Community Calendar

People are encouraged to submit announcements about upcoming events for the Community Calendar. Send announcements to news@cortezjournal.com. Items submitted less than two weeks in advan...

New members appointed to Southwest resource council

The Secretary of the Interior’s office has announced 2013 appointments to the Colorado citizen-based Southwest Resource Advisory Council, which advises the Bureau of Land Management on publi...

Annual directory connects hay producers, buyers

The Colorado Department of Agriculture publishes the Colorado Hay Directory annually to help promote Colorado grown hay. The 2013 edition of the directory is available to the public at no co...

Medicine Horse Center offers volunteer training

Looking for a way to spend your free time this fall? The Medicine Horse Center needs volunteers for its therapeutic riding sessions at facilities in both Mancos and Durango. A vol...

Water seminar participants to discuss shrinking supply, growing demand

The Colorado River District’s annual water seminar — “Shrinking in Supply, Growing in Demand” — will take place Sept. 13 at the Two Rivers Convention Center in Grand Junction. Th...

Uranium workers’ meeting set to discuss compensation

The Department of Labor is hosting a local outreach event to assist claimants who may be eligible for benefits under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (EEOICPA),...

Mobile-home, property taxes due to county by Sept. 11

Montezuma County Treasurer Sherry Dyess reminds property owners that 3 p.m. Sept. 11 is the deadline to pay 2012 mobile home and personal property taxes before they are published as delinque...

Panther cheer

Door prize

Preschool has openings for morning, afternoon sessions

Beech Street preschool still has a few tuition slots available in both the morning and afternoon sessions. Call Brittany Conner at (970) 565-7491 to schedule a registration appoi...

Halftime show

PERA retirement workshop set for Sept. 21 in Cortez

Are you thinking about retiring from your PERA-covered job in the next five to 10 years? Are you just starting out in a PERA -covered job? Do you have all the infor...