One of a history museum’s chief frustrations is having interesting pictures with no background information. This image is typical of that. The people seem to be greatly enjoying themselves in…
Bipartisan group backs a repeal of definition under Clean Water Act
Man 2 Man Prostate Cancer Support Group of Durango will meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. April 4 online via Zoom. The group consists of survivors of prostate cancer and…
Durango School District 9-R invites all kindergarten students and families to schedule a free Kindergarten Readiness Screening. The screenings will take place at the District Office, 201 E. 12th St.,…
The Stillhouse Junkies will play a Bayfield barn concert from 5:30 to 8 p.m. May 5 to benefit Pine River Arts. The nonprofit group aims to bring the community together…
Fort Lewis College presents Arts April Fest, a celebration of the arts, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 8. Arts April Fest is presented by the art and design,…
The Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering is seeking the community’s assistance with the selection of the grand marshal for the 35th Annual Durango Cowboy Parade, which will take place Sept. 30…
Free, affordable preventive health screenings to be offered
Though technically not a derailment, this washout of Denver & Rio Grande Western tracks proved to be a challenge for the railroad workforce. A torrent of water from a severe…
The Durango Adult Education Center, 701 Camino Del Rio, is offering two new community education classes: an intermediate Spanish book club class and a computer literacy class. The Spanish book…
La Plata Open Space Conservancy, Durango’s local land trust, will host its Southwest Stewardship Series for a third consecutive year. This workshop series educates private landowners on land management topics…
The 2023 International Fly Fishing Film Festival is coming to Durango for two showings April 1, featuring 10 short and feature-length films. The screening at the DoubleTree, 501 Camino Del…
In this scenic view, a man stands on a rock outcropping, surveying the flooded Animas River Valley below. This picture was taken before 1963 when U.S. Highway 550 was relocated…
The family of Ward E. Lee would like to thank you all for your heartfelt visits, cards, phone calls and sympathies. Our father’s legacy will continue to live while we…
The Animas Museum, 3065 West Second Ave., will have a new pop-up exhibit opening at 10 a.m. Tuesday about the World War II-era’s Rosie the Riveter. Learn about Durango connections…
Pioneer 4-H Club and Marvel Grange will co-host a Baked Potato Bar and dessert auction at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Marvel Grange hall, 217 County Road 133A. The dessert…
The Durango Photography Club will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the La Plata County Fairgrounds East Exhibit Hall, Lightner Room, 2500 Main Ave. Kurt Hillman will present an “Introduction…
In 1959, researchers discovered that the drinking water in Farmington had radioactivity levels 10 times higher than that of Durango. Durango obtained its water from the Florida River and Farmington…
Dille Kandye Dille was awarded Durango Botanic Garden Docent of the Quarter during the Docent Recognition High Tea on Feb. 19. Dille and her husband, Scott, moved from Chicago to…
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango will offer a free sexual education course for grades six through nine beginning March 26. Adapted from the Our Whole Lives curriculum, the 10-class…
Ten local nonprofits were selected to receive a $2,500 grant, along with the chance to share their missions with Durango Wine Experience attendees. The nonprofits will volunteer at the Durango Wine…
Animas Valley Grange will host a presentation about native bees by Erik Ryba, Colorado Master Gardener, at 6:30 p.m. March 20. Ryba, a lifelong backyard gardener and native bee enthusiast,…
Balancing the Life will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday from March 22 to April 26 at The Smiley Building, Suite 105, 1309 East Third Ave. Instructor…
The glacial terminal moraine at what is today 32nd Street is the reason the Animas River meanders at a slow rate through the valley north of there. While not very…
Durango Education Foundation will host the Spring Resource Fair from 4 to 7 p.m. April 5 at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave.] The Fair is a free…
The public is invited to a Durango City Council candidate forum hosted by the League of Women Voters from 5 to 6:30 p.m. March 15 at the FLC Center for…
The Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive, is now hosting a community calendar for Bayfield on the library website: prlibrary.org. The guidelines for submissions as well as the submission…
The Women’s Resource Center will host an open house to showcase the portraits of 12 local women who have been the voice for community from 5 to 6 p.m. March…
Let’s Talk Little will be a Zoom-only seminar that will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday (March 11). The seminar is about is about Olga Schaaf Little, who was a…
Winter 1916 proved to be a fairly significant snow year in Durango. Here, men are on the roof of the Wetter Mercantile Co. shoveling snow to prevent a roof collapse.…
