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La Plata Electric Association offering rebates for LED light purchase
Image:La Plata Electric Association offering rebates for LED light purchase Switching to energy-efficient holiday lights saves electricity and dollars To encourage consumers to replace old holiday light strings with new, energy efficient LED lighting, La Plata Electric Association (LPEA), in partnership with Tri-State Generation and Transmission, will once again offer rebates on LED holiday lighting through Dec. 31, 2010....
PROJECT ANNOUNCMENT: BEAR CREEK BRIDGE ON US 550
Image:PROJECT ANNOUNCMENT: BEAR CREEK BRIDGE ON US 550 Project Suspended for the Season Contractor ACC has de-mobilized off of the Bear Creek Bridge project and there will be no more construction until the spring. The Bear Creek overlook has reopened and traffic should return to normal winter weather driving over US 550. Thank you for the opportunity to work with you this season and will see you in the...
Horse Gulch Dedication This Friday!
Image:Horse Gulch Dedication This Friday! Trails 2000 planned, built and helped secure trails in Horse Gulch since its inception and is very excited to work with the City of Durango on a dedication ceremony taking place this Friday, November 5th. The City has purchased over 1100 acres in Horse Gulch and these properties were all preserved with the assistance of major grant funding from Great Outdoors Colorado. The City would like...
Horse Gulch Dedication This Friday!
Image:Horse Gulch Dedication This Friday! Trails 2000 planned, built and helped secure trails in Horse Gulch since its inception and is very excited to work with the City of Durango on a dedication ceremony taking place this Friday, November 5th. The City has purchased over 1100 acres in Horse Gulch and these properties were all preserved with the assistance of major grant funding from Great Outdoors Colorado. The City would like...
STUDENTS AT DURANGO HIGH SCHOOL SET TO CROSS SOCIAL BOUNDARIES
Image:STUDENTS AT DURANGO HIGH SCHOOL SET TO CROSS SOCIAL BOUNDARIES Special “Mix It Up at Lunch Day” Activities Scheduled Durango High School students will join more than 2 million other students across the country to cross social and racial boundaries during the week of November 8-12, 2010, as part of the ninth annual Mix It Up at Lunch Day, an event designed to foster respect and understanding in schools.Mix It Up...
It’s Snowing… Is Your Body in Ski Condition?
We’ve all been there: the snow falls, we lace up our boots and enjoy an amazing day on the slopes or at the Nordic Center. All this to painfully discover those muscles that we haven’t used in months. With the snow already falling, now is a perfect time to get your body toned up for the ski season. The best way to avoid misery, and injury, is to condition your body for the season: make regular exercise a habit. Here are...
Wedding Checklist – The 3 Most Important Things to Do in Wedding Planning
After waiting for the longest time, your beau has finally proposed and asked for your hand in marriage. Seeing the engagement ring wrapped around your finger, you must be ecstatic as you conjure up images of a surreal, elegant and lavish wedding – something that even royalty would find to their liking. Now, on to planning a wedding budget … Yes, reality checks in as soon as you both discuss the budget – which is hardly enough for a...
LPEA/Ska Brewing Co. to host “Bodo Bash” for United Way
Image:Summary:As part of its commitment to United Way of Southwest Colorado, La Plata Electric Association (LPEA), in partnership with Ska Brewing Co., will host the third annual “Bodo Bash” for United Way, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 5-7 p.m. at the Ska “world headquarters,” 225 Girard, Durango.LPEA/Ska Brewing Co. to host “Bodo Bash” for United Way As part of its commitment to United Way of...
Household Hazardous Waste Collection a Success
Image:Household Hazardous Waste Collection a Success The sixth annual Household Hazardous waste collection event, jointly hosted by La Plata County, Durango Fire and Rescue and the City of Durango, was once again successful in collecting large amounts of chemicals and paint for proper disposal. Clean Harbors Environmental Services of Denver was hired to accept and dispose of the collected materials. BP also contributed...
Stewing Over What To Make For Dinner? Try these GREAT Fall recipes.
It’s mid-week, and time for dinner. Somehow, tonight’s menu hasn’t come together- no problem, durangodowntown.com has got you covered. In fact, we’ve got your entire week covered with recipes that are perfect for this time of year; It’s cold outside… make it warm inside. In A Jam: You might be sitting at your desk right now thinking “what am I going to make for dinner?” You and hundreds...
Halloween Events for Kids at the Durango Public Library
Image:Halloween Events for Kids at the Durango Public Library Cerridwen, the Halloween witch will usher in Halloween for kids at the Durango Public Library on Tuesday, October 26 at 4:00 in Program Room 1. Cerridwen (alias Erica Sodos) performs magic, casts spells, spins witchy tales, and incorporates plenty of comedy and audience participation in her shivery performance. Erica is a performer, clown, and magician...
Library’s Spoken Word Series Continues with Spoon River Anthology
Image:Library’s Spoken Word Series Continues with Spoon River Anthology Durango, CO: On Tuesday, November 2, the Durango Public Library continues its 2010-2011 Spoken Word Series with “SpoonRiver Anthology.” Beginning at 7:00 p.m. local readers, including theatre professionals Dennis Johnson and Anna Price, will read selections/epitaphs from the Edgar Lee Masters’ classic. For more...
Library Continues Community Cinema Series With “Deep Down”
Image:Library Continues Community Cinema Series With “Deep Down” The Durango Public Library continues its Community Cinema Series on Wednesday, November 10 with a screening of Deep Down – “Deep in the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Kentucky, Beverly May and Terry Ratliff find themselves at the center of a contentious community battle over a proposed mountaintop removal coalmine.” The film...
Fall for Durango Vacation Package
Enjoy our Colorado blue sky and mild temperatures while you soak up the incredible beauty of Southwest Colorado. Choose from one of Durango’s famous historic hotels – such as the General Palmer Hotel or the Strater Hotel. Or, select from other great Durango options like downtown hotels, a unique bed and breakfast or one of the many lodging options offered by Durango Mountain Resort to take in the surrounding majestic...
The Irish Embassy Pub Needs Support in the ‘Best Irish Bar in the USA’ Contest
Image:The Irish Embassy Pub Needs Support in the ‘Best Irish Bar in the USA’ Contest The Irish Embassy Pub in Durango, Colorado need bar patrons to get behind them in their bid to be crowned the ‘Best Irish Bar in the USA’ and also in the state. Everyone who submits an Irish bar review will be entered into a draw to win 2 flights to Las Vegas from anywhere in North America. Due to the overwhelming...
Dance returns to the Community Concert Hall on Oct. 28 with the breath-taking ODC of San Francisco
Pager item text :Dance Troupe ODCImage:Dance returns to the Community Concert Hall on Oct. 28 with the breath-taking ODC of San Francisco Modern dance returns to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College with ODC of San Francisco, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010, at 7 p.m. Of the ODC dance company it has been said, if dance were edible, a performance by ODC would be a decadent feast. Known throughout the world for its...
Trick or Treating in Downtown Durango
Pager item text :Trick or Treat DowntownImage:Trick or Treating in Downtown Durango Merchants/BID/City organize new holiday activity for children In an effort to provide a safe “trick or treat” environment for area children, as well as bring families to Downtown Durango for a Halloween celebration, the Durango Business Improvement District (BID), Downtown merchants and the City of Durango are hosting a...
A Night at the Races
Pager item text :A Night at the RacesImage:A Night at the Races A FUNdraiser unlike any you’ve seen before It’s that time of year again – the leaves are changing, the air is getting cooler, and the nonprofits in town are doing their annual fundraising. It seems everyone is strapped for cash these days, so some nonprofits are thinking outside of the box – or track in this case. The Mercy Health Foundation...
An Evening with Peter Rowan with special guests Wild Mountain, a benefit for Tara Mandala Buddhist Retreat Center Sunday, October 31st
Pager item text :Peter RowanImage:An Evening with Peter Rowan with special guests Wild Mountain, a benefit for Tara Mandala Buddhist Retreat Center Sunday, October 31st (Costumes encouraged!) Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave., Durango (970) 269.2606 $20 advance, $25 at doorTickets available at: Durango Arts Center, Southwest Sound or on-line at www.durangoarts.orgDoors 6:30pm, Show 7:00pmSilent Auction with 100% of proceeds to...
DURANGO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNOUNCES VIDEO CONTEST
DURANGO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNOUNCES VIDEO CONTEST ATTENTION ASPIRING MOVIE PRODUCERS: I LOVE DURANGO VIDEO CONTEST It is rumored that Steven Spielberg started with some friends and a home movie camera. A few million feet of film later he was an international sensation. You don’t need to use millions of feet of celluloid, just an SD card or two, and you too can become an international sensation. Picture yourself walking the...
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