Join Archuleta Democrats as we observe MLK Day on Jan. 19 with a special event at the Liberty Theatre, 418 Pagosa St. 

We'll have a matinee showing of the film Selma, a 2015 Best Picture Nominee. Tickets are $25, and can be purchased here. 

Doors will open at 1 p.m.; the program will begin at 2.

Your ticket includes one entry for the door prizes, which will include gift cards to local merchants and a copy of KING, the 2024 Pulitzer Prize winner for biography. (Signed by the author.) You can buy additional door-prize tickets at the event. 

Share your memories: The events depicted in Selma happened 60 years ago, and fewer people each year have first-hand memories of Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement. Do you have a recollection to share? Email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., and we may include your comments in the program. (Please put MLK event in the subject line.) 

Do you want to learn more about how the government shutdown is affecting services? 

There's a webinar at 2 p.m. Oct. 7 presented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) to discuss impacts. Experts also will delve into polling numbers to explore how the public is reacting to the shutdown. 

You can register here to watch. 

No president - Democrat or Republican - has ever fully stopped SNAP benefits. Until now, thanks to Donald Trump and the GOP government shutdown.

If you or someone you know is facing hardship and food insecurity by the cuts, help is available here:

•  FINDHELP.ORG will provide a list of local resources for emergency food assistance, housing, and financial help.
• Healthy Archuleta coordinates a network of local food pantries at churches and nonprofits in uptown and downtown Pagosa Springs, Aspen Springs and Arboles. Food is available from at least one location six days a week. Find details here. (Older adults needing a ride to a local food pantry should contact the Archuleta County MET to schedule a ride with their para-transit service. Please contact the MET at 970-264-2250.)

• Pagosa Community Initiative, 550 B Hot Springs Blvd. (under DHS), provides a small emergency shelf for families who can’t make food bank hours. Mon-Thurs, 9 am-4 pm. 

Another large national protest is planned Oct. 18. You can sign up here for details on the Pagosa event. 

Meet at Town Park at 10:30 a.m. The protest will spread out along downtown sidewalks from there. 

On Oct. 18, Equality Pagosa and Indivisible continue to hold weekly protests on the sidewalk by the library. You can sign up here for information about those events.