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Latest round of PPP loans will help the smallest of businesses
Latest round of PPP loans will help the smallest of businesses By Lora Lavigne, WRAL Durham reporter DURHAM, N.C. — President Joe Biden unveiled new changes to the PayCheck Protection Program on Monday. Starting Wednesday, a two-week application period begins for businesses with fewer than 20 employees. Self-employed and independent contractors can now qualify for more money. And business owners with student loan defaults or...
Winter Maintenance Tips
Winter Maintenance Tips A cold front has hit the country and the winter storm is bringing some serious cold weather, unexpected ice and snow fall in places that hardly ever see weather like this. Residences in many areas of Texas woke up to a winter wonderland this week without power and many without heat. Not being prepared for winter weather can put you in a difficult situation. Below is a list of winter home maintenance tips that...
An Online Concert with Victoria Vox & Jack Maher
An Online Concert with Victoria Vox & Jack Maher Event date: 2/27/2021 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM Export event The Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College is continuing the Artists You Should Know Concert Series on Saturday, February 27, 7 pm with Victoria Vox (ukulele, voice & mouth trumpet) and Jack Maher (bass ukulele, voice & guitar) broadcast from their home in Los Angeles, California. Purchase Tickets Victoria...
Cryptocurrency Ethereum hits record high
Cryptocurrency Ethereum hits record high, lifted by bitcoin, institutional demand By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency in terms of market capitalization and volume, hit a record high on Thursday, lifted by growing institutional interest in the space, and more than a week after its futures were launched on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The virtual currency reached an...
Bitcoin ETF Roars in Debut With $165 Million of Trading Volume
Bitcoin ETF Roars in Debut With $165 Million of Trading Volume (Bloomberg) — North America’s first Bitcoin ETF got off to a stellar start in its debut, with investors exchanging $165 million worth of shares. After a relentless surge in the world’s largest digital currency, the first Bitcoin product that’s officially labeled an exchange-traded fund debuted Thursday in Toronto. It’s worth noting, though, that Europe has several...
Bitcoin ETF Roars in Debut With $165 Million of Trading Volume
Bitcoin ETF Roars in Debut With $165 Million of Trading Volume (Bloomberg) — North America’s first Bitcoin ETF got off to a stellar start in its debut, with investors exchanging $165 million worth of shares. After a relentless surge in the world’s largest digital currency, the first Bitcoin product that’s officially labeled an exchange-traded fund debuted Thursday in Toronto. It’s worth noting, though, that Europe has...
Hometown Sound: (DJ) Calvin Debuts New Series on Local Musicians
Dolores Twins Carry On Family Rodeo Tradition
Durango School District 9-R wins competitive grant for district’s first electric school bus
Durango School District 9-R wins competitive grant for district’s first electric school bus DURANGO, Colo. – Durango School District 9-R has been awarded up to $328,803 to purchase and install a fully electric school bus and related charging infrastructure, thanks to a joint grant application by the school district and La Plata Electric Association (LPEA). The grant, funded through the Regional Air Quality Council’s (RAQC) ALT Fuels...
More than $64,500 in LPEA bill-assistance funds disbursed to 860 local families
More than $64,500 in LPEA bill-assistance funds disbursed to 860 local families DURANGO, Colo. – Two bill-assistance efforts lead by La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) – the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund and the Giving Tree Program – have disbursed nearly $65,000 in funds to support more than 860 LPEA members in need. Originally approved by the LPEA Board of Directors in March 2020, the $50,000 LPEA COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund...
Four Seasons Winter Farmers Market Brings Summer to Winter
Colorado Pet Pantry Helps Pet Owners Feed their Furry Friends
Durango Hot Springs Resort & Spa Aims for World-Class Designation
Perfect Anti-Depressants – Pets and Babies!
Perfect Anti-Depressants – Pets and Babies! Perfect Anti-Depressants 2 ‘Who’s coming?’ 3 The best of friends. 4 ‘Tell me doc, is it serious?’ 5 Play time! 6 ‘Don’t be sad, you’ll get your food soon.’ 7 Sharing is caring. 8 Now that’s contentment 9 . ‘Our father who art in heaven…’ 10 . This baby’s guardian angel is right...
Register for Uncle Clyde’s Run & Slide – 3/7
Runners and tubers! Registration is now open for the 5th annual Uncle Clyde’s Run & Slide at Purgatory Resort! What is Uncle Clyde’s? This is truly a one-of-a-kind race! Partner up with a teammate and complete as many laps as you can on the tubing hill, running up and sliding down. Compete in any of our five team categories: adult male, adult female, adult coed, parent/child, and kid/kid. Choose your level of...