The Telegraph accepts classified advertising anytime prior to Tuesday at noon. Ads are a total bargain at $5 for 25 words or less and 20 cents for each additional word. Ads can be submitted via email), fax (970-259-0448) or in person (534 Main Ave, Durango). Prepayment is requested on all classifieds.


Found
Kid’s new suitcase
on Main Ave. Call to identify. 259-0133.
HelpWanted
Mountain Calling, Silverton
Come experience true mountain living for the summer! Wanted: fun, energetic, hardworking people to work in outdoor apparel store. Benefits: good pay, pro deals, and possible employee housing options. Interested, email: Casekennedy@hotmail.com.
 
Child-Care Substitutes
Fun, energetic, reliable. Call 769-0402.
Laundromat Customer Service
Attendant & Asst. Attendant. Friendly, energetic, honest, reliable, team-players needed. Experience not required. Maturity, good sense and attention to detail are key. $8+/hr. to start DOE (plus wash/dry/fold commissions); asst. attendant, $6.90/hr. Nice facility, good owners. Please apply in person at 509 E. 8th Ave.
Looking for business
partners
in the Southwest area to help educate women and create a home-based business. Call Dianne, 970-749-2097.
Bookseller
Avid reader wanted to share books with our customers. Permanent, part-to-full time position w/fun, hard-working, chocolate-devouring team. Must be available to work nights and weekends. Customer service and computer skills a must. Applications available at Maria’s Bookshop. 960 Main Ave., Durango. Deadline: 4/7. EOE.
Sushitarian
Chef and dishwasher needed. Apply in person between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. or call 382-0001 or 382-0012.
Cleaning position
Are you thorough, detail oriented and love to clean? Flexible hours between 8:30 a.m. & 4 p.m. Vehicle required. Start $12 per hour. If seriously motivated, call 759-6329.
Announcements
Wilderness Medicine
and Swiftwater Rescue Courses. Wilderness First Responder (WFR) course April 26-May 4 and Wilderness First Aid and WFR recert course (WFA) April 18–20. Certifications through the Wilderness Medicine Training Center (WMTC). Swiftwater Rescue Technician course June 6–8. Certification through Rescue 3. Here in Durango! Sponsored by Southwest Rescue. Contact Aaron Ball at aaron@southwestrescue.com or call (970) 903-8355 for info. www.southwestrescue.com.
 
Join Craig Cameron,
RFDTV’s Cowboy Clinician, & Over the Hill Outfitters, for a Backcountry Horsemanship Clinic in the Weminuche, July 1-5 or July 7-11, 2008. OverTheHillOutfitters.com. 385-7656.
Yoga Spring Cleansing Retreat
April 18-20 at Chipeta Sun Lodge in Ridgway. Treat yourself or someone you love to a weekend of practicing yoga, enjoying raw foods and soaking in detoxifying hot springs! $285 (includes everything but lodging) To register, call Sheryl at 769-6875 or e-mail sheryl@yogaevolution.com.
To Barbara Whitaker-Fidanque
It’s been a long time Barb, but I’ve never found a more passionate love nor one who can have a love so true. I’ve been talking to Noah. You raised a great guy. Thank you for raising him with peace. From, Michael.
Meet the Artist
Beth Wheeler - calligrapher, custom calligraphy and frame, at the Home and Ranch Show, April 26, booth #117. 533-7943.
  Christopher Marona,
Nationally acclaimed photographer & Over the Hill Outfitters have teamed up for a unique Wilderness Photography Workshop in the Weminuche, July 21-25, 2008. OverTheHillOutfitters.com 385-7656.
Ride Mexico’s Copper Canyon
on horseback. A true cultural experience with breathtaking scenery, jaw-dropping trails, cultural history, anthropology, camaraderie, solid horses and the rest is totally indescribable. Nov. 19-29, 2008. OverTheHillOutfitters.com. 385-7656.
Medical Marijuana
Do you legitimately need medical marijuana? Clinic coming to Durango! To find out if you qualify and set up an appointment to see a doctor, call 259-0837.
Four Corners Lesbian Network
Go to: www.yahoo groups.com search Four Corners Lesbian or e-mail. fourcornesln@yahoo.com. 
Services
Beautify Your Garden
Want to create a new look for your green space but don’t know which of your visions will actually work? Call Eve Gilmore, your friendly neighborhood Garden Coach for on-site expertise. 769-3319.
Dog Walk Group.
We are back and waiting for you!  Work on manners on leash.  Loose leash walking on river trail with like-minded others and an Animal Behavior Consultant. www.prepared animalcompanion.com click on Durango Dog Walk Group.
Photography
Weddings, portraits, events, architectural, business/self promotion. IQ Imagery - www.IQimagery.com. Call Sunny @ 769-6408 for consultation.
Drum-kit lessons
20 years exp. $25 per ½ hour. Offered 7 days a week. Call Aaron Lombardo 759-2628.
Hikercise!
Come delight in the great outdoors while turning your walking or hiking into a whole body experience!  First class free! Please call Mimi at 799-7777 or visit www.hikercise.com.
Guitar Lessons
with Pete Giuliani:  More fun than therapy. Lessons at my home studio or at Canyon Music Woodworks.  Call 385-6713.
House cleaning
Dependable with references. Office cleaning, too. 764-7081.
BodyWork 
Therapeutic Deep
Tissue Massage
Relaxing Swedish/steamed towels.Professional/reliable. Flexible Hours/$45-1hr., $60-1½ hr. Insurance billed w/prescription. In town/Free parking. Corrie, Certified Massage Therapist. (970) 739-7211.
Core Synchronism
A deeply therapeutic form of bodywork offered at Amaya, blending cranial-sacral and polarity therapies. Four 60-min treatments for $160 (regularly $260). 247-3939.
Amazing  April Specials!
$45 for 1 hour. $60 for 1.5 hours. Rejuvenating therapeutic massage therapy sessions. Flexible hours. Convenient Durango location. Please call Sarah Hauze, CMT. (970) 331-2447.
Spring Training?
Sports massage can help you recover and perform better. 19 years of experience with athletes and active adults. CycleAmerica, NBA players, skiers, runners, golfers and more. Initial visit $50/hr. Call Sally Brown, MA, CMT. 970-749-0604.
Be a Massage Therapist
By next ski season! MountainHeart School in Crested Butte! 850-hour, six-month certification. Starts May 27. Free catalog! (800) 673-0539 www.mountainheart.org.
Calming Effects
Now offering Rain Drop Therapy designed by Lakota Indians. Uses Young Living essential oils along the spine to help w/back problems, sciatica and degenerative disc disorders. $60 Nicole Gibson LMT NCMT 903-1270.
Painful Problems
...do not always require painful solutions! Ortho-Bionomy® bodywork is gentle and deeply effective with lasting results. Heidi Timm, 22 years as a Licensed Massage Therapist, 759-9038.
Traveling Massage
I will come to your home. For an appointment call Cindi Sheridan at 769-2048.
Fibromyalgia Sufferers
New brain-based treatment can finally help you recover! Call 903-0941 for complimentary consultation.
ForSale
’87 Toyota Landcruiser
4x4; 4-speed manual; new tires, battery, brakes; 223k miles; good condition; $4,000; 884-2553.
Really great mountain bike
for riding or racing!! Cannondale CAAD 5 series.  Lefty.  Magura brakes, XTR components. Custom paint job. $500. 303-345-3751.
Free CalSpa hot tub
You haul. Katie. 382-2517.
‘01 Ford Focus
Wagon, front wheel drive, auto. 31MPG, 4 cylinder, new windshield, 97k miles, regular oil changes. Very reliable. $5,900. 533-7943 or 375-4543.
Passive Solar Home Plans
Easy living, Super energy efficient, Simple cost effective green construction. Can build for you or assist owner/builder. www.durangosolarhomes.com. Steve Kawell (970) 769-3904.
Santa Cruz Superlight
Large, Ano blue. Cante brakes. Stan’s wheels. Many extras. 22 pounds. $1,000 firm. 764-4061.
 
Thule 4 Bike Rack
2” Fits into hitch - $150. Nice, rolling dishwasher. White cutting board top. Only used 6 months - $375. 903-9245.
Whoa!
The Van of Your Dreams! ‘91 Toyota Previa In excellent condition for the price of $3,000! Call (970)769-6407 or email for pics: TheSweetVan@gmail.com.
Nature’s Magic
For your yard & garden. Effective microorganisms. High-performance, organic. Truly amazing!! Dr. Teruo Higa’s authentic formula. Steve Kawell (970) 769-3904.
Unique furnishings
Beautiful, large, federal armoire, $700. Four-section teak Bali screen, $485. Round India coffee table, $250. Exotic teak carved shelf, $425. Red India mirrored hall table, $250. Intricate, gold-mirrored chest, $175. Extra large studio photo, Poncho Villa, $200. Firm. Gabrielle, 884-5401.
Toyota Truck
Bad engine, great for parts, steel rack, tow package. $500. Call 759-0057.
14’ Avon bucket boat
Great condition. Rubber only. (970) 799-7619.
Reruns Home Furnishings
has a great selection of furniture & gifts. Dressers, coffee tables, parson’s bench, antique dresser, 1930s secretary & lots more. 572 E. 6th Ave. 385-7336
RealEstate
Office condo downtown
In classy Durango Crossroads bldg. 2-rm, 430-sf ofc w/ wood flrs, huge windows, private deck. $215K. Marian – 247-5007.
HousingWanted
Retired professional woman,
50s, seeking long-term rental, Durango area to 20 miles. Must be under $1,000, utils. included. Clean, responsible, references. 3-year-old behaved dog, 35 pounds. Guaranteed rent, need for May. Gabrielle, 884-5401.
ForRent
Roommate Wanted
$400 + utilities. Deposit needed. 8 miles from town. Washer/dryer, large fenced yard. Pets neg. Call 759-0057.
Great garden spot
Top of Ball Lane for experienced gardener. $30 per month (water) and some garden bounty for property owner. 749-7302
Roommate Wanted
To share spacious 3 bdr, 2 bth house on CR 203 near Trimble Hot Springs, $450 mo. + utilities, ref. req. 749-1797, Debbie.
Roommate Wanted
Sunridge townhome off of Florida Rd. Dishwasher, W/D, storage. No pets. Call 769-0402.
Share cute 3/2
with garage and W/D in awesome neighborhood next to river, swinging bridge, and parks. Cooperative and clean household.  $475 + utilities. 385.1752.
House for rent
3-bed, 2-bath home in Skyridge. Great location for students. $1,350/mo.+utils and deposit. No pets. Julian 769-0349.
 
VacationRental
Graduates!
Have your parents stay at this house, not yours for graduation! Awesome vacation rental in the Animas Valley available for graduation. Go to www.vrbo.com and see rental number 122215. 3bd/ 2ba, hottub, fireplace, amazing kitchen, decks. 
MeetMarket
Mid-50s Country Lady
Seeking metaphysical/spiritual gentleman with sense of humor. co-gc-4343@hotmail.com.
CommunityService
Are you a parent
with a child under age 5? Then come explore what the Family Center of Durango has to offer. We have developmental playgroups, parenting classes, a toy lending library, safe exchange and supervised visits, a family support unit, and much more!  You can call us at 385-4747, or stop by at 489 ½ Florida Rd.  The Family Center of Durango, families helping families. 
Wheat & Gluten Intolerance Support Group
meets the second Wednesday of every month. All are welcome. Next meeting is April 9 at 5:30 p.m.; please e-mail gfindurango@gmail.com for meeting place and information.
Cadence Therapeutic Riding
is seeking volunteers and is always searching for possible riders to participate in our program. Cadence is a non-profit organization that provides equestrian experiences for adults and children with special needs. Visit www.cadenceriding.org  or call 749-7433 for more information.
Alzheimer’s Association
Support Groups meet the third Wednesday of the month at the Durango/La Plata Senior Center at 10:30 a.m. and the second Tuesday of every month at the Alzheimer’s Association at 7 p.m. For more information, call Elaine Stumpo at 259-0122.
Raw Food Lunches
Nonprofit organization Turtle Lake Refuge offers organic, living-food lunch every Tuesday and Friday from 11:11 a.m. to 2:22 p.m. Suggested donation $10-$15. 247-8395. 848 E. Third Ave.

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