Thursday, Dec. 23, 1982

Van Willis is once again managing the Boys Market Grocery Store in Mancos. It is a familiar sight to walk into the store and find Van behind the counter and Sam Luellen in the meat market.

Willis owned and managed the store for many years before selling it to Larry and Trudy Robinson, who operated the business for a few years and sold it to Richard “Snick” Lee.

“We plan to have the store stocked with a food line of inventory as soon as possible,” stated Van on Tuesday of this week. “We have some very fine Turkeys just in time for Christmas and will be striving to meet the needs and demands of the community as we have in years past.”

He will be purchasing his groceries from a grocery wholesale chain store to be able to offer the best prices and the fresh meats will be from Callaways.

Van, Sam and the other clerks are anxious to have you come and shop, tell them what you are looking for and help them to bring you the kind of grocery you desire.

1983 school budget $1,872,453

A budget totaling $1,872,453 was adopted for the 1983 school year by the Board of Directors of Mancos District RE6 at the regular meeting last Monday evening.

Of the total amount, $1,517,545 was budgeted into the General Fund, $82,271 in the Capital Reserve Fund,$86,9 in the Pupils Activity Fund, $105,237 in the Bond Redemption Fund, and $80,500 has been budgeted into the food service.

In other business, the board discussed the possiblity of purchasing additional track equipment and approved to participate in the Climas Educational Program sponsored by Cklima Molybdenum Co. The fellowship for teachers offers $1,400 for one person attending the eight weeks of classes as a resident and $1,000 for someone commuting. The district matches $400. Applications are made available and a committee appointed to select the one to participate.

Area counties receive funds

Dolores County is receiving $36,665.53 and Montezuma County $25,273.71 as their shares of money paid to the U.S. Forest Service for timber, livestock grazing, mining, recreation and special-use permits, San Juan Forest Supervisor Paul Sweetland announced today.

“Counties containing National Forest System lands receive 25 percent of the revenues the National Forest takes in,”Sweetland explained.

“How much each county gets depends on the amount of National Forest lands within its borders and how much money that forest collected during the fiscal year.”

Money from the “25 percent fund” is used for roads and schools.

In 1981, the five San Juan Basin counties received $160,822.37