The Montezuma Community Collective wants input from local residents on how to improve the community. The Montezuma Leadership Network spring fling leadership event mixes business with pleasure, and Purgatory Mountain Resort ski days are dwindling so make plans to take advantage of the last few weekends of skiing! By Connor Shreve. This story is sponsored by Choice Building Supply Ace Hardware and Blondie’s Trophy Room
Doctor Lisa Snyder started as the Executive Dean at Pueblo Community College Southwest on February 1st. Snyder and her family have lived in Durango since 2013. Prior to joining Pueblo Community College Southwest, she was the dean of the School of Humanities at San Juan College. She also worked as the associate vice president for academic affairs at Fort Lewis College. Snyder is based at the PCC Southwest campus in Mancos and also oversees sites in Durango and Bayfield. By Connor Shreve. This story is sponsored by the Lor Foundation and Choice Building Supply Ace Hardware
A film festival for female empowerment and proceeds benefit Renew. Get prepared to head into the wilderness this summer with a class at the Dolores Public Library. Learn to prune your plants at a spring workshop with the Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project. By Connor Shreve. This story is sponsored by TruWest Auto and Southwest Health System
The 2021 infrastructure bill earmarked more money for broadband internet access than ever before. The Southern Ute Indian Tribe is one beneficiary, getting nearly $44 million to connect nearly 1,800 Native American households to high speed internet. Funds will be deployed locally to help close the digital divide faced by Tribal communities. By Connor Shreve. This story is sponsored by Southwest Health System and Big O Tires
The Southwest Colorado Equitable Land Project is hosting five public listening sessions on finding solutions to land access barriers. Dolores has released its 2023 events calendar. A day to support caregivers is scheduled at Hospice of Montezuma. By Connor Shreve. This story is sponsored by Choice Building Supply Ace Hardware and FASTSIGNS
The International Fly Fishing Film Festival will visit Durango for the first time Saturday, April 1. Two screenings will be hosted by the Doubletree Hotel by Hilton at 5 pm and 8 pm. Tickets are available online through Five Rivers Trout Unlimited or in-person at Duranglers for $20. By Connor Shreve. This story is sponsored by Pops Truck & RV Center and The Payroll Department
Volunteers from Turquoise Paw Rescue in Shiprock travel the expanse of the Navajo Nation to trap loose dogs and shelter them until they’re released to shelters across the country. Volunteers for Turquoise Paw Rescue normally travel hundreds of miles with traps, blankets, and “smelly foods,” to save mostly female “rez dogs” and their plentiful offspring. By Donna K. Hewett. This story is sponsored by Distill Beer Wine Spirits and Northern Edge Casino
Cortez Cultural Center is calling all artists to submit bird-themed art for the annual birding festival. The Colorado Department of Motor Vehicles has announced the winners of the Historic Colorado Plate Design contest, and Zu Gallery is offering speed dating - with a twist. By Connor Shreve. This story is sponsored by Southwest Health System and TruWest Auto
The Lor Foundation is awarding rural farmers and ranchers in Colorado and New Mexico grants to implement innovative water solutions. LOR believes those closest to a problem—Western farmers and ranchers in this case—have the best solutions. Through the Field Work initiative, farmers and ranchers in rural parts of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, and Wyoming are eligible for up to $10,000 to implement innovative water projects. The goal is to find the best solutions for using water to grow food in the West. By Connor Shreve. This story is sponsored by Southwest Health System and TruWest Auto
The 2023 Mancos Melt features a Las Vegas theme. A low-cost, mobile animal service clinic is coming to Cortez. WildEdge Brewing Collective is hosting an upcoming rare-beer tasting. By Connor Shreve. This story is sponsored by Keesee Motors and Blondie’s Trophy Room
