Results of director elections, as well as a look at our energy future from keynote speaker national industry specialist Greg Aliff will be a part of the
The annual meeting is free and open to all LPEA members. Registration starts at 9 a.m., with the business meeting starting at 10:30 a.m. A complimentary luncheon follows the business meeting.
Aliff is president of the Reston, Virginia-based GE Aliff Group, the advisory company he founded in June 2015 to serve the energy and resources industry. For nearly 40 years prior, he served with Deloitte, most recently as vice chairman and senior partner.
Other presentations will include reports from CEO Michael Dreyspring, board President Michael Rendon, Treasurer Karen Barger, attorney Barry Spear, CREA representative Jeff Berman and Tri-State Generation and Transmission representative Joe Wheeling. There will be a question-and-answer period.
Election results are expected to be announced prior to the complimentary lunch. In accordance with LPEA’s bylaws, one seat in each of LPEA’s four districts comes up for election annually. This year in District 3 (city of Durango), Doug Lyon is the only nominee, thus the election in that district is canceled and Lyon will assume the seat of retiring incumbent Michael Rendon.
District 1 (Archuleta County) candidates are Mike Alley, incumbent Mark Garcia, and Calum McNeil. District 2 (south and west La Plata County) candidates are Dan Huntington and Lori Schell. District 4 (north and east La Plata County) candidates are John Beebe, Ron Bishop and incumbent Jack D. Turner.
Ballots must be received by 4 p.m. May 6 at the La Plata County Clerk’s office (Bodo Industrial Park), at LPEA’s offices in Durango or Pagosa Springs, the La Plata County Administration office in downtown Durango or Bayfield Town Hall. Members can also vote at the annual meeting before 10:30 a.m.
For more information, contact LPEA at 247-5786 or visit www.lpea.coop.
The Durango Business Improvement District will host two open houses – from 2 to 4 p.m. today and from 9 to 11 a.m. May 3 – to answer questions and provide information about BID’s upcoming online Business Directory, scheduled for launch Memorial Day weekend.
The BID Business Directory is being developed as a comprehensive, searchable online database that will feature not only a business’ name, location and contact information, but also a logo, photos and sample merchandise, at the discretion of the business itself. The service is offered free to BID constituents. The Business Improvement District includes all of downtown, East Second Avenue, Camino del Rio and north Main Avenue from 14th Street to the city limits.
Businesses can independently go online at www.downtowndurango.org/downtown-durango-businesses to input and update their information at any time. The page also includes additional FAQs about the directory as well as a link to a “sample” directory listing.
The BID Business Directory open houses will be held at BID’s office, 850½ Main Ave., Suite 2. For more information, contact Clegg at 375-5067.
Southwest Appliance will be closed May 5-8 at its current location at 1185 Camino del Rio.
Dr. Pakhi Chaudhuri of Pediatric Associates of Durango announces that Jessica Rensner will be joining the practice on May 2.
Rensner is a board-certified pediatric nurse practitioner who has been practicing pediatrics since 2007. Rensner obtained her Master of Science in nursing in the Nurse Practitioner Program from the University of Pennsylvania.
Rensner said she will incorporate integrative medicine into her pediatric practice, and in the fall of 2016 will complete an Integrative Medicine Fellowship at the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine through the University of Arizona. She is accepting new patients.
For more information, visit paofdurango.com or call 259-7337.
4CORE, Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency, welcomes Laurie Dickson as the new program director.
Dickson has a bachelor’s degree in sustainable community development, is a LEED-accredited professional and has an associate degree in photography. She has been involved in sustainable building practices and community development in the region for more than 25 years.
As founder and CEO of one of the first green building stores in the Southwest, the Eco Home Center in Durango, she sought innovative ways to promote, sell, educate and encourage sustainable building practices throughout the Four Corners.
For more information about 4CORE, visit www.fourcore.org
Hair Fusion would like to welcome Karris Jelsma. Jelsma recently relocated from Denver and attended Regency Beauty Institute.
With eight years of experience, Jelsma specializes in color, cuts, up dos, hair extensions and eye lash extensions. Hair Fusion is located at 969 Main Ave.
For more information, visit hairfusiondurango.com.
Sarah Tescher has opened Durango Academic Coaching Center at 3750 Main Ave., Suite 5.
Tescher has more than 20 years of experience as a coach and educator, including secondary grades in both public and private schools and English as a second language and nonprofit management. She is the founder of Durango DEVO.
Tescher will offer one-on-one training, academic coaching, SAT and ACT preparation and enrichment camps, serving kindergarten through college in multiple subject areas.
For more information, call 779-8480.
Herald Staff
