Pagosa Springs News

The Archuleta Community Vision Work Group met with the Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners Tuesday to discuss the next steps in creating a community vision for the future - gaining town support and conducting a "place audit" of the community.

PAGOSA SPRINGS Just more than a year ago, Leo Hayes started germinating an idea that had been floating around his head since his days as an automotive technologist an LED grow-light system.

The Colorado Master Gardener program in Pagosa Springs will be taking applications for the 2010 course, beginning in January and running through April.

Is Seeds of Learning going to make it? Maybe not. Without financial sustainability Seeds of Learning cannot keep its doors open.

In the continuing discussion of economic development, and with ongoing questions regarding the relevancy and utility of the Archuleta Economic Development Association , the Pagosa Springs Town Council met last Thursday in a work session designed to address the direction of the local economy.

High Country streams may be a little safer from speculative water raids after a Colorado Supreme Court ruling last week tightened up the guidelines on claiming water rights for future development.

United Way in Archuleta County has set a campaign goal of $80,000 for 2009/2010. This money will support human service programs in 15 local agencies.

The Pagosa Springs Community Choir is enthusiastically preparing the music for the 2009 Christmas concerts.

Self-published author, vegan chef and healthy-cooking instructor Quintessence "Tess" Challis, of Pagosa Springs, recently released a second edition of her wellness guide and recipe book, "Radiant Health, Inner Wealth." The road to teaching others about healthy eating began more than 15 years ago when Challis was working in a furniture store.

Food Preservation can be risky business! Some home canners across the nation continue to use unsafe and not recommended methods.

Remember your very first bike? You can probably still recall what color it was, the brand, when and where you got it, and taking those first wobbly rides.

A recent series of meetings between the Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners, the Pagosa Springs Town Council and the board of the Archuleta Economic Development Association has raised questions about the future of economic development in the area.

Elation Center for the Arts presents Bruce Hayes a ' Crested Butte musician extraordinaire a ' at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov.

United Way of Southwest Colorado and the Community Resource Center are partnering to bring an important training opportunity to Pagosa Springs for local nonprofit organizations.

Conditions allowing, fire managers will conduct a prescribed burn today , Nov. 5, of up to 110 acres in the Burns Canyon area approximately eight miles southwest of downtown Pagosa Springs.

San Juan Basin Health Department in Pagosa Springs is offering two options for individuals in special population groups to receive their H1N1 vaccination.

It is with great pleasure that we announce that Buddy and Siri Schuchardt have been chosen to lead the 2009/2010 United Way of Southwest Colorado community campaign for Archuleta County.

Joyce and John Webb are animal lovers - there's no doubt about that. John has his horses, and Joyce spends hours at animal shelters, walking and brushing the dogs, or playing with the cats.

We have a little less than three months before the end of the year. I know some out there don't want to hear it, but it's coming ... and we can't stop it.

A proposed 90-day moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries was tabled by the Pagosa Springs Town Council at its meeting Tuesday night, set aside in order for council to discuss the matter next week at a workshop.