Briefs

Holiday mutual aid drive to be held

A holiday mutual aid drive will take place, benefiting Toyei Industries and the Missionaries of Charity of Gallup, from 10…

December 11, 2021

Arts & Entertainment

Durango Arts Center to host Christmas improv special

Devise and Conquer will perform a Christmas improv special Dec.17 at Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave. Doors will…

December 11, 2021

December 9, 2021 • Kelsey Percival — Editorial Assistant

New Region 9 board member appointed

The Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado has announced a new board member. Tommy Crosby was approved at…

December 8, 2021 • Kelsey Percival — Editorial Assistant

Region 9 now Rural Jump-Start program sponsoring entity

The Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado was approved by the Colorado Economic Development Commission to sponsor business…

December 1, 2021 • Kelsey Percival — Editorial Assistant

Fundraiser organized for deputy who lost home in fire

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Tiana Mihalich lost her home Tuesday in an early morning fire north of Ignacio.…

SJBPH increases access to antibody treatments

San Juan Basin Public Health announced that Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s mobile unit administering monoclonal antibody treatments…

November 30, 2021

Indivisible Durango to host food drive for Manna soup kitchen

Indivisible Durango will host its Thanks + Giving food drive for Manna soup kitchen from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.…

November 27, 2021

December library events

Durango Public Library 1900 East Third Ave. Contact: 375-3380, www.durangopubliclibrary.org. Events by date Dec. 1, 1-3 p.m.: SJBPH Free Rapid…

November 27, 2021

Festival of Trees returns to Durango

The 18th annual Festival of Trees, presented by Community Connections, will take place 12-5 p.m. Friday to Sunday, Dec. 3-5,…

Stillwater Music welcomes two new board members

Stillwater Music, a Durango music education hub, welcomed new members Sara Olsen and Patrick Lyons to the board. Olsen is…

Shop with a Cop seeking donations

The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 8 is seeking donations for its Shop with a Cop event. For the event,…

Ignacio nurse wins Nightingale award

Dixie Melton, family nurse practitioner and owner of Ignacio Family Medicine, won the statewide Nightingale Luminary Award presented Oct. 16.…

Music in the Mountains welcomes new board members

Music in the Mountains is a fully integrated festival of orchestra, chamber music and world music performances. For 35 years,…

San Juan National Forest Christmas tree permits available

Permits can also be purchased online for an additional $2.50 fee at www.recreation.gov/tree-permits. The San Juan National Forest encourages people…

Silverton seeking town attorney

The town of Silverton invites individual attorneys or firms to apply for the town attorney position. The Request for Proposals/Request…

Pine River Library hosts Death Cafés

A Death Café is a gathering for people to enjoy refreshments and talk openly about death. The aim is to…

Great Old Broads for Wilderness awarded grant

Broads was among the 10 organizations selected from 500 nominations by a panel of climate activists. The organization plans to…

Meisner named Rookie of the Year

She was recognized for her exceptional ability and performance, and was said to have been vital to the recovery of…

Manna to host community Thanksgiving meal

Manna soup kitchen will serve a traditional Thanksgiving meal (turkey, gravy, stuffing, brown-sugar glazed carrots and pumpkin pie) Nov. 25…

Region 9 Economic Development District seeks grant writer

Applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. Dec. 3. For more information, contact Laura Lewis Marchino at [email protected].

San Juan Regional Medical Center asks for help

San Juan Regional Medical Center is recruiting local health care workers, both who work elsewhere in the community and those…

Mercy Hospital earns ‘A’ safety grade

Mercy Hospital received an ‘A’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for its achievements of protecting patients from harm and error. This…

Snowdown Follies announces auditions

Snowdown Follies will host auditions in early December for the roles of masters of ceremonies, cast and chorus line for…