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Archive for: September, 2011

Pagosa Springs Friends of the NRA Annual Banquet

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 [...]

24/7/365 Jim Miller is there for Pagosa

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At the recent Sunday Reggae Fest there was no music until Jim, left, came and fixed the source.

‘My God’ she thought, I’m trapped and about to be robbed! Jim Sawicki

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

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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 [...]

Making an Offer on a Short Sale in the Pagosa Springs Area?

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 [...]

State of Colors at Quartz Meadow Area by Stacy Boone

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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 [...]

Obama Administration Moving on Pagosa Skyrocket

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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 [...]

Current Road and Campground Status for Fall

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 [...]

First bright yellow tree in town.

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Just behind the Sonoco station this tree is almost blinding in the sunlight.

The Gambler, thanks Jim Sawicki

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

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 [...]

Habitat for Humanity observe World Habitat Day by Cindi Galabota

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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 [...]

Ready for Dance Lessons? Deb Aspen

AUTUMN SWING THING” WORKSHOPS WEST COAST SWING        Review of Cindy Long’s 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 [...]

With a little help from my friends

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

Mo’ Reggae Fun, thanks John Gosselink

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Are we having fun yet???

Reggae Fun, Thanks John Gosselink

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Colors Glowing in High Country

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Plans for resort at Wolf Creek Pass draw critics

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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 [...]

The Feverish Work of Autumn by Stacy Boone

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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 [...]

Last Light by D. West Davies

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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 [...]

Larger accommodations needed!

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LOL, Thanks Ray Emery

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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

ATTENTION all BALLROOM DANCERS:              I’m 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 [...]

Sun.-Mon. Edition, The Reggae Fest Races

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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. . . [...]

Saturday Edition – Mountain Bike Race

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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 [...]

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