Briefs

Durango Arts Center to offer free lecture

Judith Reynolds and Katherine Burgess will give a presentation about art and ideas related to the sacred and profane. The…

Durango Arts Center to hold theater auditions

The theater production, directed by Theresa A. Carson, is about a fragmented family grappling with crisis and loss. Actors, ages…

Southwest Mortgage Loans hires one

Roofdu1-i-syn Roof will work at the Durango office, 835 Main Ave., Suite 222, and from her office, 1070 Greene St.,…

Visiting Angels receives home care award

To receive the award, Visiting Angels received high client and caregiver satisfaction ratings in areas such as caregiver training, compassion…

Donation effort to support Special Olympics

Ahn Young-joon/Associated Press file photo Police officers and Special Olympics athletes will help restaurant staff serve lunch and dinner, and…

Rotary Club to hear about Family Centers Coalition

du1-i-syn Roseann McDermott, La Plata Family Centers Coalition executive director, will speak to the club about services and programs offered…

Fundraiser film screening to support residents’ legal defense

Chilcoatdu1-i-syn Franklin and Chilcoat were charged last April with multiple criminal offenses after Franklin closed a livestock enclosure gate in…

Park Elementary to hold open house

The event is free and open to all. For more information, visit park.durangoschools.org.

Durango Project Linus names coordinators

Project Linus is a local nonprofit that distributes handmade blankets to children and families in need, and was established by…

Durango student graduates from Adams State University

Life-Long Learning lecture to discuss Trump economics

The lecture, “Trumpenomics: Not Necessarily a Return of Reaganomics,” will discuss the economic policy of the current Congress and presidential…

Herbalist to teach poisonous plants class

Reservations are required and cost is a $20 suggested donation. For the location of the class and to make a…

Community invited to write own obits

Cost is $25. Make checks payable to Durango Friends of the Arts. Reservations appreciated but not required. For reservations and…

Beekeepers ‘Buzz Club’ to meet

The club will learn how to identify what happened to a hive of dead bees and discuss wooden-ware needs, differences…

Al Harper to speak to Kiwanis Club of Durango

Harperdu1-i-syn Al Harper, owner of Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, will speak to the club. Guests are welcome. Lunch…

Kids invited to winter discovery walk

Kids who participate, accompanied by an adult, will have the opportunity to discover animal tracks, examine plants, enjoy the outdoors…

Kids Rock to offer breastfeeding workshop

The workshop is for pregnant women and their partners and will discuss how to start breastfeeding a newborn. Snacks will…

Durango School District 9-R superintendent invites public for coffee

The event is free and open to all.

Physical therapist assistant completes training

Buckingham will create tools to treat patients with thoracic spine conditions. For appointments and more information, call 764-4094.

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society to present talk

After a social from 6:30 to 7 p.m. and a brief business meeting, Charles Riggs, associate professor of anthropology at…

Durango Barbershoppers offering singing valentines

Singing Valentines can be purchased for $50, which includes two songs, a carnation and a small box of chocolates. A…

Diversity Dialogue will return to Fort Lewis College

The workshop will feature a series of exercises designed to raise awareness, promote understanding and facilitate cultural growth within the…

Florida Mesa to hold meeting

Lincoln Memorial University names Durangoan to dean’s list

Students must earn a minimum of a 3.5 GPA in a given semester to be added to the dean’s list…