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Archive for: December, 2011

THE BAND OF HEATHENS TO CLOSE THE OUTLAW SNOWDOWN

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Six years ago, Ed Jurdi, Colin Brooks and Gordy Quist were solo artists sharing the bill at Momo’s in Austin, Texas on Wednesday nights. Each act was there to perform his own set, but before long, the trio began sharing the stage, collaborating on each other’s songs and quickly gaining popularity as a group. “We [...]

Pagosa Destination Imagination, Indoor Soccer Tournament

Pagosa Destination Imagination Presents 2nd Annual Box and Ball Indoor Soccer Tournament Proceeds Benefit Pagosa Schools Destination Imagination Teams Saturday, February 11, 2012 Pagosa Springs Middle School Both Gyms Coed Tournament, 6v6, Four Age Brackets Grades:  5&6, 7&8, High School,  and Adult At least one Girl must be on Court at all Times! $100 Entry [...]

New Year’s inspirational book from local author, Sisson Library News

A new book called “Poems, Prayers and Prose: A Devotional” has just been published by local author Janice Dinkel.   Photo courtesy Carole Howard

  SISSON LIBRARY NEWS      New Year’s inspiration from local author   By Carole Howard and the Library Staff     A new book called “Poems, Prayers and Prose: A Devotional” by local author Janice Dinkel is a work of mini-essays, poems and prayers that will inspire you at New Year’s and  all year round.   [...]

Christmas Eve Run, Thanks Stacy Boone

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WHY IS SANTA THE ONLY ONE SMILING??? IT MUST HAVE BEEN COLD  CHRISTMAS EVE MORNING!THANKS STACY BOONE    See this photo in expanded format click here.

Our favorite snow photo

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Our favorite snow photo. It perfectly expresses the joy of fresh powder. Photo from Wolf Creek Ski Area. 

Christmas Pix – For Adults Only

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Thanks Sheran Brown

The Ice Skate Pond behind the River Center is open

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Skate pond The skate pond behind the River Center is open for the season. The skate pond’s hours of operation are from dawn to 10 p.m. every day, except during the nights when ice-maintenance operations are being performed.  Resurfacing of the ice will typically be scheduled for Monday and Thursday evenings unless weather conditions keep [...]

Gov. Hickenlooper to restore public education funding

A holiday present for Colorado students, schools   DENVER – Students, families and educators across Colorado cheered today when Gov. Hickenlooper announced the state will restore public education funding for previously planned cuts in the K-12 budget for the 2012-13 school year.   “Our students and schools so desperately needed a good-news day, and this [...]

Pagosa Sanitation District and PAWSD, Thursday

SANITATION DISTRICT WORKSESSION AGENDA THURSDAY DECEMBER 22, 2011 Town Hall Council Chambers 12:00 P.M.   I.                      Pagosa Sanitation District and PAWSD  IGA    

Sisson Library News Readers return to bookstores!

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SISSON LIBRARY NEWS      Readers return to bookstores for holiday gifts   By Carole Howard, and the Library Staff     Facing economic gloom and competition from e-readers, many brick-and-mortar booksellers entered this holiday season with the humblest of expectations.  But a recent New York Times article about books as holiday gifts has some surprisingly [...]

Durango Herald features Pat Jackson Bird Rehabilitater

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  SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald Pat Jackson scoops up bird feed to serve to a few of her patients at the St. Francis Sanctuary near Arboles. When Pat Jackson began to rehabilitate injured birds at her home in Pagosa Springs in 2004, she quickly learned that a bathtub was not the right spot for a great [...]

Christmas At Rock-Away Rest Home, Thanks Sheran Brown

Christmas At Rock-Away Rest ‘Twas the night before Christmas at Rock-Away Rest, and all of us seniors were looking our best. Our glasses, how sparkly, our wrinkles, how merry; Our punchbowl held prune juice plus three drops of sherry. A bedsock was taped to each walker, in hope That Santa would bring us soft candy [...]

Nordic Club Continuing Success Wins New Funding

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The Pagosa Nordic Club has made amazing progress in a few seasons obtaining grants, donations and new trail grooming equipment. Recently the club announced a successful drive for a “matching funds” donation allowing the purchase of more machinery. The club, with help from the forest service, now keeps several trails groomed for local and visiting [...]

Fall in Love with Lydia Loveless at Outlaw Snowdown

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Fall in Love with Lydia Loveless at Outlaw Snowdown

Holiday Week Special Edition, Return here daily for random updates

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 Return here daily for updates thru the holidays. WHY IS SANTA THE ONLY ONE SMILING??? IT MUST HAVE BEEN COLD  CHRISTMAS EVE MORNING!   THANKS STACY BOONE    See this photo in expanded format click here.   During the Christmas season of 2006 an event occurred in Pagosa Country that became a major news story worldwide. A home owner [...]

Cutting a rug at Riverside Health Practices’ Christmas Party

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Korina Brown and Alex Lee get with it on the dance flood. Scott Anderson gets a Christmas nose tweek.  

Voting at the Hot Springs

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Artist and Goldsmith, Chris Nelson, at Southwest Elegance

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Southwest Elegance is proud to announce the addition of Artist and Goldsmith, Chris Nelson. Stop by Southwest Elegance between Dec. 19th – 21st to meet Chris Nelson, discuss his work, or learn about how he can create a one-of-a-kind piece just for you. Urban-Armour  Urban-Armour (U-A) is the manifestation of one-of-a-kind hand wrought art jewelry [...]

BIRDERS CHRISTMAS WISH LIST, the 112th annual Christmas Bird Count

BIRDERS CHRISTMAS WISH LIST DENVER – With the holidays approaching, thousands of bird watchers are preparing to take to field and forest for the longest-running citizen science project in American history. From one end of the country to the other, bird lovers armed with binoculars, bird guides and checklists are getting ready to bundle up [...]

Opera Tonight, support the arts!

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Pagosa is very fortunate to be having a young opera singer performing at the Center for the Arts on 27th December at 6pm Entrance is by donation only. The family is paying for everything but are struggling to find the money to pay her pianist and the travelling expenses as well as having to pay [...]

Christmas Carol Flash Mob, Thanks Bruno Petersons

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Michael F. Bennet’s Newsletter, Training high tech workers

Dear Friends, Colorado is a national leader in the innovation economy. Even during the worst recession since the Great Depression, we saw our innovation-based industries grow in Colorado. Our state is 6th in clean energy employment. We have the third largest aerospace industry in the country, represented by more than 400 companies across the state. [...]

HOLIDAY CREEK WETLANDS PROJECT, 2nd. in a series

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A wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with water either permanently or seasonally. Wetlands are categorized by their characteristic vegetation, which is adapted to these unique soil conditions. The water found in wetlands can be saltwater, freshwater, or brackish. Wetlands include swamps, marshes, and bogs, among others. Wetlands are found on [...]

One Way Down by Keith Jones, expanded format photo.

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Town Recreation News

Basketball deadline extended to Friday The registration deadline for this year’s 9- and 10-year-old and 11- and 12-year-old youth basketball leagues has been extended to 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16. Children who will be 9, 10, 11 or 12 years old as of Jan. 1, 2012 are eligible to register. The seasons will not begin [...]

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