Mancos

It’s here: Balloon and Arts Festival week

It’s here: Balloon and Arts Festival week

September 24, 2013

This is the week that we begin seeing hot air balloons drifting across Mancos Valley skies. You will need to rise early these mornings to catch a glimpse as they…

Old, new Chamber members create Mancos activity

Old, new Chamber members create Mancos activity

September 17, 2013

Bobbi Black, coordinator for the Mancos Valley/Mesa Verde Country Balloon and Arts Festival came to the Chamber of Commerce board of directors meeting on Thursday, Sept. 12. She gave updates…

The art of sculpting

The art of sculpting

September 16, 2013

Sculpting artwork from molten metal is not a single venture, requiring skills from multiple artisans as supple clay models are formed into more lasting bronze statues. For nearly 30 years,…

Town Administrator Phillips reaches out to residents

Town Administrator Phillips reaches out to residents

September 10, 2013

Town Administrator Andrea Phillips wants citizens to be aware of aid for nonprofit groups, an upcoming town-wide cleanup and vacancies on the Planning and Zoning Commission. Phillips advised that town…

Citizen award goes to yard  on Menefee

Citizen award goes to yard on Menefee

September 3, 2013

The Mancos Board of Trustees’ new “citizen recognition” program highlights residential and businesses properties in town that exhibit care or improvement in maintaining an aesthetically pleasing exterior. Last week, officials…

Rolston  tapped as  trustee

Rolston tapped as trustee

September 3, 2013

Alan Rolston stepped into the public spotlight last week as the newest trustee for the Town of Mancos. After a half-hour public interview process before sitting trustees, Rolston was chosen…

Town Hall tackles illegal Red Arrow gold mill

Town Hall tackles illegal Red Arrow gold mill

September 3, 2013

One Mancos Valley resident is concerned that an unpermitted milling operation could potentially pollute the ground water. A private land use consultant, Brian Kimble, addressed the Mancos town trustees last…

Bankruptcy stalls Red Arrow eviction

Bankruptcy stalls Red Arrow eviction

September 2, 2013

Sam Green/Cortez Journal<br><br>Mining equipment and tailings are behind the Red Arrow Mine buildings in Mancos.du1-i-syn A business partner in the Red Arrow Gold Mine has filed for bankruptcy in Texas,…

Sugar Pine Ranch Rally cruises into valley

Sugar Pine Ranch Rally cruises into valley

August 27, 2013

Thousands of bikers are expected to motor into the Mancos Valley this weekend for the annual Sugar Pine Ranch Rally. Located three miles north of Mancos on Highway 184, Sugar…

Town  board to meet

Town board to meet

August 27, 2013

The Mancos Town trustees will meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. On the agenda are the following items: Filling a vacant trustee post Revising purchasing policies Receiving bid updates on water…

Board honors best yards

Board honors best yards

August 20, 2013

Mancos officials have recognized a Grand Avenue home for its aesthetically pleasing exterior. The board of trustees launched its new “Citizen Recognition” program last week, bestowing their first award to…