Workers finishing connecting the upper and lower portions of a power line tower for the Cooperative Power Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota/United Power Association, Elk River, Minnesota high voltage power line through Grant County, Minnesota.
Completed power line tower with power lines strung for the Cooperative Power Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota/United Power Association, Elk River, Minnesota high voltage power line through Grant County, Minnesota.
A drum puller and reels of cable being strung for the Cooperative Power Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota/United Power Association, Elk River, Minnesota high voltage power line construction through Grant County, Minnesota.
A drum puller and reels of cable being strung for the Cooperative Power Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota/United Power Association, Elk River, Minnesota high voltage power line construction through Grant County, Minnesota.
Unidentified man standing under low hanging cables and in front of a pickup and construction truck at site of the Cooperative Power Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota/United Power Association, Elk River, Minnesota high voltage power line through Grant County, Minnesota.
Lower section of a power line tower with a crane ready to lift middle section of tower into place. Construction in Grant County, Minnesota for the Cooperative Power Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota/United Power Association, Elk River, Minnesota high voltage power line.
Men constructing the lower portion of a power line tower for the Cooperative Power Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota/United Power Association, Elk River, Minnesota high voltage power line construction through Grant County, Minnesota.
A crane helicopter lining up the top portion of a power line tower with the base of the tower, for the construction of the Cooperative Power Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota/United Power Association, Elk River, Minnesota high voltage power line through Grant County, Minnesota.
Crane helicopter flying in the top portion of a power line tower nearing the tower base, for the construction of the Cooperative Power Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota/United Power Association, Elk River, Minnesota high voltage power line through Grant County, Minnesota.
A closer view of a crane helicopter flying in the top portion of a power line tower for the construction of the Cooperative Power Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota/United Power Association, Elk River, Minnesota high voltage power line through Grant County, Minnesota.
Crane helicopter flying in the top portion of a power line tower for the construction of the Cooperative Power Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota/United Power Association, Elk River, Minnesota high voltage power line through Grant County, Minnesota.
Crane helicopter flying in the top portion of a power line tower for the construction of the Cooperative Power Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota/United Power Association, Elk River, Minnesota high voltage power line through Grant County, Minnesota.
View of a helcopter flying around a completed Cooperative Power Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota/United Power Association, Elk River, Minnesota power line tower in Grant County, Minnesota. The top three-fourths of tower is visible.
View of a helcopter flying around a completed Cooperative Power Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota/United Power Association, Elk River, Minnesota power line tower in Grant County, Minnesota. The top two-thirds of tower is visible.
Helicopter hauling in a pulley for the Cooperative Power Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota/United Power Association, Elk River, Minnesota power line tower construction through Grant County, Minnesota.
View from below of a helicopter with tow cable working on the Cooperative Power Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota/United Power Association, Elk River, Minnesota power line towers in Grant County, Minnesota.
The April 22, 1979, issue of Hold That Line is missing page 3-4. The newsletter reports on a request from utilities to increase armed patrols along the powerline, a firm caution against armed confrontation, negotiations with the governor's office for an open forum, possible nuclear waste disposal sites in Minnesota, a letter linking breeding issues in farm animals with high voltage transmission lines, changes in Runestone Electric Association meetings, Agralite Electric Cooperative annual meeting and National Energy Conference. Names mentioned in this issue include: Walter, Robert J.; Larson, Paul; Herkes, Neil; Emmons, Ira; Stevenson, Robert; Westfall, Bradley; Johnson, Al; Walton, Dr. Matt; Seyfried, Dr. Bill; Anderson, Charlie; Ferman, John; Bainter, Monica; Clauson, John; Crocker, George.
The April 8, 1979, issue of Hold That Line announces a change in publication schedule. News items include the sentence imposed on Jackie Thurk, motions regarding the Villard 3 trial, a meeting regarding the Delano to Mankato powerline, Kandiyohi Electric Cooperative annual meeting, the Booz, Allen, Hamilton Report on the Coal Creek Power Plant, Legislative hearings on Runestone Electric Association, correspondence with Robert Stevenson of the governor's office, Black Hills conference, Energy and the Farm conference and a personal attack near Lowry. Names mentioned in this issue include: Thurk, Jackie; Claeson, John; Tilsen, Ken; Emmons, Ira; Simmons, Tom; Wernick, Mark; Martin, Phil; Jacobson, Don; Slettom, Ed; Jutila, Vernon; Stevenson, Robert. Hold That Line was the newsletter of the local movement to protest the construction of an 800 kilovolt direct current powerline across rural Minnesota by the United Power Association (UPA) and the Cooperative Power Association (CPA). The newsletter is known to be published from August 1978 to June 1983.
The August 12, 1979, issue of Hold That Line reports on progress by the General Assembly to Stop the Powerline, GASP, court ruling on the Runestone Electric Association election, a challenge to eminent domain by the Southern Landowners Alliance of Minnesota, SLAM, announcement of election of GASP board of trustees to be held in September, CPA board meeting in Sauk Centre, GASP Defense Fund policy, updates on other court cases, a request for support to maintain railroad presence in Villard, and other news from around the country. Names mentioned in this issue include: Tilsen, Ken; LaDuke, Winona; Harvey, Paul; Ehlers, Darus; Nelson, Dwight; Wernick, Mark; Mauzy, Bill; Woida, Gerry; Hansen, William; VanHeel, Roger; Oeltjen, Dean; Oeltjen, Bob; Lindstrom, John; Hoium, Mark; Claeson, John; Newton, Evelyn; Ringham, Jonathan; Tank, Arnold; Villard Elevator Company. Hold That Line was the newsletter of the local movement to protest the construction of an 800 kilovolt direct current powerline across rural Minnesota by the United Power Association (UPA) and the Cooperative Power Association (CPA). The newsletter is known to be published from August 1978 to June 1983.
The August 1, 1978, issue of Hold That Line reports on court proceedings, construction progress, protest actions, Alice Tripp gubernatorial campaign, learning from the American Indian Movement, George Houim campaign for Pope County Sheriff. Names mentioned in this issue include: Woida, Eugene; Kelly, Micky; Ramsli, John; Woida, Gerry; Tilsen, Ken; VanHeel; Tripp, Alice; Casper, Mike; Klein, Mike; Maroo, Joe; Russell, Denny; Campbell, Dean; Kinsey, Bob; Perpich, Rudy; Martin, Ralph; Kooiman, John; Eustice, Scott; Novitis, Ray; Hoium, George. Hold That Line was the newsletter of the local movement to protest the construction of an 800 kilovolt direct current powerline across rural Minnesota by the United Power Association (UPA) and the Cooperative Power Association (CPA). The newsletter is known to be published from August 1978 to June 1983.
The August 26, 1978, issue of Hold That Line reports on the cost of the powerline and of the protest, frustration with the legal process, damage to the powerline, court proceedings, construction update, Tripp campaign for governor, confrontations between land owners and security guards, the protest occupation of the CPA office in Edina. Names mentioned in this issue include: Thurk, Jackie; Kelly, Micky; Ramsli, John St. Peter; Massman, Dale; Woida, Gene; Hatley, Norton; Tripp, Alice; Casper, Mike; Kakac, Patty; Hanson, Dick; Boi, Scott; Packard, Russell; Woida, Matt; Grant, Judy. Hold That Line was the newsletter of the local movement to protest the construction of an 800 kilovolt direct current powerline across rural Minnesota by the United Power Association (UPA) and the Cooperative Power Association (CPA). The newsletter is known to be published from August 1978 to June 1983.
The August 26, 1979, issue of Hold That Line reports on projections of electric demand and revenues, status of the Coal Creek power plant and power line energizing, geologic studies in the area, an update from Southern Landowners Alliance of Minnesota, SLAM, upcoming local events, updates on court cases and advise on encounters with private security workers. Names mentioned in this issue include: Sheldon, Bob; Anderson, Charlie; Tilsen, Ken; Bartos, Tony; Kaufman, Sidney; Perdue, James; Drawz, John; Barsness, Ron; Ehlers, Darus; Nelson, Dwight; Hoium, Mark; Hansen, William; Wernick, Mark. Hold That Line was the newsletter of the local movement to protest the construction of an 800 kilovolt direct current powerline across rural Minnesota by the United Power Association (UPA) and the Cooperative Power Association (CPA). The newsletter is known to be published from August 1978 to June 1983.
This December 1977 "Special Edition" of the Hold That Line newsletter is titled "Powerline News, Elrosa, MN." Articles encourage a moratorium on construction and a "science court" evaluation. Other articles address size of powerlines and encourage continued protest. Printed one side on oversize paper. Names mentioned include: Fischer, Randy; Tripp, John; Pederson, Steffen; Perpich, Rudy; Emmons, Ira. Hold That Line was the newsletter of the local movement to protest the construction of an 800 kilovolt direct current powerline across rural Minnesota by the United Power Association (UPA) and the Cooperative Power Association (CPA). The newsletter is known to be published from August 1978 to June 1983.
The December 17, 1979, issue of Hold That Line reports on the Christmas dance and fundraiser, an attempt by private investigators to relate the protest to communism, an investigation by the General Accounting Office and Office of Technology Assessments into alternative and decentralized energy systems and insuring citizen input in planning procedures, a film about the protest by a St. Cloud group. Names mentioned in this issue include: Perino, Joe; Bartos, Tony, Raush, Owen; Walbraff, Steve; Fischer, Rick; Fischer, Randy; Milliam, L.; Schiffler, W.; Jorgenson, G.; Maden, C.T.; Wolf, Walt; Dero, Don; Holte, Warren; Thiersen, Ron; Koska, Bert; Broenshenkle, A.; Ladwig, F.; McCrory, Roland; Roering, Gerald; Haviland, Joyce; Gessel, Ruth; Massman, D.; Lindor, Ken; Bussman, Eddie; Rittenour, Harry; Wink, Jim; Harren, Larry; Gamradt, Gerhard; McCarthy, George; Schmidt, Dan; Koska, Rich; Imdike, Dave; Rosslay, C.; Boyet, Brenda; Weitzel, Harold; Bailey, J.; Marth; Wm.; Lida, Chuck; Volkman, C.; Carpenter, Wayne; Erickson, J.; Cowley, Marcene, Marthaler, Don; Wall, Ervin; Hart, Gregory S.; Carter, B.; Wolf, Walt; Gibson, Cindy; Nolan, Rick; May, Lawrence; Wagenknecht; Staats, Elmer B.; Peterson, Russell W.; Drawz; Miller; Kingrey; Sullivan, Mary; Sullivan, Mike; Selson, William; McCarten. Hold That Line was the newsletter of the local movement to protest the construction of an 800 kilovolt direct current powerline across rural Minnesota by the United Power Association (UPA) and the Cooperative Power Association (CPA). The newsletter is known to be published from August 1978 to June 1983.
The December 3, 1979, issue of Hold That Line reports on court proceedings, Burns security replaced by American Security, an advertising campaign exposing the powerline coal scandal, United and Cooperative Power Associations request for funds from the federal Rural Electric Association, and news from around the country. Names mentioned in this issue include: Bradley, Dr. Wendell; Fjoslein, Dave; Villard Three; Stoen, Ron; Miller; Drawz; Marsden; Carter, Jimmy; Schlesinger, James; Brzezinski, Zbigniew; Drew, Elizabeth; Lennick, Ted; Pick, Deborah; Simmons, Tom; Kujawa, Don. Hold That Line was the newsletter of the local movement to protest the construction of an 800 kilovolt direct current powerline across rural Minnesota by the United Power Association (UPA) and the Cooperative Power Association (CPA). The newsletter is known to be published from August 1978 to June 1983.