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Durango announces new online system to find jobs
Local News

Durango announces new online system to find jobs

December 1, 2017

The system will allow users to create a job profile and submit their information for city job opportunities. Users can keep their job profiles up to date and ready to…

Rotary Club to enjoy choral performance
Local News

Rotary Club to enjoy choral performance

December 1, 2017

du1-i-syn Colours, a small choral group from Durango High School, will sing at the meeting. For more information, call Bruce Rodman at 385-7899.

Art gallery to donate Noel Night sales
Arts and Entertainment

Art gallery to donate Noel Night sales

December 1, 2017

DFA will sell fun holiday gifts from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday in front of Father’s Daughter Pizza, 600 Main Ave. Proceeds go to DFA.

FLC to host holiday concert
Arts and Entertainment

FLC to host holiday concert

December 1, 2017

The evening will feature bands, choirs and strings and pictures with Santa. Tickets are $5 for adults and $1 for children. FLC students with a school ID are free. For…

Tara Mandala to celebrate winter solstice
Religion

Tara Mandala to celebrate winter solstice

December 1, 2017

A winter solstice celebration will be held Dec. 20 at Tara Mandala Retreat Center and Temple, located at 4000 Forest Service Road 649, about 15 miles southwest of Pagosa Springs.Durango…

LPEA selects high schoolers to visit Washington, D.C.
Education

LPEA selects high schoolers to visit Washington, D.C.

November 30, 2017

Students each completed an application and submitted a 500-word essay that covered an aspect of the electric industry. During the Washington, D.C. trip, students will examine the United States Capitol…

Kirtan offered at new weekly time
Local News

Kirtan offered at new weekly time

November 30, 2017

The cost is $10. Kirtan will offered at the same time and location, the first Friday of the month through the winter. For more information, www.facebook.com/bluelotusfeet.

Durango Craft Spirits to release bourbon Friday
Food

Durango Craft Spirits to release bourbon Friday

November 28, 2017

“Cinder Dick” a straight bourbon whisky ages in barrels at Durango Craft Spirits.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file The bourbon is named after the railroad detectives who once roamed the West, and…

Steamworks to tap Salty Dog firkin on Friday
Food

Steamworks to tap Salty Dog firkin on Friday

November 28, 2017

du1-i-syn “A Salty Dog has traditionally been made with gin, though more commonly made with vodka these days,” said Steamworks Brewer Chad Quinn, in a news release. As part of…

Ignacio to host ‘Taste of Christmas’
Local News

Ignacio to host ‘Taste of Christmas’

November 28, 2017

The annual “Taste of Christmas” celebration will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Education, Literacy, Health and Inspiration Community Center, 115 Ute Drive, in Ignacio.Pine River…

Pine River Library receives grant
Local News

Pine River Library receives grant

November 28, 2017

Pine River Library recently received a $4,500 grant from the Colorado State Library through the State Grants to Libraries Act.Pine River Times file Proceeds go to print and audiovisual materials…

FLC lecture to discuss Inca Empire
Local News

FLC lecture to discuss Inca Empire

November 28, 2017

Gary Rottman will present “In the Footsteps of the Inca” at 7 p.m. Thursday in Room 130 of Noble Hall as part of the Life-Long Learning Lecture Series at Fort…

Kiwanis to hear about Durango radiation
Local News

Kiwanis to hear about Durango radiation

November 28, 2017

du1-i-syn Jon Harvey will speak about mapping radiation in the Durango area. He attached Geiger counters to dogs at the Durango Dog Park and plans to measure radiation levels of…

Mancos grange to host cottage food seminar
Local News

Mancos grange to host cottage food seminar

November 28, 2017

Participants will learn about cottage food bill updates, commercial kitchen space, budgets and product prices, insurance and short-term storage. A tour of the grange’s new kitchen will also be given.

Animas Museum to hold weekend Christmas bazaar
Local News

Animas Museum to hold weekend Christmas bazaar

November 28, 2017

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald Vendors will offer hand-crafted art and craft items, with refreshments provided by the fire. For more information, call 259-2402.

Rotary Club to hear about water district
Local News

Rotary Club to hear about water district

November 27, 2017

du1-i-syn Ed Tolan, La Plata-Archuleta County Water District manager, will speak. The water district provides potable water for public use and water for fire protection in southeast La Plata County…

Durango Dharma Center offers mindful presence retreat
Religion

Durango Dharma Center offers mindful presence retreat

November 27, 2017

Durango Herald file Participants will gently explore and cultivate the courage to be open and present. The retreat will include sitting and walking meditation, dharma talks and the preciousness of…

San Juan Medical cardiology first to use Impella RP
Health

San Juan Medical cardiology first to use Impella RP

November 27, 2017

The pump is FDA-approved for patients with right heart failure and allows the patient’s heart to rest and recover its ability to pump blood. It can be effective for patients…

Snowdown beer release date set
Local News

Snowdown beer release date set

November 26, 2017

Durango Herald file<br><br>Ska Brewing Company’s Mike Grinnell draws a tap beer for a customer this afternoon in the brewery tasting room behind a bottle of the 2017 Snowdown beer, Dark…

Fort Lewis College Trustees, committees to meet
Local News

Fort Lewis College Trustees, committees to meet

November 26, 2017

The Fort Lewis College Board of Trustees and committees will meet this week.Durango Herald file Academic and Student Affairs Committee, 1 p.m. Thursday, President’s Conference Room, 2503 Berndt Hall. Business…

Ignacio library to answer legal questions
Local News

Ignacio library to answer legal questions

November 26, 2017

Melanie Brubaker Mazur/Pine River Times file<br><br>A free legal clinic for those without an attorney will be offered from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Dec. 8 at Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard…

Advantage Physical Therapy hires one
Business

Advantage Physical Therapy hires one

November 26, 2017

Mehlerdu1-i-syn Mehler is certified in selective functional movement assessment and dry needling, and can provide one-on-one physical therapy, pelvic floor rehabilitation for women and men, and vertigo treatment. Mehler earned…

Durango Methodists to offer new sermon
Religion

Durango Methodists to offer new sermon

November 26, 2017

Associated Press file The series will discuss the promise of Christmas what makes the season “the most wonderful time of the year.” For more information and sermon times, visit www.fumcdurango.org.

CHAC suggests advance directives as holiday gift
Health

CHAC suggests advance directives as holiday gift

November 26, 2017

CHAC has an initiative, funded by Colorado Health Foundation, to educate La Plata County residents ages 18 and older about health care, advance care planning and advance directive documents. For…