Medicine Horse awards scholarship
The Medicine Horse Center announces that Iris Davidson was recently named recipient of the Kathy Parr Scholarship.
She will attend Life West Chiropractic College in California, with the goal of becoming both a human and equine chiropractor. This $500 scholarship is awarded in Kathy Parr’s memory to applicants who desire to improve their knowledge and understanding in equine-related activities.
For more information on how to be considered for the Kathy Parr Scholarship in 2015, call Lynne Howarth at 533-7403.
Jewelry story changes hands
Kim Pardini, who has been the jeweler at Old Gold for the past 23 years, will be moving to be closer to family. He has passed Old Gold on to Richie and Tyayna Pagan. Richie Pagan began making jewelry in 1994 and has spent several years working at Aldrich Art. Many of his creations have been featured at local galleries. Pardini served as a consultant at Old Gold through September.
SkyWerx named company to watch
SkyWerx, a locally owned wireless Internet service provider based in Pagosa Springs, has been chosen as one of the 50 Colorado Companies to Watch for 2014.
This is a statewide awards program that celebrates second-stage companies that are developing valuable products and services, creating jobs, enriching communities, and creating new industries throughout the state.
SkyWerx will celebrate this honor at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 23 at Riff Raff Brewery in Pagosa Springs. SkyWerx serves Pagosa Springs, Bayfield, Durango and parts of the San Luis Valley by deploying high-speed wireless broadband service.
Eligible companies for this award must be privately held and headquartered in Colorado, have six to 99 full-time equivalent employees, and have $750,000 to $50 million in sales or a similar range of working capital.
To RSVP to the event, email emarsh@goscape.org.
Durango Transit receives three awards
Durango Transit, a service of the city of Durango, was recognized by the Colorado Association of Transit Agencies for three awards.
The awards were announced at the state agency’s 35th annual Fall Conference, held in Crested Butte. The city of Durango’s Sustainable Transportation incentive and rewards program, the Way to Go! Club, was awarded the Marketing Program of the Year. The innovative approach of marketing, educating and incentivizing sustainable transportation through the club was recognized as a way to get people out of their single-occupant vehicle and give sustainable transportation a try.
Amber Blake, city of Durango multimodal administrator, was awarded the 4 Under 40 Award, which is given to a transit professional younger than 40 who has made a significant impact and contribution to public transit.
Finally, Durango Transit driver Kim Todd was awarded the Transit Professional of the Year. Todd has been with Durango Transit for about 20 years and has more than 190,000 accident-free miles.
Four Corners Health Care announces hire
Four Corners Health Care Center and Junction Creek Rehab announce the addition of Desiree’ Madden, a registered nurse, to its team.
Born in Greeley, Madden was reared by her uncle and aunt in East Texas. Although she always wanted to be a nurse, her first career love was teaching. She received her degree in education and worked as a special-education teacher for 10 years before pursuing her nursing degree.
For more information, call 247-2215.
Chamber of Commerce to host Table Top Expo
The Durango Chamber of Commerce will host Super Heros of Business, a Table Top Expo, from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 23 at the DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio.
The cost is $7 for chamber members and guests.
For more information, visit http://durangobusiness.org.
Aerospace Business tour visits Durango
The La Plata County Economic Development Alliance has assisted with local coordination of the second annual Aerospace Business Development Road Trip.
The tour will bring aerospace industry business leaders to Durango and Farmington today as the group makes its way across southern and western Colorado.
The purpose of the road trip is: to seek businesses that could join Colorado’s space economy by providing products or services as suppliers and subcontractors to prime contractors; to promote Colorado’s aerospace industry in order to solidify and build support from federal, state, and local officials; and support STEM Education Programs.
The nonprofit organization is made up of stakeholders from the aerospace industry as well as various state government agencies and educational institutes.
For more information, visit www.yesLPC.com or www.cosbr.com.
Therapist completes rehabilitation course
Lynn Philippon, certified lymphedema therapist and owner of True Therapeutic Massage, has completed the Breast Cancer Rehabilitation course with Klose Training in Boulder.
The course provides essential knowledge of outpatient therapeutic approaches in breast-cancer care.
For more information, call Philippon at 385-6708 or visit True Therapeutic Massage at 1537 Florida Road, Suite 105.
Herald Staff
