Taken from SUN files of
January 15, 1926
Brice Howard and family on Saturday moved into their new quarters recently built in the rear of their new store, the former Sparks Merc. Co. or Catchpole & Catchpole establishment. On Tuesday the store opened to the public for business with a new stock of groceries and dry goods just received.
The Archuleta county board of commissioners, consisting of Chairman Thos. S. Reavis and Fred Catchpole of Pagosa Springs and John E. Walker of Arboles will attend the annual meeting of county commissioners of the state, which will be held in Denver during the Stock Show week.
Max Mickey, manager of the Hersch Merc. Co. store, departed Monday for Santa Fe to spend a week on business matters. At Antonito he was joined by David Hersch, who went to Denver last week on business.
The Piedra store is putting up considerable ice from the Tinnin reservoir, so prospects are good for plenty of lemonade and ice cream next summer.
Taken from SUN files of
January 19, 1951
Glen Edmonds attended a meeting of the San Juan Basin Press Association in Durango on Sunday. Among other things the group of newspapermen voted to urge all legislators from this area to give favorable consideration to an increased appropriation for publicity and advertising for the State of Colorado. Other business matters were discussed by the Basin newsmen.
Allison News by Georgeanna Etheridge
Monday evening
Dear Editor:
I hope to goodness I can catch my items before they go to press. Reason — I was given an item that is incorrect and it can cause both you and me embarrassment.
The item was — Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Engler are rejoicing over the arrival of a daughter, Jan. 12. The mother is a niece of Mrs. Raymond Brown of Pagosa, or words to that effect.
It should read Mr. and Mrs. Richard Engler. The mother is the former Miss Shirley Tate of Bayfield. The men are brothers and I was given the wrong name by a well meaning friend who got the boys confused. The first couple have no children. I am sorry and I’ll be more careful in the future.
We will go to Arboles tonight to mail this in hopes it will get there in time. If it doesn’t I’ll make a retraction next week.
Sorry,
Mrs. Etheridge.
Taken from SUN files of
It was a dry week in these parts the past seven days and early this week a January thaw was noted in town. Water ran, snow settled, and some of the ice on the streets melted away. There is still plenty of ice on the San Juan River in shady spots and ice is thick and safe at most good fishing lakes in the area.
The storm on January 5-6-7 left 14 inches of new snow on Wolf Creek, bringing the January total fall to 21 inches and the total season fall to 191-1/2 inches, which is below normal. However, there is plenty of time for more snow and there is enough snow for excellent skiing and snowmobiling.
Skiing these days at Wolf Creek Ski Area is rated as excellent. All lifts are operating, as are the lunchroom, ski rental, and ski school facilities. Crowds are light, snow is very good and at the present time Wolf Creek Ski area has the greatest depth of snow of any ski area in the United States. Everything is better in Southwestern Colorado.
Taken from SUN files of
January 18, 2001
Pagosa Springs police officers apprehended two local juveniles and are set to move forward with charges against two others for their parts in the burglary at the School District 50 Joint administration office during the early morning hours of Jan. 1.
According to Pagosa Springs Chief of Police Don Volger, officers developed information that led them to four juvenile suspects in the administration office burglary. Volger interviewed two of the suspects and obtained confessions. Officer George Daniels interviewed a third suspect and, likewise, obtained a confession.
A fourth suspect, who left the area for Phoenix, Ariz., was interviewed by Volger in a telephone conversation and the youngster admitted his part in the incident.
Following interviews with suspects, police officers went to a location south of the Sports Complex grounds in South Pagosa and located the floor safe taken from the administration building.
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