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Issue: # 29 11/04/09
BID makes final preparations for HOLiDAZZLE! YOUR LAST CHANCE:
To submit special events for the calendar poster and newspaper ads.
To pick up your FREE energy saver LED holiday window lights donated by LPEA, available at the BID office, 1199 Main, Suite 210.
To be included in the window decorating contest. Judging is Noel Night, Dec. 10 for $1,000 in downtown gift certificates. Call Pam at 375.5067.
To be included in the poster and newspaper ads promoting the Merchant In-store Drawing. Call Pam at 375.5067.
To be included in Noel Night, Dec. 10. Call Jane at 930.3092, 259.9760.
To pre-order Rhythms of Durango holiday CDs. Call Pam at 375.5067.
To pre-order special purchase HOLiDAZZLE shopping bags. Made from 100% re-cycled paper, only $99 for 150 bags in two sizes. Call Pam at 375.5067.
 
Only 50 days until Christmas!
Sidewalk repair to be limited to late fall and early spring:
Portions of the 600 block of Main Ave. and the side streets of 6th St. and 7th St. will undergo sidewalk repair beginning Nov. 5, ending Nov. 25. All businesses will be contacted by the City and the contractor before work begins to review specific plans, and coordinate construction schedules to minimize business disruption. Work will resume March 1, 2010 on the 500 block and intersection of Main and College with completion set for May 7, 2010.
Save the Date:
Nov. 27 - Rhythms of Durango - HOLiDAZZLE CD Release Party - Henry Strater Theatre - LIVE local music!
Events to enjoy:
Nov. 5 - Collaborative Chef Showcase - six-course gourmet dinner benefitting SASO. Call 259.3074.
Nov. 6 - Wine Tasting and Silent Auction benefiting Habitat for Humanity, 5:30-8:30 p.m. at DoubleTree. Visit www.habitatdurango.org.
Nov. 7 - Hesperus Ski Swap, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Fairgrounds, 799.1995
Nov. 11 - Veteran's Parade, always the 11th month, 11th day, and 11th hour on Main Ave.
The Blue Star Memorial marker in Santa Rita Park will be rededicated Nov. 9 with a ceremony beginning at 10:30 a.m. Sponsored by the Garden Club of Durango, the event honors the military and Blue Star Moms. All branches of the military will be represented, and the event will feature the Bar D Wranglers and the Durango Demons marching band. Refreshments will be served following the ceremony. The public is invited.
Newspaper headline goofs: "Hospital Sued by Three Foot Doctors"
City offices will be closed Friday, Nov. 6 for a furlough day.