Pagosa Springs Daily News

Pagosa Springs News Summaries
Friday, July 4, 2008
Local News - Opinions & Editorials - Business & Real Estate - Friends & Neignbors - Arts & Entertainment - Sports & Recreation - Humor, Fiction, Poetry - Health & Environment - Religion & Philosophy 
Local News 
NEW A Bit of a Stink about Hot Water, Part Five : “Certainly, the springs is all of our life blood; that’s how the town got its name..."
Bill Hudson | 7/4/08
A Bit of a Stink about Hot Water, Part Four : Fortunately for the Springs Resort, there are numerous other opinions to choose from
Bill Hudson | 7/3/08
Dry Gulch: PAWSD Back In Business : Has Water District made a sea change in commercial charges?
Glenn Walsh | 7/3/08
A Bit of a Stink about Hot Water, Part Three : Sitting in Matt Mees’ new, artistically-designed pools, it was easy to imagine big things in Pagosa's future
Bill Hudson | 7/2/08
BOCC Schedules Special Meeting : Requests the Board to approve the Employment contract for the new County Administrator, Greg Schulte
Special to the Post | 7/2/08
A Bit of a Stink about Hot Water, Part Two : The Town has been leasing 200 gallon per minute of “waste water” to the Springs Resort, even in the summer...
Bill Hudson | 7/1/08
ATV Club Works with USFS : San Juan Trailriders of Pagosa ATV Club and USFS say “Tread Lightly” on forest trails
Susan Little | 7/1/08
BOCC Agenda for Today : The Archuleta Board of County Commissioners has posted a fairly light agenda for today's regular meeting
Special to the Post | 7/1/08
Opinions & Editorials 
OPINION: If You Fail to Plan, You Plan to Fail : Empty storefronts abound and jobs are lost with every business closure, resulting in more "For Sale" signs...
John Ranson | 7/3/08
OPINION: Nuances of Nuisances : The same people who brought this County to its knees financially, will be the same people implementing the proposed nuisance ordinance
Rod Proffitt | 7/3/08
OPINION: Building an Energy Efficient America : Energy efficiency buildings can save money, reduce energy use, and cut global warming pollution
Matt Garrington | 7/2/08
OPINION: What's Eating Ms. Owens? : Little did I know what a vociferous response or reaction I would get to my letter to the editor...
Cyndi Mitchell | 7/1/08
OPINION: What Happened to Our Road Money? : What good are road improvement promises if our County Commissioners are unwilling to pay for their promises?
John Ranson | 6/30/08
EDITORIAL: Water, Water, Everywhere : Hand me my cross-bow, sailors; it's time to slay the Albatross
Bill Hudson | 6/30/08
OPINION: Mean and Green Politics : Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund builds on anti-Pombo election strategy
Marty Durlin | 6/26/08
OPINION: Brainwashed or Brainless? : First, Ms. Mitchell is correct that I did not study nutrition
April Owens | 6/26/08
Business & Real Estate 
Public Invited to Harvest Forest Products : Forest products available under permit to help reduce fuels in National Forest
Ann Bond | 7/2/08
Power Restored in Archuleta, La Plata Counties : Two separate lightning strikes were the apparent causes of two large power outages
Indiana Reed | 7/1/08
Gas Guzzling and Corporate Profits : We are simply running out of excuses for not converting to safer, renewable energy sources
Dr. John Mercola | 6/30/08
We Hope You Like Vista, Folks : Microsoft to stop selling Windows XP on Monday
Special to the Post | 6/30/08
Used Vehicles on Auction Block : The Town of Pagosa Springs is seeking sealed bids on six used vehicles
Special to the Post | 6/27/08
Town Seeking Sprinkler System Proposals : "Request for Proposal For Sprinkler Irrigation for South Park Multi-purpose Athletic Field..."
Special to the Post | 6/27/08
Thinking Past the 20-year Floods : Sure, that landowner has been in the floodplain for 12 years and everything has been hunky-dory
Alan Kesselheim | 6/26/08
Bike to Work Today : "Bike to Work Day is both a grassroots and educational effort by the Colorado Department of Transportation"
Special to the Post | 6/25/08
Friends & Neignbors 
PET OF THE WEEK: Bonnie : I heard the humans talking that they had money troubles, and soon after that they stopped feeding us
Kathy Steventon | 7/3/08
Beng Native Takes Work : As far as the eye can see is reservation, and it occurs to me is that I don't have a single Native American friend
Charles Finn | 7/3/08
Be Safe with Fire on the Fourth : Durango Interagency Fire Dispatch Center asks that visitors to the backcountry this weekend to be aware
Special to the Post | 7/2/08
Library News : Upcoming Book Sale, art exhibitions and a new book by a local author
Carole Howard & Library Staff | 7/2/08
Going Green? Check Your Library : Now “going green” is a widely accepted global movement encompassing huge numbers of people and businesses
Carole Howard & Library Staff | 7/1/08
Talking to the Animals, Part Two : I’ve shared friendship with many four-legged beings through the years...
Sharon Baldwin | 6/30/08
Community Center News : The Payne Auction Company will be holding its Indian Art Auction, July 25, 6-11pm.
Michelle Jamison | 6/30/08
New Materials at Sisson Library : Books by politicians, Christian fiction, self-help, large print
Carole Howard & Library Staff | 6/30/08
Arts & Entertainment 
NEW BehaveYourself at Pagosa Pubworks : Local musicians study ancient music from the 1960s, and then perform it before a live audience
Bill Hudson | 7/4/08
NEW Upcoming Arts Council Events : Only Ten Days Left until the "Blue Parrot Tiki Bar" fundraiser...
Roxanne Schick | 7/4/08
'Oliver' Opens Tonight : Full of spirit and heart, dance and song, "Oliver" tugs at your heartstrings while encouraging the laughter
Dale Morris | 7/3/08
Art in the Garden Festival Artist Roberto Garcia : Local sculptor will be among the nine artists whose works will be featured at the first Art in the Garden Festival
Barbara Draper | 7/2/08
New Show Times at Liberty Theatre : The current feature film, the new Pixar/Disney release WALL-E will play at 6:00pm and 8:15pm
Special to the Post | 7/2/08
Perspective Drawing Class : Learn how to make drawings that will help your flat art look three dimensional
Special to the Post | 7/2/08
Square Top Repertory Theatre Opens Soon : A Midsummer Night's Dream is a perfect blend of triumphant love, mischievous spectacle, and fairy tale magic
Rebekah Wilkins-Pepiton | 7/1/08
Arts & Crafts Festival, Rodeo, Parade, and More : The weekend is shaping up with events for all ages...
Mary Jo Coulehan | 7/1/08
Sports & Recreation 
Mexico's Copper Canyon Can Raise the Pulse : Copper Canyon tours led by California Native featured in National Geographic publication
Special to the Post | 7/2/08
Free Interpretive Programs : Pagosa Ranger District of the San Juan National Forest provides free entertaining and informational programs
Phyllis Wheaton | 7/1/08
Wildflower Walk Tomorrow : Moseley worked in natural resources for 32 years, including 21 years as the head of the nature preserve
Phyllis Wheaton | 6/30/08
Last Day for Youth Recreation Signups : Last chance to register for youth softball and tennis is today, Friday, June 27
Tom Carosello | 6/27/08
Talking About the Birds and the Bears : In a growing number of states, bird feeders are identified as the No. 1 attractant resulting in human-bear conflicts
Chris Parmeter | 6/25/08
DOW Seeking Young Hunters : The Colorado Division of Wildlife looking for some young hunters to participate in special big game hunting event
Special to the Post | 6/24/08
Youth Tennis Registrations : Registration for the second summer session of youth tennis will run through Friday, June 27
Tom Carosello | 6/23/08
Girls' Softball Program : Girls ages 9 and 10 can attend the first in a series of instructional clinics tomorrow
Tom Carosello | 6/20/08
Humor, Fiction, Poetry 
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
POEM: Requiem for Instruments  : Louis Armstrong, Harry James, made their trumpets soar
John Graves | 5/20/08
HUMOR: Lathered Up Over Parched Gullet : “Who are you going to believe, what we say or what we’re doing”
Alistair Archuleta | 5/19/08
HUMOR: Smart Pills and Jackalopes : Western humor is all about adversity, braving the elements, surviving the landscape and stretching the truth
Andrew Gulliford | 5/13/08
HUMOR: The Great Hospital Disaster : “The voters have spoken with a loud and raucous voice,” Butterscotch beamed
Louis Cannon | 5/7/08
Health & Environment 
Reduce Risk of Heart Disease : Russert’s death was both sad and unnecessary
Dr. John Mercola | 7/3/08
New Colorado Law Supporting Nursing Mothers : News from San Juan Basin Health about new laws, progress on smoke-free issues
Jane Looney | 7/3/08
My Disenchantment with Conservation Groups : Over the past 20 years or so I've been affiliated with at least a dozen groups
Pat Munday | 7/2/08
Rural West Going to the Dogs : Each year, Wildlife Services receives hundreds of requests to trap, poison and shoot feral dogs
Troy Anderson | 6/27/08
Organic Protection for Your Skin? : Personally, I rarely put anything consciously on my skin that I wouldn’t be willing to put in my mouth
Dr. John Mercola | 6/26/08
OPINION: The Condor Compromise : The ranch could simply have responded by selling off its nearly 1,000 legal parcels...
Graham Chisholm | 6/25/08
Twelve Food Additives to Avoid : Americans spend about 90 percent of their food budget on processed foods
Dr. John Mercola | 6/24/08
BOOK REVIEW: The Non-Idiot's Guide to Energy : Buildings can already be designed and constructed with potential energy efficiencies of 60 percent
Allen Best | 6/24/08
Religion & Philosophy 
Testimonies from Pagosa Healing Rooms : Religiously inspired healing at the Restoration Fellowship on Village Drive
Sandra Hilton | 7/2/08
Call to Poets: Sacred Poetry : Third-annual Sacred Arts Festival to celebrate artistic expressions of the sacred this coming September
Scott Hagler | 6/26/08
Living Life as a Quaker : Living Life as a Quaker will be the service topic for the Pagosah Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Sunday, June 29
Special to the Post | 6/25/08
Call to Artists: Sacred Art : Third-annual Sacred Arts Festival to celebrate artistic expressions of the sacred this coming September
Scott Hagler | 6/24/08
Yard Work : Weapons of mass destruction live in the additives in the foods that corporations make profits from...
Cyndi Mitchell | 6/19/08
Special Methodist Worship Services : Last worship service in the current sanctuary on Lewis Street
Pastor Don Ford | 6/18/08
UU Congregation Considers African American Spirituals : Wildly enthusiastic participation by the congregation will be required
Special to the Post | 6/18/08
Call to Composers: Sacred Music : Third-annual Sacred Arts Festival to celebrate artistic expressions of the sacred this coming September
Scott Hagler | 6/16/08