Small-business center sponsors workshop
The Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center and 1st SouthWest Bank are sponsoring a half-day workshop calleed "Starting Your Business" on Thursday, March 12, at the Durango Public Library Program Room.
Starting a business can be challenging and uncertain. This course is designed to help you navigate through the steps you need to take to start a successful business.
Presenters include a Small Business Specialist, Marketing Expert, Small Business Banker, an Attorney and an Accountant.
Topics to be covered include: Business Planning, Legal Structure, Taxes, Marketing and Market Research and Finance Options.
Fee for the workshop is $25 or $20 for Chamber of Commerce members. The workshop will be from 8:00 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Great Old Broads host open house
Those interested in the protection of wilderness and wild public lands are invited to join the Great Old Broads for Wilderness and the Four Corners Broadband members and friends for an Open House on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at 605 E. 7th Avenue, Durango. All are welcome.
Meet the Broads staff and local Broadband members, learn about the environmental issues in your backyard, share ideas for action, and have fun meeting like-minded people who want to protect our wild lands for future generations.
There are 36 Broadbands (chapters) across the nation. These groups of Broads (and Bros) speak out on local and national environmental issues, coordinate events to raise awareness, and get boots on the ground to record and monitor the damaging effects of grazing; motorized access; and oil, gas, and mining activities that devastate public lands and wildlife habitat.
Sand Canyon needs trail volunteers
San Juan Mountains Association in partnership with Canyons of the Ancients National Monument (CANM) is recruiting volunteer Trail Information Specialists at Sand Canyon located in Cortez.
Volunteers will be trained in interacting with the public that uses the Sand Canyon and East Rock areas of the Monument. Specifically, volunteers will be hiking, biking or horseback riding the Sand Canyon Trail area during high-use times of the year and informing the public about Leave No Trace ethics, as well as CANM regulations.
Volunteers will also be educated in the biological and cultural resources that make the Monument unique and how to avoid disturbing them. Uniforms, nametags and training are provided. This is a public contact program and anyone interested in preserving the natural beauty of Sand Canyon is welcome to apply.
Contact Kathe@sjma.org or 385.1310 if interested.
Archaeologists to meet at Crow Canyon
Big MACC - The Big Meeting at Crow Canyon - will be held on Friday, March 6.
The bi-annual gathering of archaeologists and researchers working in the Four Corners region is an opportunity to share recent research with colleagues and learn about their work.
Presentation submissions are due by Wednesday, Feb. 25. To secure a spot, send the presentation title, subject matter and list of authors to Susan Ryan (sryan@crowcanyon.org).
The meeting registration fee is $18. Lunch will be available in Crow Canyon's dining hall for $10, or participants may bring their own lunch. Fees will be collected at registration (cash or checks only), but reservations are due by Feb. 27. Contact Susan Ryan by emailing sryan@crowcanyon.org or calling 970-564-4381.
Registration is from 8:30 to 9 a.m. at the Gates Building at Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, 23390 County Road K, Cortez. Presentations will run from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Each presentation will be 10 minutes long, followed by five minutes of questions. Posters also are welcome.
A reception will follow presentations from 5 to 6 p.m.
Mercy to offer free sleep presentation
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 50 to 70 million US adults have sleep or wakefulness disorder that causes sleep insufficiency. Sleep insufficiency has been linked to motor vehicle crashes, industrial disasters and medical and other occupational errors. Persons experiencing sleep insufficiency are also more likely to suffer from chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, depression and obesity, as well as from cancer, increased mortality, and reduced quality of life and productivity.
In recognition of daylight saving time, Mercy Regional Medical Center invites the public to join pulmonologist and sleep specialist Peter Edmund Razma, M.D., for a free community presentation on the science of sleep. Dr. Razma will explain the sleep process, causes and effects of common sleep disorders, sleep-related difficulties, and how to improve sleep quality and duration. The presentation will be take place at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, at the Durango Public Library.
Seating is limited. R.S.V.P. to AlisonZarlingo@Centura.org, or by calling (970) 764-3914.