 For 66 years, Paul Bunyan Communications has served the region and that called for a celebration today. Paul Bunyan Communications held its annual cooperative celebration at its headquarters in Bemidji. The cooperative is locally based and employees live and work in the area just like the people they serve. Nearly 6,000 people were expected to attend the event which included a free fish fry and entertainment. It's a way that we can have everybody in the community in the region come to us, see our facilities and see all our staff. All 130 employees are here today working the event. It's just a great way for us to say thank you to our members in our communities that we serve as well as give them an opportunity to see our our staff in a different light. You know normally they're behind desks and here they're just out and about and mingling with everybody. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland news please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.