Durango and Around
Endless Linguini Dinner and Silent Auction to benefit Annie’s Orphans
Image: DURANGO, Colo. – The 3rd Annual Endless Linguini Dinner and Silent Auction to benefit Annie’s Orphans will be held June 9, 2009, at the Lost Dog Bar and Lounge, beginning at 6 p.m. Annie’s Orphans is the no-kill shelter for abused, neglected and abandoned dogs from throughout the Four Corners area. Admission to the event, featuring the all-you-can-eat linguini dinner buffet provided by The Lost Dog Bar and...
Lt. Governor’s Colorado Kids Outdoors tour in Durango May 28
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – Lt. Gov. Barbara O’Brien is bringing her Colorado Kids Outdoors tour to Durango Thursday, May 28. Lt. Gov. O’Brien is holding forums across the state through September to discuss efforts to reconnect kids with the outdoors. Recent national studies show that children ages 8-18 spend six and a half hours a day connected to an electronic device. “The importance of connecting kids to the outdoors...
Conductor Guillermo Figueroa anticipating second season with Music in the Mountains
Image:DURANGO, Colo. – Charismatic Music Director and Conductor Guillermo Figueroa looks forward to enthusiastic audiences when he returns for his second season with Music in the Mountains. In his debut last summer, he developed a solid rapport with Festival attendees through his concert introductions and thrilled concertgoers with his varied repertoire and solo performances. “For me, it will be close to coming home once...
Durango Public Library “LEEDING” the way for sustainability
Image:Summary:Sherry Taber had always planned for the new Durango Public Library to be “sustainable,” but this library director hadn’t imagined going for the “gold,” and setting a standard for libraries throughout Colorado. Durango Public Library “LEEDING” the way for sustainability DURANGO, Colo. – Sherry Taber had always planned for the new Durango Public Library to be “sustainable,” but...
Local emergency responders spread their wings at Operation Thunderbird
Image:Summary:Every three years the Durango-La Plata County Airport is required by the FAA to conduct an emergency response drill. More than 200 volunteers converged at the Durango Jet Center to simulate a large-scale emergency – guns, bombs, blood and all. Local emergency responders spread their wings at Operation Thunderbird DURANGO, Colo. – Volunteer John Stephenson got shot in the head – and died. Volunteer Mary Jane...
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,...
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...
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...
Downtown sidewalk reconstruction begins
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – The reconstruction of downtown sidewalks will begin the week of May 4 as part of the Transit Center project. The first phase will be along 7th and 8th Streets between Camino del Rio and the railroad tracks. Future phases will extend sidewalk improvements along 7th and 8th Streets from the Transit Center to Main Avenue. The reconstruction is a state-funded, multi-phase project designed to enhance the...
Public meeting for Downtown Streetscape Project May 7
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – The City of Durango will hold a public meeting Thursday, May 7, 6 p.m., to introduce and review the full scope of the Downtown Streetscape Project scheduled to begin Fall 2009. The meeting is open to everyone and will be of particular interest to those who own property, have businesses or have general interest in downtown. The meeting will be held in the City Hall Council Chambers, located at 949...
Maria’s Bookshop to host signing with author Rick Collignon
Image: Summary: Collignon’s work “Madewell Brown” is KSUT’s “Four Corners: One Book” May selection. ” DURANGO, Colo. – Maria’s Bookshop will host a signing with Rick Collignon, Tuesday, May 12, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Collignon is the author of Madewell Brown, KSUT’s “Four Corners: One Book” selection for May. “Four Corners: One Book,” is a community-wide book club campaign launched by KSUT. The radio statison...
First confirmed cases of H1N1 Flu in Colorado announced
Image:Summary:San Juan Basin Health Department announces local efforts. ” DURANGO, Colo. – The San Juan Basin Health Department announced the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment (CDPHE) confirmation of the first two cases of H1N1 Flu (swine influenza) in Colorado. At this writing, a total of 111 confirmed cases exist in 12 states, with one death. Public health officials continue to take steps to increase...
Bank Robbery at Pine River Valley Bank – UPDATE
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – At approximately 1:35 p.m., April 30, 2009, a bank robbery occurred at the Pine River Valley Bank, 1701 Main Avenue, Durango. The suspect had a hypodermic needle in his hand and handed the bank teller a note. After receiving an undisclosed amount of money in a dark-colored bank bag, the suspect headed southbound on Main on foot. The suspect is described as an olive-skinned male in his early...
Section of CR 334 remains closed through May 8
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – A 150-foot section of County Road 334, approximately 1.9 miles north of the intersection of County Road 334 and Highway 151 has been closed to through traffic since Monday, April 13 and will remain closed through Friday, May 8, 2009 for the replacement of the bridge deck on a 26-foot long steel bridge that crosses the Allison Ditch. Residents are advised to access County Road 334 from County Road...
Public meeting set for Camino del Rio access control plan and underpass
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – The City of Durango and the Colorado Department of Transportation invite citizens to attend the second public meeting to discuss development of the Access Control Plan for U.S. Highway 550 (Camino del Rio) from the Doubletree Hotel to 17th Street/Park Avenue, and the associated Camino del Rio Underpass Feasibility Study, Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 5 to 8 p.m. at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700...
