Pagosa Springs Daily Digest Sunday, May 17, 2026
Ty's Take
Road work on the pass is never great timing, but May's when it has to happen—weather window closes fast up there. What catches the eye this week, though, is how many of these stories circle back to the same thing: people in this town deciding their neighbors matter. A spring concert, a prom for kids who need a second chance, a fundraiser for families in crisis. None of it happens without volunteers showing up. In a place where the economy swings on tourism dollars and the cost of living keeps climbing, that kind of showing-up isn't automatic. So if you've got a Saturday free, go hear the band play. And if you know a kid who should be at that prom, or a family that needs what Friends and Neighbors does, pick up the phone. The pass will open again. Communities that hold together are a different kind of infrastructure altogether.
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Community Band to present annual spring concert Saturday
The Pagosa Springs Instrumental Music Society Community Band will perform their annual spring concert Saturday, May 16 at 7 p.m. at Pagosa Springs High School, featuring works by Colorado composers Kirk Vogel and Lorrie Baum alongside classical American pieces. The free performance celebrates the...
Friends and Neighbors in Need to hold fundraiser for family advocacy initiative
Friends and Neighbors in Need, a new faith-based nonprofit serving vulnerable residents, will host a fundraiser brunch on Sunday, May 17 at Pope John Paul II Catholic Church to support their family advocacy program. Brunch will be served after both the 9 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. masses, with proceeds...
Second Chance Prom: Community needed now more than ever to support Pagosa Community Initiative
The Pagosa Community Initiative is launching its fourth annual Second Chance Prom on May 16 as a Hollywood-themed fundraiser to raise $45,000 for youth and family programs. The event at Ross Aragon Community Center welcomes adults 21 and older to support after-school programming, mental health...
Tunnel maintenance to begin May 18 on U.S. 160 Wolf Creek Pass
CDOT will begin preventative maintenance on the Wolf Creek Pass tunnel starting May 18, with work expected through early October, using bypass lanes to keep traffic flowing. The project includes surface treatments to improve traction, a new waterproof barrier, drainage repairs, and enhanced safety...
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