Education
LPEA seeking applicants for Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp
Image:LPEA seeking applicants for Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp All-expense paid experience provides “leadership edge” to high school juniors Durango,CO – La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) is seeking high school juniors to participate in the Colorado Electric Education Institute Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp – an all-expense paid educational/leadership camp set for July 10-15, 2012 at Glen Eden...
College scholarships available through La Plata Electric Association
Image:College scholarships available through La Plata Electric Assoc. Electric cooperative to host scholarship Q&A Open House on Dec. 15 DURANGO, CO – To assist high school seniors and their parents with the application process for college scholarships available through La Plata Electric Association (LPEA), the cooperative will host a special Open House, Thursday, Dec. 15, 5:30-7 p.m. at LPEA’s Bodo Park headquarters...
Lecture on the Basics of Acupuncture Offered at the Library
Image:Lecture on the Basics of Acupuncture Offered at the Library Durango, CO: The Durango Public Library will host a free lecture entitled “Acupuncture: Basics of the Basics” on Monday, December 5 from 7:00-8:00 p.m. This is your chance to explore the tools and skills of this nature-based eastern medicine. Topics will include digestive health, pain-free living, and increased fertility. Join Tyler VanGemert, licensed...
Fort Lewis College and San Juan College partnering to produce tomorrow’s scientists
Image:Fort Lewis College and San Juan College partnering to produce tomorrow’s scientists DURANGO, CO – Producing more graduates in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields is becoming increasingly important in a world where advances in these fields are coming faster than ever. This fall, Colorado’s Fort Lewis College was awarded almost $600,000 over the next five years from the National Science...
Fort Lewis College joins telescope network that could help prevent a demolition derby in space
Image:Fort Lewis College joins telescope network that could help prevent a demolition derby in space DURANGO, CO (7 November 2011) – Since the advent of space exploration and satellite technology the area just above Earth’s atmosphere is turning into something resembling a busy highway in the middle of a junkyard. Knowing what’s flying around our planet and keeping the country’s satellites out of harm’s...
Durango Public Library offers Business Resources Workshop
Image: Durango Public Library offers Business Resources Workshop Durango, CO: The Durango Public Library is offering a workshop on the business databases and titles currently available at the library. The “Business Resources at your Library” workshop will be held on November 15th, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. In this class you will learn about the various types of resources the library has to offer and how to...
Durango Public Library offers Business Resources Workshop
Image: Durango Public Library offers Business Resources Workshop Durango, CO: The Durango Public Library is offering a workshop on the business databases and titles currently available at the library. The “Business Resources at your Library” workshop will be held on November 15th, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. In this class you will learn about the various types of resources the library has to offer and how to...
LPEA to host Efficient Irrigation Equipment Workshop
Image:LPEA to host Efficient Irrigation Equipment Workshop Free workshop to help irrigators, water companies and small rural businesses DURANGO, Colo. – La Plata Electric Association (LPEA), with support of USDA Rural Development and Tri-State Generation and Transmission, will continue its Free Information Series with the Efficient Irrigation Equipment Workshop, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011, 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. at LPEA...
FLC Elder-in-Residence program welcomes John Emhoolah to campus
Image:FLC Elder-in-Residence program welcomes John Emhoolah to campus DURANGO, CO – John Emhoolah, educator and spiritual leader, will visit Fort Lewis College to interact with students, faculty, staff and community members as part of the FLC Native American Center’s Elder-in-Residence program. On Thursday, November 3, Mr. Emhoolah will give a public presentation entitled “A Tradition of Native Warriors Then and...
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...
Fort Lewis College offering course in social work, psychology for community members
Image:Fort Lewis College offering course in social work, psychology for community members DURANGO – Interested in learning what social workers and counselors do? Considering a career that combines clinical and community theory and practice? Fort Lewis College is offering a course called “Introduction to Clinical Theories” during the Winter 2012 semester. The three-credit course will cover such topics as theories in...
Fort Lewis College Homecoming 2011 kicks off October 3
Image:Fort Lewis College Homecoming 2011 kicks off October 3 DURANGO – Fort Lewis College Homecoming 2011 begins October 3 and runs through October 9, 2011. As this is Fort Lewis’ centennial year, the student-selected theme for Homecoming is “100 Years of Summer.” Many of the events are free and open to the public. Among the highlights of Homecoming week is the traditional Mudd Football game at 4 p.m. on the...
SOLAS returns to the Community Concert Hall Oct. 6
Image:SOLAS returns to the Community Concert Hall Oct. 6 Celtic-folk super group invigorated the Irish traditional music scene DURANGO, Colo. – SOLAS, the Celtic-folk super group said to have invigorated the Irish traditional music scene, returns to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011, for a 7:30 p.m. show.Acclaimed by many as the most exciting Irish traditional group worldwide, SOLAS breaks...
Thrive in the First Year A Workshop for New Mothers and Fathers (Best taken during pregnancy!)
Image:Thrive in the First Year: A Workshop for New Mothers and Fathersby Joy Frazer, ND, RM, IBCLCWhen: Wednesday, Oct. 5th. 6:00pm – 8:00pmWhere: Kid’s Rock, 1032 Main Avenue, Durango$20 per familyWe will discuss:• How to prevent illness in the first year of your baby’s life.• Tools to treat: teething, first fevers, colds, flu, ear infections, diaper rash.• How and when to introduce solid foods.• Healthy sleep...
The Art of Wine, Friday evening, September 16th
Image:The Art of Wine, Friday evening, September 16th Friends of Mountain Middle School present The Art of Wine, Friday evening, September 16th at the Main Mall center atrium from 6-8 as part of the Durango Showcase of the Arts. The evening includes a wine tasting and silent auction bidding on original artwork and four custom wine barrel creations by local artists. Tickets are $25, and can be purchased at...
Fort Lewis College planning events to mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11
Image:Fort Lewis College planning events to mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11 DURANGO – Fort Lewis College will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks with two special events. First, the FLC Republicans and the FLC American Indian Business Leaders will create a memorial display out of American flags at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, September 9. The flags will honor those killed in the attacks on the...
Join Fort Lewis College in celebrating Fiesta on the Mesa on September 7
Image: Join Fort Lewis College in celebrating Fiesta on the Mesa on September 7 DURANGO- Fiesta on the Mesa 2011 will be held on Wednesday, September 7, from 5-8 p.m. on the Fort Lewis College Student Union Plaza. The public is invited to join with the College community in partaking of the great food and entertainment that makes Fiesta on the Mesa one of the most popular events on campus. El Centro de Muchos...
Grand opening of new $40.5 million Student Union at Fort Lewis College set for September 6
Image: Grand opening of new $40.5 million Student Union at Fort Lewis College set for September 6 DURANGO – It’s finished at last! The official grand opening of the $40.5 million Student Union at Fort Lewis College will begin Tuesday, September 6 and run through Thursday, September 8, 2011. The grand opening events are open to the public, with the exception of the Tuesday night hypnotist and the Wednesday...
“Taco Night” on Sept. 6 to benefit Durango Early Learning Center
Image: Steamworks to host… “Taco Night” on Sept. 6 to benefit Durango Early Learning Center DURANGO, Colo. – Steamworks Brewing Co. will host a special “Taco Night” on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, to help raise much-needed funds for the Durango Early Learning Center (DELC). All ages are invited to the event to be held in the Steamworks Courtyard, 4-7 p.m. “I’ve seen the great work done...
“Donuts with Dene & Barbara” highlights Fort Lewis College Welcome Week
Image:”Donuts with Dene & Barbara” highlights Fort Lewis College Welcome Week DURANGO – Free donuts and coffee, served with a smile from Fort Lewis College’s president and provost, at Donuts with Dene & Barbara on Monday, August 29, 2011. Incoming freshmen and transfer students aren’t the only ones new to campus this year. Dr. Barbara Morris, the College’s newly hired provost and vice...
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