Ken Willyard announces retirement
An open house for Ken Willyard Insurance Agency Inc. will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 4 at 1315 Main Ave., Suite 211.
Participants will help Willyard celebrate as he finishes 36 years as a State Farm agent. He will retire Dec. 31 and wants to thank all the policyholders.
For more information, call 259-2550.
Know Your Dough receives grant
Know Your Dough, a local nonprofit providing financial literacy for youth and young adults, announces it has received a $2,000 Mercury Gives grant.
The money will go toward funding financial-literacy programs for youth in La Plata County. To have Know Your Dough present a program to an organization or school, email Allison Andersen at Allison@know-your-dough.org or call 779-0607.
Salute to Veterans adds board members
Salute to Veterans welcomes these new members to its board of directors:
Army veteran 2nd Lt. Karl Ingram deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, phases 4 and 5, has joined the board. He attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and is currently a customer-service representative with Alpine Bank in Durango.
Lisa Laughlin the executive officer at the Home Builders Association of Southwest Colorado in Durango also has joined the board. She has a degree in business management and an MBA in corporate finance. She also is a licensed property insurance claims adjuster.
Salute to Veterans is a local nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring and assisting veterans, active military and their families.
Visit www.salute2veterans.org to volunteer or for more information.
Nominations sought for Durango Rocks
The Durango Chamber of Commerce is accepting nomination forms for its Durango Rocks Awards.
Nominations are sought for Citizen of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Small Business of the Year, Morley Ballantine Award, Business of the Year, Green Business Leadership Award, Nonprofit of the Year and the Barbara Conrad Award.
To submit nominations, visit www.durangobusiness.org/awards-nominations.html.
James Brost receives designation
Intelligent Investment Management, a fee-only, independent Registered Investment Adviser since 1997, announces that James Brost earned his Accredited Portfolio Management Advisor designation through the College for Financial Planning.
Brost has furthered his credentials by adding this designation to his Certified Financial Planner certification. To earn the designation, Brost completed an extensive course study encompassing client assessment and sustainability, risk versus return analysis and modern portfolio theory. He has worked at the family-owned firm in Durango since 2007.
For more information, call 403-1234 or email jbrost@intelligentim.com.
SACHS Construction announces relocation
SACHS Construction has relocated to 182 Girard St., Unit B only a few streets south of its previous location.
SACHS has been serving Durango as a residential and commercial general contractor for 10 years and is happy to have moved into a larger space to accommodate growth.
For more information, visit www.sachsconstructionllc.com.
Creature Comforts announces promotion
Creature Comforts, a locally owned pet supply store, announces the promotion of Justen Riegel to assistant store manager.
Riegel, a Durango native, has been employed with Creature Comforts for five years.
For more information, visit 305 S. Camino del Rio, Suite 0 or call 247-2748.
Stained-glass studio announces opening
Tristan’s Stained Glass announces its opening at 1309 East Third Ave., No. 2.
The business is owned by Tristan Reynolds who has spent 18 years as a stained-glass teacher and artist. The retail business will offer classes and costume orders. Reynolds previously operated a gallery in Montana.
Reynolds will offer classes in sessions of four over the course of two weeks. Each class will be given two days per week for an hour and a half. All patterns and glass will be included in the price, and participants will take home a finished product. Evening and day classes will be available. The copper-foil technique will be addressed in the first class, with lead classes offered upon completion.
Custom orders are welcomed and gift certificates are available.
For more information, call 403-2011.
Senior consulting firm announces opening
SW Senior Consulting announces its opening at 640 E. Pioneer Drive.
The business is owned by Stacey Ebel, who was most recently the director of social services at Four Corners Health Care Center for 3½ years. Before that, she worked as the department assistant for 6½ years. Ebel currently conducts psychiatric evaluations at all five area nursing homes on an as-needed basis.
The business officially opened Nov. 10 and provides individualized consulting for seniors and their families regarding long-term placement needs including in-home or facility-based living. SW Senior Consulting also will help seniors and their families with referrals regarding advance directives, can help secure financial resources such as Medicare, VA, Medicaid etc., and can arrange facility tours. In addition, the business can assist families that live out of town by checking on their local loved one’s safety and well-being. Ebel is available upon request; evening and weekend hours are available at the client’s preferred location and time. The business will serve La Plata, Archuleta and Montezuma counties.
For more information, call 759-9031, email swseniorconsulting@gmail.com or visit http://swseniorconsulting.com.
Mary Anne Olszewski returns from seminar
Mary Anne Olszewski, owner of Awakenings 3 Bodywork recently returned from a seminar where she learned new, cutting-edge techniques to stop long-term pain and health problems quickly. These techniques are called Pain Neutralization Techniques developed by Dr. Stephen Kaufman.
This method of combining several simple, standard neurological reflexes immediately and dramatically change the functioning of a painful muscle, eliminating many chronic painful areas and symptoms.
She is now offering pain neutralization technique in her office located in Pura Vida Healthcare Cooperative, 160 E. 12th St., Suite 2. For more information, call 799-7917 or email awakenings3@gmail.com.
Graphic design firm announces opening
Kern Creative Ltd. is a new full-service graphic design firm based in Durango.
Kern was started by James Bisogno and Alexi Grojean, two Fort Lewis College alumni. Both studied graphic design at FLC and founded the company out of a shared passion for the craft. Bisogno and Grojean will provide all types of design services including web development. At Kern, Bisogno and Grojean enjoy working closely with their clients to provide the highest quality design that represents client and company in the best possible way. Kern will service all of Colorado, the Four Corners, and beyond.
For more information, visit www.kern-creative.com or call 903-0147.
Herald Staff
