Taken from SUN files of
March 21, 1924
The Board of Directors of School District No. One of Archuleta county will hold a referendum on Tuesday, the 25th day of March, 1924, between the hours of two P.M. and five P.M., at the Court House in Pagosa Springs for the purpose of ascertaining the sentiments of the taxpayers of said district relative to the choice of a location for the new school building.
Six sites will be submitted and should any one thereof receive a majority of the votes cast, the board will make every reasonable effort to acquire the location so selected.
For the information of the voters it should be stated that the board has appropriated the sum of Thirteen Thousand Dollars ($13,000), which is available and may be used for the purchase of grounds for the school, without curtailing funds necessary for the construction of an adequate school building.
It is with the deepest sorrow that we chronicle the death of Mrs. Matilda Lattin, wife of John Lattin, proprietor of the San Juan Livery and Transfer company, who passed away at her home on San Juan street about four o’clock Saturday evening after a week’s illness. She gave birth to a little daughter on Saturday, March 8th, and was recovering nicely when appendicitis developed, causing her death at the time stated.
Taken from SUN files of
March 18, 1949
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brown have sold their Hidden Valley Ranch on Four Mile. This ranch is known to older residents of the community as the McCormick ranch.
The new owners are Mr. and Mrs. Hilary White of Carlsbad, N.M. They will take possession of the place on May 16.
The ranch is 2160 acres in size and according to County records sold for $40,000.
There will be a meeting of all members of the community interested in the 4th of July Rodeo at the Legion House on Friday night, April 1. The meeting is for the purpose of organizing a rodeo association to take over the annual 4th of July Rodeo.
The American Legion has expressed its desire to have the show handled by some other group if such a group can be satisfactorily organized. Anyone interested in this organization is urged to attend this meeting.
Taken from SUN files of
March 21, 1974
This is the time of the year when there is always a large number of house seekers coming in at the SUN looking for rental houses and apartments. This year the demand is unusually large and anyone with any type of living quarters for rent should leave word with the Chamber of Commerce, with real estate agents, or run a classified ad in the SUN.
Taxes are always high, when considered from the angle of the taxpayer. However, a study of tax rates over the state shows that Archuleta County residents are much luckier than most Colorado residents.
This study shows that in 1973 the total levy for rural residents for all tax purposes in the largest portion of the county was fourth lowest in the state. In town the standing was equally low. The school district taxes are also low — by statewide comparison — with other school districts.
The study indicates that in the taxes collected during 1974, 73% will go for school purposes, 15% for county purposes, two percent for special assessments, eight percent for water and sanitation, and two percent for town government.
Taken from SUN files of
March 18, 1999
Priorities were established last week for several traffic improvement projects anticipated for the Pagosa Springs area.
“We’re holding a series of meetings to help us upgrade our 20-year plan,” said Carl Watson, the Regional Planning and Environmental director for the Southwest Transportation Planning Region.
State funding for highway work follows a complicated prioritization process involving Transportation Region planning meetings, Engineering Region planning meetings, a statewide advisory committee meeting, and final funding authorization from the Colorado Transportation Commission.
Pagosa-area projects included in the process are installing stop lights at the Piedra-U.S. 160 intersection, Lewis Street-5th Street-U.S. 160 intersection, and North and South Pagosa intersections with U.S. 160; building four lanes along U.S. 160 between the Pagosa Boulevard intersection and its 8th Street intersection in town, and other projects with lesser priorities.
