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<br />DEDICATION <br />J. Selby Young <br /> <br />o <br />a <br />- <br />~ <br />w <br />-- <br /> <br />President <br />April 29, 1958 - April 21, 1966 <br /> <br />Director <br />April 29, 1958 - April 20, 1972 <br /> <br />This Annual Report is dedicated to the memory of Mr. J. Selby Young of <br />Colorado Springs, who served as the first President of the Distrid, and played <br />an important role in successful efforts to get the Congress of the United States <br />to authorize the construction of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project. He passed away <br />in Colorado Springs on December 12, 1990, and is survived by his widow, <br />Annabel, a son, a daughter, five grandchildren, and hvo great-grandchildren. <br />The picture below was taken on May 16, 1972, and shows Mr. Young and <br />Past President J. Sid Nichols capturing the first Fryingpan-Arkansas Project water <br />which flowed through the recently completed Charles H. Boustead Tunnel. This <br />event was particularly important in the life of President Young, because it <br />culminated many years of dreams and hard work in the form of a physical <br />structure which will provide supplemental water for citizens in his beloved <br />Arkansas Valley for years to come. <br /> <br /> <br />-,- - <br />...."7' <br /> <br />fRONT COVER- This historic pidure, featuring Pueblo Dam and Reservoir. was taken in May <br />1990 ~ MR. BRIAN KELSEN, photographer for the PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN. Visible are two marinas, <br />picnic and camping areas, Pueblo Fish Hatchery, which was completed in September 1990, <br />Rock Cal1YQn swim area, and the biking-jogging trail, which connects the resel'\Qir recreation <br />area with the trail through Pueblo. Project water stored in Pueblo Reservoir is sold ~ the Oistrid <br />to municipal and agricultural users. <br />