KSUT Four Corners Public Radio's Blog

Executive Director of the Durango Arts Center Sheri Rochford-Figgs is our guest host this morning.  This is the final day of our Winter pledge drive, and the final chance to get your name in our grand prize drawing for a trip to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Give us a call 563-0255, 1-800-569-5788.

KSUT’s Beth Warren and Stasia Lanier will be tending bar at The Red Snapper on East 9th Street in Durango this evening from 5-7.  All tips benefit KSUT in honor of Carlos Sena. Come on by!

We’re thrilled to offer a pair of tickets to the Carole King & James Taylor Troubadour Reunion Tour as today’s grand prize.  Our lucky winner will be seeing the show on May 19, 2010 at Jobing.com Arena in Phoenix, including roundtrip airfare and lodging.  This is your chance to watch two of the most iconic musicians the world has ever known, who have also both been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for their contributions to the music industry.  Pledge your support to KSUT today.

We’re always thrilled to welcome guest host Tom Bartels back to the KSUT studios. Besides being very entertaining, he’s always got something creative up his sleeve. And, Tom and Beth are a formidable team when it comes to fund drive pitching. Tune-in, and enjoy!

Our Morning Edition prize today is “win a year of Rounder Records”. Today’s grand prize is a pair of tickets to see Carole King & James Taylor, May 19 at Jobing.com Arena in Phoenix.

Here’s Tom channeling Emmylou Harris a few years ago; and balancing for pledges for his public radio station.

Guest host Jude Schuenemeyer of Let it Grow Nursery and Garden Market with a DeWitt hand forged Eye-hoe and spade

Hope you had a chance to listen to Beth’s fascinating conversation with Jude Schuenemeyer this morning, as we kicked off our Ag Day festivities.

All pledges made today for $90 or more will receive the “Be Local Coupon Book”, featuring incredible savings from businesses and non-profits from around La Plata County.

Our Day prize continues to “grow” as the day goes on. All pledges will be entered into a drawing taking place at 6 this evening:

• $500 Durango Farmers Market Bucks

• Turtle Lake Refuge Lunch and Dinner

• Backyard Food Production Class by the CSU La Plata Cnty Extn Off

• Two Half-Pound wedges of James Ranch Artisan Belford Cheese

• Sunnyside Farms Freezer Bundle – including sausage, steak, pork ribs, chorizo, beef ribs and roast

• 1 year goat share and and 1/2 gallon of raw milk a week from El Rancho del Cielo of Red Mesa

• Half dozen locally grown trout from Rainbow Springs Trout Ranch

• A free night’s stay at Degoatnsheep Ranch in Bayfield

• 3 bottles of Guy Drew Vineyard wines

• Fresh eggs from Napier Ranch (3 months)

• 2 Skeins of premium Alpaca yarn from Bridal Valley Alpacas

• The Itty Bitty Bundle – 5 lbs frozen, naturally raised meat, choose from beef, pork, lamb or poultry from L.B. Brands Natural Meats Co-op

• $50 shopping spree at Roots Natural Foods in Ignacio

• a pair of tickets to La Plata Open Space Conservancy Picnic and Farm Tour, June 18, 2010

• An Apple Tree, planted in your yard from Scapegoat Landscaping and Tree Service

• $50 gift certificate from Sunnyside Farms Market

and more to come…

Our “Ag Day” tradition continues in 2010 with morning guest host Jude Schuenemeyer of Let it Grow Nursery and Garden Market in Cortez,  joining Beth to talk all things “ag” about the Four Corners.  Tune-in for great programming, lots of local info on the ag scene, and of course, prizes for your pledges.

The Morning Edition prize is a $100 gift certificate to Let It Grow.

The ever-growing Day Prize, to be drawn at 6 PM includes:

• $500 Durango Farmers Market Bucks
• Turtle Lake Refuge Lunch and Dinner
• Backyard Food Production Class by the CSU La Plata Cnty Extn Off
• Two Half-Pound wedges of James Ranch Artisan Belford Cheese
• Sunnyside Farms Freezer Bundle – including sausage, steak, pork ribs, chorizo, beef ribs and roast

and more…

Day three of our Winter fund drive is all about relaxation.  Pledge today to be entered into our drawing, taking place at 6 this evening.

Check out our Rest & Relaxation Day prizes:

1) Two nights at The Springs Resort in the newly built Eco-Lodge with unlimited soaking, a side by side candle light couple’s massage, rose petal bubble bath, facial, body scrub – plus a romantic dinner for two at Bacci Restaurant. Over $1000 value.

2) One nights stay in a private cabin at Dunton Hot Springs, a small and exclusive resort nestled deep in the San Juan Mountains between Dolores and Telluride, CO. This perfectly restored ghost town thrives on contradictions; hand-hewn log cabins exquisitely furnished, a life-worn saloon serving food of startling quality, lung torturing trails followed sensuous hot springs beneath shimmering snow banks.

3) A two-night stay at Blue Lake Ranch in Hesperus, CO. Ideally situated upon 200 secluded acres with its own trout-filled lake, the Blue Lake Ranch is tucked in a spring-fed valley, well off the county road.  Famous for its sumptuous breakfasts made from homemade recipes, spectacular garden, and mountain views, the Ranch offers unparalleled year-round sensory delights, from the quiet of a winter’s snowfall to the fragrance of 10,000 irises in summer bloom.

4) Backyard Oasis consultation by “Gardens By Eve“

Tune-in for Beth Warren and her guest Ken Collins from Farmington Parks & Rec as we ease our way into “Rest & Relaxation Day” with a lobster dinner prize from Boston’s Legal Seafoods.  Check out the menu below for this incredible meal – plus two bottles of wine from The Wine Merchant, and a $40 gift certificate to the Breathing Room in Farmington, towards the pampering of your choice.

Dinner for two includes:

• Two fresh, live Legal Lobsters
• Two 4 oz. Crab Cakes
• One quart of our award-winning New England Clam Chowder
• Two servings of Boston Cream Pie
• Claw Cracker Kits
• Cooking Instructions Pamphlet

Dave Thibodeau with the Custom Ska Venture Snowboard

Thanks to Dave Thibodeau for being such an entertaining guest host, and for the donation of the ultra-cool Ska Custom Venture Snowboard.

Several passes to Durango Mountain Resort, Wolf Creek Ski Area, Trimble Hot Springs and Overlook Hot Springs have already been awarded to lucky winners. The drawing for the snowboard and a pair of skis from Second Avenue Sports takes place tonight at 6.

Phone volunteers Jamie Gormley and Holly Zabka, with Pat Chatfield in the back.