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Center of Southwest Studies receives award
Community

Center of Southwest Studies receives award

November 11, 2022

Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College has been awarded the 2022 International Guardians of Culture and Lifeways Outstanding Project Award by the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums. The Center’s…

Colorado Gives Day is Dec. 6
Community

Colorado Gives Day is Dec. 6

November 11, 2022

Colorado Gives Day is Dec. 6. Donors may schedule their donations in advance in support of causes they care about through swcogives.org. Southwest Colorado Gives is a collaborative effort spearheaded…

Library to host event about handling grief
Community

Library to host event about handling grief

November 10, 2022

International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day is Nov. 19. The La Plata Suicide Collaborative, Cody Project and Grief Center of Southwest Colorado are sponsoring an event from 11:30 a.m. to…

Durango Bird Club hosts presentation
Community

Durango Bird Club hosts presentation

November 10, 2022

The Durango Bird Club will convene for its quarterly meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Room 56 at Fort Lewis College’s Education Business Hall. Hydrologist Steve Monroe and photographer Robert…

Church accepting grant applications
Religion

Church accepting grant applications

November 10, 2022

The Mission Endowment Fund Committee of Christ the King Lutheran Church is now accepting grant applications for projects that support the mission of the church. The mission is “to love…

Library hosts weekly knitting, crochet meetup
Local News

Library hosts weekly knitting, crochet meetup

November 10, 2022

Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive in Bayfield, now hosts a weekly Community Knitting and Crocheting Group from 3 to 5 p.m. Sundays in the library’s Community Room. Whether…

Harvest Market will be held Nov. 19
Community

Harvest Market will be held Nov. 19

November 10, 2022

Durango Farmers Market will return to the TBK Bank parking lot, 259 W. Ninth St., from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 19 with many regular vendors and a few…

Adaptive Sports Association to hold volunteer training
Community

Adaptive Sports Association to hold volunteer training

November 10, 2022

Adaptive Sports Association, a nonprofit sports and recreation outfitter for people with disabilities, will hold volunteer training for the winter. Volunteers are needed daily to teach ski and snowboard lessons.…

Shop With a Cop program returns
Community

Shop With a Cop program returns

November 10, 2022

The annual Shop with a Cop event is coming up in December. There will be two events: The first is Dec. 7 in Pagosa Springs, serving children of Archuleta County.…

Tickets available for Troupe 1096’s ‘Anastasia’
Arts and Entertainment

Tickets available for Troupe 1096’s ‘Anastasia’

November 10, 2022

Tickets are still available for Durango High School Troupe 1096’s production of “Anastasia,” a musical by Terrance McNally, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Nov. 10, 11…

Recital series to continue Nov. 11
Arts and Entertainment

Recital series to continue Nov. 11

November 3, 2022

The Recital Series at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango will host its second recital at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 at 419 San Juan drive. “From France to the Americas:…

Senior Center Calendar: Nov. 7-11
Community

Senior Center Calendar: Nov. 7-11

November 3, 2022

Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events Monday 10:30 a.m.: Watch Your Step Marvel Methodist Church. 11 a.m.: Chair Zumba. 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge. 1 p.m.: Bingo, Pool.…

Tom’s deli sandwich shop opens Nov. 2
Business

Tom’s deli sandwich shop opens Nov. 2

November 2, 2022

Tom’s Deli opened Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 1802 Main Ave. The shop was started by Thomas Gauthier, a 2019 graduate of Fort Lewis College. His head chef is Molly McPhersen,…

Susan Urban announces her new office location
Business

Susan Urban announces her new office location

November 2, 2022

Susan Urban, CEO of ICAN and A Beautiful Mind, has a new office in Junction Creek Commons, 150 E. Ninth St. in Durango. Urban took a hiatus after the loss…

Archaeological society to host talk
Community

Archaeological society to host talk

November 1, 2022

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society invites the public to an in-person meeting at 7 p.m. Nov. 9 in the Lyceum in Center for Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College. Dr.…

Adult Education Center to host graduation
Community

Adult Education Center to host graduation

November 1, 2022

The Durango Adult Education Center will hold its winter GED/High School Equivalency Graduation ceremony from 6 to 7 p.m. Dec. 16 at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.…

Pumpkin, leaf drop-off to be held
Community

Pumpkin, leaf drop-off to be held

November 1, 2022

The annual pumpkin and leaf drop-off will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. in Durango and Eagle Park in Bayfield. Pumpkins,…

Library to host Gratitude Journaling Workshop
Community

Library to host Gratitude Journaling Workshop

November 1, 2022

Local yoga instructor Lena Naico will lead a Gratitude Journaling Workshop from 6 to 7 p.m. Nov. 14 at Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive. Naico will walk participants…

COVID-19 boosters available daily
Community

COVID-19 boosters available daily

October 25, 2022

As hospitals and health officials prepare for what many expect to be another winter of rising levels of COVID-19 and flu viruses, Nomi Health is collaborating with the Colorado of…

La Plata County awarded federal fund
Community

La Plata County awarded federal fund

October 25, 2022

FEMA has awarded $26,986 and $83,403 for the American Rescue Plan Act to the La Plata County jurisdiction to supplement existing emergency food and shelter programs within this jurisdiction. Under…

CDC recognizes clinic’s efforts during COVID-19
Community

CDC recognizes clinic’s efforts during COVID-19

October 25, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recognized the health connections San Juan Basin Public Health’s Women’s Wellness team made with women during the COVID-19 pandemic, helping improve and save…

Gallant Network welcomes new team member
Business

Gallant Network welcomes new team member

October 21, 2022

The Gallant Network welcomes newest team member, Erin Case. Case has been involved in real estate since she was 9 years old, helping her parents remodel their first flip. She…

Master of Social Work available this summer
Community

Master of Social Work available this summer

October 21, 2022

The University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work Four Corners Program is accepting applications for the Advanced Standing MSW program starting this summer. Students with a bachelor’s degree in…

Economic Development Alliance welcomes new board members
Business

Economic Development Alliance welcomes new board members

October 21, 2022

La Plata County Economic Development Alliance membership welcomed three new board members at its October meeting. Kent Curtis of First Southwest Bank, Mitch Dye of Imagenet Consulting and Jason Portz…

Senior Center Calendar: Oct. 24-28
Community

Senior Center Calendar: Oct. 24-28

October 20, 2022

Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events Monday 10:30 a.m.: Watch Your Step Marvel Methodist Church. 11 a.m.: Chair Zumba. 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge. 1 p.m.: Bingo, No…

Senior Center Calendar: Oct. 17-21
Community

Senior Center Calendar: Oct. 17-21

October 14, 2022

Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events Monday 10:30 a.m.: Watch Your Step Marvel Methodist Church. 11 a.m.: Chair Zumba. 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge. 1 p.m.: Bingo, Pool.…