FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

NORTH BLENHEIM—The New York Power Authority’s (NYPA) admission-free visitors center at the Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project will play host to a series of holiday movies on Saturday, Dec. 15, beginning at 10 a.m. and continuing throughout the day.

The program, in the visitors center theater, will feature traditional holiday favorites such as “Santa’s Surprise,” “The Candlemaker,” “Toys Will Be Toys” and others. Popcorn will be available.

Moviegoers can also enjoy the more than 15 evergreens decorated in a variety of holiday themes at the fifth annual Festival of Trees, which continues at the visitors center through Jan. 2 of next year. NYPA staff members will also be available to distribute information on energy savings tips for the holiday season.

The NYPA visitors center is housed in a refurbished 19th-century dairy barn and features displays and interactive exhibits on such subjects as electricity production, operation of the Blenheim-Gilboa project and energy efficiency. The center will be open daily throughout the holiday season from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., except for Dec. 24, 25, 31 and Jan. 1.

The visitors center is located on Route 30, 17 miles south of Middleburgh and five miles north of Grand Gorge. For more information, call 1-800-724-0309 or visit NYPA on the Web at www.nypa.gov.

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.  ■    NYPA is a leader in promoting energy-efficiency, new energy technologies and electric transportation initiatives.  ■    It is the nation’s largest state-owned electric utility, with 18 generating facilities in various parts of the state and more than 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission lines.

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