Pagosa Springs Friends of the NRA to Hold Annual Banquet The Pagosa Springs Friends of the NRA is holding their annual banquet on OCTOBER 8TH, 2011 at the Community Center. Fifty percent of all proceeds from the banquet help support local organizations such as the Women in the Outdoors, Hunter education, Archery in the Schools [...]

At the recent Sunday Reggae Fest there was no music until Jim, left, came and fixed the source.
Sep 30 2011 | Posted in
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On a recent weekend in Atlantic City , a woman won a bucketful of quarters at a slot machine. She took a break from the slots for dinner with her husband in the hotel dining room. But first she wanted to stash the quarters in her room. I’ll be right back and we’ll go to [...]

SISSON LIBRARY NEWS Change brings good news and growth to the book world By Carole Howard and the Library Staff The publishing industry has expanded in the past three years as Americans increasingly are turning to e-books and juvenile and adult fiction, according to a new survey [...]
Sep 30 2011 | Posted in
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Jim Smith Realty Are you looking to buy a new home? Are you thinking that now’s a great time to find bargains? That’s true, but it pays to know a little about the seller’s situation before you make an offer. If a home is being sold for below what the current seller owes on [...]
Sep 29 2011 | Posted in
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Quartz Creek. Valley Color. Aspen Tall. A Lonely Color Step Outdoors wants you to go outside and we lead individually inspired one foot in front of the other adventure pursuits to get you there. Whether you are interested in a first time overnight backpack or a more challenging multi-day hiking adventure, we will tailor a [...]
Sep 29 2011 | Posted in
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This undated image provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows a Pagosa skyrocket plant. The Obama administration is taking steps to extend federal protections to hundreds of animals and plants, including the Pagosa skyrocket, across the country, compelled by a pair of recent legal settlements that targeted species mired in bureaucratic limbo even [...]
Eight Mile Mesa # 651 OPEN Falls Creek Road #039 OPEN Fawn Gulch Road #666 OPEN First Fork # 622 OPEN Fourmile Road #645 OPEN Jackson Mountain # 037 OPEN Kenney Flats # 006 OPEN Lefthand Canyon # 024 OPEN Lower Piedra to Campground # 621 OPEN McManus #633 (at Plumtaw Intersection) OPEN Middle Fork [...]
Sep 29 2011 | Posted in
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Just behind the Sonoco station this tree is almost blinding in the sunlight.
Sep 28 2011 | Posted in
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The IRS decides to audit Grandpa, and summons him to the IRS office.The auditor was not surprised when Grandpa showed up with his attorney. The auditor said, ‘Well, sir, you have an extravagant lifestyle and no full-time employment, which you explain by saying that you win money gambling. I’m not sure the IRS finds that [...]
San Juan Basin Health Announces Flu Clinics in Archuleta County San Juan Basin Health Department in Pagosa Springs announces its senior and general public flu clinics. The first will take place on Tuesday, October 4th at the San Juan Basin Health Department from 3 to 5 p.m. This is open to all ages. Seniors can [...]

On Monday, October 3 the United Nations and Habitat for Humanity will observe World Habitat Day. World Habitat Day is a time to reflect on the current crisis of housing worldwide and to build a stronger future for all human habitat. With 1.6 billion people living in inadequate shelter around the world, Habitat for Humanity [...]
AUTUMN SWING THING WORKSHOPS WEST COAST SWING Review of Cindy Longs workshop last April EAST COAST SWING Brand new Intermediate Patterns Taught by DEB ASPEN, certified dance instructor Sponsored by In Step Dance Associates WHEN: Saturday, November 5, 2011 WHERE: PLPOA Clubhouse - 230A Port Ave Pagosa Springs, CO TIMES: Registration: 2:45 [...]

You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose but, you shouldn’t pick your friends nose!!!

Are we having fun yet???
Sep 27 2011 | Posted in
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See a vision of Wolf Creek Village from a previous plan. PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Opposition to a resort village near the top of Wolf Creek Pass remains strong despite efforts to either build a resort or trade the land to the Forest Service for easier highway access. Supporters and critics toured the site [...]
Sep 27 2011 | Posted in
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While cooking dinner this evening I realized that over the past many months each evening’s dinner has been prepared more often on a backpacking stove than at home in my kitchen. My tent has been put up and taken down with greater frequency than washing my flannel sheets. My two-person tent has become a [...]
Sep 26 2011 | Posted in
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By D. West Davies I took this photo at 5:45 pm yesterday on CR 500 (Trujillo Road) at about mile marker 30 while scouting fall color locations. We drove down HWY 151 to CR 500 and on up into town. All Things Pagosa Fall Colors Pictures All Things Pagosa Videos All Things Pagosa Parade [...]
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I took my dad to the mall the other day to buy some new shoes (he is 66). We decided to grab a bite at the food court. I noticed he was watching a teenager sitting next to him. The teenager had spiked hair in all different colors – green, red, orange, and blue. My [...]
ATTENTION all BALLROOM DANCERS: Im back in the swing of things, and am starting out by hosting AUTUMN SWING THING Workshops on Saturday, November 5 at the PLPOA Clubhouse, 230 Port Ave. in Pagosa Springs. Due to popular request, I will lead a review of the West Coast Swing patterns taught by Cindy Long [...]
Sep 26 2011 | Posted in
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See this photo in expanded format click here. To say it was a beautiful day is an understatment! The race started at 8:00 am and the air was crisp and the sky blue. The fall colors on Wolf Creek are just beginning to change. Smiling now! The steep part starts here at Treasure Falls. . . [...]
Sep 25 2011 | Posted in
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See this photo in expanded format click here. See this photo in expanded format. Man about town, Doug Call, decided if your photographer was going up the hill I would need a race number. I was pumped until I saw the number!!! Morgan Murrie, CEO of GECKO Foundation addresses the riders passing along last minute info. A [...]
Sep 24 2011 | Posted in
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