Taken from SUN files of
October 2, 1925
Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Nickell on Wednesday gave up the management of the Springs hotel, owned by John P. Lynn, while next Monday they will relinquish the San Juan hotel. They will depart next week for California to make their future home, going first to Redondo Beach to visit with the J.L. Nickell family. Mr. and Mrs. Mat Arnold will assume charge of the San Juan hotel, but so far as known here, the Springs hotel property has not yet been rented by Mr. Lynn.
Victor Candelaria, Mike and Ben Pargin and Frank Johnson compose a crew that is repairing the First fork bridge on the Piedra on behalf of the forest service.
No new cases of diphtheria were reported in Archuleta county during the past week.
Mr. John P. Lynn, owner of the Pagosa hot springs property has returned to Pawhuska, Okla., for the winter.
Two young men were arrested Saturday night for drunkenness and appeared before Police Judge E.M. Taylor Monday morning, being fined $25 and costs each for their revelry.
Taken from SUN files of
September 29, 1950
The famous old Spanish Trail which runs through Pagosa Springs will be officially marked all along the route on Friday, Sept. 29. A large marker, of the type that is visible at night, will be erected at each town along the way. The marker for Pagosa Springs was purchased by the Chamber of Commerce and will be placed in a prominent position.
The trail started at Santa Fe, N.M., came up through Espanola, Chama, Pagosa Springs, Durango, Cortez, Monticello, Utah to Greenriver, Utah, then to Salina, Utah and down through Las Vegas, Nevada to Los Angeles, Calif.
This trail was a pack caravan route from Santa Fe, to the West Coast and was the first East-West route across the Great Basin north of the Grand Canyon. It was opened about the year 1800 and was used by Spaniards, by explorers discovering the unknown, by those seeking adventure and by traders, trappers and prospectors.
On Sept. 29, 1950, the trail is to be marked all on one day from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Los Angeles, California. In one day the historic old Spanish Trail will be lifted out of oblivion and back into public consciousness.
Taken from SUN files of
October 2, 1975
Microwave equipment for Universal Telephone Company is now being installed. In addition to the visible equipment, such as towers, there must also be machinery and electronic equipment. It is estimated that it may be as late as after the first of the year before the system is in operation. Local residents are encouraged by the fact that there is some visible sign of progresss on the system, which is to be rebuilt.
The improvements at the parking fill are certainly noticeable. The SUN believes that the Town Board, or Chamber of Commerce, should come up with a better name for that area than just the “parking fill.”
Food prices are going so high these days that eating has almost become a spectator sport.
What this country really needs is less public speaking and more private thinking.
Taken from SUN files of
September 28, 2000
A grant of $1,054,900 has been received for engineering and land acquisition at county-owned Stevens Field, the county commissioners learned Tuesday while meeting in regular session.
“Basically, we have the money now,” said Tim Smith, the airport manager. “We can get to work.”
The money is a grant from the Federal Aviation Commission and requires a 10 percent county match. Already in the year 2000 county budget is $57,000 earmarked for land acquisition at the airport. Tuesday the county budgeted another $60,212 to the project thereby elevating the county commitment to $117,212, equaling the 10 percent required county match.
Engineering and land acquisition is expected to cost $1,172,112 — $891,930 for engineering, $250,000 for land acquisition.
The scope of work anticipates rebuilding the north runway and other improvements that will upgrade Stevens Field to an FAA C-2 designation, Smith said. C-2 compatibility will allow large corporate jets to use Stevens Field.
In 1995, the county recorded 12,000 take offs and landings at Stevens Field. Thus far this year that number has swelled to 16,000 and by 2005 the number could reach 25,000, Smith said.
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