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March 2019 THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE COLORADO RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Mona Neeley, CCC, Publisher/Editor mneeley@coloradocountrylife.org Cassi Gloe, CCC, Production Manager/Designer cgloe@coloradocountrylife.org Kylee Coleman, Editorial/Admin. Assistant kcoleman@coloradocountrylife.org ADVERTISING Kris Wendtland, Ad Representative advertising@coloradocountrylife.org | 303-902-7276 National Advertising Representative, American MainStreet Publications 611 S. Congress Street, Suite 504, Austin, TX 78704 | 800-626-1181 Advertising Standards: Publication of an advertisement in Colorado Country Life does not imply endorsement by any Colorado rural electric cooperative or the Colorado Rural Electric Association. Colorado Country Life (USPS 469-400/ISSN 1090-2503) is published monthly by Colorado Rural Electric Association, 5400 Washington Street, Denver, CO 80216-1731. Periodical postage paid at Denver, Colorado. ©Copyright 2019, Colorado Rural Electric Association. Call for reprint rights. EDITORIAL Denver Corporate Office, 5400 Washington Street, Denver, CO 80216 mneeley@coloradocountrylife.org | 303-455-4111 coloradocountrylife.coop | facebook.com/COCountryLife Pinterest.com/COCountryLife | Instagram.com/cocountrylife Twitter.com/COCountryLife | YouTube.com/COCountryLife1 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. SUBSCRIBERS Report change of address to your local cooperative. Do not send change of address to Colorado Country Life. Cost of subscription for members of participating electric cooperatives is $4.44 per year (37 cents per month), paid from equity accruing to the member. For nonmembers, a subscription is $9 per year in-state/$15 out-of-state.
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Photo contest third place winner, Water at Play: “Gosling in the Pond” by Leslie Larson of Lyons, a Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association consumermember.
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FACEBOOK CHATTER CREA posted: Mountain View Electric Association recently brought electricity to a 149-year-old cabin built in what was once the town of Gwillimville. The cabin, which was falling down, was preserved and restored, and MVEA turned its lights on for the first time at the first of the year.
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Photo by Shane Morrison of Colorado Springs, a member of Mountain View Electric Association.
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Co-ops Embrace Renewable Energy Exciting projects are under way at electric co-ops all over the state BY KENT SINGER
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nprecedented. That’s the best word I can think of to describe the number of renewable energy projects that are being developed by Colorado’s electric cooperatives. Each of our 22 co-ops is finding new and innovative ways to add renewable projects to its system in ways that work for that co-op and its system. Here’s just a sampling: Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association, power supplier to 18 of Colorado’s 22 electric distribution co-ops, announced that it will add 104 megawatts of wind power to its power supply mix with the signing of a power purchase agreement for the output of the Crossing Trails Wind Farm. Tri-State has now invested in five utility-scale wind farms in Colorado, along with four utility-scale solar projects. Highline Electric Association in Holyoke recently approved a 1.5-megawatt solar project with construction slated to begin in 2019. The 5,700 single-track solar panels will follow the sun and generate enough electricity to power 400 to 500 homes. The Riverview Solar Project will generate 3.8 million kilowatt-hours per year and will provide power to the communities of Sterling, Atwood, West Plains, Iliff and Crook. Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association in Fort Collins continues to add renewable projects and now has six solar facilities spread throughout its service territory. It also explored the benefits of battery storage with a 10-kilowatt-hour system in its community room. The battery is part of a study on how local storage could help co-op members manage their energy use. White River Electric Association in Meeker recently celebrated the completion of
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the Piceance Creek Solar Farm, a 5.4-megawatt system that will provide enough energy to power more than 830 single family homes each year. “WREA’s local renewables aren’t about trendy efforts but are projects that are designed to have a positive impact on our community and our rates,” said Trina Zagar-Brown, general counsel and manager of member services at WREA. WREA members will be able to lease solar panels from the solar farm later this year. Intermountain Rural Electric Association in Sedalia continues to expand its solar capacity with the recent approval of the Sundance Solar project, a 30-megawatt facility near Kiowa that will be energized in 2020. The Sundance project is in addition to an 80-megawatt solar project near the town of Bennett as well as the 13-megawatt Victory Solar farm in Adams County. Holy Cross Energy in Glenwood Springs, which buys its power from Xcel Energy, recently announced that it will acquire the output of a new 100-megawatt wind farm in 2021 as part of a plan to provide more of its consumers’ needs from clean energy. In 2018, Mountain Parks Electric Association in Granby paid rebates
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totaling $34,260 to its consumer-members who installed renewable energy systems. Mountain Parks also purchases renewable energy from the Granby Dam and the town of Grand Lake’s micro hydropower recovery system and the co-op plans to purchase power from a 1-megawatt solar array that will be built in Jackson County in 2019. Although the integration of renewable energy into the co-op power supply mix is not new, the pace at which Colorado’s electric co-ops are integrating cost-effective renewable energy sources has never been seen before. There’s only one word for it: unprecedented.
Kent Singer, executive director
Kent Singer is the executive director of the Colorado Rural Electric Association and offers a statewide perspective on issues affecting electric cooperatives. CREA is the trade association for your electric co-op, the 21 other electric co-ops in Colorado and its power supply co-op.
LETTERS
FROM THE EDITOR
The advantages of small town living
BY MONA NEELEY
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love small towns. I love that people know each other and care about each other and, most importantly, are there for each other. I was reminded of the amazing community of small towns this last month when the Midwest was deep in subzero temperatures. My mom lives in northern Iowa. She is 88 years old and lives by herself in the house I grew up in. The furnace went out when the temperature was minus 28 degrees. And, in the middle of us solving the heat problem, her phone went out. I’m 800 miles away. There’s not much I can do from here. I’m so thankful for her neighbors, people I grew up with, who went out in that awful weather and quickly solved the phone problem so she could communicate
with the outside MONA NEELEY world again. And it wasn’t long before her furnace was heating the house again, thanks to another guy I grew up with finding someone to fix the heat once he knew there was a problem. My mom does still live by herself, but because she lives in a small town, she is not alone.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
In Favor of Many Sources of Fuel
I just read “Net Metering: How it impacts electric cooperatives” (January ’19). Electric cooperatives buy their power from a variety of sources. They buy solar-generated electricity just like they buy wind- or coal-generated electricity. Solar is especially helpful in western Colorado since it generates the most electricity during times when air-conditioning demand is highest. That keeps the utility from having to buy extra electricity from newer, more expensive power plants. Having many sources of electricity is a good idea since it keeps us from being at the whim of unfriendly countries or changes in the world economy. Lee Casin, De Beque Grand Valley Power member
The Woodcarver Mona Neeley, Colorado Country Life editor Mona Neeley is the statewide editor of Colorado Country Life, which is published in coordination with your local electric cooperative. Its goal is to provide information from your local electric co-op to you, its consumer-members.
Magic happens in the wood shop when mom or dad or grandpa or grandma set to work on a little project. This beautifully written poem (“The Woodcarver,” January ’19) describes the ageless bond between man and wood. But, on my ranch, nothing goes unnoticed when my daughter or granddaughters are in my shop. If the girls don’t get to do what the boys do, I am in trouble. James Kenshalo, Collbran Grand Valley Power member
We Need to Come Together
The “us-versus-them” state of our country alarms me. Kent Singer’s Viewpoint (February ’19) just played the “those New York Times city slickers just don’t understand real people” card. I didn’t read the message as “them” thinking that folks don’t want to live in rural America with its clean air, neighbors, etc. Of course, we want to live here. The problem is we’re having trouble trying to be able to, which is a horrifying truth. The column is just shooting fish in a barrel and it’s divisive. Michael Walker, Bayfield La Plata Electric Association member
SEND US YOUR LETTERS Editor Mona Neeley at 5400 Washington St., Denver, CO 80216 or at mneeley@coloradocountrylife.org. Letters may be edited. COLOR ADO COUNTRY LIFE MARCH 2019
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ntil recently, corded and cordless electric mowers tended to be underpowered. For cordless mowers, this fact was made worse by their subpar battery life. But today, with those problems largely solved, the best electric mowers have the power and battery life to keep pace with a gas mower, depending on the size of your lawn. A cordless, electric mower with a large
The fuel savings also depend on the size of your lot. A small lot uses less gas, so fuel cost savings are less significant. Electric mowers are much quieter than gas mowers and they start instantly. Electric mowers produce less “tailpipe” emissions, but the overall environmental impact depends on how the electricity you’re using to charge the mower is generated. The environmental
manual reel mower. Some models are more effective than you might think, are far less expensive and require little maintenance or storage space. The most dramatic step you could take is replacing your lawn completely, perhaps with water-efficient landscaping, a rock garden, a vegetable garden or even an artificial lawn. This could dramatically cut your water bill
56-volt battery can run for about one hour. And though quality electric mowers tend to cost twice as much as a new equivalent gas model, you can recoup some of the expense with cheaper operating costs. Electricity is a less expensive fuel than gas, and electric engines generally require less maintenance than gas engines.
benefits will be greater if the electricity is generated from renewable energy sources. If your goals are to save money and hassle while protecting the environment, you can minimize your need for a mower or get rid of the need completely. If you want to mow your lawn regularly and don’t mind breaking a sweat, consider a
and the environmental impact of a lawn. Any lawn care changes you make will require a little research, but it’s great to know the option of an electric mower is more viable than ever. This column was co-written by Pat Keegan and Brad Thiessen of Collaborative Efficiency.
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Easy Weeknight Seafood Paella 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 medium yellow onion, diced 1 small green bell pepper, cored, seeded and diced 2 large garlic cloves, minced 1 box (8 ounces) yellow rice 1 can (14 ounces) vegetable broth 1 can (14 ounces) diced tomatoes 1 can (10 ounces) whole baby clams, drained 1 can (8.5 ounces) peas, drained 1 can (6 ounces) medium shrimp, drained 1 can (3.8 ounces) sliced ripe olives, drained In a 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, heat oil; add onion, green pepper and garlic. Cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add rice and vegetable broth. Over high heat, bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 20 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, clams, peas, shrimp and olives; cook 5 minutes. Source: CMI
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Statewide Cooperative Association Re-elects Officers
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he officers for the Colorado Rural Electric Association Board of Directors were re-elected for a second term January 25. The officers serve on their respective electric cooperative boards and represent those individual co-ops on CREA’s board. Guiding CREA’s board as president is Jim Lueck of Iliff. Jim has served on the Highline Electric Association Board of Directors for over 25 years. Highline Electric serves northeastern Colorado and southwestern Nebraska. Jim has also been involved in his community and around Colorado in various board positions. He completed the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association director courses through the highest level of Director Gold. Vice President Jeff Hauck owns and operates an electrical contracting business in Grand Lake. He serves as president on the Mountain Parks Electric Board of Directors, is a Credentialed Cooperative Director and has earned his NRECA Board Leadership certificate. Mountain Parks Electric serves Grand, Jackson, Summit, Routt and Larimer counties.
Ginny Buzcek of Firestone represents the western district in United Power’s service territory. This includes Adams, Broomfield, Weld, Jefferson, Boulder and Gilpin counties. She serves as the CREA board secretary and has completed board certifications through NRECA’s Director Gold credential level. Ginny is involved in many community groups, including 4-H, Girl Scouts and Relay for Life. Treasurer Joe Redetzke lives in Buena Vista. He has his NRECA Credentialed Cooperative Director certificate and his Board Leadership certificate. Joe has served on Sangre de Cristo Electric Association’s board for four years and is involved in many aspects of his community in Chaffee County. The Colorado Rural Electric Association is the trade association for Colorado’s 22 electric cooperatives and the state’s generation and transmission association. The mission of the Colorado Rural Electric Association is to enhance and advance the interests of its member electric cooperatives through a united effort.
Energy Outreach Colorado Wins National Award A leading expert on issues impacting low-income energy consumers for 30 years, Energy Outreach Colorado recently received a national honor. The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy identified EOC’s Low-Income Program as one of America’s outstanding energy efficiency programs. It awarded the Denver-based nonprofit an Exemplary Program Award based on its effectiveness and innovation in energy efficiency efforts for its customers.
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ACEEE’s Utilities Program senior manager Rachel Gold recognizes EOC’s programs as helpful to customers by reducing their costs and by “maintaining comfortable, durable, safe homes and productive businesses.” Energy Outreach Colorado strives to be Colorado’s leading organization dedicated to efficient delivery of costeffective energy assistance. It achieves this by providing bill payment assistance to Coloradans who are behind on their
energy bills. It also provides emergency furnace repair, energy conservation, and energy education for low-income households as a way to help them maintain their well-being and attain selfsufficiency.
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with this agreement, which is the second power purchase agreement the company announced following its request for proposals for renewable energy in June 2018. Nearly one-third of the energy consumed by Tri-State’s members comes from renewable energy. With the addition of the Crossing Trails Wind Farm, Tri-State has now invested in five utility-scale wind farms in Colorado, totaling 471 MW.
marks Tri-State’s fifth investment in a utility-scale wind energy project. The wind farm is approximately 20 miles south of Seibert within both Kit Carson and Cheyenne counties in K.C. Electric Association’s service territory. When operational, the wind farm will generate enough electricity to annually power more than 47,000 average rural Colorado homes. Tri-State further expands its emissions-free renewable energy portfolio
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Electric cooperatives in Colorado and Oklahoma are joining forces to bring first-time electricity to a remote village in rural Guatemala later this year. Beyond providing the gift of light, the volunteer linemen going on this mission want to present each household with a 5-gallon water filter that lasts for two years. Will you be a part of this mission by sponsoring a water filter for $35? For more information and to donate, visit: crea.coop/community-outreach/current-causes
Monthly Contest Enter for your chance to win a copy of The Colorful Dry Garden by Maureen Glimer. For official rules and how to enter, visit our contest page at coloradocountrylife.coop. COLOR ADO COUNTRY LIFE MARCH 2019
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First place, Settings for Play: “King of His Domain” by Karen Mason of Gateway, a Grand Valley Power consumer-member.
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he Centennial State is known as a great place to play, whether it is in the snow, on the water, in the mountains, on the eastern plains or wherever your wanderlust takes you. This past year, we asked electric co-op consumers to capture that play for the annual photo contest. We received 477 entries in four categories: Settings for Play, People and/or Pets at Play, Water at Play and Active Play. The photos entered in the contest captured Colorado’s beautiful scenery, fun and funky animals, water in all of its forms and a variety of activities and adventures. Entries came from consumer-members of all of our electric co-ops and all four corners of the state. First place winners in the contest are Karen Mason, a member of Grand Valley Power, for Settings for Play; Zach Chapman,
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a member of Highline Electric Association, for People and/or Pets at Play; Randy Osga, a member of La Plata Electric Association, for Water at Play; and Brad Weinmeister, a member of La Plata Electric Association, for Active Play. You’ll find their photos, as well as the second and third place winners on the following pages. You can also find all of these photos and more on our website at coloradocountrylife. coop. You’ll also find a video featuring the winners and other favorite photos on our YouTube channel at /COCountryLife1. Enjoy more of these photos of Colorado all year on our Facebook (/COCountryLife) and Instagram (@COCountryLife) pages.
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First place, Active Play: “Sloppy Kiss” by Brad Weinmeister of Bayfield, a La Plata Electric Association consumer-member.
First place, People and/or Pets at Play: “Curious Cow” by Zach Chapman of Yuma, a Highline Electric Association consumer-member.
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F irst place, Water at Play: “Yoga on the San Juan” by Randy Osga of West Warwick, Rhode Island, a La Plata Electric Association consumer-member. Second place, People and/or Pets at Play: “Ultimate Sledding” by Elizabeth Chang of Berthoud, a Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association consumer-member.
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Second place, Active Play: “Horseplay” by William Kapfer of Colorado Springs, a Mountain View Electric Association consumer-member.
Second place, Settings for Play: “A Quiet Fishing Spot” by Donnell Allen of Colorado Springs, a Mountain View Electric Association consumer-member. Second place, Water at Play: “Pure Colorado” by Kimberlee Hutcherson of Pagosa Springs, a La Plata Electric Association consumer-member.
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Third place, Active Play: “Gotta Run” by Natalie Heller of Ridgway, a San Miguel Power Association consumer-member. Right center: Third place, People and/or Pets at Play: “A man, a dog, a journey” by Yvonee Cochrane of Durango, a La Plata Electric Association consumer-member. Third place, Water at Play: “Gosling in the Pond” by Leslie Larson of Lyons, a Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association consumer-member.
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Third place, Settings for Play: “Colorado River” by Linda Snodgrass of Loma, a Grand Valley Power consumer-member.
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Essence provides a constant monitor of
To find out, NRECA’s chief scientist
activity on the electric grid. Sensors gather
Craig Miller and senior research engineer
thousands of data points and anything
Stan McHann, along with other electric
abnormal shows up quickly.
utility technology experts, participated in
“Essence tells us what’s up and what’s
a drill organized by the Defense Advanced
not and what’s behaving accurately or atypi-
Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on
cally. It monitors voltage for stability and the
Plum Island, New York.
physics of the grid. ‘Malware’ could show up
The 840-acre island, about three miles off Long Island’s coast, has its own utili-
and it detects it instantly on the network,” he said.
ties and a dozen high-voltage substations.
NRECA plans to release Essence to
It holds shuttered federal defense facilities
potential commercialization customers
dating back 100 years and a midcentury
for evaluation in April, Miller said. Before
laboratory to test diseases in farm animals.
that, adjustments will be made to make the
“It was not a tabletop exercise. It was a
tool more “utility-friendly” by delivering
physical problem with small substations
only the most salient information to utility
and utility control centers. We needed to
staff, enabling them to respond faster to grid
restore power to them and synchronize
incidents.
them to the grid,” Miller said. DARPA created Rapid Attack Detection, Isolation and Characterization Systems (RADICS) to explore ways to resolve prolonged outages wrought by disasters like earthquakes, floods, fires, hurricanes or cyberattacks, where networks are destroyed and utility crews are gone.
BATTLING UNDER A NEW INTENSITY NRECA has been working with electric co-ops in developing Essence to provide “situational awareness on both the electrical and the cyberfront of the grid,” Miller said. Through tests with co-ops, the tool has prevented cyberattacks, overloading of
transformers and possible fires. That’s what co-ops face every day: the reality of keeping the lights on while keeping threats at bay. NRECA was involved in each of RADICS’s four exercises, but Miller said the recent Plum Island test brought “a new intensity. “It tasked us with learning what the utility people want to know and when. There were no coffee breaks. You did not get lunch. You were under pressure,” he said. Pummeled with wind and rain, McHann, the only member of the NRECA team on Plum Island, arrived by ferry and hiked the island to install Essence equipment on substations and perform local analysis of devices and sensors. He had to pack enough gear and food in case inclement weather kept him on the test site overnight. On top of the sheer physical reconstruction of the grid, participants also had to battle cyberattacks that pushed misinformation and fouled communications. “Whatever DARPA threw at us, we had to keep that critical asset electrified,” McHann said. “Our job is to take those hard problems, break them down and design technology to solve them. It was not a simulated environment. It was a very real environment.” As part of the exercise, one goal was to maintain power to a building that had previously been used for government research. “The building had been abandoned and sealed for over 50 years. Our job was to ‘restore power’ to it,” said Miller, who worked from a control center in Long Island. Red, yellow and green “air dancers,” often seen flailing at car dealerships, puddled beside buildings targeted for power restoration. “When power came on, they stood up,” said Miller. “It was fun.” Cathy Cash is a staff writer at NRECA.
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Let it Blossom, Let it Flow Grow gorgeous plants with minimal effort BY VICKI SPENCER
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can’t think of any gardener who doesn’t long for an easy-to-grow garden. What a pleasure it is to have flowers flourish year after year without much maintenance. I learned this from my mother who worked full time, raised three daughters and helped my father care for two households — all before today’s modern conveniences. No matter how busy she was, her garden was always beautiful. Her secret was to grow plants that were not too particular about sun, water and soil conditions; were not prone to disease or pests; and spread abundantly. To begin cultivating an easy-to-grow garden, try incorporating flowering shrubs into your beds. They can serve as borders, focal points or fillers. Titan boxwood is a hardy dwarf shrub reaching 3 to 6 feet at maturity, with dense branches and small leaves that often stay green year-round. Boxwood can be shaped to any form. Some people enjoy its natural rounded shape in borders, others creatively sculpt whimsical shapes into interesting focal points. Flowering quince is another beautiful shrub. It is wide spreading and tolerant of wind and dry soil. Its red, pink or orange flowers begin to bloom in early spring and the colors seem to brighten with age. Snowball Bush is a fun shrub with pompomshaped flowers that emerge lime green in spring and turn to snowy white in May. Some popular filler shrubs include spiraea with its cascading white blossoms
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and clethra with its fragrant pink flowers. The Mini Man dwarf viburnum recently became popular with its compact white flowers that provide a wonderful contrast in any Colorado garden. In addition to shrubs, there are many easy-to-grow flowers, such as larkspur, cosmos, black-eyed Susan, day lilies and snapdragons. They all add splashes of color throughout your garden.
Colorful snapdragons Larkspur is a lovely spring flower that comes in blues, pinks and whites. It loves cool weather, which means it is a great choice for our consumer-members who live in the mountains. It also grows well on the Front Range as long as you start seeds indoors and then transplant them in April or May. Cosmos is a hardy plant that grows well under differing conditions. If you remove dead flowers, you will enjoy blossoms all summer long. My sister gave me transplants decades ago and they grew well on the south side of my house where heat was intensified by the adjacent asphalt driveway.
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Last summer when my garden seemed to be losing its colorful palette, another sister suggested filling it in with zinnias. I didn’t follow up at first because it was so hot and I thought it might be too late in the season, but wandering through my garden store I found a closeout sale on dwarf zinnias filled with buds and couldn’t resist. Not only did the plants spread out to fill empty spaces, the bright yellow zinnias were also the perfect accent to a predominately pink and purple garden. Regular deadheading kept the plants blooming all the way through October when everything else had faded away. These are just a handful of suggestions to beautify your garden that require minimal maintenance, so you can just sit back and enjoy their magnificence. Gardener Vicki Spencer has an eclectic background in conservation, water, natural resources and more.
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Good News for Americans, Bad News for Pain Drugs Millions are expected to benefit from a new technology that could relieve years of severe joint discomfort; reprograms the body to block slow burning inflammation instead of creating it By Casey Law, Health News Correspondent NATION- Several of the major drug companies behind popular pain relievers may take a financial hit as manufacturing of a new pill is now complete. Using a new technology, the pill could be safer and more effective than many store bought brands. The pill, VeraFlex, was developed in May of this year by a private company in Seattle. Functioning primarily as an immune modulator, the pill targets the body’s immune system which can decrease pain in the body. The Science Behind Relief Research shows that the joint stiffness, soreness and discomfort associated with arthritis is caused by inflammation which attacks healthy cartilage and protective tissue. And according to leading medical scientists, this inflammation is caused by two inflammatory enzymes released by the body’s immune system. Remarkably, the active ingredients in VeraFlex help to block the production of both these enzymes, resulting in a dramatic decreasing in swelling, inflammation, and discomfort. Right now, the leading over-the-counter pills are only able to block one of these enzymes! It’s why so many sufferers fail to ever find relief. Years of Discomfort Relieved in 5 Days “VeraFlex users can generally expect more flexibility in three days...their joint pain alleviated in five days...and in just seven days, a tremendous improvement in overall joint function that may help them move like they did years prior” explains Dr. Liza Leal, developer and spokesperson for VeraFlex. “It’s an incredibly powerful little pill. And with the addition of a patented absorption enhancer, it packs an even greater punch. That’s why I’m so excited to be the first to share these results. It’s giving sufferers their life back.” A Safer, More Effective Avenue to Amazing Relief Its widely accepted through the medical community that inflammatory enzymes are the primary cause of pain and suffering in millions of Americans. It’s why most prescriptions and even nonprescription pills are designed to block them.
However, what most people don’t know is that even the most advanced ones can’t block both! And yet, that’s exactly what VeraFlex is designed to do and why it works so well. “Top pharma companies have struggled to create a drug that blocks COX and LOX; the medical names for the two inflammatory enzymes in the body. Consider the top seller Celebrex, it only blocks one variation of the COX enzyme” explains Leal. “And that’s because they have focused on using chemicals instead of natural substances like VeraFlex.” “Every VeraFlex capsule contains an ultra-high dose of a patented plant extract which has been clinically shown to block both enzymes, bringing relief to every joint that hurts! “The kind of relief most people have never experienced. I often say two enzymes, twice the relief. People think I’m kidding until they try it.” Piling on the Clinical Research Remarkably, the key ingredient in VeraFlex is protected by 8 patents that spread from the US into Canada. And as would one guess, it’s backed by an enormous amount of research, including two patient clinical trials. In the first, 60 participants with rheumatoid arthritis and/or osteoarthritis were randomly placed into four groups. Two groups were given the patented ingredient in VeraFlex, one was given the drug Celecoxib, and the last group a placebo. The results were monitored at 30, 60, and 90 days. The data collected by researchers was stunning. The groups taking the VeraFlex ingredient saw staggering improvements in arthritis symptoms such as flexibility, discomfort and function. And even more astonishing they experienced a dramatic reduction in pain by the 30-day mark that was even better than Celecoxib, a powerful drug! A second study was conducted to ensure the data was accurate and again the results participants experienced taking the VeraFlex compound blew away researchers. This time it beat out the drug Naproxen. Shockingly, both men and women experienced a reduction in joint stiffness two days faster than when using Naproxen. “I have to admit I was surprised when I
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rivers. In any case, the creek got precious little attention from other anglers back then, so I usually had the place to myself. I found that pleasantly surprising, too. Of course, that all changed. The popularity of fly fishing exploded in the late ’70s and ’80s and eventually I began seeing other fishermen up there. Before long, guides and outfitters were showing up with clients — mostly tourist types, it seemed. Apparently, it didn’t matter to these folks that the fish were small; they just wanted a Rocky Mountain fly fishing experience. The increased traffic put a lot of pressure on the little creek, but it’s a catch-and-release fishery so the fish are still in there — they’ve just become extremely spooky, secretive and much more difficult to catch. Last spring, my friend Pat and I were up there fishing dry flies when I hooked a rainbow that slopped over the 21-inch mark on Pat’s tape measure. We were rightfully surprised, but later learned that trout weighing more than 4 pounds have been recorded in that stream by wildlife biologists during their electro-shocking surveys. One of them told us, “Just because a stream is small, doesn’t mean it can’t hold some big trout.” Dennis Smith is a freelance outdoors writer and photographer whose work appears nationally. He lives in Loveland.
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March 8-10 Monte Vista Crane Festival At various Monte Vista locations At the Monte Vista Crane Festival, guests can feast their eyes on an immense number of sandhill cranes as they migrate to the San Luis Valley. Take a guided sunrise or sunset tour and watch these graceful birds settle in for the spring and find out some interesting facts along the way. You will also enjoy the presentations, archaeological and cultural heritage tours, the craft and nature fair and more. Registration deadline is March 7. For more information, visit mvcranefest.org.
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ing. One morning while I was brushing my teeth, he walked into the bathroom with a small guitar in hand and said, “This song doesn’t have any words,” and proceeded to strum the guitar strings a few times. He then informed me that his next song has words. After strumming the strings a few more times he stopped and looked up at me as the toothpaste foamed in my mouth. “You’re not singing!” he said. Michael Plaster, Kiowa
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Brighten Your March with Colorado Art Creative artists craft original designs
Remarkable Metal-Making In 2014, Steve and Andrea Keenan opened Prairie Metalworks in their hometown of Springfield. They serve area farms and ranches with their portable welding rig, doing maintenance, repairs and construction. These days they also use their artistic skills to create cool custom and prefabricated pieces of metal artwork. For more information, call 719-5631014 or visit prairiemetalworks.com.
Fine Furniture From Fort Collins Want to add a conversation piece to your home or office? At Fort Collinsbased Baldwin Custom Woodworking, Ryan Baldwin creates beautiful custom wood furniture with the help of northern Colorado’s “urban forest.” In other words, trees or other wood structures that would otherwise be sent to the landfill are reclaimed and milled until their beauty shines through. Baldwin then crafts a highquality piece of furniture that will stand out in any room. For more information, call 970-2138608 or visit baldwinwoodworking.com.
A Display of Attention Whether you’re looking for an original gift or an attractive art piece for your home, Timco Art Pottery in Colorado Springs could be your answer. Lance Timco has more than 40 years’ experience as an artistic potter. Each piece he creates comes from the heart and is brought to life through his hands, whether it is baking dish, pie plate or vase. For more information, call 719-3020702 or visit timco.com. 1 4 3
The Sky’s the Limit If you’re in Fruita, check the corner of Aspen and Peach and view the grand sculpture of a horse made out of 1,000 horseshoes. While you’re at it, take a rest on one of the dozens of original park benches, like the car bumper bench. These spectacular pieces of art were created by Jeff Bates of Sky River Ranch. Bates uses metal, wood, copper, antlers and more to construct artwork that’s one of a kind. For more information, call 970-858-1394 or visit skyriverranch.com.
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We ship all orders the same day the plugs are packed and at the earliest planting time in your state.