Briefs

March 2, 2019 • Herald Staff Writer

Construction to begin on Animas River Trail north extension and Oxbow Park River access

Mobilization activities will be apparent at Animas City Park and Oxbow Park. Overall project duration will be from March 2019…

San Juan Organics selected for $5,000 NextCycle grant

The nine will each receive a $5,000 business development grant, mentoring from the Colorado NextCycle technical advisory committee, and technical…

New Farmers Insurance office opens

The office will be open five days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.…

Shawna Long acquires TravelHost – Four Corners Region

The quarterly publication serves the Four Corners travelers through hotel distribution, website and social sites. The summer issue comes out…

Strater Hotel announces promotions

Tori Ossola has been named general manager. Most recently, Ossola served as the hotel’s rooms division manager, Ossola brings more…

Southwest Life

Archaeology society to host talk about prehistoric use of wood fuel in Four Corners

Magargal will give a talk titled “The Ecology of Contemporary and Prehistoric Use of Wood Fuel in the Four Corners.”…

Health

Mercy Home Health is among the top 100 home health agencies in U.S.

HomeCare Elite identifies the top 25 percent of agencies based on performance measures. This year, those measures included quality of…

Miller Middle School announces Honor Roll

Anderson, Willoughby; Arias, Owen; Aspen, Isabella; Banks, Roan; Bleth, Kyle; Bosmans, Silvie; Bronson, Holden; Carr, Grant; Casias, Ellie; Claassen, Nathan;…

March 1, 2019 • Durango Herald

Outdoors

Mountain Bike Specialists to host bike maintenance clinics

The clinic will be conducted by Darian Harvey and will cover general preventive maintenance and repair topics including: How to…

Region 9 Economic Development District to host Legacy Lunch

The event will highlight the successful businesses, programs and people that have used Region 9 resources. Marc Katz, Durango entrepreneur…

Durango Education Foundation announces scholarship

The DLM Scholarship will award up to $10,000 to cover tuition, books and fees. Award criteria is as follows: Recipient…

Durango Big Picture High School to hold open house

The school is opening its doors to all families with a student in eighth grade who want to find out…

Community Overcoming Depressed Youth to sponsor movie event

Young people will have two movies to choose from: “How Train Your Dragon 3” and the second is still to…

Chili cook-off and pie auction will take place to benefit local family

Kusar is currently at the MD Anderson Center in Houston undergoing chemotherapy and other treatments while his wife and children…

Durango DeColores Civitan Club celebrates 30 years of service

Since 1989, the club has been helping others in Durango through fundraisers and local charity projects. Members of the club,…

Durango to hold meeting about accessory dwelling units

Residents are invited to learn about ADUs and discuss potential changes to the existing program. The ADU program is one…

Durango native Jared Thompson is promoted in Army

Chief warrant officer 5 is the highest warrant officer rank in the Army, and Thompson is one of only five…

Animas High School student-led conferences to be held

SLCs are mandatory for all ninth- and 10th-grade families, and for 11th grade families where the student has not yet…

Graduation meeting to be held for Animas High School seniors and families

Seniors and their families are encouraged to join a conversation about graduation week activities, how to order caps and gowns,…

Local Realtor to appear on HGTV’s ‘House Hunters’

The “House Hunters” episode, “Wild About Horses in Durango,” will feature a local couple shopping for a horse property.

Animas High School Shadow Days are announced

AHS has a limited number of open seats in next yearâ€™s ninth, 10th and 11th grades. Those who complete the…

Durango High Noon Rotary Club will meet

Robert McDaniel, a local historian, will present the story of William Bell and the founding of Durango. Community members are…

Ospreys on Ice will host Disco Night at Chapman Hill

Admission is $6 and includes skate rental and a ticket for a prize drawing featuring gift cards from local businesses.…