110 Years Ago â 1915
E.C. Stroehlke sustained a couple of broken ribs and several cuts and bruises upon his person last Sunday when the horse he was riding became unmanageable and precipÂitated him through the window in the front of S.F. Jordanâs assay office in Silver Cliff. Edâs injuries will necessitate his absence from the shop for about ten days or two weeks.
A few have been saying that the values of the Herman Mine ore are not running very good in late work. They shouldnât talk this way because it might get to the ears of the smelter people who in turn might cease paying the lessees about $450 a car for their output. We saw the smelterâs check for one car of ore on Monday and that is what it returned the lessees.
The Woodmen of the World Easter ball and banquet Monday evening was a huge success from every standpoint. The crowd was made up by people from all quarters of the county. The music was fine and the committee never overÂlooked a point in making the event a success socially. Nearly 100 tickets were sold, and the receipts netted the organizaÂtion about $20.
A few of our young men were on a toot Easter and remained that way for a couple of days. That they were miserable there is no doubt. For the good of these young men may the day when Colorado goes dry, January 1, 1916, speedily arrive.
Leave your orders for metallic wreaths and porcelain lowers or any kind of grave decorations at Figgeâs store.
60 Years Ago â 1965
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Chockley and all of its contents were burned early Tuesday morning by fire of undetermined origin. The home was located 10 miles south of Westcliffe. Mr. and Mrs. Chockley were in Denver at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Lola Baker. Dick Chockley, their son, a senior in Custer County High School, was spendÂing the night at the Harold Bostwick home. Harry said it appeared the fire had started on the roof or in the attic and burned its way to the ground. Roy Kidder, night watchman in Westcliffe, observed the blaze while on duty Tuesday morning and spread the alarm. Members of the Westcliffe volunteer fire department rushed to the scene but were too late to save any of the household belongings.
Custer County Stockgrowers and Cow-Belles held a covÂered dish supper at the Grange Hall at Hillside on Saturday. There were 83 present. Don Svedman, county extension agent, showed pictures of the state fair.
Miss Betty Skul, a junior, was chosen the Custer County High School delegate to Girls State to be held this coming June. Miss Mary Ellen Caughman is her alternate. Girls State is a program sponsored by the American Legion AuxÂiliary. This is the second year that the Wray-McKinstry Unit 13 of Cañon City has sponsored a Custer County girl.
35 Years Ago â 1990
In a packed courtroom Tuesday, a special use permit was granted to Lauren Morgan to operate a tavern at 6654 CR 328 in Rosita. A liquor license was granted by the county commissioners following that hearing.
Morgan, a long-time Rosita resident, wants to turn the former Rosita post office into a nine-seat tavern and evenÂtually add a general store. His late mother, Fern Morgan, was Postmaster in Rosita when the post office there closed in 1967. Ten persons spoke in favor of the tavern, and nine spoke against, many addressing moral issues rather than re-zoning a residential area to a business area. Planning board members Harold Taylor, John Martin and Darrell Kness voted in favor of the use permit; Bill Donley and Dave Rumph voted against the permit.
Myrtle Cody of Westcliffe was one of the first persons in the county to complete her census form for census enuÂmerator Laura Piquette. She and other census workers began collecting the forms last week and arenât expected to finish the job until mid-May.
A flip of the coin determined that Jess Price will be a trustee on the Westcliffe town board. He and candidate Tom King both received 56 votes in last weekâs town election. Mayor Dale Kelling tossed the coin Tuesday night which determined the winner.
Custer County Sheriff Fred Jobe has announced that he will seek his second four-year term in office.
âItâs hard to believe that weâre in the fourth year of my first four-year term,â said Jobe.
Josie Schuster of Silver Cliff said a sure sign of spring is the flowering of her oleander. She said the plant has been in her family for more than 60 years.
20 Years Ago â 2005
The Community Learning Center, which includes the Learning Circle preschool and daycare program, closed last week at its Second Street location and reopened on Monday in its new location in the former Sangre de Cristo Christian School building at 118 Jerry Court in Westcliffe. Overseeing the programs are director Linda Lucero and assistant direcÂtor Terra Rae.
Kent Weber of Mission:Wolf announced this week that one of the refugeâs ambassador wolves, Yellowstone Peaches, died last week at the age of 14. Peaches had travÂeled the country, serving as part of Mission:Wolf educaÂtional team.
Ron Carlisle and Gene Cravens will soon be offering hula lessons. Ron and Kathy and Gene and Lela have just returned from a Hawaiian cruise.
15 Years Ago â 2010
The West Custer County Hospital District has cancelled its upcoming election, with only a single candidate seeking the seat. Trish Leavitt was declared the winner. Last year, she was appointed to the seat previously held by Enos MulÂlett who stepped down. She will now serve a full four-year term.
About half of Westcliffeâs 307 eligible voters turned out for Tuesdayâs municipal election. John Johnston will take office as the newest town trustee. Also re-elected were incumbent Mayor Christy Veltri, and incumbent trustees Art Nordyke, Audrey Gluschke, Melinda Ruzanski and Joe CasÂcarelli.
The intersection of Hermit Road and Macey Lane was covered with water earlier this week due to the snowmelt and runoff. While the roads werenât closed to trafic, motorÂists were careful in traversing the Valley roads.
11 Years Ago â 2014
Sheriff Fred Jobe said attempts were made to steal two vehicles belonging to Pueblo residents who had parked their cars in Hardscrabble Canyon while on a camping trip. One vehicle, a 1995 Ford Ranger, is still missing; the second, a 1998 Jeep Cherokee, was recovered after its tires were shredded by the thieves who apparently didnât know how to release the emergency brakes. The case remains under investigation.
Emily Wenger of Westcliffe, a student at Cornell ColÂlege in Iowa, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship. Through the Fulbright program, she will be teaching English in Turkey for nine months.
Funeral services were held Wednesday for life-long Valley native Gladys Elizabeth (Beck) Ulsh. Mrs. Ulsh died April 2 in Cañon City at the age of 92.
1 Year Ago â 2024
100 townsfolk of Westcliffe voted for continuing the 1% sales tax for capital improvements with no sunset deadline provision. The measure passed 100 to 59, with 166 people casting ballots. The results are currently unofficial, and the official count will be finalized in the coming weeks.
The Town of Silver Cliff â Mayor and Board of Trustees â enacted a Proclamation on March 6 for Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen Day in sincere appreciation for her caring and support of our town.
In a meeting on Wednesday, April 3, that lasted for sevÂeral hours and ended in a heated debate between members of the C-1 Custer County School Board, the board, with a 3-1 vote, decided to immediately place School Superintendent Jackie Crabtree on Administrative leave until her resignaÂtion date in May.