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Pagosa Springs Daily News

Pagosa Springs News Summaries
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Local News - Opinions & Editorials - Business & Real Estate - Friends & Neighbors - Arts & Entertainment - Sports & Recreation - Humor, Fiction, Poetry - Health & Environment - Religion & Philosophy 
Local News 
NEW PAWSD Gets Called on the Carpet, Part One : “I do not want our staff to be totally consumed by playing political theater with the County Commissioners..."
Bill Hudson | 3/10/10
NEW Confusing the Big Box Issue, Part Three : "But my suspicion is that no matter what we do, you’re going to be back in front of us..."
Bill Hudson | 3/10/10
Confusing the Big Box Issue, Part Two : The Council, this morning, will consider passing the exact same ordinance, twice...
Bill Hudson | 3/9/10
Colorado Tapped for 'Race to the Top' Award : "In all, only 15 states and the District of Columbia were named as finalists..."
Special to the Post | 3/9/10
Confusing the Big Box Issue, Part One : I thought, gee, that’s pretty odd, since I had watched the Council vote, just the day before, to approve the wording...
Bill Hudson | 3/8/10
USDA to the Rescue? : ”This may be our last chance to build something decent, that will actually benefit the Town..."
Bill Hudson | 3/5/10
Subtract One Day? Subtract One School? Add Five Mills? Part Four : Who was frozen out by the mill levy freeze?
Glenn Walsh | 3/4/10
Caucuses Set for March 16 : As the Republican Committeemen for Archuleta County Precinct 8, we would like to invite voters to participate...
Roy Vega & Jim Huffman | 3/3/10
Opinions & Editorials 
NEW OPINION: A Sad Situation : Hello? Don’t you think your dog could fall off and get killed?
 
Pam Slovak-Howard | 3/10/10
OPINION: Too Many Homes on the Range : Prices may vary widely, but these homes all have one thing in common: Nobody’s buying.
Hal Walter | 3/9/10
OPINION: Uphill Battle for Colorado Republicans? : Then Ritter bowed out, and McInnis’ worst nightmare stepped up to the plate...
Allen Best | 3/5/10
OPINION: Renewable Energy Requirements Bad for Economy : House Bill 1001 would mandate large utilities to get 30 percent of their power from renewable sources by 2020...
Rachel Boxer | 3/5/10
EDITORIAL: Magic Numbers of Ever Increasing Success, Part Two : Unfortunately, the “data” to which Mitchem was referring was shot full of magic numbers...
Bill Hudson | 3/4/10
EDITORIAL: Magic Numbers of Ever Increasing Success, Part One : “The Town Tourism Committee recently performed an analysis on Lodgers Tax collections from 2007 until 2009..."
Bill Hudson | 3/3/10
OPINION: How Will Our Schools Survive? : Beyond the required reading, writing and arithmetic, will children here be taught to plan and dream?
Jen Jackson | 3/2/10
OPINION: A Modest School Funding Proposal : Sadly, at my daughter’s high school, only 10 percent of parents went to the conferences...
Cynda Green | 3/1/10
Business & Real Estate 
NEW Power Outage on Piedra Road : “With underground lines, it generally takes longer to find the problem..."
Indiana Reed | 3/10/10
NEW Parade Still Looking fro Participants : The parade this year will be held at 4:30pm to better accommodate the children getting out of school...
Mary Jo Coulehan | 3/10/10
Marketing Help is on the Way : Workshop prepares you to develop basic, enduring marketing and sales processes…
Patsy Lindblad | 3/9/10
Good-bye, Amazon, My Friend : "Regrettably, as a result of the new law, we have decided to stop advertising through Associates based in Colorado..."
Bill Hudson | 3/8/10
Pagosa Lodge Re-opening Tuesday : "Basically, we just want to be more open and friendly — catering to the groups that are coming in..."
Bill Hudson | 3/5/10
A World of Antiques, Denver : Guests will have the opportunity to view and purchase from over 150 art and antique aficionados...
Becky Villano | 3/5/10
PAWSD, SOS to Show 'Water Wars' Film : This is not an environmental film, but rather it serves as a call to action...
Mat deGraaf | 3/4/10
McAlister Appointed to First SouthWest Bank Slot : Jody will continue to build strong Personal and Business banking relationships...
Special to the Post | 3/3/10
Friends & Neighbors 
NEW 'Tempura' Cooking Class : As Tess says, tempura is very easy to make as long as you follow some basic principles...
Special to the Post | 3/10/10
Bicentennial Graduating Class Skate-a-thon : The Century Committee’s goal is to raise funds to support a time capsule, planting of a tree, and painting a wall in the school...
Jordin Frey | 3/9/10
Spring Break in Pagosa : We still have plenty of winter activities, including over 50 km of groomed Nordic trails, snowmobiling and more...
Kimberley Siler | 3/9/10
Operation Cinderella : Women in the community are encouraged to clean out their closets and donate gowns...
Mary Jo Coulehan | 3/9/10
PHOTO ESSAY: Little Black Dress Affair : Participants had an opportunity to win a $1,000 Gift Certificate to Happy Trails as well as other wonderful gifts...
Jeff Laydon | 3/8/10
UFOs in Aztec? : The Aztec UFO Symposium is put on by the Friends of the Aztec Library as a fundraiser for the Library...
Katee McClure | 3/8/10
PHOTO ESSAY: Snow Sculpting in Paradise : A castle, a Killer Whale, The Giant Turtle, Dolphins and The Fishing Snowman were among the frozen displays...
Jeff Laydon | 3/5/10
PHOTO ESSAY: Socorro Senior Living : The Project completion was December 2009 and includes 20 low income senior apartments...
Jeff Laydon | 3/4/10
Arts & Entertainment 
NEW Michael Martin Murphy Here March 22 : Songwriter Murphy and frequent stage partner, Fred Hargrove will perform in Pagosa Springs...
Mary Jo Coulehan | 3/10/10
Flower Arranging Classes : With Jenny’s guidance, you will become familiar with color usage and floral combinations...
Special to the Post | 3/9/10
Photo Club Meets Wednesday : The Pagosa Photo Club is pleased to present this month's program on "Still Life and Macro Photography"...
Roxanne Schick | 3/8/10
Arts Council News : "There are some exciting events in the making which will involve the people of Pagosa..."
Roxanne Schick | 3/8/10
Singer Siskind Appearing at Pub Works Tomorrow : “My parents were full-time musicians in the 1970s and I grew up surrounded by music..."
Special to the Post | 3/5/10
Artist Network Promotes Pagosa Artists : This innovative marketing strategy has proven to be very successful to date...
Denise Coffee | 3/5/10
'Hearts and Minds' Poetry Corner Event Tonight : It’s really a question of what we are hungry for...
Special to the Post | 3/4/10
PSAC Workshop to Teach 'Metal Clay' Techniques : Metal Clay is a relatively new material to the art and crafts world...
Special to the Post | 3/4/10
Sports & Recreation 
RECREATION NEWS: Basketball, Nordic Skiing, Skate Pond : Rosters may carry as many as 15 players; players are eligible to participate if they will be 16 years of age or older...
Tom Carosello | 3/8/10
Team Race at Wolf Creek Tomorrow : Sign up from 9:30-10:30am in the Raven’s Nest...
Special to the Post | 3/5/10
Big Changes for Gunnison Elk Hunters : Beginning this year, archery hunters can no longer purchase over-the-counter licenses for Game Management Units 54, 55 and 551...
Special to the Post | 3/4/10
Fun Race Results : Pagosa local Joseph Jordan captured the fastest time of the day once again...
Kyle Schreiber | 3/2/10
'Elk Camp Colorado' Video : "This video is a wonderful tool for helping people get started and teaching them to be more successful on their hunt..."
Special to the Post | 3/1/10
Moonrise Nordic Skiing Tomorrow : Free MoonRise  Soup and Cross Country ski outing this Friday, February 26...
James Dickhoff | 2/25/10
Town Recreation News : The meeting will last about an hour and will address league schedules, game venues, rule changes...
Tom Carosello | 2/22/10
WINTERFEST PHOTOS: Slide & Soak at the Springs Resort : Guys, and a few gals, entertained large crowds with thrills and spills...
Jeff Laydon | 2/16/10
Humor, Fiction, Poetry 
HUMOR: All the Brands We Love, For Less : Personally, though, I prefer not to consider these things carefully.  That takes all the fun out of shopping...
Louis Cannon | 3/8/10
HUMOR: The High School Mascot : ”But like I said, times have changed, and we’re having some issues around kids carrying weapons to school..."
Louis Cannon | 3/2/10
HUMOR: 2009 Bankruptcy of the Year Award : Goldie was holding up the hand-lettered 3x5 index card, and smiling at BUYLESS owner Jessie Beyers...
Louis Cannon | 2/1/10
POEM: Pyramidal Poesy for Nello's on Wednesdays : Dancers are enhancers...
A. John Graves | 1/26/10
HUMOR: Corleone Incentive Plan Approved : Town makes New York Olive Oil Importer offer they can't refuse...
Alistair Archuleta | 1/15/10
HUMOR: That Friendly Wal-Mart Gal : “Entertaining?” I replied.  “Well, I don’t do much entertaining.  I’m kind of a secluded bachelor type."
Louis Cannon | 1/11/10
FICTION: A Drink with Santa : Santa turned his head slowly, and I saw a spark of recognition in his eyes...
Louis Cannon | 12/29/09
POEM: War & Peace : But why is it just something that we talk and think about?
A. John Graves | 12/28/09
Health & Environment 
NEW Healthier Living : Participants in the classes have ranged in age from 40 to 89...
Jodi Starr | 3/10/10
Skinny Worms & Olympic Skiers : For the fourth time in two years, they braved the acidic atmosphere that burns holes through T-shirts...
Jennie Lay | 3/5/10
Drug-Free Anxiety Treatment : As most of you know, drugs are rarely ever the solution for treating the cause of mental health problems...
Dr. Joseph Mercola | 3/4/10
OPINION: Dirty Air : “This assault on the Clean Air Act would put public health at risk and reverse efforts to hold polluters accountable..."
Gavin Clark | 3/2/10
OPINION: Driving Into a Cleaner Future : Leaders and business owners tout plug-in electric cars as a 21st Century solution...
Gavin Clark | 3/1/10
Heard Around the West : Thousands of homes have been foreclosed upon, and big desert developments remain mostly empty...
Jonathan Thompson | 2/26/10
OPINION: Building in the Wrong Place : The TV camera slow-w-wly pans over a devastated landscape while a solemn voice describes the latest tragedy...
Linda M. Hasselstrom | 2/24/10
Blood Pressure and Alzheimers : Controlling blood pressure just might be the best protection yet known against dementia...
Dr. Joseph Mercola | 2/18/10
Religion & Philosophy 
UU Congregation Considers 'Hidden Ways' : "When 'too different' makes us 'too uncomfortable', we have difficulty finding the value and worth in others..."
Special to the Post | 3/3/10
UU Congregation Considers 'Becoming Whole' : "A premonition that saves us from a disaster, or lets us know that a loved one is dying..."
Special to the Post | 2/24/10
World Day of Prayer : Women of Cameroon have written the service around the theme: Let everything that has breath praise God...
Sue Kehret | 2/19/10
UU Congregation Considers 'Growing Community' : "...working to build a more productive coalition of non-profit and community agencies for the benefit of the community..."
Special to the Post | 2/17/10
Leadfoot Ruthie Gets Religion : Sunday Night Unplugged this weekend at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church...
Special to the Post | 2/12/10
UU Congregation Considers 'Love' : "The love reflected in this campaign, as well as in the entire history of the UU religion, is an active force..."
Special to the Post | 2/10/10
My Supermarket Superhero : “I can't stand to fly, I'm not that naïve. I'm just out to find the better part of me...”
Cyndi Mitchell | 2/9/10
UU Congregation Considers 'Fate' : "Has chance played a role in your life? Do you believe in fate? What is your destiny?"
Special to the Post | 2/3/10

 

 

 

 
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