La Veta – Cuchara Valley Blog

Our congratulations to David Bearden and Jan, Ft. Worth,TX on their purchase of a great house in Navajo Resort.  They plan to spend part-time here while they are  building next year on their new lot in Tres Valles.  Thanks Dave & Jan for allowing me to help in your purchase transaction.

Several La Veta residents with AT&T Comnet cell phones have recently reported greatly improved reception.  But those of us on Alltel or Verizon have mixed results.  Mayor Schmidt reports that all antenna fees have been paid but the Town does not know what carriers are functioning or plan to operate off the water tower antennas. 

Fire totally destroyed the Paradise Acres mountain cabin of Jerry & Cheryl Park last week.  The Parks were at their winter home in Arkansas at the time of the fire.  Firefighters from La Veta Fire Protection District responded but the cabin was a total loss.  Cause of the evening blaze has yet to be determined. 

This week is nearing completion of the new water pipelines for La Veta residences.  This huge project will have replaced all the old water lines in town.  Homes and business have dealt with the construction inconvenience for several months now but usually no more than one block of traffice closed off at a time. 

Grandote Peaks and Town of La Veta may have finally settled several of the contentious issues between the two.  The Town has recognized that the existing Grandote lots are indeed within the Town Limits.  Town has also agreed that this means they will provide road maintenance on the existing primary corridors.  Grandote is now going before the Town (not the County) seeking approval of final plat for ten additional lots, including some duplexes. 

Congratulations to the Molls on their recent purchase of our Listing on the great acreage up School Creek Road.  We are pleased to have had the opportunity to participate with you in that transaction.

After over a week with temperatures reaching well into the 50′s, snow flurries are predicted for Monday.  Cuchara reports 131 inches snowfall to date this winter, which is about 1/2 way to our historical average for the entire Season.  La Veta seems well below average to date.  We all know that Feb./Mar. are our snowiest months of the year.  And if it doesn’t start snowing soon, the hay farmers and ranchers will be curtailed on their summer irrigation ditch water.  So, let it snow.

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   Cold nights with warm days.  The temperature should hit over 50 degrees today.  That’s nearly 20 degrees above January average.  And the horses are loving it.

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