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Cancer Coalition grateful for support
Community

Cancer Coalition grateful for support

June 6, 2019

Their donated items such as lap blankets and shawls will be used by patients during hours of cancer treatment, both chemotherapy and radiation. These ladies find their way of giving…

Animas High School grateful for support
Community

Animas High School grateful for support

June 6, 2019

In particular, we are thankful for the generous use of golf carts from Southwest Ag, Inc, which allowed us to provide shuttle service at our AHS All School Exhibition. Thank…

Thank you from Durango Public Library Advisory Board
Community

Thank you from Durango Public Library Advisory Board

June 6, 2019

Gurnee was the Youth Ex-Officio member to the LAB from the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Commission. During the year, she offered valuable ideas for assessing and expanding youth participation in the…

Durango Education Foundation grateful for support
Community

Durango Education Foundation grateful for support

June 6, 2019

81301 Coffee, Albertson’s, Alcé Restaurant at Dalton’s, Animas Chocolate, Animas Trading, Applebee’s Grill, April’s Garden, Ben Mattson and his Durango High School students, Bread, Brennan Station, City Market, city of…

Thank you from La Plata County Historical Society
Community

Thank you from La Plata County Historical Society

June 6, 2019

Thank you, A&L Coors Inc., Animas Museum Culinary Heritage Dinner, Basin Printing & Imaging, Brennan Oil, Durango Antique Market, The Durango Herald, Durango Magazine, Durango Rivertrippers, Durango & Silverton Narrow…

Rotary Club of Durango to meet
Community

Rotary Club of Durango to meet

June 6, 2019

The Incredible Dream campaign works to advance heart and vascular care for the community. With a goal of $4 million over three years, donations will upgrade the cardiac catheterization lab,…

Historic Peterson House to open at Animas Museum
Community

Historic Peterson House to open at Animas Museum

June 6, 2019

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…

Know Your Dough to host guest bartender event
Community

Know Your Dough to host guest bartender event

June 6, 2019

Guest bartenders this year will be John Ogier and Samantha Gallant. Half of drink profits and all tips are donated directly to Know Your Dough for financial literacy programming for…

Father’s Day weekend car show
Community

Father’s Day weekend car show

June 6, 2019

The car show will have more than 100 awards, T-shirts, goody bags and door prizes. Awards will be given out at 3 p.m. For more information, call 247-8761, ext. l…

Durango Daybreak Rotary to host Lynn Westberg
Community

Durango Daybreak Rotary to host Lynn Westberg

June 6, 2019

The speaker will be Lynn Westberg, who will talk about the Community Health Action Coalition. All are welcome. For more information, visit www.durangodaybreakrotary.org and www.facebook.com/groups/durangodaybreak.

AARP seeks 2019 community service nominees
Community

AARP seeks 2019 community service nominees

June 6, 2019

Nominations will be evaluated by AARP Colorado staff and volunteers, based on how the volunteer’s work has improved the community, supported AARP’s vision and mission and inspired other volunteers. The…

Steamworks to release Cherry Kölsch firkin
Food

Steamworks to release Cherry Kölsch firkin

June 4, 2019

du1-i-syn Creative credit for the June Firkin goes to Steamworks’ new brewer Doug Williamson who developed the recipe – a tart cherry Kölsch. The firkin beer has a base of…

Photo: What, no helmets?
And the West is History

Photo: What, no helmets?

June 3, 2019

These two young boys on their motorized homemade go-kart were photographed around 1925 in the 600 block of Main Avenue. They are only identified as neighbors of the Wetters. Behind…

‘Dr. Beach’ ranks the best sand in the U.S.
Travel

‘Dr. Beach’ ranks the best sand in the U.S.

June 2, 2019

Those are among the reasons Oahu’s Kailua Beach Park has been selected as the best stretch of sand for an annual list of top U.S. beaches. Stephen Leatherman, a coastal…

Tracking microbes people carry may predict future health
Health

Tracking microbes people carry may predict future health

May 31, 2019

This 2011 digitally-colorized electron microscope image made available by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows a clump of green-colored, spheroid-shaped, Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteria on a purple-colored matrix.…