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Starting Your Business Workshop set for October 11
Image:Starting Your Business Workshop set for October 11 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, October 11, 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...
Fort Lewis College joins nationwide commitment to help the U.S. take the global lead in college degree attainment
Image:Fort Lewis College joins nationwide commitment to help the U.S. take the global lead in college degree attainment Durango, CO -Fort Lewis College has joined with hundreds of colleges and universities across the country in “Project Degree Completion: A Public University Initiative,” by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities...
Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College welcomes The Dunwells, with special guest Robby Overfield, Oct. 9
Image:Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College welcomes The Dunwells with special guest Robby Overfield, Oct. 9 Durango, CO – The Dunwells, the group Academy Award-winning director Cameron Crowe called “stunning,” comes to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. Durango singer-songwriter Robby Overfield opens the show at 7:30 p.m. With harmonies reminiscent of Crosby,...
Help kick start Durango Connect Film Project
Pager item text :Durango Connect Film ProjectImage:Help kick start Durango Connect Film Project Proposed collaboration to produce documentary film of human chain Durango, CO – A team of twelve local filmmakers and photographers, ranging from a high school student to seasoned professionals, have announced an ambitious project to produce a documentary film about the Durango Connect project. They have until November 26, 2012 to...
Chapman Hill to See Improvements to the Ski Hill
Image:Chapman Hill to See Improvements to Ski Hill Durango, CO – The Durango Winter Sports Foundation, in partnership with the City of Durango, will be completing improvements to the ski hill at Chapman Hill. The upper portion of the ski hill will be graded and smoothed out to enable more efficient snowmaking and grooming operations. The Rope Tow take-off and landing areas will be improved. Two additional pick points or...
Renowned wildlife disease researcher and professor earns FLC Featured Scholar Award
Pager item text :Erin Lehmer: Featured ScholarImage:Renowned wildlife disease researcher and professor earns FLC Featured Scholar Award Durango, CO – Dr. Erin Lehmer, assistant professor in the Fort Lewis College Biology Department and the recently named 2012-13 FLC Featured Scholar, will be honored at a reception on Thursday, October 4 from 4:30-6 p.m. in the FLC President’s Office foyer in Berndt Hall. The reception is...
San Juan Basin Health Begins Walk-in Wednesdays
Image:San Juan Basin Health Begins Walk-in Wednesdays Flu Shots & Tdap (Whooping Cough/Tetanus Booster) for Individuals and Families Durango, CO – Make sure you and your family stay healthy this fall and winter by preventing the flu and whooping cough. San Juan Basin Health is offering triple protection at its Walk-in Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. beginning October 3rd. Our nurses will take care of you or your whole...
Durango Double on October 7, 2012
Durango Double on October 7, 2012 Durango, CO – Road Runs, Sunday, October 7, 2012, these courses have been designed to be runner friendly. Starting on College Mesa the the marathon and half marathon courses quickly, but gently, drop 360 feet in elevation as you make your way to Animas Surgical Hospital where you’ll join the river trail. This is the biggest elevation change on the courses. The marathon course features a...
Gaelic Storm to bring rousing Celtic music
Image:Gaelic Storm to bring rousing Celtic music Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, Oct. 6 Durango, CO – The Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College welcomes the rousing and fun-filled band Gaelic Storm on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012, 7:30 p.m. The dance floor will be open. Gaelic Storm has, since its inception, broadened the musical horizons of the Celtic music genre by combining a unique blend of world rhythms with...
IDTV Welcomes New Sales Team Member
Pager item text :Inside Durango TV Image:IDTV Welcomes New Sales Team Member Announces Launch of New Website Durango, CO, July 2012 – Inside Durango Television (IDTV) is proud to welcome new Sales Team Member Alan Sabo who brings more than 25 years of marketing experience to the table. Alan’s experience includes business to business sales, cooperative business relations, developing product distribution channels, and...
The Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College welcomes The Capitol Steps comedy troupe, Oct. 1
Pager item text :The Capitol Steps Comedy TroupImage:The Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College welcomes The Capitol Steps comedy troupe, Oct. 1 Durango, CO – Satire and side-splitting comedy – just in time for election season – returns to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, 7:30 p.m., as the “politically incorrect” Capitol Steps takes the stage.The Capitol...
Fort Lewis College sees significant enrollment gains for 2012
Image:Fort Lewis College sees significant enrollment gains for 2012 Durango, CO – Census day, the date that Fort Lewis College locks in its official enrollment numbers for the fall semester, yielded a number of reasons to be optimistic about the future. The College saw its largest on-campus enrollment increase in a decade with 88 more students calling Fort Lewis College home compared to the previous year. On-campus student...
Paul Taylor Dance Company
Pager item text :Paul Taylor Dance CoImage:Paul Taylor Dance Company: Taylor 2 comes to The Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, Sept. 26 Durango, CO – Taylor 2 brings internationally renowned modern dance to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Celebrated choreographer Paul Taylor, one of the founders of the art of modern dance in the 1950s, created the...
Durango Transit Recognized for Outstanding Program and Service
Image:Durango Transit Recognized for Outstanding Program and Service Durango, CO – Durango Transit, a service of the City of Durango, was recognized by the Colorado Association of Transit Agencies (CASTA) as the Medium Transit System of the Year. The award was announced at CASTA’S 33rd annual Fall Conference in Grand Junction, and was accepted by city employees Kent Harris, Transit and Parking Operation Manager, and Amber...
FLC students get a nod in making Durango one of the Best River Towns in America
Image:FLC students get a nod in making Durango one of the Best River Towns in America Durango, CO – In what will come as no surprise to anyone living in Durango, Outside Magazine named Durango one of the Best River Towns in America. More than 1,700 people cast their vote for Durango, with the multitude of activities on and off the water cited as reasons for the honor. Fort Lewis College also got a mention in the article Outside...
KSJD Community Radio and Tami Graham Present: Democracy Now
Image:KSJD Community Radio and Tami Graham Present: Democracy Now Durango, CO – host Amy Goodman will be touring with her newly released book, co-authored by Denis Moynihan, titled “The Silenced Majority: Stories of Uprisings, Occupations, Resistance, and Hope”, on Monday, October 8th, 6-8pm, At the Mancos Opera House, 136 W. Grand Ave., Mancos, Co. The event is Free with a $10 suggested donation. Proceeds to benefit...
New partnership between Fort Lewis College and Colorado’s community colleges to be signed at press conference Sept. 18, 2012
Image:New partnership between Fort Lewis College and Colorado’s community colleges to be signed at press conference Sept. 18, 2012 Durango, CO – On Tuesday, September 18, 2012, Patty Erjavec, president of Pueblo Community College, and Dr. Dene Kay Thomas, president of Fort Lewis College, will hold a press conference to announce and sign the new Admissions Promise Agreement. The press conference will be held at the Durango...
San Juan Symphony To Present “ROCK ‘N ROLL IN VIENNA” Concert On Sept. 29, 2012
Image:San Juan Symphony To Present “ROCK ‘N ROLL IN VIENNA” Concert On Sept. 29, 2012 Durango, CO – The San Juan Symphony will kick off its 2012-13 Lollapalooza season at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College at 7:30 pm on September 29 with a knock-your-socks-off rowdy concert entitled Rock ‘n Roll in Vienna. Israeli Cellist Inbal Segev will return to Durango to perform Fredrich Gulda’s...
La Plata County Neighborhood Day, September 16
Image:La Plata County Neighborhood Day: Sept. 16 Durango, CO – The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners proclaim September 16th as La Plata County Neighborhood Day. National Neighborhood Day is celebrated in neighborhoods across the country each year on the third Sunday in September. The mission of National Neighborhood Day is to inspire, build, and sustain the neighborhood relationships that provide the foundation for...
Fresh Check Day on September 22, 2012
Pager item text :Three Springs Fresh Check DayImage:Fresh Check Day on September 22, 2012 How are you doing? Durango, CO- Three Springs is hosting and events where the entire community will get together to promote positive mental health, educate the community about the signs and symptoms of mental health disorders, open communication channels to remove the stigma surrounding mental health, and encourage community members to...
