Taken from SUN files of
February 27, 1925
The 16-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Hallett, who reside at the Wm. Schoonover sawmill on Four Mile creek, fell into a well near the home on Thursday of last week but was fortunately rescued by the mother who was at home alone at the time. The child stated he was trying to get a drink from the well, which is about seven feet deep, when he tumbled in. However, there being only about eighteen inches of water in the well, the baby’s head remained above water. Hearing his cries, the mother discovered his plight and secured a long plank. Placing it in the well, she slid down the plank and successfully returned with her baby, apparently not the worse for its experience.
One of the largest steers ever raised in this county was a white-faced Hereford which was butchered Saturday by Assessor Louis Montroy and sold to the Dickerson market, six years old, and when dressed tipped the scales at 913 pounds.
Taken from SUN files of
February 24, 1950
George Yamaguchi and Dave Goodman have been at Aspen the past two weeks attending the World Ski Championships and doing some skiing. They report the skiing by the contestants as excellent and both sport a little snow burn. George returned Sunday night and Dave visited a few days in Denver before coming home.
The newly installed Coffee Shop in the rear of the Hotel Pagosa Lobby was opened for business this week with Mrs. Albert Petry in charge. The Coffee Shop is modernly equipped throughout, with lunch counter, booths and tables. New equipment has been installed in the kitchen.
According to the opening ad elsewhere in the SUN the establishment will serve lunches, short orders, meals and sandwiches.
The ad also states that the restaurant will specialize in home made pies and good coffee during the mid-morning and mid-afternoon periods. The Hotel Pagosa is also the bus depot, with the east bound bus making a noon meal stop there.
Taken from SUN files of
February 27, 1975
Snowfall on Wolf Creek Pass this past week was just another chapter, same book. Snowfall for the week totaled 33 inches, according to Ed Team’s records. That brings total snowfall for the winter to date to 464 inches.
Average snowfall for the entire winter on Wolf Creek Pass is 460 inches. With several weeks of the snow season still ahead this winter, more than average snowfall there is a certainty. Precipitation this past week totaled .79 inches. That brings the winter’s total precipitation to date to 20.86 inches. That is a bunch of water.
The annual Fireman’s Ball, sponsored by the Volunteer Fire Department, will be held March 15 this year. The dance is to be held in the high school gymnasium and good music is assured.
Volunteer firemen will be selling tickets prior to the dance but they may also be purchased at the door. This year the price of admission is $3 per couple or $2 per person.
All proceeds from the annual affair are for the benefit of the fire department. The money is used to buy training equipment and to participate in training programs. It is also used to purchase some special equipment, including safety equipment.
Taken from SUN files of
February 24, 2000
About $2.9 million in revenue bonds will be offered for sale next week by the Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation district. Proceeds of the sale will be used to finance renovation of the district’s sewage treatment plant.
Plant renovation should begin during April or May, according to Carrie Campbell, the district general manager.
One result of renovating the plant will be expanding its capacity from 1.2 million gallons per day to almost 2 million gallons per day. The plant discharges into the Martinez Creek drainage. The maximum discharge permit parameters are 30-30, which translates into 30 parts per million of total suspended solids and 30 parts per million of biological oxygen demand.
Revenue bonds do not require prior voter approval. They are repaid from revenues generated by the entity issuing the bonds.
The current wastewater treatment plant was constructed in 1973 at a cost of $500,000. The plant served 22 homes. Starting in 1985, the plant was expanded from its original capacity of 250,000 gallons per day to a capacity of 1.2 million gallons per day.
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