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<br />001093
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<br />September, U6I
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<br />Coloi:ado Rural EIGleclr1c News
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<br />!?age 3-
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<br />City People Enjoy Recreation Made
<br />Possible By Rural Electric Lines
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<br />The first P/!=l(e winner In national de$lgn competition at the American Regi~tered Archit~cts convention In Chicogo
<br />10lt month 15 the lodge and dormitory to be eonsl1\1ctlJd at the proposed yegr.oround fomily resort, Shadow Mountain
<br />Lodge and Ski aub, near Grand Lake, Colo. Electric power from Mountain Parks Electric Inc, will make the development
<br />possible. Denver architectural firm of Lloyd Willioms may indude electric hO!'lting for the entire complex.
<br />RlU'al electrlcs of Colorado are play. that each and every member of the luxurious 100 room lodge COmplete with
<br />!ng an increasingly greater part in family will enjoy." convention facilities for 4(10; a unique
<br />providing city and townsptlople with . Tullis indh,lltt'l!d that despite the huge skiers, hu~ters and fisher.mans dormi.
<br />convenient and comfortable recreation ski cpm,plex being built on the S!tadow tory, which will accommodate 30 men
<br />"lIcilltJes in all parts _of the state. With- MolUltam site, -each season of the S'eal" warming facility and luxury restaurant
<br />out the' rural electrics few of them would offer some type of reereational on top of 9,300 foot Shadow Mount:;lin,
<br />'would be pos.sibJe. pleasure for family members. a reversible aerial tramway which will
<br />Latest to make use of rural eled.rlc "Our lake side locatio!]. (between ,extend from the main lodg~ to the
<br />facilities is the huge Shadow Mountain famed Grand Lake and on the shore Eagle's Nest at the summit, a double
<br />-Lodge and Ski Club at Grand Lake, of Shadow Mountain Lake) will allow chair lift and a T-bar type tow in the
<br />Colo. Mountain Pat'ks system is tapped all types of lIUmmer water sports, in- bjlginners ski area.
<br />for use at the Lodge and to power the cluding sailing, motorboating, water
<br />lifts for ski enthusiasts. skiing, fishing and swimming." Tullis
<br />Tom TuI.lis. young Denver oil man said. "And if you don't like the water,
<br />fs president of the Shadow Mountain you can go hiking or horseback riding
<br />Corp. In exPlaining the type of recrea- in the Rocky National Park or the
<br />tion to be provided he said, "I have Shadow Mountain R'eeraatiorl. Area.;'
<br />three children of my own. It is import- The Shadow Mountain Lodge an,d
<br />ant to me to be able to spend iny lei- Ski Club is located less than a hali
<br />sure hours with my family. Others feel mile :from picturesque ,Grand Lake Vil-
<br />the same way. For this reason, we are lage and just sixteen miles northeast
<br />attempting to ,provide almost every of Granby, Colorado.
<br />recreatIonal form, regardless of season, Presently under construction _ a
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<br />Rain
<br />Cristo
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<br />Is Nice But Sangre De
<br />W ouId Skip Outages
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<br />Sangre De Cristo Electric Association
<br />hllll been having more than its share of
<br />outages the past month. With much
<br />more than ,normal moisture and many
<br />severe electrical storms difficulties
<br />plied up.
<br />July 28th due to undetermined con_
<br />dltlons, a r-egulator located 5 miles
<br />north of Buena Vista blew up eausing
<br />most of Buena Vista and the SU1"l'Ound-
<br />ing area to be without electricity. How-
<br />ever, we were able to. switch Buena
<br />Vista and the Colorado State Reforma~
<br />wry on to the SaUda substation. With
<br />the cooperation ot our consumers re..
<br />duclng their power usage to a mini-
<br />mum, we were able to give fairly ~atis-
<br />factory service.
<br />Manager _Norman S. Knudsen im.
<br />mediately ordered a regulator out of
<br />Denver, Within an hour it was on it's
<br />way to Buena Vista, scheduled to arrive
<br />at 5:30 p.m. Atop of Kenosha Pass the
<br />truek broke down. It was necessary to
<br />dispatch another truck from Denver,
<br />~elaying the arrival until 1:30 a.m.
<br />Sangre De cristo crews were on stand~
<br />by and wor)!.:ed the remainder of the
<br />rught, replacing the regulatol' and ro-
<br />Iftorlng service to normal.
<br />August 2nd an outage reported
<br />proved to be one-phillie Ollt from Sallda
<br />to Cotopaxi. When the cause was 10"
<br />eated, it was learned that some "Sharp-
<br />Shooter" had shot 2 insulators on the
<br />three-phase line running south out of
<br />Sallda 8ub~tion.
<br />Lightning JllIS allm been playing
<br />havoc wlth fuses. A .flash-flood in the
<br />CotopaxJ. area eaused one pole to, wash
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<br />out, making it neces.SBl'Y to. -reroute
<br />this line.
<br />We at' Sangre De Cr,isto Electric do
<br />wish to say "THANKS') to our mem-
<br />bers for their <consideration when these
<br />emergcncies arise.
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<br />Dominy-
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<br />Mme hardheaded sessions on financlnll'_
<br />and repsying contracts."
<br />He added that interests opPOSinC"
<br />multiple-p1ll'pose reclamation projects.
<br />would get a different impression if'
<br />they could see the developmnt of com-
<br />munities and new wealth in jITigated
<br />areas.
<br />Dominy expressed himself as higb17
<br />'gratified that the Colorado Water Con-
<br />servation Board came 'out in favor of'
<br />the alI.federal transmJssion BYBtem u
<br />opp08ed to a power grid eonstructed
<br />by private uti1ities.
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<br />ANNUAL MEETING
<br />of
<br />EASTERN SLOPE
<br />RURAL TELEPHONE,
<br />ASSOCIATION
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<br />to be held
<br />
<br />October 7, 1961
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<br />Kipwa High School
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<br />Kiowa, Colorado
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<br />Registration Begins
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<br />10,30 A.M.
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<br />. Prize$ Will Be Awardedl'
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<br />Appliance Sales Is Dropped By
<br />Sangre But Repair Aid Continues
<br />In the past Sangre De Cristo Electric will be adopted. Since we are DPn-
<br />Association has had a system available profit organization our only interest~
<br />to it's member-consumers, to purchase selling electricity
<br />electric appliances at a considerable .
<br />discount. Another service offered to members.
<br />. living in the Buena Vista area is Buena
<br />Vista Hour, a live radio broadcast di-
<br />rect from the offices or lSang:re De
<br />Cristo Electric. .
<br />Any clubs or civic organizations maT
<br />announce their :forth-coming pro~
<br />meetings, etc., over station UVH dur.-
<br />ing the Bucna Vista Hour from ].0:00-
<br />a.m. to 11:00 am. every Th1ll'Sday
<br />morning. The Buena Vista }lour is
<br />sponsored by paid advertising by local
<br />businesses.
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<br />However, eff-ectlve immediately San~
<br />gre De Cristo Electric, as a good-neigh.
<br />bor policy to the dea,lers in our terri-
<br />tory, no lo~r offers this service.
<br />We go further, if our members have
<br />appliances that are not working proper-
<br />ly Sallgl'e De Cristo will pick .up and
<br />deliver'to thc repairman of your choice,
<br />in the area served by our Association.
<br />This ill entirely a new policy IUld
<br />strictly on a trial basis. If it does/l.'t
<br />work out satisfactorily another method
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<br />City People Get Low-Cost Water Due
<br />To Power Bought By Rural Electrics
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<br />A news story in the Englewood
<br />Herald recently reveals fully just how
<br />the power systems established by the
<br />Federal Government in Colorado pro~
<br />vide not only irrigation for farmers
<br />and ranchers of the state, but also
<br />furnish wat-er for our. thirsty towns
<br />IlndciHea.
<br />Without the dams and water distri~
<br />butlon systems set-up by the Federal
<br />Government-, and largely paid for by
<br />power generated by the water, smaller
<br />cities like EngleWQPd would he unable
<br />to supply their people with needed
<br />WSteratsrea.sonable.rate.
<br />Of course, city people benefit indi-
<br />rectly from the irrigation, too, because
<br />if their food w!lre not produced nearpy
<br />they would have to pay for long haul
<br />transportation across the country.
<br />The news story dealt with Englewood
<br />City ,Council's action in approving: con-
<br />tr~ts to bring water from the Western
<br />Slope.
<br />H".\'<I U ho_w t~ cUr of EI19"Ie.
<br />wood wW IJ8J: Us addltlD>l1l1 "'.._
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<br />alt~ aignlng agreemenh with :the
<br />0. _,S, Department of Inlerior and
<br />Norlhern ColoradO Waler Consel'V_
<br />ancy Districl which own the fll.cili.
<br />ties 10_ be used in bringing Ihe
<br />wate.t' across the Continental DI-
<br />vide.
<br />First, Englewood owns considcrable
<br />water rights on Cahin, Hamilton and
<br />M,eadow creeks in the Fraser river
<br />basin. Englewood will build a COllection
<br />System and a water way to take this
<br />water to the Fraser river and Granby
<br />hike which is a Federal Government
<br />dam facility.
<br />From there the water will go_through
<br />Shadow MOl,lntain and Grand lake_into
<br />$e Big T1)ompson, project, all a part
<br />oi thc Federal power and irrigation
<br />system. Then _the water will be pumped
<br />througn. 'Adams tunnel, thence into
<br />Boulder creek on the eastern slope
<br />through the conservancy district facili-
<br />ties. The water then flows into the
<br />South Platte through Boulder Creek.
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<br />to take out of the South Platte river
<br />near the city the amount of water, less.
<br />shrinkage, that has been delivered too
<br />the river froll1 Boulder Creek.
<br />Under the agreements Englewood
<br />pays only fOT the cost of transportiug
<br />the water through the Big Thompson.
<br />conservancy facilities. This would b&
<br />only $10 per acre foot for takJrig tbe
<br />water over the mountains, plus a
<br />maximum of $2 per acre foot for
<br />transporting through the conservanq-
<br />canals and lakes into Boulder Creek.
<br />In previous negotiations with tho
<br />Denvel' Water Board, the City of Engle-
<br />WOOd would have had to pay $35 pel"
<br />acre foot for similar service through
<br />the Moffat tunnel, Thia water would
<br />be valued at $1,600,000 a year when.
<br />sold by the city of Englewood.
<br />This is a classic illustl'atIon showing
<br />how the power systems in Colorado-
<br />benefit all people in every sec~on or
<br />th-es~te,withruralelectrlcsb~
<br />most of the power that,m_ thefe
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