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FLC Environmental Center to hold Sustainability Summit on March 21
DURANGO, CO — The Fort Lewis College (FLC) Environmental Center is holding its 4th Annual Sustainability Summit on Tuesday, March 21 from 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. The Summit, which is free and open to everyone, will be held in the Student Union Vallecito Room. The theme of this year’s Summit is “Power Up: How to Influence Power Structures to Create a More Sustainable World.” “The event will include sustainability literacy programming, updates...
La Plata County holds open house on drone use for emergency response
DURANGO – The La Plata County Office of Emergency Management will hold an open house from 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, March 21 in the Board Room of the County Administration Building, 1101 E. 2nd Ave., Durango, to present an overview of a proposed project to use county drone systems for emergency response and disaster mitigation. These unmanned aerial systems allow county staff to quickly, safely and accurately assess actual and potential...
Alliance Director Moderates Entrepreneurs of the SW Meetup
Roger Zalneraitis, Executive Director of The La Plata Economic Development Alliance, will moderate at the next Entrepreneurs of the Southwest Meetup Bringing Branches to Durango Branches in Durango – no this is not trees! But maybe similar. Durango is a great place to live and work, we all know that, but difficult and perhaps not conducive for large corporations. So why and how do we continue to see branches of very large companies...
The 5 best foods to help recover from a bone fracture
This article was originally published by The Andrews Institute for Oth0paedic Sports Medicine Dealing with an orthopaedic fracture is never fun. It can be painful and even require surgery. Once people break bones, they instantly want to be better. While that cannot happen, certain foods and nutrients can help speed up the process. “When a bone first breaks, it needs a lot of energy to heal.” Understanding the healing...
National Women’s History Month
National Women’s History Month 2017 Theme “Honoring Trailblazing Women in Labor and Business” The 2017 theme for National Women’s History Month honors women who have successfully challenged the role of women in both business and the paid labor force. Women have always worked, but often their work has been undervalued and unpaid. The 2017 Honorees represent many diverse backgrounds and each made her mark in a different field....
With Fantastic Conditions, Purgatory Extends Season through April!
Purgatory Resort’s New Transfer Lift is Now Open! With Fantastic Conditions, Purgatory Extends Season through April! Durango, Colo. — Purgatory Resort opened its newest lift on the backside of the mountain, which provides skiers and snowboarders easy access to the Legends Express quad chairlift from some of the best fall line skiing on the mountain. Officials also announced that with the incredible snowfall...
FULL MOON, taken from Purgatory
Tonight’s FULL MOON, taken from Purgatory with views of the Needles Mountains. FULL MOON is FULL & V/C in Virgo as of 8:54 am Mountain time
Music of America Concert
Music of America Concert Saturday, March 11 • 2:00 p.m. First United Methodist Church • 2917 Aspen Dr. • Durango, CO The Durango Choral Society, the Durango Women’s Choir and the Renaissance Singers from Telluride sing of home, heart, and family with a focus on the music of America. Composers include Randall Thompson, Moses Hogan, and Joseph Jennings. Purchase tickets at the door. Tickets $20/$5...
Coping with the Cosmic Weather– Venus is Retrograde– Oh My!
Coping with the Cosmic Weather– Venus is Retrograde– Oh My! The planet Venus, which looks like the brightest “star” in the sky appears to travel backwards from our earthly perspective. This is called retrograde motion, and lasts from March 4th to April 15th, 2017, roughly 6 weeks. AND the good news is, once we get thru this period, we won’t have to face this aspect again for another eighteen...
DATO Sells Craft Beverage Tours
A new Durango Area Tourism Office marketing campaign will feature all of Southwest Colorado’s craft beverages: producers of craft sodas and ciders will be highlighted alongside the region’s breweries, wineries and distilleries.
Happy Gut, Happy You!
This post has been provided courtesy of Sarvaa Superfood, Durango. Benefits of a Healthy Gut. How does my gut bacteria help me? It’s important that you have a healthy Microbiome (GI Tract micro-flora). There’s over a hundred reasons you want an vibrant Microbiome! But let’s look at just a few of the benefits you’ll reap from a healthy gut: 1. Increased Immune Response, 2. Better Stamina, 3. Improved Mood, 4....
SuperFruits: Nature’s Cure for Colds, Flu, and Inflammation!
SuperFruits? Hype or Fact? This post has been provided courtesy of Sarvaa Superfood, Durango. You know about blueberries, now double the potency and you’re talking about the top six SuperFruits. How do you benefit? Why are SuperFruits so underestimated? It’s because so few of us actually understand the wide array of awesome benefits from these fruits in our lives! Did you know that your skin, your hair, your nails, and...
Good Carbs vs Bad Carbs – 7 Important Myths & Tips
You’ve probably heard quite a bit lately about good carbs vs bad carbs. It’s a hot topic. And rightly so. The packaged food industry has heavily promoted bad carbs for 70 years! Why? Because they’re extremely profitable to them. On the other side of the topic we now have people who are afraid to eat half of an apple because some fruits contain bad carbs. Now, it’s not all black and white. On the contrary, the...
Turmeric Produces ‘Remarkable’ Recovery in Alzheimer’s Patients
Posted on: Monday, June 10th 2013 at 9:00 am Written By: Sayer Ji, Founder This article is copyrighted by GreenMedInfo LLC, 2015 Turmeric has been used in India for over 5,000 years, which is likely why still today both rural and urban populations have some of the lowest prevalence rates of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in the world. A recent study on patients with AD found that less than a gram of turmeric daily, taken for three...
Osteoporosis Is Scurvy of the Bone, Not Calcium Deficiency
Posted on: Thursday, August 9th 2012 at 5:00 am Written By: Suzanne Humphries, MD This article is copyrighted by GreenMedInfo LLC, 2014 “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.”~Proverbs 17:22 It saddens me to see older women diagnosed with “osteopenia” or “osteoporosis” listening to their doctors and taking supplemental calcium and even problematic drugs called...
County Road 250 will be open today at 5 pm
County Road 250 will reopen in 2700 block at 5 p.m. DURANGO –The 2700 block of County Road 250 will reopen to both directions of travel at 5 p.m. today. Northbound traffic up to the 2700 block of CR 250 should not be impacted by the closure. The debris flows that have impacted the road since its February 10 closure have ceased. Road & Bridge crews will spend the day removing remaining debris from bar ditches. They will then...
DURANGO’S CELTIC FESTIVAL IN TOWN THIS WEEKEND!!
DURANGO’S FIFTH ANNUAL CELTIC FESTIVAL IN TOWN THIS WEEKEND!! Durango has no shortage of entertainment and festivals. We are a small town, but we offer so much in terms of culture and activities. This weekend is no exception; we are home to the 5th Annual Durango Celtic Festival. March 9-12, Durango will host this festival, and it’s sure to be a hit. In fact, the last couple of years they have actually sold out of weekend passes, so...
Live like you are dying?
Surprisingly, people ask me if I know when they or a loved one will die. I always give the same answer: Of course I know that! You’re gonna live right up until to the moment you die. And then they laugh — in relief because they didn’t really want to know. So it begs the question, why ask? Many people – many reasons. ******* If you know that you are going to die (which we all know is a fact of life), then why wait until...
Global Snow Research in Silverton
A NASA-funded worldwide research project on global water supplies included a slice of the San Juan Mountains last month, thanks to the Silverton Avalanche and Snow Studies Center. Durango TV News team Deb Uroda and Brian Gill recently snowshoed into the research site to learn more about the project.
January Real Estate Numbers – La Plata County
This week, we have the latest real estate numbers for La Plata County for the month of January. The attached charts show a detailed breakdown of several market segments in La Plata County, showing La Plata County as a whole, Durango In-Town, Durango Rural, Bayfield In-Town, Bayfield Rural, Ignacio In-Town, Ignacio Rural, and Durango Mountain Area. These charts indicate the statistics and key metrics for single family homes and...
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