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<br />'t- <br />ot <br />~.'1::"- <br />.... <br /> <br />O?II\I.IO-N <br />Juniper-Cross parade <br />spurs public interest <br /> <br />While it's doubtful that <br />8,000 people saw. the <br />Juniper-Cross Mountaifl <br />parade, as lis mast ardent But perhaps Brown was <br />supporters claim, the parade able :to comprehend the <br />did serve the. useful,purpose str~ng loca.' suppo.rt for the <br />of generating interest-':_:","'. - proJ.B,ct, which WIll In- all pro- <br />both pro-and con for the p-ro~:~,_ bablllty succee~. ~opefuIJy, <br />posed- hydroelectric projecL--:-the.-sleeve pulI,mQ by .locals <br />wast of Craig., ~ ,::' ."'>';_, . ,___~.about -the project was not <br />.-j<>J_-"_,"-;;"~;'%;>;;-:.~:~':'~:',,, . "';';.construed --by,'..,Brown -',as <br />Thi9..::weekend"_s"act.ivities-.;.~:-strong-armjno. _' _,' ,__' _ <br />had:_to-,-make_"an imprf;'ssion'- ~ " -" ';"" -'-' <br />_ hopefully. posjtive' on- the ',_ -, Anothe! mterestlng aspect <br />visiting bi-g.wigs and.. of the parad.e. was th~ <br />bureaucrats who graced, - ~mergence of ~Islble OppOSI- <br />Craig with-their presence. tJOn to the project by a small <br />-'-' '- .group of local ,environ-men~ <br />The whirlwind of ac-tivities,~' talists. Heretofore, the' <br />also showed that Northwest primary opposition to the <br />Coloradans are '.'Doers," project had stemmed from <br />that-they can work together state and ,national en. <br />for a' common purpose". vironmentalorganizations. <br />While Congressman Hank The environmentalists' op- <br />Brown's future_ appears - position to,the project was <br />bright, his. star did not shine clear as their floats stuck out <br />Saturday. night as the like sore- thumbs amo-ng the <br />featured' 'speaker -of the legions of pro.Juniper-Cross <br />capacity Juniper-Cross fund.' support veh_icles. <br />raising dinner. As- he- briefly The anti-dam floats- bear- <br />discussed water problems, Ing signs of "Damn the dam" <br />and ignored Juniper.Cross and "To Hell with Juniper- <br />Mountain altogether,' t.he - Cross" incurred the wrath of <br />freshman Republican from COlorado RiverWater District <br />Greeley instead sang, the Secretary.Engineer Bailie <br />pratses - of President Fischer. Fischer, always an <br />\ Reagan's tax victories over entertaining speaker, told' <br />ths/pro-dsvelopmenl crowd <br />their support is the kind that <br />says. to the Sierra Club, " <br />.. 'How would you all like to go <br />to Hell?'" <br /> <br /> <br />0-1 <br />"'<Xl <br />u)G> <br />"'0-1 <br />..: <br />"" . <br />"" <br />~-l-l <br />HOO <br />;:g. ~ <br />;:l <br />, ,,<I; <br />'.I-l <br /><I; . <br />..:>. <br />u oj <br />. '" <br />fiJ @ <br />,E-<:>: <br /> <br /> <br />BARBWIU BOB SAYS. <br />"if women's $h~~s use ),ulf <br />OJ m.,(h rTIoateriol os,men', <br />~i1oes, i'h~n 'Il'hy do they CO$t <br />~wice 05 1'I'I\u;h." <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />the Democrats. He left the <br />crowd hungry. <br /> <br />.~_...... , <br /> <br />Perhaps the most moving I <br />moment of -the weekend's II <br />events was during _ the' <br />remarks made by former <br />United 'States Sen. Wayne I <br />Aspinall. The witty I <br />gentleman, well known for <br />his work promoting water; <br />projects in Colorado, admit- I <br />ted -disappointment that he I <br />was unable to get any water ! <br />projects for Northwest Col- <br />orado during his tenure. <br /> <br />But he predicted "We'll <br />get this (Juniper-Cross <br />Mountain) before I cease <br />breathlng...You know what <br />you're after and I think <br />.you'ra going to get it." <br /> <br />i <br />1 <br />- .J <br />