Taken from SUN files of
April 16, 1926
County Commissioner John E. Walker came up from Arboles Monday and remained for the brief session of the board held Wednesday. All pending matters were tabled until the next meeting in May.
A.A. Miller, in charge of maintenance of the Wolf Creek highway for the state department, expects to start work in a few days on the slides at this end of the pass.
Hatcher Well Completed. On Tuesday the Hatcher well at the rear of the Hatcher Hdw. Co. store encountered a heavy flow of hot water, registering 139 degrees, at a depth of 254 feet. The well was drilled 8 additional feet to make certain that the large pool was struck, making the total depth of the well 262 feet. The well has been cased and plugged, and now awaits the receipt of the capping and water control device.
The City park is commencing to have a pleasing appearance. The south portion has been undergoing leveling and other improvements the past week by John H. Lattin, who was given a contract by the town board.
Taken from SUN files of
April 20, 1951
Work got underway this week on an improvement plan for the town park under the direction of Mayor Ben K. Lynch. Last Saturday afternoon the park received a thorough cleaning by one of the high school classes under the leadership of class sponsors. The high school group really turned in a day’s work and the park looks about 300 percent better.
Rangers Ed Busch and Rod Blacker have put in some time mapping and plotting the park for the town. The town will set up the park around the plans as drawn up by these men, which will make an unusually attractive and efficient layout.
The forest service has also donated plans and blueprints of the type of furniture found in Forest Service camp grounds. The town will hire the furniture constructed as soon as possible. It is anticipated that two forest service type sanitary restrooms will be constructed, several grills, camp tables and benches. Additional seating facilities will also be built and the band stand will be rebuilt.
When completed the town park will present a handsome appearance to out of town travelers and will indeed be a convenient place for travelers to stop and eat their lunch.
Taken from SUN files of
April 15, 1976
The Town Board held a special meeting last week so that newly elected board members could take the oath of office and to name officers for the next two years.
Those elected at the elections, Butch Madrid, Ross Maestas and Ross Aragon took the oath of office. Other members of the board are: Ben L. Lynch, Dan Peters, and Junior Sorenson. Jim Cloman is the mayor.
Ben L. Lynch was named as mayor pro tem. Mayor Cloman appointed the following committee chairmen: Dan Peters, water and cemetery; Ross Aragon, building code, zoning, and streets; Ben Lynch, police; Junior Sorenson, budget and parks; Ross Maestas, public buildings and street lighting; Butch Madrid, fire, health, and sanitation.
The Air Force Academy Band will be appearing in Pagosa Springs May 5th at the high school gymnasium. The concert to be presented here was made possible through the efforts of the local bicentennial committee. The concert is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on May 5 and admission is free.
Taken from SUN files of
April 19, 2001
Speed is a growing complaint by residents of the subdivisions which make up Pagosa Lakes Property Owners Association and one of them is so tired of speeders in his neighborhood he wants the Public Safety Office reestablished — even if it would be illegal.
Brock Taras, of 104 Butte Drive, told PLPOA directors Tuesday he’s afraid someone is going to be killed in his neighborhood and the sheriff’s office either can’t or won’t do anything about speeders.
“I’ve called, my neighbors have called, everyone has called. They just won’t come out. Sooner or later someone is going to die as a result. If we still had the PSO, we’d have control of the problem ourselves.”
Advised the PSO operation had been found illegal and that the membership had voted to do away with it, he insisted, “Then we should ask them to vote again to restore the operation. If the sheriff can’t control it, we should do it ourselves.”
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