The Dolores Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club of Dolores will be awarding several scholarships to select Dolores High School seniors. The City of Cortez has released its unofficial municipal election results. Mancos Valley Chamber of Commerce has opened grant applications for member organization events, projects, and programs that promote Mancos Valley tourism. Governor Polis and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade announced Cortez as a recipient of $179 thousand in grant funding through the Community Business Preservation Program. By Rachel Hughes. This story is sponsored by TruWest Auto and The Lor Foundation.
Dolores Chamber - https://www.visitdolores.com/
Rotary Club of Dolores - https://dolores-rotary-club.square.site/
Dolores School District - https://doloresschools.org/
City of Cortez - https://www.cortezco.gov/
Mancos Valley Chamber of Commerce - https://mancosvalley.com/
Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT) - https://oedit.colorado.gov/
High Desert Life Outdoors & Exchange - https://highdesertoutdoors.life/
Love On a Hanger - https://www.shoploveonahanger.com/
Merriweather Home & Market - https://www.merriweatherhomeandmarket.com/
Notah-Dineh Trading Company - https://www.notahdineh.com/
Turquoise Raven Art Gallery - https://www.turquoiseravenartgallery.com/
Zu Gallery - https://zugallery.com/
TruWest Auto - https://www.truwestautooutlet.com/
The Lor Foundation - https://lorfoundation.org/
Applications are open for college scholarships and local grants. The votes were in, the City of Cortez released its unofficial municipal election results. The City of Cortez also saw its grant application come to fruition as Governor Polis announced the recipients of Colorado's community business preservation program. You're watching the local news Roundup, brought to you by TruWest Auto and the LOR Foundation. I'm Connor Shreve. The Dolores Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club of Dolores will be awarding several scholarships to select Dolores High School students for college or post-secondary school. The chamber will award $1,000 scholarship and two $500 scholarships to Dolores High School seniors graduating in 2024. The Rotary Club will also be giving the Patrick Colton Service Award to students who have dedicated time, energy, and talent to serving the community and the Jim Phillips Military Award to seniors who have been accepted into the military upon graduation. Applications are due by Friday, May 3rd. The votes have been tallied and Cortez has released its unofficial municipal election results. Four year seats will be given to the top three candidates with the fourth candidate securing a two year seat. These new candidates will be sworn in on Tuesday, April 23rd, at the Cortez City Council meeting. The council will also be electing a mayor on that date. City Council meetings are open to the public and available to stream online. Mancos Valley Chamber of Commerce has opened grant applications for member organizations, events, projects, and programs that promote Mancos Valley tourism. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, April 30th, and granted funds must be spent by Spring 2025. Governor Polis and Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade announced the City of Cortez as a grant recipient through the Community Business Preservation Program. Of the 38 communities that applied, only 11 were selected to participate in the program. The City of Cortez will receive $10,000 to administer the program with an additional $169,000 being distributed to the six selected Cortez Businesses for economic Development. The selected businesses include High Desert Life Outdoors, Love on a Hanger, Merriweather Home and Market, Notah-Dineh Trading Company, Turquoise Raven Art Gallery, and the Zoo Gallery. Learn more about these and other stories online at montezumaLocal.news. Thanks for watching this edition of the Local News Roundup. I'm Connor Shreve.
