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Transcript of Colorado Country Life M.V.E.A. June 2011
[March 2011]
Derby RollsAcross Colorado
[June 2011]
Extremely entertaining Highly competitive
COLORADO RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION
The official publication of the Colorado Rural Electric Association Volume 42, Number 06
COMMUNICATIONS STAFF: Mona Neeley, CCC, Publisher/Editor; Donna Norris, Associate EditorADVERTISING: Kris Wendtland@303-902-7276; NCM@800-626-1181
OFFICERS: Chris Morgan [Gunnison] President; Bob Bledsoe [Tri-State] Vice President; Bill Midcap [Fort Morgan] Secretary; Don Kaufman [Sangre De Cristo] Treasurer; Kent Singer [CREA] Executive Director
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: John Porter [Empire]; Sylvia Spangler [Grand Valley]; Jim Lueck [Highline]; Michael Glass [Holy Cross]; Dan Mills [K.C.]; Tom Compton[LaPlata]; Stan Cazier [Mountain Parks]; B.D. Paddock [Mountain View]; Jack Schneider [Poudre Valley]; Joseph Costa, Reg Rudolph [San Isabel]; Mike Rierson, John Villyard [San Luis Valley]; Paul Erickson [Sangre De Cristo]; Mark Grasmick [Southeast]; Jim Jaeger [United Power]; Bill Jordan [White River]; Stuart Travis[Y-W]; Sam Haslem [Yampa Valley]; Basin Electric, Co-Bank, Moon Lake Electric, Wheatland Electric [Associate Members]
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May 2011[features]
4 Viewpoint Electric co-op representatives go to Washington, D.C., to meet with to meet with Congress.
5 Letters6 Calendar7 Co-op News12 NewsClips
21 Education30 Discoveries
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Pueblo Derby Devil Dollz (red and black uniforms) vs. the Greeley Slaughterhouse Derby Girls — April 16, 2011. Photo by Mike Rosso, www.fourcornersphoto.com
EDITORIAL: Denver Corporate Office, 5400 N. Washington Street, Denver, CO 80216; Phone: 303-455-4111 • Email: [email protected] • Website: coloradocountrylife.coop • Facebook: Colorado Country Life • Twitter: @COCountryLife
Colorado Country Life (USPS 469-400/ISSN 1090-2503) is published monthly for $9/$15 per year by Colorado Rural Electric Association, 5400 N. Washington Street, Denver, CO 80216. Periodical postage paid at Denver, Colorado. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Colorado Country Life, 5400 N. Washington Street, Denver, CO 80216
Publication of an advertisement in Colorado Country Life does not imply endorsement by any Colorado rural electric cooperative or the Colorado Rural Electric Association. Editorial opinions published in Colorado Country Life magazine shall pertain to issues affecting rural electric cooperatives, rural communities and citizens. The opinion of CREA is not necessarily that of any particular cooperative or individual.
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14 Keeping Costs Down How changes outside the control of co-ops will impact electric bills
15 Roller Derby Competitive women are starting
derby leagues all over Colorado.
19 Tasty Summer Spears Add tender shoots of delicious
asparagus to your table
20 Sounds Like Latin A plant’s proper name may eliminate
confusion with gardeners
24 Outdoors When it’s “ice out” on lakes, the
fish are biting
25 Energy Tips Outdoor living can help with energy efficiency
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ColoradoCountryLife.coop4 June 2011
IIssues that concern Colorado’s electric co-ops are at the forefront each May when about 2,500 electric co-op representatives from all over the country descend on Wash-ington, D.C., to meet with their congressional delegations. This year, Colorado’s co-ops sent about 70 directors and managers to meet with our two United States sena-tors and seven representatives.
During our meetings with the Colorado delegation, we discussed four main issues.
First, we asked our delegation to support continued funding for the Rural Utilities Service, the agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture that oversees the loan program utilized by electric co-ops. The money appro-priated for the loan program is not a drain on the federal treasury. In fact, for the 2012 fiscal year the program is projected to benefit the federal treasury by about $100 million. This is due to the fact that the co-ops pay back the loans on time and at an interest rate that is higher than what it costs the fed-eral government to borrow the money.
The second issue we discussed was the possibility that the U.S. Envi-ronmental Protection Agency will decide to regulate coal ash as a haz-ardous substance. We are opposed to this since it is already regulated, and on at least three prior occasions the EPA found that it is not a hazardous material. And the new designation would stop coal ash from power plants from being recycled into everyday products such as wallboard, roof-ing shingles and asphalt. There is no scientifically sound reason that the nonhazardous designation that exists today should be changed.
We also asked our delegation to continue funding for the Clean Renew-able Energy Bonds program known as CREBs. When the Energy Policy Act of 2005 was passed, it created this pro-
gram that has been used by co-ops all over the country to fund renewable en-ergy projects. The Obama administra-tion’s budget proposal does not include continued funding for these projects.
Finally, we also addressed the rail competition issue. And by “rail com-petition” I really mean the lack thereof. When co-ops and other electric utili-ties pay to ship coal from the Powder River Basin in Wyoming to their power plants, they typically have to pay rates that are set by railroads that have no competition for that service. The utili-ties are at the mercy of the railroads with no recourse because the rail-roads are currently exempt from U.S. antitrust laws. The co-ops asked that Congress repeal this exemption, and a bill has been introduced to do just that.
Although the discussions we had with our delegation on all of these issues were important and the pri-mary reason for our trip, we also had the opportunity to spend time with our newest elected representa-tives, Rep. Cory Gardner from the 4th Congressional District and Rep. Scott Tipton from the 3rd Congres-sional District. These dinner meetings gave us a chance to get to know these two men who represent a large por-tion of “co-op country” in Colorado.
We talked about energy policy,
but it was just as interesting to get a glimpse into the day-to-day logisti-cal challenges our representatives in Congress face by virtue of living in both Washington, D.C., and Colorado.
Both of our new representatives (like the rest of our delegation) have to juggle their responsibilities as members of Congress with their responsibilities to their families. Rep. Gardner has a new baby on the way and Rep. Tipton also is married and has two daughters.
It’s not easy for anyone to spend most of their time in the halls of Congress and then hit the road when they are back in Colorado. Serving in Congress is an important, time-consuming, heavy responsibility and we appreciate these two congressmen and the rest of the Colorado delega-tion taking time to meet with us.
The issues we face are enormous. The consequences of legislation will be felt by all of us as our electric bills rise. But we’re working with our legislators to find ways to provide the electricity our country needs in reliable, afford-able and environmentally sound ways. We are looking out for you.
Looking Out for YouYour co-op meets with Congressional delegates in Washington, D.C.BY KENT SINGER CREA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [email protected]
Representatives of Colorado’s electric co-ops discuss electric issues with Sen. Michael Bennet (D) during a recent trip to Washington, D.C.
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ThanksforthebooksThanks to you and Mountain View Electric for the box of books you donated to the High Prairie Library in Falcon. The variety of books you provided offers something of interest to both children and adults. They are already in use.
Becky Campbell, librarian
ClimatechangediscussionAfter reading “Red Tape Overload” (February 2011), I would think there is no problem with climate change. If one would read the science, one would realize that our planet is changing and will only get worse unless we do something. The longer we wait, the worse it gets. I think it’s time for everyone to start conserving and using less electricity.
Michael L. Parsons Aguilar
AudithelpsefficiencyWe recently purchased an all-electric home and had an energy audit done be-fore we closed on the home. The auditor was excellent and gave us many ways to reduce our electricity usage. Many people don’t realize that the costs of improvements recommended by the energy auditor may be rolled into FHA and VA mortgages. This can make the improvements more affordable and help immediately reduce energy costs.
Karrin Hopper, Colorado Springs
NeedmorestreetlightsSome subdivisions in Grand Junction have few streetlights. This situation can make it attractive for “persons of the night” to walk around looking for risky opportunities due to the darkened environment. This lack of light can create hazards for driving into the driveway, exiting a vehicle and entering one’s home.Poles with security lights can illuminate a larger area than a porch light for less money. More poles with lights can reduce crime as outdoor lighting can discourage break-ins and prowlers.
Mary Ann Bradshaw, Grand Junction
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For more information on these activities, visit www.coloradocountrylife.coop. Click on Events and discover what’s happening.
Through August 6LimonBetween FencesSmithsonian exhibitLimon MuseumMon-Sat 1-8 pm719-775-8605 • 719-740-0212
June 7-25Palmer LakeArt Show and SaleTri-Lakes Center for the Arts Hwy [email protected]
June 8-11CortezUte Mountain Roundup RodeoBBQ, rodeo, carnival, parade, dance • 970-822-3341www.utemountainroundup.org
June 10-11Hot Sulphur SpringsAnnual Hot Sulphur DaysPie contest, carnival, silent auction, paradeTown Hall and Town Park970-725-3933
June 11Silver CliffCemetery TourCostumed characters tell historical tales Silver Cliff Town Park • 12 [email protected]
June 11Virginia DaleCommunity Club Open HouseQuilt raffle, silent auction, art, crafts sale • Hwy 287 north of Livermore • 9 am-4 [email protected]
June 11-12RyeAmerican Indian FestivalNative American musicians and [email protected]
July 2-3FriscoDowntown Green Art FestivalMain St and 3rd • 10 am-5 [email protected]
July 3Lake CityCommunity Picnic, Craft ShowCraft show: Memorial Park 10 am • Picnic: the Armory 2 pm • 970-944-2050
July 4DurangoIndependence Day TrainDurango/Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad479 Main Ave • 970-385-8801www.durangotrain.com
July 4OurayIndependence Day Jeep Pa-rade, FireworksParade at dusk, fireworks at dark • 970-325-4746www.ouraycolorado.com
July 9Lake CityHinsdale Museum “Branding Iron” DemonstrationHinsdale Museum • 11:30 am970-944-2050
July 9-10Colorado CityGreenhorn Valley Arts and Music FestivalGreenhorn Meadows ParkSat 10 am-10 pm; Sun 10 am-6 pm • 719-676-2106www.greenhornvalley productions.com
July 9-10Buena VistaCollegiate Peaks Stampede RodeoSat 6 pm; Sun 1 pm719-395-2775
June 12MonumentTri-Lakes Cruisers Car Club Annual Show35 classes of cars, trucks 7 am-3 pm • 719-488-2852 http://tlcruisers.org
June 13-16Colorado SpringsCooking Classes for Young ChefsGarden of the Gods Gourmet2528 W. Cucharras1:30-3 pm • 719-471-2799
June 17-19DurangoDay Out With ThomasTM
The little blue engine means fun for kids • Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad • 479 Main Ave970-385-8801www.durangotrain.com
June 17-19BreckenridgeKingdom Dayswww.gobreck.com
June 18Near IdaliaDutch Oven Cook-OffBonny Lake State [email protected]
June 18-19EatonNational Versatility Ranch Horse Clinic and CompetitionSpicer Arena • 970-231-6773http://nvrha.org
June 19-21BeulahHealthy Women RetreatMountain Park Environmental [email protected]
June 24-25HugoColorado Championship Ranch RodeoRodeo, trade show, open bronc riding, dancingwww.coloradochampion shipranchrodeo.com
June 24-26Colorado SpringsRock FairVendor displays, demos, rock-talks • Western Museum of Mining and IndustryFri & Sat • 9 am-4 pmSun 9 am-3 pm [email protected]
June 24-26Pagosa SpringsWestern Heritage DaysMusic, food, crafts, petting zoo • Fred Harman Museum grounds • 970-731-8877
June 25DurangoMeet the TrucksTouch, crawl inside, honk the horns of over 40 vehiclesLa Plata County Fairgrounds10 am-3 pm • [email protected]
June 25Grand LakeTops of the RockiesGrand Lake Yacht Club 5:30-8 [email protected]
July 1-5Buena VistaChaffee County Quilt, Textile ShowBuena Vista Community Cen-ter • 10 am-4 pm daily719-395-8780
July 2Fort CollinsPlay in the GardensFun outdoor games for the whole family • Gardens on Spring Creek • [email protected]
July 2-3La VetaScrappy Ladies Quilt Guild ShowQuilts, wall hangings, boutique • Community Center 10 am-4 pm • 719-250-5692
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MOUNTAINVIEWELECTRIC
During President Obama’s State of the Union address in January, he reiterated his goal to see 1 million plug-in and electric vehicles on the road by 2015. The president went on to explain how these vehicles can enhance competitiveness, boost exports and provide jobs while cutting our dependence on oil. He has said many times he wants to see EVs and advanced batteries “made right here in America, by American businesses and Ameri-can workers.” While this is a lofty goal, there is an issue as to whether our grid can handle the additional draw from recharging all these vehicle batteries.
I have concerns with respect to the impact EVs will have on the electric genera-tion, transmission and distribution system. This is also referred to as the “power grid” or just the “grid.” The number one job of Mountain View Electric Association is to keep the lights on. EVs may not have much of an impact at a system-wide level, but for a given circuit or transformer, a few electric vehicles charging at the same time may lead to an overloading of the system in a neighborhood causing an increase in localized outages. Considering that adop-tion of EVs will be concentrated in certain neighborhoods, we are concerned that the increased load could have an impact on the level of reliability in that neighborhood. This would be caused by the increased load on the neighborhood system designed for typical household usage. One EV added to the MVEA system would be the equivalent of adding a residential house to the neigh-borhood load. We design a neighborhood for one transformer to serve four to six houses. If two or three homes served by this transformer purchase EVs this could cause severe damage to the transformer causing an outage needing repair.
The demand on the electric grid is largely determined by the time of day. Morning and evening are the highest usage time. The majority of people get up in the morning and get ready for the day, and return in the evening and cook dinner, turn on lights and do household chores. The greatest demand for electricity is while the majority of the people are awake. The seasons also affect
usage. The summers are especially high in demand due to the use of air conditioners. So there is a question as to when consumers will recharge their EVs.
Obviously, most EV owners will charge them at home at night during off-peak hours; but as with any new electri-cal device, a person is just not sure how long that charge will really last. So many owners will likely also charge their vehicles dur-ing the day while at work. Companies and governments are already working on that. A charging infrastructure designed by Better Place, has announced plans to build in Israel, Denmark, Portugal and California. These charging spots will be the size of a parking meter, deliver about 3,000 watts per car and handle two cars at a time. This compares to the energy output of 10 plasma televisions of 300 watts each to charge a car. This is not too much of an impact after 10 p.m. in the evening, but when you look at over 1,000 of these charging stations during the day just in one city, we could have a problem. That is a lot of electricity for just one to two hours of actual driving time. In addition, batteries with faster charging time add even more demand on the grid to charge.
The energy industry needs to prepare itself if a fully electric car becomes the wave of the near future. Electric trains and streetcars do not have the same problems because they do not have a battery. Their energy consumption is spread evenly over their operation time. The issue with electric vehicles is not the total energy consumption but the peak load or demand required dur-ing battery charging. Infrastructure planners need to focus on how a flood of plug-in cars would overload the power grid at the most local level. Taxing of the residential distribu-tion transformers by power-hungry vehicles is definitely a concern. Charging off-peak, as we mentioned before, would help the situa-tion. But if everyone plugs in their car at 5:30 p.m. when they arrive home, there could definitely be trouble.
As for clean and green, the use of an electric car will definitely help the environ-ment in terms of reducing emissions from gas engines; however, there is still a matter of generating enough electric-ity to charge the batteries. The majority of our electricity is still produced by coal-fired plants.
It is the cheapest and most abundant source of power, but it is getting more and more difficult to build any new plants. The trend is to retire the existing plants for natural gas units. Natural gas is more expensive than coal and another finite power source. Nucle-ar power plants produce less emissions, but getting a permit is becoming almost impos-sible. The next obvious choice is renewable energy. There is currently development of solar panels to help charge vehicles during the day; however, solar energy is nonex-istent at night when most of the EVs will be charged. This brings us to wind. It just happens that wind energy is most produc-tive at night when people are not using a lot energy. So much of this electricity goes to waste since there is no real storage for electricity. Having all those electric vehicles plugged into the grid at night with their batteries soaking up the excess energy on the grid might be a good thing. Charged bat-teries may even be able to put energy back on the grid during peak times. Then utilizing solar energy during the day, as long as the sun is shining, could help the grid handle all the demand.
It will be interesting in the next few years to see if fully electric cars become the norm and how the electric industry will handle the demand. As always, it may be a flash in the pan or the best thing since sliced bread. All we can do is prepare for what may come to pass. There will definitely need to be cooperation among the EV industry, charging station companies, EV owners, and the electric industry to make sure our grid remains stable so we can continue to supply power to homes and businesses.
Jim Herron, General Manager
EV and Electric Industries Need to CooperateBY JIM HERRON GENERAL MANAGER
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ColoradoCountryLife.coop8 June 2011
2011 MVEA Scholarships AwardedMountain View Electric Association is pleased to announce its 2011 scholarship winners. The winners were chosen through a computer-generated lottery system. More than 120 students applied this year. Tri-State Generation and Transmission and Basin Electric Power Cooperative also donated two $1,000 scholarships to be awarded to dependents of MVEA members.
Congratulationstoourwinners,andwewishthemthebestfortheirfuture.
The following students were all awarded $1,000 MVEA scholarships: Tyler Butler is a graduate of Limon High School and the son of Greg and Susan Butler of Limon. He plans to attend the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs and major in chemistry. While in high school, Tyler was a member of the National Honor Society, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, Scouting National Honor Society and Volunteers of the Year. He earned the Eagle Scout award and lettered in academics his sophomore and junior year. He was a Bonfils blood donor and partici-pated in the 21 Hour Volunteer project. Caitlin Hinton is a graduate of Air Academy High School and the daughter of Jack and Linda Hinton of Colorado Springs. At the college of her choice, she plans to major in premed. Her activities in high school included soccer, Spanish honor society, French club, National Honor Society, National Society of High School Scholars and Air Academy Volunteer Organization. She was a volunteer for San Luis Valley Animal Welfare Society and was a People to People student ambassador.
Kaitlyn Kimble is the daughter of Scott and Robin Kimble of Limon and a graduate of Limon High School. Kaitlyn plans to attend the University of Colorado in Boulder and major in premed. Dur-ing high school, Kaitlyn was a member of the National Honor Society, dance team, cheer team, L-Club, Friends of Rachel, 1-on-Health, speech team, choir and band. She was student council president, and made the superintendent’s honor roll. She was named CU outstanding junior and worked in the church nursery.
Erin Mihlbachler is a graduate of Palmer Ridge High School and the daughter of Brian and Cathryn Mihlbachler of Monument. She plans to attend Colorado State University. While attending high school, she was a key club member for four years and board member for three years. She was the Lewis-Palmer boys lacrosse manager, served on both the Lewis-Palmer and Palmer Ridge High School spirit clubs and volunteered at Bear Creek Elementary as a second-grade teacher’s assistant.
Gabrielle Perkins is the daughter of Sean and Tiffin Perkins of Peyton and a home school graduate. Gabrielle plans to major in worship arts at Colorado Christian University. She served two summers working relief aid in Uganda in East Africa, took two trips to assist with hurricane relief in Texas and Mexico, volunteered three summers at a camp for military families and led many community service and youth development projects. She received most improved player award on her volley-ball team. With over five years of experience playing keyboard and harp at church and retirement and nursing facilities, she started a small business playing harp at weddings.
Lisa Powers is a graduate of Palmer Ridge High School and the daughter of Stephen and Joan Powers of Monument. She plans to attend the University of Colorado in Boulder and major in linguistics. Lisa was the National Honor Society peer tutor coordinator and the 2010 advanced placement scholar. She lettered in academics and was a LINK board member, boy’s basketball manager, oboist in the Palmer Ridge wind ensemble, a Boettcher Foundation scholarship semifinalist. She volun-teered for the Colorado Pug Rescue Foster Home.
Casey Schafer is the daughter of Ronald and Sara Schafer of Colorado Springs and a graduate of Pine Creek High School. She plans to attend the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs and major in engineering. While attending high school, she was a member of the National Honor Society, Project Green, Eyes Wide Open and principal’s honor roll. She participated in competitive and recreational dance and received multiple dance awards.
TylerButler CaitlinHinton
ErinMihlbachler
KaitlynKimble
GabriellePerkins
LisaPowers
CaseySchafer
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Ashton Taylor is a graduate of Limon High School and the daughter of Robert Taylor and Denice Evans of Limon. She plans to major in biology and premed at the University of North Texas. Ashton participated in softball, basketball, track, dance and the summer health careers institute. She was a member of the National Honor Society, L-Club, student council, Friends of Rachel, 1-on-Health, Phi Theta Kappa and the superintendent’s honor roll and she received the School of Mines math and science award
Breanna Tracey is the daughter of Michael and Deborah Tracey of Colorado Springs and a graduate of Pikes Peak Christian School. Her top choice is to attend Baylor University and major in engineering. While attending high school, she participated on the varsity cheerleading team and was student council vice president and National Honor Society vice president. She participated in church and youth group activities, worked in the church nursery, volunteered for many organizations and received a presidential award for educa-tional excellence for three years in a row.
Bethany Wallace is a graduate of Lewis-Palmer High School and the daughter of Brent and Cindy Wallace of Monument. She plans to major in business at either Colorado State University or the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs. Her activities in high school included ballet, church youth group and student prayer group. She received a varsity letter for her participation in forensics and was team captain. She was a member of National Honor Society, Community Service Craft Club and AWANA. She also was a cubbie leader and LINK Crew LINK leader.
The $1,000 MVEA vocational and technical scholarship winner is Hannah Wills of Kiowa High School. She is the daughter of Scott and Maryrobin Wills of Kiowa. Hannah plans to attend Otero Junior College and major in cosmetology. She was president of the student council and was yearbook editor and a patriotic essay winner. She received a varsity letter for cheerleading and was on the honor roll. She was academy all-state and active in drama, FBLA, science club, Matchwits, and state HOBY Leadership. She attended world mission trips in Guatemala and Mexico and was a state guide for National Student Council. She received perfect attendance award for 3.5 years.
The $1,000 Tri-State Generation and Transmission scholarship winner is Ha-Mi Nauyen. She is a graduate of Pine Creek High School and the daughter of Quan and Hang Nauyen pre-professional health. She was a member of the National Honor Society and Merit Honor Roll, was a counselor for vacation Bible school and active in high school basketball, club and high school soccer. She was the Next Level Soccer Academy coach and made the prin-cipal’s honor roll and the Leadership Today and Tomorrow team. The $1,000 Basin Electric Power Cooperative scholarship winner is Brianne Dayley, a gradu-ate of Calhan High School and the daughter of Glenn and Tamara Dayley of Calhan. Brianne plans to attend Southern Virginia University and major in English and visual arts. She was president of many clubs and groups, including Leo Club, Future Business Leaders of America, church youth group, student council and the senior class. Brianne was also a member of the National Honor Society, received an academic letter and was a tutor for the Calhan High School writing center.
The $1,000 E.A. “Mick” Geesen Memorial Scholarship winner is Ashley Feil, the daughter of Todd and Cindy Feil of Monument and a graduate of Palmer Ridge High School. Ashley plans to attend Colorado State University and major in health and exercise science. Dur-ing high school, she received an academic letter all four years and was a member of the National Honor Society and LINK. She participated in club soccer, served as manager of the high school men’s soccer and was the team captain for the women’s high school soccer team and was named to academy all-state first team and first and second team all-confer-ence defenders.
2011 MVEA Scholarships Awarded
AshleyFeil
AshtonTaylor
BethanyWallace
BreannaTracey
HannahWills
Ha-MiNauyen
BrianneDayley
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THANKS FOR THE MEMORIESBY DEBORAH SKILLICORN
For nearly 20 years, I have had the privi-lege of serving the members of MVEA. On April 28, I retired from my position of member services specialist and am in the process of moving to Brussels, Belgium. For the past 14 years, my job duties have included writing the four pages of Colo-rado Country Life magazine concerning MVEA news. I have thoroughly enjoyed writing about our members and the organizations and businesses in our
service area. It has given me the opportunity to meet some wonderful people and at the same time, introduce our members to businesses and people in our ser-vice territory.
I will miss working for MVEA and my great co-workers and definitely miss writ-ing for this magazine. Thank you for all your support and good comments about Colorado Country Life magazine. My re-placement, Sarah Schaefer, will continue to keep you updated with all the great things going on at MVEA and in our communities. Best wishes to you all.
BETWEEN FENCESSmithsonian exhibit explores both sides of the fenceBY VIVIAN LOWE LIMON HERITAGE MUSEUM
“Do good fences make good neighbors?” The Limon Heritage Museum, in cooperation with Colorado Humanities, will explore this and other aspects of the cultural history of fences and land use as it hosts the area showing of “Between Fences,” a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition. This stellar exhibit “Between Fences” will be on view through August 6 at the Museum Exhibit Building, 701 First St. in Limon.
The Limon Heritage Society and the surrounding community have been expressly chosen by Colorado Humanities to host “Between Fences” as part of a Museum on Main Street (MOMS) project, a na-tional and state partnership to bring exhibitions and programs to rural cultural organizations.
Through a selection of artifacts, photographs and illustrations, “Between Fences” will surprise audiences with its exploration of the multiple meanings behind this everyday icon. Whether made of split rails, decorative white pickets or tall chain link, a fence conveys information about the people who built it, how they view and use their property and how we view our communities and country as well. “Between Fences” explores the implications of fences in Colonial America, around gated communities and at our country’s borders with Canada and Mexico. The exhibit allows easy access to the Smithsonian and the cultural resources of our nation’s premier museum.
In conjunction with the exhibit, the museum is planning a number of free activities including a festive reception on Sunday, June 5, 2-4 p.m., as part of annual Limon Railroad Days and a celebratory open house on July 4 as part of Limon Chamber of Commerce activities, plus fascinating demonstrations and tours during the 20th annual Limon Heritage Festival on the last day of the exhibit, Saturday, August 6.
Through its mission of promoting and preserving area heritage, the Limon Museum is honored to host this spec-tacular exhibit and invites the public to make a special trip to take advantage of an extraordinary family opportu-nity. The museum opened Memorial Day and the exhibit is featured through August 6. Admission is free and hours are 1-8 p.m. Monday through Saturday. In addition to a wide variety of displays in the Museum Exhibit Building, the museum complex, located in historic Limon, also features five railcars, a recently restored 1910 Rock Island and Union Pacific Depot and a charming Railroad Park. A warm welcome awaits all ages. Call 719-775-8605 for information.
Limon Heritage Museum
SHUTTERBUGSLast chance to enter MVEA photo contest
Time’s running out. The deadline for MVEA’s annual calendar photo contest is July 1, 2011. We are looking for great photos from our members taken within MVEA’s territory and reflecting the seasons and the people, lifestyle or landscape of our area. For guidelines, entry forms and more information, check out our website at www.mvea.coop or give Sarah Schaefer a call 800-388-9881.
The Board of Directors of Mountain View Electric Association, Inc. has authorized the following changes in rates to become effective on bills calculated after July 1, 2011. As a member you can be assured that a rate adjustment is absolutely necessary to keep the cooperative financially stable and continue to provide safe, reliable electric power. The Grid Access is a monthly component of your bill used to cover a part of the fixed expenses incurred to provide access to the electric transmission grid to deliver energy to your home or business, regardless of how much electricity you use.
• Residential Rate 16.01 — The monthly Grid Access component will be increased from $13.95 to $19.95 per month per meter, with no increase in the energy charge per kWh.
• Residential Time-of-Day Rate 16.05 — The monthly Grid Access component will be increased from $20.00 to $26.00 per month per meter, with increases in the kWh energy component. Members on this rate will be contacted.
• I rrigation Rates 17.30 and 17.31 — The monthly Horsepower component will be increased from $2.65 to $2.79 per horsepower per month; the minimum annual horsepower charge will be increased from $159.00 to $167.40 (5 horsepower); the energy charge per kWh will be increased from $0.08722 to $0.09193.
• Wholesale Energy Primary Metering Rate 20.66 — The monthly Demand component will be increased from $18.22 to $21.50 per monthly kVA demand, with no increase in the energy charge per kWh.
719-495-2283 • www.mvea.coop • 719-775-2861 • 800-388-9881
MVEA RATE INCREASE
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Excessive regulation and budgetary sleights-of-hand could undermine the availability of low-cost hydropower for Colorado’s electric co-ops, according to testimony given before a U.S. House panel in Washington, D.C., in early May. Colorado Rural Electric Association President Chris Morgan was among the utility representatives explaining to the Water and Power Subcommittee how the continually changing regulations and additional new rules push up the cost of hydropower, which is the nation’s least expensive source of clean energy.
“No major hydroelectric facility has been built in many years, and our existing facilities are being bled dry by endless litigation and regulatory obstacles that result in major increases in elec-tricity prices and chronic shortages of electricity,” agreed Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.), the subcommittee chair.
Morgan, who also serves on the Gunnison County Electric
board, told the subcommittee, “As the economy struggles to make its way out of the ‘Great Recession,’ Colorado’s electric cooperative consumers cannot afford increased electricity rates.”
CO-OPS TESTIFY IN FAVOR OF AFFORDABLE RATES
CREA Board President Chris Morgan (center) testifies before the U.S. House Water and Power Subcommittee.
Power Plants Provide More Than ElectricityThe economies of northwestern Colorado and southwestern Colorado benefit from the electric co-ops’ power plants that operate in those areas.
Craig Station and Nucla Station both run 24/7 to keep the lights on for Tri-State Genera-tion and Transmission’s 44 member systems that serve 1.5 million consumers through-out Colorado and neighboring states.
But the stations do more than generate electricity. The economic and fiscal impacts of these power plants and affiliated mines were the subject of a recent study, conducted by Development Research Partners on behalf of Tri-State. The study focused on the direct and indirect impacts of the Colorado power plants and one in Prewitt, New Mexico, related to the gross output of the regions, which en-velop three communities and eight counties.
Combined, the facilities provide $594 million annually in direct and indirect value to the communities and counties in which they are located. Additionally, more than 1,240 individu-als are employed (directly and indirectly) by the facilities.
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Safety while connecting transform-ers, troubleshooting problems, installing underground cable and doing other line work was the emphasis during the Mesa Hotline School in Grand Junction in early May. The two-week school offered utility line workers from throughout the nation an opportunity to brush up on skills and learn more about their jobs in the electric industry.
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AAfter two years of declines, the price tag for building power plants and purchasing utility equipment has begun climbing once again. These higher prices likely will affect elec-tric bills over the long term.
“Electric co-ops have an obliga-tion to keep the lights on and electric bills affordable at a time when costs for components needed to construct generation, upgrade existing power plants, expand transmission facilities and modernize distribution systems are steadily rising,” acknowledges Glenn English, chief executive of-ficer of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. “Com-bined with the costs of complying with new regulations, these pres-sures will affect electric bills in years to come — all of which are largely beyond the control of local co-ops.”
Keeping the lights onThe North American Electric Reli-ability Corporation estimates the U.S. will need to build 135,000 megawatts of new generation by 2017 to meet demand. Facilities on the drawing board, however, will only deliver 77,000 MW. Electric co-ops — experienc-ing average annual load growth well above levels of other electric utilities — estimate they will need to bring approximately 12,000 MW of new gen-eration on-line over the next decade.
“However, this generation will be the most expensive in history, com-ing at a time when the prices for construction materials like steel, copper, and concrete are shoot-ing upward,” English remarks.
After a brief downturn due to the global recession, worldwide commod-ity prices have rebounded — steel soared 42 percent between 2009 and 2010, while copper topped record highs earlier this year. The costs of building new coal-fired, nuclear
and geothermal plants, as well as wind generation facilities, have all risen by an average 40 percent.
For most local electric co-ops, the biggest expense involves buying power. Wholesale power purchases can ac-count for as much as 75 percent of your co-op’s budget, meaning pressures on generation costs impact electric rates as well. Then there’s basic operations, everything from replacing poles and wire to maintaining rights-of-way and fueling line trucks. Costs for these activities continue to escalate
Regulations on a rollLooming government regulations also pose a threat. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is considering four major rules on cooling water intake, coal ash disposal, interstate transport of air pollutants and using the best available technology to curb emis-sions from power plants that could become “game changers” for electric utilities. In addition, the agency has begun regulating greenhouse gases from new and modified large sta-tionary sources, including coal and natural gas power plants, under the federal Clean Air Act. The bulk of these EPA regulations are due to court-
imposed decisions and deadlines. “It’s entirely possible tighter emis-
sions standards and other rules will have a multibillion dollar impact on the cost of doing business for electric co-ops,” says Kirk John-son, NRECA senior vice presi-dent of government relations.
Combating rising costsIn May, thousands of co-op leaders traveled to Washington, D.C., to call for more certainty on how electric-ity generation will be regulated.
“Co-ops need Congress help to break out of the planning gridlock and set the rules for power genera-tion today and in decades to come,” stresses English. “Not knowing the rules is costing us valuable time and delaying critical decisions.”
Rest assured, local electric co-ops are working together to keep your electric bills affordable. We’re con-trolling costs through innovation. No matter what government man-dates come our way, we’ll continue to put you, our members, first.
Magen Howard writes on consumer and cooperative affairs for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.
Keeping Costs DownActions outside the control of your co-op will likely impact your electric bills in years to come BY MAGEN HOWARD
The final turbine for the Crow Lake Wind Project is topped out on February 9, 2011. At 150 megawatts, the project, owned by Basin Electric subsidiary PrairieWinds SD 1, is the largest wind project owned solely by a cooperative in the United States.
(Left to right) Doug Rothe, Basin Elec-tric project engineer, and Matt Chalcraft, project manager for Cogen Cleaning Tech, inspect the gate value during air blows at Basin Electric’s Dry Fork Station, under construction near Gillette, Wyoming.
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“It’s not your grandma’s roller derby.”
If roller derby isn’t the game of skate-and-scratch choreographed, movie mayhem shown in the 1972 movieKansas City Bomber, then what is it? How about a family-tight organization of women who want to compete in an intensely competitive contact sport described by team supporters as “an extreme race on eight wheels.” Roller derby is the fastest growing sanctioned amateur sport in the U.S. and a dozen other coun-tries. The count changes quickly, but I counted 109 full member leagues (53 apprentice leagues) sanc-tioned by the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association in the U.S., 32 in the western division alone.
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Seven of those league members are in Colorado, including teams in Colorado Springs, Fort Col-lins, Greeley, Pueblo and, of course, Denver. There are at least another 12 flat track teams in the state, skating in places like Cañon City, Durango, Glenwood Springs and Grand Junc-tion and working toward league membership.
I’d done my homework; I’d Googled, Wikied, and watched Whip It! (Be Your Own Hero), Drew Bar-rymore’s directorial debut film starring Ellen Page. I’d read skaters Jennifer Kasey Bomber Barbee and Alex Axles of Evil Cohen’s smash-mouth book, Down and Derby. It was time to find out more.
My problem was which league to watch first. I decided on the one closest to where I live, the Denver Roller Dolls. I thought I was ready for the real thing. With my Rockies-Nuggets-Bronco-Buffs sports-fan husband in tow, we headed out to experience roller derby in living color.
As we merged into the concourse crowd at 1st Bank Center in Broomfield (6,500 capacity), a line out of a YouTube trailer for Kansas City Bomber popped into my mind: “This is the world of roller sports where the only thing more danger-ous than the competition is the fans.” Not!
This was an eclectic crowd with the emphasis on youth and those young at heart. Families with toddlers, teens in tutus and glitter eye shadow, hand-holding senior couples and the casual hands-in-pockets guys scoping out the sideways-glancing gals, while preteen girls orbited the fantastically uniformed star skaters, who made eye contact like they’d just spotted their favorite fan. I had the same feeling I get on opening day at Coors Field — regardless of who wins, this is going to be fun.
A uniformed skater tipped to a stop on her wheels and handed me the evening’s program:
HOME TEAM DOUBLEHEADER Denver Roller Dolls — BAD APPLESELECTROCUTIESGREEN BARRETTESSHOTGUN BETTIES
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THIS IS DERBY And here’s how it goes.The Bout: The big game. It all happens in two chaotic “jam-packed” 30-minute periods.
The Jam: The action can last up to two minutes. Five players from each team line up for battle on the oval flat track that is about 12 feet wide; it laps at 60 feet. One player from the five allowed on the track skates as pivot, identified by a striped helmet cover. She leads the three blockers from her team, who take off in a pack at the head ref’s single whistle. A jammer, identi-fied by stars on a helmet cover, is a lightning fast skater who can score the points. She lines up 33 feet behind the pivots and blasts off at the shrill of the second whistle.
The Score: When the jammer passes or laps the pack the second time, scoring begins with one point accrued as she legally passes an opposing team skater. Blockers play offense and defense simultaneously with hip checks, hard hits and agility, putting their bodies in the line of attack with every move meant to block the opposing jammer while aiding their own jammer in scoring.
Lead Jammer: When the first jammer legally passes the pack, the ref’s whistle and pointing finger dubs her lead jammer—she now has the power to score and/or call off the jam (the time when points are scored) by placing her hands on her hips at least twice. Watch this closely. The strategy of this timing is criti-cal both for offensive and defensive plays.
No-nos, it’s illegal to:• Block with elbows, forearms, hands or head• Engage a skater more than 20 feet
in front of or behind the pack• Intentionally trip another skater
hit, push or block from behind.• Hold, grab, scratch, clothes-line or dis-
play other unsportsmanlike conduct
It’s totally legal to:• Hit from the side• Use the arm above the elbow to block• Apply torso or hip checks• Whip or push a teammate.
I’d seen the tatts and fishnets; read players’ unique derby names like Bria Fraid, Angela Death, To Infinity and Yvonne, and Fonda Payne; and realized that not only do the colorful names and creative costume scream “watch me,” they also include a steady, reassuring hum of understated strength from skilled, agile, speed-skating team players with hearts that take over when the endurance runs out. Upbeat music pounded out from the flat track arena as we filed in to find our seats. One section was reserved at $25, all other seats were $15 gen-eral admission. We sat high in row 16. Prime seats in the lst Bank Center filled quickly, and Brad Example, the voice of the Denver Roller Dolls, boomed out a welcome and started a quick rundown of rules for newbie fans like us. The Denver Roller Dolls, a league sanctioned by Women’s Flat Track Derby Asso-ciation, skates, scores and gives and takes its hits under WFTDA’s (“wuf-da”) rules. Derby’s popularity drew so many new skaters for the Roller Dolls that it required reshuffling seasoned players with newcomers to add a fourth team to the league’s roster. The Electrocuties will take on the 2010 champs, the Bad Apples, for the ’Cuties maiden bout, and these teams are ready to rumble. The two stripe-helmeted pivots out front, the four-pack on hair-trigger behind them, the star-helmeted jammers, afterburners warmed up, wait for the ref’s whistle to send them all into orbit. The next 30 minutes went by like five. My eyes couldn’t record one im-age before another formed. My eyes and brain seemed to function on sepa-rate circuits. By the time I thought “that’s a point” the jammer called off the jam and it all started over. The Electrocuties skated fast and hit hard, but the Bad Apples turned out to be the spoilers in the first bout. Finally, near the end of the second 30-minute period, I began to see patterns and strategies, could follow one jammer through a jam and sometimes recognize a point had been scored before it made it onto the score clock. I realized the Swiss Missile was a formidable jammer, and the Bad Apples soured the victory for the Electrocuties. Jump to the second half of the main event: the Shotgun Betties versus the Green Bar-rettes. Fatigue green versus hot pink and chocolate. By the second 30-minute period of the bout, I was so absorbed in the hard hits, the falls and recoveries, the pack plays, the agility of the jammer to get though holes that weren’t there, the 1 to 3-4 point spread back and forth between the teams that I had to make myself relax and breathe. The intensity was contagious. The clock showed 2:07 left with The Shotgun Bet-ties at 70, the Green Barrettes at 73. Two jammers dominated the track: Ajax for the Barrettes and Juska for the Betties. Juska blasted out for a 25-point jam ending at 0:00 on the clock just as the Barrettes called for a time-out, extending the pe-riod. With Juska skating under a power jam call — Ajax on the penalty bench — the Betties took the second period 109 to 73. A spectacular finish; I was hooked. I watched the fans move onto the track to get autographs. All the skat-ers were engaged but I noticed one Shotgun Betty close to my side of the track strike up a conversation with each fan as she signed the requested au-tograph. A striking bird tattoo across one shoulder that extended down her arm contrasted with the Bijou Blacnbleu blazoned on her shirt. That name rang a bell. I needed to talk to her. “There’s more than black and blue to this skater,” I remarked to my husband. I wrote a note that I’d like to interview her, took it down to the track, and handed it to her when there was a break in the fans. That interview is a whole other story.
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Roller Derby in ColoradoThis includes most of the flat track teams in Colorado. Some have achieved league status; some are working on it.
Ark Valley High Rollers • Chaffee Countywww.arkvalleyhighrollers.com
Castle Rock n’ Rollers • Castle Rockwww.castlerocknrollers.com
Choice City Rebels • Fort Collinswww.choicecityrebels.com
Denver Roller Dolls • Denverwww.denverrollerdolls.org
Durango Roller Girls • Durangowww.durangorollergirls.com
FoCo Girls Gone Derby • Fort Collinswww.focogirlsgonederby.com
Grand Junction Roller Girls • Grand Junctionwww.gjbuzz.com/rollergirls
High City Derby Divas • Aurorawww.highcityderbydivas.com
Old Mountain Town Roller Derby • Evergreenwww.omtrollerderby.com
Pikes Peak Derby Dames • Colorado Springswww.focogirlsgonederby.com
Pueblo Derby Devil Dollz • Pueblowww.puebloderbydevildollz.com/CO/Home.html
Mesa Undergound Derby Dames • Grand Junctionwww.facebook.com/MUDD#!/MUDD.infotoskate
Roaring Fork Roller Derby • Glenwood Springswww.facebook.com/pages/Roaring-Fork-Roller-Derby/116467335032825
Rocky Mountain Rollergirls • Denverwww.rockymountainrollergirls.com
Slaughterhouse Derby Girls • Greeleywww.slaughterhousederbygirls.com
A new group is also forming in the Cortez area.Contact Chris Kantner at [email protected].
Interview with Bijou BlacnbleuI met with Bijou Blacnbleu, number 75 of the Shotgun Betties in the Denver Roller Dolls roller derby league; (She’s the captain of the travel team, Bruising Altitude), at the Yak and Yeti in Olde Town Arvada for the interview. Here’s a piece of it. You’ll find the full interview online at www.coloradocountrylife.coop.
SF: I got your name from someone as good source of information about roller derby.
BB: That was probably the skater who started Detour Derby, a way for skaters who did derby but for some reason had to give it up to keep skating. Detour’s a fun thing for us to do. She has the biggest heart.
SF: A big heart seems to be a prerequisite for what you gals do I had no idea. Your league’s all nonprofit. It’s voluntary. You take no money?
BB: Yeah, we actually pay to play—it’s like belong-ing to a gym, we have dues every month. Every dollar we make goes back into the league. We pay for our own equipment and maintenance like changing out wheels on our quad skates and replacing helmets after a concussive blow. I’m on Bruising Altitude, one of the traveling teams, and we get a small stipend when we’re on the road, but we have to pick up things that it doesn’t cover.
We do fundraisers for charity. We’re work closely with Project Angel Heart. It’s one of the charities we work with. Angel Heart gets meals to people with life-threatening illnesses who don’t have a way to get a hot meal.
SF: Do different skaters have different charities?
BB: They do. For myself, since I’ve been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, I’ve really tried to raise awareness for MS, get information out. Before I was diagnosed, I hadn’t heard about MS, didn’t know anything about it, didn’t know anyone who had it. Now I constantly meet people with MS. I can’t speak in generalities, but MS seems a life-altering disease for many.
Before my diagnosis, my doctor and my neurologist told me I’d have to gradually give up derby and stop the extreme skating. I’d been seeing them for years, going in for different issues. The office actually ran a pool as to when I’d come in again and what kind of injury I’d have. Then I found my MS specialist, who said absolutely don’t give up, you have to have your pas-sion in life. Derby will keep you exercising, which is extremely important.
Bijou Blacnblue has continued, and is among the amazing women, who skate derby in teams from Grand Junction to Aurora and from Durango to Greeley. These are women who are real, strong, athletic and revolutionary while also being heart-centered, passionate, charitable and courageous.
Go to www.coloradocountrylife.coop for more of the interview with Bijou.
Sharon Frickey, is a retired teacher and fiesty grandmother, who lives in Arvada. She has written six features for Colorado Country Life.
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1½ pounds baby new potatoes (cut in half if more than 2 inches)3 tablespoons olive oil2 tablespoons lemon juice2 teaspoons runny honey (or 2 scant teaspoons apple concentrate)2 teaspoons whole grain mustard 1 ounce walnuts, roughly chopped16-24 asparagus spears (at least 6 spears per person if thin or 4 spears if asparagus is thicker)3 ounces young spinach leaves3.5 ounces soft vegetarian goat cheese log, thinly sliced6 large radishes, slicedSeason to taste
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Parboil the potatoes for 15 minutes until slightly tender. Drain and cool for 5 minutes before placing in a roasting pan. Mix the lemon juice, honey and mustard, seasoning with salt and pepper if desired, and pour half over the potatoes, mixing well. Roast for approximately 25 min-utes until soft on the inside and crisp on the outside. Sprinkle the walnuts on a separate baking tray and dry roast for 3-4 minutes to intensify their flavor. Do not let them burn. Trim the woody ends off the asparagus spears and discard. Steam the asparagus for 5-7 minutes (depend-ing on size) until tender. Place in a dish and pour the remaining dressing over the spears. To assemble the salad: Cover the base of a large, wide salad bowl with spinach leaves; place the potatoes on top, followed by the sliced goat cheese (which will melt slightly) and then by the asparagus. Finally, sprinkle with the roasted walnuts and garnish with the radish slices.
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8 cups mixed salad greens, in small pieces 1 pound salmon fillet, poached 1 ½ cups fresh asparagus, par-boiled or steamed, sliced diagonally into 1-inch
pieces 1 cup fresh blueberries ½ cup almonds or walnuts, chopped and toasted Lemon zest to garnish
Vinaigrette2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice ½ cup olive oil 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar Salt and pepper to taste 1 tablespoon fresh chives
Spread salad greens in large salad bowl. Tear salmon into medium pieces and arrange on greens. Sprinkle asparagus, blueberries and chopped nuts through-out the bowl. Top with lemon zest In a jar with a lid, add all vinaigrette ingredients. Shake well. Stir 1/2 to 3/4 of the dressing into the bowl. Plate indi-vidual salads chilled with the remaining dressing alongside.
Salmon-Asparagus Saladwith Chive Vinaigrette
Summer is a season full of deliciously fresh fruits and veg-etables available from local farmers markets or from your own garden. One veggie that is always fun when it is in season is asparagus. Here are a few delicious ways to serve it.
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II feel lucky to have studied botany in school and that binomial no-menclature makes sense to me. Bi-what? you might be asking.
Binomial nomenclature is the two (bi) name (nomial) classification system that Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus is credited with putting into place in the 1700s. You likely caught wind of this back in high school biology class. So why would you, a gardener in Colorado, care now?
In my opinion, the biggest rea-son is because it’s fun. (This won’t be the first time I’ve been called a plant geek, so don’t worry; I’m used to it.) Try one of my favorites, Liquidambar styraciflua (Ameri-can sweet gum), Metasequoia glyptostroboides (dawn redwood) or Verbascum thapsus (mullein).
Although often referred to as “Latin names,” botanical names are of Latin and Greek origin. Since Latin is a dead language, many claim there is no officially correct way to pronounce it. I’ve heard many times that however you choose to say a plant name, say it with con-fidence and you may have others
questioning their pronunciations.But truly, the best reason to
become familiar with the botani-cal names of the plants you love is for effective communication. A lot of confusion is bypassed when botanical names are used.
Take Galium for example. Spe-cies of this genus are found in places all around the globe. And in each of those different cultures there is a different common name for the plant. In the U.S., I have heard it has 60 common names including bedstraw, cleavers and sweet woodruff. How-ever, worldwide there is only one bo-tanical name for the genus, Galium.
If you travel and talk gardens with anyone who knows botanical names, it is remarkable what can be com-
municated when you also know the botanical names of your favorite genera (plu-ral form of “genus”). Just like making friends with neighbors by sharing seeds over the fence, knowing a language for plants we have in common with others and talking gardening with people who seem so different from us can help bridge the gap and bring us together.
One more great reason for learning botanical names is that they can tell you things about the plant, some of which will help you better care for it. Plant species can look different and still be
part of the same genus (a broader designation than species). Often plant species that are in the same genus share the same cultivation requirements, as is the case with Mahonia aquifolium and Mahonia repens. Both go by the common name Oregon grape, so the botanical names are helpful to tell the nursery which one you’ve come to purchase.
Mahonia aquifolium grows 3 to 6 feet tall (aquifolium means “holly-like leaves”). Our native broadleaf evergreen, Mahonia repens, grows a foot or two high (repens means “creeping”).
So, this summer and fall as you go to the nursery, enjoy your own gardens and talk with friends about your prize plants and garden suc-cesses, do yourself a favor and start to notice, think about and ask about the foreign-looking botanical names. After a while the feeling of foreignness will fade, and they will become as familiar and comfortable as the names of your best friends.
Eve Gilmore is a garden coach, con-sultant and designer with Gardens by Eve, LLC, in Durango. Follow her blog at www.xeriscapegardens.com.
Botanical SpeakA plant’s Latin name may bypass confusion with gardenersBY EVE GILMORE WWW.XERISCAPEGARDENS.COM
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• Learn the translation of botanical names at http://www.gardenology.org/wiki/ Glossary_of_Botanical_Names#R.
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Mahonia repens shows its cheerful yellow flowers. This shade-loving plant grows well in dry conditions and brightens the forest floor with its spring flowers and brilliant red and purple fall and winter leaves.
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SmartMoneyMake the right money moves to help pay for collegeBYDIANNATROYER
Unlike most undergraduate students in the United States, Channing Francis has no worries about how to pay for college. He attends Berea College in Kentucky, where each of the 1,500 students receives a full-tuition scholar-ship for four years. The amount students are required to pay for room, board and books varies, depending on fam-ily income, and is paid for with grants, loans, personal sav-ings and on-campus jobs.
“It’s amazing and wonderful that I’ll be graduating with minimal debt,” said Fran-cis, a sophomore business administration major from the small town of Salyersville, Kentucky. “I can’t imagine going anywhere else.”
A handful of other colleges and U.S. military academies offer full tuition scholarships. A few years ago, several Ivy League universities started offering free tu-ition to qualified students from families with annual incomes of $60,000 or less.
But for most high school seniors, paying for college can be a daunting financial dilemma.
The average annual price for tuition, room, board and books at public institu-tions was estimated at $11,578 and $29,915 at private institutions for the 2007–08 academic year, according to the U.S. De-partment of Education. To pay for that, 66 percent of all undergraduates received some type of financial aid in 2007–08.
While college is expensive, it still can be affordable with grants, loans and scholar-ships. The first step in applying for financial aid is to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which can be found on the Internet at www.fafsa.ed.gov, and
to talk to a financial aid officer.“The greatest asset in saving for college is time,” said Mark
Kantrowitz, an author and national expert who has
testified before Congress about financial aid issues. “The earlier the better.”
While some parents contribute to a 529 College Savings Plan or Coverdell
Education Savings Account, which provide tax-deferred
earnings to pay for college, Kantrowitz advises students
to supplement a parental contribution and personal sav-
ings by applying for scholarships.“When applying for scholarships, you
must be persistent, thorough and orga-nized,” he emphasized. In addition to his books, Kantrowitz publishes two websites, www.finaid.com and www.fastweb.com, which maintain a large scholarship data-base and answer financial aid questions.
He suggests keeping information in folders or a notebook, knowing the deadlines and focusing on the detailed requirements of each scholarship.
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Smart Moneysaid. “it’s a numbers game, and you’re often competing against equally qualified peers, so the more often you apply, the greater your chances of winning a scholarship.”
Unusual scholarships also are avail-able. For example, a $3,000 scholarship is awarded to a student who designs the best prom outfit made of duct tape (www.stuckatprom.com). Other scholar-ships are awarded to students surviving cancer (www.finaid.org/cancer) or who have other health issues. Electric coop-eratives often award scholarships, too.
When it comes to loans, Kantrowitz suggests borrowing from federal loan programs because the terms are better than private loans. He also suggests part-time work-study during college years, 15 hours a week or less, to pay out-of-pocket expenses. Summer internships are an ad-ditional potential source of income and can lead to a full-time job after graduation.
Bottom line: There are many ways to pay for a college education, ways that don’t have to mean crippling debt for decades af-ter graduation. Savings, scholarships, smart loans and forward-thinking can make edu-cation financing an easier burden to bear.
Here are five more websites that offer financial aid advice: • www.savingforcollege.com • www.studentloanborrower assistance.org • www.projectonstudentdebt.org • www.collegeboard.com • www.ed.gov.
Students searching for schools and training often turn their sights on the big city. But Colo-rado offers some great training and outstanding colleges far from the Front Range. One example is the Law Academy at Otero Junior College in La Junta in south-eastern Colorado. This small, but well-respected school offers students interested in becoming police officer and/or deputy sheriffs a place to train that emphasizes working in rural communities. The program is open to students 21 years and older and has two sessions each year — one starting in August and one starting in January. For more information on this program, visit http://www.ojc.edu/lawacademy.aspx or call 719-384-6867.
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A Fisherman’s PilgrimageWhen it’s “ice out” on lakes, the fish are bitingBY DENNIS SMITH
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Drew Voos holds a typical “ice out” Delaney Buttes rainbow trout.
Fly-fishing “ice out” on the sagebrush lakes of northern Colorado is a ritual considered by some to be the angler’s equivalent of a pilgrimage to the prom-ised land. In other words, it’s a big deal.
At no other time of year are you as likely to see pods of monster trout cruising the shallows of Lake John or the three Delaney Buttes Lakes as you are in the days immediately surrounding the weeklong recession of ice from their fro-zen shores. Weather permitting, that is.
Stories of slab-sided trout weigh-ing up to 8 or 10 pounds abound, and occasionally some are even caught. Catching one is no walk in the park — this is North Park we’re talking about, a region that’s as notorious for its nasty weather as it is famous for its big, fat trout. On any given spring day you could be subjected to balmy blue skies and blinding sun or heavy, black overcast skies, rain, sleet, snow, howling winds, and temperature swings that bounce up and down like a ping-pong ball.
If you fish North Park at ice out, you hope for the best, prepare for the worst and wisely expect both. You carry sunscreen in one pocket of your wading jacket and a couple of those nifty little chemical hand warmers in the other.
The operative theory here is that as the ice cap pulls back from the shore-lines, sunlight warms the exposed shallows, stirring dormant insects, crustaceans and other aquatic organ-isms to life, and the trout move in
to feed on the new spring menu.Conventional wisdom calls for
anglers to stalk the banks quietly, offering a variety of possible good-ies including fly patterns that mimic midge pupae, scuds, crawfish, cad-dis larvae, leeches or small minnows. The trout are hungry, but they’re no fools; pattern and presentation have to be spot on. Luck helps immensely.
Earlier this year, my friends Steve Armstrong and Drew Voos made the pilgrimage again for the third straight year, arriving on East Delaney Buttes Lake at about 9:30 a.m. to find 20 yards of open water around the perimeter of the lake, clear blue skies and relatively warm, 40-degree temperatures. Surpris-ingly, there were few other anglers.
They stalked the shoreline and seeing no fish, resigned themselves to working the ice shelf, casting small leech pat-terns, midge pupae and other standard spring fare. Eventually, a fish grabbed Voos’s leech and after a hectic struggle, he had one of Delaney’s mythical big, fat rainbows in his net. It looks like an easy 6-, or maybe even a 7-pounder in the picture, but I’m just guess-ing. Voos didn’t include any details.
When he sent me the photo, he just said, “Finally.”
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Adding a deck to a house increases the home’s resale value and can be energy efficient in several ways. If hav-ing a deck allows your family to spendmore time outdoors in summer months, then you should be able to set your ther-mostat higher during the time you’re outside. Also, if you are outdoors more often, you will become accustomed to the heat and will be more comfortable in-doors without as much air-conditioning.
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While writing out end-of-the-year teacher thank-you cards, I transcribed what my grandson wanted to write so that he could copy the words onto each card. I then asked him if he wanted to sign the card with “love” or just Toby. He said he wanted to write just Toby. Imagine my surprise when I went to put the cards in their envelopes and saw that he’d signed each card “Just Toby.”
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Among the best kept secrets of experiencing Colorado’s rugged outdoors in comfort are the yurts in State Forest State Park west of Fort Collins. The State Forest encompasses 71,000 acres of forest, jagged peaks and alpine lakes. Located along the west side of the Medi-cine Bow Mountains and on the north end of the Never Summer Range, the park is home to moose and other wildlife and crisscrossed with miles of trails.
Ready for some engaging, live theater in a beautiful mountain setting? Then discover the Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre in Grand Lake and enjoy your time in Colorado’s high country. This new, state-of-the-art, 297-seat theater opens June 10 with the first of three musicals that will fill the stage through August. “Beauty and the Beast” is the opening performance. “Guys and Dolls” follows the next weekend and “Chess The Musical” opens July 1. (“Almost Heaven: The Songs of John Denver” opens in the fall.) These productions are the latest in a long list of stage performances in Grand Lake. Today’s gorgeous, new facility traces its begin-nings to 1966 when The Troupe of American College Players launched its first summer season in the tiny historic tourist town of less than 1,000 at the west entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park. The troupe stayed through 1979 before it moved on to more populated climes. But the town was hooked on musical theater and The Grand County Theatre Asso-ciation was formed. Performances continued with various groups and in 1989 the town convinced the original company to return. Up until this year, the performances continued in the picturesque log cabin theatre on the main street in Grand Lake. This June the company moves to its larger $5 million log facility, paid for through local supporters and fundraising efforts. For tickets or information, visit www. rockymountainrep.com or call 970-627-3421.For those who love the texture of fine fiber, whether it is sheep, alpaca,
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Remote Backcountry LIVINGAmong the best kept secrets of experiencing Colorado’s rugged outdoors in comfort are the yurts in State Forest State Park west of Fort Collins. The State Forest encompasses 71,000 acres of forest, jagged peaks and alpine lakes along the west side of the Medicine Bow Mountains and on the north end of the Never Summer Range. Hidden in those vast acres are cozy yurts for overnight stays. These tent-like canvas and wood structures built high on a wood deck offer secure, private refuge. To reserve a yurt for your adventure, visit www.neversummernordic.com or call 970-723-4070.
SCULPTURE IN THE PARKEnjoy a sunny Colorado day sur-rounded by art at the Benson Sculp-ture Garden at 2908 Aspen Drive in Loveland. Stroll along the meandering pathways of this unique outdoor setting and happen upon 131 pieces of sculpture permanently on display. You’ll find comical frogs, prancing horses, mischievous children, wiz-ened old men, abstract shapes and so much more. For more information or a park guide featuring images of each sculpture, call 970-663-2940. You’ll also find information at www.sculptureinthepark.org.
“Flora” bysculptor Jo Hess
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