La Plata Electric Association announces rate increase
Image:Summary:Following comment period, rate increase is set to begin January 1, 2009. ” DURANGO, Colo. – La Plata Electric Association’s Board of Directors on Nov. 19, 2008, gave preliminary approval for an average electric rate increase of 5.6 percent. Specific increases will depend on the rate classification of each residential, commercial and industrial customer. The average residential customer is expected to notice an...
Kennebec Café and Bakery adds “events center” to its moniker
Pager item text :Kennebec CafeImage:Summary:When well-known chef and caterer Barbara Helmer and her partner Miguel Carrillo purchased the “diner” at the entrance to La Plata Canyon in 1999, they had a vision. Today, their Kennebec Café and Bakery is even bigger and better than ever. Kennebec Café and Bakery adds “events center” to its moniker DURANGO, Colo. – It was a risk, but Barbara Helmer and Miguel...
Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College to stage “laugh-out-loud” comedy, “The Queen of Bingo,” Nov. 22
Image:Summary:DURANGO, Colo. – The hit Off-Broadway comedy “The Queen of Bingo,” featuring Shane Partlow and Rowan Joseph, comes to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, Sat., Nov. 22, 7 p.m. Two zany guys play two crazy gals, lighting up the stage in the tradition of Harvey Korman and Tim Conway from the old, much-beloved “Carol Burnett Show” sketches. “The Queen of Bingo” follows...
Release Party/Show for Rhythms of Durango, Vol. 3, set for Nov. 21
Business Improvement District produces third CD of local music – called “best yet.” DURANGO, Colo. – An evening of free, live, local music is set for Fri., Nov. 21, at the Rhythms of Durango, Vol. 3, CD release party and show. Doors to the Henry Strater Theatre (The Hank) open at 5 p.m., with on-going music planned until 8:30 or beyond. “The artists from Rhythms of Durango will be performing live on stage at the Hank, and we’ve...
Desert Sun Coffee Roasters, perfecting a great-tasting and a sustainably “good” cup of coffee
For the past four years, Desert Sun Coffee Roasters has been perfecting that great-tasting cup of coffee. Now the Durango-based coffee roaster is endeavoring to also make an ethically and sustainably “good” cup of Joe. Desert Sun Coffee Roasters, perfecting a great-tasting and a sustainably “good” cup of coffee DURANGO, Colo. – It’s been said in a variety of ways that life’s joys and its most important lessons come from...
San Juan Basin Health News Briefs
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – San Juan Basin Health Department has issued the following news briefs for November and December. Girls Circle in Bayfield and Durango Begin Girls Circles are structured support groups for adolescent girls that promote resiliency, confidence & connection while addressing risky behaviors in a safe space. A Bayfield Girls Circle will be beginning on November 12th. Open to girls in 6th, 7th...
LPEA Director Jeff Berman earns electric utility credential
Receives Credentialed Cooperative Director Certificate from NRECA. DURANGO, Colo. – Durango resident Jeff Berman, a director on the La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) board of directors representing District 3, has completed the required courses and earned his Credentialed Cooperative Director Certificate from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). Berman was recognized for his commitment to education at...
Application deadline for solar domestic hot water rebates extended
Image: Summary: LPEA and 4CORE utilizing grants received from Governor’s Energy Office. ” DURANGO, Colo. – The deadline for La Plata and Archuleta county residents to apply for the “Solar Domestic Hot Water Rebate” program through the Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency (4CORE) has been extended until June 30, 2009. The deadline for those planning to install solar domestic hot water systems on their primary homes...
Historic Strater Hotel’s “behind the scenes” sustainability and “green” efforts come to light
Image: Summary: From the outside, the Strater Hotel is a visual centerpiece of Downtown Durango; but it’s what happening “behind the walls” that has made this historic landmark an example for 21st century sustainability in the hotel industry. Historic Strater Hotel’s “behind the scenes” sustainability and “green” efforts come to light DURANGO, Colo. – Recently, the Historic Strater Hotel, one of Downtown Durango’s...
La Plata County Dept. of Human Services offering home heating assistance
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – La Plata County residents struggling to pay their heating bills can now receive assistance through the Colorado Department of Human Services Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP). La Plata County Human Services will accept applications for LEAP from November 1, 2008 through April 30, 2009. LEAP does not pay the entire costs of home heating, and for most households, benefits will be paid...
