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La Plata Electric Association offering rebates for LED light purchase
Image: La Plata Electric Association offering rebates for LED light purchase Switching to energy-efficient holiday lights saves electricity and dollars DURANGO, Colo. – To encourage consumers to replace old holiday light strings with new, energy efficient LED lighting, La Plata Electric Association (LPEA), in partnership with Tri-State Generation and Transmission, is reprising its rebates on LED holiday lighting...
Chili Chompin’ Cancer Stompin’ Fundraiser for Tammy Osborn
Image:Chili Chompin’ Cancer Stompin’ Fundraiser for Tammy Osborn Tickets for a family friendly chili tasting to benefit the Tammy and Justin Osborn Medical Fund are available now. The event will be from noon – 3 pm on Sunday, November 15th at Three Springs. Tickets are $10/adult and $5/child age 6 – 12. Children 5 and under are free. Tickets are available at Coldwell Banker,...
“Rhythms of Durango-HOLiDAZZLE” release party/show set for Nov. 27
Image:”Rhythms of Durango-HOLiDAZZLE” release party/show set for Nov. 27 Business Improvement District produces holiday CD featuring local artists DURANGO, Colo. – “Rhythms of Durango-HOLiDAZZLE” – the first compilation CD of holiday songs performed by local musicians and singer/songwriters – is set for release Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, during a free live show and celebration at the Henry...
H1N1 Vaccination In-School Clinics Begin This Week Community Clinic Saturday, November 14
Image:H1N1 Vaccination In-School Clinics Begin This Week Community Clinic Saturday, November 14 San Juan Basin Health Department is collaborating with La Plata CountySchool Districts to provide in-school vaccination clinics beginning November12 and continuing through November 20. Please contact your school or seeour website www.sjbhd.org <http://www.sjbhd.org/> for a school schedule. There will be a community...
Iron Horse Training program begins Dec. 1
Image:Iron Horse Training program begins Dec. 1 Durango, CO…Registration for the Iron Horse Training program, designed to help riders train and prepare for the 2010 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, is now underway. Classes are held at Durango Rec Center, Anytime Fitness at Three Springs and The Hub Training Center. For complete listing of times and to register, go to: ironhorsetraining.com, or call Patti Zink at...
Computer and Electronics Recycling Event
Image:Computer and Electronics Recycling Event Durango, CO – In celebration of America Recycles Day, the City of Durango and San Juan Basin Recycling Association will collect unwanted electronics for recycling on Friday, November 13th and Saturday, November 14th from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Durango Recycle Center. The recycle center is located at 710 Tech Center Drive. Residents, businesses, government agencies and...
9-R NEWS BRIEFS – November 6, 2009
Image: 9-R NEWS BRIEFS – November 6, 2009 THE BOARD OF EDUCATION The next Board Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 12, 2009, at 5:30 p.m. – – – – – – – – – – – Congratulations, 9-R!Durango School District 9-R has been named as one of the eleven school districts to receive an award for innovation in health and wellness.Colorado’s Commissioner...
San Juan Basin Health Department’s Public Health News Winter 09
Image: San Juan Basin Health Department’s Public Health News Briefs for November-December 2009 November is National Family Caregiver Month During National Family Caregiver Month, San Juan Basin Health would like to thank all of the Family Caregivers in our community and recognize the tremendous work they do. Contact Dawn Simard at 247-5702, ext. 240 for information on how we can assist caregivers over 60 or those...
Durango Discovery Museum Elects Dave Nulton as Board President
Image:Durango Discovery Museum Elects Dave Nulton as Board President Durango, CO November 4, 2009 – The Board of Directors of the Durango Discovery Museum has elected Dave Nulton as its President....
District 1 Downtown Sidewalk Improvement Begins
Image:District 1 Downtown Sidewalk Improvement Begins Durango, CO – The Downtown Sidewalk Improvement Project for District 1 begins today. Construction will run through November 25th, and then be suspended for the winter months, beginning again in March 2010. The project includes the removal and replacement of various downtown sidewalks in the 500 and 600 blocks of Main Avenue and from Narrow Gauge to...
ServSafe National Training Offered November 12-13
Image:ServSafe National Training Offered November 12-13 San Juan Basin Health Department’s Environmental Division is offering the ServSafe National Training Program on November 12 and 13 from 8-5 p.m. Food Safety is a commitment and smart business practice for every food service professional. This program provides national certification and is a comprehensive, integrated program which provides science-based...
Durango Mayor Honored by Colorado Women’s Bar Association
Image:Durango Mayor Honored by Colorado Women’s Bar Association Durango, CO – Durango Mayor Leigh Meigs was recently honored by the Colorado Women’s Bar Association Foundation at their fourth annual “Raising the Bar” dinner. This year’s dinner honored Colorado women lawyer leaders in government.”One of the ideas behind the event was to encourage girls and young women to enter...
Library Participating in FRED “Fathers Read Every Day”
Image:Library Participating in FRED “Fathers Read Every Day” Durango, CO – The Durango Public Library is participating in FRED “Fathers Reading Every Day”, a four-week program sponsored by the Colorado Department of Human Services that encourages dads to read to their kids every day during the month of November. Dads can pick up their reading logs along with instructions at the...
Durango Road Report for the Week of November 9th
Image:Durango Road Report for the Week of November 9th Roads:· 32nd Street Reconstruction Crews will be working on 32nd Street between East 3rd and East 7th Avenues to replace the pavement. Half of the street will be closed for construction, however, one lane of traffic in each direction will be open. Work...
American Bluegrass “dream” Cherryholmes takes the Community Concert Hall stage November 20
Image:American Bluegrass “dream” Cherryholmes takes the Community Concert Hall stage November 20 DURANGO, Colo. – The band considered “The American Bluegrass dream,” Cherryholmes, comes to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, with special guest, Durango’s own, The Badly Bent opening at 7 p.m. With dad...
LPEA’s line personnel organizing “Fill the Bucket” food drives in Archuleta and La Plata counties Nov. 14-15
LPEA’s line personnel organizing “Fill the Bucket” food drives in Archuleta and La Plata counties Nov. 14-15 DURANGO/PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. – Building on the successful inaugural effort in 2008, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, (Local IBEW 111 26A) and La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) have once again organized the “Fill the Bucket” food drive. Originally held only in Pagosa...
Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College announces 2010 Winter/Spring Performing Arts Series
Image:Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College announces 2010 Winter/Spring Performing Arts Series DURANGO, Colo. – Tickets for the Winter/Spring 2010 Performing Arts Series at The Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College will go on sale November 9, 2009, available on the web at www.durangoconcerts.com, by calling 970.247.7657 or 877.282.9992, or visiting the Ticket Office in Downtown Durango at 7th and Main Ave....
The African Arts Market at Durango Arts Center
Image:The African Arts Market at Durango Arts Center The African Arts Market exhibition opens in the Barbara Conrad Gallery of the Durango Arts Center on Tuesday, November 3rd. This multifaceted program will showcase traditional and contemporary African culture with 12 days of public exhibits, lectures, performances and workshops. All events are free and open to the public (exception is a drumming workshop fee of $20.)...
Crime Spree Ends in New Mexico
Image:Crime Spree Ends in New Mexico Durango, CO – On October 26, 2009, officers from San Juan County New Mexico arrested 32- year-old, Farmington resident Ladell Ranford O’Connell after he was located driving a car stolen out of Durango. O’Connell is suspected of being involved in a crime spree that began in early October and stretched across several jurisdictions and included criminal...
Musical revue, Irving Berlin’s “I Love a Piano” to be staged Nov. 11 at the Community Concert Hall
Image:Musical revue, Irving Berlin’s “I Love a Piano” to be staged Nov. 11 at the Community Concert Hall DURANGO, Colo. – “I Love a Piano,” the nostalgic musical journey that spans seven decades of American history as seen through the eyes of Irving Berlin, comes to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, Wednesday, Nov....
