Conservation district elects supervisor
The La Plata Conservation District, in service to local landowners, recently elected its seventh supervisor to the board of directors, Terry Jefferies.
Jefferies is a loan officer with American AgCredit in Durango, part of the Farm Credit System. She has almost 20 years of experience with Farm Credit, having been employed as a loan officer, loan closer and credit underwriter.
She was born in Delta, north of Montrose, then raised in Iowa on a sheep farm. Jefferies graduated with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural business from Iowa State University and has worked in Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Iowa and Indiana.
Chamber to host Tuesday Talk
The Durango Chamber of Commerce will host Tuesday Talk at 7:45 a.m. July 7 at Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave.
This is a casual networking event. Reservations are required.
To register, visit www.durangobusiness.org or call 247-0312.
Resource Managers to host a luncheon
The Durango Area Human Resource Managers will present the “Inner World Workout – How Mindfulness & Gratitude Reduce Stress & Boost Productivity” from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at 1970 East Third Ave, Suite 110.
Mindy and Patrick Meiering from Inhabit will describe the work of the inner world and its effectiveness in today’s business environment, including being more calm, collected and kind to increasing happiness, health and productivity that benefit both the home and the workplace.
The meeting’s cost is $15 for members and $17 for nonmembers and will include a taco bar by Zia Tacqueria.
To RSVP, email suzy@skabrewing.com.
SUCAP announces board members
As a result of a public election held June 2, the following community members were elected to serve a two-year term on the Southern Ute Community Action Programs Inc. board of directors: Karla Baird, James Brown, Jeremy Cuthair, Gina Schulz, Cathy Seibel and Kathleen Sitton.
SUCAP is a multi-program human-services organization providing assistance through six program divisions: Southern Ute Head Start and Early Head Start, Peaceful Spirit Substance Abuse Treatment, The Training Advantage, Ignacio Senior Center, SUCAP Youth Services and Road Runner Transportation.
As a Community Action Program, SUCAP is required to hold a public election to seat a third of its governing body. This election is held every odd year on the first Tuesday of June.
For more information, call 563-4517.
Chip-card conversion seminar available
Four Corners Community Bank and the Cortez Retail Enhancement Association will host an EMV (chip cards) business conversion seminar from 10 a.m. to noon June 24 at the Destination Grill, 2121 E. Main St., Cortez.
As of Oct. 1, 2015, businesses that are not equipped to take EMV (chip cards) will be liable for any fraudulent transactions. Businesses who are equipped to take these cards, however, will be protected from losses.
Chamber donates to FLC golf team
The Durango Chamber of Commerce announces that more than $1,000 has been raised for the Fort Lewis College women’s golf team during its recent Girls Gone Golfing event.
The golf event, held June 5 at Hillcrest Golf Club, raised money with the help of two FLC team members, Jessica Thulson and Myranda Crawford, both Durango High School alumnae.
Thulson and Crawford were placed at Hillcrest par-3 holes 9 and 12. As Thulson and Crawford played those holes, Girls Gone Golfing participants had the opportunity to donate to either golfer and to play the hole with them during the scramble format.
Along with other games played throughout the day, the fundraiser tallied more than $1,000 presented to the FLC women’s golf program June 16 at Hillcrest.
The chamber hosts Girls Gone Golfing the first Friday of June each year.
For more information, visit www.durangobusiness.org or call 247-0312.
Herald Staff
