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Fort Lewis College Calendar
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Fort Lewis College Calendar

September 14, 2018

Saturday Lecture, “OTZI, the 5,300-year old Tyrolean Iceman Mummy and the World’s Oldest Tattoos,” 6:30 p.m., $10, Student Union Ballroom. Sunday Skyhawk’s Women’s Soccer: Regis University vs. Fort Lewis College,…

Thank You Letters
Community

Thank You Letters

September 14, 2018

The La Plata County Historical Society and Animas Museum wish to thank all those who helped with putting together our annual Culinary Heritage Dinner at the Strater Hotel in August.…

Bridge Scores
Community

Bridge Scores

September 14, 2018

Sept. 6 Non-Life Master First: A. Davis/J. Mullins Second: S. Croom/J. Goldstein Third: L. Hawk/C. Schadt Fourth: R. Davis/K. Hasz Fifth: S. Letteney/S. Mondin Sixth: N. Burpee/J. Fusco Seventh: R.…

High Noon Rotary to meet Thursday
Community

High Noon Rotary to meet Thursday

September 14, 2018

Club committee activities will be discussed. Community members are welcome to attend. Lunch is available for $17. For more information, visit www.durangohighnoonrotary.com.

Daybreak Rotary to meet Wednesday
Community

Daybreak Rotary to meet Wednesday

September 14, 2018

On Wednesday, Susan Atkinson and John Purser from Citizen’s Climate Lobby will speak. Daybreak is known as the “hands on” club with projects that include wood delivery to people in…

Pope summons bishops for February abuse prevention summit
Religion

Pope summons bishops for February abuse prevention summit

September 12, 2018

Pope Francis leaves at the end of his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Sept. 12.Alessandra Tarantino/Associated Press Francis’ key cardinal advisers announced the decision Wednesday,…

Health Education Center to offer scholars program
Health

Health Education Center to offer scholars program

September 12, 2018

The enhancement program is part of a national and state AHEC Organization and Health Resources and Services Administration initiative to prepare health professionals to serve rural communities. It consists of…

Matter of Balance class offered in Farmington
Health

Matter of Balance class offered in Farmington

September 11, 2018

Classes are open to those 60 and older who are concerned about falls. Participants will learn to: view falls as controllable; set realistic goals for increasing activity; make changes to…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

September 9, 2018

The cornerstone was laid for the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, No. 507, in 1925 at Ninth Street and East Second Avenue. Durango Elks Lodge still uses the…

Western Colorado telescope joins Air Force network
Southwest Life

Western Colorado telescope joins Air Force network

September 9, 2018

U.S. Air Force Academy physics professor Francis Chun works on installing the Oficina Stellare telescope at the Grand Mesa Observatory in Whitewater. The telescope is the sixth U.S. Air Force…

Four Corners lectures continue Wednesday
Southwest Life

Four Corners lectures continue Wednesday

September 9, 2018

Filmmaker Larry Ruiz and archaeologist Laurie Webster will present Ruiz’s new film, “The Language of Landscapes: Places in Time,” and give a talk about the Cedar Mesa Perishables Project, founded…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

September 8, 2018

The cornerstone was laid for the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, No. 507, in 1925 at Ninth Street and East Second Avenue. Durango Elks Lodge still uses the…