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Local families are needed to host exchange students

ASSE International Student Exchange Programs is seeking local host families for international high school boys and girls. These students are 15 to 18 years of age, and come to the area for the...

DATE: June 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Education

Osprey donates packs for CASA kids

CASA of the Four Corners, a local nonprofit dedicated to bettering the lives of children who have been the victims of abuse and neglect, has received a donation of backpacks from local Cortez...

DATE: June 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Cortez author Gray releases novel nationwide

Sorrow Sublime, a new fiction novel by Cortez author Curtis L. Gray, is now on its nationwide release. Gray’s novel is about a family’s mysterious abduction. A family travels to a city with far...

DATE: May 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Playground Days looking for volunteers

SJMA is working with Cortez Parks and Recreation and Trout Unlimited, Dolores River Anglers chapter, to bring educational programs to children, ages 5-10 attending the Playground Days summer day...

DATE: May 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Care and Share program starting in Dove Creek

Summer is an important time for kids’ and teens’ academic and physical well-being. But without access to regular nutritious meals, they can suffer long-term consequences, both academically and in...

DATE: May 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Navajo State Park plans archery class

Navajo State Park will hold an introductory archery class for children ages 8 through 12, from 9 a.m.-noon, May 31 at the Sambrito Wetlands Nature Area. All equipment is provided. The class...

DATE: May 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Nonprofit CREA names Drudge executive director

The Cortez Retail Enhancement Association (CREA) has announced the selection of Mark Drudge as its new executive director. Drudge will fill the vacancy created by Gayel Alexander’s departure in...

DATE: May 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Sign up for rodeo parade

The 84th annual Ute Mountain Roundup Rodeo Parade will be Saturday, June 7 at 5 p.m. This year's parade will be in memory of Rob Yates, rodeo committee chairman, who died in a snowmobiling accident...

DATE: May 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Legion to place flags

In honor of Memorial Day, Ute Mountain American Legion Post 75 and its Ladies Auxiliary Unit will continue their annual tradition of placing small U.S. flags at Veteran’s graves at the Cortez...

DATE: May 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Children’s author book signing at Mesa Verde.

Children’s author Betty Bauer will read from and autograph her newly-published book Tamika and Friends on May 24 and 25, at Mesa Verde National Park’s Visitor and Research Center. Tamika and...

DATE: May 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Watering restrictions start May 15

Watering restrictions are enforced May 15 through and Sept. 15 each year. Yard watering is not allowed between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Anyone violating this ordinance will be given a...

DATE: May 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Kids to Parks Day at Mesa Verde

Aramark, Mesa Verde National Park’s concessionaire, will host a free Treasure Hunt for kids on Saturday, May 17, 2014 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. as part of Kids to Parks Day, a nationwide day of outdoor...

DATE: May 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

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