The Durango Telegraph, July 6, 2023

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Who ya gonna call?

SAR puts butts on line to save yours, with little pay

If it’s broke, fix it

Repair Café opens to combat throw-away culture

The heat is on

From Ralph to L.A. blues, July offers music galore

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Bird’s eye view

When it comes to American symbols, eagles the right bird for the job

by Addyson Santese

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Who ya gonna call?

SAR teams put butts on line to save yours, often with little compensation by Molly Absolson / Writers on the Range

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Do not trash

New Repair Café in Ignacio seeks to reverse throwaway culture

by Jonathan Romeo

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4 La Vida Local

5 Writers on the Range

6 In Memory

7 State News

8 Top Story

10 Between the Beats

11 Murder Ink

12-13 Stuff to Do

13 Ask Rachel

14 Free Will Astrology

15 Classifieds

15 Haiku Movie Review

Ear to the ground:

“I used to be a bad ass. Now I’m just ass bad.”

– Growing old in Durango – it’s not for sissies.

Clearing a path

Long closures for avalanche mitigation could become a thing of that past on Red Mountain Pass. New avi-control technology is being installed on the pass next week (and yes, you can expect traffic delays).

The Colorado Department of Transportation will install remote avalanche control systems at three known avalanche paths: Blue Point/Blue Willow at mile point 81, just south of the pass; and near the Mother Cline path at mile point 89 (aka the Ruby Wall.)

In all, CDOT monitors 278 of 522 avalanche paths across Colorado. In the past, the usual methods for triggering an avalanche were a 105-millimeter howitzer or helicopter-dropped explosives.

This relatively new technology, however, is remotely controlled, which reduces the amount of time needed to close highways. According to CDOT, the systems work by mixing oxygen and propane or hydrogen gas in exploder nozzles.

“These are the first fixed systems to be installed on Highway 550, and the units are being set at the most ideal locations,” CDOT Southwest Region Transportation Director Julie Constan said in a press release. “The remote-controlled systems will enable more efficient avalanche control, making the areas safer for CDOT crews and travelers.”

CDOT said the Mother Cline and the Blue Point/Blue Willow slides are the most active paths on Highway 550. Blue Point, too, is a popular area for backcountry skiers.

In the groove

July heats up with local, national acts from Ralph Dinosaur to Andy Frasco by Stephen Sellers

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“With these remote systems, we can more effectively bring snow down during peak conditions, often at night,” CDOT Maintenance Area Supervisor Vance Kelso said in a press release. “Then, we can clear the debris before morning and have things opened back up for the traveling public.”

The project begins July 10, and travel impacts are expected mostly within the first two weeks as equipment is brought on site.

Work will be done from 7 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday (some weekend work may be scheduled.) Specific work dates include:

• Tues., July 11:  At MP 81, there will be full traffic holds that could last up to 20 minutes, then traffic queues will be cleared in each direction before the next hold

• Wed.-Fri., July 12-14:  Periods of singlelane, alternating traffic; and full traffic holds of up to 20 minutes are possible

• Mon., July 17:  At MP 81, full traffic holds of up to 20 minutes during morning hours; full traffic holds at MP 89 in the afternoon.

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Who ya gonna call?

SAR teams put butts on line to save yours, often with little compensation by Molly Absolson / Writers on the Range

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Bird’s eye view

When it comes to American symbols, eagles are the right birds for the job

by Addyson Santese

RegularOccurrences

4 La Vida Local

5 Writers on the Range

6 In Memory

7 State News

8 Top Story

10 Between the Beats

11 Murder Ink

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Do not trash

New Repair Café in Ignacio seeks to reverse throwaway culture

by Jonathan Romeo

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In the groove

July heats up with local, national acts from Ralph Dinosaur to Andy Frasco by Stephen Sellers

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ADVERTISING SALES: telegraph@durangotelegraph.com

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Jonathan Romeo jonathan@durangotelegraph.com

The Durango Telegraph publishes every Thursday, come hell, high water, tacky singletrack or mon-

12-13 Stuff to Do

13 Ask Rachel

14 Free Will Astrology

15 Classifieds

15 Haiku Movie Review

On the cover Summer in Durango, celebrated with cycles of perennials, such as the beloved poppies./ Photo by Renee Cornue @reneecornue_studio

Ear to the ground:

“I used to be a bad ass. Now I’m just ass bad.”

– Growing old in Durango – it’s not for sissies.

Clearing a path

Long closures for avalanche mitigation could become a thing of that past on Red Mountain Pass. New avi-control technology is being installed on the pass next week (and yes, you can expect traffic delays).

The Colorado Department of Transportation will install remote avalanche control systems at three known avalanche paths: Blue Point/Blue Willow at mile point 81, just south of the pass; and near the Mother Cline path at mile point 89 (aka the Ruby Wall.)

In all, CDOT monitors 278 of 522 avalanche paths across Colorado. In the past, the usual methods for triggering an avalanche were a 105-millimeter howitzer or helicopter-dropped explosives.

This relatively new technology, however, is remotely controlled, which reduces the amount of time needed to close highways. According to CDOT, the systems work by mixing oxygen and propane or hydrogen gas in exploder nozzles.

“These are the first fixed systems to be installed on Highway 550, and the units are being set at the most ideal locations,” CDOT Southwest Region Transportation Director Julie Constan said in a press release. “The remote-controlled systems will enable more efficient avalanche control, making the areas safer for CDOT crews and travelers.”

CDOT said the Mother Cline and the Blue Point/Blue Willow slides are the most active paths on Highway 550. Blue Point, too, is a popular area for backcountry skiers.

“With these remote systems, we can more effectively bring snow down during peak conditions, often at night,” CDOT Maintenance Area Supervisor Vance Kelso said in a press release. “Then, we can clear the debris before morning and have things opened back up for the traveling public.”

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tributed in the finest and most discerning locations throughout the greater Durango area.

The project begins July 10, and travel impacts are expected mostly within the first two weeks as equipment is brought on site.

Work will be done from 7 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday (some weekend work may be scheduled.) Specific work dates include:

• Tues., July 11:  At MP 81, there will be full traffic holds that could last up to 20 minutes, then traffic queues will be cleared in each direction before the next hold

• Wed.-Fri., July 12-14:  Periods of singlelane, alternating traffic; and full traffic holds of up to 20 minutes are possible

• Mon., July 17:  At MP 81, full traffic holds of up to 20 minutes during morning hours; full traffic holds at MP 89 in the afternoon.

Backcountry heroes

SAR teams put lives on the line, often without compensation

by Molly Absolon

When I was leading groups into the Wyoming wilderness in the 1990s, once we left a trailhead, we were on our own.

If somebody got hurt, we could walk or carry the injured person out or send runners to the road to call for support. In the case of a life- or limb-threatening emergency, we could use a transponder to try to send a coded message to a passing aircraft, pleading for help. Things have definitely changed.

“People expect to be rescued,” Tod Schimelfenig, who has been on the search and rescue team for Fremont County, Wyo., since the 1970s, said. “Maybe it’s that a whole generation has grown up with instant communication, and that drives what they do when they go into the wilderness.”

What they do, according to Schimelfenig, is go farther and attempt more difficult objectives, which means demands on search and rescue teams have increased sharply over the past decade.

The United States has a patchwork of search and rescue organizations charged with responding to backcountry emergencies. Who comes to your aid depends on where you are and what land management agency is responsible. Most have volunteer teams that report to a local law enforcement officer, although some national parks, like Yosemite or Grand Teton, have paid crews on call.

In the 1930s, The Mountaineers, a Seattle-based climbing group, came up with what they called the “10 Essentials” to help prepare people for outdoor emergencies. The checklist became ubiquitous. But it’s longer now, said Maura Longden, a member of the Teton County Idaho Search and Rescue, who trains teams across the country.

In addition to practical things like water, food, a map and layers of clothing, the essentials list now includes cellphones, personal locating beacons and GPS devices. Communication is critical.

Carol Viau, who has been with Teton County (Wyoming) Search and Rescue for 23 years, said that many people choose climbing routes, ski descents and remote peaks just by surfing the Internet.

This past winter, Viau helped rescue a skier who’d been injured in a fall deep in the Tetons – a place he’d chosen online. He used his phone to call for assistance, and Teton County’s SAR team brought him out.

Jim Webster has been involved in search and rescue since the 1970s and leads the Grand County, Utah, SAR team. He says today’s outdoor recreationists aren’t as self-sufficient as they used to be.

This spring, Webster’s team helped rescue a canyoneer who realized – midway down a rappel into a slot canyon – that her rope failed to reach the ground. She hung suspended in the air until rescuers were able

to find her and haul her out of the canyon.

Another spring rescue involved a solo boater who decided he wanted out from descending a flood-stage river. He couldn’t – or wouldn’t – go farther. Webster said he called for help, and a rescue boat went to his aid.

Both of those calls had happy endings. But Webster’s team has experienced the opposite, including recovering the body of a BASE jumper last fall.

Webster said his team of 30 to 35 people responds to around 120 calls per year, an average of two a week. But teams often get two or three calls in a single day. Most teams are made up of volunteers, though in the case of Grand County, volunteers get paid when they’re on a call. Many have to take time off from work to respond.

This past winter in Wyoming, Viau said she was called out every day for a week – usually just as she was getting off her job as a guide at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. That stretched her eight-hour days into 12plus-hour days. She’s so busy, she said, she doesn’t think she should own a dog.

It’s undeniable that the volunteer search and rescue system is feeling the strain. Last October, Christopher Boyer, executive director of the National Search and Rescue Association, told PBS NewsHour the current system is “broke.”

What’s the solution? In Colorado, you can buy an inexpensive SAR card that reimburses a county for the cost of your rescue. Or what about diverting some tax revenue to equip and pay teams?

For now, these unsung heroes keep bringing a victim back alive. They do it even when the desperate caller has gone somewhere they probably shouldn’t have – somewhere they couldn’t leave without help.

Molly Absolon is a contributor to Writers on the Range, writersontherange.org, an independent nonprofit dedicated to spurring lively conversation about the West. She writes in Idaho.

The San Juan Mountains – a great place to get lost.

InMemory

izza in Durango will never be the same. On June 26, longtime local Corey Kitch passed away from what his wife, Lynn, called a three-year “war” with pancreatic cancer.

For those who may not know, Kitch founded Homeslice Pizza on College Drive back in 2002. Not only did Kitch bring delicious, cheesy, crusty goodness to thousands of jonesing Durangoans, he also brought an amazing sense of humor and was quick to have a cold Ska waiting for you while your pie cooked.

Kitch was also one of the first advertisers in this fair paper when there were few; a man who wasn’t afraid to step up and take a chance on a couple of scrappy, smartass writers with a dream. We’ll never be able to thank him enough for his support and pile of pies he served up for our 10th anniversary party at Moe’s, which saved many a reveler from the dreaded “liquid dinner.”

Kitch also was a regular contributor to our dearly departed “Ask the Diver” advice column, bringing an unrivaled level of belly laughs, wit and quirkiness (which is saying a lot).

A memorial for Kitch is being planned for July 28. In the meantime, enjoy some of Kitch’s sage advice.

Dear Diver,

Who’s the marketing genius responsible for bringing us “Fall for Downtown Durango,” “Holidazzle” and “Spring it On” shopping promotions? I’m all for promoting town, but these hyped shopping mall slogans are degrading. – Anonymous

Dear Anonymous, Marketing genius is absolutely correct!! First and foremost, you have to change your point of view, don’t think shopping mall and don’t even think “hip,” but rather, “hip hop.” That’s right, my little marketing neophyte. I think you know where this is going. It was snoop d-o-double g, and of course Uncle Bootsy. I know you have let them funk you in your ear-hole, who hasn’t? Uncle Bootsy (formerly of the P-Funk All Stars) said why be satisfied with hip, when you can funk it up, actually it was funk, funk, funk it up. He said let’s tear the roof off the mother sucker. Snoop said “yo G, I’m steppin’ in the hooptie goin’ to d-town for some holidazzle my nizzle,” and that was it, it pretty much stuck after that. Maybe now you will realize how hip hop this town actually is and will stop asking stupid funking questions.

–In funk we thrust, Diver

Dear Diver,

What’s really going on at Scoot `n Blues? I saw the claims that “big name” entertainment and new management is on the horizon. All I know is they owe a bunch of my friends dough and haven’t had the “mess of fried clams” on the menu in months. What’s up?

Dear Danny Boy,

– Danny Boy

How truly poignant your name is. You see, Scoot ’n Blues has been masquerading as this run-of-the-mill biker/karaoke/cougar hunting ground/burger

joint/Irish/blues bar. And I must say that I was completely fooled at first. I mean, it was such a concise image. However, “Danny Boy,” the pipes, the pipes are playing, because the whole joint is a front for the Irish mob. Your friends are lucky that all they lost were a few “clams.” They could have had their “Mahone Pogued,” and we all know how painful that can be. I know it’s totally depressing, but don’t worry, you can still pick up Milfs at Joels. As you slide down the banister of life, may the splinters never point the wrong way.

Corey Kitch

Upping the ante

Colorado’s electric vehicle tax credit now worth $5,000

by Sam Brasch / Colorado Public Radio

It’s official: Colorado has the country’s most generous electric vehicle tax credit available to all residents.

On July 1, the state’s incentive jumps from $2,000 to $5,000 for any electric vehicle with a starting price of less than $80,000. Data from the U.S. Department of Energy shows that’s larger than any state-level discount on battery-powered cars.

Anyone interested in a lower-priced electric vehicle, like a Nissan Leaf or Chevy Bolt, may want to wait before heading to a dealership, however. To further encourage a shift away from fossil fuel vehicles, the same law includes an additional $2,500 credit for electric cars under $35,000, but it doesn’t kick in until 2024.

Christian Willis, the managing director for Transportation and Fuels at the Colorado Energy Office, said that additional rebate is meant to help ensure electric cars aren’t luxury items reserved for high-income residents.

“It’s also going to lead to more purchases of smaller electric vehicles, which helps to extend the critical materials needed to manufacture EV batteries,” Willis said.

Gov. Jared Polis approved the expanded tax credit by signing  HB231272 . Along with funding to nudge electric car adoption, the law includes a suite of new incentives for heat pumps and e-bikes to help shift the state away

from fossil fuels and toward its climate goals.

By offering a more generous credit, the state hopes to build on Colorado’s recent momentum of increased electric vehicle sales.  Recent data from the Colorado Auto Dealers Association show that 10.5% of all cars sold in the state were electric, a three-fold increase from just three years earlier.

One factor that has driven the rise in sales is the federal $7,500 rebate on electric vehicles. The Inflation Reduction Act, signed by President Biden in 2022, renewed the credit with new rules to encourage carmakers to use domestic supply chains to build cars and batteries. That means many electric vehicles no longer qualify.

In March, Gov. Polis said he was con-

cerned it could take years for carmakers to shift their operations in response. The state’s expanded credit is designed to ensure Colorado consumers don’t lose interest in the meantime.

Additional rebates could soon be available for low-income residents. In August, the state will launch  a program to offer a $6,000 discount on the purchase of a new electric vehicle or $4,000 off a used vehicle – if buyers give up an older or high-emission model. Applicants must meet one of a number of income qualifications to be eligible.

Xcel Energy, Colorado’s largest power provider, also has offered a $5,500 discount on new electric car purchases for low-income customers.

In the past, it hasn’t been available for anyone who has claimed the state rebate, but the company recently asked utility regulators to lift the restriction starting next year.

All those rebates and discounts add up to a staggering figure: $26,500.

It’s unlikely anyone could claim the full amount due to the various income restrictions and the details of the federal rebate, but Willis says it’s not out of the question.

“It’s possible, but a lot of things would have to add up just perfectly,” Willis said. “The idea here, of course, is to ensure all Coloradans can benefit from the transition to electric vehicles.”

For more from Colorado Public Radio, go to www.cpr.org ■

An EV juices up at an electric vehicle charging station outside the Smiley Building in Durango./ Photo by Missy Votel

If it’s broke ... fix it

Reversing the throwaway culture one sewing machine at a time

by Jonathan Romeo

America is known for a lot of things – hot dogs, democracy, technological innovation, reality TV, hot dogs. But right atop the list is our reputation as a throwaway culture.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the average American throws away nearly 5 pounds of trash every single day. That can include food, plastics, material goods, sets of Monopoly with the missing shoe piece – pretty much everything.

In our defense, however, it’s a system that’s set up to function this way. Around the 1920s, manufacturers started practicing “planned obsolescence,” in which, basically, industries intentionally produce crappier, lowcost items, so you’d have to buy a new one in a few years and replace it.

And, as Americans became accustomed to this totally manipulative and terrible way of purchasing goods, we

JusttheFacts

What: Repair Café, bring your broken appliances, torn clothing and flat tires to be repaired by volunteers. Or better yet, learn how to fix it yourself.

Who: Presented by the Ignacio Community Library

When: Thurs., July 6, 6-8 p.m.

Where: Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard For info.: www.repaircafe.org

also increasingly lost the tried-and-true art of repair. Which is why, when Ron Schermacher, IdeaLab educator at the Ignacio Community Library, discovered the concept of the Repair Café, he knew it would be a great service to his community.

“So many companies aren’t even interested in developing products that can be repaired or are sustainable, so a lot of people get in a mode that if something breaks, they throw it away and buy a new one,” he said. “We’re

trying to give people more ownership and information about the things they own.”

The Repair Café model started in 2008 in Amsterdam and now has more than 2,500 locations worldwide. Representatives with Repair Café did not return requests for an interview for this story.

Regardless, the concept is fairly simple (though every location is a bit different): free meeting places where volunteers help you repair your items, or offer tools, materials and the instruction on how to repair it yourself.

Schermacher said the Ignacio Community Library will host the first Repair Café meeting Thurs., July 6, from 6-8 p.m. From there, the event will be held the first Thursday of the month. It will also mark the first Repair Café on Colorado’s Western Slope (attempts to interview other Repair Cafés in the state – Boulder, Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs – were not successful).

Schermacher said hosting a Repair Café at the Ignacio Community Library is a perfect fit. Already, the library

The Repair Café model started in Amsterdam in 2008 and now boasts more than 2,500 locations across the world. Now, free meetings will be held at the Ignacio Community Library and Pine River Library./ Courtesy photo

has a MakerLab, and people were dropping off items to be fixed. That’s not, however, part of the library’s service of offerings.

“That’s not part of our mission here at the library, to be a repair service,” he said. “But I felt like there must be a need out there.”

So what can you bring? Well, if it appears it can be fixed, Schermacher said, it’s fair game – clothing, appliances (vacuums, toasters, lamps, etc.) and even electronics such as computers and cell phones. Oh, and bikes!

The entire event is spearheaded by volunteers. Schermacher said he already has a team that specializes in electronics, furniture, bike repairs and sewing, as well as himself, a jack of all trades. But the more the merrier when it comes to volunteers at Repair Café, he said, even for people who want to help with registration.

Repairs are free, though donations are welcome to help buy tools and materials. Schermacher said organizers will try to recycle valuable materials, such as aluminum, copper and brass, to also help fund the effort.

“I’m just shocked how much electronic equipment gets tossed out,” he said. “It’s just really sad; we’re putting valuable metals and minerals into landfills, and at the same time, we’re extracting the last of our resources from the Earth and having to go to harder lengths to do that.”

Eventually, the Repair Café will also be hosted at the Pine River Library in Bayfield.

“I think a lot of people in our community are self-reliant, and they like getting things to work again without just replacing them,” Brenda Marshall, director of the Pine River Library, said. “People take great pride in the fact they can maintain and keep something going,

rather than just getting a new one.”

Marshall added that with the increasing cost of, well, everything these days, being able to fix your broken-down items is another relatively easy cost-savings method.

“One issue in our community is affordability and how hard it is to live here,” she said. “So anything that will help people find a way to save money is something we’re going to focus on.”

Repairing your own stuff seems to be a movement gaining momentum, with repair legislation gaining some traction across the country. In April, Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill that made Colorado the first state to ensure farmers can fix their own tractors with a “right to repair” law, forcing manufacturers to provide the necessary manuals and tools for their pricey equipment.

It’s part of a broader right-to-repair movement that could eventually include other products, such as iPhones and the like. The idea is, if we have information on how these products are made, we can repair them. Opponents of such efforts, however, say that it borders on releasing trade secrets.

Regardless, Schermacher hopes the new Repair Café will make an impact on the local level. Across all Repair Cafés, the success rate on repairs is about 70% of all items brought in.

“That’s highly ambitious, and I hope we can come up with that,” he said. “As long as people aren’t bringing too difficult items; be reasonable about what you think can be repaired.”

(Schermacher said that one recent item his team was unable to fix was an old VCR, which, for all you kids out there, stands for videocassette recorder. So it’s best to trade

in that “Titanic” VHS box set for something newer.) There will also be some activities for kids to help them learn how certain items are made, he said. And, anyone interested in learning how to repair their own items are more than welcome (Schermacher asks people to stick around regardless).

“We’re really hoping this catches on,” he said. For more info., contact Schermacher at 970-563-9287. ■

Planned obsolescence is the American way. Repair Café seeks to change that.

The heat is on

July musical offerings ramp up with local and national acts

by Stephen Sellers

Greetings, dear readers! Having some decision fatigue sorting through the insane amount of music in Durango this next month? Here are a few surefire gigs that you don’t want to miss. Go see some live music, buy some merch and live a little!

• Thurs., July 6 – Shamarr Allen, Buckley Park

Master trumpeter Shamar Allen is bringing the sounds of the 9th Ward of New Orleans to downtown Durango for free, thanks to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. Allen plays an expansive repertoire of traditional New Orleans jazz, funk, rock, fusion and hiphop. He boasts an even more expansive list of collaborations including artists like Willie Nelson, Pattie LaBelle and Lenny Kravitz. This is the perfect warmup for August’s Telluride Jazz Festival (where Allen will also be performing for an *ahem* slightly more expensive ticket). The show starts at 5:30 p.m. www.durangoconcerts.com

• Sat., July 8 – Elder Grown, Tico Time

Elder Grown’s Summer Camp, a oneday music festival, splashes down on the banks of Tico Time on Saturday. Elder Grown is one of the longest-running and most endearing funked-out, jamrock bands in Durango, having raised more than $38,000 for a new album this past March. The music festival will offer the same unique riverside amenities of any Tico Time festival, alongside performances from Elder Grown, Ava Swan, Rachel Angel, Nelleke and Forest Thump late into the night. Tickets for a single day start at $15. That’s a steal! More info at www.eldergrownmusic.com

• Thurs., July 13 – Goodbye Ranger, Myles Bullen, BlueRaspberry, The Hive

Creative Director Alex Vick is making miracles happen at 1150 Main Ave. for $5 covers and all ages, the way it should be, consarnit! This month, the underground venue welcomes L.A.-based trio Goodbye Ranger. I’ll spare you most of the indie-rock sub-genre labels (Dream Pop! Shoegaze!) and just let you know that this band’s record kicks ass.

We’re lucky to have them and their friends, Myles Bullen and BlueRaspberry, coming through town. We’re even luckier to have a venue like The Hive, a sober space, which feels incredibly refreshing in boozy Durango. The show starts at 7:30 p.m., and tickets are $5.

• Fri., July 14 – Ralph Dinosaur and the Fabulous Volcanoes, Durango VFW

Legendary local musician Ralph Dinosaur is bringing the party back to Durango’s VFW in the middle of the month. If you graduated from Fort Lewis between 1985-95, this is your not-tomiss event of the month. Challenge extension for readers: search The Durango Telegraph archives online for some beautiful snapshots of the Farquahrt’sera Durango music scene. Show starts at 5 p.m., and tickets are $10 at the door.

• Sun., July 16 – Crooked Rugs, Kangaroo Courts, ORA, The Hive

The psychedelic rock mothership is about to touch down in Durango with this triple bill, graciously hosted by The Hive. This one will be for fans of bands like King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Osees and the Black Angels. You might like this show if you wear black Carhartt t-shirts, because you like the “weight of the fabric” or have had an

all-black clothing phase in the past few years. If that’s you, because it’s certainly me, you will love this show! Fort Collins-based The Crooked Rugs will be fresh off a performance at Colorado Springs’ Psychs Peak Festival joined by their equally psychy but more progressive-rock-leaning friends Kangaroo Court. Local support comes from the heavy desert fuzz of ORA (for which I wear black and play bass and synth). The show starts at 7:30 p.m. and is $5 at the door.

• Tues., Aug. 1 – Andy Frasco and the UN, Animas City Theatre

Last month, talent buyer Eugene Salaaz blew the roof off the Animas City Theatre with a booking of the incendiary New Orleans funk outfit Cha Wa. If you missed it, I can’t say you weren’t warned! So, do yourself a favor, and go check the myriad of national and local bookings coming up in July at our flagship venue. Of particular interest is the L.A.-based, blues-fueled, infectiously energizing soul-rock of Andy Frasco and the UN. The stars have aligned after years of Salaaz trying to get the band from the stages of Red Rocks, Electric Forest and Wakarusa to Durango. This show is 21+, tickets are $40, and the show starts at 8 p.m. ■

Andy Frasco and the UN

A real contender

Tale of female ex-cons ‘Sing Her Down’ best of the year

by Jeffrey Mannix

Ihadn’t read anything by or even heard of Ivy Pochoda until a couple of months ago. Her publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux has always been good about sending me announcements of upcoming crime fiction, and I’ve reviewed many of their excellent books. But Pochoda must have fallen through my cracks, or I fell through theirs.

So I’m more than excited to have heard the chatter and bring you her new release, “Sing Her Down.” This is an extraordinary book of a gracious 272 pages about two women we meet in a state penitentiary in Arizona: Florence “Florida” Baum and Diosmary “Dios” Sandoval.

In the 20-some years I’ve been scouring publisher catalogues, making contacts and reading trade publications, I can’t remember a single book staged in a women’s penitentiary. “Sing Her Down” is my first exposure to the very different world of inveterate female sociopaths, and believe me when I tell you, this is a trip you cannot afford to sit out if you are a freshman crime fiction reader. And for veteran “Murder Ink” readers, don’t let this one go; spring for the hardcover. So far, this is the book of the year, and I suspect Pochoda can do no worse than tie for the honor.

Within this exciting and odiously realistic tale, Pochoda has conjured the gnawing certainty that prisons – and we now have to believe women’s prisons especially – are near enough, if not exactly like this horrible place where we meet Florida and Dios. And we spend not quite a moment too long inside before the two are paroled.

This is not a Mickey Spillane street cred novel or a startling Stieg Larsson book. It’s not big-screen graphic, although a scene or two in prison where the guards intentionally turn their backs to keep internal control are what you might expect in an agitation factory.

Just before we spend too much time among the inmate population, we are relieved, along with Florida and Dios, that an early release has been arranged for the pair. And that’s where “Sing Her

Down” gets legs, and we realize that Pochoda owns us until she lets us go.

The story is rather simple: they’re deposited from the prison in a rundown motel for two weeks until their parole officer can interview them, find the tender spots to poke and scabs to pick, and line them up for menial jobs.

Florida calls her new parole officer to ask if she might transfer her supervision to California, and she is laughed at. Dios fumes over the treatment they’re getting and jams their few belongings into a prisonissued trash bag, and the two catch a bus to L.A.

Florida wants rid of the unpredictably violent Dios and to get home to her longed-for Jaguar convertible, and finagles her getaway over a bus change.

This isn’t a book made for movie offers. We read it for the writer’s virtuosity characterizing these two women and the impediments they run into in their L.A. wanderings.

There aren’t too many writers like Pochoda, just like you can’t find too many Miles Davises or Robert De Niros or Nolan Ryans. Of the hundreds of crime fiction books I have read and recommended over the years, I can vividly remember only a dozen or maybe 20.

I won’t forget Ivy Pochoda and “Sing Her Down.” And I won’t forget the Israeli writer Ayelet GundarGoshen and her unforgettable “Waking Lions” followed by “The Liar” that I marveled at and reviewed in these pages. And I’m excited to say that we’ll take a look at Ayelet’s new book in August, “The Wolf Hunt.”

You don’t need or want to know any more about Pochoda’s “Sing Her Down.” It’s not about the story; it’s about Ivy; it’s about the writing; it’s about what every fiction should be, but can’t.

Don’t forget to ask Maria’s Bookshop for your 15% “Murder Ink” discount, or don’t – the book is worth twice the price.

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Music in the Mountains Mobile Stage Community Concert, 11 a.m., Cottonwood Park (next to Animas Valley Elementary).

Music in the Mountains Concert, 1 p.m., FLC’s Community Concert Hall.

Concerts in the Plaza – The Road Show, 2 p.m., Three Springs Plaza.

Ben Gibson, 5 p.m., Balcony Bar, 600 Main Ave.

The Skajects plays, 5 p.m., Ska Brewing, 225 Girard Ave.

Shamarr Allen plays, 5:30 p.m., Buckley Park.

Thursday Night Sitting Group, 5:30-6:15 p.m., Durango Dharma Center, 1800 E. 3rd Ave, Suite 109.

Andrew Schuhmann plays, 6 p.m., James Ranch, 33846 Highway 550.

Ava Swan, Rachel Angel and Neleke play, 6 p.m., Durango Hot Springs.

Bluegrass jam, 6 p.m., weekly, Durango Beer & Ice, 3000 Main Ave. All levels welcome.

Jeff Solon Jazz Duo play, 6-8 p.m., Lola’s Place, 725 E. 2nd Ave.

Live music, 6-9 p.m., The Office & Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave.

Trivia Night, 6:30 p.m., Powerhouse Science Center, 1330 Camino del Rio.

First Thursdays Songwriter Night, 7 p.m., The iNDIGO Room, 1315 Main Ave.

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San Juan Nature Hike, 9 a.m., Haviland Lake. Hosted by San Juan Mountains Association.

Four Corners Gem & Mineral Show, 10 a.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave.

Friday Re-fresh, learn techniques to reduce stress, 12 noon, Community Wellness Center, 160 E. 12th St.

Open Meditation, 12 noon-1 p.m., Durango Dharma Center, 1800 E. 3rd Ave, Suite 109.

First Friday Women’s Marketplace, 4-8 p.m., Animas Trading Co., 742 Main Ave.

Art Crawl, 4 p.m., Smiley Bldg., 1309 E. 3rd Ave.

Music in the Mountains Mobile Stage Community Concert, 2 p.m., Claire Viles Park, 245 E. Park Ave.

State 38 plays, 5 p.m., Purgatory Resort.

Black Velvet plays, 6 p.m., Derailed Pour House, 725 Main Ave.

Ben Gibson Duo plays, 6 p.m., Weminuche Woodfire Grill, Vallecito.

Lisa Blue plays, 6 p.m., Fire Fox Farms, Ignacio.

Live music, 6-9 p.m., The Office & Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave.

Music in the Mountains Mobile Stage Community Concert, 6:30 p.m., Buckley Park.

“The Complete History of America (Abridged)”, 7:30 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave.

Hip-Hop and Poetry Open Mic, 7:30 p.m., The Hive, 1150 Main Ave.

Hauntings & History Ghost Tour, 8 p.m., Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Depot.

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Durango Farmers Market, 8 a.m., TBK Bank parking lot, 259 W. 9th St.

Big Mountain Enduro, 8 a.m., Purgatory Resort.

Four Corners Gem & Mineral Show, 10 a.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave.

Colorado Trail Days, 10 a.m., Backcountry Experience, 1205 Camino del Rio.

Music in the Mountains Mobile Stage Community Concert, 11 a.m., Shoshone Park, Ignacio.

Second Saturday Series Seminar: Ancestral Pueblo Pottery, 1 p.m., presentation on Zoom, featuring archeologist Mona Charles, register at animasmuseum.org/events.html

Music in the Mountains Mobile Stage Community Concert, 2 p.m., Eagle Park, Bayfield.

Artisans of Mancos 20th Anniversary Celebration, 4-7 p.m., Mancos, 101 Grand Ave.

Elder Grown Summer Camp featuring Ava Swan, Rachel Angel, Nelleke and Forest Thump, 5 p.m., Tico Time River Resort.

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

Ben Gibson Band plays, 5 p.m., Balcony Bar & Grill, 600 Main Ave.

The Wild Roses play, 6-9 p.m., Union Social House.

Live music, 6-9 p.m., The Office & Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave.

Community Yoga, 6-7 p.m., Yoga Durango, 1485 Florida Rd. Donations accepted.

Music in the Mountains Mobile Stage Community Concert, 6:30 p.m., Buckley Park.

“The Complete History of America (Abridged)”, 7:30 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave.

Undisassembled, Community Pancake & Green Lizard play, 7:30 p.m., The Hive, 1150 Main Ave.

Hauntings & History Ghost Tour, 8 p.m., Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Depot.

First preference, darn kids & book club drama

Interesting fact: Looking into smartphone usage, I learned “the penetration rate of smartphones among adults 65 years and older is only 61%.” I bet a significant percentage just don’t admit to penetration.

Dear Rachel,

So all this talk about nepo babies in Hollywood, and I finally figured out what they mean. At first I didn’t care. There’s always nepotism. Then I got peeved for all those servers in LA just trying to book an audition without losing their job. We need equal opportunity for actors! For all of us! You’re not the editor’s daughter or something, are you?

– First Gen

Dear El Em Nepo Pee, Frankly, I think dealing with a bunch of writers all the time would be the most effective birth control there is. Which probably means the Supreme Court will gut editors next. Besides, if the Supreme Court had editors, they’d have had some recent decisions marked up as implausible, divorced (another sin!) from the primary texts and probably-comma spliced all to hell.

– Stet, Rachel

Dear Rachel, I know Durango is going the way of the big city. After unloading my grocery cart at my

Sunday09

Durango Flea Market, 8 a.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave.

Big Mountain Enduro, 8 a.m., Purgatory Resort.

Four Corners Gem & Mineral Show, 10 a.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave.

Colorado Trail Days, 10 a.m., Backcountry Experience, 1205 Camino del Rio.

Story Time (kindergarten to 2nd grade), 11:11 a.m.-12 noon, White Rabbit Garden, 128 W. 14th St.

Vinyl Sundaze, 12 noon, Lola’s Place, 725 E. 2nd Ave.

Riverside Reset (adult coloring/rock painting), 1-3 p.m., White Rabbit Garden, 128 W. 14th St.

“The Complete History of America (Abridged)”, 2 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave.

Feed the People! free mutual aid meal & gear drive for homeless community members, every Sunday, 2 p.m., Buckley Park.

The Pastor & Pagan play, 4-7 p.m., Wines of the San Juan, Blanco, NM.

Ben Gibson Duo plays, 5 p.m., EsoTerra Ciderworks, 558 Main Ave.

handicap parking, I ask some young folks who are going into the store if they need a cart. They say no and walk on by. They don’t even offer to put it back in the store. They must think they will be young forever. Your thoughts from a 75-year-old.

– Bag Man

Dear Man Bag,

It is a whole bunch of truths universally acknowledged that: young people will always think they’ll be young forever; people older than young people will always complain about young people; it is always people older than young people who raised young people; and, it is people older than young people who are on their phones all the freaking time. Next time you want your cart put back, don’t be pass-agg about it. Just ask them for help. They might surprise you.

– Older every day, Rachel

Dear Clubbed,

Dear Rachel,

What’s the most amenable way for a book club to choose the books? We all thought it would be to have us each pick one. But when someone picks “The Alchemist” (that takes like two hours to read) and the next person picks “David effing Copperfield,” which takes like 40, it’s not equitable. Any advice here?

– Going Clubbing

Haro in the Dark play, 6 p.m., Durango Hot Springs. Sunday Funday, 6 p.m., Starlight, 937 Main Ave.

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Ben Gibson plays, 5 p.m., Balcony Bar & Grill, 600 Main Ave.

Happy Hour Yoga, 5:30 p.m., Ska Brewing, 225 Girard St.

Meditation and Dharma Talk, 5:30 p.m., Durango Dharma Center, 1800 E. 3rd Ave.

Comedy Showcase, 7:30 p.m., Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave.

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Community Yoga, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Yoga Durango, 1485 Florida Rd. Donations accepted.

Mindful Hike and Meditation for people in their 20s and 30s, 6 p.m., meet at Animas Mountain Trailhead at 32nd and W. 4th Ave., durangodharmacenter.org

Black Velvet, 6 p.m., Lola’s Place, 725 E. 2nd Ave.

Dave Mensch plays, 6 p.m., Three Springs Plaza.

Dustin Burley plays, 6 p.m., Durango Hot Springs.

All books are created equal and deserve an equal shot! But if you’re going to accept the best books into the club, you should pick the ones that have been the best-selling or have the best-known authors. If those books all happen to be by old white guys and J.K. Rowling, well, we can’t help it if those are the best books in the world, now can we? The other books should do better in school and stay off their damn phones and try harder to fit in.

– Well red, Rachel

Pete Giuliani plays, 6-8:30 p.m., James Ranch, 33846 Highway 550.

Open Mic Night, 7 p.m., Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave.

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Restorative Yoga for Cancer, 9:30-10:45 a.m., no cost for cancer patients, post-treatment survivors and caregivers, Smiley Building, 1309 E. 3rd Ave. Register at cancersupportswco.org/calendar

Great Garden Series: Bonsai in the Southern Rockies, 4:30 p.m., Durango Public Library.

Open Mic, 6:30 p.m., EsoTerra Ciderworks, 558 Main Ave.

Walking Meditation Instruction and Practice, 6:30-7:15 p.m., Claire Viles Park, more information at durangodharmacenter.org

“Sand, Stone and Songs: Ancient Lessons from a Living Landscape,” 7-8:30 p.m., FLC’s Lyceum Room. Presented by San Juan Basin Archaeologist Society.

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

Karaoke Roulette, 8 p.m., Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave.

by Rob Brezsny

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Genius physicist Albert Einstein said, “The formulation of a problem is often more essential than its solution, which may be merely a matter of mathematical or experimental skill. To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old questions from new angles, requires creative imagination and makes real advances.” What he said here applies to our personal dilemmas, too. When we figure out the right questions to ask, we are more than halfway toward a clear resolution.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority.” So said Taurus biologist and anthropologist Thomas Huxley (1825-95). I don’t think you will have to be quite as forceful as that in the coming weeks. But I hope you’re willing to further your education by rebelling against what you already know. And I hope you will be boisterously skeptical about conventional wisdom and trendy ideas. Have fun cultivating a feisty approach to learning! The more time you spend exploring beyond the borders of your familiar world, the better.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Hooray and hallelujah! You’ve been experimenting with the perks of being pragmatic and well-grounded. You have been extra intent on translating your ideals into effective actions. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen you so dedicated to enjoying the simple pleasures. I love that you’re investigating the wonders of being as down-to-earth as you dare. Congratulations! Keep doing this honorable work.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): I wrote my horoscope column for more than 10 years before it began to get widely syndicated. What changed? I became a better writer and oracle, for one thing. My tenacity was inexhaustible. I was always striving to improve my craft, even when the rewards were meager. Another important factor in my eventual success was my persistence in marketing. I did a lot of hard work to ensure the right publications knew about me. I suspect, fellow Cancerian, that 2024 is likely to bring you a comparable breakthrough in a labor of love you have been cultivating for a long time. And the coming months of 2023 will be key in setting the stage for that breakthrough.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Maybe you wished you cared more deeply about a certain situation. Your lack of empathy and passion may feel like a hole in your soul. If so, I have good news. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to find the missing power; to tap into the warm, wet feelings that could motivate your quest for greater connection. Here’s a good way to begin the process: Forget everything you think you know about the situation with which you want more engagement. Arrive at an empty, still point that enables you to observe the situation as if you were seeing it for the first time.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You are in an astrological phase when you’ll be wise to wrangle with puzzles and enigmas. Whether or not you come up with crisp solutions isn’t as crucial as your earnest efforts to limber up your mind. For best results, don’t worry and sweat about it; have fun! Now I’ll provide a sample riddle to get you in the mood. It’s adapted from a text by David Wallechinsky and Irving Wallace. You are standing before two identical closed doors, one leading to grime and confusion, the other to revelation and joy. Before the doors stand two figures: an angel who always tells the truth and a demon who always lies. But they look alike, and you may ask only one question to help you choose which door to take. What do you do?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I found a study that concluded just 6.1% of online horoscopes provide legitimate predictions about the future. Furthermore, the research indicated, 62.3% of them consist of bland, generic pabulum of no value to the recipient. I disagree with these assessments. And by the way, how can anyone have the hubris to decide which horoscopes are helpful and which are not? This thing we do is a highly subjective art, not an objective science. In the spirit of my comments here, Libra, and in accordance with astrological omens, I urge you to declare your independence from so-called experts and authorities who tell you they know what’s valid and worthwhile for you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Is it a fact that our bodies are made of stardust? Absolutely true, says planetary scientist Dr. Ashley King. Nearly all the elements comprising our flesh, nerves, bones and blood were originally forged in at least one star, maybe more. Some of the stuff we are made of lived a very long time in a star that eventually exploded: a supernova. I bring this startling reality to your attention, Scorpio, in honor of the most expansive phase of your

astrological cycle. You have a mandate to deepen and broaden and enlarge your understanding of who you are and where you came from.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I foresee that August will be a time of experiments and explorations. Life will be in a generous mood toward you, tempting and teasing you with opportunities from beyond your circle of expectations. But let’s not get carried away until it makes cosmic sense to get carried away. I don’t want to urge you to embrace wild hope prematurely. Between now and the end of July, I advise you to enjoy sensible gambles and measured adventures.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Is there a crucial half-conscious question lurking in the underside of your mind? A smoldering doubt or muffled perplexity that’s important for you to address? I suspect there is. Now it’s time to coax it up to the surface of your awareness so you may deal with it forthrightly. You must not let it smolder there in its hiding place. Here’s the good news, Capricorn: If you bring the dilemma or confusion or worry into the full light of your consciousness, it will ultimately lead you to unexpected treasure. Be brave!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In Larry McMurtry’s novel, “Duane’s Depressed,” the life of the main character has come to a standstill. He no longer enjoys his job. The fates of his kids are too complicated for him to know how to respond. He has a lot of feelings but has little skill in expressing them. At a loss about how to change his circumstances, he takes a small and basic step: He stops driving his pickup truck and instead walks everywhere he needs to go. Your current stasis is nowhere near as dire. But I do recommend you consider his approach to initiating transformation: Start small and basic.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Author K. V. Patel wrote, “As children, we laugh fully with the whole body. We laugh with everything we have.” In the coming weeks, Pisces, I would love for you to regularly indulge in just that: total delight and release. Furthermore, I predict you will be more able than usual to summon uproarious life-affirming amusement. Further furthermore, I believe you will have more reasons than ever before to unleash your entire self in rippling bursts of healing, hysterical hilarity. To get started, practice chuckling, giggling and chortling for one minute right now.

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Classes/Workshops

West Coast Swing Dance

6-week class starts July 19. Learn the basics of West Coast Swing. Registration required at www.westslopewesties.com

Aikido Intro Class

Aikido is a Japanese martial art with a do-no-harm attitude. Gain poise, focus, stress-relief. 4-week class Mon 68pm. Starts July 10th. Full details at https://durangoaikido.blog/intro-classseries or text/call 970-426-5257.

Let’s Letter Together!

Italic, brushlettering, sign writing, chalkboards, and more! In person classes at The ArtRoom. Learn more: bit.ly/letterdurango

HelpWanted

Hiring at Dgo Adult Ed Center

Eve Humanities Teacher $22/hr part time. Small classes, no grading! Student Svs Specialist (front desk/registrar) $18$19/hr part time. Bilingual Eng/Spanish preferred. Learn more at durangoadulted.org or contact us at 970-3854354 or info@durangoadulted.org

Massage Therapists Needed

Amaya is hiring Massage Therapist part time positions. Email triciagourley 13@gmail.com or drop off resume to apply

Help Wanted at Fruit Stand!

Need seasonal help at Just Peachy fruit stand for sales associate. Sales associates will greet, engage and answer customer questions about our produce and other goods. Restocking, sorting and cashiering are main job components. Some heavy lifting may be required. For further job info please contact: Amy Flores Bair @ (817)7818255 floresamyj@gmail.com or Joshua Bair @ (970)903-8410 joshuabbair@ gmail.com

pending on experience. Benefits include health, vision, dental, paid time off. Contact/application information: Please send a resume and cover letter to bkremer@sanjuandevelopment.com and gkaasch-buerger@silverton.co.us or by mail to SJDA, PO Box 722, Silverton, CO 81433. Position is open until filled. The Town of Silverton is an equal opportunity employer.

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Office Co-Share Available

Furnished office, private bathroom, secure entrances and covered parking. Visit  snowhaven.org to reserve the space.

Wanted

Cash for Vehicles, Copper, Alum, etc. at RJ Metal Recycle. Also free appliance and other metal drop off. 970-259-3494.

ForSale

HaikuMovieReview

‘White Noise’

Baumbach’s film about thanatophobia made me long for the end

– Lainie Maxson

Looking to consign smaller furniture pieces … 572 E. 6th Ave. Open Mon.Sat. 385-7336.

Berry Plants for Sale

Elderberry, raspberry and cherry shrubs. Make your own elderberry syrup! Fresh elderflower and Nanking cherry available to make cordials or teas. So lovely and yummy! mtberrymedicine@gmail.com

Jackson Antix 1.0 Medium

Whitewater kayak. Super fun river runner/surfer. Very good cond. – all outfitting intact, clean. In hot pink/orange/yellow fade. Downtown Durango. Message for dets: 970-749-2595.

Services

Hire the Right People for You

We recruit the people you need. Visit: http://maryjanespeople.com and email us at hi@maryjanespeople.com

Now Hiring | Dump Truck Driver

LandEx Earthworks is currently seeking a full time driver for daily operation of our dump truck material hauling and heavy equipment transport. Min 4y exp, pay DOE. Resume & references to info@landexearthworks.com.

The Town of Silverton is seeking to hire a full-time Community Project & Housing Coordinator to work directly with the San Juan Development Association. Key responsibilities would include community project coordination, housing program management, community engagement and outreach, and grant writing/ fundraising. The Community Project & Housing Coordinator position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on community development and affordable housing initiatives. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong project management skills, community engagement abilities and a commitment to creating inclusive and sustainable communities. For the full job description, please visit https://townofsilverton.colorado.g ov/employment. Hours per week: 40 hours/week. Hourly rate: $30-40/hr. de-

Vintage Bike for Sale

Schwinn One World 1940s The Schwinn One World was a popular bicycle in the 1940s. It is considered a classic vintage bike and often sought after by collectors and enthusiasts. Working condition, pick up only in Durango, CO $250 or BO 9707991979

Reruns Home Furnishings

Brighten up your indoor and outdoor space – bookcases, nightstands, dressers, bistro patio sets and bar stools.

Harmony Cleaning and Organizing

Residential, offices, commercial and vacation rentals, 970-403-6192.

Lowest Prices on Storage!

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

BodyWork

Integrated Massage

Deep tissue therapeutic body work @ Durango Wellness Clinic Call/text 970.403.5451 to book a session with Dennis. Inquire about Telegraph discount.

Massage by Meg Bush LMT, 30, 60 & 90 min., 970-7590199.