Pagosa Springs Daily Digest Sunday, October 11, 2026
Ty's Take
You want to talk about timing? We've got a prescribed burn canceled on Eight Mile Mesa while the San Juan Stargazers are planning to aim their telescopes at clear skies come October, and somewhere in between we're marking Indigenous People's Day in a town that sits on the border of Ute country with real history running underneath every street corner. That's not bad news about the burn getting postponed, by the way. It means somebody looked at conditions and made the right call instead of the stubborn one. Around here, that kind of judgment is what keeps the forest standing and keeps us safe. Meanwhile, the theater's bringing in a play about what happens behind the scenes on a Hollywood set, the stargazers are doing what they've done for years, and we're taking time to remember that this land has older stories than ours. Not a bad week for a small town to remember what matters.
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Weather Alerts
Wind Advisory
Wind Advisory issued October 10 at 9:57PM MDT until October 12 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Colorado, Four Corners/Upper Dolores River and Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River. In Utah, Arches/Grand Flat, Canyonlands/Natural Bridges, and Southeast Utah. * WHEN...From 9 AM Sunday to midnight MDT Sunday Night. ...
Pagosa Springs SUN
San Juan Stargazers aim to hold star party Oct. 10
The San Juan Stargazers are planning a star party for Saturday, Oct. 10, south of Hatcher Lake dam, though a weather decision will be made by 6 p.m. that day based on conditions. The public is welcome to bring telescopes and gather at the parking area accessible via Piedra Road, 4.7 miles north of...
Thingamajig Theatre Company opens its fall and winter season with 'The Shark Is Broken,' a comedy about the three lead actors from 'Jaws' confined aboard the Orca while the mechanical shark malfunctions during filming. The production runs Oct. 9 through Nov. 15 at the Pagosa Springs Center for the...
Indigenous People’s Day: honoring history, culture and community
Archuleta Seniors Inc. will close Monday, Oct. 12, to recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day and honor the history, culture and contributions of Indigenous communities. Senior Conversations with Bill Salmansohn, normally held Mondays from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m., will not meet that day. Free stretching and...
What's happening in and around Pagosa Springs
Upcoming events around Pagosa Springs include Ruby's Writers Guild meetings, tours at Chimney Rock National Monument, tech assistance at Sisson Library, and a kickoff screening for the 'Thinking Like Water' film series at Liberty Theatre. Local sports and community activities offer options for all...
Prescribed burn on Eight Mile Mesa canceled
A prescribed burn planned for Eight Mile Mesa on Thursday, Oct. 8, has been canceled because recent rainfall raised fuel moisture levels too high for the fire to be effective. The Pagosa Ranger District had targeted approximately 250 acres on the mesa top between County Road 335/Lower Blanco and...
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