Briefs

Mountain Studies Institute to host Hermosa Resiliency Celebration

The celebration will feature a hike into the burn area to learn about the fire and recovery process and to…

September 8, 2020

La Plata County Commissioner Clyde Church to offer phone-in office hours

Constituents are encouraged to call Church at 382-6216 to discuss issues of interest or concern with the county. For more…

September 7, 2020

City announces turf fertilization schedule at city parks

Herbicides used for weed abatement are Vessel Broadleaf Herbicide and Q4 Turf Herbicide. The weed control is repeatedly tested and…

September 7, 2020

San Juan County Commission, N.M., to hold special meeting

There will be no public in-person attendance at this meeting. The public may watch the livestream on YouTube, or listen…

September 7, 2020

Oxbow Park and new northern segment of Animas River Trail now open

Oxbow Park and Animas River Trail north opens to the public.Courtesy city of Durango Special amenities at Oxbow Park include…

September 6, 2020

Durango Public Library offers weekly activity kits beginning Tuesday

Activity kits include supplies for one project. Kits are available for preschool, elementary school and teenage groups. A new activity…

September 6, 2020

San Juan College Harvest Food Hub to give away trees

The SJC Harvest Food Hub was recently established and works with farmers and businesses to increase sales and consumption of…

September 6, 2020

EPA to begin work near top of Red Mountain Pass

The road will be closed Thursday to install a new culvert at the site and will reopen Friday. Work is…

September 5, 2020

Arts and Entertainment

Music In The Mountains offers free “Pops Night Goes Virtual” concert for the community

With a flair for the wild, unexpected and genre-defying musical fireworks, TAKE3, brings the refinement of their rigorous classical music…

Arts and Entertainment

Chamber announces drive-in movies schedule

du1-i-syn Movies start at 8 p.m. Fridays and space is limited to about 75 vehicles. Sept. 4: City Slickers Sept.…

Cortez Public Library announces date change for prize drawing

Because of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s material quarantine regulations, the library must quarantine everything entering the library…

San Juan Basin Farm Bureau to host Meet the Candidates night

All candidates running will be invited. For more information, contact Dorothy Porter at 565-8640.

Cortez Public Library announces September events

The library will host these virtual events in September: 6-7 p.m. Sept. 11: Author talk with Bruce Berlin. He will…

History Live Durango announces schedule

Events were organized by the Southwest Colorado Humanities Roundtable, a regional collaborative of nonprofit organizations that produces public humanities programs.…

Education

Economic Alliance to co-host ‘Your Future at Work’ event

The keynote speaker will be Janae Hunderman from the Business Education Connection. Hunderman supports work-based learning for students at Animas…

Education

San Juan Mountain Association offers after-school program

Children will be led on Durango-area hiking adventures with SJMA’s education staff and volunteers. Monthly programming is available Mondays and…

Southwest Life

History Live! and San Juan Basin Archaeological Society to host talk about settlement of the Americas

Tune will discuss “recent developments in the settlement of the Americas.” He will review controversial research published over the last…

Pine River Library to host local Hispano Church History Program via Zoom

Lambert will discuss the history of Hispano Catholic churches along the San Juan River in Archuleta County and southeastern La…

Forest Service seeks public comment on proposed Valle Seco Land Exchange Project

The proposed project consists of a land exchange proposal that would exchange 10 parcels of National Forest System land containing…

Farmington Public Library announces holiday, update-related closures

Online resources, including downloadable ebooks and audiobooks, will continue to be available, and materials may be returned at the automated…

San Juan College recognized as a Tree Campus USA

Tree Campus USA, a national program launched in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation, honors colleges and universities and their…