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Bar D Chuckwagon, Short family named Heritage Award winners
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – The La Plata County Historical Society has announced the 2009 recipients of its Community Heritage Award: the Alva Short family and the Bar D Chuckwagon and its founder, Cy Scarborough. The 2009 honorees will be feted at an evening of dinner, entertainment, a silent auction, free train rides and special presentations May 20, 2009, at the Bar D. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with dinner and a special...
La Plata Electric “Time-of-Use” off-peak hours adjust on May 15
Image:Summary:Shifting electricity loads to non-peak periods helps maintain “the grid.” ” DURANGO, Colo. – La Plata Electric Association residential customers participating in the WattWatcher® “Time-of-Use” (TOU) program are reminded that seasonal off-peak hours for the summer take effect May 15. The TOU program is designed to help conserve energy and save customers money. From May 15 through midnight September 14, 2009, the...
Trails 2000 still blazing trails after 20 years
Pager item text :Trails 2000Image:Summary:When Trails 2000 was conceived in 1989, the goal was to build 200 miles of trails by the year 2000. Today access to more than 350 miles of trails is within a half-hour’s drive or less from the heart of Durango, and, if Mary Monroe has anything to say about it, Trails 2000 is just getting started. Trails 2000 still blazing trails after 20 years DURANGO, Colo. – In 1989, when a group of...
Downtown sidewalk reconstruction begins
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – The reconstruction of downtown sidewalks will begin the week of May 4 as part of the Transit Center project. The first phase will be along 7th and 8th Streets between Camino del Rio and the railroad tracks. Future phases will extend sidewalk improvements along 7th and 8th Streets from the Transit Center to Main Avenue. The reconstruction is a state-funded, multi-phase project designed to enhance the...
Public meeting for Downtown Streetscape Project May 7
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – The City of Durango will hold a public meeting Thursday, May 7, 6 p.m., to introduce and review the full scope of the Downtown Streetscape Project scheduled to begin Fall 2009. The meeting is open to everyone and will be of particular interest to those who own property, have businesses or have general interest in downtown. The meeting will be held in the City Hall Council Chambers, located at 949...
Maria’s Bookshop to host signing with author Rick Collignon
Image: Summary: Collignon’s work “Madewell Brown” is KSUT’s “Four Corners: One Book” May selection. ” DURANGO, Colo. – Maria’s Bookshop will host a signing with Rick Collignon, Tuesday, May 12, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Collignon is the author of Madewell Brown, KSUT’s “Four Corners: One Book” selection for May. “Four Corners: One Book,” is a community-wide book club campaign launched by KSUT. The radio statison...
First confirmed cases of H1N1 Flu in Colorado announced
Image:Summary:San Juan Basin Health Department announces local efforts. ” DURANGO, Colo. – The San Juan Basin Health Department announced the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment (CDPHE) confirmation of the first two cases of H1N1 Flu (swine influenza) in Colorado. At this writing, a total of 111 confirmed cases exist in 12 states, with one death. Public health officials continue to take steps to increase...
La Plata Electric names college scholarship recipients
Image:Summary:Academic achievements of five area high school seniors recognized. ” DURANGO, Colo. – Recipients of the 2009-2010 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). Ben Southworth, 2009 graduate of Durango High School, and son of Robin Lucie and Scott Southworth of Durango,...
Bank Robbery at Pine River Valley Bank – UPDATE
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – At approximately 1:35 p.m., April 30, 2009, a bank robbery occurred at the Pine River Valley Bank, 1701 Main Avenue, Durango. The suspect had a hypodermic needle in his hand and handed the bank teller a note. After receiving an undisclosed amount of money in a dark-colored bank bag, the suspect headed southbound on Main on foot. The suspect is described as an olive-skinned male in his early...
Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency announces new hires
Image: Summary: Non-profit organization names program manager and staff assistant. DURANGO, Colo. – To meet the growing demands of a resource-conscious community, the Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency (4CORE) has added to its staff, naming Teresa Steely as Program Manager and Cori Andreatta as Staff Assistant, according to Aileen Tracy, the non-profit organization’s executive director. “We have so much going on...
Public meeting set for Camino del Rio access control plan and underpass
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – The City of Durango and the Colorado Department of Transportation invite citizens to attend the second public meeting to discuss development of the Access Control Plan for U.S. Highway 550 (Camino del Rio) from the Doubletree Hotel to 17th Street/Park Avenue, and the associated Camino del Rio Underpass Feasibility Study, Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 5 to 8 p.m. at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700...
Solo exhibit by Ann Smith featured at the Library
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – A reception for Durango artist Ann Smith will he held Sunday, May 3, 3-5 p.m. in Program Rooms 1&2 at the Durango Public Library. The reception marks the opening of her solo exhibit, Ann Smith’s “Novel Approach” to Watercolors, which will run through June. Of her work, Smith said, “Most of my paintings evolve through the somewhat magical process of discovered imagery during which layer upon...
Five Southwest Colorado Companies named as Colorado Companies to Watch
Image:DURANGO, Colo. – The Colorado Companies to Watch program has chosen 50 companies in the State as Colorado Companies to Watch, and five of the companies are from Southwest Colorado. StoneAge, Inc, Open Sky Wilderness, Performance Pet Nutrition dba Zukes, Osprey Packs, Inc. and Hydro-X LLC were chosen as second-stage growth companies that are developing valuable products and services, creating quality jobs, enriching...
San Juan Basin Health swine flu update
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – While no confirmed cases of the swine influenza have been reported in Colorado or New Mexico, San Juan Basin Health Department is urging general flu prevention. The total current number of U.S. confirmed cases is now 40. These are in California, Texas, Kansas, New York City and Ohio. These cases have all been relatively mild. At this time, just one of the U.S. cases was hospitalized and all the known...
FLC Native American Center hires student math and science advisor
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – The Fort Lewis College Native American Center (NAC) has welcomed Elizabeth (Liz) Perrault as the new Native American math and science advisor. Her position is part of the Title III Federal Grant in Biology. Perrault is a 2005 cum laude graduate of FLC where she majored in Biochemistry, and was a member of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society. She is currently on leave from her...
Section of CR 334 remains closed through May 8
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – A 150-foot section of County Road 334, approximately 1.9 miles north of the intersection of County Road 334 and Highway 151 has been closed to through traffic since Monday, April 13 and will remain closed through Friday, May 8, 2009 for the replacement of the bridge deck on a 26-foot long steel bridge that crosses the Allison Ditch. Residents are advised to access County Road 334 from County Road...
LPEA members invited to 2009 Annual Meeting, May 9
Image:Summary:Board of Directors will welcome at least one new member. ” DURANGO, Colo. – At least one new member will be elected to the La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) Board of Directors during the 2009 Annual Meeting of the electric cooperative that supplies electricity to nearly 30,000 members in La Plata and Archuleta counties. The meeting will be held Saturday, May 9 at Pagosa Springs High School. With John Gardella...
Fort Lewis College Spring Commencement to be held Saturday, May 2
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – Fort Lewis College Spring Commencement 2009 will be held Saturday, May 2 at the Whalen Gymnasium. Two ceremonies are scheduled, 8:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., to accommodate the 560 graduates. The 8:30 a.m. ceremony will honor students in Accounting, Adventure Education, Business Administration, Computer Science, Economics, Exercise Science, Interdisciplinary Studies, Marketing and Psychology. At 11:30,...
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad kicks off season
Image:Summary:Annual Narrow Gauge Day Celebration set for May 1; features special guests. ” DURANGO, Colo. –The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad kicks off its summer service to Silverton with the annual Narrow Gauge Day celebration at the Durango depot. This free community event is set for Friday, May 1, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. In addition to a complimentary picnic for all in attendance, plus a performance by the Bar D...
Public meeting to discuss chickens within City limits scheduled
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – The City of Durango will host a public meeting Thursday, April 23, 2009, 6 p.m. to solicit feedback from the community regarding allowing chickens within city limits. The meeting will be held at the Durango Recreation Center in the Sunlight and Windom rooms. For more information, call the City Planning Offices at 357.4850. # # #”
