Taken from SUN files of
April 4, 1924
With only one exception the Business Mens ticket, headed by S.H. Dickerson for mayor, was elected at the town election in Pagosa Springs Tuesday over the Taxpayers, headed by G.S. Hatcher, present incumbent. The vote polled, 343, was one of the heaviest in the history of the town, showing the keen interest taken by the electors.
The trustees elected for two years are: W.E. Colton, Taxpayers, S.E. Edmisten, nominated on both tickets, and H.D. Shiles, Business Mens. The trustees for one year are Geo. W. Carther, nominated on both tickets, A.W. Olson and Ray W. Smith, both Business Mens candidates.
The greatest interest centered on the mayorship, and the result was in doubt until every vote had been counted. Mr. Dickerson nosing out as victor with a majority of 7 votes. Edmisten polled the largest vote of any candidate, receiving all but 58 of the votes cast.
A majority of the deals for the purchase of school site property have been closed by the board with the owners. It is now thought that the net cost of the site will be about $12,000.
Taken from SUN files of
April 1, 1949
CITIZENS OF PAGOSA.
We, the teenagers of Pagosa have been watching our recreation spots gradually decrease. We agree that there have been many juvenile delinquents from Pagosa. BUT ... WHY? Don’t you think you’re partly to blame, if not all to blame? Where can we go other than the theater? This costs money, more than it does to bowl, dance, play pool and many of the other places we have been excluded from. We ask you, what harm is there in dancing, bowling, etc.? Who is supposed to be setting the examples around here??? We sometimes wonder. We are the future citizens of Pagosa, if you want us to be decent citizens, we suggest you do something quick. And not just talk! Isn’t there someplace you could fix for us? Think it over, we’re just as desperate as you are.
THE TEEN-AGERS OF PAGOSA
Published elsewhere in this issue of the SUN is a letter from the “teen-agers”. It is not the policy of the SUN to publish letters without a personal signature.
In this case an exception was made due to the fact that a large group was represented and the letter seemed to express the opinion of the majority concerned. The letter is also of great importance to the people of the community in that it very clearly expresses the opinion of the youth here.
Taken from SUN files of
April 4, 1974
Town election is over with Ben Larry Lynch being elected as the new member of the Board. Mr. Lynch was also high vote getter in the election. The new board will consist of five incumbents, Junior Sorenson, Dan Peters, W.H. Diestelkamp, Worthe Crouse, Ross Maestas, and Mr. Lynch. Jim Cloman was re-elected mayor and the board will hold its first meeting next Monday night.
Building permits during the month of March totaled $23,900.00, according to building director Milt Schweining. This is an early start for building permits and indications are that 1974 will be another record year for building within the town.
State sources report a 48.1% increase in retail sales in Archuleta County for the last quarter of 1973 as compared to the last quarter of 1972, biggest percentage of increase was in automotive sales, with eating and drinking falling behind the same period in 1972.
Taken from SUN files of
April 1, 1999
A record building year appears to be underway in Archuleta County, based on the number of building permits issued by the county through March 26. So far this year, 88 permits of various kinds have been issued by the building permit department. Through March of last year, 70 permits were issued.
“If the present pace continues, 1999 will be a record year for building since we started keeping these kinds of records in 1995,” said Julie Rodriguez, assistant technician and office manager in the county building department. “Good early season weather may be responsible for the large number of permits so early in the year, but that is a guess,” Rodriguez said.
The previous year was 1998, when 536 permits were issued. The years immediately preceding 1998, 446 permits were issued in 1997, 442 permits in 1996, and 504 permits in 1995.
