Briefs

First Southwest Bank raises starting wages

“According to the La Plata County Thrive Living Wage Coalition, higher minimum wages positively affect all of our local economies…

LPEA adds three to operations team

Allred, a Bayfield resident, has experience as a construction lineman since 1999 for various contractors around the country; as a…

Guild Mortgage hires loan officer

Weaver Weaver, a lender with more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, studied business at Arizona…

Home Builders opens scholarship application session

Up to $10,000 in scholarship funding will be awarded to area high school seniors who are pursuing post-secondary education in…

Boys & Girls Club hires program director

Chipman Chipman graduated from University of Dayton, has a background in education and most recently worked as the director of…

Directory Plus searching for anniversary photo

Submissions are limited to three photos per person. To submit a photo, email Christy Pollard at [email protected] by Feb. 12.…

FLC professor to celebrate publishing 40 books before turning 40

The event, sponsored by the Department of Sociology and Human Services at Fort Lewis College, is free and open to…

Durango Stroke Support Group to meet

For more information, call or email Flannery at (602) 317-8095 or [email protected]; or Denise at 382-5922 or [email protected].

Lutheran Church to hold internet safety talk

The talk is for people of all ages, especially teenagers. Topics will include internet safety, cyberbullying, sexting and online predators.…

Religion

Durango Dharma Center to hold insight meditation series

Durango Herald file Insight meditation is a simple technique that develops awareness. The class is open to all experience levels.…

LPEA to hold second scholarship open house

LPEA staff will answer questions and provide application assistance to high school seniors and parents. Copies of all applications will…

Animas High School to hold information session

AHS “Shadow Days” are also held on Thursdays. To sign up for a Shadow Day, call 247-2474 or email [email protected].…

Know Your Dough to launch program

Parents with 11th-graders at DHS are asked to talk to them about what they learned. The program affiliated with the…

DHS senior founds suicide-prevention program

Suicide is the leading cause of death for young people 10-24 years old in Colorado. To access a 24-hour hotline…

Community

La Plata County Extension Office director to speak to Rotary

Darrin Parmenter, La Plata County Extension Office director and a Colorado State University horticulturist, will speak to the club. The…

Community

DHS class of 1978 reunion rescheduled

For updates and more information, email [email protected] or visit http://bit.ly/2BsYEVl.

Methodist Thrift Shop to give scholarships

Applicants will be evaluated based on church involvement, leadership, community service, extra-curricular activities and personal attributes. Application are available at…

Arts and Entertainment

Studio & announces call for entries

Artists are asked to explore the interpretations and submit up to three pieces of work for consideration. The deadline to…

Arts and Entertainment

Western art roadshow to be held at Center for Southwest Studies

Clark and Jeanne Brako, curator for the Center, will give a free tour from 1 to 2 p.m. in the…

Fort Lewis College to hold District Elks Hoop Shoot

Boys and girls from Durango, Cortez, Grand Junction, Delta, Montrose, Ouray, Hotchkiss and Telluride who won local competitions will compete.…

Snowdown parade float entry deadline extended

Durango Herald file The light parade will start with a single firework at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, on Main…

Historian to share new details on book about police department

Sharon Greve, a local historian, stands with her book, Beyond the Badge, in July 2017 at Mariaâ€™s Bookshop. She spent…