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🌱 How this year’s Parade of Homes boosts Durango businesses and nonprofits

Durango, Colorado Patch AM: a 5 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How this year’s Parade of Homes boosts Durango businesses and nonprofits
  • Which Durango goalkeeper could shake up FLC men’s soccer this fall?
  • How will a fresh $20,000 boost expand Durango’s trail network?

Today's riddle: If you feed me I will grow and if you give me water I will die. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 56 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 94, low: 58.
  • Saturday: Warm; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 95 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The power of win/win partnerships (durangoherald.com) — Durango residents can look forward to the Durango Parade of Homes returning Sept. 11-13, with seven showcase properties around the area and tickets starting at $35. The Chamber of Commerce highlights how the event supports a wide range of local builders, trades, artists, and nonprofits, turning each home into a snapshot of Durango’s business community and craftsmanship.
   

• Offseason acquisitions: Skyhawks men's soccer (durangoherald.com) — Fort Lewis College men’s soccer is reloading its defense-heavy roster, including bringing home goalkeeper and Durango High School graduate Fred Reiter, now a redshirt junior. With most of the team already in Durango after working FLC’s summer camp, the Skyhawks will start formal practice Aug. 10 before opening their season Aug. 27 at Lubbock Christian.
   

• Outdoor Market Alliance donates more than $110K over six years to outdoor-focused non-profits (outdoorsportswire.com) — Durango Trails just received a $20,000 grant from Denver-based Outdoor Market Alliance, helping the local nonprofit continue planning, building and maintaining more than 300 miles of area trails. The alliance awarded a total of $35,000 to three outdoor-focused nonprofits and has now donated $110,000 since 2022 to groups supporting recreation, conservation and community well-being.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday July 30
  • Virtual Reality Beat Saber
    Ignacio Community Library 470 Goddard Avenue, Ignacio, CO 81137
    1:30 pm
  • Science Fiction Book Club
    Ignacio Community Library 470 Goddard Avenue, Ignacio, CO 81137
    5:00 pm
    • Friday July 31
  • Idea Lab Classes
    Ignacio Community Library 470 Goddard Avenue, Ignacio, CO 81137
    1:00 pm
    • Saturday August 1
  • Boys Soccer 3v3 Tournament
    Bayfield High School Bayfield, CO 81122
    9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • HERALD GOT THE MEMO FINALLY Yes, we have recently launched a newly redesigned DurangoHerald.com to provide a much better experience for our readers!
    The new site features improved navigation, a cleaner look, audio narration for many stories, photo and video galleries, opinion content, classifieds,… (Nextdoor North Durango)
  • After the Narrow Gauge fire a few residents have lost pets.
    If you see any cats that you dont normally in that area, please try to trap them. One of the families who lost their home is hoping for some good… (Nextdoor Narrow Gauge)
  • Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Durango. Apply here.
  • Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Durango. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Durango here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bayfield

Ignacio

  • Indigenous leaders make a sweeping call for the UN to strengthen Indigenous rights worldwide (ksut.org)
  • How to love the Grateful Dead (ksut.org)

Mancos

  • The Law Office of Rodemer & Kane Opens New Criminal Defense Law Practice in Durango, CO (salemnewsheadlines.com)
  • President Trump looks to gut a key historic preservation law: A weakened Section 106 makes national monuments and the Chaco mineral withdrawal more important than ever — Jonathan P. Thompson (LandDesk (coyotegulch.blog)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Fire (Thank you Danielle K. for sending it in!)
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