Pagosa Daily Post

3 days ago | pagosadailypost.com | John Tures

A student posted something on his Instagram page that seemed to indicate that there are more deaths from police interactions with the public than when George Floyd was killed. Is this the case? I researched the statistics, and this is what I found.

3 days ago | pagosadailypost.com | Bill Hudson

Photo: Aerial view of Stevens Reservoir, just east of the Pagosa Lakes subdivisions. The reservoir was enlarged by PAWSD in 2009 to double its original capacity. Read Part OneWe noted, previously, that Zipper Valley Ranch LLC submitted a proposal, last October, to help San Juan Water Conservancy District (SJWCD) build a water reservoir in the Dry Gulch Valley, a couple of miles north of downtown Pagosa Springs, on the Running Iron Ranch.

3 days ago | pagosadailypost.com | Bill Hudson

Pagosa Peak Open School (PPOS) is pleased to host its June ‘Coffeehouse Nite’ in the school’s creative arts room, tonight, Thursday, June 5 from 6-8pm. Performers at this intimate alcohol-free event will include Trey Brooks, Emily Tholberg, Sean & Pam Meade, Alison Beach, Desiree Soto M, and Bill Trimarco. Your $10 donation includes complimentary coffee, tea and snacks, and supports Pagosa’s district-authorized tuition-free charter school.

4 days ago | pagosadailypost.com | Bill Hudson

Read Part OneThe preciousness of water and the cost of obtaining it have had Westerners joking for years that “whiskey’s for drinkin’ and water’s for fightin’…”– The New York Times, ‘Thirst in West for Farm Water May Be Costly’ by Iver Peterson, November 1984.

5 days ago | pagosadailypost.com | Bill Hudson

The Dry Gulch Reservoir Project has been an albatross hanging around the necks of residents and businesses in the urban and suburban parts of Archuleta County for the past 17 years. That’s not just my opinion. It’s also the opinion of other current Board members serving the Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District (PAWSD). Certain other people would prefer to have PAWSD customers continue wearing the albatross, if it can eventually result in a new reservoir.