Senior citizens

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Animas High School students record oral histories of longtime residents

before the digital age examined in class project

May 16, 2019

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Neighborhood network keeps seniors in homes for longer

Nonprofit formalizes effort of residents helping each other

January 25, 2019

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Senior Services director caps two decades of caring, advocating for seniors

Casey will retire in January

December 31, 2018

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53 units of affordable senior housing coming to Durango

Project will be built next to Mercy Regional Medical Center

October 24, 2018

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Durango woman glows with life at 104 years old

Josefita Herrera celebrated her birthday on Thursday

June 15, 2018

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Longtime Durango resident turns 95

Turnell Turnell was born April 14, 1923 in Granbury, Texas, married Orbie Curtis Turnell in 1942 and they moved to…

April 20, 2018

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Ballroom dancers exercise bodies, minds at Durango/La Plata Senior Center

Classes aimed at beginners, but all skill levels welcome

April 13, 2018

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Senior Center to offer fall-prevention classes

Two eight-hour “Matter of Balance” fall-prevention classes will be offered from 1 to 3 p.m. April 4 and April 27…

March 29, 2017

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Job training for senior citizens offered

du1-i-syn SER Jobs for Progress, a federally funded job-training program for economically challenged seniors, is currently accepting applications for enrollment…

February 13, 2017

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Low-income, unemployed seniors invited to paid job training

du1-i-syn Funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, the program is committed to improving quality of life for low-income seniors…

January 4, 2017

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Senior swimmer Katherine Kronwall is floating high on life

The activity keeps her physically fit and mentally sharp, with an energy level more akin to teenage girls than octogenarians.…

December 5, 2016

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Tri-County Head Start seeks senior for job

ri-County Head Start is currently looking for one senior citizen to train as part of the Senior Community Service Employment…

October 13, 2016

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State takes aim at issues of burgeoning aging population

Now, at 46, the executive director of the San Juan Basin Area Agency on Aging says the topic consumes a…

September 19, 2016

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La Plata County residents caring for loved ones need support, resources

“We’re coming up on a demographic phenomenon,” said Sheila Casey, manager of Senior Services for La Plata County. “There aren’t…

June 8, 2016

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100 years of life: Durango celebrates centenarians

honors 10 born in 1916 or before

May 20, 2016

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Ignacio Elementary bakers share their bounty

Explorers Club offers variety of activities to gifted, talented

April 11, 2016

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Upper Pine aids with fire, fall prevention for seniors

home safety inspections offered

January 31, 2016

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Is La Plata County ready for spike in seniors?

population to double by 2040 in La Plata

December 12, 2015

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Falls by senior citizens a growing problem in La Plata County

by elderly No. 1 injury cause in Southwest Colorado

July 13, 2015

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The man behind the Hermosa golf course

Mang has three loves: His wife, the links, photography

June 28, 2015

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Headin’ out West

Retirees seeking out the good life

March 30, 2015

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She taught lessons of a lifetime

Erikson celebrates 100th with former students

March 28, 2015

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Preparing for a ‘silver tsunami’

Lawmakers in Denver push bills to address aging population

March 3, 2015

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Assisted living re-opens after construction

Staff at the new assisted living facility in Bayfield include Steve Balliger, left, Charmayne Upton, Jessica Martin, Juanita Melendez-Guttman, Erin…

November 12, 2014