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                                                                           January 21, 2021
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                         Thingamajig
         earns one top award and
    28 top-five finishes in ‘best theater
     of the decade’ statewide contest
By Carole Howard                                                                     Original script of the decade: Elkins for his one-man
Thingamajig Theatre Company                                                      show “box.” (second).
                                                                                     Costume design of the decade: Nanette Cheffers
   Thingamajig Theatre Company won the top award                                 for “White Christmas” (second), Elly Hunt for “Men
for best youth theater camp for its Whatchamawhozits                             on Boats” (third) and Taylor Marrs for “Damn Yankees”
Children’s Summer Camp in the 2020 statewide contest                             (fifth).
sponsored by BroadwayWorld Denver to honor “the                                      Set design of the decade: Laura Moore for “Tarzan”
best in theater in the past decade” in Colorado.                                 (second) and “Men on Boats” (fourth).
   Pagosa’s local professional theater received a record                             Lighting design of the decade: Laine Wong for “Jekyll
59 nominations in the contest, almost double those for                           & Hyde” (third),
any other theater in the state. When all the votes were                              Sound design of the decade: Tim Moore for “Joseph
counted, Thingamajig’s actors, directors and design-
ers and its Friends organization had earned top-five
                                                                                 and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” (third) and                                Enjoy our Heated Outdoor Pergola!
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finishes in 28 categories, significantly more than any                               Top arts supporter of the decade: Friends of
other theater in Colorado. Some categories had as many                           Thingamajig Theatre (second), Thingamajig Theatre                                        Award-Winning Brews & Craft Cocktails
as 33 competing entries.                                                         Company (fourth) and Pagosa Springs Center for the
Reaction from the Moores                                                         Arts (fifth).
                                                                                     Best fundraising supporter of the decade: Friends
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with his wife, Laura, executive director. “But, overall,
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we feel really good about the results. We’re very proud
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recognized by theater fans across the state for their out-                       Christmas plans
standing work over the past decade. And, of course, we
are thrilled that the efforts of our Friends of the Theatre
                                                                                     These very visible accolades come at a welcome time
                                                                                 for Thingamajig fans. They have been disappointed not
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organization were acknowledged. As well, the number
                                                                                 only because COVID restrictions required our theater                                                           Josh J., Facebook
of top-five finishes is especially impressive.”
                                                                                 — like theaters around the world — to go dark on March
Other Thingamajig results                                                        15, but also because two special holiday treats planned
   In addition to the first-place win, here are the Thing-                       by the Moores had to be canceled.
amajig people and productions garnering top-five                                     “We had arranged for a small Christmas cast to come                                                                Rated 4.8 out of 5 Stars
finishes in this statewide competition:                                          to Pagosa in mid-December to bring a little Thingama-
   Theater company of the decade: Thingamajig                                    jig joy to our donors with COVID-safe caroling outside
(third).                                                                         their homes,” explained Laura Moore. “We also had
   Ensemble cast of the decade: “Jekyll & Hyde” (third)                          planned a special musical evening of merriment for
and “Thoroughly Modern Millie” (fifth).                                          our Friends of the Theatre with an outdoor concert at
   Production of the play of the decade: “Proof” (third)                         the amphitheater on the downtown Riverwalk.
and “Red” (fifth).“                                                                  “Sadly, the Level Red COVID restrictions here in
   Production of the musical of the decade: “Jekyll &                            Pagosa made these events impossible to stage in
Hyde” (third) and “Hairspray” (fifth).                                           a responsible way. Also, the travel and quarantine
   Director of the play of the decade: Tim Moore for                             schedules that it would have taken to pull this off
“Grounded” (fourth) and Dennis Elkins for “A Christ-                             just wouldn’t allow enough safety before our actors
                                                                                 returned to their home bubbles in time for Christmas.                                                                              11AM-3PM
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   Director of the musical of the decade: Melissa Firlit                             “Tim and I will continue to keep dreaming and                                                                                  EVERY DAY
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friend said to me, “You were right         said he read my article about the di-    less we’ve learned how to treat each                                 “Come now, you who say, ‘Today or
on target with your last article           vided house. He had been married         other and appreciate what we have
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another article. Al would have to
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dences as the regional long-term
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Medicare Patrol and State Health
Insurance Assistance Program coun-
selor, all as an employee of San

    AreaArts
         Agency
     onLine
         Aging                                                                                   in the guide
Juan Basin Area Agency on Aging
(SJBAAA). The many aging and care
concerns will be addressed here.
    A nonprofit website associated
with the Public Broadcasting System
                                                                                                 visitors use.
(PBS), Next Avenue (nextavenue.
org), offers a variety of articles on
aging. Produced by the Twin Cit-
ies PBS, it connects more than 70
million readers to journalists from
throughout the country.
    “Our mission is to meet the needs
                                                  Pagosa Springs Official Visitor Guide™
and unleash the potential of older
Americans through the power of
media,” the About Us page states.
                                                                             Advertising Deadline:
    The Next Avenue dropdown
menu offers topic such as Health,
including Alternative Medicines and
Treatments; Money and Policy, such
                                                                              February 26, 2021
as Estate Planning; Work and Pur-
pose, including Starting a Business;            35,000 copies of the award-winning Pagosa             Pagosa Springs SUN to subscribers.
Living, with Special Coverage titled
Telling Our Stories; and Caregiving,            Springs Official Visitor Guide™ will be               A digitally enhanced version of the guide
ranging from Housing and Assisted               printed and distributed at Walmart, The               will be online at PagosaSUN.com and
Living to End of Life.
    A Dec. 31, 2020, article by Chris           Springs Resort, Wyndham, Pagosa Springs               ExplorePagosa.com. When applicable,
Farrell, titled “Understanding the              Area Visitor Center, The Choke Cherry                 your ad will be linked to your website. The
Social Security Rules for Widows
and Widowers,” also describes how               Tree, many other area establishments, and             tourism committee will provide a link to
President-elect Joe Biden “wants to             welcome centers throughout Colorado. The              this guide on visitpagosasprings.com.
enlarge” and “clear up confusion”
about the complex benefits. One of              guide will be mailed in one edition of The
the website’s highlighted 2020 stories
is “The Blindside Wipeout of Grief,”
by Jackson Rainer, also known as
a “Sudden Temporary Upsurge of
                                                         To ensure that your business is represented in
Grief.” The author describes the feel-
ing that hit him while shopping in a            Pagosa Springs’ largest and most comprehensive visitor guide,
Walmart: “The sense of agony was
stunningly electric. I felt attacked. I         call your Pagosa Springs SUN advertising representative today.
could neither think nor talk.”
    A third example is a current                                         (970) 264-2100
article by Nancy Collamer, “You’re
Hired! (But for Much Less).” An
interviewee happens to be a man
from Colorado who took one-third
of his former pay and mentions “Age
Place Friendly Workplace Initiative,
a Colorado-based group promoting
age-friendly and intergenerational
workplaces.” The author gives three
tips from workplace experts on pay
for job applicants.
    SJBAAA offers resources for peo-
ple age 60 and older or on Medicare;
                                                                                     457 Lewis Street • (970) 264-2100
see sjbaaa.org. For further informa-                                                      www.PagosaSUN.com
tion, please call or text 403-2165 or
send an email to kkaylor@sjbaaa.org.
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                                                                                        Photo courtesy John M. Motter
This photo shows Pagosa Springs circa 1890 with the hot springs bath house in the foreground and the town
                                                                                                                            Some like it hot,
with the Fort Lewis officers’ quarters in the background. All that remains of the Fort Lewis buildings is one
of the four buildings used as officers’ quarters.                                                                             Some like it cold...
                                                                                                                          ...The Peak Deli cooks up something for all

A look at the Southern Utes
   Pagosa is a Ute Indian word                                                  tinguishing members of one tribe
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meaning “stinking waters.” It is ap-
propriate that Pagosa Country was
                                                        Pagosa’s                from members of other tribes. They
                                                                                had trouble knowing where the
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When Spanish explorers first entered
                                                            Past                Utes they were talking to lived and
                                                                                if those Utes had agreed with the
                                                                                                                        Roasted Red Peppers, Lettuce, Red
Pagosa Country, they soon became                                                treaty terms other Utes had agreed      Onions, Sharp Provolone
acquainted with the Ute Indians.                           John M. Motter       to. No hard and fast boundaries sur-    Banded Peak — Cucumbers, Avocado,
   The Utes were a mountain people                                              rounded the Ute homeland.               Tomato, Swiss, Lettuce
who roamed all over the Colorado                                                    Thus, the constant movement
Rockies, northern New Mexico,          or the Aztecs there might have come      and intermingling of tribes was the     Saddle Mountain — Fresh Mozzarella,
northeastern Arizona and the east-     from the mountains of Colorado.          source of considerable confusion.       Tomatoes, Lettuce, and Housemade Pesto
ern half of Utah. The word Utah is         Although the many bands of Utes      Following is a list of tribal names
probably derived from the Spanish      shared a common language and             and homelands as our first settlers
word Yutah, the name given these       other cultural and physical similari-    knew them.                                           You know us
people by early Spanish scribes.       ties, they had many differences. They        The Moache Utes lived in the San               for our lunches ...
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They called themselves Nuche,          lived in widely scattered localities     Luis Valley of Colorado during the                our breakfasts, too!
meaning “The People.”                  with a plethora of environments.         summer and wintered in the Taos-
   Their language is Uto-Aztecan.      The length of seasons varied, win-       Cimarron area of New Mexico during
They share language similarities       ters were more or less severe, and       the winter. The Capote Utes sum-
with the Shoshonean branch of          diets were adjusted according to the     mered in the Upper San Juan River
North American Indians, along with     availability of plant and animal life.   Valley and wintered near Abiquiu in        EAT GOOD FOOD! Pickup window only
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   Scholars do not agree on the date       The names the invading whites        west of Capote in southwestern
the Utes first entered Colorado or     applied to the Ute bands differed        Colorado and southeastern Utah.
where they might have come from.       down through the years. Sometimes        During the winter, they moved south
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How to help your children grow up to be readers
By Carole Howard                                                                    remind everyone that, similar to
                                                                                                                            Ruts Driving
PREVIEW Columnist, and the library staff

   A New York Times article head-
                                                    Library
                                                                                    other public indoor spaces in Colo-
                                                                                    rado, we must follow the executive
                                                                                    order that requires people ages 11
                                                                                                                            You Nuts?
lined “How to Raise a Reader” by
Pamela Paul and Marcia Russo                         News                           or older to wear a covering over
                                                                                    their noses and mouths when en-         Save money on gas and maximize your tire life with a
offers easy and practical tips on                                                   tering or moving within any public      high-definition digital wheel alignment using the latest
how you can make sure your young                                                    indoor space. If you are unable or      technology from Hunter™ and Pagosa Springs’ most
children grow up loving to read:           your child’s brain.                      unwilling to wear a mask, we are
   1. Mix it up. When children start
                                                                                                                            qualified technicians.
                                                                                    pleased to assist you outside the
to pick out words, allow them to           Library foundation                       building through our curbside
read to you some of the time. But             Please consider a tax-deductible      service.”
don’t make it a test. Help them by
pointing to words you know they
will recognize.
                                           donation to the Ruby M. Sisson
                                           Memorial Library Foundation to           Calling all teens
                                                                                       If you enjoy reading books,
                                                                                                                                   10%                                            10%
                                                                                                                                   OFF                                            OFF
                                           help support the services and pro-
   2. Don’t abruptly withdraw              grams provided by your Ruby Sis-         learning new skills and helping
your reading services. Being read          son Library. Mail checks to P.O. Box     your community, we hope sixth-
to is part of your bond and you            2045, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147 or        through 12th-graders will sign up                                                           Full Service
don’t want your child to think that        call Cindi Galabota at 264-2209.         to volunteer at your library. You’ll      Vehicle Alignment                             Oil & Filter Change
becoming an independent reader             Thank you.                               write book reviews, make artwork         Bring in or mention this ad for this limited   Bring in or mention this ad for this limited
jeopardizes that special time to-                                                   for the teen area, help plan new         time offer. Shop supplies and tax not          time offer. Shop supplies and tax not

gether. Continue reading aloud             Library operations update                programs, judge our pumpkin-
                                                                                                                             included. May not be combined with any
                                                                                                                             other offer. See the friendly Pros at Piedra
                                                                                                                                                                            included. May not be combined with any
                                                                                                                                                                            other offer. See the friendly Pros at Piedra
                                               Here is the current status under     decorating contest, prepare crafts       Automotive for details.                        Automotive for details.
picture book favorites and start                                                                                                                      Offer ends 2/28/21                             Offer ends 2/28/21
on more sophisticated books they           COVID Level Orange:                      for kids’ programs and help keep
can’t yet read on their own.                  • 30 patrons may be in the build-     the library organized. Please stop

                                                                                                                                Piedra Automotive
   3. Every child learns to read at a      ing at a time.                           by the library or apply online.
personal pace. There is no correct            • Open Thursdays from 1 p.m.
age for independent reading and            to 7 p.m., with 1 to 2 p.m. reserved     Literary Ladies tomorrow
no special formula to get every            for seniors and higher-risk popula-         This free book club meets on
                                                                                                                                                                                            TOWING &
child to read by a certain age. If
you focus on raising a reader, it
will happen.
   4. Don’t make reading work.
                                           tions.
                                              • Other hours: Mondays, Tues-
                                           days, Wednesdays and Fridays: 10
                                           a.m. to 3 p.m., with 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
                                                                                    the fourth Friday of every month
                                                                                    from 10:15 a.m. to noon via Zoom.
                                                                                    Tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 22, the
                                                                                    ladies will discuss “Little Fires Ev-
                                                                                                                            (970) 731-3335
                                                                                                                                 505 Piedra Rd.
                                                                                                                             Open 8:00 - 5:30 Mon. - Fri.
                                                                                                                                                                            24
                                                                                                                                                                            Hour
                                                                                                                                                                                            EMERGENCY
                                                                                                                                                                                            ROADSIDE
                                                                                                                                                                                            ASSISTANCE
Reading at home should be fun.             for seniors and higher-risk popula-      erywhere” by Celeste Ng. Pick up
Don’t put pressure on your child           tions. Saturdays: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.      a copy at your library. The Zoom
to meet particular targets.                Sundays: closed.                         meeting ID for this event is 838
   5. Check in with the teacher, but          • Accepting meeting room res-         1714 5986 and the passcode is                             Safe2Tell Colorado
don’t get nervous if your child is not     ervations only for individuals or        81147.
reading at the same level as his or        members of the same household,           LEGO challenge                                              (877) 542-7233
her peers. Late readers often grow         with library programs having first                                               Anonymously report anything that concerns or threatens you,
up to be better, more enthusiastic         dibs on the rooms.                       Saturday
                                                                                       Join us on Jan. 23 at 10 a.m. for          your friends, your family or your community.
readers. On the other hand, if you            • Hand sanitizers are available
or your child’s teacher suspect a          and there will be frequent clean-        n See Library on next page
reading challenge like dyslexia, get       ings inside the building throughout
a formal evaluation.                       the day. Please practice social dis-
   And here’s a tip from your li-          tancing and wear facial coverings
brary staff: Every week, these             while you are in the building. If you
“Library News” columns describe            don’t have a mask, we are happy to
free fun activities for kids of all ages   give one to you.
to encourage their love of books.             • Ten computers are available.
We hope you’ll take advantage of           Staff will clean and disinfect the
them. To be sure you don’t miss            computers between uses.
any of the free activities available to       • One early literacy computer is
you and your family, we encourage          available for youngsters Monday-
you to pick up a copy of the events        through Saturday.
calendar each month. There are                • Curbside service continues
two versions — youth and adults.           Monday through Friday from 9
New free literacy                          a.m. to 3 p.m. except for Thursdays,
                                           when it’s from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and
program for babies                         on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
   An exciting new free Colorado-          Phone 264-2209 when you are in
based literacy program that helps          the parking lot so staff can bring
families and caregivers build their        the items out for you. If you put a
babies’ vocabulary is now under-           hold on something, please wait for
way in Archuleta County, thanks            your usual alert (email, phone call
to a partnership involving your            or text) before coming to pick it up.
library, AmeriCorps and the San               • You can place holds on items
Juan BOCES.                                from other libraries. They are in
   You need to sign up for this spe-       different stages of open, so items
cial program, called LENA, in order        may take longer than usual.
to be enrolled in the workshops               • We’re happy to provide tech
that will provide you with personal-       help in person or over the phone
ized information and ideas to help         for our online resources.
your child. Please contact Michelle
Salmeron-Ramierez at 585-4293              Special note
or michelle@unitedway-swco.org.               “We want people to always
The program is available in English        feel welcome in the library and
and Spanish. It was created for            to experience a very friendly vibe
babies from newborn to age 3 and           when they visit,” said Meg Wempe,
will help you use talking to build         library director. “But we need to
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Library                                                                                                                                        FULL-SERVICE
n continued from previous page
a free all-ages LEGO challenge via
an image posted on Facebook and
                                       Dungeons and Dragons
                                          Join us Wednesdays from 4 to
                                       6 p.m. for Dungeons and Dragons
                                                                               the consortium’s contributions as
                                                                               well as those that we bought. That
                                                                               is why you need to select AspenCat
                                                                                                                                               LOCKSMITH
the library website. Use your own      free for teens and young adults         Union Catalog when setting up                                Automotive • Commercial • Residential
pieces to create something that will   on Google Meet. Contact claire@         cloudLibrary for use. Please email
fit the challenge. If you don’t have   pagosalibrary.org to learn how          or phone us at 264-2209 if you need
LEGOs, we have a few grab bags                                                 our help setting up this service on          Master keying • Chip key programming
                                       to join. If you don’t have Internet
available at the library.                                                      your device.
                                       access, contact us anyway — we                                                       Call Armor City Locksmith • (970) 264-2747
                                       may be able to accommodate you          n See Library on next page
Knitting takeaways
                                       in the library.
    Pick up free knitting takeaways
at the library entrance during open    Children’s programs on
hours to take for your in-home         Facebook

                                                                                                                                     Serving our
enjoyment. We’ll have patterns,
craft ideas, instructions and some        Wednesdays at 10 a.m. and
limited supplies available.            Saturdays at 2:30 p.m., join us on
                                       the library’s Facebook page for
New writing challenge                  free children’s programs. Wednes-
    On Jan. 4, we posted a writing
challenge on the library’s Face-
book page and there will be a new
                                       day storytimes are on Facebook
                                       Live, so you can interact with
                                       Josie. Saturday’s Discovery Times
                                                                                                                                     community’s
one coming next Monday, Jan. 25.
We hope you will challenge your
creativity by participating. This is
                                       — with games, art ideas, science
                                       experiments, history and more —
                                       are prerecorded.
                                                                                                                                     HEARING NEEDS
a free all-ages activity.
After-school program
   In response to COVID, we have
                                       Adult education
                                          Our free PALS (Pagosa Adult
                                       Learning Services) accelerated
                                                                                                                                     for 16 years!
revamped our free after-school         GED course takes place in person,
program into STEAM enrichment
kits, STEAM standing for science,
                                       where Mark helps with high school
                                       equivalency, GED, college prep,
                                                                                                                                     Ears 2 U
technology, engineering, arts and      financial aid, tutoring and more.
mathematics, for ages 5 and up.
Registration is required at 264-
                                       Contact the library and Mark will
                                       work with you to schedule a date
                                                                                                                                     Hearing Aid Center
2209. Pick up your kit and then        and time to meet.                          Scott Erickson
bring your completed projects
back to the library to be displayed    Books on CD                                Board Certified Hearing Instrument                 Family owned and
                                          “Out of the Storm” by B.J. Daniels      Specialist
in the last week of the month.
                                       is book one of the new Buckhorn,           35 years of hearing industry experience            operated for 16 years
DIY craft takeaway                     Montana series. “Our Darkest Hour”
for kids                               by Jennifer Robson follows a young
   Drop by your library for free
DIY crafts takeaways for young-
                                       Jewish woman who must pose as a
                                       Christian farmer’s wife to escape the      When it comes to better hearing,
sters age 10 and older during open     Holocaust. “American Traitor” by
hours. Pick up a packet outside the
library.
                                       Brad Taylor is a Pike Logan adven-
                                       ture. “The Wrong Family” by Tarryn
                                                                                  everyone deserves an edge.
                                       Fisher is a thriller. “Hush-Hush” by       Next-generation sound never before possible
In-person gaming                       Stuart Woods is a Stone Barrington
   Free in-person gaming is sus-       mystery. “The Lost Boys” by Faye           • Hear speech comfortably even in busy setting while
pended due to COVID safety con-        Kellerman is a Decker/Lazarus                unwanted noise is suppressed.
cerns.                                 thriller. ”Better Luck Next Time” by
Storywalk for kids
                                       Julia Claiborne Johnson is set at a        • Boost speech sounds to help make it easier to hear                          JANUARY SPECIAL
                                       Reno divorce ranch in the 1930s.             people who are wearing face masks                                            Rechargeable hearing aid
    Weather permitting, every other
Thursday, Josie posts signs outside    Nonfiction                                 • Connect via Bluetooth® with accessories and select                             option at no charge
the library that follow the sidewalk      “The Invisible Rainbow” by                                                                                                 Coupon expires Jan. 29, 2021
up towards the elementary school       Arthur Firstenberg is a history of
                                                                                    smartphones
detailing a new free Storywalk for     electricity and its effects on our
kids. The Jan. 14-27 theme is fam-
                                                                                                 $
                                                                                                  500                             FREE                           FREE
                                       health and the planet. “The Wahls
ily traditions. After you finish the   Protocol Cooking for Life” by Dr.
walk, pick up materials for a craft    Terry Wahls and Eve Adamson con-
or activity at the library.            tains more than 150 paleo recipes

                                                                                                  OFF                             Clean and
                                                                                                                                                              Hearing
                                                                                                                     MSRP

                                       to help treat chronic autoimmune
Tech Time
                                       conditions. “Tombstone” by Tom
   Make a 15- to 30-minute ap-         Clavin explores the Earp Brothers,                                                       Check of Your
pointment for one of three free
in-person slots available noon to
1 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
                                       Doc Holliday and the gunfight at
                                       the O.K. Corral. “Nose Dive” by
                                       Harold McGee is a field guide to
                                                                                                  Advanced
                                                                                                 Technology                     Hearing Aids
                                                                                                                               Coupon expires Jan. 29, 2021
                                                                                                                                                               Test
                                                                                                                                                              Coupon expires Jan. 29, 2021
Brad will help one person (or one      the world’s smells.                                      Hearing Aids.
couple) at a time resolve issues
with your computer, smartphone,
tablet and other electronic de-
                                       Downloadable e-books                                  Coupon expires Jan. 29, 2021
                                                                                                                                     Call 970-731-4554
                                       and audiobooks
vices.
ESL
   Free in-person classes take
                                          We have a wide variety of down-
                                       loadable e-books and audio books
                                       for all ages — children, tweens,
                                                                                               Ears 2 U Hearing Aid Center
place Tuesdays and Thursdays           teens and adults — in cloudLibrary.                         190 Talisman Rd. Ste. C-3 • Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
from 5 to 7 p.m. by appointment.       The items in cloudLibrary are pur-
Please register so we can keep it to   chased separately from physical                                Call 970-731-4554 to schedule your appointment
a small group in our limited open      items, so the books available are                                           coloradohearingaid.com
spaces. No walk-ins, please.           different — and it continues to use
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All-electric is the way to go
By Auden Schendler                                                                    programs.
and Ted White                                                                             The good news is that going all-
PREVIEW Columnist                                 Arts on
                                               Writers                                electric is entirely doable. Develop-
                                                                                      ers where I live are already making
   Thirteen-year-olds can AirDrop
Simpsons memes from across the                 theLine
                                                   Range                              it happen. Habitat for Humanity’s
                                                                                      teacher housing in the town of Basalt
room and artificial intelligence                                                      avoided the cost of installing gas
made chess masters like Garry                                                         lines; teachers will cook their mac
Kasparov obsolete. But for all our        tion this November to require half          and cheese on advanced induction
technological advances, at home,          the state’s power to be renewable           ranges. Aspen Skiing Company,
we’re still cavemen.                      by 2030.                                    where one of the authors of this
   Just as early man cooked raw               Electrifying buildings will be a        column works, is building a 150-bed,
meat over campfire coals, modern          slow process; we need to start now,         four-story employee housing com-
humans heat with flame, too, using        because it will take decades. But           plex heated by electricity, complete
natural gas drilled from the ground,      while there’s urgency, leadership           with electric vehicle-charging sta-
even occasionally searing a poblano       is limited. To fully decarbonize the        tions. Rocky Mountain Institute’s of-
pepper on the range. “Og like gas.        building sector, according to the           fice in Basalt is the highest perform-
Gas keep Og warm.”                        Rocky Mountain Institute, states            ing building in the coldest climate
   We can do better, in the same          need “explicit electrification re-          zone in the United States and it uses
way that we’re moving away from           quirements and concrete phase-out           no gas. In Snowmass Village, East
generating electricity by burning         strategies for gas in buildings” at a       West Partners is developing the aptly
flammable rocks. Instead, we’re           minimum.                                    named 53-unit Electric Pass Lodge.
making power with thin-film, solar            There are pockets of progress.              These success stories from high-
photovoltaics, wind turbines made         San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors        end areas hardly scratch the surface
from fiberglass and advanced com-         recently voted unanimously to ban           of what’s possible. But their excep-
posites and solar thermal molten-         natural gas in new buildings, and           tionalism shows the transition will
salt storage arrays in the desert.        other cities in California are imple-       not happen on the free market, as
   To keep global warming below           menting similar plans. Seattle passed       many libertarian dreamers in the
2 degrees Celsius, we need to do a        a law to help homeowners transition         West hope. And it won’t occur on
lot of things: slash transportation       from oil, a particularly dirty form of      the time frame required to meet
pollution, manage agricultural            heating, to electricity. But California     emissions targets set by the states
emissions and more. But perhaps           has always been an environmental            or required by atmospheric physics.
the most challenging task of all is to    unicorn and Seattle’s law is unique.            Discovering fire was a milestone
decarbonize buildings. The Rocky          Both states are also relatively wealthy.    for humankind, but rediscovering
Mountain Institute notes that a 10th          Meanwhile, resistance looms             electricity will be a climate game
of U.S. carbon emissions come from        large. One of the West’s largest utili-     changer.
burning fossil fuels — primarily gas      ties, Xcel Energy, recently released a          The authors are contributors to
—for heating and cooking in homes         document titled “Transitioning Nat-         Writers on the Range, writerson-
and businesses.                           ural Gas for a Low Carbon Future.”          therange.org, a nonprofit dedicated
   Nationally, $3.7 trillion worth of     It focuses on voluntary customer            to spurring lively conversation
new construction is in process and        electrification and reductions in gas       about the West. Auden Schendler is
the top two states are in the West —      leakage, without ever confronting           senior vice president of sustainabil-
California and Texas. Unfortunately,      the fact that customers can’t con-          ity at Aspen Skiing Company; Ted
the overwhelming majority of these        tinue to burn gas and still meet any        White is executive chair of Rocky
structures will be heated with gas.       reasonable climate goals.                   Mountain Institute.
   The best, and maybe only, way to           Since we can’t count on federal
decarbonize buildings, beyond mak-        action and most states are not lead-
ing them so efficient that they hardly    ing holistically, the only alternative is
need space heat (which we should
do anyway), is to replace Neander-
thal heating methods with electric
                                          to change municipal codes. All of the
                                          towns where we live, in Colorado’s
                                          Roaring Fork Valley, have upgraded
                                                                                                 Shop In Your Home For Your Home
systems powered by renewables.            to at least the 2015 International                                          Ask us about the heating and cooling benefits of cellular shades
   While it’s true that the grid isn’t    Energy Conservation Code, but that
entirely green yet, that transition is    doesn’t get us far enough. Munici-
well underway, aided by trends that       palities need to adopt electrification
will displace existing coal even if de-   codes, which can take a number
mand grows. Nevada is an example:         of forms, from a straight ban on
voters there amended its constitu-        natural gas to more incentive-based

Library                                                                                       We carry the
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                                          people make music. But it all has               window coverings
Donations                                 to do with our human capacity for
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   For their generous monetary            invention and for seeing things
donations, we thank Susan and             from different points of view.” —
Terry Arrington. Please put your          Margaret Atwood, Canadian novel-
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Faithful, everlasting love
By Sami Fortin                                                                        who You say You are, and to receive
PREVIEW Columnist                                                                     the love that You so generously of-

   Dear Lord,
                                                       A Arts
                                                         Matter                       fer us. Show us how to love like that,
                                                                                      then they would know.
   With all my heart I want all peo-
ple to really know you. Your words                     ofLine
                                                          Faith                           If we want them to see You, we
                                                                                      need to be real. When we know
say they’ll know you by our love If                                                   the truth about You and our world
we have love for one another. We’ll                                                   that makes it easier to love others.
show it in the way we talk and the                                                    When we can rejoice in the middle
way we act, and they’ll see that it                                                   of chaos or face whatever trials may
can’t be us loving in this way — we
haven’t got it in our natural state.
                                             There has to                             come and be thankful, that’s pow-
                                                                                      erful love. Let them see that. Let
   There has to be something
supernatural for anyone to really
                                             be something                             us be bold and courageous when
                                                                                      asked what we believe so they can
notice. It needs to be the kind of
love one sees when others are be-
                                             supernatural for                         see the rock we’re standing on. It
                                                                                      is only Your faithful love that is pa-
ing hurtful or unkind. In the face of
disaster and fear, we have to keep
                                             anyone to really                         tient, kind, not envious, boastful,
                                                                                      conceited, or act improperly, not
loving beyond what a mere human
can do. That’s how they’ll see You.
                                             notice.                                  selfish, not provoked and does not
                                                                                      keep a record of wrong. You find no
Will You work in our hearts so that                                                   joy in unrighteousness, but (You)
we’re free from sin and its hold on          you clean us up and take us out of       rejoice with the truth. It bears all
us? That would look like love. We            the pit of despair, depression and       things, believes all things. Your
can read how it is. You, working in          self-pity so they can see the power      love never ends. You are forever
us, will enable us both to desire and        in Your love? If You will love us like   and Your love for us is trustworthy
to work out your good purpose.               this, I think we can show others         and faithful. Help us to show this
   You above all want people to be           what this love looks like. We could      to others.
one with You. We’re inviting you to          never take Your place or make the            But God clearly shows and
come and do more than we think               sacrifice You did on the cross, fi-      proves His own love to us, by the
or ask. It is in the surrendering of         nalizing the penalty of sin, but we      fact that while we were still sinners,
our will that we find Your love. Your        can make other sacrifices to show        Christ died for us. Romans 5:8.
will is perfect, and that’s what we          how much You love each and every
want to share with others. With love         person born on this earth.
we’re able to teach, discipline and              Even when we see so much evil
work for the good of others. We’re           it doesn’t mean You don’t love us,
not able to do this if we’re being           You use everything to bring about
selfish, complaining or grumbling.           Your purpose, even when we don’t
That would not look like love.               understand. It’s so important for
   I know I can do all things                us to do things that matter, not so
through Christ who strengthens               much for the time we’re here, but
me, even love the unlovable. That’s          for eternity. You have put forever in
what You do, You love us even when           our hearts and we can’t wait to see
we don’t believe You exist.                  what that looks like. I’d really love
   Lord, I don’t want anyone to              it if everyone could see that, but I
miss out on this kind of love. Will          know they have to believe. You are

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