Fall 1914, 100 years ago

Sept. 17 The first snow of the season covered the higher peaks Tuesday night. Miss Helen Carpenter departed by the afternoon train Sunday for Colorado Springs to resume her studies at Colorado...

DATE: Sept. 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

Nixle alert system puts you 'in the know'

Hi folks. I'd like to take this opportunity to make sure all of our town residents and business owners are aware of the alert system that Mancos uses to push out information in emergencies or other...

DATE: Sept. 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

Farewell, and remember: You are in a good place

By Marianne Griffin Hello Mancos Valley, this is a farewell. Effective Oct. 17, I will no longer be the administrator for the Mancos Valley Chamber of Commerce/Visitor Center. My husband and I sold...

DATE: Sept. 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

Crossed signals on health care

By Chip Tuthill Women's health has been at the center of many of Politifact's fact checks of the race. Gardner outlined a populist plan to make the pill available over-the-counter without a...

DATE: Sept. 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

Looking back to my birth year

I turned 80 in July, so thought I would look and see what was going around that time in 1934. Ray Allen of Mancos has brought in specimens of high grade ore from the West Mancos. There is every...

DATE: Sept. 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

Back in the saddle again

By Dian Law I'm back. Yes, it's Dian all over again. After a five-month vacation, I'm back at the computer letting all you Mancosites know what's going on in the local (and not so local) art and...

DATE: Sept. 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

Small town, small agency

This week I thought it might be kinda cool to give you a little bit of "inside information" on what it's like to provide law enforcement services in a small town, in a small agency, with a big...

DATE: Sept. 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

A call for new business members

The Mancos Valley Chamber of Commerce board of directors invites businesses to join MVCC. They recently voted to allow any business that is a first-time member to pay $25 for the first year of...

DATE: Sept. 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

Rove Crossroads ad inflates anecdotes of Coloradans' insurance cost

A Karl Rove Crossroads GPS ad exaggerates a few personal anecdotes to claim "many Coloradans pay roughly 100 percent more for health insurance since Obamacare." The ad, attacking Democratic Sen....

DATE: Sept. 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

Looking back a decade

I failed to write up a column last time because I was having a difficult time healing after major abdominal surgery. The following took place 10 years ago. Milton Benjamin Hurst passed away at the...

DATE: Sept. 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

Marshal's Message: Help us find you - fast!

I warned that I'd write about topics that aren't the most exciting in the world. I'm a man of my word.Hang on to your hats because I'd like to address the issue of posting of your house numbers...

DATE: Sept. 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

A call for volunteers

September is a busy month at the Visitor Center. As we move into color season, we begin receiving inquiries about when is the best time to see the colors change. Thus, there are many questions...

DATE: Sept. 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

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