Turning Back the Pages

 30 years ago – August 9, 1985

Two people were transported by Flight for Life to St. Anthony Hospital in Denver on August 4 after suffering incapacitating injuries in a one vehicle accident. The accident occurred at mile post six on Highway 119, near the Gold Dust Village. According to the report prepared by Trooper Doug Lemons of the Colorado State Patrol, the 1961 Chevrolet pickup was proceeding north on Highway 119. The estimated speed was 45 in a 40 mph zone. The pickup, driven by Coy Morris, 28, of Beinger, Oklahoma, went off the east edge of the highway and traveled 39 feet onto the shoulder of the road. Morris reportedly overcompensated and went back on the road. The truck crossed the highway, went off the west edge of the road, traveled 12 feet on the dirt shoulder, and went down the embankment. The pickup came to a rest on its side in North Clear Creek. The passenger in the pickup was identified as Edward Silva, 30, previously of Gilpin County. Silva now lives in Denver. Lemons would not say Wednesday if citations will be issued as a result of the accident. He did say that Morris and Silva are recovering at St. Anthony Hospital and would be released in a few days.

The Union Rural Electric Association, Inc., will not be providing cable television service to their customers. Dave Dunnell, manager of administrative services for UREA, said Monday that “the board decided in their meeting July 10 that the enrollments were insufficient to support the investments required.” The cable television project would have been a $5 million investment. According to Dunnell, there were 7,200 potential subscribers. Of those, 2,604 are in the Central City to Nederland area. To begin construction of the project, UREA needed 50% of their consumers to subscribe. “It really is a shame,” Dunnell said. “Everyone anticipated going ahead.” Any further consideration of again offering the cable television service to UREA consumers is not planned. “The board presently feels that the decision is final.”