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Wildfire Preparedness Day held Saturday
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Wildfire Preparedness Day held Saturday

May 3, 2018

Eighteen Colorado communities will use $500 funding awards from the National Fire Protection Agency to implement projects during the day. For more information about projects, email Ryan Lockwood of the…

Adventist Church to hold talk
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Adventist Church to hold talk

May 3, 2018

The presentation will be given by emergency room doctor and international speaker Dr. Tim Riesenberger. For more information, call 259-3580.

Animas Valley Grange to hold movie night
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Animas Valley Grange to hold movie night

May 3, 2018

Aiden Hurley’s “18 Frames” – voted best family film at the 2018 Durango Independent Film Festival – will be shown. Games will be held after the short film, and chili…

Mancos student joins Phi Kappa Phi
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Mancos student joins Phi Kappa Phi

May 2, 2018

Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership.

High Noon Rotary to meet Thursday
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High Noon Rotary to meet Thursday

April 30, 2018

Club committees will give reports about activities and plans. Community members and visitors are welcome. Lunch will be available for $17. For more information, visit www.durangohighnoonrotary.com.

Animas High School fundraiser to support rocketry
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Animas High School fundraiser to support rocketry

April 30, 2018

Grassburger will donate a portion proceeds to the team to help cover travel expenses for a May 9-14 Team America Rocketry Challenge trip to Washington, D.C. Students will compete against…

Learn how to protect home from fire
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Learn how to protect home from fire

April 29, 2018

Speakers will include Durango Fire Protection District Fire Marshal Karola Hanks, La Plata County coordinator of Fire Wise of SW Colorado Charlie Landsman and Eva Montane, owner of Columbine Landscapes.…

Daybreak Rotary to meet Wednesday
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Daybreak Rotary to meet Wednesday

April 29, 2018

Gulliford Andrew Gulliford, Fort Lewis College history and environmental studies professor, will speak to the club about wolves in Colorado. The meeting is free and open to all. For more…

Men Who Grill registration now open
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Men Who Grill registration now open

April 28, 2018

Grilling teams are expected to prepare 500 to 600 small, appetizer portions of their cuisine for attendees to sample. For example, a portion might be one rib, one wing one…

Second Durango Mesa meeting set for Thursday
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Second Durango Mesa meeting set for Thursday

April 28, 2018

Input from residents is needed to identify and plan the recreation, cultural amenities, open space and public purposes for the development – consistent with goals of the city’s 2017 Comprehensive…

Hisatsinom to present about ancient turkeys of Arizona
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Hisatsinom to present about ancient turkeys of Arizona

April 28, 2018

Blythe will discuss the archaeological contexts of turkeys within the Houck community using methods of spatial analysis, faunal skeletal evaluation and ethnographic review. For more information, call Kari Schleher at…

Seniors Outdoors schedules activities
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Seniors Outdoors schedules activities

April 27, 2018

Saturday, 8:30 a.m.: hike Haflin Creek Trail; call or email Wayne Bedor at 769-6548, 764-4089 or [email protected], 9 a.m.: Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness exploration; call Chris Blackshear at 238-1541.Monday, 9:30 a.m.: bike…

May Day event to celebrate world workers
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May Day event to celebrate world workers

April 27, 2018

The event will include speakers, workshops and the Durango “Really Really Free Market.” The free, noncommercial market, hosted by Dirty Hands Collective, allows attendees an opportunity to bring and trade…

Durango Transit changes begin Monday
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Durango Transit changes begin Monday

April 27, 2018

Transit service to Mercy Regional Medical Center and Three Springs will be discontinued, and Road Runner, in partnership with Southern Ute Community Action programs, will provide transportation to Three Springs…

Old Fort to host Farm Field Day
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Old Fort to host Farm Field Day

April 27, 2018

The event will include: agricultural seminars; a Colorado Farm Bureau farm safety trailer; exhibits about the latest farm machinery, supplies and services; tillage, planting and harvest equipment demonstrations; a plant…