Education
May – Stroke Awareness Month
Signs and Symptoms of Stroke Knowing the signs and symptoms of a stroke is the first step to ensuring medical help is received immediately. For each minute a stroke goes untreated and blood flow to the brain continues to be blocked, a person loses about 1.9 million neurons. This could mean that a person’s speech, movement, memory, and so much more can be affected. FAST is an easy way to remember and identify the most common symptoms...
Mesa Verde Tour Tickets Now Available in Durango
No more long, frustrating waits for ranger-led tour tickets at Mesa Verde National Park. The museum association has opened a kiosk
Anasazi Heritage Center Gets New Name
The Anasazi Heritage Center in Dolores now will be called the Canyons of the Ancients Visitors Center and Museum.
Animas High Rocketry Team Selected for National Competition
A team of Animas High School rocketry students has been selected as one of 101 teams nationwide to compete in the national rocketry competition in Washington, D.C., next month. See how you can help them get there.
Full Moon Hike with Durango Nature Studies
Enjoy April’s Full Moon with Durango Nature Studies and learn about the amazingly intelligent and adaptive coyote. We will discuss how coyotes have managed to survive and thrive in various environments. We will even step into the paws of a coyote and howl at the full moon. To register, contact Grace Gordon at (740) 504-3398 or [email protected] Cost: Free for members and kids under 12, $10 for non-members Falls Creek...
Garden Club Meeting
Pine River Garden Club Meeting. Join us the fourth Thursday of every month (except Novemeber and December) from 6-8 pm. If you would like to become a member of the Garden Club, the membership fee is $10. As a member you get cheaper prices on other items we sell throughout the year. Pine River Public Library 395 Bayfield Center Dr. Bayfield, CO 81122 Thursday Apr 26, 2018 6:00 PM
HEALTHY LIVING: A Better Breakfast
In her next two Healthy Living segments, Ashley Lucas puts smarter eating principles into action with simple ideas for meals and snacks. In this installment, learn what kind of breakfast will give you early-morning energy without a sugar crash later in the day.
“Mixtress” with Dawn Glanc
Dawn Glanc is coming to Durango to screen her new film “Mixtress.” Mixed climbing, especially sport mixed climbing, has been rapidly changing. Over the past 20 years, a few women in North America have put their mark on mixed climbing history. This is a movie about each one of these modern pioneers. The women in this film have raised the bar in mixed climbing and have helped shape the genre into what it is today. Featuring...
Fees To Be Aware Of When Buying A Home
The thought of owning a home can make you so excited to the extent of you making the wrong decisions. While it is everybody’s dream to own a home someday, the majority of people do not know what it takes to buy a home. Usually, a large number of new homebuyers only look at the listed price and the interest rate that their loan providers will charge them. In spite of all these being important, there are other fees that home buyers tend...
Fitness Camp Exposes Kids to College Athletics
Fort Lewis College student athletes joined staff at the Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County to show kids how fitness and a healthy lifestyle could lead to a career as a college athlete . . . and a way to pay for their educations.
Jurassic Beasts Come to Farmington
Dinosaurs roamed the pavilions at McGee Park in the largest animatronic exhibit in the nation.
Ahoy, Matey! Farmington Pirate Exhibit
Pirates and treasures from the deep are on display at the Farmington Museum. Find out why curators chose this particular exhibit.
The benefits of creating surveys for both employees and customers
One of the keys to success is to know what your customers want. That way you will be able to give it to them in exchange for money. It all sounds pretty simple in theory, but many companies are struggling with making that happen because the former part of the plan is hard to achieve. Knowing what customers want isn’t always a walk in the park and that’s why many companies try to tell their customers what they want themselves. However,...
FORT LEWIS COLLEGE CALENDAR– ART, MUSIC, SPORTS & MORE
FORT LEWIS COLLEGE CALENDAR – April 23 – May 6, 2017 Photo from Forbes Magazine Sunday, April 23 Skyhawk Women’s Lacrosse vs. CSU-Pueblo – 1 p.m., Dennison Field Visit www.goskyhawks.com for more information. Tuesday, April 25 MOMIX – Opus Cactus Performance – 7:30 p.m., Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College Visit www.durangoconcerts.com for more information. Saturday, April 29 Fort Lewis College Commencement – 8:30 &...
The Basics of Intellectual Property
The Basics of Intellectual Property Durango, CO – The Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center announces a new workshop entitled, The Basics of Intellectual Property. The program will cover the Definition, acquisition, and protection of Intellectual Property–patents, trademarks, trade secrets and copyrights. This important information is useful to new entrepreneurs with potential ideas and brands, inventors as well...
Leading Edge Strategic Planning Series on Business Management and Planning
Leading Edge Strategic Planning Series on Business Management and Planning Durango, CO – The Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center is offering a Free Informational Open House on Wednesday, April 12 from 6p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Education Business Hall at Fort Lewis College in room 10-8. The session will provide an overview of an upcoming Leading Edge Strategic Planning Series on Business Management and Planning. ...
QuickBooks for Nonprofits- Intermediate Level
QuickBooks for Nonprofits- Intermediate Level Durango, CO – Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center and First National Bank of Durango are sponsoring a half day workshop, QuickBooks for Nonprofits- Intermediate Level. in the Community Room at First National Bank. The workshop offered on Thursday, April 27 from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. in the Community Room at First National Bank. This workshop, taught by CPA, Certified...
“How to Write a Project Narrative People Care About.”
“How to Write a Project Narrative People Care About.” Durango, CO – The Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center announces a new workshop entitled, The program, designed for non-profits, will explain how to craft a stronger story to build partnerships, attract funding and shape how the larger community talks about the work they do. The premise is to deconstruct the current logic model and storytelling framework based on...
Hozhoni Days Powwow – 2017
DURANGO, CO – The 53rd Hozhoni Days Powwow, Fort Lewis College’s annual celebration of its unique Native American heritage, begins Friday, April 14 and concludes the following day. The Powwow is one of the largest and longest-running Fort Lewis College traditions and brings hundreds of visitors to Durango each year. This year’s Powwow honors the veterans of all conflicts. Among Friday’s festivities are the Gourd Dance at 5 p.m. and...
Have Legal Questions? Free Legal Clinic – Ignacio Library
The next upcoming legal clinic is Friday, April 14, 2017 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM A free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney, will be featured from 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM on the second FRIDAY of each month at the Ignacio Community Library at 470 Goddard Avenue in Ignacio. By computer link, volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fill out forms, and explain the process and procedure for all areas of civil...
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