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SISSON LIBRARY NEWS      Christmas displays and free holiday events for all ages   By Carole Howard and the Library Staff     We hope you will come to the library over the holidays to enjoy several special displays.  Susan McAdam’s “Collection Highlight” exhibition in the display case just inside the front doors will feature [...]

Notice to all Step Dance dancers!!

Notice to all dancers!!   In Step Dance has finally settled in on new dance floor and time schedules at the Momentum Fitness building down town.  Please note the Sunday group classes will start at 2 PM instead of 1.  Below are the particulars if you need all the info.  Soon there will be In Step updates [...]

TOWN COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA – PAGOSA SPRINGS SANITATION

551 Hot Springs Boulevard Post Office Box 1859 Pagosa Springs, CO 81147 Phone: 970.264.4151 Fax: 970.264.4634 TOWN COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2011 Town Hall Council Chambers 5:00 P.M.   I.    CALL MEETING TO ORDER II.    APPROVAL of MEETING MINUTES FROM NOVEMBER 2nd & 17th, 2011 III.    LIQUOR LICENSES 1.    Liquor License Renewal – [...]

SISSON LIBRARY NEWS

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SISSON LIBRARY NEWS      December brings multiple free holiday events for all ages   By Carole Howard and the Library Staff               Starting today and throughout the month of December, you are invited to a multitude of free holiday events for all ages at your library.  Mark your calendars for the following: Today (Friday, [...]

Insteppers Dance December schedule and Holiday Special

Hi All You Holiday Insteppers! REMINDER: Tomorrow (Sun. Nov. 27) is the last day for group classes at the Pagosa Lodge: Am. Tango: 1:00-1:45; Cha Cha: 2:00-2:45; ECS/WCS: 3:00-3:45 & CW Swing: 4:00-4:45. Here is the December GROUP LESSON schedule. Please note the change in venue from Pagosa Lodge TO: the Momentum Fitness bldg (used [...]

Geothermal Greenhouse Partnership, Renewable Energy Study Tour

  Renewable Energy Study Tour In August 2011, two members of the Geothermal Greenhouse Partnership participated in a Renewable Energy Study Tour to Germany and Austria. We were part of group of 5 people from Southwest Colorado invited to attend. Please join us, and our fellow Durango tour participants, as we share our experience learning [...]

Pagosa Baking Company Holiday Open House

Holiday Open House Join us Saturday December 3, 2010 10 am to 3 pm 238 Pagosa Street During the Parade of Stores  Sample goodies from our Holiday Menu  Receive a “tax free” 6.9% discount when you place and pay for your holiday order Learn how to make a perfect pie crust   Free PBC Hot [...]

SISSON LIBRARY NEWS

  SISSON LIBRARY NEWS  Science Slam for kids             Kids in fourth through six grades are invited to Science Slam, a science and technology club, on Friday, December 2 from1:45 – 3 p.m.  “Fill the Bill” is the theme of this event.  Registration is required.   Thanksgiving thought             AsAmerica celebrates Thanksgiving, you may want [...]

High Altitude Gardening in Pagosa Springs, Colorado

[This Blog is an attempt to help new comers and those unfamiliar with gardening in the Pagosa Springs area to understand there is a great deal that one can grow successfully here. I am not an expert, but I have been gardening a fairly large garden for a few years now at 8000 feet on [...]

Christmas Tree Permits on Sale in southwestern Colorado

Christmas Tree Permits on Sale in southwestern Colorado   Christmas tree permits, which allow you to cut your own holiday tree on National Forest and BLM lands, are now on sale at San Juan Public Lands offices and selected retail outlets in southwestern Colorado. A permit, which costs $8, allows you to cut one tree [...]

High Altitude Gardening in Southwest Colorado

In this space I will share my experiences – successes and frustrations of High Altitude Gardening in Pagosa Springs. I invite anyone who would like to contribute to do so. Stay Tuned…

Community Choir Presents Christmas Concert

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Community Choir Presents Christmas Concert               The Pagosa Springs Community Choir will present a Christmas Concert “Wonderful Christmastime” Dec 2, 3 and 4 in the High School Auditorium. Dec 2 and 3 concerts are at 7 p.m. and the Dec 4 concert is a matinee at 4 p.m. A talented group of nearly 70 [...]

SISSON LIBRARY NEWS

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SISSON LIBRARY NEWS      Tech Tuesdays help you with computer knowledge   By Carole Howard and the Library Staff               One of our most popular learning experiences at the library is Technology Tuesdays with Tessa – free, informal, one-on-one computer help from Tessa Michaelson Schmidt, our assistant director, who is not only a computer [...]

Pagosa Baking Thanksgiving Free Tasting

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Thanksgiving Tasting! PBC Welcomes You   Thursday November 17, 2011 1 pm to 3 pm   Jenny Knoblauch of  Lazewe 2 Bar Ranch will be here to offer a tasting of her San Luis Valley goat cheeses – a variety of chevres and fetas.   Pagosa Baking Company will be offering tastings of our Thanksgiving menu [...]

SISSON LIBRARY NEWS, LEGO Club Saturday

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SISSON LIBRARY NEWS        By Carole Howard and the Library Staff   LEGO Club Saturday             The LEGO Club for youngsters aged 6 – 13 meets this Saturday, November 12 from10:30 – 11:45 a.m.  The LEGOs are provided free by the library.  Theme of this month’s session is “Buildings.”   Adult movie Friday             [...]

New Location for INSTEPPERS Dance

HI ALL YOU INSTEPPERS!! Due to the fire at the PLPOA office last week, we have moved In Step Dance’s Sunday afternoon classes to Pagosa Lodge’s Banquet Room at least throughout the month of November.  Our Sunday times at the Lodge will be limited, so here is the new time schedule:  American Tango class                   [...]

Thanksgiving Menu at Pagosa Baking Company

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  Thanksgiving Menu at Pagosa Baking Company  While we bake here all year round, the bare trees and snowy peaks sure make it feel like baking season has officially begun. We still get excited about ordering cases of pecans, updating the Thanksgiving menu, and making sure we’re stocked up on our favorite cookie decorations for [...]

Sen. Michael F. Bennet on flawed federal education law, No Child Left behind

  Last month, the Senate Committee responsible for education debated and passed a bipartisan bill designed to fix the flawed federal education law, No Child Left behind (NCLB).  This bill builds on many successful Colorado initiatives to provide parents and teachers with useful information about how students are doing, and support teachers and principals.  In [...]

“Nation’s Report Card” shows Colorado outpace most other states

“Nation’s Report Card” shows Colorado fourth-grade and eighth-grade students outpace most other states in math and reading   Colorado public school students in grades four and eight perform higher than the national average on 2011 mathematics and reading assessments, according to results released today from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). For the complete [...]

Seventy & Sassy birthday celebration big success for the animals

Thank You! Thank you for supporting Madeline Lyon’s Seventy & Sassy birthday celebration. We had a wonderful turnout, delicious food and drinks, and entertainment by the fabulous Bob Hemenger.  The evening was an enormous success!     Madeline donated all funds raised for her birthday to Pagosa Animal Advocates (PAA). Her goal was to raise $700. She raised [...]

LPEA/Joint Utility Assoc. to host “Fill the Bucket” food drive

LPEA/Joint Utility Assoc. to host “Fill the Bucket” food drive Nov. 5 Volunteers hope to collect enough food to assist 300 families PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. – Responding to community needs in advance of the holidays, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, (Local IBEW 111 26A) of La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) in association with the [...]

SISSON LIBRARY NEWS

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SISSON LIBRARY NEWS     Free e-books transforming reading habits                                           By Carole Howard and the Library Staff               There is lots of good news in the e-books business these days – and you get all of the benefits for free if you are a Sisson Library patron. First of all, you [...]

Town’s Recreation News

Registration for 7-8 Basketball Ends MondayRegistration for this year’s 7- and 8-year-old youth basketball league will end at 5 p.m. Monday.Children who will be 7 or 8 years old as of November 15 are eligible to register. The 7-8 season is tentatively scheduled to begin in mid-November and will run through mid-December. Registrations are available [...]

Sisson Library News – Life Long Learning Program and…

Teens are invited to a fun and free Angry Birds Live! event for 7th – 12 graders. Lifelong Learning lecture.

AUTUMN SWING THING – Dance Lessons by Deb Aspen

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