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Pagosa Springs News Summaries
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Local News - Opinions & Editorials - Business & Real Estate - Neighbors & Families - Arts & Entertainment - Sports & Recreation - Humor - Health & Environment - Religion & Philosophy 
Local News 
NEW New Budget Crisis at the County : "Revenues are generally coming in as desired for all funds, except the General Fund, where a significant shortfall is now anticipated..."
Bill Hudson | 7/23/08
NEW Town Council, Commissioners Weigh Sale Tax Measure : Joint work session tomorrow to look at possible ballot issues
Bill Hudson | 7/23/08
Lots of Water, Lots of Debt, Part Five : "I don’t think we have the economic base to support a 35,000 acre-foot reservoir"
Bill Hudson | 7/22/08
Special BOCC Meeting This Morning : Meeting to look at placing candidates for the Home Rule Charter Commission on November ballot
Claudia Smith | 7/21/08
Lots of Water, Lots of Debt, Part Four : Weiler referred to his proposal as the "HBO Method — you're going to pay for it by the month"
Bill Hudson | 7/21/08
Lots of Water, Lots of Debt, Part Three : It appears the BOCC is not happy with the way the water districts are proceeding
Bill Hudson | 7/18/08
League of Women Voters Hosts Candidate Forum : The forum will include all county commissioner candidates and district attorney candidates
Leanne Goebel | 7/18/08
Opinions & Editorials 
NEW EDITORIAL: PAWSD Adopting A Single [Home] Payer System? : “Same logic, same rationale” for multifamily and affordable housing; new charges for large single-family homes
Glenn Walsh | 7/23/08
NEW OPINION: Taking Responsibility : "You need to put yourself at their center; you and what you believe to be true or right"
Teddy Herzog | 7/23/08
EDITORIAL: Bill Hudson the Naysayer : I plead guilty to all of Mayor Aragon’s charges
Bill Hudson | 7/22/08
OPINION: TreeTops Vote Right On Target : Susan Little’s article did not quote a single person in opposition, but it did quote comments in support
Bruce Wilke | 7/18/08
OPINION: Lois Baker's Resignation : Treasurer Baker should be credited for sounding the first alarm early in 2007
John Ranson | 7/17/08
EDITORIAL: What Harm Could a Little Viral Protein Do? : Numerous childhood diseases have been significantly reduced — and in some cases, nearly eliminated
Bill Hudson | 7/16/08
OPINION: TreeTops a Victim of Indecision : The discussion of this motion by the Planning Commission was amazing to me
Mike Neder | 7/15/08
Business & Real Estate 
NEW How to Brew a New Sewage Plant : Steamworks Brewing Co. facilitates $300,000 grant for Bayfield
Indiana Reed | 7/23/08
Advice From A Rancher : Ranchers have always lived on the edge, so today’s economic downtown is nothing new
Mary Flitner | 7/22/08
LPEA Board Sets Policy for Solar Rebates : Governor’s Energy Office approves $25,000 matching grant for LPEA
Indiana Reed | 7/21/08
LPEA Announces $2.3 Million in Refunds : La Plata Electric Association customers are scheduled to receive a patronage capital refund during August
Indiana Reed | 7/18/08
PHOTO ESSAY: CareFlight Training : Procedures were demonstrated for first responders, concerning how to efficiently communicate...
Jeff Laydon | 7/18/08
San Juan Water Conservancy Meets This Morning : 
Special to the Post | 7/14/08
Chamber Membership Car Wash Set for July 19 : The annual Chamber Membership Car Wash will be coming to the Chamber parking lot on Saturday, July 19.
Mary Jo Coulehan | 7/11/08
Neighbors & Families 
NEW Good Times at the Archuleta County Fair : Celebrating our community’s traditions and talents from Thursday, July 31 through Sunday, August 3
Kim Vernon | 7/23/08
Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser : Silver Fox Den Senior Center is raising funds to provide meal programs at the Senior Center in Pagosa and Arboles
Kat Katsos | 7/22/08
Emergency Operations Risk Analysis : The risks that may be prevalent in Archuleta County are geologic, wildfire, floods, landslides, severe winter storms
Musetta Wollenweber | 7/22/08
Animal Talk : The only constant at this point is my funny, loving, tail-wagging friend
Sharon Baldwin | 7/22/08
Habitat for Humanity to Host Pakistan Presentation : Cross-cultural event at Parish Hall will feature Pakistani foods, handicrafts, and documentary
David Smith | 7/21/08
Community Center News : Couples, Line & Contra dances, hoopsters, weight watchers, volleyball, yoga, bridge ...
Michelle Jamison | 7/21/08
Chuck Wagon Dinner at County Fair : One of the "fun" parts of the Fair is the annual 4-H Chuckwagon Dinner, an important fundraising event
Special to the Post | 7/21/08
Arts & Entertainment 
NEW Pierre Mion: Art in the Garden Festival Artist : 
Barbara Draper | 7/23/08
NEW Music in the Mountains Pops Concert : An opportunity to observe every orchestral instrument in action... violins and violas to flutes and oboes and horns
Kate Kelley | 7/23/08
Mambo Kings at BootJack Ranch : Music in the Mountains presents the sixth of seven superb concerts this season under the tent at BootJack Ranch
Kate Kelley | 7/22/08
Family Festivo Tomorrow : During and after lunch, a variety of free games will be spread out throughout the park for children to enjoy
Lisa Scott | 7/22/08
Lee Sterling Chili Cook Off : One of the most anxiously-awaited events of the Fair
Kim Vernon | 7/22/08
REVIEW: Creede Rep Pieces Together Wonderful Tale :  Settling the American West in their presentation of the musical 'Quilters'
Tony Fair | 7/21/08
Second Music in the Mountains Chamber Concert : Brahms, Dvorak “Take Flight” on Wednesday, July 23
Kate Kelley | 7/21/08
Sports & Recreation 
Free Interpretive Programs from Pagosa Ranger District : The Pagosa Ranger District provides free entertaining, interpretive and informational programs for the public
Phyllis Wheaton | 7/22/08
Delays Expected on Turkey Springs Road : Traffic delays should be expected on the Turkey Springs Road
Ann Bond | 7/21/08
Third Annual Cruise-a-Thong This Saturday : The winner will be the participant with the most average score
Ben Witting | 7/16/08
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad : July’s Line-up of “Sunday Specials”
Gayle Martinez | 7/16/08
Award Winning Regional Plan : Recently adopted the plan for parks, trails and open lands and other recreational amenities
Michael Whiting | 7/15/08
Park Fun for Kids : Ongoing registration for the Park Fun Program for ages 5-12
Tom Carosello | 7/14/08
Temporary Road Closures : San Juan National Forest has numerous road repair projects that will take place within the Pagosa Ranger District
Phyllis Wheaton | 7/14/08
Humor 
HUMOR: It's Not Funny : "I used to have a great time, making fun of the ridiculous people living here in Stinkwater"
Louis Cannon | 7/11/08
POEM: A Week Away : How all living things are meant to grow, persistent through drought or flood
Chris Heeter | 7/10/08
POEM: Be Our Guest  : Special guest singers came out of the woodwork last Wednesday at Latazza
John Graves | 7/8/08
HUMOR: Recruiting Criminals : The 18th Street Gang in L.A. also puts guns in the hands of its recruits, who are, in many cases, convicted criminals
Louis Cannon | 6/23/08
POEM: I Became a Cowboy : The smell of cheap tobacco smoke hiding the odor of cows, and my own sweat
Bill Hudson | 5/28/08
POEM: Riding Life's Cycle : Young kids kick the balls, and they throw ‘em...
A. John Graves | 5/27/08
HUMOR: The Big Pagosa Tax Write-off : Stinkwater found itself the only significant town in the third fastest growing county in Colorado...
Louis Cannon | 5/23/08
Health & Environment 
NEW Playing With Fire : Any day, a campfire or lightning strike could erase my home
Tim Lydon | 7/23/08
The World to Come : The sweet sounds of birdsong will still wake us on spring mornings
Pepper Trail | 7/22/08
League of Conservation Voters : The League of Conservation Voters works to turn environmental values into national priorities
Joshua McNeil | 7/18/08
An Ancient Place to Wonder About Our Survival : Canyons of the Ancients seems to inspire people to roam.
Andy Gulliford | 7/17/08
Wolf Hunting in Wyoming : To date, at least 20 wolves have been reported killed in Wyoming, where they may legally be shot on sight
Derek Goldman | 7/16/08
School Immunizations Available : While we’re still in the midst of summer, parents should be making sure their children are fully vaccinated
Jane Looney | 7/16/08
We Thought We Were Safe : But when I heard explosions, hope began to fade
Gordon Gregory | 7/15/08
Religion & Philosophy 
NEW UU Summer Picnic : Sunday, July 27, the Pagosah Unitarian Univeralist Fellowship will hold its traditional summer family potluck picnic
Special to the Post | 7/23/08
PREVIEW: Chariots of the Gods? : Pagosan Victoria Liljenquist challenges us to take a spiritual view of UFO contacts
Bill Hudson | 7/21/08
God is Crying : "When the powerless speak truth and wisdom and the powerful fail to listen, all humanity suffers"
Patty Sue Patton | 7/21/08
UU Congregation Considers Class Behavior : Presentation by John Vick, a psychologist who is the Fatherhood Advocate for Archuleta County
Special to the Post | 7/18/08
Studying Kabbalah with Madonna : But there is one comforting thought — that we are all headed in the same direction, just on different paths
Cyndi Mitchell | 7/15/08
Unitarian Universalist Heresies : Historical background about the 1961 merger between the more rational Unitarians and the more spirited Universalists.
Special to the Post | 7/8/08
Testimonies from Pagosa Healing Rooms : Religiously inspired healing at the Restoration Fellowship on Village Drive
Sandra Hilton | 7/2/08

-Animal Shelter-
Hours of Operation: Monday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. & Sunday 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Address: 465 Cloman Blvd., PO Box 2230, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147 (map)
Phone: (970)731-4771 FAX: (970)731-5552 E-mail: hsshelter@centurytel.net

-Thrift Store-
Hours of Operation: Monday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. & Sunday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Address: 269 Pagosa St on Highway 160, PO Box 2230, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147 (map)
Phone: (970)264-6424 FAX: (970)264-9253 E-mail: hsthriftstore@centurytel.net

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