Taken from SUN files of
April 3, 1925
Upon complaint made by a neighbor’s wife, Sheriff Geo. A. Dutton, Undersheriff John H. Lattin, and Deputies Wm. McComas, Price Kenney and C.P. McKinley journeyed to a ranch home a few miles southeast of town Wednesday morning. They were armed with a search warrant and were in quest of illicit liquor.
Their efforts were immediately rewarded, the occupant himself escorting the officers to the second-story of the house, where a still was in operation at the time. Besides the still, about one gallon of liquor and considerable mash were confiscated and brought to town, together with the offender.
Charges were preferred in Justice J.T. Morgan’s court and a hearing held the same afternoon, the defendant pleading guilty to the charges of illegal possession of the mash and illicit liquor, and a still for the purpose of manufacture for sale. He was fined $100 and costs and sentenced to thirty days in the county jail, the minimum sentence for the offenses committed.
Owing to the extenuating financial and physical circumstances of the defendant, Justice Morgan suspended the jail sentence pending good behavior, and friends have come to the rescue of the accused, paying the fine and costs in full. The still and liquor have been destroyed under order of the court.
Taken from SUN files of
March 31, 1950
At a meeting on Monday night of the new School District 50 Board, Mrs. Wynona C. Eaklor was named president, Wayne Farrow as treasurer and Talbot Rudolph as secretary. The new board will be the governing board for all schools in Archuleta County and the Upper Piedra section of Hinsdale County. Excepted will be the small district just west of Yellow Jacket Pass and the Arboles district.
At their initial meeting the new school board announced that they would take over the active management of all schools in the district and asked that the secretaries of the old districts turn their records in to the County Superintendent of Schools prior to Monday, April 3.
The local district is one of the first districts to complete reorganization under the reorganization bill and will be faced with many difficult problems in its initial year.
Taken from SUN files of
April 3, 1975
It was good news to the community last week that the opening of San Juan Lumber Co.’s local mill would be soon. It was not only good news that the mill will open but the background information showing that San Juan Lumber Co. is making an effort, and a big one, to make the mill a better operation was most welcome.
Certainly the company is demonstrating its desire to make the mill more efficient, more of an asset to the community, and an even bigger force in the economy of the community. The improvements being made there are ample demonstrations of the desire to better the mill operations.
While the opening date does depend on weather and other conditions just the fact that it will open in the not too distant future has raised the spirits of those in the community. This has been a bad time for the local economy. The payroll at San Juan is the bread and butter for many of the working people in this area.
Local residents can now look forward to an upswing in employment, the economy in general, and continued operation of San Juan’s local mill.
Taken from SUN files of
March 30, 2000
The sale of $2.95 million in revenue bonds by the Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District was closed March 23.
Proceeds from the sale will be used to renovate and enlarge the Vista sewage treatment plant which serves most of the Fairfield Pagosa subdivisions.
“I believe the 5.45 percent interest rate we received on the bonds is very favorable,” said Carrie S. Campbell, general manager of the water and sewer facility.
Engineering for the project is expected to require most of the coming summer, Campbell said. Consequently, construction is not likely to begin before fall. Even though it is the subject of the renovation, the existing plant will continue to serve as before.
The proposed scope of work will update the existing plant, replace worn parts, and enlarge the plant’s ability to cope with demands for several years to come.
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