Briefs

Animas Museum to open Snowdown exhibit

The exhibit will feature select items from its Snowdown collections, which date back to 1979. For more information, call 259-2402.

County departments move to new location

The combined facility will join Fleet, Road and Bridge departments and the Engineering Traffic Division. Offices will be open, starting…

Land use code forum to be held Tuesday

Commissioners and staff will provide an overview of project goals and themes from public feedback. The public will be able…

Fort Lewis College Board of Trustees to hear budget update

No public comment or action will be taken. The meeting will be held in the President’s Conference Room, Berndt Hall,…

Durango Dharma Center to offer six-class series

The book After Buddhism: Rethinking the Dharma for a Secular Age by Stephen Batchelor will guide classes, and participants will…

Big Picture High School to visit middle schools

Information nights will be held: 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Escalante Middle School, 141 Baker Lane.6 to 7 p.m.…

Students invited to Instrument Discovery Day

Students will hear demonstrations by instructors, have an opportunity to try any instrument available and can take lessons for specific…

Mountain Middle opens 2018-19 enrollment

Students can enroll through Feb. 28. A lottery will be held March 7. To enroll in the school’s lottery, visit…

Rotary Club to hear about U.S. health care

Guinn Unger, co-chair of the Indivisible Durango Health Care and Senior Issues Committee, will give a presentation called “Obamacare, Trumpcare…

Elevation Aesthetics to hold open house

Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served with free question-and-answer consultations available by request. At the clinic, owner and operator…

Animas-La Plata Project meeting scheduled for Thursday is canceled

Durango Herald readers should disregard the news brief about the meeting that was published online Dec. 28 at http://bit.ly/2mo6KJU and…

Animas Valley Grange to show ‘Home Alone’

Hot cider, popcorn and baked goods will be provided. The event is free and open to all. For more information,…

Snowshoe to Andrews Lake Friday night

For more information, call or email MK Gunn at 759-9113 or [email protected].

Genealogical Society to meet Saturday

Members will share information about family history, research and genealogical projects. The meeting will conclude with a winter potluck. The…

Kiwanis to hear architectural talk

The Kiwanis Club of Durango will meet at noon Thursday at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Judith…

Back Country Horsemen to hear about lynx reintroduction

Scott Wait of Colorado Parks and Wildlife will discuss the process of introducing lynx to Southwest Colorado from Canada. All…

Rotary Club to hear from Boys and Girls Club

Katherine Frautschy of the Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County will speak at the meeting. The meeting is…

Garden Club to discuss Bears Ears

Andrew Gulliford, professor of history and environmental studies at Fort Lewis College, will present a program about Bears Ears National…

Durango School District announces January closures

Florida Mesa Elementary Accountability committee to meet

Public invited to archaeological talk about field trips

Durango Herald file A social time will start at 6:30 p.m., followed by a brief business meeting and presentation by…

High Noon Rotary to meet Thursday

Principals from Silver Wave Seafood will present information on the logistics of starting a new Durango business. Community members and…

CHAC to hold meeting

CHAC supporters are encouraged to attend and share input about the 2018 emphasis, and vote for the 2017 Health Hero.…

Quilters to meet Thursday

A social time with snacks will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by the meeting at 6 p.m. The meeting is…