Briefs

Purgatory to host Mountain Archery Festival

The festival will include various courses and competition formats over three days, including the Pope and Young course, train to…

Friends of the Library to host summer book sale

The sale will feature thousands of books, DVDs and more. All items are $1 per pound. All proceeds benefit the…

Public comment sought about Baldy Mountain Vegetation Management Project

The proposed action is to conduct salvage and sanitation harvest of dead and beetle-infested spruce trees within harvest units totaling…

La Plata Quilters Guild to meet

Eileen Urbanek will present a Trunk Show, “Get Re-Excited.” Use the door on 12th Street to enter. Social time will…

True West Rodeo to benefit Cancer Coalition

The rodeo shares the tradition and history of early settlers who gathered for competitions which highlight everyday life on the…

Annie’s Orphans to hold Pawsta for Pups event

The event will feature dinner, drinks, a $150 gift certificate giveaway, games, a live auction and a silent auction. Tickets…

Gem and Mineral show to be held

Rocks, gems, minerals, beads, pearls, jewelry, tools and household items from 60 vendors will be available. Pan for gold and…

Community Health Action Coalition to hold monthly membership meeting

Larry Turner will give a presentation about health services at the Mission of San Lucas Toliman in Guatemala. There will…

Southwest Life

Trails 2000 seeks volunteers for trail construction, maintenance

Work times are from 4:30 to 7 p.m. during the week and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays. Skyraider Trail:…

Health

Seminar to address opioid use, suicide prevention

This is a free event for medical professionals and staff. The seminar will address substance abuse prevention, suicide prevention, motivational…

Arts and Entertainment

FLC to host Rocky Mountain UkeFest

An all-star performance at the Concerts in the Park will kick off the festival from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday…

Business

Best of Durango & La Plata County nominations opened Friday

The competition began Friday and nominations will be accepted through July 26. At that point in time, the three businesses…

Education

Local resident graduates from University of the South

Swenson is the child of Harriet C. Swenson of Durango.

Education

Local student graduates from Tulane University

Mocio earned a Juris Doctor from the School of Law.

Education

Local student graduates from Wichita State University

In addition to graduating, Sammer was also named to the deanâ€™s honor roll for the spring semester.

Self-guided nature walks available at Purgatory

The tour follows the 1.7 mile Brush Rake Loop at the top of Chairlift 4. Drive up to the start…

Center of Southwest Studies to host free summer lecture series

Fabiola Cabeza de Baca published two of the earliest cookbooks about New Mexico cuisine, touting the health of the land-based…

Powerhouse offers summer camps in July and August

Some scholarships are available. For more information, visit www.powsci.org/camps.

Durango Daybreak Rotary to meet

The presenter will be David Wood, district governor for Rotary International, who will bring the group up to speed on…

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society to meet

Layne Miller will present a talk about “Fremont Rock Art.” Miller is a longtime rock art researcher, a founding member…

Local News

Mountain Studies Institute offers invasive weed control assistance

Assistance will include herbicide spraying of invasive weeds by a Southwest Conservation Corps crew. Preference will be given to low-income…

Arts and Entertainment

Animas City Theatre to host Industry Night

People We Know is a core group of musicians featuring members of existing Durango groups The Outskirts and The Fellowship…