Local Briefs

Durango student graduates from Tulane University School of Medicine

Durango student graduates from Knox College

City to discuss proposed traffic-signal project

The project will include restriping on College Drive from East Third Avenue to Main Avenue to reduce the four traffic lanes down to three, as a safety precaution for pedestrians…

Chapman Hill opens floorball registration

du1-i-syn The session will run from July 13 to Aug. 10, and costs $45 per participant. Floorball is a European deck-hockey game played in tennis shoes, which are mandatory to…

Left-hand turn lane to be added at Edgemont Ranch

Work crews will be active from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Traffic may be reduced to one lane while work is in progress and drivers should expect…

Bayfield Elementary road project underway

Work crews will be active from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Traffic may be reduced to one lane while work is in progress, and drivers should expect…

Fort Lewis Mesa library re-opens

For more information, contact library director Sandy Irwin at 375-3389 or [email protected].

Some trails, roads open from 412 Fire closures

Colorado Trail and previously closed Columbine District trailsRoaring Fork Road, from Colorado Highway 145 to Divide Road (Forest Service Road 564)Scotch Creek to Highway 145 and Forest Service roads 550…

Pine River Library to offer jam and jelly workshop

Recipes, resources and samples will be featured. The class is free and open to all. To register or for more information, call 884-2222, ext. 510.

Wines of the San Juan wins 16 medals

Wines of the San Juan’s Serendipity Merlot, center, received a Double Gold medal at the 2017 New Mexico State Fair Wine Competition. The winery received 16 medals overall.Courtesy of Wines…

Advantage Physical Therapy to offer pelvic floor talk

For more information, call 259-7829.

Comment period closes today for Hermosa Creek Watershed proposal

DJ Jones fishes Hermosa Creek with his volunteer fishing guide Sam Stites during a Project Healing Waters fishing trip.JERRY McBRIDE/Herald file The proposal outlines a plan to guide longterm management…

Mancos library to offer talk about through-hiking

The trail runs 220 miles, with a total elevation change of 47,000 feet, from the Yosemite Valley to Mt. Whitney. Speakers will discuss the challenges and rewards of through-hiking. For…

Mercy named among top hospitals for heart-attack treatment

Durango Herald file The award recognizes Mercy’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart-attack patients and signifies that Mercy has reached its goal of treating…

Health clinic to be offered at Durango Natural Medicine

Herbs that fight off adrenal burnoutdu1-i-syn Excessive, unmanaged stress will damage adrenal glands, the body’s main stress-management system, and can negatively affect every cell. Attendees will learn how to help…

Point to Point Graphics to celebrate anniversary

Hot dogs, hamburgers and other refreshments will be served. The event is free and open to all. For more information, contact [email protected] or visit www.ptpgraphicsdurango.com.

Ignacio library to host movie night

For more information, call 563-9287.

Durango Public Library to host health talks

du1-i-syn “Adults on the Go: Managing Stress through Mindfulness, Nutrition and Movement” will be offered from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 11.“A Parent’s Guide to Raising Happy, Healthy Kids”…

Back Country Horsemen to discuss backcountry travel

Durango Herald file Director of La Plata County Emergency Management Butch Knowlton and Ron Corkish of La Plata County Emergency Search and Rescue will give a presentation about being prepared…

Community Health Action Coalition to hear about oral health services

du1-i-syn Dr. Kristine Hynes of Axis Health System Oral Health will talk about services offered at the clinic. The meeting is free and open to all. For more information, call…

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society to meet Wednesday

Journal file Janet Lever-Wood will present “Weaving the World Together” and share images of the rock art found in the San Juan River corridor and artifacts from Laurie Webster’s perishable-materials…

Tibetan monks to spend week in Durango

Sangey of the Gaden Shartse Monks of Tibet works on the Chenrezig Mandala at the Open Shutter Gallery in Durango.JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald file They will create a sand mandala, present…

Demolition Derby tickets to go on sale

The Demolition Derby will be held Aug. 12 at the La Plata County Fairgrounds.Durango Herald file Ticket cost will be $15 and will be available at: Handlebar Motorsports, 346 South…

County Commissioners to hold public meeting

du1-i-syn “We want folks involved in talking about our county’s future, and we want to make it easy for citizens to share ideas and concerns with us,” Commissioner Julie Westendorff…

Roadwork scheduled for Ignacio

Durango Herald filedu1-i-syn Construction is scheduled to begin Monday, July 10, and expected to last until November. Work hours will be 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday. During…

Volunteer sought to serve on Durango School District 9-R board

Durango Herald file Applications, with a letter of interest that includes the reason for applying and relevant qualifications, are due by 4 p.m. July 20. To be eligible, candidates must…

Thrive! hires director, program coordinator

Whitedu1-i-syn For more information, visit www.thrivelaplata.org.

Bayfield Chamber offering Morlan scholarship

Morlandu1-i-syn The chamber has offered the scholarship for years and is naming it in honor of Morlan, a longtime trustee for the town of Bayfield and executive director of the…

Ignacio library to teach internet class

File photo, Steve Jobs, chairman of the board of Apple Computer, leans on the new “Macintosh” personal computer following a shareholder’s meeting in Cupertino, Calif.<br><br>AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, Filedu1-i-syn Attendees will…

Gem and mineral show to return to Durango

Bodie Packham shows a pendulum at the 58th annual Four Corners Gem & Mineral Show in 2011. The show will return this weekend.Durango Herald file Sixty dealers from the West…