Southwest Lifestyle
Community
Southwest writers and readers at Cortez Literary Festival
Fans of Anne Hillerman fill library for opening night reception
Community
4Core and Proterra to host EV bus demonstration
Learn why electric bus fleets are changing transportation around the country. Join the professional team from Proterra on the bus. The event is especially for transportation specialists and fleet managers.…
Community
Second Avenue Sports to host Juliana Bicycles ride out
7:30 a.m.: Registration opens. Coffee and swag bags will be provided. 8 a.m.: Yoga. Come in your yoga clothes and bring your riding gear. 9 a.m.: A light breakfast will…
Community
Know Your Dough grateful for support
The show of community support is appreciated and we are grateful for the opportunity to serve local youth. For more information, visit www. Know-Your-Dough.org or email [email protected].
Community
Trails 2000 invites volunteers to trailwork events in June
Trails 2000 will be leading trail construction projects on the SkyRaider trail in June. All weekend warriors, trail blazers, wanderers and trail lovers alike are invited. Trailwork times are from…
Community
Rotary Club of Durango to meet
A 2007 graduate of Fort Lewis College, McKinney is a member of the Strater Hotel serving staff. Visitors are welcome. For more information, contact Terry Swan at 426-9549.
Community
La Plata Quilters Guild to hold quilt show
More than 100 quilts will be on display along with a silent auction, raffles and vendors. Ticket are $4 for adults and children are free.
Community
Durango Photography Club to host photographer Robert Winslow
A Durango resident and professional photographer since 1981, Winslow has won several prestigious awards and has published thousands of photographs. For more about Winslow and his work, visit www.robertwinslowphoto.com. For…
Community
Historic Peterson House to open at Animas Museum
After the ribbon-cutting at 10 a.m., there will be old-fashioned games for children and refreshments reflecting the Great Depression era until 3 p.m. A special exhibit of 1930s toys will…
Community
Durango Public Library to offer Social Security 101 class
He will discuss benefit eligibility factors, the application process, how benefits are calculated, Social Security’s online tools and services and more. There will be opportunities to have Social Security questions…
Community
Center of Southwest Studies to host Solstice event
In the rising dawn of the summer solstice, a spiral of sunlight makes its way across the center’s gallery walls, making for a dazzling display. This event is open to…
Community
Four Corners Alliance for Diversity to host Durango Pride Festival
The festival is the largest pride event in the area and is a free, all-ages event sponsored by the Four Corners Alliance for Diversity. The festival will feature local businesses,…
Community
The One Colorado All Statewide Tour will come to Durango
The One Colorado tour will bring up-to-date information about the equality landscape in Colorado, the latest victories in the advancement of LGBTQ rights and protections, and a chance to chat…
Community
Durango Botanical Society to host Gardens on Tour event
This year’s theme is “Kick Ash Gardens,” honoring the brave men and women who fought last summer’s 416 Fire. DBS will be donating 10% of all proceeds to Durango Fire…
Community
Durango DeColores Civitan Club to meet Tuesday
The speaker will be Nicole DeRuiter, who will discuss a new drop-in child care center she is hoping to start in Bayfield. The meeting is free and open to all.…
Community
Durango Daybreak Rotary to meet
Brenda Macon will give an update about the Durango Arts Center. All are welcome. For more information, visit www.durangodaybreakrotary.org or www.facebook.com/groups/durangodaybreak.
Community
Rotary Club of Durango Daybreak gives award
This year’s winner was Shaun Smith, a woods teacher at Durango High School. Smith has been a teacher for 30 years and a coach for the Durango Skills USA team.…
Southwest Life
To thrive, La Plata County gardeners need to know their microclimate
Annual tour will cover area’s numerous growing zones
Health
San Juan Health Partners Specialty Services to offer heart, urology services
Dr. Rachel Chaney, who will accept new patients, has a special interest in non-invasive cardiology and prevention as well as congenital heart disease. Chaney has more than 20 years of…
Southwest Life
Forest Service analysis released on aspen logging project
Project seeks to improve stand diversity northeast of Dolores
Health
New gene tests for germs quickly reveal source of infections
Brian Jetter poses for a portrait in La Jolla, Calif. In 2018 at 40, he was suddenly battling pneumonia and sepsis, and a slew of tests had failed to find…
Travel
Big Brutus attraction adds another coal mining shovel
The Joplin Globe reports that a ceremony to dedicate the Markley shovel is slated for 1 p.m. Saturday at the Big Brutus Visitors Center, a nonprofit museum in West Mineral.…
Religion
Catholic bishops approve new sex-abuse reporting hotline
Robert Deeley, left, Bishop of the Diocese of Portland, accompanied by Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB),…
Religion
Durango Dharma Center to host meditation class
Practicing meditation can bring a sense of calm into our lives, creating greater ease and less reactivity in the face of life’s stresses and challenges. Participants in the class will…
Community
Adaptive Sports Association to host Community Cruise Nights
Community cycle rides are free, open to the public and all levels and abilities are welcome. Additional Community Cruise Nights will take place at 5:30 p.m. July 15, Aug.19 and…
Community
Tara Historical Society calls for parade floats
To enter a float or for more information, call Pat Everett at 883-7711.
Health
Rocky Mountain Health Foundation awards grants to local organizations
Local recipients include: Compañeros: Four Corners Immigrant Resource Center, KSUT, Reaching Out to Community and Kids, and The Bridge Emergency Shelter. General operating and programmatic grants were awarded to organizations…
Food
Chef Charles Childers encourages teamwork in the kitchen
Nature’s Oasis chef has made a career out of culinary communication
Religion
Southern Baptists endorse steps against sexual abuse
Largest Protestant denomination makes it easier to expel churches