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🌱 Pagosa forest road closures extend through December amid flood damage

Pagosa Springs, Colorado Patch AM: a 4 min read

Morning Pagosa Springs! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Pagosa forest road closures extend through December amid flood damage
  • Where Pagosa residents can get help as flood recovery continues
  • Pagosa Springs water restrictions lifted after destructive storms

Also on today's calendar: 12th Annual Goat & Beer Pairing Dinner and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 64 and low of 26 degrees.
  • Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 63, low: 27.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 58 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Closure Orders in Place for Pagosa Ranger District Roads – Pagosa Daily Post News Events & Video for Pagosa Springs Colorado (pagosadailypost.com) — Numerous Pagosa Ranger District roads are closed to motorized traffic through Dec. 31 as post-flood conditions remain unstable. Restrictions include East Fork, Opal Lake and access to Fourmile Trailhead. Walking, cycling and horseback travel remain allowed at users' own risk, but officials warn that roads can deteriorate even after floodwaters recede.
   

2. Sheriff's Office shares Nov. 10 flood update (pagosasun.com) — Flood recovery teams are reaching isolated Archuleta County residents while federal officials assess damage in Pagosa Springs. National Guard crews delivered essentials, and SBA representatives met downtown business owners on Nov. 10. Residents needing help can visit the disaster assistance center at 538 Village Drive, open daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
   

3. Floods bring rare relief to US Southwest reservoirs as Lake Powell rises 20 feet (sentinelcolorado.com) — Water restrictions affecting more than 10,000 people in Pagosa Springs and surrounding communities have been lifted after destructive autumn storms. The rains also replenished reservoirs across the Southwest, including a rise of more than 20 feet at Lake Powell. Still, the region remains in drought, and major Colorado River water-use cuts remain planned.
   

4. A delayed goodbye for the Addams Family, and more trouble aboard the Orca on tap for Pagosa Springs Center for the Arts (pagosasun.com) — 'The Shark Is Broken' continues through Nov. 15 at the Pagosa Springs Center for the Arts, turning the troubled filming of 'Jaws' into a comedy about three actors stuck together. The theater also rescheduled its teen 'Addams Family' finale for Nov. 7 after flooding disrupted the original performance plans.
   

5. How to keep an election alive as floodwaters rise (ksut.org) — About 100 Archuleta County ballots traveled by state helicopter on November 9 after flooding disrupted roads and displaced voters around Pagosa Springs. County clerks moved a voting center to Bayfield and arranged secure transport with bipartisan election judges. The ballots will not change race outcomes, but officials said those voters still deserved to be counted.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday November 12
  • Fort Lewis Musical Workshop
    Pagosa Springs High School Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
    4:00 pm
  • Kids Book Club
    Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Avenue, Ignacio
    4:30 pm
    • Friday November 13
  • Idea Lab Classes
    Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Avenue, Ignacio
    1:00 pm
    • Wednesday November 18
  • Crafternoon
    Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Avenue, Ignacio
    4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Good morning, beautiful Pagosa.
    I thought today was a holiday goofy me. November 11, Wednesday is Veterans Day, but we will still be open and running at Pagosa Springs, Rocky… (Nextdoor South Aspen Springs)
  • Anyone at Lake Hatcher willing to let me fish the lake today with permission?
    Let me know what you need ! Have a license, just a private lake . Thanks ! Would mean alot (Nextdoor Holiday Acres)
  • SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Pagosa Springs. Apply here.
  • Walmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Front End Service Team Supervisor in Pagosa Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pagosa Springs here.

Ok Pagosa Springs! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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