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Bayfield library to hold workshop for gardeners, farmers
Southwest Life

Bayfield library to hold workshop for gardeners, farmers

January 13, 2018

Associated Press file Gardeners and farmers will learn how to stretch the Southwest Colorado growing season and extend garden life into cooler months. Topics will range from basic techniques, such…

Archaeology lecture to explore Fremont culture
Southwest Life

Archaeology lecture to explore Fremont culture

January 13, 2018

The talk will present new research, some with unexpected results, about the Fremont culture in Northwest Colorado from data collected by the Bureau of Land Management White River Field Office.…

Horoscope for January 13, 2017
Horoscopes

Horoscope for January 13, 2017

January 13, 2018

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Surprise opportunities to travel might drop in your lap today. If you want to take advantage of this, act quickly because this window of…

Bridge scores
Community

Bridge scores

January 12, 2018

Jan. 4 Non-Life Master First: J. Skjold, I. Watters Second: L. Hawk, M. Swanson Third: J. Mercer, J. Walter Jan. 5 Open Pairs First: B. Gantner, C.L. Lappen Second: S.…

Fort Lewis College Calendar
Community

Fort Lewis College Calendar

January 12, 2018

Sunday Quadrivium “Uncommon Folk” concert, 3 p.m., Noble Hall, Roshong Recital Hall. Monday “Voices in Action” Martin Luther King Jr. Day march, 12:10 p.m., Reed Library, Room 144. “Voices in…

Thank You Letters
Lifestyle

Thank You Letters

January 12, 2018

Know Your Dough, a local nonprofit that provides financial literacy for youth and young adults, extends gratitude to Alpine Bank for sponsoring two financial literacy classes at Durango Montessori. We…

Senior Calendar
Community

Senior Calendar

January 12, 2018

2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Monday 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Tuesday 9 a.m. Crafts 9:15 a.m. Tai chi. 9:30 a.m. Zumba. 10 a.m. AARP…

Durango Dharma Center to offer six-class series
Religion

Durango Dharma Center to offer six-class series

January 12, 2018

The book After Buddhism: Rethinking the Dharma for a Secular Age by Stephen Batchelor will guide classes, and participants will deepen their understanding of the Buddha’s teachings and learn how…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

January 12, 2018

75 years ago: It had been 14 years since Guy Shepard and Graden Weinland closed on a purchase of interest in the Channell Motor Co. 50 years ago: Preliminary registration…

Horoscope for January 12, 2017
Horoscopes

Horoscope for January 12, 2017

January 12, 2018

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): This is a good day to study something that is challenging and difficult because you will stay focused. You are motivated to learn something…

Rotary Club to hear about U.S. health care
Community

Rotary Club to hear about U.S. health care

January 11, 2018

Guinn Unger, co-chair of the Indivisible Durango Health Care and Senior Issues Committee, will give a presentation called “Obamacare, Trumpcare and Health Care: Facts and Fiction.” The meeting is free…

Horoscope for January 11, 2017
Horoscopes

Horoscope for January 11, 2017

January 11, 2018

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Don’t agree to important decisions with partners or close friends today. Just keep things light. Avoid spending money on anything other than gas and…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

January 11, 2018

75 years ago: U.S. Highway 550, Durango to Silverton, was blocked by several snow slides. 50 years ago: There were nearly twice as many births as there were deaths in…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

January 11, 2018

75 years ago: A blizzard on Cumbres Pass held up trains from the east. 50 years ago: F. Donald Collins, the newly appointed officer of the Durango Social Security office,…

Historic Iron Church in Istanbul reopens after restoration
Religion

Historic Iron Church in Istanbul reopens after restoration

January 10, 2018

In Sunday’s opening ceremony, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the 120-year-old Sveti Stefan Church remains the “single example” of a church built on an iron skeleton. The cross-shaped Bulgarian…

New Mexico teacher develops braille code for Navajo
Southwest Life

New Mexico teacher develops braille code for Navajo

January 10, 2018

Carol Green, who began developing vision problems as a child and is now a teacher for blind and visually impaired students in Farmington, developed a system of raised dots that…