SISSON LIBRARY NEWS Science Slam brings fun learning to local youngsters today By Carole Howard and the Library Staff There is something fascinating about science, as Mark Twain once said. But the problem in theU.S.is that too many children are either frightened of science or not getting enough good leaders [...]
Talking Trees: Aspen Arborglyphs on the San Juan National Forest Scattered among the aspen trees in the San Juan National Forest is a record of a past lifeway that has been carved into the tree trunks. Historians and archaeologists call these ‘arborglyphs’, literally meaning ‘tree writing’. Arborglyphs are pictorial and graphic carvings that have [...]
LANDOWNERS CAN EARN EXTRA CASH FROM HUNTING LAMAR, Colo. – Landowners in southeastern Colorado who open their property to hunters can earn extra cash by enrolling in Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Big Game Access Program (BGAP) for the 2012 hunting seasons. This year marks the sixth year the program known as BGAP will open [...]
Register for Adult Basketball Jan. 30 – Feb. 17 The Pagosa Springs Recreation Department will accept team registrations for the 2012 adult men’s and women’s basketball leagues from Jan. 30 – Feb. 17. Staff will accept registrations for men’s recreation league, men’s competitive league and women’s recreation league. However, if there are not at least [...]
• The recently awarded Oscars for artisan American food and drink, the Good Food Awards, honored a number of great Colorado products: Mothership Wit (New Belgium Brewing), Odell IPA (Odell Brewing Company), Coconut Porter (Pagosa Brewing Company); Cabra Blanca Colorado (Avalanche Cheese), Maraschino Liqueur and Tart Cherry Liqueur (Leopold Bros.), CapRock Gin and CapRock Vodka [...]
SISSON LIBRARY NEWS Two meeting rooms now available for your use at the library By Carole Howard and the Library Staff For years, your feedback and responses to surveys indicated a great desire for meeting room space in the library. Thanks to our recent rearranging of our interior spaces, we [...]
“Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway” seeking local talent for up-coming Community Concert Hall show DURANGO, Colo. – The producers of “Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway,” coming to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College on Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, are seeking local vocalists to perform in the show alongside the Broadway [...]
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SISSON LIBRARY NEWS Free LawDepot data base can save you legal fees By Carole Howard and the Library Staff Lawyers can charge you hundreds of dollars per hour to assist you in creating documents. Why not save your money for actual legal advice and instead create the documents yourself, using a new [...]
LPEA celebrates local solar PV installations, close of successful program Effort with GEO brought more than $750,000 in rebate funds to service territory DURANGO, Colo. – La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) members took advantage of rebates offered in 2010-2011 by the Governor’s Energy Office (GEO) through “Recharge Colorado,” installing 170 solar photovoltaic (PV) systems [...]
“Chimney Rock is an incredible historical and cultural site that is still in search of formal recognition worthy of its stature. This bill will not only protect this amazing resource but will also provide increased tourism and economic development in Southwest Colorado.
Pagosa Weed Inventory Volunteer Opportunity The Pagosa Ranger District is looking for volunteers to hike in the Weminuche, South San Juans and Piedra Area to inventory weeds. The successful volunteer needs to be a strong hiker. Some trips lend themselves to day hikes; others would be best handled with multi-day backpack trips. The volunteer [...]
“It’s the intimacy of reading and touching the world. It’s the wonderment of her reaching for a page with me,” said oneSan Franciscomother, herself a loyal Kindle user, of her young daughter’s reading habits. “She reads only print books.”
Tomato, Basil, and Roasted Pine Nut Penne This recipe is from Radiant Health, Inner Wealth. 16 oz. penne pasta (or gluten-free pasta if you are gluten intolerant) 2½ cups grape or cherry tomatoes ½ cup kalamata olives, pitted and chopped (or other high quality Greek olives) 5 large cloves garlic, pressed or minced ¼ cup [...]
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SISSON LIBRARY NEWS Let us help you learn to use your new high-tech toys 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 [...]
Join us for a FREE showing of the acclaimed documentary “Forks Over Knives” at the Liberty Theatre in Pagosa Springs. FORKS OVER KNIVES examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by changing our diet. “I loved it and I need [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
SISSON LIBRARY NEWS Free holiday events continue at the library By Carole Howard and the Library Staff Throughout the rest of December, you are invited to a variety of free holiday events for all ages at your library. Mark your calendars for the following: Today (Thursday, December 15) brings a session [...]
Catholics Celebrate Christmas with Many Feasts by Father Don Malin In Pagosa Springs, the season of Advent has many celebrations to help Catholics prepare for Christmas. Advent is a penitential season, marked by introspection and the examination of conscience in order to achieve true repentance. Usually a parish will have a penance [...]
Brown says he will serve the people of Gunnison as he has Durangoans. From The Durango Herald
Immaculate Heart of Mary/Pope John Paul II Catholic Church Christmas Mass Schedule Christmas Eve ~ Saturday, December 24, 2011 Mass at 6:00 p.m. at JP II Christmas Carols at 5:30 at JP II Las Posadas 7:00 p.m. at St. James Mission, Trujillo, CO Mass at 12:00 Midnight at IHM Christmas Carols at 11:30 at IHM [...]
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