Briefs

Ignacio schools to close for winter break

Florida Mesa PTO to meet

Columbine Christian students to take stage

Absolute PT clinic to host dance party

The event is free, open to all and will feature cookies, beverages and a Dance for Balance demonstration for seniors.…

Local outdoor retailers join donation effort

With help from Feeding America, the first 12 weeks provided 9,100 meals to families, with the goal to reach 12,000…

Plein Goods to host Washi demo

Community members are invited to stop by, meet the artist and learn about the art of handmade paper. The event…

Sheriff’s Office extends fingerprinting hours

JERRY McBride/Durango Herald file Fingerprinting is now offered from 9 to 11 a.m. and from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays…

FLC students to graduate Saturday

Hugginsdu1-i-syn The speaker will be Eric Huggins, FLC professor of management and recipient of the 2017-18 Alice Admire Outstanding Teaching…

Mesa Verde to offer free days in 2018

Courtesy of National Park Service “Fee-free days offer a wonderful time for new visitors to become familiar with the park…

Marvel Grange to serve waffles

Waffles and beverages will be provided, and a white elephant gift exchange will be held after the supper. Attendees are…

Mancos to hold cottage food seminar

Participants will learn about cottage food bill updates, commercial kitchen space, budgets and product prices, insurance and short-term storage. A…

Fort Lewis College to hold presidential search meeting

Steve Lewis/Durango Herald file For more information, call or email Mitch Davis at 247-7401 or [email protected].

Kiwanis to hear about Southwest Rides program

du1-i-syn The speaker will be Jason Armstrong, assistant director of Southwest Center for Independence. Armstrong oversees the Southwest Rides program,…

Durango student completes Cornell fellowship

Students reported on work completed during the summer program and gave presentations at a showcase Nov. 29 in front of…

Karyn Gabaldon gallery holding food drive

Donated food items filled the shelves of the Durango Food Bank last year.Durango Herald file For more information, call 247-9018.

FireWise names new executive director

Downingdu1-i-syn Before FireWise, Downing worked as a conservation program manager for Walker Basin Conservancy, an environmental nonprofit in Reno, Nevada.…

Mercy Chapel to offer ‘Blue Christmas’ service

du1-i-syn The service is designed for people suffering loss, death of a loved one, estrangement of a loved one, unemployment,…

Mercy Sports Medicine to open Saturday

The new 7,000-square-foot facility includes three Integrated Physical Therapy clinics and is the primary location of other sports-related services, such…

Upper Pine River Fire receives financial report award

The Certificate of Achievement is the highest recognition in governmental accounting and financial reporting and represents a meaningful accomplishment by…

Florida Mesa’s School Accountability Committee to meet

Animas High School board to meet Wednesday

The meeting is free and open to all. For more information, visit www.animashighschool.com/board-meetings.

High Noon Rotary to meet Thursday

du1-i-syn Lexie Stetson-Lee, Powerhouse Science Center deputy director, will speak to the club at the meeting. Community members and visitors…

Ute Mountain Tribal Park to hold winter solstice tour

A sun calendar at the Ute Mountain Tribal Park.Journal file The tour, led by archaeologist and anthropologist Virginia Wolf, will…

Forest Service to host job fair by phone

The U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region will host a remote job fair by phone from 2 to 3 p.m.…