The white water season is on in downtown Pagosa Springs with the Gecko Rapids & Rhythms Festival. The Bucketheads and Kitchenetts were the winning team. The music, if you can call it that, continued during the float down river. It was mostly a whistle and clanking, but a bunch of fun. The slightly more serious boaters. They [...]
The meeting last week concerning national monument status for Chimney Rock was informative and thought provoking. In this time when all politicians are looking to do something positive, monument status looks to become a reality. At least, both Democrats and Republicans have come out for it! It’s a miracle! There is no question that monument [...]
The parade, the carnival, the arts & crafts fair, the rodeo… there’s no denying that little ol’ Pagosa pours on the charm for the Fourth of July. Add tubing down the river, grabbing some BBQ and washing it down with a cold beer while listening to live music, and you’ve got Red White & Brews: [...]
The San Juan Shootist Fast Draw Club held a shooting meet last Saturday at Fred Harman Art Museum. The club is preparing for the big event to be held at the Archuleta County Fair this year. The San Juan Shootists are proud to announce that we will be hosting the 2012 Cowboy Fast Draw Association’s [...]
The assignment was entitled “Mountain Man Rendezvous.” They could dress like, cowboys, Indians or fur traders from the 1800′s. Photos: Jacque Aragon
Campfire Cooking – A Pagosa Hint Remember childhood? Then you remember cooking over the campfire. And, you also remember that everything tasted great and was made better by the fact that something got burned, dropped into the ash and was wiped off and eaten. Then, there is the smell of a campfire … [...]
Rapids & Rhythms Festival Music and food all day long Start:May 19, 2012 11:00am End:May 21, 2012 10:00 am The white water season is on in downtown Pagosa Springs. This series of photos show some local folks playing in the waves along the shore of Town Park. The water is a bit cold. It was [...]
Counting the hours… We are down to hours now. It’s almost 9:00 p.m. And we leave the hotel at 9:30 a.m. in the morning to go meet our new family members at a government office. I still can’t believe it is here. The flight was rough. Zoe’s ear has been bothering her since we [...]
Photos by Jacque Aragon and Norm Vance
Trying to raise money for Destination ImagiNation Nationals, student sold chances to duct tape Mrs. Lister, the Elementary School principal. On their quest to Global Finals, the Destination Imagination teams have scheduled a series of fundraisers: May 12th – Rummage Sale at Pagosa Center for the Arts from 8:00AM to 1:00PM. May 12th – Bake Sale at [...]
Public Invited to Join Senator Bennet, Representative Tipton and USDA Under Secretary Sherman for Chimney Rock Listening Session Pagosa Springs, CO – Senator Michael Bennet and Representative Scott Tipton will join USDA Under Secretary Harris Sherman on Friday, May 11th for a listening session to discuss the potential national monument designation of the Chimney [...]
This is a Photoshop image of a small lookout tower on a facsimile of the north east point of Reservoir Hill. The view is from the junction of Hwy 84 and 160. This is the approximate location where the panoramic view is seen. Some of the trees block the view. Some are dead, some would be removed [...]
The Carson & Barnes Circus is the largest traveling big top on earth, featuring a herd of elephants and performers from around the world. Featured acts include the Two Giant Wheels of Death, acrobats and aerialists, exotic animal acts, trapeze artists, Millers’ Prancing Ponies, clowns, and animals such as camels, llamas and horses. Help us [...]
See the entire blog click here. Next Stop, Zhengzhou We are leaving bright and early to Zhengzhou, with our awesome group, on a plane. I, unfortunately have been awake since 3:30. With the big day so close, I am finding it nearly impossible to go back to sleep. I am laying here thinking about [...]
The CCAI (Chinese Children Adoption International) just sent out a newsletter announcing their Number 1 ranking in the WORLD. They are truly amazing. In the newsletter were some numbers that shocked me. 9,664 children have found their forever families through our agency. 8,770 of them were beautiful little girls. 894 of them were bouncing [...]
The PSHS Music & Theater Departments are thrilled and excited to announce their Spring Musical, “Grease”, a 50’s rock’n’roll extravaganza by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Thirteen years ago, Lisa Hartley, the then music director at the high school, first produced this wonderful production for our students and community. It will be a “Grease” [...]
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Thanks to Jennifer Pitcher and Marcy Mitchell. These local Pagosa Kids are exceptional!
Not flesh of my flesh, or bone of my bone, but still miraculously my own. Never forget for a single minute, you did not grow under my heart, but in it.
From the Fowler, Co. Tribune
Spaghetti Dinner FUNdraiser When: Sunday, April 29th 2012, 5 – 8 pm Where: Pagosa Peaks Pizza 10 Solomon Dr. Pagosa Springs, CO 81147 (NW corner of 160 & Piedra) Tickets are $12. Children under 5 are free. There will be Live Music and a Silent Auction! Tickets can [...]
The following is an article by a local after a bear conflict. BEARS REPEATING! by Cary Ellis Last week a hungry bear got into the trash in our garage looking for a meal, spread it around the yard, and then opened the freezer containing bones and meat for our dogs and made off [...]
Everyone is aware this past season has been dry and the forcast is for below average moisture beyond June. Gardeners of the area need to react now to have good crops. This article shows a simple plan for a garden bed that will save water and allow a full season of growth. Trying [...]
Pagosa’s Most Famous Citizen: Cartoonist Fred Harman Jr. by Norm Vance & Kate Terry A visitor to the Fred Harman Art Museum commented that Fred was the only cartoonist whose characters lassoed cows correctly–that other cartoonists used a trick-rope style for everything. Of course, this would not surprise anyone who knew Fred. He grew up [...]
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Hiking With Tomato I knew I was special. No one had told me why nevertheless I knew my protective skin was beautiful and my squishy insides segmented, perishable and one of the kind special. Rough, that is how I would describe my previous handling. But, I don’t blame the dry, overused hands that [...]
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