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On April 8, 1897, R.B. Hawkins published the first Silver Star, which a few years later became the Dolores Star. The arrival of the Rio Grande Southern railroad route in 1891 gave Hawkins hope for...
DATE: Sept. 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business
Located south of Cortez, Mitchell Springs once provided area residents and travelers with water. The site will be commemorated on Saturday. Near the intersection of South Oak Street and County Road...
DATE: Sept. 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
On April 8, 1897 R.B. Hawkins published the first Silver Star, which a few years later became the Dolores Star. The arrival of the Rio Grande Southern railroad route in 1891 gave Hawkins hope for...
DATE: Sept. 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News
Efforts to have the downtown Calkins Building placed on the National Register of Historic Places were officially launched last week. The first steps include photographing the structure, inside and...
DATE: July 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Considered a modern steam-powered marvel in the late 1800s, a rare Cranston Press is currently collecting dust and cobwebs in downtown Mancos. More than a dozen people stopped by the former Mancos...
DATE: June 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News
A special news bulletin had just been broadcast over the radio: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had been shot in the face at a downtown hotel in Memphis, Tenn.It was Thursday, April 4, 1968.“I was at...
DATE: April 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Proposals to improve traffic signage at Boyle Park and create a separate historic preservation board were discussed at the Mancos town meeting Wednesday. Boyle Park is behind town hall and adjacent...
DATE: Nov. 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News
An unnamed historic preservation group out of Kansas City is interested in bringing the abandoned Calkins Building back to life, according to Re-1 school officials.The company specializes in...
DATE: Oct. 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
Ever wonder why the hot days in July and August are called the Dog Days? Its because during that period the Dog Star rises and sets with the sun. I will write about some Spanish-American families...
DATE: Aug. 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists
Mancos artist Rob Wilson's work has been steeped in history since he started crafting powder horns and buckskin clothing in the 1960s and '70s. For decades, he made mountain man clothing and gear...
DATE: July 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News
Because they are meaningful to my generation and the next one, I'll add a few more things that took place in 1964. Mr. and Mrs. John Paquin demonstrated their barbecuing prowess for an appreciative...
DATE: July 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists
I was curious what the headlines were in the Mancos Times in 1964. My personal headlines that year were that I was able to be with a group of men who were allowed to travel into eastern Turkey,...
DATE: June 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News
