Southwest Life
Above-average snowpack expected to fill McPhee Reservoir
Strong runoff increases chance for boating on Dolores River
Southwest Lifestyle
Community
Coffee and Car Care event to benefit Women’s Resource Center
Take control of your car-care experience. Learn the basics; know what questions to ask your mechanic; know what information might save you money; know your rights and what to look…
Community
La Plata Youth Services to host youth art exhibit
Join local artists for an exciting viewing of artwork in paper, stone, string, watercolor, acrylic and more. The exhibit will run through April 14. The suggested price is $12 at…
Community
Lifelong Learning Lecture to discuss quantum mechanics of music
Grubb will address the strange and unique microscopic world of quantum mechanics in layman’s terms. He will illuminate how the physics of waves connects to the world of musical instruments.…
Travel
The great getaway: Start planning your summer adventures in Colorado
I’ve lived here 40-plus years and continue to discover awesome places and events. We can all get stuck in ruts and visit our favorite getaway spots over and over. But…
Southwest Life
For Native Americans, U.S.-Mexico border is an ‘imaginary line’
The international border between Mexico, left, and New Mexico, three miles south of Columbus, N.M. Tens of thousands of people belonging to U.S. Native tribes live in the Mexican states…
Religion
Once sanctuaries, houses of worship struggle with security
Men leave the Islamic Cultural Center of New York on March 15 under increased police security after the shooting in New Zealand.Mark Lennihan/Associated Press Houses of worship have traditionally been…
Community
Thank you from local parent
After 4 years at DHS I would like to thank the entire staff for giving my daughter a fulfilling high school career. The teachers have always made time for us…
Community
Thank you from AgCeptional Rodeo
Karen from Farm Bureau for donating bandanas for the kids, Ben from CALF that made special arrangements for the kids so they could visit the barn to see and touch…
Community
Senior Center Calendar
2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Daily 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Billiards, reading, darts, TV, meal. Monday 9 a.m. VITA Tax (Fairgrounds). 10:15 a.m. WYS. 10:30 a.m. Belly Dance. 12:30 p.m. Rec.…
Community
April library events
Ongoing events Tuesdays, 2 p.m.: Baby Storytime, a lapsit storytime for infants-18 months. Interactive fun with music, stories, fingerplays, counting rhymes and playtime. Babies should bring their parents or caregivers…
Community
Fort Lewis College Calendar
Saturday Performance, “Die Walkure (Wagner),” with The Metropolitan Opera, live in HD, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Vallecito Room, Student Union, cost: $23 child; $23 member/associate; $23 senior (65 and over);$23…
Community
Bridge Scores
March 21 – Non-Life Master First: D. & N. Patz Second: J. Skjold/S. Zerbe Third: J. Mercer/J. Walter Fourth: C. Bronson/P. Hemphill March 22 – Open Game First: W. Caplan/R.…
Community
Foster care information session
The presentation will be followed by desserts and refreshments with a book-signing. For more information, visit www.fumcdurango.org/the-church-and-foster-care/ or contact Kaytie at 382-6116 or [email protected].
Community
AAUW – Durango to sponsor Equal Pay Day event
Equal Pay Day symbolizes the date when wages paid to American women catch up to the wages paid to men in 2018. On average, women working full time at equal…
Community
Center of Southwest Studies to host doctoral fellow research presentation
Troester will present on his fellowship research project, Gender, Kinship and Colonial Violence in Texas, 1820-1880. Troester will present preliminary findings from his research in the collections of the Center…
Southwest Life
Arizona Sen. McSally promises swift action on drought plan
The reduced water level of Lake Mead in 2018 behind Hoover Dam in Arizona. Several states that rely on a major Western river are pushing for federal legislation to implement…
Community
Center for Mindful Self-Compassion to offer workshop
Myah (Myoung) Lee, certified mindfulness teacher, will teach students to practice self-compassion in daily life, understand the empirically supported benefits of self-compassion, motivate yourself with kindness instead of criticism, handle…
Southwest Life
Four Corners Back Country Horsemen to host tack sale
Admission is free and the sale will feature saddles, bridles, tack, clothing, even horse trailers. This event is a fundraiser for the Four Corners Back Country Horsemen, which works to…
Community
Trails 2000 to host trail crew leader training
With the help of Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado’s Outdoor Stewardship Institute, the program will introduce trail crew leadership and the fundamentals of successful volunteer crew management. The training is for…
Southwest Life
Apple tree grafting workshop to be held in Hesperus
This is a hands-on workshop, and participants will take home grafts from four heritage apple trees. The cost is $35 for current MORP members and $45 for non-members. All supplies…
Southwest Life
Archaeology talk in Cortez to address kivas
Riggs will focus on recent work at the Bowthorpe and Pigg sites that contradicts the traditional assumptions that kivas were strictly religious spaces. Research suggests that these structures were used…
Southwest Life
Tough winter increases chance of elk calf die-off
Heavy snow, human pressures can stress young animals
Southwest Life
Push renewed to elevate White Sands to national park status
“Like no place on Earth” is how the National Park Service describes the world’s largest gypsum dune field. The monument sees hundreds of thousands of visitors every year, more than…
Food
Hermosa Coffee elevates quality as next evolution of Durango Roasters
Café maintains its community feel
Food
These cookies cut the sweetness in favor of savory flavor
Baked treats pair well with wine and cocktails or afternoon tea
Health
‘Mexican oxy’ pills take toll on Southwest
Drug has started showing up in Arizona in recent years
Food
Are eggs good or bad for you? New research rekindles debate
Participants in a new study who ate about 1½ eggs daily had a slightly higher risk of heart disease than those who ate no eggs. The study showed the more…
Travel
Exploring the enduring bond between dogs, people
Exhibit allows you to see, smell with powers of a canine