Taken from SUN files of
October 23, 1925
Macedonio Archuleta of Kearns was in this vicinity the past week to ship out his lambs from the loading station at Sunetha.
It has happened at last! The Sun has made one of those errors that made Mark Twain famous — we slightly exaggerated the report of the death of one of our former citizens, L.D. (Dick) Mann, the account of which occurred in these columns two weeks ago. He now comes forward and wishes to deny the report — vehemently. On the contrary, he states that he is feeling much better than he has for some time.
We are indeed sorry of the mistake we have made, but we rejoice with the family and the scores of friends of the “deceased” that he is very much alive, and hope that the Sun will be denied the sad duty of again reporting his “death” for many years to come.
Harry Putnam, wife and two daughters departed Monday for Arizona, where they expect to locate for the benefit of the health of Miss Blanche, who has been failing for some months. They will probably settle in the vicinity of Phoenix, and Pagosa friends are sincerely hoping that the change will prove beneficial.
Taken from SUN files of
C.T. Hazelwood, pioneer resident of Pagosa Springs, but now living in Montrose, arrived this week for a visit with his daughter, Mrs. Aubrey Fowler and family and his son, Melvin. Mr. Hazelwood will remain until after the election. He is one of the early day residents of the county, coming here in July of 1901.
The local schools are presenting a program on Hallowe’en Tuesday October 31 at the new gym. The program is very attractive and many other features may be found at the gym that night. D. Boone Lacewell, superintendent of schools emphasized that the program is open to all residents of the community and all who attend are sure to have an enjoyable evening. There is no admission charge and local residents of all ages are urged to take advantage of this opportunity.
Shortly before noon on Tuesday of this week the local locker plant reported that they had handled a total of 98 elk, 201 deer and three bear thus far in the big game season. These figures indicate that the percentage of local hunters getting animals is high and that fresh meat will be plentiful hereabouts for some time.
Taken from SUN files of
October 23, 1975
Relatives and friends of the two pilots lost in a plane accident last fall had much praise for local officials in connection with the discovery of the plane and removal of bodies. They were particularly appreciative of the efforts of Jud Cooney, WCO, who handled many of the details and who investigated the accident.
Local officials of the Forest Service breathed a sigh of relief when elk season was over. The area is extremely dry but no major fires were reported here. There were two small fires, but both were controlled before any serious damage. It will be worry time again this weekend, though, as deer hunters flock into the woods. Extreme caution with fire is urged.
Oiling on Wolf Creek Pass is, for all practical purposes, completed. There are finishing touches, drains, and curbs to be added, but the main portion of the highway has two heavy coats of hot mix. It is a beautiful piece of road and reaches from the top of the Pass down this side almost to the highway camp.
Taken from SUN files of
October 19, 2000
Due to construction crews blasting, excavating and boring the eastern portal of a 950-foot tunnel through the mountainside on U.S. 160 between mile markers 173 and 175 on the east side of Wolf Creek Pass, the highway in that area will be closed from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Monday through Thursday. The closures will be in effect from now until the project is completed sometime during 2002.
Great Outdoors Colorado has awarded $600,000 in lottery proceeds to Colorado State Parks for renovation work in a portion of Navajo State Park in Archuleta County. The funding will be used to construct a visitors’ center and campground restroom building and to make mooring cove improvements. The funded work is expected to be completed by December 2001.
The project is part of a renovation program underway in five Western Slope Bureau of Reclamation parks operated by Colorado State Parks.
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