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Alamosa Daily Digest Saturday, September 05, 2026

Ty's Take

The Spark Speaker series is bringing in someone to talk senior citizens through emergency preparedness, which sounds like the kind of practical session that gets overlooked until the moment you're sitting in your house without power in January and wishing you'd paid attention. Out here in the valley, where weather can turn mean fast and you're a solid twenty minutes from town on a good day, having a plan isn't paranoia, it's just sense. If you've got parents or grandparents around Alamosa, or if you're creeping up on that age yourself, this is worth the time. The valley has a way of testing what you're made of.

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Spark Speaker series presents: Personal emergency preparedness for senior citizens

The Retired & Senior Volunteer Program of Alamosa County is hosting its next Spark Speaker series event focused on helping seniors prepare for emergencies. The monthly presentation will cover personal disaster preparedness strategies designed specifically for older residents in the area.

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