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Autumn Arts Festival Features More than a 100 Artists
As summer draws to a close, you can look forward to the Autumn Arts Festival, Hazardous Waste Collection, and the Cowboy Poetry Gathering. This story is sponsored by TBK Bank and The Payroll Department
Inflation Reduction Act Provides Incentives to Reduce Carbon Footprint
A local group of climate change activists is on a mission to educate Four Corners Area residents about the incentives now available to them to play a significant role as individuals in reducing climate change. This story is sponsored by Happy Pappy’s Pizza and Wings and The Payroll Department
New School Year: New School Improvements
Durango School District 9-R spent the summer making improvements in several schools using money from the bond referendum passed in November 2020. The projects focused on everything from improving safety features to helping create cleaner school spaces. By Hannah Robertson. This story is sponsored by 2180 Lighting & Design Studio and Serious Texas Barbecue
Farmington Celebrates New Student Housing at San Juan College
Students will be living on campus at San Juan College for the first time this fall. A grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony was hosted by the San Juan College Foundation. The community had an opportunity to tour the three-level, state-of the art facility, featuring a Great Hall, fancy elevators, and pergola-covered courtyard with a fireplace and a grill. By Donna K. Hewett. This story is sponsored by CMIT Solutions and Boons Family Thai Barbecue.
Voters to Decide on Lodgers Tax, Ursine Feeding Frenzy
The Durango City Council voted unanimously this month to ask voters to keep nearly $1.2 million in excess Lodgers Tax revenues, the majority of which will be used for affordable housing. This story is sponsored by Service Master Restore and The Norm Philips Team at Draper and Kramer Mortgage
Meet Debbie Loewen of OwnPagosa.com
Two-time Realtor® of the Year and two-time Spirit Realtor® Award winner Debbie Loewen has called Pagosa Springs home since 1993, and has spent her life in the service industry. She and her husband of 30 years raised their four children to embrace and appreciate everything this community offers, including 4-H, horses, skiing and motorcycles. Playing in the river in the summer and snow tubing in the winter has always been a family favorite. Debbie and her husband are now the proud grandparents of two and could not be happier that they too will be raised in Pagosa Springs.
The Power of “Just”
The Women’s Economic Self-Sufficiency Team, or WESST, was founded with the goals of helping women, people of color, and low-income New Mexicans learn about best business practices, to support new entrepreneurs with financial and business advice, and provide resources within their communities. Farmington’s WESST center in San Juan College’s Quality Center for Business assists local entrepreneurs at every step of their small-business journey. By Hannah Robertson. This story is sponsored by Ute Mountain Casino Hotel and Service Master Restore
