History - The Journal

Mancos Valley's Spanish-American heritage

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-A...

DATE: Aug 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

Wares from the West

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 c...

DATE: Jul 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Looking back to 1964 in Mancos

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 f...

DATE: Jul 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

Come Back to My Valley Looking back to the 1964 Times

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 ...

DATE: Jun 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Living history

Storied Kennedy Grain Elevator, listed as endangered place, will get a roof over its bowed beams

DATE: Jun 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Press is on a roll

Professor turns on Times press, hopes to print in a few days

DATE: Jun 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

The shale that the world knows as Mancos

At least a few of you know that the Mancos Shale, which ranges throughout much of Colorado, parts of Utah, Wyoming and Montana and was even deposited in parts of Canada, was named after the ...

DATE: Jun 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists

Did Mormons really settle Mancos?

I recently heard someone say that Mancos was settled by Mormons. That never happened. The Mormons came in the mid-late 1880s and settled down in Webber Canyon. They shopped and mi...

DATE: May 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

State accepting nominations for Centennial Farm award

Families who have owned and operated their Colorado farm or ranch for 100 years or more are encouraged to submit a nomination to receive a Colorado Centennial Farms award. Selecte...

DATE: Mar 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Agriculture

County OKs grant request for flume

Montezuma County commissioners sanctioned a McElmo Flume grant application Monday. If approved, all of the required financing would be available to start renovating the dilapidated waterway....

DATE: Mar 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos Melt revises its schedule

The Fifth Annual Mancos Melt is looking to help even more people shake off the winter blues with kid-friendly events including the introduction of carnival and an old time movie night. ...

DATE: Mar 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Come Back to My Valley: I've been working on the railroad

All of us know there was a railroad that went through Mancos, but we're fuzzy when it comes to the details. The Denver & Rio Grand Southern started in Ridgway and went to Telluri...