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Dancing with the Durango Stars
Durango dancers team up to raise money for families whose children need treatment at Children’s Hospital in Denver. Dancing with the Durango Stars hits the Henry Strater Theatre stage on Saturday, May 6.
What You Need to Know About Detoxing & Cleansing this Spring
This article has been provided courtesy of Superfood specialist Derek Van Atta and Sarvaa Superfood. Is Cleansing Right for You? Have you ever asked your body how it’s feeling? Like, “Hey there…How are you feeling today?” For many of us this practice seems strange. Yet opening up a ‘conversation’ with your body can be very helpful. How does your body communicate to you? Sometimes, being honest...
Cortez Farmers Market opens registration for returning vendors
This article was first published in The Cortez Journal As the Cortez Farmers Market prepares to open for business, registration has already opened for returning vendors. The market, which includes produce sellers from Montezuma and Dolores counties, will be open every Saturday morning from June through October in the parking lot near the Montezuma County Building on 109 W. Main St. This year, the market’s board of directors has...
Durango Loves Dogs!! Nancy’s Papillons are learning new tricks!
Durango is a dog friendly town with lots of dog ownership, both purebred and mutt. I myself raise Great Danes and my dogs love living in an area with 3,000,000 acres of national forest and great parks and trails to explore. Nancy my neighbor down the road County Road 250 is a mostly retired veterinarian who at one time was a vet for the Denver Zoo, and on her first day made the Denver news by curing a lame camel with her...
Election transparency measure passes Colorado House
Presidential candidates would be required to release documents By Luke Perkins Herald Staff Writer | Tuesday, April 25, 2017 9:42 AM DENVER – Colorado lawmakers on Friday pushed forward a measure to increase transparency in presidential elections. House Bill 1328, which would require candidates for president and vice president to submit their tax returns to the Colorado secretary of state as a condition of being placed on the ballot,...
An Island of Serenity within the Cosmic Storm! Yes Mercury is Retro again!
An Island of Serenity With life, it is always something– whether something major like a job loss or a death in the family… or simply an irritation of the moment. Gosh, the recent VENUS RETROGRADE (which went direct April 15h) really was a challenge to our emotions and satisfaction levels… and the last week of it we had Mercury RETRO as well. Oh my… challenges to the heart and mind!!! Rather than panic, let’s slip into a...
The Secret Garden
Merely Players present The Beloved Musical THE SECRET GARDEN May 5,6,11,12,13 2017 @ 7pm Matiness on May 6,13,and 14 @ 1pm Durango Arts Center 802 E. 2nd Ave Durango, Co 81301 Tickets $25 * www.durangoconcerts.com 970-247-7657 The Ticket Office inside Durango Welcome Center
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 &...
Top 7 Ways to Avoid Fluoride
This information has been provided courtesy of Sarvaa Superfood Should You Avoid Fluoride? In a world where chemicals are part of our daily experience, it is important to know which chemicals to avoid. Fluoride is one of the most present chemicals in our lives, and we are exposed to it through our food, water, and hygienic products. Fluoride is naturally present in many of our foods and water sources, but at a far lower level ppm...
Animas River Spring Runoff Update
Durango, Colo. – Colorado’s heavy winter snowpack has begun to melt, and river flows throughout the Animas River watershed are on the rise. Every spring, the Animas River experiences runoff that causes naturally occurring sediments to be transported downstream. Some of these sediments originate in the San Juan Mountains and are naturally high in certain heavy metals. This may cause the river to display a cloudy, turbid...
Rash of Thefts in Central La Plata County
Date/Time: 11:30AM Friday April 14, 2017 MST La Plata County Sheriff’s Office is reminding residents to lock their cars & garages and to not leave mail in their mail boxes, after a rash of thefts over the past several days. Just this week, there have been at least five thefts from cars and garages between the 9000 block and 12000 block of County Road 213, also called La Posta Road. Electronics, clothing and other items were...
A Beer Party Like No Other
SKA Brewing’s Mexican Logger is now on the shelves, and to celebrate more than 400 Logger fans descended on SKA Brewing earlier this month for the annual release party in what has become a Durango tradition, and somewhat of a local cultural phenomenon.
Want to Catch a 20-Inch Trout?
Colorado Parks and Wildlife wants your help with a survey about a new disease-resistant trout variety that that agency stocked in Pastorius Reservoir.
Hozhoni Days Powwow & Pageant
Hozhoni Days Powwow & Pageant Durango, CO – April 14 – April 15, 2017 FLC’s Festival of Native Culture “Days of beauty.” Its Navajo name is perfectly suited to Hozhoni Days — a month of pageantry, speakers, powwowing, and celebration of cultures that is Fort Lewis College’s longest-standing student-led tradition. And it honors what might be argued is really Fort Lewis College’s...
PEANUTS™ The Easter Beagle Express
PEANUTS™ The Easter Beagle Express Date: Saturday, April 15th, 2017 Time: Departs: 9:45am Returns: 3:00pm Destination: Cascade Canyon Call 1.877.872.4607 to book. The amazingly popular PEANUTS™ The Easter Beagle Express is coming soon! If you have children, you won’t want to miss this Special Easter Train to Cascade Canyon Saturday April 15th! During this train ride children will enjoy crafts, music, games, and prizes. A musician will...
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...
Safe Support for Your Endocrine System and Hormones
One of the best ways to support your Endocrine System and Your Hormones – Adaptogens. Many of you may be wondering, what exactly is an adaptogen? And more to the point, what can they do for me today? Well, if you play hard or work hard, have kids, are over the age of 25, drive a car, use electronics or are exposed to any number of stressors, you may get some great benefits from Adaptogens! Adaptogens in the simplest terms,...
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