From the Ouray County Herald and

Ouray County Plaindealer:

50 Years Ago

November 20, 1969 – The city of Ouray will be about twice as bright at night when lighting is converted from 190,000 to

329,000 lumens soon. The city council decided on the conversion Monday night at council meeting, at the same time it renewed its contract with Western

Colorado Power Company. The city will request new lighting at the Baptist Church, but other changes will be postponed until after conversion to see if incre...