.” Thanks, miners, for all you you do keep us warm, cool and powered in all conditions, from a proud 5th generation “miner”.

Kimberly Peterson
Bismarck, North Dakota

Thank you for all the hard work you do to provide RELIABLE energy!

A P
Bismarck, North Dakota

A huge thanks to the coal workers of Mercer County and throughout Coal Country. Your work keeps our lights on, the air conditioning running, and equally important, our communities thriving. The coal industry and its employees give so much to our communities. Thank you to every person who is North Dakota coal!

Marianne Schmitt
Hazen, North Dakota

The power of coal!!! My husband is second generation coal creek station💕💕

Lindsay Johnson
Underwood, North Dakota

We are so grateful for all our coal workers do! Many sacrifice lots working shift work and outages so we are able to have clean, reliable energy! We are also thankful the coal industry has given our family a great job to help us pay the bills.

Tascha McConnell
Hazen, North Dakota

Thank you coal country ND!

Casey Helling
Golden Valley, North Dakota

I would like to thank my brother-in-laws Chad Weisenberger and Juel Anderson for their careers with Great River and now Rainbow. They followed in the footsteps of Chad’s dad at Falkirk, and our CPA/Great River father-in-law Jim Scheer. I would also like to thank my father Bill Rush for providing for us with his 40 years at UPA/Great River near Underwood as well. The mine and plant have meant a lot to my family and friends over the years.

Jeremy Rush
Bismarck, North Dakota

Thank you to all the coal workers that continue to work so we can turn the lights on.

Alan Mehrer
Beulah, North Dakota

Thanks for all you do! I’m proud to have numerous friends working in the coal industry! We need you!

LGB 😀

Carly Freeman
Dickinson, North Dakota

Thankful for all the coal workers at Falkirk Mine! Love watching the process and being able to assist with bond release by planting crops and maintaining production and soil records to assist the mine !

Katie Heger
Underwooy, North Dakota

Thank you to all coal workers and especially to all my family that have worked in the coal industry since 1963!

Donna Zastawniak
Bismarck, North Dakota

Thanks, coal workers!

Tom Nybo
Starkweather, North Dakota

I would like to thank all my coworkers at the Falkirk Mine! Proud to be a coal miner!

Tara Voigt
Washburn, North Dakota

Thanks! 🥳

Serena Nichols
Bismarck, North Dakota

To all the coal workers that work in this industry, I thank you for all you do everyday. Your work is very important!

Donna DeArton
Mandan, North Dakota

Thank you all Coal Plant workers especially the hard workers at Leland Olds Station!!

Kelsey Fred
Wilton, North Dakota

Thank you to all the coal workers doing the hard jobs allowing us all to stay comfortable warm, cool and keeping the lights on! My husband Cory Koppang is a coal worker!

Angela Koppang
5601 Niagara Drive, North Dakota

Thanks to the men and women that work in the coal industry. I know all to well my husband works at Leland Olds and I can’t thank him enough for all he does for our family let along his work family. It’s not easy but he never complains. . Again thanks to the coal miners we would not have millions things today without coal and you.

Shannon Hager
Bismarck, North Dakota

Thank you to all the coal workers including my husband who work long hours round the clock in all kinds of weather to keep the lights on!

Gabrielle Deschene
Lincoln, North Dakota

thank you

Tom VanderWal
mandan, North Dakota

I heat 3 building with a coal boiler, use about 24 tons a year.

Jordan Olson
Fortuna, North Dakota

Thanks to all my fellow people in the coal industry! We do keep the lights on.

Jason Bell
Mandan, North Dakota

Thank you to all the coal miners for what you do and special thanks to my husband.

Toni Hruby
Wilton, North Dakota

Thank you to all coal workers! My Family loves electricity and without you our lives would be awful!
From lights to heat and air conditioning you keep us comfortable!
We see you! We love you!

BobbiJo Dinesen
Princeton, Minnesota

Thank you for your hard work as without you there would be no electricity. You are people who keep our country up and running. God’s blessings!

Mary Richardson
Windom, Minnesota

Huge thank you to each and everyone for all you do.

Tammy Zimmerman
Bismarck, North Dakota

Thanks to my hard working husband and all of his buddies at BNI Coal! I truly belive this nation will be depending on the coal industry in the near future whether they want to or not. Keep up the great work!!

Brooke Zimmerman
Mandan, North Dakota

Thank You for all that you do! Growing up in small town Beulah, I always appreciated the coal industry! I have multiple family members who work in the industry and am so grateful for the appreciation that coal has around the state. Some people take it for granted and don’t appreciate the reliability and efficiency of coal. Thank You!

Jenny Zastawniak
Bismarck, North Dakota

Thanks coal workers for powering our houses and businesses with
a reliable source!

Donna Zastawniak
Bismarck, North Dakota

Thank you. We could not survive without what you do for us.

Gayle Jangula
Lincoln, North Dakota

“When the going gets tough, the tough get going”. Thanks for sticking it out and proving the doubters wrong – even when the odds are stacked against you.

Nate Renford
Underwood, North Dakota

Thanks for all your hard work! We appreciate all of you!

Tia Bornemann
Hazen, North Dakota

God bless all our coal workers. Thank you for continuing to showing up and working long hours in less than ideal circumstances all for what may seem like a thankless job. ND sees you, we support you, and most of all we appreciate you! Stay coal strong!!

KayLa Lindemann
Hazen, North Dakota

Thank you coal workers for your hard work and dedication to the coal industry!

Kim Senske
Beulah, North Dakota

Keep the coal industry going! America depends on us!

Donald Wilson
Grand Rapids, Minnesota

Hey Coal Workers, we need you! Thank you! Cheers!

Bruce Eckre
Wahpeton, North Dakota

Thanks to all coal miners who work all hours of the day and night to bring us affordable energy! My daughter in law, Sarah, is a coal miner and I couldn’t be prouder!

Michell Flath
Bowman, North Dakota

Thank you for all you do! Your hard work is greatly appreciated!

Kelsey Roehrich
Wilton, North Dakota

Thanks coal mining family.

Kelwayne Westman
Pick city, North Dakota

Thank you to all of the men and women working in our lignite coal industry. All of your hard work keeps our homes comfortable and the lights on everyday especially when we need it the most in dangerous weather.

Brandon Charvat
Bismarck, North Dakota

Thank you for your tireless work to bring affordable energy to ND! You are appreciated!

Traci Peterson
Lincoln, North Dakota

Thank you for all you do! I am a daughter and grand daughter of coal miners and a wife of a power plant worker! Coal makes our world go round. God bless a coal miner!

Anne Rosenow
Hazen, North Dakota

Thank you to everyone who makes sure we are all happy with our lights on!

Katlyn Baker
Halliday, North Dakota

Thank you for all you do to keep our society running smoothly.

Stacy Moldenhauer
Bismarck, North Dakota

Thank you to all the coal workers who work shift work, weekends, and holidays. so we can keep the lights on. We appreciate you!

Audrey Krebs
Beulah, North Dakota

Thank you coal miners! I love being able to run my a/c on hot days and my furnace on the cold days and not having to worry about overloading the grid because those stupid wind towers can’t keep up. Wind towers are dumb! Plus you have freaking awesome equipment! Thanks again!

Justin Houghton
Steele, North Dakota

Thank you to all that work in the coal industry! Thank you for your continued fight for coal!

Tara Koster
Bismarck, North Dakota

We are a 3rd generation coal mining family and currently my husband, son and a nephew are employed in the coal industry. Thank you to all who work countless hours of shift work so we can keep enjoying all we do thanks to an efficient and reliable energy source. Also, to the family members who make many sacrifices because of shift work. Proud coal mining family.

Darlene Mellmer
beulah, North Dakota

I would like to thank my dad Bryan Holen. Who worked at coteau for 30 yrs. He worked shift work and made it to most of are games. Gave us a great way of life. Also insteled a work ethic next to none. As all four of us boys grew up we all ended up in the energy field. Two at power plants and two at coteau.

Eric Holen
Hazen, North Dakota

Thanks to all the coal workers who help support this important industry in ND. My son-in-law drives one of thebig earth movers and works so hard to provide for his family and our nation. THANKS TO ALL OF THEM!

Becky Thatcher-Keller
Linton, North Dakota

Coal workers are the BEST! They work 24/7. They spend holidays at work away from their families. The spouses of coal workers have to be strong to put up with the shift work and overtime. They bust their butts to keep the plants and miners to keep the coal coming. My husband and I are newly retired coal workers, so we both know what coal work is all about. Let’s keep the coal going! Thanks to all past, present and future coal workers!!!!!

Marlene Frederick
Beulah, North Dakota

There are not enough words of thanks in the world for what you all do for everyone! Shift work, holidays away from family and friends, braving the roughest weather just for your commute…….all to make sure that the rest of us are comfortable and to bring us the energy that we need. You are the best!

Amy Wood
Washburn, North Dakota

Thanks for coming in today.

I’m trying to win free stuff. 🥴

Kevin Sondrol
Turtle Lake, North Dakota

Thanks to all that sacrifice and bust your butts so we can have the comforts we all want!

Jason Gregoryk
Wilton, North Carolina

Thanks for all your hard work!

Ann Leifson
Baldwin, North Dakota

I have the utmost respect for all of the workers at the coal mines. Many include family and friends. They work in a dangerous environment, put in long days, drive many miles to and from work, work shift work, have to work in all weather conditions to ensure that we have power for our day to day living. My hat goes off to each and everyone on of them… I can’t say thank you enough.

Mandi Wagner
Mandan, North Dakota

I just wanted to take the time to thank all of you for working long nights, year round to keep the lights on for all of us. You guys do more than you could ever know for us…. Thank you so much!

Clay Wagner
Mandan, North Dakota

Thanks to all mine workers,we appreciate all!

Rick Germain
Bismarck, North Dakota

Thank you to all the women & men that work tirelessly “keeping our lights on” in the coal industry!! COAL..100% ORGANIC!!

Gwendy D
Pick City, North Dakota

Thanks for your hard work! Although the US govt and also many citizens don’t understand how much we depend on Coal and our miners, I DO! Thank you for what you do every day!

Anna Widdicombe
Columbus, Montana

Keep the coal industry strong. ND needs you!

Marla Petetsen
Ellendale, North Dakota

Thank you Coal Workers for keeping our lights on and keeping our electricity at an affordable price. Thanks for all of the hard work you do.

Lisa Ploium
Hazen, North Dakota

Thank you!

Kathy Dietz
Grand Forks, North Dakota

Thank you for your continued passion and dedication to the industry!

Serena Schmit
Mandan, North Dakota

We appreciate all you do to keep our electricity going, our lights on, keeping our house warm in harsh winters and cool in the heat of summer. Cheers and hats off to you!!

KAT Company
Bismarck, North Dakota

So very proud to have had family members and friends working in the coal industry for generations. We sure appreciate all you do to keep our electricity going, our lights on, keeping our house warm in harsh winters and cool in the heat of summer. Cheers and hats off to you!!

Shari M
Bismarck, North Dakota