Time-management seminar to be held Sept. 23
The Four Corners Builders Association will sponsor a time management seminar on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, at noon to 1 p.m. in the First National Bank of Cortez meeting room at 2258 E. Main St., Cortez.
The seminar will be presented by national remodeler of the year, Bob D. Peterson owner of Associates in Building & Design in Fort Collins. ABD is a 24-year-old company focusing on residential remodeling and custom home creation.
The time management seminar is offered to the public. The registration fee for the seminar is $15.00 per person. Lunch is included.
Registration fee is $5 per person for members of the FCBA.
Space is limited. For more information or to reserve your spot call the FCBA at 970-565-1771 or email [email protected]. Reservations will be taken through Sept. 22.
Ute Mountain Utes offer hazmat training
The Ute Mountain Ute environmental department is offering free hazardous materials training Sept. 22-26 at the casino. The 40-hour certification class is for hazardous waste operation and energy response. There are only 12 more slots open. Contact Quinton Jacket at 564-5430 for more information.
Tribal entity probe ends without charges
Federal authorities have reportedly closed an investigation for evidence of theft and embezzlement without filing any charges.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for New Mexico declined to discuss the investigation. Spokeswoman Elizabeth Johnson says the office can’t comment on matters that aren’t on the public record.
However, Navajo Agricultural Products Industry lawyer Marc Lowry told The (Farmington) Daily Times that his clients learned the FBI completed its investigation in August.
Lowry says no charges were filed because the allegations were unfounded.
The FBI searched the business in 2013. Agents seized travel-expense reports, credit card receipts, bank statements and other records.
NAPI is a sprawling agribusiness entity south of Farmington. It produces corn, soybeans and other crops. It markets its products under the Navajo Pride label.
Durango co-op board faces recall vote
A group of Durango Natural Foods Co-op members have collected enough signatures to put the removal of the DNF board up to a vote.
Board President Geoff Wolf said, in statement, a Sept. 22 board meeting will set the date for an election. The election must be held at least 60 days from Sept. 9, but no longer than 90 days from Sept. 9. A simple majority of those who vote will determine the outcome.
The recall effort was triggered by the conversations of DNF board members with their counterparts at La Montanita Food Co-op of Albuquerque about merging the two cooperatives.
The recall effort required signatures of 10 percent of DNF active members to bring about a recall vote; the final count showed 14.3 percent signed petitions. The co-op has almost 1,300 active members.
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