Colorado Foreclosure Hotline offers hope
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners reminds local residents that help is available for anyone having difficulty with mortgage payments or has concerns about foreclosure. The Colorado Foreclosure Hotline (1-877-601-HOPE) is a free service to Colorado homeowners who have questions about their home loans. Homeowners who have missed a mortgage payment, are concerned that they may miss a...
Healthy Lifestyle La Plata taking multi-pronged approach to a “healthy community”
Pager item text :Healthy Lifestyle La PlataImage:Summary:While the adage, “You are what you eat,” may indeed be valid, in the bigger scheme of things, individual health is profoundly affected by the communities in which we live. Along those lines, Healthy Lifestyle La Plata is in place to help make La Plata County the healthiest county in Colorado. Healthy Lifestyle La Plata taking multi-pronged approach to a “healthy...
San Juan Basin Health announces new pertussis cases
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – Four additional individuals have been confirmed with pertussis (whooping cough) and two are considered probable. These new cases are scattered throughout the county, including one in a Bayfield preschool. “As each case is reported we do identify very close contacts who need to be put on antibiotics and vaccinate as many people as we can to prevent additional cases,” said Joe Fowler, RN, regional...
School District offers counseling services after student’s death
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – In the wake of the probable suicide of an area high school student, Durango School District 9-R will be offering professional grief-counseling support to students, staff, or anyone in the district who may need assistance. A letter has been sent home to all families at Durango High School that outlines the importance of seeking emotional support if needed. The tragedy initiated the district’s...
Fluorescent bulbs now accepted in City recycling program
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – The City of Durango is now accepting fluorescent light bulbs for recycling. U-shaped, circle-shaped or tubular and less than 3.5 inches in diameter from commercial or residential uses will be accepted. A nominal fee of $0.50 per bulb will charged for recycling. Fluorescent bulbs have been lauded for their energy efficiency and longer lifespan in comparison with incandescent bulbs. However,...
Durango School District 9-R music faculty to be featured in special showcase
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – A special tribute to the teachers who open the world of music to children will be held Monday, Feb. 9, 7 p.m., at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, as “Music in the Mountains Goes to School” presents the music faculty of Durango School District 9-R. Music teachers scheduled to perform include Bill LaShell and Evelyn Black, Escalante Middle School; Mark Rosenberg and Tom Kyser, Durango...
Music in the Mountains promises PASIÓN! in 23rd festival season
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – Pasión! is the word for Music in the Mountains’ 23rd Festival season featuring orchestra, chamber and conservatory performances of classical and world music. The series of diverse concerts is slated for July 10 through August 2, 2009, at ten venues set in the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado. Artistic Director Gregory Hustis, along with Music Director and Conductor Guillermo...
4CORE receives new funding for “Insulate Colorado” rebates
Image:Summary:The $25,000 matching grant designed to promote energy efficiency in five counties. ” DURANGO, Colo. – The Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency (4CORE) has received new funding, a $25,000 matching grant, from the Colorado state Governor’s Energy Office (GEO), supporting the “Insulate Colorado” program. 4CORE is offering one-time “Insulate Colorado” rebates – covering 20 percent of the total cost of insulation...
Alpine Bank offsets 100 percent of electricity with “Green Power”
Image:” GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. – All Alpine Bank locations across western Colorado have offset 100 percent of their electricity usage by purchasing ‘green’ power from local utility providers and through the Colorado Carbon Fund. Said John Gitchell, Alpine Bank’s Green Team environmental consultant and local business owner of Sustainable Business Solutions, “The emission of CO2 from the combustion of fossil...
Pertussis disease alert, vaccination clinic set for Thursday
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – Durango School District 9-R supports the San Juan Basin Health Department’s recommendation that all students and staff in the district get a pertussis vaccination as soon as possible. The district was notified that a Riverview Elementary School student was diagnosed with pertussis, also known as whooping cough. The student is now receiving medical attention and is not in school. Pertussis is...
