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COUNTY OFFERS INFORMATION ON SNOW REMOVAL AND DRIVING SAFETY
Image:COUNTY OFFERS INFORMATION ON SNOW REMOVAL AND DRIVING SAFETY Durango, CO – During the winter months, snow removal is the primary responsibility of the La Plata County Road and Bridge Department. To keep over 600 miles of county roads clear, County Road and Bridge crews drive in excess of 1,500 miles for every winter snow storm. (This does not include state highways, such as 160, 550, 140 and 172, any roads...
Popular Family Fall Festival is This Saturday at Three Springs Halloween Fun for All Ages from 11 am – 2pm
Image:Popular Family Fall Festival is This Saturday at Three Springs Halloween Fun for All Ages from 11 am – 2pm Durango, Colorado – For five years, the Three Springs neighborhood has held one of the area’s largest fall/halloween festivals. This year, the popular Three Springs Fall Festival will be held this Saturday, October 29th from 11 am – 2pm at Three Springs Plaza and the surrounding neighborhood....
Durango is Touted in New eBook Series
Pager item text :New Durango eBookImage:Durango is Touted in New eBook Series The Great Towns of America Features Durango, Colorado By Anne Klein, Durango Area Tourism Office Of the nine great towns in Colorado, Durango was selected to be the first to merit its own electronic guidebook. The Great Towns of America by David and Joan Vokac identifies and describes the nation’s top 100 communities for a vacation or a...
Low-Income Energy Assistance (LEAP) Is Now A Mail-In Program Only
Low-Income Energy Assistance (LEAP) Is Now A Mail-In Program Only Durango, CO – As Coloradans prepare to face another cold winter; help is available for La Plata County residents struggling to pay their heating bills through Goodwill Industries in Colorado Springs who is now administering the Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) with a mail-in process. Aid is available to households with members that are U.S. citizens...
Master the Mountain in Fun New Ways!
Image:Master the Mountain in Fun New Ways! We are featuring some exciting new clinics this season, including two weekend camps. Grab your girlfriends or meet new ones at the Women’s Weekend Camp on February 11 & 12, 2012! This ladies only camp will provide two fun-filled days of opportunities to meet other women with similar skiing and riding abilities and improve your skiing and riding skills in a small group environment....
Fly and Ski Same Day from Dallas!
Image:Fly and Ski Same Day from Dallas! For folks in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, it’s even easier to get to Durango with the daily non-stop flights on American Airlines! In fact, you can hit the slopes before noon the same day you fly into Durango! And this year, we’re offering special fly, ski and stay packages you won’t be able to find anywhere else! Starting at just $545 per person,* fly non-stop from DFW to...
Comedy returns to the Community Concert Hall on Nov. 5, as “The Stand-Up Dads” take the stage
Image:Comedy returns to the Community Concert Hall onNov. 5, as “The Stand-Up Dads” take the stage DURANGO, Colo. – Billed as “Comedy for parents by parents,” The Stand-Up Dads will take the stage at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011 with a 7:30 p.m. show. Said to explore the grist of fatherhood and suburban life, from child birth to adolescence and more, The...
Durango Meets Nepal
Pager item text :Durango Meets NepalImage:Durango Meets Nepal Durango residents and tourists are so happy that Karma Bhotia decided to open a restaurant here four years ago. The Himalayan Kitchen on 10th & Main remains a constant favorite due to the delicious food, friendly staff and beautiful atmosphere. Some of the “secrets”, in his recipes are the use of fresh herbs and spices. Bhotia uses fresh tomatoes,...
Award-winning instrumentalist and singer Julie Fowlis returns Nov. 2 to the Community Concert Hall with “Music of the Scottish Isles”
Image:Award-winning instrumentalist and singer Julie Fowlis returns Nov. 2 to the Community Concert Hall with “Music of the Scottish Isles” DURANGO, Colo. – Scottish instrumentalist and singer Julie Fowlis (FOE-liss) returns to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College on Wednesday, Nov. 2, with “Music of the Scottish Isles.” Durango is one of only 12 stops on Fowlis’ current US tour....
Sierra magazine calls Fort Lewis College one of “America’s Coolest Schools”
Image:Sierra magazine calls Fort Lewis College one of “America’s Coolest Schools” DURANGO (21 October 2011) – Caring for the Earth is cool. And that caring on the Fort Lewis College campus makes it one of “America’s Coolest Schools,” says Sierra magazine, the official publication of the Sierra Club, in its October 2011 issue. In the environmental magazine’s “5th Annual...
San Juan Basin Health’s BOO to FLU Community Clinic Saturday, October 29th in Durango and Bayfield
Image:San Juan Basin Health’s BOO to FLU Community ClinicSaturday, October 29th in Durango and Bayfield It’s time to say BOO to the FLU on Saturday, October 29th. San Juan Basin Health Department is holding its Halloween community flu clinics from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Durango at San Juan Basin Health Department and from 10 to 12 Noon in Bayfield at the Upper Pine Fire Protection Administration Building located at 515 Sower...
Durango Animas River Corridor Management Plan to be Discussed in Series of Community Meetings
Image:Durango Animas River Corridor Management Plan to be Discussed in Series of Community Meetings Durango, CO: The City of Durango, in collaboration with the National Park Service Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program, would like to encourage community participation in the creation of the Durango Animas River Corridor Management Plan. The Plan was initiated this summer with a community survey on use of the...
BRAS ACROSS THE BELLE A Fundraiser for the American Cancer Society During October Benefitting Breast Cancer Awareness & Research Wrap-Up Finale: Friday, October 28th, 4-5pm
Image:BRAS ACROSS THE BELLE A Fundraiser for the American Cancer Society During OctoberBenefitting Breast Cancer Awareness & ResearchWrap-Up Finale: Friday, October 28th, 4-5pm Durango, Color. – throughout October the Diamond Belle Saloon is helping to raise money for the American Cancer Society-benefitting Breast Cancer Awareness and Research. Bring in a clean plain or decorated bra and a cash donation, and the bra will be...
FLC Center for Civic Engagement holding forums to discuss Occupy Wall Street movement
Image:FLC Center for Civic Engagement holding forums to discuss Occupy Wall Street movement DURANGO (20 October 2011) – The Fort Lewis College Center for Civic Engagement is holding two forums to help explain and facilitate a discussion around the recent Occupy Wall Street movement that has spread across the country and the globe. The forums will be held on Wednesday, October 26 and the following Wednesday, November 2, 2011....
CDOT Begins Traffic Signal Safety Improvements Today on US 160/US 550 Through Durango
Image:CDOT Begins Traffic Signal Safety Improvements Today on US 160/US 550 Through Durango Some single-lane closures at major intersections through town, most work done at night to minimize impacts DURANGO – The Colorado Department of Transportation begins a traffic signal improvement project today, Tuesday, October 18, on US 550 through the city limits. The project adds left-turn arrows at all intersections on US 160/US 550...
LPEA’s Aaron Renner earns Journeyman Lineman Apprentice completes cooperative’s four-year program
Image:LPEA’s Aaron Renner earns Journeyman LinemanApprentice completes cooperative’s four-year program DURANGO,CO – La Plata Electric Association’s Aaron Renner has completed the four-year Lineman Apprenticeship program, earning him the position of Journeyman Lineman, the profession responsible for constructing and maintaining electric power distribution lines and facilities.Originally from Manassa, Colo. in...
Library’s Women’s Health Lecture Series Concludes
Image:Library’s Women’s Health Lecture Series Concludes Durango, CO: The Durango Public Library concludes its Women’s Health Lecture Series on Wednesday, November 16 from 7:00-8:00 p.m. with “Natural Ways to Treat Menopause.” Join Julie Gwyther, nationally certified acupuncturist from Durango Community Acupuncture, as she discusses ways to improve perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms by...
FLC Percussion Ensemble to Perform at Library
Image:FLC Percussion Ensemble to Perform at Library Durango, CO: On Tuesday, November 1st, the Durango Public Library will host a performance by the Fort Lewis College Percussion Ensemble from 12:00-1:00 p.m. Exciting rhythms from Africa and Brazil will be performed on traditional instruments, as the audience is treated to the celebratory music of a West African ceremony and a Samba street parade. Dancing is...
“Railroaded” Next Up in Library’s Film Noir Series
Image:”Railroaded” Next Up in Library’s Film Noir Series Durango, CO: The Durango Public Library continues its film series “Death on the Cheap: The Killer B’s of Film Noir” on Wednesday, November 9 at 6:00 p.m. with a screening of “Railroaded.” Starring John Ireland and Hugh Beaumont, and considered more crime-thriller than noir, this B features lots of close ups, off kilter...
“Railroaded” Next Up in Library’s Film Noir Series
Image:”Railroaded” Next Up in Library’s Film Noir Series Durango, CO: The Durango Public Library continues its film series “Death on the Cheap: The Killer B’s of Film Noir” on Wednesday, November 9 at 6:00 p.m. with a screening of “Railroaded.” Starring John Ireland and Hugh Beaumont, and considered more crime-thriller than noir, this B features lots of close ups, off kilter...
