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Robert Lloyd named LPEA Warehouse Storekeeper
Image:Robert Lloyd named LPEA Warehouse Storekeeper Long-time La Plata County resident joins electric co-op team Durango, CO – Long-time La Plata County resident Robert Lloyd has been named Warehouse Storekeeper at the Durango headquarters of La Plata Electric Association (LPEA), responsible for organizing inventory and assisting linemen with material needed for repair and maintenance of the electric system. Lloyd comes to LPEA...
Steamworks Brewing Co. honored for beer “can” graphic design
Image:Steamworks Brewing Co. honored for beer “can” graphic design Kölsch and Steam Engine Lager designs take 1st, 2nd at “Canny” Awards Durango, CO – Steamworks Brewing Co. has now been honored not only for what’s “in” the brewery’s craft beer cans, but what is “on” the cans, as the designs for the Colorado Kölsch and Steam Engine Lager received 1st and 2nd...
Recreation Center Closes for Annual Maintenance
Image:Recreation Center Closes for Annual Maintenance Durango, CO – The Durango Community Recreation Center will be closed Monday, August 20 – Saturday, August 25 for annual repairs and maintenance of the building. The entire facility, with the exception of the aerobics room, will re-open on Sunday, August 26 at 9:00 a.m. The aerobics room will require an extended closure due to flooring repairs and will re-open on...
Meet the mayor and FLC president at the Durango Welcome Center
Image:Meet the mayor and FLC president at the Durango Welcome Center Durango, CO – Take a break from a hot afternoon and enjoy a free cool beverage with Mayor Doug Lyon and FLC President Dene Thomas at the Durango Welcome Center on Tuesday, August 14 between 1 and 3 p.m. Mayor Lyon and President Thomas will be at the Welcome Center, cool drink in hand, to meet and chat with those who stop by. With all that’s going on in...
World’s Top Professional Cyclists Confirmed for 2012 USA Pro Challenge
Image:World’s Top Professional Cyclists Confirmed for 2012 USA Pro Challenge Tour de France Winners and World Champions Set to Compete in America’s Toughest Cycling Race Denver, CO (Aug. 8, 2012) – Marking one of the best fields ever assembled on American soil for a professional cycling race, the provisionary team rosters* for the 2012 USA Pro Challenge have been confirmed. Taking place August 20-26, the race will...
20th Annual Ignacio Bike Week Aug. 29-Sept.3, 2012
Image: 20th Annual Ignacio Bike Week August 29-September 3, 2012 Ignacio, CO – What can be more irresistible than the sight and sound of more than 35,000 roaring motorcycles riding in grandeur through the spectacular scenery of southwest Colorado? If you have a bike, you need to plan ahead to be in Ignacio, Colorado, for the 20th annual Ignacio Bike Week. It’s THE Four Corners Motorcycle Rally! For those thousands...
Juried Photography Exhibit October 5-31, 2012
Image:Juried Photography Exhibit October 5-31, 2012 Durango, CO – Deadline to submit your “Altered” images is September 15, 2012. Show us your best “Altered” images! A juried photography exhibit for those working in alternative and antique processes. The exhibition will be held October 5-31 in the Red Room at Open Shutter Gallery (www.openshuttergallery.com) in Durango, Colorado. Cash and...
Durango Public Library Patrons Make a Difference for Food Bank
Image:Durango Public Library Patrons Make a Difference for Food Bank Durango, CO – Throughout June and July, Durango Public Library invited people of all ages to bring nonperishable food items to the library to benefit Durango Food Bank as part of the “Dream Big” Summer Reading Program. By the end of July library users donated 564 food items, or more than 300 pounds of food, to help area families. “We are...
Fire Restrictions Lifted in Unincorporated La Plata County
Image:Fire Restrictions Lifted in Unincorporated La Plata County Durango, CO – Upon the recommendation of Sheriff Duke Schirard and the local Fire C hiefs, the La Plata County Board of County Commissioners lifted the Stage I fire restrictions in La Plata County, which includes all private lands in the unincorporated areas of La Plata County, excluding those private lands in the town of Bayfield, Ignacio, Durango or any State,...
2012 True West Railfest
2012 True West Railfest Durango, CO – The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is partnering with TRUE WEST Magazine, founded 1953, to promote the 2012 annual Railfest celebration. This new event will be called “True West Railfest” and is scheduled Aug 16-20th, 2012. TRUE WEST Magazine, which has the slogan “Preserving the American West,” named Durango, Colorado as one of the top ten western...
3rd Annual Toyed With Show
Image:3rd Annual Toyed With Show Durango, CO – It all started three years ago when Arts Perspective magazine facilitated its first international photography competition, Toyed With, sponsored by Open Shutter Gallery. It started with images shot with toy and vintage cameras or printed in alternative processes. The inaugural event was juried by local photographer, Kit Frost. The following year was juried by Holga Queen, Michelle...
FLC and Guido’s teaming up to offer VIP treatment at USA Pro Cycling Challenge
Image:FLC and Guido’s teaming up to offer VIP treatment at USA Pro Cycling Challenge Durango, CO – For one day in August, Durango and Fort Lewis College will go from being the center of the collegiate cycling world to the center of the professional cycling world when the USA Pro Cycling Challenge stage race comes to town on August 20. The Fort Lewis College Foundation and Guido’s Favorite Foods are offering a...
Five business experts leading the Starting Your Business Workshop on August 16
Image:Five business experts leading the Starting Your Business Workshop on August 16 Durango, CO – The Small Business Development Center at Fort Lewis College is once again offering the Starting Your Business Workshop. Open to everyone, this half-day seminar will be held Thursday, August 16, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Durango Public Library. The workshop features 5 speakers: · Joe Keck, director for the SW...
La Plata County Veterans Service Office to be Closed Tuesday, August 7 through Tuesday, August 14
Image:La Plata County Veterans Service Office to be Closed Tuesday, August 7 through Tuesday, August 14 Durango, CO – The La Plata County Veterans Service Office will be closed from Tuesday, August 7 through Tuesday, August 14, reopening on Wednesday, August 15, 2012. To schedule an appointment with the Veterans Service Officer during the office closure for a time after August 14, please call 970-382-6150. If emergency...
August SoulCollage
Image:August SoulCollage and Leo Shadow Dancing New Moon Durango, CO – SoulCollage in August is the 12th at the Durango Arts Center. I look forward to seeing and collaging with you. Take an afternoon to have fun and discover more parts of you and your wisdom. Please RSVP if you are coming so I know more than two will be present. I will send a cancelation 4 days before if there are less than two people. Thanks for what you...
“Durango Connect” is Lined Up
Image:”Durango Connect” is Lined Up Durango, CO – The City of Durango Parks & Recreation Department and citizen volunteers officially announce the Durango Connect project to be held on September 26, 2012 at 10 a.m. The event is a community-wide celebration of the linking of the Animas River from 32nd Street to Dallabetta Park on the south end of town. The formal dedication ceremony will be held mid-span of the...
Library’s Cycling Film Series Features “Ride the Divide”
Image:Library’s Cycling Film Series Features “Ride the Divide” Durango, CO – In honor of being the host city for the overall start of the 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, the Durango Public Library will be screening “Ride the Divide” on Monday, August 6 at 6:00 p.m. An award-winning feature film, “Ride the Divide” documents the world’s toughest mountain bike race, which traverses...
Library To Offer Class On Nonprofit Sustainability
Image:Library To Offer Class On Nonprofit Sustainability Durango, CO – On Friday, August 10 from 1:30-3:00 p.m., the Durango Public Library will offer a class entitled “Nonprofit Sustainability: Building Blocks to Organizational Success” featuring Scott Ullman from the Foundation Center. The Durango Public Library is a Cooperating Collection of the Foundation Center, the world’s leading source of information on...
Library Offers Lecture On “A Drug Free Approach to Learning and Behavioral Problems”
Image:Library Offers Lecture On “A Drug Free Approach to Learning and Behavioral Problems” Durango, CO – The Durango Public Library will offer a talk on the health and well-being of children and families with “A Drug Free Approach to Learning and Behavioral Problems” on Wednesday, August 1 from 7:00-8:00 p.m. This lecture is intended to educate parents and caregivers about the causes of learning and...
Congressman Tipton to Host Small Business Export 101 Event in Southwestern Colorado
Image:Congressman Tipton to Host Small Business Export 101 Event in Southwestern Colorado Congressman Scott Tipton and Colorado’s U.S. Export Assistance Center have teamed up to put on an export 101 event. The most recent figures available show that around 4,459 companies export from Colorado annually. Of these, 88% were small or medium-sized businesses with fewer than 500 employees. Further increasing Colorado exports will help...
