<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688721825996307425</id><updated>2011-07-30T06:50:44.501-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Look Local First</title><subtitle type='html'>Buck welcomes you to “Look Local First!” – a  community wide campaign to keep dollars in La Plata County as long as possible. 
Buck asks us to always consider buying from local merchantes and stores before  making a purchase out of the county or online. The result:   An increased revenue stream that supports efforts to improve roads, bike paths, playgrounds, and many programs that enhance our way of life.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://looklocalfirst.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4688721825996307425/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://looklocalfirst.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Neil Hannum</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13606669799545133229</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>10</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688721825996307425.post-1636764531965217079</id><published>2009-06-24T12:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-24T12:52:49.460-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Bike to Work Day</title><summary type='text'>Everyday in Durango is Bike to Work Day, but we also celebrate biking to work each year with a party in downtown Durango right in front of the Steaming Bean. What makes this all possible are folks from the City of Durango coming together with people from Healthy Lifestyles La Plata, Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, Trails 2000 and the Durango Wheel for a great event. By supporting local events you </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://looklocalfirst.blogspot.com/feeds/1636764531965217079/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4688721825996307425&amp;postID=1636764531965217079' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4688721825996307425/posts/default/1636764531965217079'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4688721825996307425/posts/default/1636764531965217079'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://looklocalfirst.blogspot.com/2009/06/bike-to-work-day.html' title='Bike to Work Day'/><author><name>Neil Hannum</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13606669799545133229</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688721825996307425.post-4172603444256285372</id><published>2009-05-24T10:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-24T11:35:36.274-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Annual DOWNTOWN Clean - Around</title><summary type='text'>"Buck" likes to help all he can so he showed up at the Annual DOWNTOWN Clean - Around in downtown Durango. Local businesses and organizations once again showed up in bright and early Friday morning and started sprucing up the downtown area before the start of the busy summer season.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://looklocalfirst.blogspot.com/feeds/4172603444256285372/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4688721825996307425&amp;postID=4172603444256285372' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4688721825996307425/posts/default/4172603444256285372'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4688721825996307425/posts/default/4172603444256285372'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://looklocalfirst.blogspot.com/2009/05/annual-downtown-clean-around.html' title='Annual DOWNTOWN Clean - Around'/><author><name>Neil Hannum</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13606669799545133229</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688721825996307425.post-1461473030371916254</id><published>2009-05-19T09:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-19T09:41:06.638-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Can we keep it!</title><summary type='text'>"Buck" likes being part of our community and just wants to stay here as long as possible. Remember everytime a dollar is spent in LaPlata County a part of it goes toward making better parks, improving roads and building bike paths-things that improve our quality of life.Next time you have a decision about where to spend your money, think about "Buck" and how he likes to help us out the longer we </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://looklocalfirst.blogspot.com/feeds/1461473030371916254/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4688721825996307425&amp;postID=1461473030371916254' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4688721825996307425/posts/default/1461473030371916254'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4688721825996307425/posts/default/1461473030371916254'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://looklocalfirst.blogspot.com/2009/05/can-we-keep-it.html' title='Can we keep it!'/><author><name>Neil Hannum</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13606669799545133229</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688721825996307425.post-8523964473577302333</id><published>2009-04-06T08:31:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-06T09:20:46.932-07:00</updated><title type='text'>"Buck" Signs up for the Quarter Horse</title><summary type='text'>"Buck" Has signed up for the "Quarter Horse" bicycle race, which is part of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic weekend held in Durango, Colorado this coming May 23rd.The Quarter Horse is a new event that has been added this year and will go from Downtown Durango to Purgatory Ski Resort, just south of the LaPlata County line.Buck knows the longer he stays in our community the more money we have for </summary><link rel='enclosure' type='video/mp4' href='http://www.blogger.com/video-play.mp4?contentId=ddb3c061de9b7ada&amp;type=video%2Fmp4' length='0'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://looklocalfirst.blogspot.com/feeds/8523964473577302333/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4688721825996307425&amp;postID=8523964473577302333' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4688721825996307425/posts/default/8523964473577302333'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4688721825996307425/posts/default/8523964473577302333'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://looklocalfirst.blogspot.com/2009/04/buck-signs-up-for-quarter-horse.html' title='&quot;Buck&quot; Signs up for the Quarter Horse'/><author><name>Neil Hannum</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13606669799545133229</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688721825996307425.post-5198213500261451584</id><published>2009-03-10T15:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-10T16:25:47.464-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Bank of Colorado has a new ATM</title><summary type='text'>The Bank of Colorado has just opened a new ATM in North City Market which takes direct cash deposits.Use the ATM machine and win money? Thats right turn in your receipt to a Bank of Colorado Teller and a winner will be drawn on April 1st."Bucks" as he is officially named was christened on Friday March 6th at 12:15 PM by the Durango Diplomats and our very own "Buck" the dollar that loves staying </summary><link rel='enclosure' type='video/mp4' href='http://www.bankofcolorado.com' length='0'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://looklocalfirst.blogspot.com/feeds/5198213500261451584/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4688721825996307425&amp;postID=5198213500261451584' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4688721825996307425/posts/default/5198213500261451584'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4688721825996307425/posts/default/5198213500261451584'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://looklocalfirst.blogspot.com/2009/03/bank-of-colorado-has-new-atm.html' title='Bank of Colorado has a new ATM'/><author><name>Neil Hannum</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13606669799545133229</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688721825996307425.post-1751977559691442100</id><published>2009-02-03T10:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-03T12:39:59.048-08:00</updated><title type='text'>"Buck" Takes Part in Snowdown Parade</title><summary type='text'>"Buck" One of the characters that is part of the "Look Local First" campaign had fun riding on the Southern Ute Tribe's Casino float during the the parade as part of the 31st annual Snowndown in Durango Colorado.Remember, the more fun a dollar has staying in town, the more fun we can spend dollars on.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://looklocalfirst.blogspot.com/feeds/1751977559691442100/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4688721825996307425&amp;postID=1751977559691442100' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4688721825996307425/posts/default/1751977559691442100'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4688721825996307425/posts/default/1751977559691442100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://looklocalfirst.blogspot.com/2009/02/buck-takes-part-in-snowdown-parade.html' title='&quot;Buck&quot; Takes Part in Snowdown Parade'/><author><name>Neil Hannum</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13606669799545133229</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RlapuB6fcak/SYiIsTdQZZI/AAAAAAAAAuU/TxPgipdHKe4/s72-c/IMG_0011.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688721825996307425.post-6125597641792196616</id><published>2008-12-19T10:08:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-19T12:36:41.772-08:00</updated><title type='text'>"Buck" Shows up at Carver Brewing Co.</title><summary type='text'>With the Barleywine Ale on tap at Carver Brewing Co. we sat down with Michael Hurst and Aaron Seitz and discussed the topic of buying local. They wanted everyone to know about the New Years Eve Party with a complimentary Barleywine toast at Midnight.




</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://looklocalfirst.blogspot.com/feeds/6125597641792196616/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4688721825996307425&amp;postID=6125597641792196616' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4688721825996307425/posts/default/6125597641792196616'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4688721825996307425/posts/default/6125597641792196616'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://looklocalfirst.blogspot.com/2008/12/buck-shows-up-at-carver-brewing-co.html' title='&quot;Buck&quot; Shows up at Carver Brewing Co.'/><author><name>Neil Hannum</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13606669799545133229</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688721825996307425.post-204749346697254229</id><published>2008-12-04T14:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-04T14:40:16.857-08:00</updated><title type='text'>DurangoDowntown.com Article</title><summary type='text'>Have you seen the great “Look Local First” article on www.DurangoDowntown.com?!?!Supporting your local businesses in Durango and La Plata County is not a bad idea, as we all benefit from those dollars circulating throughout La Plata County. Jump on board the “Look Local First” campaign. “Buck” the life-size cardboard dollar bill will be all around reminding you to “Look Local First” as you spend </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.durangodowntown.com/absolutenm/anmviewer.asp?a=1027&amp;z=34' title='DurangoDowntown.com Article'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://looklocalfirst.blogspot.com/feeds/204749346697254229/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4688721825996307425&amp;postID=204749346697254229' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4688721825996307425/posts/default/204749346697254229'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4688721825996307425/posts/default/204749346697254229'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://looklocalfirst.blogspot.com/2008/12/durangodowntowncom-article.html' title='DurangoDowntown.com Article'/><author><name>J3SS</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10216755093959619312</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688721825996307425.post-168251496136759054</id><published>2008-11-21T15:12:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-27T11:46:32.272-08:00</updated><title type='text'>"Buck" Arrives in town</title><summary type='text'>




"Buck" one of the local dollars that represent the "Look Local First" campaign has just made it into town. You will start seeing "Buck" and his friends around La Plata County in the coming months. Please join us in keeping your dollars flowing locally by - Looking Local First  before you shop online or outside the county for your purchases.</summary><link rel='enclosure' type='video/mp4' href='http://www.blogger.com/video-play.mp4?contentId=3ce1457f105428e5&amp;type=video%2Fmp4' length='0'/><link rel='enclosure' type='video/mp4' href='http://www.blogger.com/video-play.mp4?contentId=7daa0342bf60b5c3&amp;type=video%2Fmp4' length='0'/><link rel='enclosure' type='video/mp4' href='http://www.blogger.com/video-play.mp4?contentId=81f6835f8ab43245&amp;type=video%2Fmp4' length='0'/><link rel='enclosure' type='video/mp4' href='http://www.blogger.com/video-play.mp4?contentId=dc5d2ea68bfebdff&amp;type=video%2Fmp4' length='0'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://looklocalfirst.blogspot.com/feeds/168251496136759054/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4688721825996307425&amp;postID=168251496136759054' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4688721825996307425/posts/default/168251496136759054'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4688721825996307425/posts/default/168251496136759054'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://looklocalfirst.blogspot.com/2008/11/buck-arrives-in-town.html' title='&quot;Buck&quot; Arrives in town'/><author><name>Neil Hannum</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13606669799545133229</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688721825996307425.post-5672686314148483511</id><published>2008-10-30T11:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-31T11:19:35.905-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Meet Buck</title><summary type='text'>"Hello everyone, I'm Buck just your average dollar that enjoys hanging around La Plata county just as much as all of you who live here". "Ya see, everytime you spend me or one of my friends with a business inside La Plata county, the more I get to hang around and help improve roads, build parks and enhance the quality of life for you and your family."You will start seeing me around town showing </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://looklocalfirst.blogspot.com/feeds/5672686314148483511/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4688721825996307425&amp;postID=5672686314148483511' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4688721825996307425/posts/default/5672686314148483511'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4688721825996307425/posts/default/5672686314148483511'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://looklocalfirst.blogspot.com/2008/10/meet-buck.html' title='Meet Buck'/><author><name>Neil Hannum</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13606669799545133229</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RlapuB6fcak/SQtFkJdUN5I/AAAAAAAAAg0/OnW7FecM41s/s72-c/SantaBuck.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
