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Starting Your Business Workshop set for February 14
Image:Starting Your Business Workshop set for February 14 Durango, CO – The Small Business Development Center at Fort Lewis College is once again offering the ever popular Starting Your Business Workshop. Open to everyone, this half-day seminar will be held Thursday, February 14, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Durango Public Library. Starting a business is risky. Understanding the risks and reducing them through careful planning...
College Goal Saturday at Fort Lewis College offers guidance in paying for college
Image:College Goal Saturday at Fort Lewis College offers guidance in paying for college Durango, CO – On Saturday, February 16 Fort Lewis College will offer College Goal Saturday. The aim is to provide families with free professional guidance on ways to pay for college, specifically how to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which is a crucial step in the college planning process. College Goal Saturday...
The Infamous Stringdusters’ 2013 Ski Tour comes to the Community Concert Hall at For Lewis College Feb. 13
Pager item text :Stringdusters Feb. 13, 2013Image:The Infamous Stringdusters’ 2013 Ski Tour comes to the Community Concert Hall at For Lewis College Feb. 13 Durango, CO – The Infamous Stringdusters bring the band’s 2013 Ski Tour to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. The show opens at 7 p.m. with special guests the Jon Stickley Trio and local bluegrass favorites Waiting...
Durango Film, An Independent Film Festival partners with Comcast Spotlight for a 2nd Festival
Image:Durango Film, An Independent Film Festival partners with Comcast Spotlight for a 2nd Festival Durango Prize Package Featured for Festival Durango, CO – In partnership with Durango Film, An Independent Film Festival, Comcast Spotlight will air 400 commercial spots on cablevision stations throughout all of New Mexico and Southern Colorado starting Wednesday, January 23, 2013. The spots feature the upcoming film festival,...
Reception planned to celebrate Fort Lewis College’s first graduate program
Image:Reception planned to celebrate Fort Lewis College’s first graduate program Durango, CO – The final hurdle has been cleared for Fort Lewis College’s first graduate program in the school’s 102-year history as a public educational institution. On Wednesday, January 16 the Higher Learning Commission informed the College that its Master of Arts in Education, Teacher Leadership Option had been approved. FLC is...
La Plata Electric Association warns of copper thieves Bayfield business hit sometime Sunday night
Image:La Plata Electric Association warns of copper thieves Bayfield business hit sometime Sunday night Durango, CO – La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) is asking businesses and residents in its service territory to be on the alert for potential copper thieves. A Bayfield business, BC Fabrication, was vandalized during the overnight hours, Jan. 20, 2013, with approximately 20 ft. of copper taken. “The thieves cut into...
Snowdown Balloon Rally Train set for February 2
Image:Snowdown Balloon Rally Train set for February 2 Enjoy unique view of balloon rally mass ascension Durango, CO – The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is again the proud sponsor of the Snowdown Balloon Rally Mass Ascension on Saturday, February 2, 2013. As part of the celebration, the D&SNGRR is running the Snowdown Balloon Rally Train. The train will stop in the Animas Valley for the colorful hot-air...
Durango Area Tourism Office Welcomes New Executive Director
Image:Durango Area Tourism Office Welcomes New Executive Director Patricia O’Brien brings energy, initiative and strategy to local tourism office Durango, CO – The Durango Area Tourism Office (DATO) welcomes Patricia O’Brien as the Executive Director. Ms. O’Brien brings more than 20 years of experience in marketing, business development and management. Raised in Durango in the tourism and hospitality industry,...
District launches BID Coffee & Conversation program
Image:District launches BID Coffee & Conversation program BID Director Walsworth seeks, welcomes constituent input during casual gatherings Durango, CO – In an effort to gather new ideas and learn of challenges, as well as get to know the constituents of the Durango Business Improvement District (BID), new BID Director Tim Walsworth has initiated a series of informal sessions, dubbed BID Coffee & Conversation (BCC). The...
FREE SKIING!
Image:FREE SKIING at Hillcrest Golf Course Durango, CO – Two words you don’t often hear together…free and skiing…but that is exactly what you get at the Hillcrest Golf Course/Cross Country Ski Area located conveniently near Fort Lewis College in the heart of Durango. Due to the generosity of Hillcrest Golf Course and its 1000+ members, the community is welcom e to use the facility to cross country ski or...
Celebrate Snowdown at Steamworks’ Firkin Friday Feb. 1
Image:Celebrate Snowdown at Steamworks’ Firkin Friday Feb. 1 “Oaked and Smoked” to be tapped at 3 p.m. Durango, CO – Steamworks Brewing Co. will tap its special monthly “firkin” in the midst of Durango’s winter festival Snowdown at 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013. The February firkin has been christened “Oaked and Smoked.”The base of the firkin is Steamworks’ McDammit’s...
LPEA Quarterly Renewable Energy Generation meeting set for Jan. 24
Image:LPEA Quarterly Renewable Energy Generation meeting, Jan. 24 Renewable Energy Credits and LPEA’s Alternative Energy Plan to be discussed Durango, CO – With the growing interest in local, renewable energy production, La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) is reprising its series of Renewable Energy Generation meetings on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, 8-9 a.m. The up-coming meeting, to be held in the multi-purpose room at...
Fort Lewis College planning special activities for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Image:Fort Lewis College planning special activities for Martin Luther King Jr. Day Durango, CO – The annual Fort Lewis College tradition of celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy will be held on Monday, January 21, 2013. The community is invited to join in the day’s free activities. Free parking is available in the football stadium lot. The day begins with a March of Solidarity at 12:10 p.m. Marchers can...
iSnowdown 2.0.13 Get Your Geek On!
Pager item text :SnowDown 2013 Jan. 30-Feb. 4Image:iSnowdown 2.0.13 Get Your Geek On! Durango’s zany winter festival starts Jan. 30 Durango, CO – Voted one of Outside Magazine’s top five winter carnivals in North America, the 35th annual Snowdown Durango is a non-traditional and a bit zany celebration of winter. Think nerds and geeks as you celebrate “Get Your Geek On!” at this year’s premier winter...
Community Concert Hall to stage “Jay and Silent Bob Get Old”
Pager item text :Jay and Silent Bob, January 31Image:Community Concert Hall to stage “Jay and Silent Bob Get Old” featuring Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes Durango, CO – Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes bring their unique “Jay and Silent Bob Get Old” stage show to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, Thursday, Jan. 31, 7 p.m. As the duo notes, “Every saga has a middle age, and this is what...
La Plata Open Space Conservancy presents the 19th annual Snowdown Wine Tasting and Fine Art Exhibition
Image:19th Annual Snowdown Wine Tasting and Fine Art Exhibition on Januaray La Plata Open Space Conservancy presents the 19th annual Snowdown Wine Tasting and Fine Art Exhibition January 31 at the DoubleTree Hotel from 5:30 – 8:00 pm. This event presents dozens of wines, 15 original fine art creations and outdoor packages for bid along with food and information on land stewardship. Tickets are $75 per person or $100 per couple...
Area high school students to visit Washington DC courtesy of LPEA
Image:Area high school students to visit Washington DC courtesy of LPEA Juniors Jacob Branch-Boyle, Gabriela Garcia, Rose Graveson and Meredith Nass selected Durango, CO – Area high school students Jacob Branch-Boyle (Durango), Gabriela Garcia (Ignacio), Rose Graveson (Pagosa Springs), and Meredith Nass (Durango) have been selected to represent La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) as part of the National Rural Electric Youth...
New totem pole to honor Alaska Native students at Fort Lewis College
Image:New totem pole to honor Alaska Native students at Fort Lewis College Durango, CO – To recognize and celebrate the hundreds of Alaska Native students who have earned and will earn Fort Lewis College degrees, the FLC Native American Center (NAC) is hosting a Totem Pole Raising Ceremony on January 16, 2013, at noon. The ceremony, which is free and open to the public, takes place at the Native American Center inside the...
Top Value Ski Spot and the Best Ski Town
Pager item text :Durango Mountain Resort Image:Top Value Ski Spot and the Best Ski Town Durango voted Best Colorado Ski Town by Elevation Outdoors Magazine Durango, CO – TripAdvisor recently named Durango the Top Value Ski Spot In North America and now Elevation Outdoors Magazine readers’ poll has voted Durango, Colorado as the “Best Colorado Ski Town–Best Big Town.” Elevation Outdoors, the essential...
College scholarships available through La Plata Electric Association
Image:College scholarships available through La Plata Electric Association Electric cooperative to host scholarship Q&A Open House on Jan. 24, 2013 Durango, CO – To assist high school seniors and their parents with the application process for college scholarships available through La Plata Electric Association (LPEA), the cooperative will host a special Open House, Thursday, Jan. 24, 5:30-7 p.m. at LPEA’s Bodo Park...
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