Briefs

Education

Animas High School to hold student exhibition

du1-i-syn Attendees are asked to park their vehicles in the lower dirt lot and walk to the school on the…

April 26, 2017

Education

Volunteers needed for Children’s Water Festival

Durango Herald file Volunteer guides will meet at 7:30 a.m. in the Student Union Ballroom and will finish between 2…

April 26, 2017

Arts and Entertainment

Durango Friends of the Arts to offer Zumba class

du1-i-syn Cost is $15 per participant. For more information, call 247-4260.

April 26, 2017

Local News

Volunteers sought for Durango Wine Experience

Durango Herald file The event qualifies for those who need to fulfill community service hours. For more information and to…

April 25, 2017

Education

Durango middle-schoolers to present Brain Expo at Fort Lewis College

Associated Press file Students from Duane Tucker’s sixth-grade language arts class at Escalante Middle School and Erica Dey’s seventh-graders from…

April 24, 2017

Southwest Life

Talk in Cortez to address social collapse in ancient Southwest

Durango Herald file Lewis Borck will focus his presentation on the Hohokam and discuss the traditional explanations of cultural change…

April 24, 2017

Education

Volunteers needed for 8th-grade boys conference in Durango

Durango Herald file The goal of the conference is to give students the tools to build positive self-image, strong relationships…

April 24, 2017

Local News

Master Farm Homemaker Guild now offering scholarship

Called the “Second Chance Scholarship,” the accepted applicant will be a woman who has had her college education interrupted or…

April 23, 2017

Education

District 9-R to hold Title VI Native American Education public hearing

Durango Herald file For more information, visit www.durangoschools.org.

April 23, 2017

Education

Durango Big Picture to host disc-golf tournament to raise funds

du1-i-syn Registration, $35 for PDGA members and $45 for nonmembers, is available online at www.discgolfscene.com or in-person from 8 and…

April 23, 2017

Local News

CDOT to conduct survey work on Highway 145

Durango Herald file The topographical survey will involve the use of drones and will require traffic to stop occasionally. Motorists…

April 23, 2017

Health

Parents of Awesome Autistic Children group to meet at Pediatric Associates

Sarah L. Voisin/Washington Post file The meeting will focus on “best practices for educating students with autism.” The meeting is…

April 23, 2017

Local News

Class about uses of gumweed to be offered

du1-i-syn People with spring allergies are encouraged to attend. Those interested to attend should call 779-3111 or visit www.osadha.com/contact for…

April 22, 2017

Local News

Durango Natural Medicine to offer free thyroid assessments

Durango Herald file The thyroid gland is known as the “master gland of metabolism” because it controls energy production of…

April 22, 2017

Local News

Construction of pedestrian crossing starts in Mancos

Durango Herald file The project is estimated to last six weeks, and crews are scheduled to work from 7:30 a.m.…

April 22, 2017

Education

Bayfield Early Education Programs to hold registration day

du1-i-syn Teachers and staff will be available to answer questions and give tours of classrooms. Twenty Colorado Preschool Program slots…

April 22, 2017

Education

Durango Adult Education Center adds early-childhood program

du1-i-syn The program is funded by the Buell Foundation and will help people in poverty reach financial self-sufficiency through career…

April 22, 2017

Health

Mercy given highest grade for patient safety

Durango Herald file This is Mercy’s 10th consecutive “A” grade since 2012. The medical center was among 823 hospitals in…

April 21, 2017

Local News

CDOT warns public of phone scam

Durango Herald file Numerous residents have reported being contacted by a person who claims to be a CDOT representative conducting…

April 21, 2017

Local News

Twin Buttes to conduct controlled burn in open space

Durango Herald file The maintenance project aims to burn slash piles from fire mitigation efforts with the goal to decrease…

April 21, 2017

Local News

Controlled burn planned northwest of Pagosa Springs

Durango Herald file Operations are scheduled to begin the week of April 24 and take place over several days, depending…

April 21, 2017

Local News

Hillcrest Golf Club to conduct controlled burn

Durango Herald file For more information, call Karen Gallegos at 247-1499 or email [email protected].

April 21, 2017

Local News

Animas Alano Club moves to Cowboy Church

Durango Herald file The club will hold a grand-opening event, potluck dinner and its annual membership meeting at 6 p.m.…

April 21, 2017

Education

Kindergarten registration open at Bayfield Elementary Primary

Durango Herald file Orientation will be held May 22 and 23. To receive a registration packet and attend orientation, call…

April 21, 2017