Annual bazaar
will celebrate its 25th year
Mark your calenders for the December 7th annual Dolores Christmas Bazaar taking place at Dolores Community Center from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This year, there are 50 vendors selling goods, local artwork and gifts. Door prizes will be given away every half hour, and there will be a concession stand serving food and drinks. Proceeds go to the Dolores Community Center. Call Ruby for more information at 882-7717.
Back Country Horseman plan monthly meeting
The Four Corners Back Country Horsemen will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Nov. 14 at the La Plata County Fairgrounds in Durango. Guests are invited.A slide presentation will show the group's accomplishments for 2013, and the group will discuss projects and events for 2014 and elect a 2014 board.
The Four Corners Back Country Horsemen works to perpetuate commonsense enjoyment of public lands by horsemen and pack stock users. Learn more at www.4cbch.org or call Bob Volger at 970-883-4004.
High speed Internet offered in Dolores
Internet provider Cedar Networks is in Dolores offering high-speed internet for residences and businesses.
Fiber optic lines were recently installed to Dolores, and now run down some alleys, providing access to homes as well, said Jackie Beilman, a telecom broker with Optio Communications.
"We're offering 100 megabytes per second, dedicated line starting at $150 per month including all surcharges and taxes," she said. "Depending on location, I can do a single resident or business."
For areas in and near town that are not near a lateral fiber line, Beilman said the company will wait until a few neighbors are ready to sign up before investing in bringing the line there.
"Fiber has ability to push a lot more data than copper," she said, and it is a dedicated line so speeds will not slow down when internet usage in town is high. "Get your neighbors to sign up and we will track that and then deliver the fiber to that neighborhood."
Call (303) 941-2505 for more information or email jackie@optiocommunications.com
Gun club announces fall pistol league
The Four Corners Rifle and Pistol Club has announced its Fall Bull's-Eye Pistol League.
Shooters will establish team placement on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 3 to 8 p.m. at the indoor range. Shooters may also use last year's ending league score. League shooting will begin Nov. 27 and continue for eight weeks until Jan. 29. Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 will be dark. League shooting will be at the indoor range on Lebanon Road just off South Broadway.
Shooters will be divided into Red Dot and Iron Sight categories as well as an Off the Chart category for new shooters. Eye and ear protection is required. Weekly practice will be on Saturdays from 9 to 11 a.m. Shooter fees will be $20 for club members and $30 for nonmembers, payable at qualifying or first league night. There will be a $2 fee for targets at the practice sessions. Practice sessions are Nov. 13 from 3 to 7 p.m. and Nov. 16 from 9 to 11 a.m.
For more information, call Roger Lawrence at 970-882-2636.
PBS to screen 'The Original Coloradans'
The Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College has partnered with Rocky Mountain PBS to host the regional premier of "The Original Coloradans," with Executive Producer and Director Julie Speer in attendance, on Monday, Nov. 18, at 6 p.m.
"The Original Coloradans" is part of a 13-episode television series produced by Rocky Mountain PBS and History Colorado, dedicated to preserving and celebrating the people, events and places that have shaped Colorado. This episode tells the story of the Ute Nation, presenting the Utes as "the original residents of Colorado", and traces their lasting impact on the state.
The documentary will screen at 6 p.m., followed by a panel discussion with executive producer and director Julie Speer, executive director of the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs Ernest House Jr., and Ute tribal leaders.
Mancos officials
talk about retail pot ventures
Town officials discussed local retail marijuana ventures Wednesday at their monthly meeting.
According to recent data, more than half of Colorado cities and towns have prohibited retail marijuana shops from opening inside their jurisdictions. An additional 15 percent of the state's municipalities have passed regulatory guidelines on recreational sales and less than 10 percent have imposed some form of moratorium.
"Colorado communities are in various stages of adopting local regulations to allow recreational marijuana sales, while others have taken a wait and see approach through the use of moratoriums," said Mancos town administrator Andrea Phillips. "Others have banned the sale of retail marijuana outright."
Mancos enacted a moratorium banning recreational marijuana sales that expires at the end of the year. The town approved its first medical marijuana dispensary in September.
Phillips said the town has four options to consider: The choices include extending the current moratorium, banning recreational sales altogether, letting voters decide the matter in a special election or allowing retail marijuana businesses within town limits.
Phillips said if recreational marijuana shops were approved, officials would first be required to draft proper regulations and guidelines. The new ordinance would have to be sanctioned by both the planning and zoning commission and the board of trustees and be subject to public hearings.
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