Cumbres & Toltec train hits maintenance crew car
Posted: Friday, Sep 3rd, 2010
ANTONITO -The westbound "San Juan Express #216" passenger train outbound from Antonito struck an Antonito track "tie crew" motor car occupied by two Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad employees shortly after noon Tuesday. The collision occurred at mile post 311, just East of Mud Tunnel in New Mexico Territory. The two C&TSRR Antonito track personnel sustained shoulder and ...more
Law enforcement will focus on safety during holiday weekend
Posted: Friday, Sep 3rd, 2010
ALAMOSA - A long holiday weekend is coming up and Alamosa County Sheriff Dave Stong advises everyone to follow the laws because it would be a shame to waste a beautiful weekend in jail.
"We will be out in force to make the roads safe for everyone," Stong said. "It's very simple: Don't drink and drive."
Stong is using grant ...more
Power line applicants respond
Posted: Thursday, Sep 2nd, 2010
ALAMOSA - Representatives of utility companies seeking permission to build a new transmission line into the Valley responded to their opponents' arguments on Wednesday.
Spokespersons said the proposed line over La Veta Pass has been in the works for some time and is required to meet potential growth and provide back up power to the existing Poncha Pass line, not ...more
Author Laura Pritchett to appear at Adams State
Posted: Tuesday, Aug 31st, 2010
ALAMOSA -- Celebrated author Laura Pritchett is speaking on the Adams State College campus during the seventh annual Autumn@Adams celebration She will speak twice on Monday, Sept. 13, at 3 p.m. in the Nielsen Library Second Floor Commons and 7 p.m. in Porter Hall room 130.
The afternoon lecture will focus on the craft of writing, "How place informs ...more
Join seniors for breakfast before Early Iron Festival
Posted: Tuesday, Aug 31st, 2010
Good morning everyone,
Everyone had a wonderful time at Fun Days in Fort Garland. We want to thank the cooks who worked hard to make a wonderful meal. Thanks also to Fort Garland Seniors who made all of us welcome. There was close to 200 seniors. We missed all of you who could not come. We hope that it will ...more
Power line opponents argue need
Posted: Tuesday, Aug 31st, 2010
ALAMOSA -- Awaiting a Colorado Public Utilities Commission decision as one of the first steps to building a new transmission line into the San Luis Valley, proponents and opponents are ramping up their arguments to the public about why a new power line should be constructed, or why it should not.
The utility companies requesting permission to build a new ...more
Center School District has a fighting chance
Posted: Tuesday, Aug 31st, 2010
(The Center Consolidated School District faces more challenges than most as they work to turn their school around. In 2009 90.09 percent of their 605 students qualified for free or reduced lunches and about 55 percent came from homes where English was not the primary language. The challenge of turning around a poorly performing elementary school is on-going for Center. ...more
Lt. Governor meets with SLV community
Posted: Saturday, Aug 28th, 2010
MONTE VISTA - Monte Vista's downtown energy impressed both Lt. Gov. Barbara O'Brien and Susan Kirkpatrick, executive director of the Colorado Dept. of Local Affairs (DOLA) as they paid a quick visit to the community Friday.
Working with representatives of the Phase One participating communities, DOLA reports to the governor, the lieutenant governor and members of the General Assembly.
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A school in crisis fights back
Posted: Saturday, Aug 28th, 2010
(The Center Consolidated School District faces more challenges than most as they work to turn their school around. In 2009 90.09 percent of their 605 students qualified for free or reduced lunches and about 55 percent came from homes where English was not the primary language. This is Part 1 of a 2-part series.)
CENTER - In Spring ...more
Cumbres & Toltec celebrates 40th
Posted: Friday, Aug 27th, 2010
ANTONITO - State and local dignitaries, rail buffs, tourists, and many of those who helped through the birth and early life of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad will gather today, Friday, August 27, for the formal beginning of a long weekend of celebratory events marking the line's 40th birthday.
"We've had more than enough excitement this season - ...more
State awards $500,000 for new city hall
Posted: Thursday, Aug 26th, 2010
ALAMOSA -- Out of an approximate $5 million state funding source, the City of Alamosa was awarded 10 percent for the new municipal complex.
The city received official word this week that it would receive $500,000 from mineral impact funds through the Department of Local Affairs. The funds will assist with the city's proposed municipal complex including a new city ...more
State awards $500,000 for new city hall
Posted: Thursday, Aug 26th, 2010
ALAMOSA -- Out of an approximate $5 million state funding source, the City of Alamosa was awarded 10 percent for the new municipal complex.
The city received official word this week that it would receive $500,000 from mineral impact funds through the Department of Local Affairs. The funds will assist with the city's proposed municipal complex including a new city ...more
Colorado loses out on Race To The Top funds
Posted: Tuesday, Aug 24th, 2010
ALAMOSA -- Colorado was 19.8 points short of winning millions of dollars in Race to the Top grants.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced that nine states and the District of Columbia were the winners in Phase 2 of the grant application process. The nine states are, alphabetically, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, and ...more
Doctor releases SLV Hispano DNA study results
Posted: Monday, Aug 23rd, 2010
VALLEY -- A study of San Luis Valley Hispanos' DNA resulted in obvious conclusions - plus a little mystery.
Dr. Harry Ostrer, with the Human Genetics Program in New York, NY, retrieved blood samples in February 2009 from residents in the San Luis area as well as Alamosa, Conejos and Pueblo who gathered at T'Anas in San Pablo/San Francisco to ...more
A few bad eggs in Alamosa
Posted: Monday, Aug 23rd, 2010
ALAMOSA -- Apparently the powers that be felt Alamosa had already suffered enough from having salmonella in its water supply because Alamosa has been very lucky with eggs.
A pallet of suspect eggs arrived at one grocery, but they never made it to the shelves, so customers were never at risk; another grocery had a few on the shelves, ...more
Hecla explores Creede hills for silver
Posted: Saturday, Aug 21st, 2010
DEL NORTE--Hecla Geologist Randy McClure recently presented a slide show and took questions at the Rio Grande County Museum about exploratory drilling currently being performed north of Creede.
The last mining operation pulled out of Creede in 1985 because of low silver prices, although there was still a great deal of silver to mine.
In the Bulldog Mine, where ...more
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