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Mercy to offer free class about prediabetes
Health

Mercy to offer free class about prediabetes

May 28, 2017

du1-i-syn Instructors Sheena Carswell and Marge Morris will give attendees information about how to manage prediabetes and prevent the onset of Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. To register, call…

Men Who Grill to return to Buckley Park
Local News

Men Who Grill to return to Buckley Park

May 27, 2017

Durango Herald file Registration for sponsors and amateur grilling teams is now open. There is no cost to compete, though teams are responsible for supplying their own grills and food.…

Memorial Day services scheduled in Durango
Local News

Memorial Day services scheduled in Durango

May 27, 2017

7 a.m., the VFW will place flags on Main Avenue. Flags will be picked up at 6 p.m.10 a.m., the VFW, American Legion and Vietnam Veterans Association will place roses…

LPEA selects students for leadership camp
Education

LPEA selects students for leadership camp

May 27, 2017

Each summer, the Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp brings together about 100 high school students selected by electric cooperatives in Colorado, Kansas and Wyoming to learn about the organization and operation…

CDOT to suspend roadwork over holiday weekend
Local News

CDOT to suspend roadwork over holiday weekend

May 27, 2017

du1-i-syn All CDOT construction and maintenance projects will be suspended Friday afternoon to Tuesday, with the exception of emergency operations. For more information, visit www.codot.gov.

April births
Community

April births

May 26, 2017

Ashlee and Keegan Daniels, Bloomfield, Kovyk Deacon, 7 lbs., 5:02 p.m., April 1. Brittany Morris and Taryn Smith, Ignacio, Aspen Marie, 7 lbs., 9 oz., 12:29 p.m. April 1. Shea…

Red Cross to meet, hold training
Local News

Red Cross to meet, hold training

May 26, 2017

Durango Herald file The organization will also hold a “Disaster Action Team” training session for Red Cross members from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 3 at Bayfield Town Hall,…

Purgatory to offer summer nature tours
Outdoors

Purgatory to offer summer nature tours

May 26, 2017

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald<br><br>07/16/2015-Durango – Purgatory Resort has begun disassembling Legends Lift 8 on the backside of the mountain on Thursday. The resort is replacing the lift that was originally installed…

Trails 2000 to hold trail-work weekend
Outdoors

Trails 2000 to hold trail-work weekend

May 26, 2017

du1-i-syn Volunteers can drive themselves or meet a shuttle at 1 p.m. June 23, at Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave, to be driven to the camp site. Crews…

City of Durango to offer free mulch
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City of Durango to offer free mulch

May 26, 2017

du1-i-syn The mulch pile is at the old Van-Dal Landfill, 710 Tech Center Drive. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., residents will be able to hand-load mulch into vehicles and…

First Presbyterian to offer science camp
Religion

First Presbyterian to offer science camp

May 26, 2017

Durango Herald file Kids will engage in science-related activities, such as launching rockets and playing with slime, as they walk through the five elements of faith: believe, ask, serve, impact…

Boys and Girls Club hires director of development
Business

Boys and Girls Club hires director of development

May 26, 2017

Frautschydu1-i-syn Frautschy is from Chicago, has lived in Durango for 19 years and specializes in integrating a contributed-income model that reflects diverse sources. She most recently worked to expand development…

Powerhouse offer summer camps
Education

Powerhouse offer summer camps

May 26, 2017

du1-i-syn At the weeklong camps, kids can learn about robotics, rockets, coding and animation, animals and plants, astronomy, the human body and more. Each camp is carefully planned and taught…

Chimney Rock to hold ‘Dances of the Ancients’
Southwest Life

Chimney Rock to hold ‘Dances of the Ancients’

May 26, 2017

Durango Herald file Two all-children pueblo dance groups, the Acoma Rain Dancers of Acoma Pueblo and the Oak Canyon Dancers of Jemez will give performances at 10 a.m. and 1…

Pine River Library to host ‘poet-in-residence’
Books

Pine River Library to host ‘poet-in-residence’

May 25, 2017

du1-i-syn June 10: “Poetry 101,” an overview of poetry basics and prompt-writing exercises from poems written by Neruda and Whitman.June 11: “Drop-in Poetry Writing Games for All Ages,” an open…

Chamber Music Festival to arrive in June
Music

Chamber Music Festival to arrive in June

May 25, 2017

Courtesy Tickets are $5 at the door for each concert, or festival passes for all concerts can be purchased for $45. For passes, scheduled performances and more information, visit www.durangochambermusic.com.

First National Bank hires marketing director
Business

First National Bank hires marketing director

May 25, 2017

Zaharkodu1-i-syn Zaharko is from El Paso, Texas and has lived in Durango for 14 years. She graduated college with an English degree and has worked in healthcare administration for the…

Durango Nature Studies to host mountain lion workshop
Southwest Life

Durango Nature Studies to host mountain lion workshop

May 25, 2017

du1-i-syn Program facilitator Mike Bienkowski will teach the workshop. The event is free for members and children younger than 12. The cost is $10 for nonmembers. Workshop participants will receive…

Entrepreneurs of the Southwest to meet
Business

Entrepreneurs of the Southwest to meet

May 24, 2017

du1-i-syn In attendance will be Haley Arias, owner of Cafe of Life; Alison Ragsdale, photographer; and Sinjin Eberle, director of the American Rivers Rocky Mountain Region. The moderator will be…

St. Columba School to hold fundraising fun run
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St. Columba School to hold fundraising fun run

May 24, 2017

Durango Herald file The event is free, open to all and intends to promote health and family fellowship. Fundraising efforts allow the school’s tuition to remain affordable. For more information,…