Fort Lewis College receives $300,000 grant to help build environmentally-friendly student union
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – Fort Lewis College has been awarded $300,000 from the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) Energy and Mineral Impact Assistance Program to support construction of its new student union building. The DOLA grant puts the Foundation’s campaign for the student union over the $3 million mark and more than halfway to its goal of $5 million. The funding is a Tier II grant and “is intended to support a wide...
US 160 Grandview 4th Lane and Interchange Update
Image:Summary:Fourth lane to open this July; two more project phases will complete interchange by late 2011. ” LA PLATA COUNTY, Colo. – The Colorado Department of Transportation is moving forward to complete the US 160 Grandview interchange, designed to meet safety and capacity needs along the corridor in 2025 and beyond. Construction on the fourth lane (a second westbound lane into Durango) and partial interchange now underway...
KSUT Public Radio presents special screenings of “Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes” – a documentary
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – KSUT Public Radio presents a special screening of Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes, a documentary that takes an intimate look at the man and voice behind one of public radio’s longest standing and most popular shows, A Prairie Home Companion. Beginning with a big kick-off screening at the Smiley Building, 1309 East Third Ave. in Durango, 6 p.m., Saturday, May 16, KSUT...
FASTSIGNS utilizing technology for sign and graphic solutions
Pager item text :FASTSIGNSImage:Summary:Signs, signs, everywhere signs,” or so the old pop song goes. Most folks don’t think much about the plethora of needed signage in Durango, but Laurie Sigillito keyed into it. With technology advancing so that intricate designs and artwork can easily become signage, Sigillito’s FASTSIGNS is taking sign-making to a new level.FASTSIGNS utilizing technology for sign and graphic solutions DURANGO,...
La Plata Electric members elect Herb Brodsky and Bobby Lieb
Image:Summary:Votes for board of directors tabulated during LPEA Annual Meeting, May 9, 2009. ” PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. – Incumbent Herb Brodsky and new candidate Bobby Lieb have been elected by La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) member/owners to fill director seats for Districts 4 and 3, respectively. Votes were tallied during the 2009 Annual Meeting, held Saturday, May 9, 2009 at Pagosa Springs High School. Incumbent Brodsky...
First confirmed case of H1N1 Flu in La Plata County
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – San Juan Basin Health Department has reported the first confirmed case of the H1N1 Flu (swine flu) in La Plata County. The case involves a female in her twenties who had just returned from Mexico. She is recovering at home until all symptoms are resolved. The health department has already followed up with close contacts of the individual to detect any signs of illness. None have flu...
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band come to Durango July 27
Image:Summary:Tickets for the FLC “Concerts for Scholarships” show go on sale May 12. ” DURANGO, Colo. – The Fort Lewis College “Concerts for Scholarships” series continues July 27, 2009, as Lyle Lovett, one of America’s most distinctive and original singer/songwriters, takes the stage under the stars in Ray Dennison Memorial Field with His Large Band. Tickets – general admission $40 each, with reserved seats available for...
Bar D Chuckwagon, Short family named Heritage Award winners
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – The La Plata County Historical Society has announced the 2009 recipients of its Community Heritage Award: the Alva Short family and the Bar D Chuckwagon and its founder, Cy Scarborough. The 2009 honorees will be feted at an evening of dinner, entertainment, a silent auction, free train rides and special presentations May 20, 2009, at the Bar D. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with dinner and a special...
La Plata Electric “Time-of-Use” off-peak hours adjust on May 15
Image:Summary:Shifting electricity loads to non-peak periods helps maintain “the grid.” ” DURANGO, Colo. – La Plata Electric Association residential customers participating in the WattWatcher® “Time-of-Use” (TOU) program are reminded that seasonal off-peak hours for the summer take effect May 15. The TOU program is designed to help conserve energy and save customers money. From May 15 through midnight September 14, 2009, the...
Trails 2000 still blazing trails after 20 years
Pager item text :Trails 2000Image:Summary:When Trails 2000 was conceived in 1989, the goal was to build 200 miles of trails by the year 2000. Today access to more than 350 miles of trails is within a half-hour’s drive or less from the heart of Durango, and, if Mary Monroe has anything to say about it, Trails 2000 is just getting started. Trails 2000 still blazing trails after 20 years DURANGO, Colo. – In 1989, when a group of...
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