City of Durango’s Facility Closures for the USA PRO Cycling Challenge
Image:City of Durango’s Facility Closures for the USA PRO Cycling Challenge Durango, CO – The following is the City of Durango’s facilities closures for the USA PRO Cycling Challenge events: City Administrative Offices at City Hall and River City Hall will be closed Monday and Tuesday, August 20th & 21st. However, Building Services (such as permitting and inspections) will be open both days at River City Hall for...
Robert Lloyd named LPEA Warehouse Storekeeper
Image:Robert Lloyd named LPEA Warehouse Storekeeper Long-time La Plata County resident joins electric co-op team Durango, CO – Long-time La Plata County resident Robert Lloyd has been named Warehouse Storekeeper at the Durango headquarters of La Plata Electric Association (LPEA), responsible for organizing inventory and assisting linemen with material needed for repair and maintenance of the electric system. Lloyd comes to LPEA...
Steamworks Brewing Co. honored for beer “can” graphic design
Image:Steamworks Brewing Co. honored for beer “can” graphic design Kölsch and Steam Engine Lager designs take 1st, 2nd at “Canny” Awards Durango, CO – Steamworks Brewing Co. has now been honored not only for what’s “in” the brewery’s craft beer cans, but what is “on” the cans, as the designs for the Colorado Kölsch and Steam Engine Lager received 1st and 2nd...
Recreation Center Closes for Annual Maintenance
Image:Recreation Center Closes for Annual Maintenance Durango, CO – The Durango Community Recreation Center will be closed Monday, August 20 – Saturday, August 25 for annual repairs and maintenance of the building. The entire facility, with the exception of the aerobics room, will re-open on Sunday, August 26 at 9:00 a.m. The aerobics room will require an extended closure due to flooring repairs and will re-open on...
Meet the mayor and FLC president at the Durango Welcome Center
Image:Meet the mayor and FLC president at the Durango Welcome Center Durango, CO – Take a break from a hot afternoon and enjoy a free cool beverage with Mayor Doug Lyon and FLC President Dene Thomas at the Durango Welcome Center on Tuesday, August 14 between 1 and 3 p.m. Mayor Lyon and President Thomas will be at the Welcome Center, cool drink in hand, to meet and chat with those who stop by. With all that’s going on in...
World’s Top Professional Cyclists Confirmed for 2012 USA Pro Challenge
Image:World’s Top Professional Cyclists Confirmed for 2012 USA Pro Challenge Tour de France Winners and World Champions Set to Compete in America’s Toughest Cycling Race Denver, CO (Aug. 8, 2012) – Marking one of the best fields ever assembled on American soil for a professional cycling race, the provisionary team rosters* for the 2012 USA Pro Challenge have been confirmed. Taking place August 20-26, the race will...
20th Annual Ignacio Bike Week Aug. 29-Sept.3, 2012
Image: 20th Annual Ignacio Bike Week August 29-September 3, 2012 Ignacio, CO – What can be more irresistible than the sight and sound of more than 35,000 roaring motorcycles riding in grandeur through the spectacular scenery of southwest Colorado? If you have a bike, you need to plan ahead to be in Ignacio, Colorado, for the 20th annual Ignacio Bike Week. It’s THE Four Corners Motorcycle Rally! For those thousands...
Juried Photography Exhibit October 5-31, 2012
Image:Juried Photography Exhibit October 5-31, 2012 Durango, CO – Deadline to submit your “Altered” images is September 15, 2012. Show us your best “Altered” images! A juried photography exhibit for those working in alternative and antique processes. The exhibition will be held October 5-31 in the Red Room at Open Shutter Gallery (www.openshuttergallery.com) in Durango, Colorado. Cash and...
Durango Public Library Patrons Make a Difference for Food Bank
Image:Durango Public Library Patrons Make a Difference for Food Bank Durango, CO – Throughout June and July, Durango Public Library invited people of all ages to bring nonperishable food items to the library to benefit Durango Food Bank as part of the “Dream Big” Summer Reading Program. By the end of July library users donated 564 food items, or more than 300 pounds of food, to help area families. “We are...
Fire Restrictions Lifted in Unincorporated La Plata County
Image:Fire Restrictions Lifted in Unincorporated La Plata County Durango, CO – Upon the recommendation of Sheriff Duke Schirard and the local Fire C hiefs, the La Plata County Board of County Commissioners lifted the Stage I fire restrictions in La Plata County, which includes all private lands in the unincorporated areas of La Plata County, excluding those private lands in the town of Bayfield, Ignacio, Durango or any State,...
