Bruce Campbell

DENVER - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - The Colorado Small Business Development Center Network (SBDC) and Kimco Realty Corporation are partnering to provide business training scholarships to first-time business owners in Colorado. 

Durango, CO – The 3rd Annual Durango Blues Train held, May 31st and June 1, 2013 on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is just under two weeks away. This 'moving' experience features six live Blues and Zydeco acts, while passengers travel aboard the coal-fired, steam-powered locomotive through the spectacular and breathtaking canyons of Colorado's San Juan National Forest.

DURANGO - The Durango Interagency Fire Dispatch Center reports that fire danger is increasing on public lands as southwestern Colorado heads into the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Not only has this spring been relatively dry, but last fall was very dry, which has resulted in low soil moisture and vegetation at lower and middle elevations already drying out.

FireWise of Southwest Colorado is offering a Chipper Rental Rebate Program for residents needing to reduce the slash from wildfire fuels mitigation on private lands in La Plata and Archuleta counties. The program will reimburse residents the lesser of $100/day or 50% of the chipper rental cost or $100/day or 50% of the cost to have a mitigation company provide the chipping services. The program is valid May 1, 2013 through September 30, 2013 or until funds are expended.

DURANGO, Colo. – The La Plata Electric Association, Inc. (LPEA) board of directors will have three new faces when it convenes for its next meeting on May 15, 2013, as Mark Garcia and Jack D. Turner unseated District 1 incumbent Lindon (Lin) Stewart and District 4 incumbent Herb Brodsky, respectively, in the LPEA director elections. Michael Rendon won in District 3 over Richard Alan Yoder, to fill the seat of retiring Harry Goff.

BAYFIELD - F&M Construction of Bayfield, Colorado, under contract with the San Juan National Forest,

Thank you to all who supported KSUT Public Radio during the Annual Membership Drive. Your financial support sustains the programming and keeps public broadcasting available to all in the Four Corners. Thank you!

Congratulations to our Winners:

Grand prize winner: Deb and Kevin Hall of Durango

Underwriting Drawing Winners:

La Plata County: Harrmann Masonry

Archuleta County: Kips Grill and Cantina

Sponsored by San Juan Regional Medical Center, Day 4 of the KSUT Annual Membership Drive focuses on the local grower/producer.  Pledge your support to KSUT today, eat healthy, celebrate local growers and win a summer's worth of food from local farmer's markets and producers! 

Morning Edition Prize:  Win One CSA share from Twin Buttes Gardens!  A $500 value in seasonal vegetables free to you throughout the growing season.

The GRAND PRIZE features:

This spring marks the 15th year KSUT Public Radio give away a trip for two to the spectacular New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.   Pledge your support to KSUT during the Annual Membership Drive and you will be automatically entered to win.  The drawing will take place Saturday, March 16 at 6pm, you need not be listening to win.