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<br />Myers Resigns as Southeast Manager;
<br />Richard Murphy Takes Over Duties
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<br />~ M,r. Jim Myers, Manager Of South-
<br />~ast COlontdo Power Association, re-
<br />-algned his position at a s~ial meeting
<br />-ot the Board of Directors at Lamar Fri-
<br />4ay. September I. Myers has been man-
<br />.ager of S,E.C.P,A. since November 1,
<br />1951 cotWng here from Burllngton,
<br />Kansas, where he had been Managet of
<br /><:Offey County Rural Electric Coopera-
<br />tive Assn. He h8l! beell in the electric
<br />ouUllty business for over 27 years.
<br />Myers accepted the position as tnQn.
<br />'ager of Medina Electtlc Co-ap at
<br />HOll:do, Texas. The Medina Eledric
<br />Co-op serves an area from San Antonio
<br />"4(luth to the Rio Grande Valley. It has
<br />'6 few more miles of line than S.E.C.P.A.
<br />'With. a new 66,000 KW generating plant
<br />..and a small telephone cooperative.
<br />W"yers stated it bad more problems
<br />4I1d mOl'e opportunities.
<br />At .the .peclal In"Ung of :the
<br />Board of Directors, Mr. Richard P.
<br />Murphy who haa been wllb S.E.C.
<br />P.A. fen- over 14 years WilB IUl.tlteCt
<br />ac!iugtnallager.
<br />He started to work for Southeast
<br />..colorado Power Assn., January llG,
<br />1947. He came to La Junta from Las
<br />Animas where he was OffIce Manager
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<br />Dogs Learn But So
<br />Do The Youngsters
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<br />Kids and dogs learn together in 4.H
<br />obedience training sessions in Fort
<br />Morgan.
<br />As one mother explains It, "Not only
<br />do Ute dogs learn how to behave and
<br />obey commands, but the youngsters
<br />develop, too. Some of them are actually
<br />.a[raid of their dogs when they start out.
<br />'Th~y soon find out that if they expect
<br />to'control the dog they must first'leam
<br />lIe1!-cot\trol. The dog must know that,
<br />the boy or girl is in control. RealIzing
<br />this, the youngster takes .command,
<br />galns confidence and maturity."
<br />Dogs at first are ready to "argue
<br />with each other," the 4.Hers say. Out
<br />of seven or eight dogs there are ustlaUy
<br />.three who want to mix; it Up.' At the
<br />fh'st training sessions there's a question
<br />of who's leading who, and runaways
<br />31'0 not uncommon. At the end of the
<br />-three months' training period they're
<br />docile and friendly.
<br />Tim Is the second year that Assistant
<br />Cotlnty Agent Bill Walek has included
<br />training of doga in the Morgan county
<br />t.H program. Leader Dale Larson is
<br />probably the main reason this is pos-
<br />alble.
<br />Three youngsters were enrolled in
<br />the .program the first ye81'. This year
<br />the number has grown to seven,
<br />Some 15 Colorado counties have the
<br />obedience training program, which
<br />mcans that a lot of Colorado canines
<br />.are learnIng to "Heel, sit, stay and
<br />come."
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<br />Leaving
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<br />Takes Over
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<br />for -Bent' County PMA (now' ASCI.
<br />Murphy spent three years in Engineer
<br />Corps. U.S. Army, serving in the
<br />EUI'opean Theater. He is married and
<br />has two children, Steve lli and Carol
<br />12. The family resides, at 916 Lincoln,
<br />La Junta.
<br />Myers has been active in community,
<br />local and state affairs being past presi~
<br />dent of the La Junta Chamber of Com~
<br />merce, past director on C.A.V.I. Board,
<br />pt'esently 8. director on the Arkansas
<br />Valley Ag Glub Board, director on the
<br />Colorado Boy's Ranch Board, past di~
<br />ractor on Colorado Farm Power Coun~
<br />cil Board, President of the Axkansas
<br />Valley G. & T., Director on- the Board
<br />of the flve'state Colorado River Basin
<br />Consulners Power Inc. Earlier this ye_ar
<br />he was named as one of the Gl:lvernor's
<br />Colorado Ambassadors. He is a member
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<br />Riehm P. Murphy
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<br />of La Junta Rotary Club and La Junta
<br />Monday Evening. Club, Mr. and Mrs.
<br />Myers have been active- members of
<br />the First MethodIst Church. They plan
<br />to leave sometime during the month of'
<br />September.
<br />DUring Myers' tenure as MllDa.
<br />ger, s.E.C.P.A. has grown from
<br />1800 mile sysJetp':to a 4400 mile
<br />system. giving 'electric service :to
<br />over 91%_'of the rural people- in
<br />their- area covering ono.seventh of
<br />the Sillle of 'Colorado. S.E.C.P.A.
<br />hils p_rogl"essecl from a ISf'9"e deficii
<br />operation to a black fiQure showing
<br />-over $60,000 in margin' last year.
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<br />September Target Date For Poudre
<br />Valley Northwest "Beefing" Line
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<br />The Poudre Valley Rural Electric
<br />Assn., Inc., reported that work on' a
<br />new 34.mile power line into the north-
<br />,eastern territory is going about as
<br />scheduled wIth the entire line to be
<br />completed sometime in September.
<br />James E. Campbell, Poudre Valley
<br />manager, reported that work "on the
<br />now 69GOO volt line is about one week
<br />behind schedule, due to a recent short~
<br />age of material and bad weather. How~
<br />ever, he reports that the first 10 miles,
<br />whlch runs north from Fort Collins
<br />into Wellington and through Waverly,
<br />was to be energi~ed this week.
<br />"The line will not' seNe ~ny' area
<br />wl1ich wasn't already 'being served by
<br />our normal divisIon line in the area,"
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<br />Mr., Campbell said, "but the tremen~
<br />dous growtb. in the 81'ea over the past
<br />few years has demanded that we in.
<br />shill the additional line."
<br />The remaining 24 miles of the line is
<br />to be energized by September 15. The
<br />line runs north from the Fort Collins
<br />substation through Wellington and
<br />Waverly and then turns west, going up
<br />the Owl Canyon, through Livermore,
<br />Red Feathers, and Poudre Canyon IlDd
<br />to- the Log Cabin area, with the reo
<br />maindex of the line on an H~frame.
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<br />Phone WEst 6-4S75
<br />MERRICK & COMPANY
<br />CONSULTING ENGINEERS
<br />2700 West EvanS" Ave.
<br />Denver 19,' Colorado
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<br />. Poudre Valley HQ
<br />Building Is Snagged
<br />On Rezoning B~ttle
<br />J-ames E. Campbell, manager of the
<br />Poudre Valley RttFal ElectrIc Assn .
<br />Inc., reported recentlY _that Plans ~
<br />eonstruet a new, $10ll',OOlJ headquarte1'll,
<br />just east of tort Co-llins has appar-.
<br />ently hit a snag.
<br />Campbell said that a Grreley archi~'
<br />tect had alreaqy been selected '1'0 'do'.
<br />blueprints of the new headquarterii and
<br />a site was chosen, but that a' reZonirig
<br />feud over the proPerty involved:-iias
<br />d~layed any official action.
<br />"We are now waiting on the ouicome
<br />of the .-rezoning battle before pick_jug'
<br />an architect for the building or taking,_
<br />any other official actlon." Campbell'
<br />stated.
<br />He reported that the new headquar.,
<br />ters was approved ,at a recent meetJrig
<br />of the Poudre Valley directors, incluli.
<br />ing chairman Gus Abrams of, Berthoud
<br />Reasons 'given for corisfru.cting tlie 'ne"';'
<br />headquarters _,,:ere twofold; one ~t:
<br />the present building in tbe heart 'of
<br />downtown Fort, Collins is. too sini:iU'
<br />and another that the' directors woUld-
<br />like to get the rural,electrfc'otflces lD.
<br />the rural area whe~,it could be on its
<br />own lines.
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<br />The site now under option for pujo.
<br />chase by the Poudre Valley directors
<br />is about three miles east of Fort Collinl!,
<br />on Highway 14. The property- is pres..
<br />ently zoned "A" re.sidentual and a bid
<br />for. changing this to "tourist" rezoning,
<br />which wotlld permit construction of the
<br />new rural electric headquarters, is now
<br />under advisement by the L81'imer'
<br />County Cotnmissioners.
<br />The matter was taken under advLse-
<br />ment following a public hearing Aug.
<br />1,7, at which there were strong objec-
<br />tions to the re~onlng voiced 'by people
<br />residing in the area.
<br />No further action by the Poudre rura1
<br />electric directors can be taken until the
<br />re~oning is settled, since they are under
<br />agreement to ,purchase the land If the
<br />stipulation that it be rezoned is met
<br />by the oWners.
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<br />K-C Awards Annual
<br />Scholarship Grant
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<br />Ardis Ann Jones, a 1961 graduate 'of
<br />Seibert High School, has been aviaroe'd
<br />the R.C Electric Association sclrolar-
<br />ship to start' off hel;' freshman yeat at.
<br />Colorado State, University.
<br />The $300 grant goes anually to a
<br />quaIified high seMol graduate from one
<br />of 12 easietR Colotado comlftunities
<br />served by the electric association. Colo-
<br />rado State University's Development
<br />Fund administers the scholarship.
<br />Miss Jones is the daughter of Mrs.
<br />Irene M. Jones of Seibert.- She pI_ana
<br />to major in English at' €SU.
<br />At Selb~rt High School she was ae--
<br />t1ve in Pep Club, Gllie Club, dramati1is,
<br />and student publications. She served
<br />as a class officer and was a member of
<br />student council. Miss Jones plans a
<br />career in teaching.
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<br />OBE'DIENCE IS FUN-Fort Morgan ,'s one of 15 Colorado countias now
<br />using dog obedience projects as (I part of 4.H work. Pictured are Bruce:
<br />RIchardson and .dog Prlncel Dale Larson, leader, with son's dog Muff; 8111
<br />Wolek, Aut. Exl. Agentl Cheryl Brooks wIth dog Shepl and Dale Larson.- Sr.
<br />(lnd dog Pete. ,In thIs group Dale Larson and Pete placed second in the sub.
<br />novice divIsion, wllh Bruce Rlchards,on's dog Shep -placing fhlrd.
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