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iii iiiiiiiiiiiiiii 'r'.7 c,,IIL~. -, k.ii 'v-r rM~i . ~, a. 4~ ~hl '`:, ~ - i ~; No~rt] cv' ~'. i, ~est~ `E`lk contrb-ut,es $1'S;,000~ to .pool ,fund Mpuntaio Coal'Ctimpany~has contritiuted'$T5,000 to the North Fork Potil; Park and'Recreation District,'whichwas formed to build and operate~a swimming p~olin the Ntirt}t Fork area. Mountain Coal Company presi- dent Gene DiClaudili said a great deal of tliotigtit was put into tfte de- cision to provide funding foi the Pool Protect: .... "We want to be curt; our com- ttiuniry suppori dollars are igvesied for this. benefit of 'as ;many citizens as possible: The North Fork Pool, Park atid'Recieation Disvict board membeES have displayed'to us that. their efforts 'are intended' Cor all members of our cammuuiiy;' he said. ' Pool biiazd secretary lohn Over- ton said, "I am elated that the West Elk Mine was able to,prtivide. 4his funtling'for'our pool:'The pool will be an excelletif addition to otii community; providing much- needed opportuhiucs~foi education, therapy, fitness. aqd Cun for every- one.,. , . "Our'rriain foctis'is not to' get in, over our heads, but to do what we said we are going to do For the vot- er who supported ,the levy: neces- sazy to build and.operate the pool." Overton'said plans for the pool -which is tieing built near Hotch- kiss High School -include facili- ty expansion when feasible, and free'transportatitin [o and-from Paonia. and Ciawford. "We think a major benefit to be gained by having a swimming,pool is that, C;om, now on, people of our community will be provided with the opportunity to gain good safe swimming skills," he said... Mountain Coal Company em- ploys over 200 IvTorth Fork/Delta area residents, and has consistently increased its yearly production ton- nages since the West Elk Mine be- gan coal production in 1982, when the mine produced. just over 100,000 tons. During recent years, the. mine has undergone several phases of expansion, .with yearly production increases from 1.4 million tons during 1992 to over 4.2 million tons in 1,994.. Wes[ Elk Mine pro- duction is expected [o.exceed 5 tryJlion tons in 1995. "As a part of the North'Fork Valley community, we are pleased to show our support where we can,", DiClaudio said.