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World Travelogue Series Scheduled at Power Authority Visitors Center Contact: March 2, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NORTH BLENHEIM—The World Travelogue Series returns on Sundays during March at the New York Power Authority’s Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project Visitors Center. The slide show-talk programs, taking armchair travelers to exotic destinations around the world, are held at the project’s visitor’s center theater starting at 2:00 p.m. The March schedule includes: March 5 – American Connection to Thailand with Bob and Peg Farrell March 12 – The Glacier Express – Swiss Alps with Harold Leitenberger March 19 – The Colorado River –Whitewater Rafting with Dorothy Gardner March 26 – Tumbling Waters-Waterfalls and Cascades in the Finger Lakes Area with Bill Massoth Admission is free, but seating is limited and those planning to attend are asked to call 1-800 724-0309 for reservations. Refreshments are served after each program. The Blenheim-Gilboa Project Visitors Center is located on State Route 30, about 17 miles south of Middleburgh and five miles north of Grand Gorge. It is about 50 miles southwest of Albany. About NYPA: ■ NYPA uses no tax money or state credit. It finances its operations through the sale of bonds and revenues earned in large part through sales of electricity. n NYPA is a leader in promoting energy-efficiency, new energy technologies and electric transportation initiatives. n It is the nation’s largest state-owned electric utility, with 18 generating plants in various parts of the state and more than 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission lines.
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