Southwest Lifestyle

And the West is History: Sleigh Ride Near Breen – ca. 1905

And the West is History

And the West is History: Sleigh Ride Near Breen – ca. 1905

One of a history museum’s chief frustrations is having interesting pictures with no background information. This image is typical of…

U.S. Senate clears measure to undo Biden WOTUS rule on wetlands

U.S. Senate clears measure to undo Biden WOTUS rule on wetlands

Bipartisan group backs a repeal of definition under Clean Water Act

Prostate cancer support group to meet online

Prostate cancer support group to meet online

Man 2 Man Prostate Cancer Support Group of Durango will meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. April 4 online via…

Registration open for kindergarten readiness screenings

Registration open for kindergarten readiness screenings

Durango School District 9-R invites all kindergarten students and families to schedule a free Kindergarten Readiness Screening. The screenings will…

Concert series to support Pine River Arts

Concert series to support Pine River Arts

The Stillhouse Junkies will play a Bayfield barn concert from 5:30 to 8 p.m. May 5 to benefit Pine River…

Arts Aprils Fest is coming to Fort Lewis College

Arts Aprils Fest is coming to Fort Lewis College

Fort Lewis College presents Arts April Fest, a celebration of the arts, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 8.…

Nominations open for grand marshal

Nominations open for grand marshal

The Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering is seeking the community’s assistance with the selection of the grand marshal for the 35th…

Health fair to be held at La Plata County Fairgrounds

Health fair to be held at La Plata County Fairgrounds

Free, affordable preventive health screenings to be offered

And the West is History: D&RGW Washout – ca. 1934

And the West is History

And the West is History: D&RGW Washout – ca. 1934

Though technically not a derailment, this washout of Denver & Rio Grande Western tracks proved to be a challenge for…

The Adult Education Center is offering two new classes in April

The Adult Education Center is offering two new classes in April

The Durango Adult Education Center, 701 Camino Del Rio, is offering two new community education classes: an intermediate Spanish book…

Southwest Stewardship series registration is now open

Southwest Stewardship series registration is now open

La Plata Open Space Conservancy, Durango’s local land trust, will host its Southwest Stewardship Series for a third consecutive year.…

International Fly Fishing Film Festival tickets now available for purchase

International Fly Fishing Film Festival tickets now available for purchase

The 2023 International Fly Fishing Film Festival is coming to Durango for two showings April 1, featuring 10 short and…

And the West is History: Animas Valley Overlook – ca. 1950

And the West is History

And the West is History: Animas Valley Overlook – ca. 1950

In this scenic view, a man stands on a rock outcropping, surveying the flooded Animas River Valley below. This picture…

Family of Ward E. Lee thanks Durango Community

Family of Ward E. Lee thanks Durango Community

The family of Ward E. Lee would like to thank you all for your heartfelt visits, cards, phone calls and…

Rosie the Riveter exhibit to open at museum

Rosie the Riveter exhibit to open at museum

The Animas Museum, 3065 West Second Ave., will have a new pop-up exhibit opening at 10 a.m. Tuesday about the…

Grange, 4-H club to co-host auction

Grange, 4-H club to co-host auction

Pioneer 4-H Club and Marvel Grange will co-host a Baked Potato Bar and dessert auction at 6:30 p.m. Friday at…

Photography Club to host presentation

Photography Club to host presentation

The Durango Photography Club will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the La Plata County Fairgrounds East Exhibit Hall, Lightner…

And the West is History: Removing Smelter Mountain Tailings – 1988

And the West is History

And the West is History: Removing Smelter Mountain Tailings – 1988

In 1959, researchers discovered that the drinking water in Farmington had radioactivity levels 10 times higher than that of Durango.…

Durango Botanic Garden docent has awarded Docent of the Quarter to Kandye Dille

Durango Botanic Garden docent has awarded Docent of the Quarter to Kandye Dille

Dille Kandye Dille was awarded Durango Botanic Garden Docent of the Quarter during the Docent Recognition High Tea on Feb.…

Sex ed class for students to be held

Sex ed class for students to be held

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango will offer a free sexual education course for grades six through nine beginning March…

Durango Wine Experience selects nonprofit partners

Durango Wine Experience selects nonprofit partners

Ten local nonprofits were selected to receive a $2,500 grant, along with the chance to share their missions with Durango Wine…

Grange will host presentation about native bees

Grange will host presentation about native bees

Animas Valley Grange will host a presentation about native bees by Erik Ryba, Colorado Master Gardener, at 6:30 p.m. March…

Registration open for mindfulness class

Registration open for mindfulness class

Balancing the Life will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday from March 22 to April 26 at…

And the West is History: Ice skating on Animas River near Junction Creek Confluence – 1898

And the West is History

And the West is History: Ice skating on Animas River near Junction Creek Confluence – 1898

The glacial terminal moraine at what is today 32nd Street is the reason the Animas River meanders at a slow…

Spring Resource Fair to be held

Spring Resource Fair to be held

Durango Education Foundation will host the Spring Resource Fair from 4 to 7 p.m. April 5 at the La Plata…

League of Women Voters hosts candidate forum

League of Women Voters hosts candidate forum

The public is invited to a Durango City Council candidate forum hosted by the League of Women Voters from 5…

Library creates Bayfield community calendar

Library creates Bayfield community calendar

The Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive, is now hosting a community calendar for Bayfield on the library website:…

Open house honoring local women to be held

Open house honoring local women to be held

The Women’s Resource Center will host an open house to showcase the portraits of 12 local women who have been…

Second Saturday Seminar will be virtual

Second Saturday Seminar will be virtual

Let’s Talk Little will be a Zoom-only seminar that will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday (March 11). The seminar…

And the West is History: Men Shoveling Snow at Main and Sixth – 1916

And the West is History

And the West is History: Men Shoveling Snow at Main and Sixth – 1916

Winter 1916 proved to be a fairly significant snow year in Durango. Here, men are on the roof of the…

February 24, 2023

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