NATIONAL STUDY FOCUSES ON DHS SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTER
Image:NATIONAL STUDY FOCUSES ON DHS SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTER Site Visit Findings to be Released to the Public in Fall 2010 The Durango High School-Based Health Center (“DHS SBHC”) was chosen by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation as one of six selected school-based health centers in the nation to participate in a research study currently being...
High Noon Rotary Announces Scholarships
Image:High Noon Rotary Announces Scholarships Durango High Noon Rotary Club has presented seven area students with scholarships totaling $9,500.00 for the upcoming school year , President Mark Prouty announced this week. Committee Co-Chairwoman Barbara Stine expressed that the decision on which of the 19 candidates to award was not an easy one to make. “The caliber of students and the amount of hard work they represent...
Sidny Zink Elected Chair of the Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants
Image:Sidny Zink Elected Chair of the Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants Sidny K. Zink, CPA, co-owner of FredrickZink & Associates, P.C., was elected Chair of the Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants for the 2009-2010 board year, effective May 1. As Chair, Zink will represent the 8,800 member organization at the state and national level. Zink’s focus for the upcoming year will be to...
Annual Narrow Gauge Day Celebration Kicks off Railroad’s Summer Season and Features Special Guests
Image:Annual Narrow Gauge Day Celebration Kicks off Railroad’s Summer Season and Features Special Guests The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad will kick off the opening of summer service to Silverton with the annual Narrow Gauge Day celebration in front of the Durango depot. This free community event will be Friday, May 7, 2010 from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm. In addition to a complimentary picnic...
Brainstorm Internet nears completion of extensive server migration
Image:Brainstorm Internet nears completion of extensive server migration Internet service provider apologizes for customer challenges during the process Brainstorm Internet, Durango’s local, leading internet service provider, is close to completion of a migration of its servers to a more reliable and faster infrastructure designed to improve the Internet,...
Durango Wine Experience – Scenic mountain town welcomes more than 300 wineries at fourth-annual wine festival
Pager item text :Durango Wine ExperienceImage:Summary:Known for its extreme adventures, world class biking, blue ribbon rivers and a great mountain setting; Durango, Colorado has found its place in the wine world. Multiple Wine Spectator acclaimed restaurants, enotech classes, top sommeliers and wine merchants have added to the Durango’s wine credibility and made it the perfect environment for a wine event. Tickets are now...
DHS HEAD BASKETBALL COACH INTERVIEWS ANNOUNCED
Image:DHS HEAD BASKETBALL COACH INTERVIEWS ANNOUNCED Community Invited to Participate in Selection Process Five candidates have been invited to interview for the vacant Head Boys Basketball Coach position at Durango High School, which will take place on Friday and Saturday, April 30 and May 1, 2010. Parents, players, and interested community members are invited to attend a forum that will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 1, 2010,...
La Plata Electric names college scholarship recipients
Image:La Plata Electric names college scholarship recipients Academic achievements of five area high school seniors recognized Recipients of the 2010-2011 La Plata Electric, John Voelker Memorial, Basin Electric Power Cooperative and the Tri-State Generation and Transmission scholarships have been announced by La Plata Electric Association (LPEA). Christina Spriggs, a 2010 graduate from Grace Preparatory Academy of Durango, has...
Durango Business Improvement District set to Spring it On!
Image: Durango Business Improvement District set to Spring it On! Umbrella marketing program to promote May events in and around Downtown The Durango Business Improvement District (BID) is set to “Spring it On!” the week of April 26 as it kicks off the umbrella promotion designed to market those events happening in and around Downtown Durango during the month of May 2010. “We recognized that...
BANK OF COLORADO HIRES MORTGAGE LOAN OFFICER
Image:BANK OF COLORADO HIRES MORTGAGE LOAN OFFICER Bank of Colorado announces the addition of Andy Roach as a Mortgage Loan Officer for Southwest Colorado and Northern New Mexico. Andy brings over 25 years of residential mortgage lending and real estate experience to the Bank of Colorado’s mortgage team; previously with The Wells Group in Durango. He will work from the Durango branch delivering lending...