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Movin’ & groovin’

After 10 years, contributor belays off into the sunset p4

New tool library rents out items to DIY-ers in need p6

How local DJ made a name in the ecstatic dance scene p10

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“Superstitious people.”

With Friday the 13th this week, the Telegraph asked: “What are you superstitious of?”

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“When I wear my lucky ‘Adventure Time’ T-shirt, I spit mad game.”

“Angel numbers on the clock.”

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“If I step on a grate on the sidewalk, it will be imminent death.”

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“I have to drive with my radio volume at an even number or something bad will happen.”

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2 Word on the Street

Curtain call Long time contributor Luke Mehall belays into the sunset

4 La Vida Local

by Luke Mehall

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6 Local News

Lending library The Durango Tool Library wants to help you out with all your DIY needs

8-9 Day in the Life

by Jennaye Derge

10 Between the Beats 11 The Intrepid Intern

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12-13 Stuff to Do

Local DJ finds connection is at the heart of electronic music

13 Ask Rachel

Keep on movin’

by Stephen Sellers

14 Free Will Astrology 15 Classifieds

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15 Haiku Movie Review

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On the cover: A surfer takes a little swim in Corner Pocket as the Animas River starts to approach peak flows. / Photo by Scarlett Moore

New hot yoga studio uses infrared heating to get your glow on

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Ear to the ground: “No one told me we transitioned to summer shades.”

– It’s hard to keep up in the complex fashion world of seasonal sunglasses

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To say America is divided at the current moment is, well, an understatement.

Sure we are dealing with longstanding issues we’ve never been able to agree on: immigration, gun rights, the economy, health care – to name a few. But the last few years brought on some serious juggernauts, like the pandemic and the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial. Oh, and I guess this whole abortion thing is a pretty big deal as well.

All this to say, it’s hard to find common ground these days. A recent poll from Zogby found that 46% of Americans think the country is headed for another civil war (yet we’re unsure if the poll told respondents they wouldn’t be able to go to Buffalo Wild Wings if such a war broke out).

Regardless, it’s welcome news that KSUT Public Radio has partnered with StoryCorps, the national nonprofit dedicated to recording, preserving and sharing the stories of Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs. The two to collaborate on a project called “One Small Step Radio Station Hubs.”

KSUT is one of six public radio stations across the country selected for the project, which will facilitate conversation between people of opposing viewpoints. The goal? To foster connections across America’s political divides.

“In rural America, where we live here, we really rely on each other, more so than urban areas, so we have that connectivity already,” Tami Graham, KSUT executive director, said. “I think it’s not such a huge leap to think that through the support of a facilitated conversation we can remind ourselves we have a lot more in common here in the Four Corners region. That’s easy to forget, because of all the rhetoric around how different and divided we are.”

KSUT will collect stories over the next six months and plans to debut the broadcast toward the end of the year. Anyone interested in participating can go to KSUT.org and follow a link to sign up.

Petition passes In the April 21 issue, we reported on some Durango residents who were trying to collect enough signatures for a petition that would require a more robust public process, including hearings, for any proposed police or fire stations within city limits.

This petition, of course, was in response to Durango Fire Protection District’s ongoing plan to relocate its downtown station to the old 9-R Administration Building at 201 E. 12th St. Many residents who opposed the project say the process has not been transparent.

The petition needed 768 signatures, and all tallied up, received 771 valid signatures. Now, city councilors will decide at their May 17 meeting whether to adopt the petition as written or decide to hold a special election, likely in August. The election could cost up to $38,000.

“Please consider attending the May 17 council meeting to persuade the council to adopt our ordinance rather than spending all that money to ask Durango voters to vote on an ordinance which we know most Durango citizens support,” Greg Hoch, a former planning director and organizer, said.

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LaVidaLocal Write or die When I was first asked by Missy Votel to contribute to this column a decade ago, I was honored. I’d only lived in Durango for a year or so, and I was a hungry young writer. Literally, I was unemployed and barely making ends meet. And metaphorically, I had a deep yearning to become a writer and earn my living that way.

When it came to subject matter, Missy said I could basically write about whatever I wanted. I remember her telling me in a desperate moment she even wrote about SpongeBob Squarepants (whatever that is).

I’ve had my own desperate moThe author 20 years ments, any writer knows that feelago, before he ing, but overall, I feel like I’ve found writing always had something to write and climbing. about. Sometimes the writing has been cathartic, sometimes informative, and at other times I knew I had a good story to tell that the Durango community would enjoy.

After 10 years of pecking away at the keyboard for this column, it’s time for me to step away and give someone else the chance to contribute. I’ve gone from a hungry writer to one that constantly has too many projects on his plate. My cup is full, and I am grateful. If 10-years-ago me could look forward and see where I landed, he would have a big smile on his face.

My writing career started in newspapers. Well, technically, it started with writing poetry on napkins, but there’s no evidence of that. I would get paid $25 – or nothing – and I loved every minute of it.

This was before social media and before we were all so connected to the internet.

An age that is hard to comprehend now, even though I lived through it. Was it better? Hard to say. Because I lived through the worst times of my life then, a darkness clouds up my memory.

Writing about my mental health has become central to my work. Probably once a month, I get an email from a young person, usually male and in their early 20s who has read or listened to my memoir, “American Climber,” and they tell me how it helped them work through their own depression or hard times.

“American Climber” was a difficult, yet healing book to write. I wrote about when I was 20 and not sure if I wanted to live anymore. I had no idea what was happening to me, and now I can only describe it as a mental health episode. I am a person who needs daily exercise and the great outdoors to function. At the time, I wasn’t getting much of that, and I was also on a cocktail of substances, some prescribed by doctors for my so-called ADHD, and others like nicotine that I huffed down constantly.

When I moved to Colorado from Illinois during that time period, I was able to ramp up my exercise and time in the outdoors and remove the Dexedrine and nicotine from my intake. And you know what? My mental health vastly improved.

Though I’ve had my lows since then – we all do – I’ve never felt like I wanted to die.

It took me 17 years after having those experiences to write about them in “American Climber.” At first, I was a little nervous to write it out. I was worried about what Mom would think, but it turns out the scary climbing situations frightened her more than my depression and dark thoughts. I remember her texting me while reading the book, saying she had to take breaks whenever I wrote about a near-death experience while climbing. (I’ve had a few, that’s the hard truth. Sometimes when you decide you have the will to live, something else will come along and try to kill you).

Though I thought I’d forever conquered my depression, during the last couple pandemic years, it resurfaced. I know I’m not alone. In some ways, I’m grateful, because it finally led me to therapy, which I’ve really enjoyed over the last six months. I’m grateful I found a therapist who shares my values and love of the outdoors. As I rebuild my life from all the lows of the past two years, a lot of what we talk about is my 20-year-old self, what he went through, and how that still affects me and my relationships today.

Writing and storytelling have changed so much in the last decade. I’m grateful I’ve been able to have an impact through my art.

As time goes by, I’m realizing I need to scale my work as much as I can, so I can reach as many people as possible.

We are living in difficult times, and as a writer opening up about my own pain and experiences, it can really help other people going through the same thing.

Writing this column for the past 10 years has helped me reach a lot of people. I truly feel at home in Durango, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to share my thoughts, stories, opinions and perspectives in this column.

As a child of the hip-hop generation, my vision and goals are major; as big as El Capitan and as expansive as the cliffs of Indian Creek. Let’s see what we can do in these next 10 years! Thanks for reading.

– Luke Mehall Luke Mehall is the author of five books, host of the Dirtbag State of Mind podcast, publisher of The Climbing Zine, and president of the Durango Climbers Coalition. This summer he will release his first ever mixtape. And yes, there will be a party. More work can be found at climbingzine.com.

SignoftheDownfall:

Thumbin’It La Plata County taking preemptive steps to prevent a massive wildfire by enacting Stage 1 fire restrictions.

Tortilla La Flor co-owner Flor Rodriguez hospitalized after her hand was severely injured while preparing food last week. Anyone who wants to help can go to https://bit.ly/3Fn2qC1.

After the success at saving Westside Mobile Park, residents at another Durango mobile home park were able recently to buy their park. About 12 homes will now be preserved at Triangle Trailer Park, west of town.

Southwest Colorado experiencing some serious Dust Bowl vibes after an endless onslaught of wind and dust recently, with no end in sight.

A Colorado judge ruling Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters will not be allowed to oversee the 2022 election, probably a good call seeing as how the radicalized politician has been charged with, oh you know, tampering with elections.

More human remains found in Lake Mead, sparking mob speculation, as the reservoir continues to dry up.

Who knows, maybe one day they’ll find the car key I lost at the Durango Dog Park there at the bottom along with Jimmy Hoffa.

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It shouldn’t surprise you that Tucker Carlson tans his testicles. Right? That slack-jaw look he maintains throughout every episode of his Russian-backed BS is obviously a side effect of genitalia radiation. He has mentioned the subject not once, but a pair of times, and in a trailer for a Tucker Carlson Originals episode, there’s an image of a naked man standing spreadeagle with his nuts in a red-light therapy contraption. However, what should surprise you is the same thing that surprised me: Tucker Carlson has balls?

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SoapBox What a waste Really, Durango? Two new car washes during a megadrought?

The saying goes: “You only realize the value of something once it’s gone.” When talking about our precious water resources in the West, that is a terrifying thought.

Flushing the toilet, brushing your teeth, bathing – not to mention the water we drink to survive – all comes from a finite resource: snow. And now that we are getting less and less of it each year, and the uber dry soils are soaking it up before it can even reach waterways, we need to be smarter than ever about how we use this valuable resource.

From resources I found, a typical automatic car wash can use between 35 and 70 gallons of water per car to wash. Multiply that by 100 cars per day and you’re upwards of 6,000 gallons per day down the drain along with all the chemicals and soaps. Even if the car wash recycles the water, which happens infrequently, they are still using water we don’t have to waste.

On average, each person uses 80-100 gallons per day for home use. The largest chunk of that goes to flushing the toilet. I don’t know about you, but I’m grateful for our sewer system. Do I think improvements could be made in what type of water (ideally non-potable) is used to flush a toilet, yes, but that’s not my goal here.

I’m here to cast a shameful finger at the

City of Durango for approving not one, but TWO new commercial car washes during a megadrought. Both are on the south end of town about a mile apart from each other.

Given that there are at least six commercial car washes that I can think of (and possibly more), what in the world makes the city think we need two more? The city should be the one leading the charge in educating residents and tourists alike that our water is precious and finite.

I do realize that at times cars need to be washed, but the city should not be encouraging it during a megadrought by approving the construction of two new car washes.

Apparently, the city managers who approved this decision are OK with not having enough water to drink, bathe and flush.

– Kara Armano, Hesperus Editor’s Note: Scott Shine, the City of Durango’s assistant director of community development, said the car washes are on properties that are zoned to allow that use, and the projects met development standards. Long story short: you can’t just deny a project because you don’t like what it is. But we get it – in a town that’s strapped topographically with so many needs, two new car washes seems pretty... ill-advised.

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and are a wakeup call for Europe to be ready to confront Russia.

We are faced with a Russian devil who launches missiles to indiscriminately kill civilians and destroy civilian property.

Ukraine needs the capability to destroy Russian missile-launching sites.

Europe remembers the murders, destruction and subjugation of World War II, and history is now repeating itself in Ukraine.

NATO countries have to vastly increase their militaries, both defensively and offensively, to thwart Russia. Tactical nuclear missile systems should be deployed within NATO countries. The addition of Sweden and Finland to NATO will give it strategic

presence in the north.

Economic sanctions against Russia must be maintained for years to drive the Russian economy into a depression. This will hurt the civilian population, but it is necessary to deprive the Russian military of funding and hopefully significantly degrade it over time. And, Russia must pay trillions of dollars in war reparations to rebuild Ukraine.

The Russian devil and other Russian hierarchy should be considered pariahs of the world for years to come, and Russian embassies should be reduced to skeleton staffs.

P.S. Please contribute to Ukrainian relief agencies.

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Kathleen Gollner and Tenny Webster opened Durango Tool Library last year, which rents out tools for a small monthly fee for home projects./ Photo by Jennaye Derge

Tooling around From drills to drain snakes, Durango Tool Library’s got your next DIY covered

by Jennaye Derge

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s a self-proclaimed bookworm, I’ve always viewed libraries as four-walled havens of literature. But when it comes to the new Durango Tool Library, it’s not so bookended, if you will.

Kathleen Gollner and Tenny Webster, owners of the Durango Tool Library, assure me that libraries don’t always have to be about books. They can house things like data and objects. And Durango’s newest library, located in Bodo Park, concerns itself with the latter. As the name implies, the library is made up of tools that can be checked out, used for home projects, then returned all for a small monthly fee.

In fact, this model of renting infrequently used items is such a phenomenon that it even has a name: library of things. It might sound like some Harry Potter tomfoolery or a term so literal you want to roll your eyes, but Kathleen and Tenny attest to its authenticity. Apparently, these libraries of things are pretty popular in other places, including Vancouver, B.C. where Kathleen and Tenny met in grad school.

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Where: 278 Sawyer Drive, Unit 4A – having frequented their own local tool library – wanting to explore the world of renting out objects.

“We often needed tools to build shelves, repair our bikes and any number of things,” Kathleen said. “We had neither the money, the space nor the desire to accumulate and deal with tools.”

This is probably one of the more relatable statements for anyone living in a tiny studio or apartment, or dealing with a cluttered shed and garage. Borrowing something in a world where we already own so much is significantly less committal, less maddening and way cheaper than a $200 tool you’ll only use once in a while.

Since its opening last year, the Durango Tool Library knew it wanted to have a positive impact on the community and has operated as a public-benefit corporation, meaning they operate in the best interest of the public instead of stakeholders. The goal of a public-

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benefit corporation is usually a little more philanthropic, and it runs much like a nonprofit. It requires a yearly audit and, much like a nonprofit, has a triple bottom line: to benefit the community, the environment and people involved in the business. Kathleen and Tenny still want to make money so they can feed their dog, so they found the public-benefit corporation to be the best route. “(A public-benefit corporation) is a very transparent way of having a corporation that is held accountable to the public, and showing that we do what we say we’ve set out to do, and we’re not here just for ourselves just to make profit,” Tenny said.

Also similar to many other nonprofits are Durango Tool Library’s membership fees. It currently offers monthly and yearly membership options, $25 or $220 respectively with an initial $10 startup fee. Folks can rent up to eight tools at a time for one week, giving them enough time to work on their projects without having to rush. Or, as Tenny says, giving them enough time to procrastinate as long as possible.

Procrastination is generally what this town does best, so it’s clear Kathleen and Tenny are already understanding of that. And since opening the Durango Tool Library, that’s been their main goal.

“It’s important to us that our collection is a reflection of the community that we serve, so we really want to make an effort to lend the tools that people actually want to use,” Kathleen said.

As of now, they have 169 tools or tool sets to choose from, and want to someday have thousands that will be acquired based on community suggestion. So far, their most popular rented tool is the circular saw, but the Durango Tool Library has more than just saws, hammers and drills. Lining the walls and filling shelves are things you might not think of, such as kitchen items like cake pans, a cake turntable, waffle maker and a food dehydrator. There are also outdoor-related tools such as bicycle repair and brake bleed kits, a bike stand, and ski and snowboard tools to help wax and repair your boards.

“When people think ‘tool library,’ they think carpentry, woodworking tools and wrenches; they don’t necessarily think about bike repair tools or kitchen tools,” Kathleen said.

The library started with a few of Kathleen and Tenny’s own tools – the popular circular saw, a sewing machine, and a food dehydrator to name a few – and grew by guesstimating what the Durango community could benefit from and asking the community for recommendations. Now, the library is growing, and so is the list of requests, and at the top of the list? A drain snake.

“Who wants to buy a drain snake? You

As the name implies, the Durango Tool Library functions like a library... but for tools. The model works especially well for people who don’t have storage. The library also offers hands-on classes and how tos./ Photo by Jennaye Derge need it like once every year. Next time you want to check it out, it will be there for you. You don’t have to spend another $45-

$50 on it, and you can get your gross drain cleaned,” Tenny said.

These are the types of things that

Tenny and Kathleen get excited about, and meeting them, you learn that they are both wide-eyed tinkerers. They want to help other people with the most benign or complicated projects. That is why one of their current and biggest goals is to hold more classes and workshops and provide more educational material to their members (and nonmembers, but you get a better deal if you’re a member).

“Sometimes all the YouTube videos in the world are not enough to understand how to do it,” Kathleen said.

The duo also is pretty passionate about making sure people feel comfortable using the tool. They also know that if a tool is used properly, it can really do wonders to make your life better and safer. Therefore, they plan to provide information on every single tool in an online catalog. “So if you’ve never used one of the tools, you’d be able to get a pretty good idea of using it without hurting yourself,” Tenny said.

The Durango Tool Library folks are creating more information and workshops as we speak, including a bicycle repair and maintenance series through this spring and summer, with plans for more hands-on classes as well. They also envision one day creating more space to offer in-house work areas and of course, to have more space for more tools … and maybe even a couple books here and there.

Have tools to donate? The Durango Tool Library is always accepting tools. You can drop them off at their Bodo location or contact them via phone or internet first. For more info, go to: www.durangotoollibrary.com

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pring brings color and warmth to the atmosphere, especially in downtown Durango. After a long, cold winter and the COVID-riddled state of the world for the past two years, it's no secret things seem a little boring – or dead, even. But just in time, amidst all the chaos of the world, to save us from another depressive spiral, the air is warm, the river is running, the bees are buzzing, the trees are blossoming, and spring is here! It's always nice to slow down and appreciate what's around you. There's so much color in the world and so many beautiful things to appreciate, whether it’s how the sun hits the river just right and glistens, the random figurines in your neighbor’s front yard, or the painting you see on the back of a dumpster, it’s all to be appreciated.

Here's a look at a walk around town to appreciate the local color:

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The alternative alternative DJ CodeStar on growing up grunge, raves and ecstatic dance

by Stephen Sellers

Oregon instead of backwoods Virginia.

What was it like being in Portland in the ancing is one of the best forms of medicine, and it height of Alice In Chains and grunge music? doesn’t cost a thing. In Durango, you’d be hard It was epic, man. We’d go to all of these punk and pressed to find a more powerful pharmacist for goth shows. By 14, I was definitely very into sex, drugs this medicine than Cody Reinheimer, aka DJ CodeStar. and rock and roll. Probably what you imagine. Crazy, Reinheimer is a longstanding yet youthful pillar of the dark, sweaty club with a bunch of moshing kids and farming and music community, having worked with Turolder, stronger skinheads beating us up. A band like Nirtle Lake Refuge and the Durango Farmers Market. Reinvana had already gotten too big to play in our city. It was heimer has also been one of the major drivers behind the very much about the local and smaller touring bands. It Dandelion Festival for the past 13 years and, more rewas always what was the alternative to the alternative. cently, was a major organizer of the wildly successful UniIs that how you found your way into DJing – son Dance Music Festival at Tico Time last September. It chasing the alternative to the alternative? was Tico Time’s most attended event last year, which is Exactly. When I was 16, we were hanging out downno small feat. town, and someone told us about this party that was hapOne of the hardest working organizers and DJs in pening at an outdoor theater. There was a DJ who was town, Reinheimer has cultivated a thriving private-event playing rave music. I was kind of emotionally hit by this DJ business. He has also helped establish a lively and vithing. And I started dancing to this music and it felt revacious ecstatic dance community, all while balancing ally good and liberating. There’d be these massive multithe joys and struggles of raising a family in our bustling story raves with a few thousand people and different DJs mountain town. We sat down recently ahead of his openon each floor. Everything was super technicolor, glow in ing performance for Guatemalan electronic DJ, musician the dark, super dirty techno, a bunch of raver kids just and producer Mose at the VFW this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. dancing all night. For me, I was like, “Look at what a DJ can do. Let’s dance, let’s connect.” And, I also started to Have you always had a passion for music? realize that there was something more to all of this.

Dude, my parents had subwoofers installed under my There was something beyond rave culture? Great parties but also just crazy drug use and all of that?

Yeah, I had friends who literally lost their mental faculties from overusing drugs and psychedelics. My parents saw what was happening and offered to buy me a car if I went to community college where I could get my high school diploma instead of going to the high school. The high school was shit.

Preach.

This DJ walked into (the community college) one day and was like, “I want to throw this sock dance thing; I’m a DJ.” And so we did this barefoot dance party in the commons. And as I look back, I think that might have been my first ecstatic dance. He took me under his wing, and I started going to some of his gigs, and we Cody Reinheimer, aka DJ CodeStar, discovered the wonders of elec- became good friends. He did weddings and stuff, too. He was a former stoner who had tronic music at an early age./ Courtesy photo gone Christian. We’d smoke weed tocrib as a baby; I had no choice! So, it’s definitely been gether, and he’d feel guilty about it. “And, I’d be like since the beginning. They would lay me down in a pile of ‘don’t worry about it! The universe loves you!’” And he’d coats at these reggae shows, must have been ’82, ’83. be like, “‘No, but God does!’” and this and that. We had some good times.

In addition to Turtle Lake Refuge, you were a huge part of the Durango Farmers Market for Durango seems to represent this opening in many years, too, right? your life for you.

Durango is the land where dreams come true. To live Yes, I was the market manager and the music manager. and work on a functioning organic farm, to grow as a live That was 2014-18. It was perfect timing. I worked with DJ and community dance sanctuary, to have a band. I althe board to really grow the market over those years. But, ways wanted to work at a ski area and enjoy the mounthe day job was killing me. Waking up at 5 a.m. to run a tains, hike and live a life close to nature. And then I set full market, turn around and an hour later be DJing a my sights on wanting to do a multi-day transformational wedding till midnight. I was so wrecked. festival.

Where did you grow up?

What is ecstatic dance?

I grew up in Portland, Ore., from age 3. I was actually You check your shoes, you check your ego, you check born in a log cabin in West Virginia. My parents were your conversations at the door to really listen in and be back to the land of hippies and were growing all of their present with the music and your body. And it’s super own food and stuff. But my mom wanted to raise me in

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powerful. Going through break ups, going through deaths in the family. I’ve seen friends of mine falling in love on these dance floors and end up married! We have cheesecake and a cacao elixir bar. People are stretching and connecting on the sides, but the dance floor is for dancing. If you want to find out more, come and dance with us!

What do you love about it as a DJ? The most exhilarating is when you come in with some harmonic rise, getting into a rhythm to get everyone moving. And then from there having a strong collection of music to draw on is most exhilarating. You have to have antennas up to see what kind of direction the room wants to go in. When you’re surprising yourself, when the crowd becomes this whole organism, it’s so good.

Tell us about the Mose show. There’s a lot of excitement about it.

He’s a world class musician who’s toured throughout Europe and Latin America. He’s doing his first U.S. tour as he lives in Lake Atitlãn, Guatemala. He brings a really cool fusion of electronic production and organic sounds and collaborating musicians. It’s very entrancing. Our friend Lotte Water is also joining him. Our local musician friends Bards in Between will be joining me for my opening set.

I’ve had several friends who were super, super pumped about your festival at Tico Time–Unison.

Congrats, man!

Thank you. Last year was amazing. We will probably cap it at some point. We want something that’s more on the intimate side but still high energy. We asked for feedback and heard great things about our lineup and the flow of the event. The vibe was super good and everyone was super safe. And we didn’t sell any alcohol. We promoted people showing up with their senses at their peak in sobriety. Moving forward, we just want to be better prepared as the festival grows. We also would love to have more indigenous integration. People can find out more at unisonfest.com or on Facebook .

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Warming up to hot(ish) yoga The infrared experience at Pause Yoga & Pilates studio

by Elizabeth Barrett Animas High School intern

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ost fitness enthusiasts and amateur yogis in this town have tried hot yoga at some time or another. But, for those of us who enjoy the heat but not the humidity, a studio called Pause Yoga & Pilates exists on the south side of town. This studio heats its classes a little differently than others, using infrared panels on the ceiling to warm the room without heated air. Pause is the only studio of this type in our area – a new experience for all interested Durangatangs.

The panels used in the studio are the same type found in therapeutic infrared saunas and incubators for premature babies.

Despite the name “infrared,” they do not emit red light, or really any visible light at all. That’s because infrared wavelengths exist on the lower, less intense end of the electromagnetic spectrum, so we can feel their heat without seeing them.

“The infrared is hugely special, and different and therapeutic,” Pause owner Jolie Ensign said. “It’s an intimate, clean space … you can feel comfortable with the heat and reap the benefits.”

According to the studio’s website, infrared is very similar to the warmth of the summer sun. “When you are outdoors in the sunlight, you are not warmed by the heat of the air around you but rather the infrared rays of the sun,” states the website, adding that infrared offers the benefits of sunlight without harmful UV exposure. Among the other advantages, according to the website, are improved immune function, better skin, increased flow of Jolie Ensign lymph fluids and enhanced injury recovery.

Ensign has harbored a passion for health and activity since she was a high school athlete. She earned a master’s degree in health promotion and wellness at a school that she said is known for wellness education, the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point. She’s a nutritionist as well as a fitness instructor, teaching fitness classes in multiple places around town. When she first became interested in teaching hot yoga, extensive research into the best heating sources led her to the infrared panels.

Pause opened a month before the COVID-19 pandemic began, in the Purple Cliffs Wellness Center above Sunnyside Farms Market. However, Ensign doesn’t

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The author with the post-infrared evaluate and add in a The room was warm workout glow. little more time for but not unpleasantly self-care.” humid or stuffy. By Taking this to heart – and an occasional the end, we were all a little sweaty but sathot yoga attendee myself – I decided to isfied with our thorough workout. I wasn’t check out the morning “Hot Mat Pilates” sure whether my lymph fluids were flowing class to see what infrared was all about. any more effectively, but I did walk out feelWhen I arrived, instructor Melissa Mc- ing glad that I participated. The experience Gaughey greeted me with a friendly smile. was certainly positive and very unique.

The studio was at a pleasant temperature of Pause offers a variety of classes throughout 98 degrees Fahrenheit, warm but not over- the week. For a schedule or more info, go to whelming. Morning sunlight streamed www.pauseyogapilates.com.■

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Thursday12 Great Decisions Lecture Series, Topic: Quad Alliance, 11:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m., Durango Public Library.

Bluegrass Festival, May 12-15, Tico Time, Aztec.

Thee Fearless Peasants play, 5 p.m., Ska Brewing, 225 Girard St.

Ru Paul’s Drag Race Watch Party, every Friday, 68 p.m., Father’s Daughters Pizza, 640 Main Ave.

Matt Rupnow plays, 5 p.m., Balcony Bar & Grill, 600 Main Ave.

Terry Rickard plays, 6-9 p.m., Union Social House, 3062 Main Ave.

Live music, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.

Psychotherapist Dr. Joanna LaPrade speaks and signs books, 6-7:30pm at the Rochester Hotel Secret Garden.

Bluegrouse plays, 6-9 p.m., Durango Hot Springs.

Powerhouse Trivia Night, 6:30 p.m., Powerhouse Science Center, 1333 Camino del Rio. Pin Ups On Tour: Operation Durango, WWII style vintage variety & burlesque show, 7 p.m., VFW Post 4031, 1500 Main Ave. “Matilda the Musical,” presented by The Merely Players, 7 p.m., 789 Tech Center Dr. merelyplayers.org th

Derek Dames Ohl plays, 7-10 p.m., 11 Street Station.

Geeks Who Drink Trivia, 8 p.m., The Roost, 128 E. College Dr.

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BID’s Coffee & Conversation, 8:30 a.m., TBK Bank Community Room, 259 W. 9th St. Gary Walker plays, 10 a.m.-12 noon, Jean-Pierre Bakery & Restaurant, 601 Main Ave. Free legal clinic, 4-5 p.m., Ignacio Library, 470 Goddard Ave. Durango Tool Library Launch & Open House, 4-8 p.m., 278 Sawyer Dr., Unit 4A. Spring Gallery Walk, 5-8 p.m., Karyn Gabaldon Arts, 680 Main Ave. New metal prints by Karyn Gabaldon; jazz by Jeff Solon and Jack Maynes.

“Trigger: A Group Art Exhibit,” opening reception, 5-9 p.m., Studio & Gallery, 1027 Main Ave. For more info visit anddurango.com. Exhibit runs through May 21.

“Matilda the Musical,” presented by The Merely Players, 7 p.m., 789 Tech Center Dr. merelyplayers.org Spaghetti Westerns plays, 7-10 p.m., 11th Street Station.

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Durango Farmers Market, 8 a.m.–12 noon, TBK Bank parking lot, across from the Transit Center. Local band Jolie plays.

9Health Fair, 8 a.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. FLC Spring Commencement, 9 a.m., Ray Dennison Memorial Field. Students from 2020 who graduated via virtual ceremonies are invited to walk in this year’s inperson ceremony. Keynote speaker is actor and musician Gary Farmer, from the Six Nations of the Grand River in Ohsweken, Ontario.

ArtRoom Collective Spring Exhibition & Market, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Smiley Building, 1309 E. 3rd Ave. More info at www.theartcollective.com Party in the Park, 11:30 a.m., Folsom Park, 11 Folsom Place. Hosted by American Association of University Women & Fort Lewis College.

Women’s March and Rally, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Buckley Park, with Indivisible Durango.

Mathew Marcus McDaniel plays, 1-4 p.m., 11th Street Station.

Stories of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic & Durango Cycling, 4-5:30 p.m., Animas Museum, 3065 W. 2nd Ave. Bella Danzante 14, dance show, 4 p.m., Community Concert Hall at FLC.

Bryce Pettit’s sculpture art show, opening reception, 5-7 p.m., Sorrel Sky Gallery, 828 Main Ave. Exhibit runs thru May 31.

Pete Giuliani Band plays, 5-8 p.m., Mancos Brewing Co.

Adult Game Night, 5:30-8 p.m., Singletrack Coffee & Tea, 100 Jenkins Ranch Road.

Russell Box Senior Artist Reception, 5-6:30 p.m., Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive. Box will talk about his art and his autobiography, “The Physical and

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Mark Allen plays, 6 p.m., Fenceline Cider, Mancos.

Live music, 5:30 p.m., The Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave. Freestyle Friday, weekly, 5:30 p.m., The Hive, 1150 Main Ave.

Bingo Night, 5 p.m., Fenceline Cider, Mancos.

Live music, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.

Deadline for “Stuff to Do” submissions is Monday at noon. To submit an item, email: calendar@durangotelegraph.com

Jack Ellis & Larry Carver play, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.

Live music, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave. Live music, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave. Community Yoga, 6-7 p.m., Yoga Durango, 1485 Florida Rd., C-201. Donations accepted.

Loki Moon & Shadow Trapp play, 7 p.m., iAM Music, 1315 Main Ave. “Matilda the Musical,” presented by The Merely Players, 7 p.m., 789 Tech Center Dr. merelyplayers.org Backyard Revival, 7-10 p.m., 11th Street Station.

Mose & CodeStar play, 8-11 p.m., VFW Hall, 1550 Main Ave.

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Durango Flea Market, 8 a.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. First Responder Appreciation Breakfast, 9 a.m., VFW Post 4031, 1500 Main Ave. Taste of Durango, 11 a.m., downtown Durango.

“Matilda the Musical,” presented by The Merely Players, 1 p.m., 789 Tech Center Dr. merelyplayers.org Grant Livingston plays, 1-4 p.m., 11th Street Station.

Silent Sundays w/Adam Swanson, 2-4 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave. Bentley Monk plays, 4 p.m., Mancos Brewing Co. Open Mic Night, 5 p.m., Fenceline Cider, Mancos.

High Altitude Blues play, 5 p.m., Weminuche Woodfire Grill, Vallecito.

Live music, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave. Live music, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave. Lotte Walda plays, 7:30 p.m., presented by Unison Productions. More info at https://bit.ly/38cvwbn

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LPCHS Baby Shower, donation drive for kittens and puppies, May 16-23. lpchumanesociety.org Live music, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave. Live music, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.

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Do not enter, distracted driving & unwanted guests Interesting fact: The 20th century was the heyday for euphemisms of the butt, the king of which is the keister (1930).

Dear Rachel, Why do stores have double-door entrances but keep one of the doors locked shut? It’s fine if they put up a sign saying “use other door.” I’m talking when there are no contextual clues. I walk up to a door, yank on it and/or walk into it, then have to subtly switch sides. Odds are I’ll do it again on the way out because left/right distinction and short-term memory are both issues for me. Is there any good reason for not just unlocking both doors?

– Doors Wide Shut Dear Knob Blocked, Are you a goldfish? Actually, that’s not fair. Studies reportedly show that goldfish have much more durable memories than we give them credit for. Turns out it’s the goldfish bowl that’s the limiting factor, not the goldfish.

I’ve also seen a TikTok on someone else’s phone showing how fish in tanks have learned to drive their motorized carts for fish treats. If they can survive without touch screens, then by gum so can we.

– Blub blub, Rachel Dear Rachel, I just upgraded to a newer car with one of them newfangled smart screens on the dashboard. I’m thinking, it’s bad to look at my phone, so why is this OK? But it’s 2022, so I let it

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Volunteer Canoe/Kayak Training, hosted by Adaptive Sports Association, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Info at asadurango.com Live music, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave. Live music, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave. Tara Rose & the Real Deal plays, 6-9 p.m., Durango Hot Springs.

Durango Elks Lodge Pub Trivia, 6:30 p.m., Durango Elks Lodge, 901 E. 2nd Ave. Non-members welcome.

Open Mic Night, weekly 7:30-9:30 p.m., Moe’s Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave. Comedy Open Mic, weekly, 8 p.m., 11th St. Station.

go. Then I discover that when I turn the car on, the screen says (in actual English words) that looking at the screen can lead to a serious accident. So my question is simple: Why is the screen even in the freaking car then?

– Screening Mad Dear Screened Caller, Because who wouldn’t want an inferior iPad permanently installed in their automobile? The tech will almost certainly be obsolete in four years, if it’s even still functioning. Plus, it casts that wonderfully persistent glow in your eyes as you’re driving at night. On the plus side, you can’t very easily drop it in the toilet, so it’s possible this is the greatest tech-preservation invention since the corded telephone.

– Always dim, Rachel Email questions to telegraph@durangotelegraph.com Dear Rachel, What is dishwashing etiquette as a guest in someone’s home? You know how it goes. You have a meal together, then you say, “Oh, I’ll wash up,” and the host says, “No you will not, sit your tush down,” then either a) you force yourself into the kitchen and wash them anyway, or b) you don’t, and you presume the host is talking after you leave about how rude you are for not even cleaning up. What’s the winning move here?

– Diner’s Dilemma

Dear Washed Up, Whose house are you visiting where they call your butt a tush? And when can I come, too? Because this sounds DELIGHTFUL. I want to know what other milquetoast yet comical words and phrases they use. Do they also tell you to get your heinie in your chair when it’s time to eat? Perhaps they threaten to smack your bum when you’re being ornery? Why can I think only of silly euphemisms for the butt? Might have to do with that earlier question about trying to go in the out door.

– Putting the “ass” in “classy,” Rachel

Live music, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.

Upcoming

Live music, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.

Volunteer Rafting Training, learn how to volunteer with Adaptive Sports Association, May 20 & 24, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. More info at asadurango.com

Durango Bird Club meeting, 6 p.m., Fort Lewis College, Education Business Hall Room 055.

Volunteer Cycling Training, learn how to volunteer with Adaptive Sports Association, May 20 & 24, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. More info at asadurango.com

Ongoing

Soil Health Workshop, May 20, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., with soil scientist Ray Archuleta. Details and registration ($40, scholarships available) at www.lposc.org/events

Storytelling & Songwriting Night, every second and fourth Thursday, 6-8 p.m., Mountain Monk Coffee, 558 Main Ave. More info at iAMmusic.us The Hive Indoor Skate Park is open, offering open skate and skate lessons. Waivers required. For schedule and online waiver, go to www.thehivedgo.org Shock Wave Drag Night, first and third Friday of every month, 9 p.m., Father’s Daughters Pizza, 640 Main Ave. 18+

Thee Fearless Peasants, May 20, 5-8 p.m., Gazpacho Restaurant, 431 E. 2nd Ave. Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale, May 20 and 21, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Durango Public Library Lauren Avery plays, May 20, 6-7 p.m., house show in Bayfield. More info at pineriverarts.org

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Wine Workshop, 4:30-5:30 p.m., PRIMI Pasta & Wine Bar, 1201 Main Ave.

Graduating Senior Communication Design & Studio Art Majors, the Art Gallery at Fort Lewis College.

Exhibit runs until May 15.

John O’Neal, Joe Nibley & Justin Hubbard play, May 20, 7 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 419 San Juan Dr.

Open Bluegrass Jam, every Wednesday, 5-8 p.m., 11th St. Station.

Works by Roger Seliner, Recess Gallery, 1027 Main Ave. Info at anddurango.com. Exhibit runs through May.

The Small Glories play, May 20, 7:30 p.m., Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College.

Deadline to submit items for “Stuff to Do” is Monday at noon.

E-mail your stuff to: calendar@durangotelegraph.com

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by Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Choose the least important day in your life,” Aries author Thornton Wilder wrote.

“It will be important enough.”

I recommend that you make those your words to live by in the next two weeks.

Why? Because I suspect there will be no tremendously exciting experiences coming your way. The daily rhythm is likely to be routine and modest. You may even be tempted to feel a bit bored. And yet, if you dare to move your attention just below the surface of life, you will tune into subtle glories that are percolating. You will become aware of quietly wondrous developments unfolding just out of sight and behind the scenes. Be alert for them.

They will provide fertile clues about the sweet victories that will be available in the months ahead.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Every successful person I know starts before they feel ready,” life coach Marie Forleo declared. Author Ivan Turgenev wrote, “If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything, is ready, we shall never begin.” Here’s what educator Supriya Mehra says: “There’s never a perfect moment to start, and the more we see the beauty in ‘starting small,’ the more we empower ourselves to get started at all.” I hope that in providing you with these observations, Taurus, I have convinced you to dive in now. Here’s one more quote, from businesswoman Betsy Rowbottom: “There’s never a perfect moment to take a big risk.”

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Poet Ranata Suzuki writes, “There comes a point where you no longer care if there’s a light at the end of the tunnel or not. You’re just sick of the tunnel.”

That’s good advice for you right now, Gemini. The trick that’s most likely to get you out of the tunnel is to acknowledge that you are sick of the damn tunnel. Announce to the universe that you have gleaned the essential teachings the ride through the tunnel has provided you. You no longer need its character-building benefits, because you have harvested them all.

Please say this a thousand times sometime soon: “I am ready for the wide-open spaces.”

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In the coming weeks, your imagination will receive visions of the next chapter of your life story. These images and stories might confuse you if you think they are illuminating the present moment. So please keep in mind that they are prophecies of what’s ahead.

They are premonitions and preparations for the interesting work you will be given during the second half of 2022. If you regard them as guiding clues from your

eternal soul, they will nourish the inner transformations necessary for you to welcome your destiny when it arrives. Now study this inspirational quote from poet Rainer Maria Rilke: “The future glides into us, so as to remake itself within us, long before it occurs.”

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Remember that you will never reach a higher standard than you yourself set,” author Ellen G. White wrote.

That’s true! And that’s why it’s so crucial that you formulate the highest standards you can imagine—maybe even higher than you can imagine. Now is a favorable phase for you to reach higher and think bigger. I invite you to visualize the best version of the dream you are working on – the most excellent, beautiful and inspiring form it could take. And then push on further to envision even more spectacular results. Dare to be greedy and outrageous.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Before Virgo-born Leslie Jones achieved fame as a comedian and actor, she worked day jobs at United Parcel Service and Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles. Her shot at major appreciation didn’t arrive until “Saturday Night Live” hired her to be a regular cast member in 2014, when she was 47 years old. Here’s how she describes the years before that: “Everybody was telling me to get a real job. Everybody was asking me, ‘What are you doing? You’re ruining your life. You’re embarrassing your family.’” Luckily, Jones didn’t heed the bad advice. “You can’t listen to that,” she says now. “You have to listen to yourself.” Now I’m suggesting that you embrace the Leslie Jones approach, Virgo.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “A person must dream a long time in order to act with grandeur, and dreaming is nursed in darkness.” Author Jean Genet wrote that, and now I’m offering you his words as the seed of your horoscope. If you’ve been attuned to cosmic rhythms, you have been doing what Genet described and will continue to do it for at least another ten days. If you have not yet begun such work, please do so now. Your success during the rest of 2022 will thrive to the degree that you spend time dreaming big in the darkness now.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Cursed are those who feel floods but who can only express a few drops.” So says an internet proverb. Luckily, this principle won’t apply to you in the coming weeks. I expect you will be inundated with cascades of deep feelings, but you will also be able to articulate those feelings. So you won’t be cursed at all. In fact, I suspect you will be blessed. The

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cascades may indeed become rowdy at times. But I expect you will flourish amidst the lush tumult.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): “It takes a great deal of experience to become natural,” Sagittarian author Willa Cather wrote. I’m happy to report that in recent months, you Sagittarians have been becoming more and more natural. You have sought experiences that enhance your authenticity and spontaneity. Keep up the good work! The coming weeks should bring influences and adventures that will dramatically deepen your capacity to be untamed, soulful and intensely yourself.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “I intend to live forever,” 66-year-old comedian Steven Wright proclaims, who then adds, “So far, so good.” I offer you his cheerful outlook in the hope that it might inspire you to dream and scheme about your own longevity. Now is a great time to fantasize about what you would love to accomplish if you are provided with 90 or more years of life to create yourself. In other words, I’m asking you to expand your imagination about your long-term goals. Have fun envisioning skills you’d like to develop and qualities you hope to ripen if you are given all the time you would like to have. (PS: Thinking like this could magically enhance your life expectancy.)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Stop insisting on clearing your head,” author Charles Bukowski advised.

“Clear your f—-ing heart instead.” That will be a superb meditation for you to experiment with in the coming weeks. Please understand that I hope you will also clear your head. That’s a worthy goal. But your prime aim should be to clear your heart. What would that mean? Purge all apologies and shame from your longings. Cleanse your tenderness of energy that’s inclined to withhold or resist. Free your receptivity to be innocent and curious.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “The winner will be the one who knows how to pick the right fights,” author Jane Ciabattari wrote. Heed her advice, please, Pisces. You will soon be offered chances to deal with several interesting struggles that are worthy of your beautiful intelligence. At least one will technically be a “conflict,” but even that will also be a fruitful opportunity. If you hope to derive the greatest potential benefit, you must be selective about which ones you choose to engage. I recommend you give your focus to no more than two.

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Announcements Edible/Medicinal Plant Walk Haviland Lake, Sat., May 14. Call for details: 970-759-9287.

Free Tenant Rights Presentation Presented by Colorado Legal Services Tuesday, May 17, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm at the Durango Public Library or via Zoom.

Topics include best rental practices, evictions, security deposits, etc. Please call 385-7378 ext. 251 for details on how to attend or visit our website at www.duran govap.org/events New!! Fishing/Paddlesports Shop Rentals [SUP, kayaks, canoe] grab and go and on-site at Twilight Lake Fishing (fly and spinner) gear for rent, guided service, lessons and more. Just south of Purg, come check us out!

Artist Booths Available!

For the White Rabbit Micro Market.

Fri., Sat. & Sun., 5/1 to 9/30. Call 970259-2213.

The Perfect Gift for your favorite dirtbag. Literature from Durango’s own Benighted Publications. The Desert, The Climbing Zine, The Great American Dirtbags, American Climber, Climbing Out of Bed and Graduating From College Me are available at: Maria’s Bookshop, Pine Needle Mountaineering, the Sky Store, or on the interweb at www.climbingzine.com.

HelpWanted Assistant Town Planning Director The Town of Silverton is advertising for an Assistant Town Planning Director.

Interested applicants may obtain job information at Silverton Town Hall or at https://townofsilverton.colorado.gov/em ployment where the job description and application are available for download.

This is a full-time position. The pay is

$20-25 an hour depending on qualifications. Applications must be delivered to Silverton Town Hall, 1360 Greene St. or via email to Clerk Matt Green at mgreen@sil verton.co.us. The deadline for submissions is May 26 at 4 p.m. The Town of Silverton is an equal opportunity employer.

Creative Sales Help Wanted!

Beads & Beyond is seeking professional, driven & fun sales associates. Previous beading exp a plus. Apply in store at 840 Main Avenue.

Assistant Town Planner The Town of Silverton is looking to hire for the Assistant Town Planner Position. This is a full-time position, paying $18-$22 per hour, depending on qualifications, plus benefits. Job duties include but are not limited to: helping the Planning Director in day-to-day activities, preparing reports, overviewing submissions to the planning department, and preparing agendas and meeting minutes for the Planning Commission. For a full job description, please visit townofsilver ton.colorado.gov. Applications can be mailed to Town of Silverton, PO Box 250, Silverton, CO, 81433 or emailed to the Town Clerk, Matt Green, at mgreen@sil verton.co.us. The deadline for submission of applications is 4pm on May 16.

Environmental Professional Durango-based environmental consulting firm seeks qualified environmental professional for PT position (possibly FT for right person). Applicant must have at least two years of consulting experience in CWA, ESA, NEPA or hazmat compliance work. BS/BA min. in biology, botany, geology, soil science or related field is required. Must have good written/verbal communication skills, and GIS experience is a plus. Please send resume and salary history to: smoore@smeenv.com. No phone calls please.

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Inside/outside storage near Durango and Bayfield. 10-x-20, $130. Outside spots: $65, with discounts available. RJ Mini Storage. 970-259-3494.

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Auditions for Damsels The Merely Players are hosting open auditions for “Damsels,” famous tragedies of Western literature from a female perspective. We are looking for women from grade 8 to college. For information, visit merelyplayers.org/merely-news-flash Free Alzheimer’s Webinars Designed to help families better understand the changes that come with the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. Registration required. To register, go to tinyurl.com/ yc7fay9k or call the Alzheimer’s Helpline at 800-272-3900.

• “10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s” – 1-2 p.m. Thurs., May 19; and 12 noon, 1:30 p.m. Tues., June 14.

• “Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia” – 9:30 - 11 a.m. Tues., June 7; and 4 - 5:30 p.m. Thurs., June 16.

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