Sundrop Framing opens new shop downtown
After eight and a half years in Centennial Mall, Sundrop Custom Framing has opened a new shop downtown.
“The big thing is if you’re going to stay in business, you need to buy instead of keep renting,” Sundrop owner Pam Young said. “I could actually buy a building downtown.”
The store offers custom frame projects, as well as a variety of artwork and home decor items.
Young said although she has less square footage at the 541 Yampa Ave. location, she is excited to soon own the building, which also houses Downtown Books.
The owner said she feels the frame store fits in well downtown.
“When I go shopping for a woman in Craig, I hit the downtown stores,” Young said.
Customer response to the move has been “fantastic,” she said.
“Being downtown is just a positive retail environment,” Young said.
Tri-State donates to tornado-stricken town
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, which owns 24 percent of Craig Station Units 1 and 2 and 100 percent of Unit 3, has stepped in to assist residents of Holly in its efforts to rebuild and repair their community after a tornado hit the small southeast Colorado town March 28.
The association’s board of directors approved a $20,000 donation to the town of Holly at its April meeting with the purpose of helping with the town’s revitalization efforts.
The twister completely destroyed or severely compromised 164 of the town’s 441 residential structures and caused damage to the city park and utility infrastructure.
Tri-State’s donation will go toward Holly’s Main Street project, which will include repairs to utilities such as burying the electrical work underground and many other upgrades to the aesthetics of the downtown business area.
“The town of Holly wants to ensure that progress on the Main Street project continues despite the additional financial burdens we will face from tornado damage,” said Marsha Willhite, administrator for the town. “The hope is that not just reconstruction activities, but also continued revitalization efforts will help to keep residents, as well as attract new people to town. Tri-State’s generous donation will facilitate those plans.”
Other areas of town that were harder hit are benefiting from state and federal assistance. Gov. Bill Ritter extended the availability of $1 million in state aid to help with repairs, and earlier this month, the Small Business Administration announced that nearly $1.2 million in low-interest loans will help rebuild 21 homes in Holly.
Tri-State, the wholesale power supplier to 44 electric co-ops in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico and Wyoming, is developing the Eastern Plains Transmission Project with the Western Area Power Administration.
One of the substations associated with the project is planned to be constructed northwest of Holly. Tri-State also is developing a site for a future generation facility north of the town.
Michelle Perry can be reached at 824-7031, ext. 213, or mperry@craigdailypress.com.
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