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Manna to host fundraiser
Community

Manna to host fundraiser

September 19, 2019

Entry will include appetizers, a live and silent auction, live music by Mark Palmer and Bailey Barnes-Fagg and two drink vouchers. Students from Manna’s Culinary Program will also prepare and…

Pediatric Associates of Durango to host open house
Health

Pediatric Associates of Durango to host open house

September 19, 2019

Dr. Pakhi Chaudhuri and Nurse Practitioner Jessica Rensner would like to honor Dr. William Streusand and Kim Kelley, licensed professional counselor, as part of the integrated behavioral health team. Gluten-free,…

La Plata County Farm Bureau to celebrate 100th anniversary
Southwest Life

La Plata County Farm Bureau to celebrate 100th anniversary

September 16, 2019

Kate Greenberg, Colorado’s new agriculture commissioner and former Durango resident, will be speak. The La Plata County Farm Bureau will also premiere a “Perspectives on Agriculture” video by Will Witt,…

Photo: The Chief
And the West is History

Photo: The Chief

September 15, 2019

An iconic Durango eating establishment, the Chief Diner started out as a dining car on the Otto Mears Silverton Northern Railroad in the 1880s. It sat abandoned for many years…

The god people worship influences the ghosts they see
Religion

The god people worship influences the ghosts they see

September 14, 2019

An 1892 lithograph of the Salem Witch Trials.Library of Congress But while there’s evidence that our brains are hardwired to see ghosts, the apparitions we see tend to vary. Historians…

High Noon Rotary to meet
Community

High Noon Rotary to meet

September 13, 2019

Dr. Don May will discuss the Fort Lewis College Village Aid Project in Nicaragua. The meeting is public to the public. Lunch will be available for $17. For more information,…

Powerhouse to host PowerFall Ball
Community

Powerhouse to host PowerFall Ball

September 13, 2019

There are four award honorees this year: an individual, a student, a business and a philanthropist who are emblematic of the maker spirit in the fields of science, technology, engineering…

Twin Buttes Farm to host benefit for Trails 2000
Community

Twin Buttes Farm to host benefit for Trails 2000

September 13, 2019

Happy hour will feature hors d’oeuvres prepared with naturally grown produce along with wines from Four Leaves Winery. All proceeds will benefit Trails 2000, who builds and maintains the trail…

Mining conference, innovation expo to be held in Silverton
Southwest Life

Mining conference, innovation expo to be held in Silverton

September 13, 2019

The two events will bring together mining and reclamation experts from industry, government, nonprofits and academia to develop solutions and partnerships to address watershed pollution from abandoned mines. The Tuesday…

Will Witt of PragerU to visit La Plata County
Community

Will Witt of PragerU to visit La Plata County

September 12, 2019

Witt will speak about the importance of free speech and the First Amendment at 3 p.m. Thursday in Noble Hall, Room 130, Fort Lewis College. This is a free event…