Briefs

Railroad offers Christmas tree trips

The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad will offer a Christmas tree train excursion this holiday season. The Christmas tree…

November 21, 2016

Local News

Check out eBooks to help library acquire more

The Durango Public Library’s eBook distributor OverDrive challenged it to increase checkouts by at least 1,500 more than last year.…

November 20, 2016

Local News

Radon informational class offered at La Plata County Fairgrounds

Chris Herman of HouseMaster Home Inspection of Durango squeezes into a crawl space beneath a house while doing radon mitigation…

November 18, 2016

Local News

Wolf Creek Pass overlook closed for winter

Durango Herald file The overlook is on U.S. Highway 160 about seven miles west of the pass summit and 16…

November 18, 2016

Local News

Road Runner Transit announces Thanksgiving closures

Durango Herald file Dial A Ride will operate during its regular hours, from noon to 8 p.m., on Nov. 26…

November 18, 2016

Local News

Durango Public Library receives state grant

The Durango Public Library has received a grant from the Colorado State Library.Durango Herald file Grant money will be used…

November 18, 2016

Religion

Durango Friends supports Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Cynthia West drove her 1978 Volkswagen van from Washington, D.C., to the Sacred Stone Camp of the Standing Rock Sioux…

November 18, 2016

Religion

Thanksgiving Day service to be held at Christian Science church

Associated Press file The presidentâ€™s Thanksgiving proclamation will be read as well as a short sermon from the Bible and…

November 18, 2016

Religion

Methodist Church to hold holiday bazaar Saturday

The First United Methodist Church, 2917 Aspen Drive, will hold its 43rd Holiday Bazaar from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.…

November 18, 2016

Local News

Caravan set to join Standing Rock protest

Protesters supporting the Standing Rock Sioux effort to halt Dakota Access Pipeline construction on Tuesday circle the Wells Fargo Bank…

November 18, 2016

Local News

Volunteers needed to help with Thanksgiving dinner

Everyone is invited to the Durango Community Thanksgiving Dinner from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the La Plata County…

November 17, 2016

Local News

Elks Lodge to host veterans’ breakfast on Sunday

The Durango Elks Lodge Veterans Committee will serve breakfast from 9 to 11 a.m. Sunday.Courtesy Durango Elks Lodge Facebook page…

November 17, 2016

Local News

Transgender Day of Remembrance will be Sunday

The Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil and Service will take place at 6 p.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship…

November 16, 2016

Local News

FLC students plan river cleanup

Fort Lewis College students are organizing a community river cleanup event. The cleanup will take place from 11 a.m. to…

November 16, 2016

Local News

Life-Long Learning series ends with the divas of opera

du1-i-syn Learn about the fictional and nonfictional women who have defined, and defied, the traditions of opera for more than…

November 16, 2016

Local News

Ignacio writers group to hold a fundraiser

du1-i-syn The library will host a writers night fundraiser from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. The event is potluck-style, and…

November 16, 2016

Local News

SJMA needs volunteers for Christmas tree sale

The San Juan Mountains Association needs volunteers to help at the Silver Bells Christmas Tree sale lot. Some volunteers are…

November 16, 2016

Local News

Center of Southwest Studies to close exhibits Friday

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald<br><br>These photos of Mesa Verde National Park are from the “Tom O. and H. Lucille Kimball Indian Collection”…

November 16, 2016

Education

Durango schools to host Thanksgiving meals

Parents and students eat Thanksgiving lunch at Needham Elementary School.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald file Animas Valley will host its annual Turkey…

November 15, 2016

Education

Animas High School to close for Thanksgiving week

Durango Herald file Nov. 28, Monday, is a professional development day for staff members, and classes also will not be…

November 15, 2016

Education

Caregivers can register for infant/toddler care training

Associated Press file This 48-hour Colorado Department of Human Services approved training is recommended for all child care providers and…

November 15, 2016

Education

Community college welders inspire donation

du1-i-syn Welding students from SCCC visited the helium plant as part of a field trip this year and made a…

November 15, 2016

Education

Riverview students to perform ‘The Hare and the Hedgehog’

du1-i-syn Students will perform an encore show at 2 p.m. Friday. All Riverview families and friends are invited, and admission…

November 15, 2016

Education

Big Picture student to host polo cross clinic Nov. 20

du1-i-syn The clinic will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds Pavilion,…

November 15, 2016