Dolores Gallegos has been serving the seniors here in Pagosa Springs, making exceptional salads and working hard with our team at Archuleta Seniors Inc…
Month: October 2023
EDITORIAL: A Fishy Decision by the Pagosa Springs Town Council, Part One
I guess we can start with the misinformation in the agenda description, about the $1 million project…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Colorado’s Public Square, Reimagined
But really, isn’t that what we expect from journalists? Mildly depressing warnings about what’s actually going on?
LIBRARY NEWS: Free Lifelong Learning Series Starts This Evening
Today’s topic is Water Fluency 101: Developing a water-fluent community with Josh Kurtz, who has a B.S. in watershed science…
Steven Butler Named General Manager of Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
A life-long rail enthusiast with a passion for preserving steam trains, Butler’s family owned a railroad in the Midwest…
Final Report on Quartz Ridge, Bear Creek Fires
Both fires are located in steep, remote terrain that poses a significant safety risk to firefighters…
Building Houses, Around the World, and in Pagosa Springs
“This is for the family, but it’s really for the kids,” he said. “It’s a way of providing stability and generational wealth….”
EDITORIAL: Celebrating a Difficult Workforce Housing Victory, Part Two
Prop 123 is expected to generate $300 million per year, but about $55 million is earmarked for homeless folks…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Best Holiday Very Close
The amazing progress that humankind has made since the invention of the iPhone now allows me to choose a range of high-tech lighting patterns on my Christmas tree…
Colorado’s 150th-Anniversary License Plate Breaks Sales Records
“I was so thrilled to learn that my design is the fastest selling license plate in Colorado history…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: My 55th High School Class Reunion
We came of age in the turbulence of the 1960s, graduating high school in possibly the worst year of that decade…
Archuleta County Landfill to Close Temporarily, Oct. 9 through Oct. 20
The landfill will continue taking commercial trash trucks throughout the closure, but will be closed to the public…
Pagosa Health Fair and Expo Planned for October 21
The morning will be dedicated to a combination of healthy efforts, namely blood draws for lab work, educational sessions and demonstrations…
Polis Administration Announces Community Business Preservation Program
OEDIT announced the Community Business Preservation Program to help Colorado communities preserve the characteristics that make them unique…
Peak Health Alliance Offering Budget-Friendly Health Insurance
The nonprofit Peak Health Alliance has partnered with Elevate Health Plans to bring budget-friendly health insurance coverage to nine rural mountain counties
PHOTO ESSAY: ‘Runway for Rise’ a Sold-Out Entertainment
10 teams of creators designed amazing “Haute Couture” using a trash bag, duct tape, thrift store purchases and something from nature…
EDITORIAL: Celebrating a Difficult Workforce Housing Victory, Part One
The Rose Mountain project is a Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) effort, a federally-subsidized housing program…
Archuleta County Hosts Successful Waste Tire Event
Lord and Flowers will continue to work on grants and state funded programs which could benefit the community…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Send in the Clowns
Speaker McCarthy has spent the past eight months trying to get the House Republicans to agree on a plan…