VFW Post 4031 to host veteran mental health awareness ride pit stop
Veteran of Foreign Wars Post 4031 will host three soldiers (Cody Brakefield, Josh Wright and Kevin Keplinger) for a pit stop on their ride from Yorktown, Virginia, to San Clemente,…
Veteran of Foreign Wars Post 4031 will host three soldiers (Cody Brakefield, Josh Wright and Kevin Keplinger) for a pit stop on their ride from Yorktown, Virginia, to San Clemente,…
Habitat for Humanity of La Plata County seeks volunteers to help with its 2022 duplex build. These homes are built mainly with volunteer labor. Habitat for Humanity will place two…
Dennis Hillyer, board president of Pine River Valley Heritage Society, accepts a $300 donation from Daughters of the American Revolution, Sarah Platt Decker Chapter. (Courtesy of Tanice Ramsperger) Daughters of…
9Health:365 will host its annual community health fair in Durango from 8-11 a.m. May 14 and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 22 at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500…
The Payroll Department awarded three businesses with the ‘Meet Your Match’ grant: Durango Education Foundation, Oak Tree Resources and Southwest Conservation Corps. The Durango Education Foundation was awarded a $7,000…
Durango/La Plata Senior Center will host a spring craft bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the center, 2424 Main Ave. There will be homemade jelly, handmade baskets,…
Tickets are now available for Merely Players’ upcoming performances of “Matilda the Musical.” The Roald Dahl novel will go from page to stage at Merely Underground, 789 Tech Center Drive.…
The city of Durango seeks volunteers for various boards and commissions. Applications will be accepted until noon April 25. Current board members whose terms will expire on May 31 must…
The San Juan National Forest’s Pagosa Ranger District is planning to conduct a prescribed fire between Newt Jack Road and Catamount Trail starting as early as April 19. Burning operations…
Tickets are on sale now for Music in the Mountains summer classical music festival beginning July 7 and running through July 31. This season, expect a powerful lineup of performances…
Reynolds Ash + Associates announced its merger with RMBA Architects. The company will retain the RA+A name and will operate out of its new office at 564 East Second Ave.…
Southwest Colorado Education Collaboration will host a career symposium from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. April 29 at Sky Ute Casino. The symposium is an opportunity for professionals to interview…
Visit www.fortlewis.edu, click the “Quick Links” menu, choose “News & Events,” then click “Events” to view the complete calendar. Sunday FLC Theater: “I and You,” 2-3 p.m., Theater Building, free…
Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge 1 p.m.: Bingo 1:30 p.m.: Be Fit Be Able, Pool Tuesday 8:30 a.m.: Knitting/Crocheting 9:30 a.m.:…
Pine River Library will host an earring making class from 6 to 7:30 p.m. April 28. The class, geared toward ages 12 to adult, will teach two different techniques for…
Miller Middle School PTO is hosting the second annual Miller Gives fundraiser along with the Stampede Trail Run on April 23 at Horse Gulch Trailhead. Proceeds from the two events…
La Plata County is offering free wood mulch that will be loaded into vehicles and trailers from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 29 at Bayfield Convenience Center, 4496 County…
Fort Lewis College will host a “Performing Arts Extravaganza” to celebrate the merging of the music, theater and musical theater programs into the Department of Performing Arts. The event will…
Shirlee Krantz (Courtesy of Durango Botanic Gardens) Durango Botanic Gardens recently selected Shirlee Krantz as the first recipient of the Docent of the Quarter award. DBG Docents are garden guides…
Christopher Barton (Courtesy of Rivergate Physical Therapy) Rivergate Physical Therapy announced the hiring of Christopher Barton as its newest physical therapist. Barton attended South College and received his Doctorate of…
Four Corners Gem and Mineral Club will host a free lecture, “Agates versus Jaspers: what they are and how to tell them apart,” at 6 p.m. Monday at 2351 Main…
The Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group will sponsor a public forum at 6 p.m. May 3 at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. The forum will have…
The Durango Wine Experience, now a fundraiser for the nonprofit Community Foundation serving Southwest Colorado, seeks volunteers for the Grand Tasting, April 30 at the Smiley Building. Those interested should…
Animas Museum will host a presentation about the Durango Brick Yard founder, Thomas Guthrie Pierce, by his grandson, Danny Pierce at 1 p.m. April 30. Pierce worked his way west…
The 2300 block of West Second Avenue will be closed to all traffic from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday while the city removes a large, sick, cottonwood tree at…
The Ignacio 9Health Fair will be held from 7 to 11 a.m. May 7 at Ignacio High School. Available screenings include: a blood chemistry ($45), prostate specific antigen ($40), hemoglobin…
Fort Lewis College will host “Light Up the Night Glow Run,” a 5K night run and 1K night walk on Thursday for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Registration begins at 7…
Darrin Parmenter will host a presentation about container gardening at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Animas Valley Grange, 7271 County Road 203. Parmenter is the director of La Plata County Extension.…
Durango Design and Development Awards will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Powerhouse Science Center, 1333 Camino del Rio. The intent of the program is to…
Durango Public Library 1900 East Third Ave., contact: 375-3380, www.durangopubliclibrary.org. Masks are highly encouraged for all indoor events. Ongoing events: Wednesdays, 4-5 p.m.: Teen Time. Games and crafts in the…