Taken from SUN files of
December 4, 1925
It has now been about four years since the Women’s Civic Club was organized. During that time we have accomplished some things in the way of Civic improvement. The public Library is the most important achievement. We have been gradually adding new books to the shelves until we now have 2016 volumes. We also have $150.00 that will be put into new books at once. The year 1925 has been our banner year. We have spent almost $500.00 on the Library alone, including new books, salary for librarian and other incidental expenses. Besides keeping up the Library, we have put water to the cemetery, established Rest Rooms and Information Bureau, and paid a salaried caretaker for same during the tourist months of the summer.
Don’t wait until your radiator freezes, drive in and let us fill it with alcohol. Pagosa Springs Motor Company.
Among those shipping cattle to the Denver market the past week were: Chas. Hazelwood, 3 cars; At Last Ranch, 14; J.B. Samuel, 3; R.P. Hott, 2.
Taken from SUN files of
December 8, 1950
J.T. Chambers, resident of Archuleta County since 1879, passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Earl Mason, in Durango on Monday morning. Funeral services were held from the Methodist Church on Wednesday afternoon of this week, with interment in the local cemetery.
Mr. Chambers was affectionately known as “Uncle Joe” to nearly every resident of the county and had long been a prominent figure in local affairs. At the time of his death he was chairman of the Board of County Commissioners and had only recently resigned from the Town Board because of his health.
He was born in 1873 and was slightly over seventy-seven years of age at the time of his death.
The Public Utilities Commission last week granted the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway permission to discontinue the passenger train service between Alamosa and Durango. The decision was received as a major set back to the transportation problems of the area.
Many of the residents of southern Archuleta County will suffer hardships when the train is discontinued as it is the only means of transportation for many.
Taken from SUN files of
December 4, 1975
An inch an hour of new snow maybe doesn’t sound like much. However, after 67-1/2 hours, the affect is much greater. The storm on Wolf Creek Pass over the Thanksgiving weekend didn’t quite come up to that, 66 inches fell in the three day storm, but that is close to an inch per hour. Actually, snowfall was light at times, and then every heavy at other times.
Archuleta County Commissioners voted to instruct the county attorney to prepare possible legal action against several people involved in what was considered violations of the county subdivision regulations. The area involved is that just west of the city limits on what is known as the ‘Old Gopher Hole’ property.
Commissioners stated that it was their intention to see that these regulations were strictly enforced. The regulations provide that any division of land into less than 35 acre plots must have approval of the county. Approval was not obtained in this case, until after the land had been subdivided into small portions. This will be the first time that charges have been filed against anyone under the regulations.
Taken from SUN files of
December 7, 2000
County elected officials doing battle with the commissioners to obtain raises for their employees apparently won at least a small victory Tuesday.
County budget officer Dennis Hunt is dotting the final i’s and crossing the last of the t’s while preparing the 2001 budget for final approval at this coming Tuesday’s regular commissioner meeting.
Included int the budget will be $1,400 for each of the 126 full-time county employees plus an undetermined amount to be used for incentive raises as determined by department heads and other elected officials.
The $1,400 amounts to $176,400 when considered as a lump. The raise amounts to a 6.2 percent increase over last year, according to the commissioners.
During the preliminary steps of budget development, department heads and elected officials had been seeking an increase of about $324, 280, approximately 11.4 percent.
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