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High Noon Rotary to meet Thursday
Community

High Noon Rotary to meet Thursday

January 11, 2019

Community members are welcome to attend. Lunch is available for $17. For more information, visit www.durangohighnoonrotary.com.

Block-printing workshop to be held
Community

Block-printing workshop to be held

January 11, 2019

Cost is $45 for members of SCCA and $55 for non-members. The workshop is for people 13 and older. Space is limited to 12 people. Register by calling 560-1643 or…

Special yoga class to be held in Bayfield
Community

Special yoga class to be held in Bayfield

January 11, 2019

Vinyasa flow coordinates movement with breath to flow from one pose to the next. All levels are welcome, ages 13 and older. Participants are asked to arrive 10 minutes early…

La Plata Family Centers Coalition receives grant
Community

La Plata Family Centers Coalition receives grant

January 11, 2019

This money will help families in the Family Support Services program with goal-setting, budgeting, application assistance, resource connections and an in-house food pantry. This funding supports the Family Center in…

Center accepting nominations for women
Community

Center accepting nominations for women

January 11, 2019

The 2019 National Women’s History month theme is “Visionary women: Champions of Peace & Nonviolence.” The center is accepting nominations of La Plata County women for their contributions in their…

Durango Dharma Center offers daylong retreat Feb. 16
Religion

Durango Dharma Center offers daylong retreat Feb. 16

January 9, 2019

Durango Herald file Beth Sternlieb, a visiting teacher from California, will discuss how to cultivate a felt sense of tranquility during meditation and in everyday life. When the capacity to…

2019 food safety training classes Jan. 22
Health

2019 food safety training classes Jan. 22

January 9, 2019

The half-day course is required for state certification and will focus on requirements for cottage food as a business. Primary topics will include safe food handling, cross contamination, cross contact…

Dessert hummus wants to be the new fro-yo
Food

Dessert hummus wants to be the new fro-yo

January 9, 2019

Fruit- and chocolate-flavored hummus.Goran Kosanovic/Washington Post Hummus is ancient and beloved, but people didn’t begin making it sweet until the late 2000s. The concept of dessert hummus is pretty odd,…

On Frontier, flight attendants accept tips
Travel

On Frontier, flight attendants accept tips

January 9, 2019

As of Jan. 1, however, Frontier’s 2,200 flight attendants no longer pool their gratuities. Now it’s every man and woman for themselves, and perhaps one beneficiary will be the harried…

Christians celebrate Epiphany across Europe
Religion

Christians celebrate Epiphany across Europe

January 8, 2019

At the Vatican, Pope Francis marked the Epiphany feast day by urging people to follow the path of “humble love” and care for those who can give nothing back. For…

Jamestown honors women essential to Virginia’s founding
Travel

Jamestown honors women essential to Virginia’s founding

January 6, 2019

A Jamestown settlement historical interpreter sews shirts in a re-created fort. The new “Tenacity” exhibition highlights the experiences of little-known women essential to Virginia’s founding.Courtesy of Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Hers is…

Detecting depression: Phone apps could monitor teen angst
Health

Detecting depression: Phone apps could monitor teen angst

January 6, 2019

Laurel Foster holds her phone in San Francisco. Foster is among teens involved in Stanford University research testing whether smartphones can be used to help detect depression and potential self-harm.Haven…

Pine River Library changing up children’s programs
Community

Pine River Library changing up children’s programs

January 4, 2019

Starting the week of Jan. 7, Groove and Groove, the library’s program for the youngest children that includes music, finger-plays, games and more, will run from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.…

Thank you letter
Community

Thank you letter

January 4, 2019

Warmest holiday thanks to the many people and businesses that made Stillwater Music’s eighth annual Winter Wonder Bands gala concert and fundraiser a big success. Hundreds of people gathered at…

December library events
Community

December library events

January 4, 2019

1900 East Third Ave. Contact: 375-3380, www.durangopubliclibrary.org.Ongoing events Tuesdays, 2 p.m.: Baby storytime. Interactive activities with music, stories, finger-plays, counting rhymes and playtime for infants to 18-month-old children. Parents and…

Senior Calendar
Community

Senior Calendar

January 4, 2019

2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Monday 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 10 a.m. VIP Meeting. 10:15 a.m. WYS 10:30 a.m. Belly Dance. 12 p.m. Rec. Bridge. 12:45 p.m. Canasta. 1 p.m. Pool,…