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San Miguel Basin Forum, Thursday, January 14, 1999 -5
Last month there was quite a
traffic back-up on Nucla's Main
Street. Area police officer,
Richard DeWeber, spotting the
gathering of cars that spread
down several blocks, turned on
his lights and moved to the front
e *he line. Seems a semi-truck,
ing food boxes for the
Sharing the Harvest program's
monthly pick up at the Catholic
Church was late and the line of
residents picking up their food
had grown to a level that was
almost unmanageable for the
volunteers.
"We've got to take care of
this traffic,''• DeWeber said,
rolling up his sleeves. "Looks
like you could use some help."
A couple of years ago, a
group of people from Delta
joined together and began gath-
ering food boxes for residents in
their area, They got the food in
bulk quantities, and volunteers
put the 40-50 boxes together
and donated them monthly out
of a shed for $10 apiece. There
were no income guidelines for
the recipients of these boxes,
with the theory that everyone
needs a little help stretching
their food budget.
Now, the Delta County
Ministerial Fellowship prepares
2,500 Sharing the Harvest food
boxes for folks around the
region, including those in the
West End and Norwood.
Approximately 285 boxes make
it to the Catholic Church in
Nucla each month, and the num-
bers are growing for Norwood,
at the County Fairgrouds, as
well.
The suggested donation for
these boxes will be $13 starting
in March, with an estimated $65
worth of merchandise - includ-
ing meat products, cereal,
breads and vegetables - avail-
able. The food truck arrives on
the first Thursday of every
month.
Each month, several volun-
teers from the area arrive to
hand out the boxes and help
with the program. The Nucla
olunteers include: Grace and
Clinic Cutbacks
Ralph Thomas, Mary Esquibel,
Fran and Janet Series, Philo and
Theresa Richards, Jack and Pat
Smith, Kathy Miller, Ben
Seevers, Dick Odom, Shirley ....
Littlejohn, Arlene Mendisco,
Dale Williams, Chuck and
Kathy Zunich.
Continued from Page 1
We hope they will attend the
meeting and help us find ways
to keep all of our staff."
Ways to bring in grant
money and other funding oppor-
tunities are being implemented,
according to Smith. "We hope
there will be a means of meeting
any shortfall in funding other
. than staff re d.u.ct!onC'. ..................................
who's slow to/nsta\\
Fortunately, the rest of us aren't restricted to living
in an on-board camper shell. We can choose a
low-cost and environmentally-friendly system that
heats as well as cools our homes.
Electric heat pumps extract natural warmth
from the air or ground and gently,
quietly distribute it throughout
your rooms. In hot weather, the
process reverses to keep you cool.
And, this great technology could earn
you Energy Efficiency Credits from
your local rural electric system.
Earn up to $150 per ton
heating capacity
Energy Efficiency Credits
Pictured left: Sharing the Harvest Volunteers load
food boxes into a local resident's vehicle in Nucla.
Above" Grace Thomas, Mary Esquibel, Kathy Zunich
and Theresa Richards count up the day's donations.
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• Creature comforts for people like you.
For complete information on how to qualify and on efficiency standards,
call your participating rural electric office listed below•
San Miguel Power Assn.
141 Society Turn
Telluride, CO 81435
970-728-3825
Additional incentives may be available in your area.
Ask about Energy Efficiency Credits on electric motors, resistive heating and water heaters, tool
Energy Efficiency Credits provided by:
TJ]r'/'°'ST~l,'~f'~' A Touchstone Energy'Partner
Wholesale power supplier to 32 rural electric distribution systems
Visit Tri-State's website at www.tristategt org
lectric heat pump
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