<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4SJzHp_1GutVUsA00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4SJzHp_1GutVUsA00" width="300" height="300" ></figure><p>Lots of sunshine greets the early part of the week as daytime highs are expected to climb into the mid-50 degree range. November is forecasted to bring more precipitation as the month moseys along. Cold, not so much. Yet. Surely, the rivers will recede more this week with the warmth. Here’s more:</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1m3JO3_1GutVUsA00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1m3JO3_1GutVUsA00" width="936" height="830" ><figcaption>Bridge over the Rio Grande in Alamosa on Oct. 25, 2026. Credit: Owen Woods</figcaption></figure><h2>1. Lessons from the historic rains</h2><p>The recent historic rains are offering a variety of lessons for local government officials like Alamosa city planner Deacon Aspinwall. He’s been studying the stream flows from Del Norte to Alamosa to understand how well the Alamosa levee system holds up in extreme weather events. Alamosa is beginning a process to address the deteriorating levee system, with oversight from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. For those purposes, the rains have offered critical insights. “This truly was a large event, but statistically speaking, especially from the levee process, this is not even a 10-year flood in Alamosa,” he noted. For Alamosa, a 10-year flood sees the river flowing at around 4,500 cubic-feet per second. The recent storms peaked at 3,350 cfs on the Rio Grande through Alamosa, he says. “And so our 100-year flood essentially is just a little under 11,000 (cfs). And so imagine three times that amount of water in the channel here. It’s just wild.”</p><h2>2. Build it back better</h2><p>Conejos County Commissioner Delifino Garcia offered up one of the more pertinent questions when visiting last week with U.S. Sens. John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, and Rep. Jeff Hurd on the floodwaters and damage to Conejos County. Unsafe bridge structures have left people vulnerable throughout the county, including in the Guadalupe and Conejos Ranch areas. “The thing is, are we going to fix these to get them across temporarily or are we going to engineer something that’s going to withstand another storm?” asked Garcia upon touring the Guadalupe area with the federal delegation. “Do we want a temporary fix or do we want to get engineers to get this so we can withstand something so we’re not hit like this and people are stranded and vulnerable?” Hurd is asking for local governments in the San Luis Valley to work together to submit a total for floodwater damages rather than each county seeking federal disaster relief on their own.</p><h2>3. Hurd recaptures Third Congressional District</h2><p>Jeff Hurd is the rare Republican who found the victory lane in the 2026 midterm election. He overcame Dwayne Romero to win another 2-year term. Holding his own in a Democrat-trending Pueblo County gave him the margin for victory. “I hope it’s because the people of this district see that I’ve put the people here first in southern Colorado and western Colorado,” he said of his re-election. “I’m effective, I work hard and we get results and I’m also independent and I’m willing to take a stand even when it’s not popular within my own party or in Washington D.C. because I think it’s in the best interest of my district. That is truly what I think the essence of a representative is, and I’m not perfect.”</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1XctVS_1GutVUsA00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1XctVS_1GutVUsA00" width="819" height="1024" ></figure><h2>4. The Valley Pod: We Are Alamosa</h2><p>Mark the evening of Nov. 19 to give your input as part of the visioning phase of the We Are Alamosa Project, which sets the stage for the city of Alamosa’s next 10-year comprehensive plan. City planner Deacon Aspinwall and Mackinzi Taylor of Community Builders consultancy join The Valley Pod to explain why you should participate.</p><h2>5. ‘Fall flavors and fancies’</h2><p>The Woman’s Citizenship Club of Alamosa is promoting its “Fall flavors and fancies” luncheon set for Wednesday, Nov. 18. The do-good women’s club raises money each fall for student scholarships. Tickets to the luncheon are $20. Fancy creative baskets filled with items for purchase add to the money raised. Purchase tickets by calling Theresa Rudder: 719-588-7913. Or send an e-mail to: womanscitzenshipclub@gmail.com. Tickets are limited to 100. The Woman’s Citizenship Club of Alamosa is celebrating its 104th anniversary.</p><h2>6. Veterans Day weekend salutes</h2><p>Veterans Day events got a head start over the weekend with a parade and ceremony in Monte Vista and a benefit run for the Alamosa Veterans Memorial Park, both held under clear skies on Saturday. Veterans Day is Wednesday, Nov. 11. Expect the usual closures.</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3xwGE4_1GutVUsA00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3xwGE4_1GutVUsA00" width="1024" height="683" ><figcaption>The Adams State University men’s cross-country team is the 2026 RMAC champion. Credit: Adams State Athletics</figcaption></figure><h2>7. RMAC champions</h2><p>Damon Martin calls this “championship running” season. On Saturday, his Adams State men’s cross country team passed the first test by winning the 2026 RMAC Cross Country Championship with a team low 33 points. Adams State women’s team ran second behind Western Colorado. Adams State had four men finish in the top 10 in a field of 129 runners, with Chakib Cherkaoui and Thibault Tauziede leading the way with third- and fourth-place finishes, respectively. Adams State had three women runners in the top 10. Claragh Keane was the Grizzlies top finisher in seventh place overall. Adams State men’s and women’s teams compete next in the South Central Region Championship in Lubbock, TX, on Nov. 21 . Then comes the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships in Lawrence, Kansas …</p><h2>One more to go</h2><p>The Grizzlies have one last chance for a W in their football season when Adams State entertains Fort Lewis College for the Spud Bowl on Saturday, Nov. 14. Adams State fell 42-34 to New Mexico Highlands this past Saturday for its 38th consecutive loss. The annual Spud Bowl kickoff is noon at Rex Field …</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3bzf2h_1GutVUsA00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3bzf2h_1GutVUsA00" width="1024" height="683" ><figcaption>Centauri High defeated Yuma on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, to advance in the Class 1A state playoffs. Credit: Dennis Schoenfelder</figcaption></figure><h2>Onward for the Moose and Falcons</h2><p>Alamosa High School and Centauri High School both advanced in the Colorado High School State football playoffs following Saturday wins. Monte Vista and Sanford got knocked out of the tournament with their weekend losses. The Moose defeated Forge Christian, 31-22, in Class 2A playoffs and now will play No. 1 seed Elizabeth High in a quarterfinal matchup on Saturday, Nov. 14. Centauri plays Friday, Nov. 13 against Burlington after defeating Yuma, 47-7 in Class 1A state playoff football …</p><h2>State volleyball opens</h2><p>The Moose volleyball team and the Sargent Farmers both advanced to this week’s Colorado High School State Volleyball Championships following regional tournament wins over the weekend. Alamosa opens against Platte Valley in the Class 2A state bracket. Sargent is in the Class 1A bracket and will play Haxtun in a first round matchup. The state tournament begins on Thursday, Nov. 12 at the Denver Coliseum.</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1wLdle_1GutVUsA00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1wLdle_1GutVUsA00" width="1024" height="632" ></figure></div></body>

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Lots of sunshine greets the early part of the week as daytime highs are expected to climb into the mid-50 degree range. November is forecasted to bring more precipitation as the month moseys along. Cold, not so much. Yet. Surely, the rivers will recede more this week with the warmth. Here’s more:

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