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Chip Osborn, a leading expert on natural turf management and a consultant for the Organic Parks Program for the city of Durango, will give a free workshop on organic land…
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Nation & World
World Briefs
TORONTO – Canadian police have foiled a plot by three suspects who were planning to go to a mall in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and kill as many people as they…
Nation & World
Nation Briefs
NEW YORK – “LGBT” has become a household term amid sweeping advances for gay rights, and yet the “B” sometimes seems like an awkward fit. The sudden advent of America’s…
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The objection resolution period has been extended an additional 30 days, as allowed under U.S. Forest Service regulations, for the Village at Wolf Creek Access Project. The current 45-day resolution…
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Gwen Lachelt, a La Plata County Commissioner, was appointed by Gov. John Hickenlooper to serve as co-chairwoman of the state’s Oil & Gas Task Force. Lachelt will speak to Daybreak…
Religion
Religion Briefs
Master’s Men Ministries will present Kevin Orrick and his talk “Who Were the Magi (Wise Men from the East) and What Did They Know?” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the…
Nation & World
World Briefs
SANAA, Yemen – Saudi Arabia, Italy and Germany shut down their embassies in Yemen on Friday amid growing political uncertainty as Yemen’s top U.N. envoy warned that the Arab world’s…
Nation & World
Nation Briefs
SALEM, Ore. – Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber resigned Friday, giving in to mounting pressure to abandon his office amid suspicions that his fiancee used her relationship with him to land…
Nation & World
Nation & World Briefs
MOBILE, Ala. – An attorney for a gay couple says they have received a marriage license in an Alabama county that had earlier refused to grant it to them. Attorney…
Outdoors
Outdoors Briefs
Seniors Outdoors will offer these programs: “Snowshoeing 101” for beginners will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Twin Buttes trailhead. Practice will take place on nearly flat terrain.…
Arts and Entertainment
Arts Briefs
The Farmington Museum at Gateway Park is calling for entries for its Gateway to Imagination – A National Juried Art Competition. The deadline to enter artwork is March 14. All…
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The Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave., will offer a computer workshop called “Internet Skills,” conducted by Jon Cordalis, The Computer Tutor, from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday. Participants…
Nation & World
Nation Briefs
CLANTON, Ala.– Confusion reigns in Alabama over gay marriage, days after the first same-sex wedding licenses were issued in the Deep South state. Probate judges say it’s been a bewildering…
Nation & World
World Briefs
PARIS – Paris City Council authorized Mayor Anne Hidalgo on Wednesday to sue U.S. broadcaster Fox News for reporting there are “no-go zones” in the French capital where non-Muslims and…
Good Earth
Earth Briefs
The 32nd annual San Juan Basin Extension Beef Cattle Symposium will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. The…
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The following is the city of Durango’s schedule for Monday, Presidents Day: City administrative offices will be closed in observance of the holiday, including Durango City Hall, River City Hall,…
Business
Business Briefs
Lisa Feldman has joined FredrickZink & Associates, PC – an accounting, tax and business consulting firm in Durango – as accounting manager. A native of Los Alamos, New Mexico, Feldman…
Nation & World
Nation Briefs
NEW YORK – NBC announced Tuesday it is suspending Brian Williams as “Nightly News” anchor and managing editor for six months without pay for misleading the public about his experiences…
Nation & World
World Briefs
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – United Arab Emirates fighter planes roared out of an air base in Jordan on Tuesday to pound Islamic State militant positions, marking a return to…
Food
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Surya Health and Wellness, 1032 Main Ave., is celebrating its one-year anniversary from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday with food and drinks, live music, store specials and mini-consultations provided by…
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The Colorado United Way network will celebrate “National 2-1-1 Day” on Wednesday in recognition of the free, confidential, easy-to-remember phone number that connects Colorado residents to essential, non-emergency community information…
Education
Education Briefs
Animas High School announces these events: Animas High School students are selling locally roasted, fair-trade, organic coffee from Desert Sun Coffee Roasters through Friday to raise money to increase free/reduced…
Nation & World
World Briefs
NIAMEY, Niger – The Nigeria-based Islamic extremist group Boko Haram escalated its attacks in neighboring countries Monday, as a car bomb exploded in one Niger town repeatedly targeted by the…
Nation & World
Nation Briefs
WASHINGTON – The deputy director of the Secret Service, who managed day-to-day operations during scandals that badly tainted the agency, will resign his position but will be allowed to accept…
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The public is invited to the next meeting of the San Juan Basin Archaeological Society at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College. Jason…
Arts and Entertainment
Arts Briefs
The Durango Arts Center is looking for volunteers to be gallery attendants and front desk receptionists. Volunteers will provide a visual presence and welcome visitors to DAC and the Barbara…
Nation & World
World Briefs
CAIRO – A riot broke out Sunday night outside of a major soccer game in Egypt, with a stampede and fighting between police and fans killing at least 25 people,…
Nation & World
Nation Briefs
NEW YORK – Embattled NBC News anchor Brian Williams is backing out of scheduled appearance on David Letterman’s “Late Show” on Thursday. That news from NBC came Sunday, a day…
Local News
Local Briefs
The Four Corners Back Country Horsemen will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Pine River Senior Center, 111 South West Street, Bayfield. Guests are always welcome. This month’s program…
Health
Health Briefs
The thyroid gland is known as the master gland of metabolism because it controls our ability to make energy. Poor thyroid function can cause fatigue, depression, weight gain, digestive problems…