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Food bank transport service offered for disabled
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Food bank transport service offered for disabled

April 2, 2017

Those interested can sign up to schedule trips during the second week of the month. Schedules are subject to a first-come, first-served basis. For more information and sign-up dates, call…

Prostate cancer support group to meet April 4
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Prostate cancer support group to meet April 4

March 31, 2017

The Man-to-Man Prostate Cancer Support Group will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. April 4 at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., in the second-floor meeting room.Durango Herald…

Fort Lewis College to host uranium mining presentation
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Fort Lewis College to host uranium mining presentation

March 31, 2017

du1-i-syn Soland will discuss the creation of a new digital museum exhibit that explores the social and environmental impact of uranium mining on the Four Corners. The digital aspect of…

Growing Spaces to host Tour de Domes
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Growing Spaces to host Tour de Domes

March 30, 2017

SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald file The event will feature several Growing Domes of various sizes and helpful tips about local non-GMO nutrition and year-round gardening in the Rocky Mountains. Public viewing…

Breen Community Building to hold appreciation potluck
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Breen Community Building to hold appreciation potluck

March 30, 2017

A potluck dinner will be held in appreciation of the newly renovated Breen Community Building at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the building, 15300 La Plata Highway (Colorado Highway 140).Durango Herald…

Fairgrounds to host tack and horse equipment sale
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Fairgrounds to host tack and horse equipment sale

March 30, 2017

A tack and horse equipment consignment sale to benefit the Four Corners Back Country Horsemen will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at La Plata County Fairgrounds,…

Road work at Durango Mall to start Monday
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Road work at Durango Mall to start Monday

March 30, 2017

Contractors will begin work at the Durango Mall intersection at U.S. Highway 550/160 and Sawyer Drive on Monday.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file Construction at the entrance of the mall on Sawyer…

Senior Center to offer fall-prevention classes
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Senior Center to offer fall-prevention classes

March 29, 2017

Two eight-hour “Matter of Balance” fall-prevention classes will be offered from 1 to 3 p.m. April 4 and April 27 at Durango-La Plata County Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave.Shaun Stanley/Durango…

FLC design majors to hold art exhibition
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FLC design majors to hold art exhibition

March 29, 2017

Durango Herald file<br><br>The opening reception for the exhibition of the graduating art and communication design majors will be 4:30 to 6 p.m. Friday in the Art Hall Art Gallery at…

San Juan Basin Public Health hires two to staff
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San Juan Basin Public Health hires two to staff

March 28, 2017

Ripple was previously employed at the Social Security Administration and will help elderly, blind or disabled residents obtain care at home in her new position. She has a bachelor’s in…

Prom dress giveaway set for Bayfield library
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Prom dress giveaway set for Bayfield library

March 28, 2017

Durango Herald file Bayfield High School F.O.R. Club and the Pine River Library will host a prom-dress giveaway at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, at the library, 395 Bayfield Center…

Kiwanis meeting to feature guest speaker
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Kiwanis meeting to feature guest speaker

March 28, 2017

du1-i-syn Mac Greene, of the village-aid project, formerly known as Engineers Without Borders, will be the guest speaker. Cost is $13 with lunch included or $3 without lunch. Guests are…

Clean Water Durango to hold film screening
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Clean Water Durango to hold film screening

March 27, 2017

Clean Water Durango will host a screening of “Our Daily Dose,” a documentary about water fluoridation and health risks associated with fluoride, from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the…

Botanical Society to hold training for docents
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Botanical Society to hold training for docents

March 26, 2017

The Durango Botanical Society will hold training sessions beginning April 8 for those interested in becoming volunteer docents at the public garden behind the library.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald file Docents at…

Service academy information day will by May 6 at DHS
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Service academy information day will by May 6 at DHS

March 26, 2017

Four United States military service academies information days are scheduled to occur Colorado in the coming months, including in Durango at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at Durango High School,…