Opinion

Senior Center lifts vaccine requirement

By Rose Chavez | PREVIEW Columnist Archuleta Seniors Inc. (ASI) board members voted to amend the vaccination requirement for community members to use dine-in and programming services at the Pagosa …

New beginnings and shadows of the past

By Betty Slade Have you noticed the yellow tips on the trees? A change of season is upon us. John Burroughs wrote, “How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last …

By Robin Young | PREVIEW Columnist  Most of us have an amicable, even loving, relationship with food. It nourishes us; it strengthens us; it even makes us happy. But, every now and then, there …

By Carole Howard  | PREVIEW Columnist, and the library staff We want to remind you that your library has about 45 magazines and newspapers in our collection for your free reading enjoyment.  …

Noxious Weed of the Month: absinth wormwood

Photo courtesy Ethan Proud Absinth wormwood, a species of sage, is a noxious weed that wreaks havoc on native ecosystems. By Ethan Proud | PREVIEW Columnist Absinth: the green fairy or a terribly …

Coming soon: the apocalypse, maybe

By Pepper Trail | PREVIEW Columnist Just about every video game, young adult novel and buzz-worthy streaming series agree that we need to prepare for a postapocalyptic world. Up ahead, around a sharp …

By Rose Chavez | PREVIEW Columnist Thank you, friends and community, for your ongoing support of the Pagosa Senior Center.  To provide additional options for dining with us, we will now be open …

By Carole Howard  | PREVIEW Columnist, and the library staff There are two more events this month in our free online Library Speakers Consortium virtual series featuring New York Times bestselling …

Photo courtesy Molly Absolon Mountain biker Celeste Young takes a break along the Big Hole Crest Trail in Idaho.  By Molly Absolon | PREVIEW Columnist The first time I saw an electric bike — …

By Rose Chavez | PREVIEW Columnist Friends and visitors, we are ready to open more frequently to provide you with more options to join us in person for lunch during the week.  Starting the week …

By Carole Howard | PREVIEW Columnist, and the library staff We hope you will attend a special fundraiser this Saturday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m. for your library at the Pagosa Lakes Property Owners …

Native versus introduced plant species

By Ethan Proud | PREVIEW Columnist When it comes down to plants and invasion biology, there are really two categories: native and introduced.  Native can be divided into beneficial, nuisances …

Hometown kids and the Hub

These hometown kids are not kids any more, but for one evening they live their teenage years by telling their stories about their first job at the Hub in Pagosa Springs. They are now 50- to …

Senior Center announces volunteer training

By Rose Chavez | PREVIEW Columnist Where did the summer go? We look forward to summer every year and it always seems to go faster than we would like.  As we head into September, we would like to …

By Carole Howard  | PREVIEW Columnist, and the library staff We hope you will mark your calendar to attend a special fundraiser on Sept 10, at 6 p.m. for your library at the Pagosa Lakes Property …

In the blink of an eye

By DC Duncan | PREVIEW Columnist Summer Phillips enjoyed an extraordinary, carefree life. She was Pagosa’s premier goldsmith, a masterful artist with a huge clientele. Summer adored her husband and …

Seed-saving class set for Thursday evening

By Robin Young | PREVIEW Columnist Seed saving can be fun, profitable, and can create community and pass down stories from generation to generation. Come to the Ruby M. Sisson Memorial Library at 6 …

A goal realized: DMV returns to Pagosa

Renewing your driver’s license as an Archuleta County resident has been a chore since the local Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office closed down about a decade ago.  Since then, locals have …

Photo courtesy Writers on the Range Buster with a bandanna collar. By Marjorie ‘Slim’ Woodruff | SUN Columnist I have long been known to have pet peeves about the debris hikers drop along trails, …

Noxious Weed of the Month: halogeton

Photo courtesy Ethan Proud Halogeton, common in Arboles, is a List C noxious weed species, meaning that it is widespread in Colorado and the goal is to suppress its populations.  By Ethan Proud | …

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