“We wish we could come together in our annual celebration of local heritage, green chile, music, and Margaritas. The health and safety of our visitors, volunteers, and community will always be our first priority….”
Category: Community
Pagosa Farmers Market Sells Out Early
We continue to accept SNAP cards and continue to hand out a $20 value of Double up Bucks for the first $20 SNAP purchase, essentially doubling purchasing power…
Colorado ‘Property Owner Preservation Program’ to Provide Rental Assistance
“While the majority of renters and homeowners have continued to make rental and mortgage payments, there are thousands of households that have been unable to do…”
TROOPER TIPS: Additions to the ‘Move Over Law’
The Move Over Law is set up to assist law enforcement, fire and ambulance crews, maintenance workers and tow truck operators to be able to be safer when they are performing their duties on the side of the road…
LETTER: Lack of Planning
As a recent visitor to your beautiful area, I was struck by the lack of planning in the local area. I had come to find long term rentals and failed to do so…
Pagosa Springs ‘Garden Talk’ with Ron Chacey Tonight
This week, our local gardening guru Ron Chacey will discuss Row Covers & Shading. The talk happens tonight, Wednesday June 8 at 5pm…
A Safe and Healthy Fourth?
Is it safe for friends and family to gather during a pandemic? The answer is personal: you must weigh the risk versus the reward and have a plan to minimize exposure…
VIDEO: A Somewhat Unusual Fourth of July Schedule
According to Tourism Director Jennie Green “We’re still trying not to encourage large gatherings, so hopefully the tubes will keep them separated and people will just kind of do it throughout the day….”
Archuleta County Fair Board Cancels 2020 Archuleta County Fair
“The restrictions on the number of participants, attendees, volunteers and other staff rendered an impractical situation that would not satisfy the needs of operating a fair for the Archuleta County community…”
OPINION: Tiny Houses, By the Numbers
A tiny house on wheels is actually considered an RV, which means that the revenue collected by licensing it goes to the state’s DOT…
PHOTO ESSAY: Pagosa Baptist Church, During the Pandemic
For several weeks faithful parishioners arrived on Sunday at 10:30am sat in their cars with the radio tuned to 107.9. They came to sing hymns of praise, learn God’s word and hear The Gospel…
Fourth of July in Pagosa… Mostly Cancelled
“We have not had any of our vendors cancel… well, we’ve had one vendor cancel… for our arts & crafts fair. Of course, they’re very anxious to learn if we can move forward or not…”
Pagosa Peak Open School Buys Their Building
“We look forward to renovating the building to best fit our Project Based Learning needs,” Ms. Reali Crossland stated. “It will not only bring expanded educational space, but more security for our students…”
VIDEO: Celebrating Margaret Wilson and the New Library Property
But I had my new iPhone in my pocket — a Christmas gift from my family — and I had never tested out its video capabilities…
PHOTO ESSAY: ‘Blues Box’ Dance Raises $20K for Pagosa Peak Open School
Dozens of volunteers and hundreds of volunteer hours went into making this event wildly authentic and successful…
EDITORIAL: The Rezoning of Aspen Village, Part Three
The solution he proposed closely resembled the solutions that have been promoted by the Archuleta County Affordable Housing Workgroup over the past nine months: a mix of small single-family homes, townhomes and apartments…
EDITORIAL: The Rezoning of Aspen Village, Part Two
Limiting the Enclave development to townhomes and single-family only — as recommended by the Town Planning Commission — simply makes the development less likely to address the most pressing housing needs in the community…
OBITUARY: Clarissa Rizal
She was a highly respected cultural leader and a multi-talented artist who contributed to the revival and perpetuation of Chilkat and Ravenstail ceremonial blanket weaving…