Month: January 2019

“I understand where they are coming from. They have needs. So we all just need to come back together, we all need to work together, we all need to figure out a plan….”

“The Town Council would appreciate your support for Skywerx’s application for High Cost Fund grant monies for this critical community project….”

“Anytime you start a utility infrastructure, you end up putting hundreds of millions of dollars in the ground, or in the air, and you recover it in very small increments……”

“As your local electric co-op we know our true purpose is so much more than poles and wires — we work every day to improve the quality of life in our communities….”

“Local governments, non-profits, community members, faith organizations and concerned residents have come together to respond to the shortage of housing choices in the community…”

“The town boasts access to numerous outdoor activities year-round such as hiking, fishing, skiing, and rafting; geothermal heating; affordable housing prices; and the Cloman Industrial Park…”

Within months, it became evident to REA officials that established investor-owned utilities were showing little interest in using the newly available federal loans to serve sparsely populated rural areas….

“We are following the plan we gave you in the proposal. So one of the first things they are working on is the Aspen Springs Monopole, to try and get some service out there….”

Late last summer, I noticed a crew of men and machines digging a trench in the roadside ditch along North 5th Street. The work — whatever the heck they were doing — seemed to be progressing slowly….

Apparently, the word “bastard” comes from the Old French, and is somehow related to the phrase “fils de bast” which can be translated as “Child of the Packsaddle…”