Volume 10 , Issue 1

Happy New Year To Everyone

Duchess and Sadie's friend, Ruff says, "Woof ... Woof ... Ruff ... Happy New Year! Hope to be hearing and sharing your Okie Legacy stories in 2008 as we begin our NEW publishing date on Sunday, January 6, 2008."

Weekend Weatherwise... Here it is Saturday, leading into the first weekend of the New Year 2008. While some Oklahomans are expecting 60-70 degree weather this weekend with gas prices at $2.99.9, here in the valley of Southwest Colorado we have made our nest inside watching the last of the College Football Bowl Games this weekend and the wet, slushy snowflakes falling outside... but not sticking, accumulating until evening when it turned to slushy snow. The temperatures Sunday morning didn't seem that bitter cold when I went out this morning in my sweats and short-sleeve t-shirt, though.

We had to go out a few times Saturday afternoon and evening to brush the snow, slush and ice off the satellite dishes to get connected to the internet and watch TV. AND... the electricity flickered on and off a few times. Other than that... we curled up by the cozy fireside and kept warm.

The Weatherbug on my laptop popped up with a "Winter Storm Watch" -- which remains in effect from 6 P.M. MST this evening through Sunday Afternoon. They say the Animas River Basin - San Juan River Basin - including the Cities of Durango, Bayfield, Ignacio, Pagosa Springs and Vicinity are the areas around here in the Winter Storm Watch.

Areas of Rain and snow will change over to all snow this evening and will become heavy at times overnight. The town of Pagosa Spring and areas North of Durango will receive the heaviest Snowfall where total storm amounts may range from 12 To 18 Inches by late Sunday afternoon. The lower elevations below 7000 feet, including Durango, can expected snow amounts from 5 to 12 inches. Locally brisk conditions with gusts to 25 Mph will cause some blowing snow and reduced visibilities.

Will this weekend Winter weather head towards Northwest Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas? We hear higher elevations in the San Juan mountains received about 9 inches of snow around 1 p.m., Saturday afternoon and it was still accumulating.
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