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Ride Transit FREE on May 25th
Image:Ride Transit FREE on May 25th Durango, CO – The Methodist Thrift Store is sponsoring a free ridership day for Durango Transit buses on Tuesday, May 25, 2010. Ride the Loops and Opportunity Bus within the city limits FREE all day. The Methodist Thrift Shop, located at 986 East Second Avenue, sponsors regular free transit days on the last Tuesday of every...
LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT CODE PUBLIC WORKSHOP REGARDING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
Image:LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT CODE PUBLIC WORKSHOP REGARDING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS Durango, CO: On May 26, 2010, the City and its consultant team for the Land Use and Development Code Rewrite will be hosting a public workshop on accessory dwelling units. The workshop will be at the Durango CommunityRecreation Center, Eolus and Sunlight Rooms, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. At the workshop,...
Fort Lewis College to host best student minds at biological honor society national convention
Image:Fort Lewis College to host best student minds at biological honor society national convention DURANGO, CO – Beginning Wednesday, May 19, Fort Lewis College will welcome some of the best student minds in biology from across the United States and Puerto Rico. The Beta Beta Beta (TriBeta) Biological Honor Society will hold its 2010 Biennial National Convention on campus from Wednesday through Sunday, May 23. Fort Lewis...
Durango Road Report for the Week of May 24th
Image:Durango Road Report for the Week of May 24th Durango, CO: The following is the road report for the week of May 24, 2010: Road Construction: Florida Road: Reconstruction of Florida Road between E. 3rd Avenue and E. Animas Road continues. Traffic is one way, westbound only from N. College Drive to E. 3rd Ave. Highland Avenue: Highland...
City of Durango’s Water Docking Station to Close
Image:City of Durango’s Water Docking Station to Close Durango, CO: On Monday, May 24th, the City of Durango will permanently close the coin-operated water docking station located onFlorida Road near the City’s Chapman Hill facilities. The closure is due to the Florida Road project and will be relocated to 550 South Camino del Rio off the frontage road north of the...
NATIONAL ECONOMIST TO ADDRESS TWO LOCAL BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
Image:Summary:Elliot Eisenberg, Senior Economist from Washington D.C., is returning to Durango for two speaking engagements. Elliot is a Senior Economist from the National Association of Home Builders and a frequent visitor to Durango. Mr. Eisenberg is a nationally recognized speaker who is frequently seen on television and heard on radio. His research and opinions have been featured in Business Week and...
Get a ‘Taste of Durango’
It’s time to get your taste buds ready for the SPECTACULAR annual tasting festival, ‘THE TASTE OF DURANGO’! Durango’s premier festival showcasing the fabulous fare of our fine restaurants and breweries. Mark it on your calendar for Sunday May 16th, 2010 from 11am to 3pm. Bringing locals and visitors together for the finest food and beverage tasting for the last several years, the Taste of Durango is an event...
City Continues Parks Fertilization and Weed Abatement
Image:City Continues Parks Fertilization and Weed Abatement The City of Durango has contracted with Scott’s Pro Lawn for spring turf fertilization and broad leaf weed abatement. The fertilizer used is “Pro-Lawn Liquid” and the week control is “Vessel Broad-Leaf”. This spraying is conducted to improve the quality of the City’s park system. Monday, May 10, 2010 spraying will be done for...
Marketing for Smarties Challenge open to current and aspiring entrepreneurs
Image: Marketing for Smarties Challenge open to current and aspiring entrepreneurs The Small Business Development Center at Fort Lewis College will present the Marketing for Smarties Challenge at the Education Business Hall, Rm. 130 at Fort Lewis College on May 6, May 27 and June 24, 2010. The four sessions will all take place from 1-5 p.m. The cost is $149. To register for the Marketing for Smarties Challenge call the...
DMR HONORED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE
Image:DMR HONORED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE CLIF® BAR recognizes DMR’s eco-efforts with Silver Eagle Award for Wildlife Habitat Protection CLIF® BAR, the leading organic-certified energy bar, has honored Durango Mountain Resort with the 2010 Silver Eagle Award for Excellence in Fish and Wildlife Habitat Protection by a ski resort, one of the ski industry’s highest environmental honors. DMR was recognized...
NATIONAL STUDY FOCUSES ON DHS SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTER
Image:NATIONAL STUDY FOCUSES ON DHS SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTER Site Visit Findings to be Released to the Public in Fall 2010 The Durango High School-Based Health Center (“DHS SBHC”) was chosen by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation as one of six selected school-based health centers in the nation to participate in a research study currently being...
High Noon Rotary Announces Scholarships
Image:High Noon Rotary Announces Scholarships Durango High Noon Rotary Club has presented seven area students with scholarships totaling $9,500.00 for the upcoming school year , President Mark Prouty announced this week. Committee Co-Chairwoman Barbara Stine expressed that the decision on which of the 19 candidates to award was not an easy one to make. “The caliber of students and the amount of hard work they represent...
Sidny Zink Elected Chair of the Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants
Image:Sidny Zink Elected Chair of the Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants Sidny K. Zink, CPA, co-owner of FredrickZink & Associates, P.C., was elected Chair of the Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants for the 2009-2010 board year, effective May 1. As Chair, Zink will represent the 8,800 member organization at the state and national level. Zink’s focus for the upcoming year will be to...
Annual Narrow Gauge Day Celebration Kicks off Railroad’s Summer Season and Features Special Guests
Image:Annual Narrow Gauge Day Celebration Kicks off Railroad’s Summer Season and Features Special Guests The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad will kick off the opening of summer service to Silverton with the annual Narrow Gauge Day celebration in front of the Durango depot. This free community event will be Friday, May 7, 2010 from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm. In addition to a complimentary picnic...
Brainstorm Internet nears completion of extensive server migration
Image:Brainstorm Internet nears completion of extensive server migration Internet service provider apologizes for customer challenges during the process Brainstorm Internet, Durango’s local, leading internet service provider, is close to completion of a migration of its servers to a more reliable and faster infrastructure designed to improve the Internet,...
Durango Wine Experience – Scenic mountain town welcomes more than 300 wineries at fourth-annual wine festival
Pager item text :Durango Wine ExperienceImage:Summary:Known for its extreme adventures, world class biking, blue ribbon rivers and a great mountain setting; Durango, Colorado has found its place in the wine world. Multiple Wine Spectator acclaimed restaurants, enotech classes, top sommeliers and wine merchants have added to the Durango’s wine credibility and made it the perfect environment for a wine event. Tickets are now...
DHS HEAD BASKETBALL COACH INTERVIEWS ANNOUNCED
Image:DHS HEAD BASKETBALL COACH INTERVIEWS ANNOUNCED Community Invited to Participate in Selection Process Five candidates have been invited to interview for the vacant Head Boys Basketball Coach position at Durango High School, which will take place on Friday and Saturday, April 30 and May 1, 2010. Parents, players, and interested community members are invited to attend a forum that will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 1, 2010,...
La Plata Electric names college scholarship recipients
Image:La Plata Electric names college scholarship recipients Academic achievements of five area high school seniors recognized Recipients of the 2010-2011 La Plata Electric, John Voelker Memorial, Basin Electric Power Cooperative and the Tri-State Generation and Transmission scholarships have been announced by La Plata Electric Association (LPEA). Christina Spriggs, a 2010 graduate from Grace Preparatory Academy of Durango, has...
Durango Business Improvement District set to Spring it On!
Image: Durango Business Improvement District set to Spring it On! Umbrella marketing program to promote May events in and around Downtown The Durango Business Improvement District (BID) is set to “Spring it On!” the week of April 26 as it kicks off the umbrella promotion designed to market those events happening in and around Downtown Durango during the month of May 2010. “We recognized that...
BANK OF COLORADO HIRES MORTGAGE LOAN OFFICER
Image:BANK OF COLORADO HIRES MORTGAGE LOAN OFFICER Bank of Colorado announces the addition of Andy Roach as a Mortgage Loan Officer for Southwest Colorado and Northern New Mexico. Andy brings over 25 years of residential mortgage lending and real estate experience to the Bank of Colorado’s mortgage team; previously with The Wells Group in Durango. He will work from the Durango branch delivering lending...
