Scheduled power outage at Travis Saturday

Published Aug. 22, 2007
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TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A base-wide power outage is scheduled here Saturday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. to fix an electrical line that provides power to the base.

A number of services will remain open with limited power. The Base Exchange and Travis Credit Union expect to stay open, according to Al Elbeck, 60th Civil Engineer Squadron's chief of infrastructure.
The Commissary also will be open as usual, said Valerie Rogers, administrative assistant to the store director. Also open during regular hours will be the BX pharmacy, Flight Kitchen and Paintball areas.
"Though we understand that this will be serious inconvenience to all our customers who normally frequent services facilities, we hope our patrons will appreciate that the repairs will be for the good of the entire base," said Lt. Col. Oscar Vaughn, 60th Services Squadron commander. "We should have all operations up and running for normal business hours again on Sunday."
Other facilities will reopen after the outage. The library, fitness center and bowling center are expected to open at 2 p.m.
Closed facilities include the Auto Hobby Shop, Outdoor Recreation, the Child Development Center, Youth Center, Teen Center, the Veterinary Clinic, Rickenbacker's and the base pool.
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Questions about the power outage can be directed to 1st Lt. Lindsey Hahn at 424-0139 or email her at Lindsey.hahn@travis.af.mil