Pine River Times Opinion

Let’s return to constitutional governance!

George Washington warned us of political parties in his farewell address because the Founding Fathers knew it would be the…

June 19, 2014

Welcome to Colorado, but…

Times editor It might be time to administer an intelligence test at our state borders. I know we like our…

June 19, 2014

BHS Knowledge Bowl thanks supporters

Our deepest appreciation goes to Andy and Nancy Young, Charles and Barbara Mertian, Patrick Lujan, Dolores Gallegos, Grace Sossaman, Mike…

June 12, 2014

Please help our friends who need our help

Bob and his wife, Sandy, are among the many people in this community who tell you “Well heck yeah!” when…

June 12, 2014

PTSA selling school supply kits

The Bayfield Parent Teacher Student Association has been working with the BEPS teachers to provide you with supply kits for…

June 5, 2014

Memorial Day service was lovely in Allison

Jimmy Sutton and Lynn Swanemyr raised the flag as the Durango Acapella Quartet sang the national anthem. Pastor Al TeBrink…

June 5, 2014

League of Women Voters releases views on federal agriculture policies

Earlier this year the League of Women Voters of La Plata County, along with 242 other state and local LWVs,…

June 5, 2014

Primary ballots coming in mail next week

It’s Election Season again! The Colorado Primary Election is on June 24, 2014. If you are affiliated with the American…

Fire auxiliary thanks casino, tribe

We genuinely appreciate being selected, and the generous donation goes a long way to helping us support our firefighters and…

Meeting set on Lake Nighthorse recreation

Currently, we are working with all Animas-La Plata Project partners and stakeholders to reach consensus regarding development and management of…

FCC TV channel auction threatens free TV

They will receive no payment whatever and many such stations will go off the air as a result. Because many…

BHS Knowledge Bowl team raising funds for national competition in Washington

We are very excited about this incredible opportunity. In order to make this a reality, we are trying to raise…

May 22, 2014

Applications for Leadership La Plata due June 3

If you are interested in learning more about La Plata County, meeting community leaders, building professional and personal relationships, learning…

May 22, 2014

Udall supports reasonable federal policies, Gardner does not

He encourages homeowners living in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) to follow mitigation guidelines because the drought, unhealthy forests and…

May 22, 2014

Opposition to Wheeling for LPEA election is uninformed

Tri-State Generation is the creator, the “generator,” of the power we use. Tri-State also holds a legally-binding contract that requires…

May 15, 2014

Berman shouldn’t be on LPEA board

In 2011 Jeff filed personal bankruptcy and in 2012 his house was foreclosed. In 2007 Jeff promised farmers in Dolores,…

Firefighters association endorses Cook, Walters

Based on these interviews and discussions, it was found overwhelmingly that candidates Wayne Walters and Casey Cook had the best…

Cemetery district cleaning up for Memorial Day

If you have any items you would like to keep, please pick them up before then. We respectfully ask that…

Thank you for help with Ignacio 9Health Fair

A big thank you to Sky Ute Casino Resort and all of their staff for providing the location, set up,…

Thank you for 30 years

It’s not that exciting, I’ll admit, but I do want to point out that today’s issue is the first one…

April 24, 2014

Lions Club Foundation thanks supporters

A special thank you to our donors: J. Paul Brown, Hillcrest Golf Club, Cowboy Trading Co., Salon del Sol, Beverly…

April 24, 2014

New trustee thanks voters

James Sanders Bayfield

April 24, 2014