Briefs

Durango Parks and Recreation director to speak at Rotary Club of Durango meeting

Ture Nycum, who joined Durango’s Parks and Recreation Department as director last August, will speak to the Rotary Club of…

March 23, 2022

March 23, 2022 • Kelsey Percival — Editorial Assistant

Fort Lewis College to host Pulitzer Prize winning author

Fort Lewis College Common Reads and Skywords will host Pulitzer Prize winning author Natalie Diaz for a discussion about her…

Methodist Thrift Shop accepting scholarship applications

Methodist Thrift Shop is now accepting scholarship applications for La Plata County high school seniors. Applications are available by request…

March 23, 2022

March 21, 2022 • Kelsey Percival — Editorial Assistant

Four Corners Back Country Horsemen to host tack and consignment sale

The Four Corners Back Country Horsemen’s annual tack and consignment sale will be held April 2 at La Plata County…

VFW Post 4031 to host Vietnam Veterans Day celebration

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4031, 1550 Main Ave., will host a Vietnam Veterans Day Celebration and Remembrance from 5…

Pediatric Partners of the Southwest awarded School Based Health Center Grant

Pediatric Partners of the Southwest has been awarded a School Based Health Center Grant from the Colorado Department of Public…

March 21, 2022 • Kelsey Percival — Editorial Assistant

Fort Lewis College to host ‘Success for Native America’ panel discussion

First Southwest Bank and First Southwest Community Fund will partner with Fort Lewis College for the second “Success for Native…

Agenda available for water district’s seminar

The agenda and health guidelines for the Southwestern Water Conservation District’s Southwest Water Seminar are listed in the file below.…

Cattlemen’s Banquet and Dance to be held

The La Plata-Archuleta Cattlemen’s Banquet and Dance will be held April 9 at the Sky Ute Casino Event Center. The…

Southwest Colorado Bar Association to award scholarships

Southwest Colorado Bar Association will award three scholarships to graduating seniors from a high school in Archuleta, La Plata or…

Fort Lewis College calendar: March 20-26

Visit www.fortlewis.edu, click the “Quick Links” menu, choose “News & Events,” then click “Events” to view the complete calendar. Sunday…

Senior Center Calendar: March 21-25

Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge 1 p.m.: Bingo 1:30 p.m.: MS/Be…

New carwash coming to Durango

Cascade Xpress CarWash, an automated tunnel conveyor carwash, plans to open July 3. The carwash will be located south of…

Durango Creative District seeking executive director

Durango Creative District is seeking an executive director to start May 15. Applicants can submit a cover letter, resume and…

Residents can apply for utility refund or food tax rebate starting March 14

Applications for the Food Tax Rebate Program and the Utility Refund Program will be available starting March 14. City residents…

Joel Priest awarded Character Counts Person of the Month

Joel Priest accepts Character Counts Person of the Month award. (Courtesy of Ignacio School District) The Multi-Cultural Committee of Ignacio…

Rotary Club of Durango to host presentation by retired official from Bureau of Diplomatic Security

A retired official from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Donald Gonneville, will speak at the Rotary…

Pine River Library to host obituary writing workshop

Pine River Library will host a workshop guiding participants through writing their own obituaries so that their grieving loved ones…

Durango-La Plata Emergency Communications Center installs technology to quicken response time

The Durango-La Plata Emergency Communications Center installed the RapidSOS program to help reduce emergency response time. The program, which went…

Alternative Horizons seeks volunteers

Alternative Horizons is seeking volunteer advocates, including those who are bilingual, to staff its 24-hour hotline. Alternative Horizons supports and…

Community Foundation announces grant and internship opportunities

The Community Foundation serving Southwest Colorado and the Business Education Connection designed a paid summer internship opportunity for 12 high…

March 16, 2022

Florida Grange to host organization workshop

Florida Grange is hosting a “Get Organized” workshop presented by Traci Key at 1 p.m. March 19 at Florida Grange,…

March 16, 2022