SISSON LIBRARY NEWS E-books cause friction between libraries and publishers By Carole Howard and the Library Staff Patrons frequently ask why we don’t have the latest e-book titles in OverDrive, our digital loan service that allows you to download e-books to your e-reader free of charge. We subscribe to OverDrive through [...]
WARM WEATHER WAKES BEARS DENVER – Warm weather is bringing some of Colorado’s black bears out of hibernation early and Colorado Parks and Wildlife is reminding residents to be “bear aware” to protect bears and people. With temperatures rising into the 70s already across much of Colorado, bears are beginning to emerge from dens and [...]
Spring Plant Therapy A list of select Pagosa Springs area vendors will be invited to attend a little mini home show to highlight what they offer gardeners in terms of local resources. Vendors to be included would have planting beds, irrigation, planting materials, plants, flowers, annuals, seeds, etc. We hope to invite 10 vendors from [...]
SISSON LIBRARY NEWS Audio books fun for family car trips By Carole Howard and the Library Staff Listening to audio books is a wonderful way for families to enjoy literature together. “Families spend so much time in the car, which is a great place to listen,” says Mary Burkey, a [...]
Growing Their Own: Salida couple uses permaculture to raise food, rehabilitate land SALIDA, Colo. – Do beavers make great teachers? According to high-altitude gardening guru Sandy Cruz, they certainly do. Not because they show others how to fell trees or build dams, but because they demonstrate a fundamental behavioral trait: they are driven [...]
SISSON LIBRARY NEWS Dos and don’ts of library donations By Carole Howard and the Library Staff . Donations of new or gently used hardcover books and other materials like magazines, CDs and DVDs have always been vital to the ongoing operation of your library – and this is even more true in [...]
Greetings from all of us at the press. We are pleased to announce the publishing of Notes on Paper in hardback, March 27, 2012. From the back cover: “In Notes on Paper, Damon Falke walks us through the landscape of one man’s mind, which contains both his past and an awareness of our common future. [...]
SISSON LIBRARY NEWS Myths and facts about library computer users By Carole Howard and the Library Staff You won’t be surprised to learn that free public access computers inU.S.libraries continue to be in high demand, according to research from theInstituteofMuseumand Library Services. What may surprise you are some of the [...]
5th Annual Pagosa Folk ‘N Bluegrass Three Day Event published by BMNN on Mon, 03/05/2012 – 00:27 See the website click here. Pagosa Springs, CO — We know that spring doesn’t technically arrive until March 21, but the feeling of spring is definitely in the air and the promising signs are all around (yeah, yeah, pipe [...]
JOE HANEL/Durango Herald Emily Rockensock, 11, left, shadowed Sen. Ellen Roberts, R-Durango, in the state Senate on Monday. Emily was chosen from Senate District 6 for Girls With Goals day. It was second straight year the Senate has invited fifth-grade girls to the Capitol for a day of civics education. Emily is the daughter of [...]
Here is an article about the new interactive USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. It may be getting a little warmer, but tomatoes are still going to be a challenge in most of this county. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map The 2012 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is the standard by which gardeners and [...]
Here is an article about the new interactive USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. It may be getting a little warmer, but tomatoes are still going to be a challenge in most of this county. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map The 2012 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is the standard by which gardeners and growers [...]
SISSON LIBRARY NEWS Wide variety of free programs for youngsters By Carole Howard and the Library Staff Sometimes it seems that we concentrate so much on publicity for special events at the library that we may take for granted the ongoing children’s programs that are so vital to promoting literacy and [...]
SISSON LIBRARY NEWS More than 80 magazines and newspapers available free By Carole Howard and the Library Staff One of the lesser known benefits of your free library card is access to more than 80 different magazines on a wide variety of subjects, plus selected local and national newspapers. Here is [...]
Heart Beat Ball Proceeds Support Purchase of New Ambulance for Our Community Pagosa Springs, CO, 2.17.2012 — The Dr. Mary Fisher Medical Foundation proudly presents the second annual Heart Beat Ball fundraiser set for this Saturday February 25th at the Pagosa Lodge, 7:00pm. Tickets are $25 per person prior to the event and $30 at [...]
2012 Immaculate Heart of Mary and Pope John Paul II Catholic Church LENTEN SCHEDULE Ash Wednesday Masses Wednesday, February 22 7:30 a.m. at JP II • 12:00 NOON at IHM 6:00 p.m. at JP II Stations of the Cross Fridays During Lent 4:00 p.m. followed by Knight’s of Columbus Fish Fries at 5:00 [...]
By Bob Batz Jr., Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Abbey Beverage Co.The chapel of the Monastery of Christ in the Desert in northwestern New Mexico, near the village of Abiquiu. A new beer brand from New Mexico is “made with care and prayer.” The brews — Monks’ Ale, Monks’ Wit and Monks’ Tripel — are the handiwork of [...]
We have an event this weekend that is being used to help raise funds for the fireworks. Tom Irwin (http://tomirwin.org/) will be playing at Pagosa Lodge on Saturday, Feb 18th at 7:30pm. Tom’s latest album, Sangamon Songs, traces the history of his family’s farmhouse through the words of a young boy’s journal that Tom [...]
SISSON LIBRARY NEWS Wall Street can learn from cowboys By Carole Howard and the Library Staff A beautiful photo essay book called “Cowboy Ethics: What Wall Street Can Learn from the Code of the West” by James P. Owen has been donated to the library – and we’ll bet there [...]
Nancy Flora Giordano died Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, at her home in Pagosa Springs. She was 96. The cause of death was undisclosed. Mrs. Giordano was born March 17, 1915, in Red Wing, a rural area of Huerfano County, Colo., to Sophia and Emmett King. In 1938, Mrs. Giordano graduated from Adams [...]
Open Casting Call For Movie Extras! We are casting extras for a Disney Western shooting in CO and UT this summer. Sande Alessi Casting-the Los Angeles based Casting Directors of “Pirates of the Caribbean”, “Glee”, “The Social Network” and hundreds more amazing projects, will be holding an open casting call in your area. [...]
Cody Yantis, Sisson Library’s new technology services librarian. SISSON LIBRARY NEWS Meet our new technology services librarian By Carole Howard and the Library Staff We are delighted to introduce you to Cody Yantis, our new technology services librarian. Cody’s job responsibilities include being the computer guru whom staff and library users rely [...]
Telluride and Pagosa Springs would have an additional expense – the acquisition of land to accommodate new multi-stage treatment systems, Kane said.
A Special from The Pagosa Springs Dining Guide By: Jacque Aragon Pagosa Baking Company is Pagosa Springs, Colorado’s downtown bakery. PBC offers fresh breads, delightful pastries, pies, cakes, cookies and yummy specials. Ethnic lunch specials are highlighted every Tuesday and Thursday. Tuesday’s you can enjoy Mexican cuisine by PBC cook Yolanda. The special comes with an entree, [...]
Join the Thingamajig Theatre Company for this special seasonal presentation running for five nights only February 10-14, 2012 at the Pagosa Springs Center for the Arts with special one-time performance by Brooks and Blue Lindner. Each night a new Pagosa couple will perform this beautiful play – get your tickets today! Starring: Brooks & Blue Lindner [...]
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