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THE CO-OP DIFFERENCE
Started in the Great Depression, co-ops continue to serve communities BY KENT SINGER CREA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KSINGER@COLORADOREA.ORG
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Colorado Country Life is delivered each month to over 229,000 households and businesses in Colorado electric cooperative service territory. If you receive the magazine, you’re probably a consumer-member of one of Colorado’s 22 electric distribution co-ops that serve 70 percent of the geography of Colorado. You may not realize it, but by virtue of being a consumermember of an electric co-op, you’re not just a customer of a utility, you’re part of a movement. That’s right, the electric co-op program was a social experiment initiated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1935. (Congress passed enabling legislation in 1936.) FDR created the Rural Electrification Administration, commonly known as the REA, not only to provide jobs during the Great Depression, but also because he believed that the quality of life in rural America would be greatly improved if people in rural areas had access to electricity in the same way as those who lived in cities.
Statue of Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C.
I was reminded of the beginnings of the REA program on a recent trip to the town of Hyde Park in upstate New York. As you may know, FDR was born in Hyde Park on an estate called Springwood; he returned there frequently over the course of his eventful life, and he and Eleanor Roosevelt are buried on the grounds of the estate. Today, you can tour the Roosevelt home at Springwood and visit the FDR Presidential Library & Museum. (For anyone interested in U.S. history, particularly World War II, the museum is a must-see.) In addition to being a wartime president, Roosevelt had the overwhelming challenge of trying to jump-start the U.S. economy in the throes of the Great Depression. The REA program was just one of many “New Deal” programs he initiated. While the
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museum includes exhibits about each of these programs, I took special note of the exhibit titled “Powering Rural America.” The introduction to the exhibit reminds us of the reasons FDR started the REA program: “Imagine a world without electricity. In 1933, 90 percent of America’s farmers lived in such a world. Ignored by private power Kent Singer companies, who could not make a profit wiring rural areas, farm families passed their nights in darkened homes. Their days were filled with time-consuming manual labor. Electricity could transform farm life with pumps to supply running water, refrigerators, washing machines and other labor-saving devices. A longtime advocate of public power, FDR was determined to bring affordable electricity to rural Americans.” As the result of FDR’s vision and the hard work of co-op line crews over the last 80 years, America’s farms and small towns enjoy the benefits of electricity. Today, your co-op provides more than electricity; it’s an integral part of your community. That is part of the “co-op difference.” Your local electric cooperative pays taxes; it employs your neighbors; it lights your kids’ ball field; it sponsors local youth programs; it offers college and trade school scholarships to local students; and so much more. Co-ops also help those who struggle to pay their power bills by supporting Energy Outreach Colorado and other organizations that help those less fortunate. No other type of electric utility has this kind of connection with its consumers. When I visited Hyde Park this fall, I paid homage to FDR at his grave in the rose garden at the Springwood estate. With the REA, he started something big: a movement that has grown and flourished and now includes over 900 cooperatives serving more than 42 million Americans in 47 states. That’s something to be proud of, just as all of Colorado’s electric co-ops are proud to serve their members and their communities. With your support, Colorado’s electric cooperatives will continue to live the co-op difference in 2019 and beyond. I wish you a happy holiday season and a healthy new year.
Kent Singer, Executive Director
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[letters] Soft Spot for Guatemala
I have a personal interest in the needs of small rural villages in Guatemala. It was 1973 when I was employed by Mountain View Electric Association while I had the opportunity to take a trip to Guatemala with my brother Lee and a group of young people, including my daughter Nancy. We had the opportunity to travel through much of the rural areas, and I recall comparing the needs of some of the povertystricken rural areas with the highly developed rural areas of eastern Colorado served by MVEA. When I returned I wrote an article for Colorado Country Life titled “Land of Eternal Spring” telling about this beautiful country and the friendly people we encountered during this marvelous adventure. It has been over 40 years and the people are still lacking the basics of life that we take for granted. What a great opportunity it is for the people in our area to play a part in bringing electricity and clean water to that country. Helen Morrison, Limon Mountain View Electric member
Delightful Ducks
Thank you to Dennis Smith for your many articles, especially the one about the duck decoys (September ’18). I grew up in Sheridan, Wyoming, fortunate to have a father who thought girls could do the same things as boys, so my twin sister and I tied our own flies to fish the high lakes in the Big Horn Mountains reached on our own horses. How wonderful to read about the love you have for the outdoors, too. Ann Garbutt Ryan, Fort Collins Poudre Valley REA member Got something to say? We welcome letters to the editor via mail or email. They must include the writer’s name and full address. Send your letter to Editor Mona Neeley at 5400 Washington St., Denver, CO 80216 or to mneeley@ coloradocountrylife.org. Letters may be edited for length. coloradocountrylife.coop
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[community events] [December] December Weekend Nights Colorado Springs Electric Safari Cheyenne Mountain Zoo cmzoo.org Weekend Nights through December 23 Littleton Santa’s Village Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield 4:30-8:30 pm • botanicgardens.org Wednesday-Sunday Through December 20 Montrose Christmas Activities at the Covered Bridge Covered Bridge Ranch 10 am-4:30 pm coveredbridgeranch.com Various Dates through December 30 Pueblo ElectriCritters Pueblo Zoo 5:30-8:30 pm • pueblozoo.org December 7 Colorado Springs Bear Creek by Candlelight Bear Creek Nature Center 5-8 pm • 719-520-6388 December 7-8 Durango Festival of Trees Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Grange Hall 1-6 pm • 970-385-3453 December 7 Durango “Noel Night With Lawrence Baca” Artist Reception Sorrel Sky Gallery 5-7 pm • sorrelsky.com
December 8-9 Loveland “Loveland Lights” Holiday Event Loveland Public Library 970-962-2401 lovelandpubliclibrary.org December 8 Montrose Ornament Painting Class for Families Ute Indian Museum 6:30 pm • 970-249-3098 December 8 Timnath “A Victorian Christmas Tea” Event Timnath Presbyterian Church 10 am-1 pm • 970-484-8113 December 10 Colorado Springs Visiting Writers Series With Stanley Crawford Colorado College 7 pm • coloradocollege.edu December 12-15 Berthoud Berthoud Snowfest Fickel Park West Side berthoudsnowfest.com December 13 Salida Columbine Gem & Mineral Society Holiday Party Mt Shavano Manor 5:30 pm • rockaholics.org December 14-16 Greeley The Stampede Troupe Presents: A Christmas Story Union Colony Civic Center 970-356-5000 • ucstars.com December 15-16 Grand Junction Grand Valley Model Railroad Christmas Train Show Cross Orchards 10 am-4 pm • 970-242-0971
December 7 Mancos “In December” Concert Mancos United Methodist Church 7 pm • 970-533-9165
December 16 Pueblo Pueblo Municipal Band Holiday Concert Sangre de Cristo Arts Center 2 pm • 719-295-7200
December 7 Pueblo Ethnic Christmas Open House El Pueblo History Museum 5-7 pm • 719-583-0453
December 21 Glenwood Springs Demo Days and Skiing With Santa Sunlight Mountain Resort 970-945-7491 • sunlightmtn.com
December 8 Durango Durango Farmers Holiday Market La Plata County Fairgrounds 9 am-2 pm • 970-749-1653
December 22-23 Granby Ski With Santa Granby Ranch 11 am-2 pm • granbyranch.com
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December 15, January 6 and 27, February 10 and 24, March 23 and 30 Wolf Creek Ski Area, Pagosa Springs Skiers and snowboarders ages 3 and older are invited to participate in one, some or all of the 2018-2019 Fun Race Series. Racers will be divided into the appropriate age bracket and then attempt to race their fastest time on the course for their chance to win a gold, silver or bronze medal. For more information, visit wolfcreekski.com. December 25 Boulder Christmas Buffet Hotel Boulderado 303-442-4344 • boulderado.com December 28-29 Frisco Meadow Mountain Concert 10 Mile Music Hall meadowmountainmusic.com December 29 Rifle The Boys of Summer: The Music of The Eagles Ute Events Center 8 pm • utetheater.com December 30-31 Denver Devotchka Concert The Bluebird Theater devotchka.net December 31 Durango New Year’s Eve: Night Rail Jam Purgatory Resort 3-8 pm • 970-247-9000
January 3 Loveland Outdoor Divas Women’s Demo Day Loveland Ski Area 9 am-3 pm • 303-571-5580 January 4 Pueblo First Friday Art Walk Pueblo Creative Corridor 5 pm • puebloarts.org January 4 Winter Park Mini Rail Jam Winter Park Resort 4-5 pm • winterparkresort.com
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WINNING STUDENTS DISPLAY INNOVATIVE THINKING
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Two amazing students were among the exhibitors at the Colorado Rural Electric Association Energy Innovations Summit Monday, October 29 in downtown Denver. They were the winners of the Colorado Touchstone Energy Cooperatives award at the 2018 Colorado Science & Engineering Fair at Colorado State University in Fort Collins last April. Kevin Yang (left) explained his design of an energy-saving radiative cooling bilayer paint that could be used to keep buildings cooler. Kevin was a 10th grader at Fairview High School in Boulder when his project won the co-op award. Nikhila Narayana (right) explained how altering the wavelength of bioluminescent
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light could power a photovoltaic cell. Nikhila was an 8th grader at Rocky Heights Middle School in Highlands Ranch when she won the co-op energy award. Both students talked with summit attendees and attended sessions during the day.
Co-op Business Model Shines at CU Boulder Event
(Left to right) CREA Executive Director Kent Singer, Jason Frisbie of Platte River Power Authority, Alice Jackson of Xcel and Mike McInnis of Tri-State talk about an electric industry in transition during the CREA Energy Innovations Summit.
Electric Cooperatives Focus on Innovation “What’s new, what’s coming, what’s changing” was the theme when the Colorado Rural Electric Association hosted its 9th annual Energy Innovations Summit October 29 in downtown Denver. More than 350 people from all parts of the electric industry attended the one-day event that opened with industry leaders talking about today’s turbulent times and what affect the changes in the industry are having on their companies. CREA Executive Director Kent Singer directed the opening conversation among Alice Jackson, president of Xcel Energy; Jason Frisbie, CEO of Platte River Power Authority; and Mike McInnis, CEO of Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association. 12
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Breakout sessions followed, with panels discussing energy efficiency and demand response: forecasting renewable energy; alternatives to lithium ion storage technology; how blockchains might assist the power industry; electric vehicle charging technology; and co-op battery storage projects. Steve Collier, director of smart grid strategies for Milsoft Utility Solutions spoke to the group about changes, threats and opportunities in the electric industry. The day closed out with a panel of experts from California talking about community choice aggregation in California and how it might translate to Colorado. The event also included vendors displaying new products and time for various industry leaders to meet and share information.
The cooperative business model and the advantages of being a co-op in today’s world were the focus of the Colorado Shared Ownership Summit that was part of the Conscious Capitalism Conference at the University of Colorado Boulder Tuesday, November 6. The Colorado Rural Electric Association and CoBank were among the five sponsors for the day. The event brought together cooperative leaders from around the country. It also connected leaders from different kinds of co-ops in Colorado. There were representatives from the state’s electric cooperatives, community wealthbuilding co-ops, housing co-ops, food co-ops, credit unions, investment coops, farmland co-ops, child care co-ops, employee-owned businesses and more. Those in attendance talked about what they had in common and how they can work together. The event opened the day after the election, with a previously prepared video from Gov.-elect Jared Polis. He noted his support for co-ops with past legislation and added that cooperatives “…are all an important part of the economy.” coloradocountrylife.coop
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Spark Your Knowledge of Electricity Schoolteachers interested in the electric industry have the opportunity next summer to learn more about energy, how it is generated and how it is supplied to all of us who use it. Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, the power supplier to 18 of Colorado’s 22 electric co-ops, will bring together educators who teach grades 4-12 for a three-day learning session in Westminster June 18-20. The program is open and free to all teachers who are electric cooperative members, teach at schools that are co-op members or teach students whose parents are co-op members in Tri-State’s service area. (Educators outside of electric co-op territory are welcome to apply, and funding will be sought on their behalf.)
Thanks to the support of Tri-State’s member cooperatives, there is no cost to educators in the Tri-State service area who participate. Most expenses, including lodging, meals, transportation and conference materials, are provided. The program is sponsored in cooperation with the National Energy Education Development Project, which works with the education community to promote an energy-conscious and educated society by helping deliver multisided energy education programs. For more information or to apply, contact Wendi Moss at the NEED Project, wmoss@need.org, or Michelle Pastor at mpastor@tristategt.org.
You may not realize it, but if you are reading this magazine, you are probably a member of an electric cooperative. Colorado Country Life is mailed to electric cooperative members as a service from your local electric co-op. It is the co-op’s way of keeping its consumer-members up to date on events at the co-op, new programs and rebates, board of directors elections, rate changes and more. If you like doing business with a cooperative and are interested in connecting with co-ops, visit colorado. coop online. This new website lists all kinds of cooperatives located in Colorado. You’ll find your local electric co-op, ag co-ops, credit unions and more. There are 65,000 coops in the United States and hundreds here in Colorado. Engage with these various co-ops and live out the sixth cooperative principle: cooperation among cooperatives.
Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Power Sector Decline Changes in the mix of fuels used to generate electricity, along with a slowdown in the growth of demand for power, have contributed to a 28 percent decline in carbon dioxide emissions since 2005, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. EIA calculated that CO2 emissions from the United States’ electric power sector totaled 1,744 million metric tons (MMt) in 2017, the lowest level since 1987. (CO2 emissions from outside the power sector only fell by 5 percent in that same time period.) U.S. electricity demand decreased in six of the past 10 years as industrial demand declined and residential and commercial demand remained relatively flat. If electricity demand continued to coloradocountrylife.coop
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2017, “noncarbon” resources, including renewable resources, accounted for 38 percent of the resources, up from 28 percent in 2005.
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ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS AN EV How economics could affect your decision to purchase an electric vehicle
BY PAUL WESSLUND
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Wondering if an electric vehicle is a good gift idea for you or your significant other this Christmas? The answer could depend on where you live. Electric vehicles account for just 1.2 percent of the U.S. vehicle market, but sales are booming, growing 25 percent last year. And they’re getting better and cheaper as researchers improve the batteries that power them. Here’s a guide to help you decide if an electric car is for you — or if you just want to be smarter about one of the next big things in energy. The first thing to realize about electric cars is they can drive more than enough miles for you on a single charge, even if you live out in the wide-open countryside. LOCATION ISSUE 1: THE DISTANCE MYTH Try keeping track of your actual daily use, advises Brian Sloboda, a program and product manager at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. “If you’re an insurance salesman, you’re logging a lot of miles, so an electric car’s not going to be for you,” he says, noting that a typical range for an electric car today is more than 100 miles, and ranges of 150 to 250 miles are becoming common. “But if you look at how many miles you drive in a day, for most people in the United States, even in rural areas, that number is under 40 miles per day. So if your car has a range of 14
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120 miles, that’s a lot of wiggle room.” According to the Federal Highway Administration, the average American drives 25 miles per day, and for rural areas that average is 34 miles a day. Sloboda says another reason it’s worth thinking realistically about your daily mileage comes from the most likely way an electric car would be refueled. When an electric car is done driving for the day, you can plug it in to recharge overnight. Essentially, you’re topping off the gas tank while you sleep, giving you a fully-charged battery every morning. There are three ways to charge an electric car: Level 1 — The simplest charging technique is to plug the car into a standard home outlet. That will charge the battery at a rate that will add 2 to 5 miles to its range each hour. That’s pretty slow, but Sloboda notes the battery might start the charging session already partly charged, depending on how far it is driven that day. Level 2 — Faster charging will require a professional installer to upgrade the home’s voltage for a unit that will add between 10 and 25 miles of range for each hour of charging — a rate that would fully charge the battery overnight. Sloboda says installing a Level 2 charger in a house or garage would run $500 to $800 for the equipment, plus at least that much for the labor. Timers can also be used to charge the vehicle in the
middle of the night when electric consumption is typically lower. Level 3 — DC (direct current) fast charge requires specialized equipment more suited to public charging stations and will bring a car battery up to 80 percent of capacity in 30 minutes. Sloboda warns this high-speed technique should only be used for special long-distance driving, since it can degrade the battery over time. That’s also why DC chargers shouldn’t be used to bring the battery up to 100 percent. LOCATION ISSUE 2: OFF-PEAK ELECTRIC RATES What you pay to charge your electric car could also depend on where you live, Sloboda says. He advises checking to see whether your local electric co-op offers a lower rate to charge an electric vehicle overnight, when the utility has a lower demand for electricity. “It’s different depending on where you are in the country,” Sloboda says. Some local co-ops have fairly stable electric demand throughout a typical day, so they may not offer a special electric vehicle rate. He says there are areas of the country where the on-peak, off-peak difference in price is extreme, so it might make financial sense for the utility to offer an overnight charging rate. Another factor affecting the economics of an electric car is, of course, the cost of the vehicle. coloradocountrylife.coop
[ industry] “These cars are really in the luxury and performance car categories,” Sloboda says. As electric cars improve, projections put their cost coming down to match conventional vehicles by about the year 2025. But today, the average electric car costs close to $40,000, compared with less than $30,000 for several internal combustion engine vehicles. LOCATION ISSUES 3 AND 4: ENVIRONMENT AND GEOGRAPHY For many people, one of the biggest selling points for electric cars is their effect on the environment, and that can also depend on where you live. The sources of electricity for a local utility vary across the country — some areas depend heavily on coal-fired power plants, others use larger shares of solar or wind energy. One major environmental group analyzed all those local electric utility fuel mixes and determined that, for most of the country, electric vehicles have much less of an effect on the environment than conventional vehicles. That study by the Union of Concerned Scientists shows that in the middle part of the country, driving an electric vehicle has the equivalent environmental benefits of driving a gasoline-powered car that gets 41 to 50 miles per gallon. For much of the rest of the country, it’s like driving a car that gets well over 50 miles per gallon. “Seventy-five percent of people now live in places where driving on electricity is cleaner than a 50 mpg gasoline car,” the report from the Union of Concerned Scientists states. Other local factors that will affect an electric car’s performance include climate and geography, Sloboda says. The range of the vehicle will be affected by whether you regularly drive up and down mountains or make a lot of use of the heater or air conditioner. Sloboda concedes that electric vehicles are not for everybody. One limit to their growth is that no major carmaker currently offers an especially popular choice: a pickup truck. Although, the development of electric pickups is under way at Atlis Motor Vehicles and Workhorse group, and discussions show Tesla is considering developing an electric pickup as well. Sloboda suggests possible advantages of an electric pickup: a heavy battery in the bottom would lower the center of gravity for better handling, and at a remote work site the battery could run power tools. Paul Wesslund writes on consumer and cooperative affairs for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. coloradocountrylife.coop
Easing Electric Vehicle Range Anxiety Range anxiety—fear of the battery running out before you’re able to recharge—is a roadblock to wider use of electric vehicles. But statistics show this fear is overblown, even if you live in a rural area. While extra planning may be needed for vacations or longer trips, nearly everyone’s daily driving needs can be met with one charge.
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A Brighter Tomorrow BY MONA NEELEY The lights are on in Pie del Cerro and Tierra Blanca Salinas, two remote, primitive villages in north central Guatemala, thanks to 15 Colorado and Oklahama lineworkers. Seven men from Colorado electric co-ops and eight from Oklahoma co-ops spent 19 grueling days in late September and early October bringing electricity to more than 50 homes in each of these two villages in the middle of a rain forest. Now there is electricity to grind the corn that is so much a part of the villagers’ daily lives and to provide refrigeration for improved diets. There is also hope for an even brighter tomorrow and a better life, especially for the kids who will now grow up with lights that allow them to do their homework after the sun goes down and who will have access to a computer to expand their horizons. That hope comes thanks to the electric cooperatives across the United States that have partnered with NRECA International, the philanthropic arm of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, the national trade association for electric co-ops. For this particular project, the Colorado Rural Electric Association partnered with the Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives and Empressa Municipal Rural de Electricidad, or EMRE, a small municipal utility serving more than 5,000 meters in the Ixcan region of Guatemala. Linemen from EMRE and student apprentices participating in a vocational-type school worked with the crews from the United States to string the power lines and wire the houses.
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Pulling line.
Chet Stickler works with an apprentice.
It was no easy task. EMRE cleared the right-of-way needed to bring the electricity from a nearby village prior to the team arriving. Then, once the Americans arrived, the team put up 4.34 miles of primary line and 3.72 miles of secondary line along 130 power poles through the two villages. The volunteers connected the power lines to 104 homes, two schools, two health centers and five churches. The linemen worked tirelessly in heat and humidity that nearly kicked their fortitude. Temperatures were in the 90s, as was the humidity, almost every day of the project. After getting up at 6:30 a.m. and preparing for the day, the guys were usually drenched in sweat by 9 a.m. as they drove unpaved, pothole-filled roads to the villages. But neither the heat and humidity nor the primitive working conditions stopped the work. And it certainly didn’t stop the Guatemalans who were working alongside them. The people of Pie de Cerro and Tierra Blanca Salinas were excited at the prospect of electricity for their homes. Most houses are built of rough-sawed wood with thatched roofs. Some are built with handmade concrete blocks. Some have tin roofs. Most have dirt floors and no doors or 18
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Manpower to move a transformer.
Building line through a jungle.
windows. Gaps in the siding and between the top of the walls and the roof provide ventilation for the indoor cooking fires, as well as letting in the hot, humid outdoor air and a little light. In anticipation of the linemen arriving, the families in each of these homes, anxious for electricity, hand dug a deep hole and planted something that would act as a power pole for their home. Some poles were the tree trunks that were cut from the rightof-way where the power came through the rain forest and into the village. Some were odd, square poles that seem to be common in Guatemala. Others were freshly poured concrete — some with rebar; some without. They were ready for the “gringos” to wire their villages, villages that have never had much of anything. Don Pedro Tut, a grandfather of 14 in Pie del Cerro, recalled in a written history that he shared with the team that the villages were established in 1984 and 1985. (This was after a brutal civil war during which people fled Guatemala. When they returned, the government allowed them to settle in the rain forest area, but there was no infrastructure, no water, no electricity.) “Settlers began to farm in the foothill of
Making friends.
the mountain,” Don Pedro Tut wrote. “They began to grow a lot of corn but couldn’t grow anything else because there was not enough shade. They suffered a lot.” The international team was there during the corn harvest and saw how hard the villagers work in the sweltering heat, from young, barefoot children to older adults. The team ran wire alongside hilly, handplanted corn fields and watched as villagers picked corn by hand and used a diesel generator to power a corn sheller to get the corn ready for drying. The corn was then spread on black tarps across the village soccer field to dry in the sun before crews of men bagged it and loaded it on trucks to be hauled to market. Everyone was involved. “Everyone is in survival mode,” noted Dale Kishbaugh, director of safety and loss control for CREA and the Colorado team leader. “That’s all they focus on: living until tomorrow.” And, yet, the team also noticed that the villagers were happy, with a lot of pride in what they did have. That truly came through when the villages got together to celebrate the lights coming on.
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On the day of the event, the international team was greeted at the edge of Pie del Cerro with a palm-frond gateway and the beginning of a special celebration. It started with a procession that included icons from the local church, women carrying incense burners and flowers, a percussion section followed by girls stepping to the beat and the entire village walking alongside the international team and EMRE employees to the village school. An impressive and touching ceremony followed with the national anthems of the United States and Guatemala being played and speeches from the village leaders and EMRE expressing thanks to the team that brought electricity to the villages. And, as everyone gathered for lunch in the school and yard, there was one last chance for the village kids to connect with the linemen. These were men they had come to know and admire over the last three weeks — men who made a difference in these villages that will last for generations and yet were changed, themselves, by their time in a faraway place. Mona Neeley, editor of Colorado Country Life, was privileged to be in the villages of Pie del Cerro and Tierra Blanca Salinas when the lights came on for the first time. coloradocountrylife.coop
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SERVE UP SMILES This isn’t your grandma’s gingerbread. These soft cookies are cute as a button and have a deep, rich flavor from chocolate, molasses, ginger and many other spices. After they’re baked, press on a chocolate star or chocolate kiss for the perfect finishing touch.
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Soft Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies Yield: 60 small cookies Ingredients 2 3/4 cups (12 1/3 ounces) all-purpose flour 1/4 cup (3/4 ounce) unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons ground ginger 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice 1/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup (6 ounces) butter, at room temperature 3/4 cup (5 2/3 ounces) packed brown sugar 1/4 cup (1 3/4 ounces) granulated sugar, plus extra for rolling 20
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1 /3 cup (4 1/2 ounces) unsulfured molasses 1 egg, at room temperature 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 teaspoon packed orange zest (from 1/2 large orange) 60 milk chocolate stars or chocolate kisses Directions In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, allspice and salt, then set aside for a moment. Place the butter and both sugars in the large bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat them together on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Add the molasses, egg, vanilla extract and orange zest, and beat until well mixed. The mixture might look a little broken at this point. Stop the mixer and add the dry ingredients. Mix on low speed until just a few streaks of flour remain. Finish
mixing by hand, scraping the bottom and sides of the bowl well with a spatula. Turn the dough out onto a piece of cling wrap and wrap it well. Chill for at least 2 hours, preferably overnight. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Pour some granulated sugar into a shallow bowl. Roll the chilled cookie dough into small 1-inch balls, roll the balls in granulated sugar and place them 2 inches apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for 7-8 minutes until puffed and dry in the center, but still soft. Remove baking sheet from the oven and immediately press a chocolate star or unwrapped chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie. Let cookies cool completely on the baking sheet. These cookies keep amazingly well and, if stored in an airtight container at room temperature, will be soft and moist for up to a week after baking.
QUICK HOLIDAY TREAT These cute cookie ornaments are a quick and easy holiday treat. They’re so simple, even the kids can help make them. Serve them at a holiday party, or package a few and give them as edible gifts. Get the recipe on our website at coloradocountrylife.coop. Got a great recipe? Share it with us. We always welcome your feedback and ideas. If you have a recipe you want us to try, send it our way by emailing recipes@coloradocountrylife.org. coloradocountrylife.coop
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Decorating for the holidays is always something I looked forward to doing. When my kids were young, we would go to the mountains to cut down our Christmas trees. It was a fun family outing and guaranteed plenty of fresh pine boughs for draping over the fireplace mantle, along the staircase and for making wreaths. I savored the fresh forest scent and loved the contrast of bright red bows against the greenery, but our decorations were not complete without poinsettias. I used to think poinsettias had to be discarded after the holidays when the red bracts dropped. Then I discovered my mother’s poinsettias thriving well into spring. As it turns out, poinsettias are as easy to maintain as any houseplant; it just takes some effort to get them to bloom a second time. You can keep poinsettias indoors or place them outside in bright, indirect light once night temperatures are consistently above 50 degrees. By midsummer, if they grow considerably, prune them down to about half size, repot in potting soil and apply commercial houseplant fertilizer. When nighttime temperatures dip below 50 degrees again, bring the pots indoors. To encourage new flowers and red bracts, poinsettias need to be kept in total darkness for 15 hours per day from September 21 to the end of October. I placed mine in a basement closet at 5 p.m. and took them out the next day at 8 a.m. This worked for me because no one used the basement. If you don’t have a room that will remain absolutely dark, you can cover the plants with a black cloth. Follow this routine religiously and your poinsettias should begin developing color by early November. There are many other winter blooming houseplants to fulfill your craving for color
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Limit 1 coupon per customer per day. Save 20% on any 1 item purchased. *Cannot be used with other discount, coupon or any of the following items or brands: Inside Track Club membership, Extended Service Plan, gift card, open box item, 3 day Parking Lot Sale item, compressors, floor jacks, safes, saw mills, storage cabinets, chests or carts, trailers, trencher/backhoe, welders, Admiral, Ames, Bauer, Cobra, CoverPro, Daytona, Diamondback, Earthquake, Fischer, Hercules, Icon, Jupiter, Lynxx, Poulan, Predator, Tailgator, Viking, Vulcan, Zurich. Not valid on prior purchases. Non-transferable. Original coupon must be presented. Valid through 4/1/19.
SUPER COUPON
2000 WATT SUPER QUIET INVERTER GENERATOR
Customer Rating
• 4.7 hour run time
NOW
99 $449
9
$
49999 SAVE 549 $
ITEM 62523
17499
COMPARE TO
HONDA
ITEM 61454/69091/62803/63635/67847 shown
$
*97394822 * 97394822
*97395143 * 97395143
*97395375 * 97395375
LIMIT 8 - Coupon valid through 4/1/19*
LIMIT 3 - Coupon valid through 4/1/19*
LIMIT 3 - Coupon valid through 4/1/19*
LIMIT 5 - Coupon valid through 4/1/19*
SUPER COUPON Customer Rating Customer Rating
SUPER COUPON
$299 COMPARE TO
DIRECT-LIFT
39999
$
NOW
COMPARE TO
79999 SAVE $500
MODEL: 873100
ITEM 69904/68892 shown
BLUE HAWK $ 99
SAVE $ 99 70% 8
19
MODEL: 77280
$5
99
*97395413 * 97395413
LIMIT 3 - Coupon valid through 4/1/19*
LIMIT 8 - Coupon valid through 4/1/19*
SUPER COUPON • Great outdoor accent lighting • Super bright light
1 TON CAPACITY FOLDABLE SHOP CRANE
Customer Rating
• Boom extends from 36-1/4" to 50-1/4" • Crane height adjusts from 82" to 94"
NOW
99 $
12
99
29
NOW
Customer Rating
$ 97 COMPARE TO HAMPTON BAY MODEL: 82056-055SR
SAVE 70%
ITEM 62533/63941/64625/68353 shown
COMPARE TO
IRONTON
$
19999 SAVE $ 100
MODEL: 46218
ITEM 61858/69512/69445 shown
$99 $
179
*97396157 * 97396157
LIMIT 8 - Coupon valid through 4/1/19*
LIMIT 3 - Coupon valid through 4/1/19*
10 FT. x 20 FT. PORTABLE CAR CANOPY
NOW
COMPARE TO
$9999 $
20599
MODEL: 23522
$
11999
ITEM 63054/62858 shown
99 $229
249
99
SAVE $ 120 ITEM 63842
COMPARE TO
ALC
99
$4
SAVE 50%
9
$ 99 ITEM 69594/69955/64284/42292 shown
*97397221 * 97397221
*97397995 * 97397995
LIMIT 4 - Coupon valid through 4/1/19*
LIMIT 9 - Coupon valid through 4/1/19*
*Original coupon only. No use on prior purchases after 30 days from original purchase or without original receipt. Valid through 4/1/19.
$
34999
MODEL: ALC-AWS3266
NOW
$
COMPARE TO
GPL
$1 999
5145 SAVE 61%
$
MODEL: H-21
ITEM 62515/66911 shown
*97395438 * 97395438
LIMIT 5 - Coupon valid through 4/1/19*
LIMIT 6 - Coupon valid through 4/1/19*
SUPER COUPON
18 VOLT LITHIUM CORDLESS 3/8" DRILL/DRIVER KIT Customer Rating
NOW
9 $299 COMPARE TO
RYOBI $
69
$
SUPER COUPON
30", 4 DRAWER TECH CART • 12,600 cu. in. of storage • 580 lb. capacity • Heavy duty gas struts hold lid open at 90 degrees
NOW
Customer Rating
3999
SAVE 56%
$
9
9 7 0 1 $ 159 SAVE 99
$
COMPARE TO
79995
Side tray sold separately.
ITEM 64818 64096 shown
*97398738 * 97398738
$ MODEL: KRBC10TBPC 691 *97396837 * 97396837
LIMIT 5 - Coupon valid through 4/1/19*
LIMIT 3 - Coupon valid through 4/1/19*
MODEL: P1810
ITEM 64118
SNAP-ON
SUPER COUPON Customer Rating
$54
COMPARE TO
BUFFALO BLACK $ 95
110
2999
*97399715 * 97399715
AUTOMATIC 5 SPEED BATTERY FLOAT 8", CHARGER BENCHTOP Customer Rating DRILL PRESS NOW 99 SAVE $ NOW 55
Customer Rating
SHELTER LOGIC
• 350 lb. capacity
SUPER COUPON
SUPER COUPON
SAVE 106
99 99
*97395615 * 97395615
$
Customer Rating
NOW
$
ITEM 69505/62418/66537 shown
*97395397 * 97395397
SOLAR ROPE LIGHT
18" WORKING PLATFORM STEP STOOL
• Night vision
99
$
SUPER COUPON
Customer Rating
72" x 80" 4 CHANNEL WIRELESS MOVING SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM BLANKET WITH 2 CAMERAS
• Diamond plate steel platform and ramp • Lift range: 7" to 29-1/2"
NOW
SUPER COUPON
999
MODEL: EU2000i
*97394563 * 97394563
1000 LB. CAPACITY MOTORCYCLE LIFT
$8
SUPER COUPON
SUPER COUPON
Customer Rating
$5 99
*97394314 * 97394314
ITEM 69030/47737/69031 shown
Cannot be used with other discounts or prior purchases. Original coupon must be presented. Valid through 4/1/19 while supplies last. Limit 1 FREE GIFT per customer per day.
RAPID PUMP 3 TON STEEL HEAVY DUTY LOW PROFILE FLOOR JACK
NOW
VENOM $ 97
6
MODEL: L4825HV
699
$
®
Customer Rating
ANY SINGLE ITEM*
KOMELON $ 98
WARN 96820
LIMIT 4 - Coupon valid through 4/1/19*
• 5 mil thickness
ANY PURCHASE
COMPARE TO
SUPER COUPON
SAVE 59%
WITH
1" x 25 FT. TAPE MEASURE • Thumb Lock • Rubber Wrapped Case
*97394441 * 97394441
POWDER-FREE NITRILE GLOVES PACK OF 100
20% OFF
FREE
900 Stores Nationwide • HarborFreight.com
BEATS WARN SUPER COUPON Customer Rating 12,000 LB. ELECTRIC WINCH WITH REMOTE CONTROL 12,000 LB.
SUPER COUPON
$
64
99
MODEL: DP5UL
ITEM 62520/60238 shown
SUPER COUPON
80 PIECE ROTARY TOOL KIT
SAVE 73%
Customer Rating
COMPARE TO
$
26
35
PROFESSIONAL WOODWORKER MODEL: 51832 ITEM 68986/63235/63292/97626
NOW
$699 9
$ 99
*97398200 * 97398200
*97398645 * 97398645
LIMIT 5 - Coupon valid through 4/1/19*
LIMIT 9 - Coupon valid through 4/1/19*
At Harbor Freight Tools, the “Compare to” price means that the specified comparison, which is an item with the same or similar function, was advertised for sale at or above the “Compare to” price by another national retailer in the U.S. within the past 90 days. Prices advertised by others may vary by location. No other meaning of “Compare to” should be implied. For more information, go to HarborFreight.com or see store associate.
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