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SAN JUAN SYMPHONY TO PRESENT “AMERICAN SALUTE”
Pager item text :San Juan Symphony Concert 9/11Image:SAN JUAN SYMPHONY TO PRESENT “AMERICAN SALUTE” TO COMMEMORATE THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 The San Juan Symphony will present a family concert entitled “American Salute” on Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 5 pm at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO. Kick off the 2011-12 San Juan Symphony season and commemorate the 10th anniversary...
Blues/R&B artist Kelley Hunt to perform in Durango Sept. 18
Pager item text :Kelly Hunt Benefit ConcertImage:Blues/R&B artist Kelley Hunt to perform in Durango Sept. 18 Hot off her performance at Telluride Blues & Brews, acclaimed Roots R&B/Americana singer-songwriter/keyboardist/guitarist Kelley Hunt returns to Durango for a benefit concert for the La Plata Family Centers Coalition, Sunday, Sept. 18, at 4 p.m. in the Rochester Hotel courtyard. The event will cap-off the...
Whole Expo Showcase of Holistic & Ecological Products, Services & Seminars on September 10 – 11
Pager item text :Whole Expo in SeptemberImage:Whole Expo Showcase of Holistic & Ecological Products, Services & Seminars in Durango on Sept. 10-11 Come out to the La Plata County Fairgrounds main exhibit hall in Durango on September 10th and 11th to experience WholeExpo Conference. This event brings together individual businesses and services that promote healthy, holistic, living and ecological awareness. Last year at...
Ignacio Bike Week and Antique Indian Bike Show over Labor Day Weekend
Pager item text : Ignacio Bike Week & Bike Show Image: Ignacio Bike Week and Antique Indian Bike Show over Labor Day Weekend Ignacio Bike Week has something for everyone! Whether you’re into live music, poker runs, bull riding, bikini contests, shopping for new gear among the dozens of vendors, or just hanging around the beer tent, you can do it at THE Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. Check out what this year’s rally...
Fort Lewis College’s Welcome Week to breathe some fun into the new school year
Image:Fort Lewis College’s Welcome Week to breathe some fun into the new school year DURANGO – The beginning of a new school year can be an exciting, but also stressful, time. To help new and returning Skyhawks have a little fun, Fort Lewis College is holding a bunch of activities during its Welcome Week celebration. Welcome Week runs from August 27 through September 3, 2011. The Week kicks off on Saturday, August 27 with...
Fort Lewis College named to President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
Image: Fort Lewis College named to President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll DURANGO, CO – The Corporation for National & Community Service named Fort Lewis College to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll in July. Fort Lewis is one of eight Colorado institutions to make the list. The Honor Roll is “an annual recognition program that celebrates...
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ SCHEDULE August 22, 2011 – August 26, 2011
Image: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ SCHEDULEAugust 22, 2011 – August 26, 2011 MONDAY, August 22, 2011 10:00 a.m. – WORK SESSION: The Board will hold a Work Session with staff from the San Juan Public Lands Center to discuss the Supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the San Juan Plan Revision, in the Anasazi Room of the La Plata County Courthouse, 1060 E. 2nd Avenue, Durango....
Durango Leading Edge Entrepreneurial Training to start September 1, 2011
Image:Durango Leading Edge Entrepreneurial Training to start September 1, 2011 DURANGO – The Small Business Development Center located at Fort Lewis College is offering an NxLevelTM for Entrepreneurs course in September. This 12-session intensive training program is designed to encourage business expansion in a community. The course focuses on teaching the art of better business practices, while producing a comprehensive...
Writing winning federal government proposals the topic of seminars
Image:Writing winning federal government proposals the topic of seminars DURANGO – The Small Business Development Center at Fort Lewis College is co-sponsoring a free Write a Winning Proposal – Tactics and Tips seminar on Wednesday, August 31 from 8:30 – 11 a.m. at the Durango Public Library. A second seminar is planned for the same time at the Cortez Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, September 1. The seminar...
Community Concert Hall welcomes the Kenya Safari Acrobats, Aug. 27
Community Concert Hall welcomes the Kenya Safari Acrobats, Aug. 27 Show billed as a unique cultural experience and one for the entire family Called a “spellbinding crowd-pleaser,” the Kenya Safari Acrobats will take the stage at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011, 7:30 p.m. Combining artistry with humor and playfulness, the Kenya Safari Acrobats is an awe-inspiring and dynamic dance troupe that...
Dr. Joel Jones to speak at Fort Lewis College’s Fall Convocation
Image: Dr. Joel Jones to speak at Fort Lewis College’s Fall Convocation DURANGO – The official beginning to the school year at Fort Lewis College is marked by Fall Convocation. The event, which brings together the incoming freshman class and (new this year) transfer students, will take place on Friday, August 26 at 4 p.m. in Whalen Gym. Dr. Joel Jones, former president of Fort Lewis College, will be the Convocation...
Promoviendo La Salud Receives $75,000 Grant
Image: Promoviendo La Salud Receives $75,000 Grant Promoviendo la Salud has just received a $75,000 grant from Caring for Colorado. This is the program’s second year of funding from this statewide, non-profit health foundation. The grant will assist Promoviendo la Salud in continuing to provide services and education to the Latino community in La Plata and Archuleta counties. For more information, call Karen Forest at...
Library to Host Second Annual Literary Festival September 9-10
Image:Library to Host Second Annual Literary Festival September 9-10 Durango, CO: The Durango Public Library’s second annual Literary Festival begins on Friday, September 9 with a 5:00 p.m. reception followed by a 7:00 p.m. presentation and book signing by featured author Emily Giffin – the New York Times bestselling author of Something Borrowed, Something Blue, and Heart of the Matter. The Literary...
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 22 – Sunday, August 28 for annual repairs and maintenance of the building. The entire facility, with the exception of the Leisure Pool, will re-open on Monday, August 29 at 5:30 a.m. The Leisure Pool will require an extended closure time due to installation of the new pool toys and...
CDOT IMPROVES SAFETY ON US 550 SOUTH OF DURANGO
Image:CDOT IMPROVES SAFETY ON US 550 SOUTH OF DURANGO Some travel impacts on CR 302, minimal impacts on US 550 this season The Colorado Department of Transportation is improving a section of US 550 south of Durango. The project, which lies north and south of La Plata County Road (CR) 302 (between mile posts 11.3 and 12.8), involves major reconstruction with intersection safety improvements and a new four-lane divided highway...
Durango Road Report for the Week of August 22
Image: Durango Road Report for the Week of August 22 Durango, CO: Beginning on Monday, August 22, drivers can expect short 30-minute delays on select roads in Durango while they are being chipsealed. These roads include: Clovis Drive between Borrego Drive and Junction Creek Road Bacus Avenue between Virginia Street and the north end of the street Virgina Street between Bacus Avenue and Junction Creek Road...
7th Annual Durango Coffee Festival
Image:7th Annual Durango Coffee Festival Whaddya know, Joe? Who knew that drinking coffee could help break the poverty cycle? Did you know that more than three out of four of those on welfare, 85% of unwed mothers and 68% of those arrested are illiterate. About three in five of America’s prison inmates are illiterate. And, it is estimated that the cost of illiteracy to business and the taxpayer is $20 billion per year. The...
City of Durango partners with “Building Homes for Heroes” for Labor Day Sunday event
Image:City of Durango partners with “Building Homes for Heroes” for Labor Day Sunday event The City of Durango will again host the popular hot rod and motorcycle parade on Sunday morning of the upcoming Labor Day weekend. The event is held in conjunction with the area’s traditional motorcycle rally that spreads across the Four Corners region.Everyone is invited to support “Building Homes for...
Steamworks Brewing Co. to celebrate 15th Anniversary
Pager item text : Steamworks celebrates 15 years Image: Steamworks Brewing Co. to celebrate 15th Anniversary in conjunction with Bootlegger’s inaugural Durango Beer Week Steamworks Brewing Co. will celebrate its 15th Anniversary Sept. 14-16, 2011, with events serving as a prelude to and launch for the inaugural Durango Beer Week organized by the Bootlegger’s Society. “As of Sept. 14, Steamworks will have been brewing beer for 15...
Durango Performing Arts Center Auditions for SEUSSICAL August 30th
Image:Summary:Durango Performing Arts Center Auditions for SEUSSICAL August 30th Durango Performing Arts Center Auditions for SEUSSICAL August 30th Now one of the most performed shows in America, SEUSSICAL is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza! Tony winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty have lovingly brought to life all of our favorite Dr. Seuss characters, including Horton the Elephant, The Cat in the Hat, Gertrude...
