<br />POWER OF ATTORNEY APPOINTING INDIVIDUAL ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
<br />Know All Men By These Presents, That CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, an Illinois corporation, NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE
<br />COMPANY OF HARTFORD, a Connecticut corporation, AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA, a Pennsylvania
<br />corporation (herein collectively called "the CCC Surety Companies"), are duly organized and existing corporations having their principal offices in
<br />the City of Chicago, and State of Illinois, and that they do by virtue of the signature and seals herein affixed hereby make, constitute and appoint
<br />Thomas W. Gilmor, Leah M. Powers, Kathleen A. Hughes, Individual)
<br />of Grand Junction, Colorado
<br />their true and lawful Attomey(s)-in-Fact with full power and authority hereby conferred to sign, seal and execute for and on their behalf bonds,
<br />undertakings and other obligatory instruments of similar nature
<br />- In Unlimited Amounts -
<br />and to bind them thereby as fully and to the same extent as if such instruments were signed by a duly authorized officer of their corporations and
<br />all the acts of said Attorney, pursuant to the authority hereby given are hereby ratified and confirmed.
<br />This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the By-Laws and Resolutions, printed on the reverse hereof,
<br />duly adopted, as indicated, by the Boards of Directors of the corporations.
<br />In Witness Whereof, the CCC Surety Companies have caused these presents to be signed by their Group Vice ce President and their
<br />corporate seals to be hereto affixed on this 18th day of March
<br />CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY
<br />?t NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD
<br />AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA
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<br />Marvin J. Cashion Group Vice President
<br />State of Illinois, County of Cook, ss:
<br />On this 1 8th day of March lggg ,before me personally came
<br />Marvin J. Cashion, to me known, who, being by me duly swom, did depose and say: that he resides in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois; that
<br />he is a Group Vice President of CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, and
<br />AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA described in and which executed the above instrument; that he knows the
<br />seals of said corporations; that the seals affixed to the said instrument are such corporate seals; that they were so affixed pursuant to authority
<br />given by the Boards of Directors of said corporations and that he signed his name thereto pursuant to like authority, and acknowledges same to
<br />be the act and deed of said corporations.
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<br />My Commission Expires March 6, 2000 Mary Jo Abel Notary Public
<br />CERTIFICATE
<br />I, Mary A. Ribikawskis, Assistant Secretary of CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
<br />HARTFORD, and AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA do hereby certify that the Power of Attorney herein
<br />above set forth is still in force, and further certify that the By-Law and Resolution of the Board of Directors of each corporation printed on the
<br />reverse hereof are still in force. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seals of the said corporations
<br />this 28th day of February 2000
<br />GASLJq?J oe: 0SUN(y?R\:? `?PANYOR
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<br />(Rev. 10/1 /97) CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY
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<br />NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD
<br />AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA
<br />Mary A. Ribikawskis Assistant Secretary
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