Southwest Lifestyle

Senior Center Calendar: Oct. 24-28

Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events Monday 10:30 a.m.: Watch Your Step Marvel Methodist Church. 11 a.m.:…

Mama Bea thanks all who donated

Mama Bea, Dina, Tony and Thomas wishes to thank everyone who contributed to the fundraiser and to the GoFundMe for…

Fundraiser, gathering to be held for Dale Kraemer

A community gathering will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at Rotary Park for Dale Kraemer, who has been diagnosed…

Durango Daybreak Rotary Club thanks community

The Durango Daybreak Rotary Club would like to thank the Durango community for their generous support of our recent Chip…

And the West is History: Train Crossing 12th Street – 1966

There is a lot to take in from this photo from the mid-1960s. The D&RGW train is returning to the…

Senior Center Calendar: Oct. 17-21

Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events Monday 10:30 a.m.: Watch Your Step Marvel Methodist Church. 11 a.m.:…

Balloon glow to be held downtown

There will be a balloon glow starting at 6 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 15) in the 500 block of Main Avenue…

CDOT to hold career fair

Colorado Department of Transportation will host a career fair from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Durango Community…

And the West is History: 11th Street Station – 1932

Standing next to his work truck in front of his service station and tire store is Charles “Chick” Sheehan. Sheehan…

October 7, 2022

Senior Center Calendar: Oct. 10-14

Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events Monday 10:30 a.m.: Watch Your Step Marvel Methodist Church 11 a.m.:…

Rotary partners with Manna for food drive

Chip Huntoon was a member of the Durango Daybreak Rotary club who died eight years ago. To honor his memory,…

Rec Center’s aquatics area to be temporarily closed

The Durango Community Recreation Center aquatics area will be closed Sunday through Nov. 1 to perform various repairs and equipment…

Gem and Mineral Club hosts mineral ID event

The Four Corners Gem and Mineral Club will host an afternoon of mineral identification afternoon from 3 to 6 p.m.…

Southwest Life

Water powered: Utes capture energy from irrigation lines to run farm, mill

Hydroelectric equipment hums and whistles with sounds of renewable energy

October 4, 2022

Regional News

State of unease: Colorado basin tribes without water rights

Garnett Querta wipes sweat from his head while hauling water on the Hualapai reservation Aug. 15, near Peach Springs, Ariz.…

October 1, 2022

And the West is History: Removing Power Poles on Main – 1924

At the bottom left of this picture, a young girl in white appears to be eating ice cream and watching…

September 30, 2022

Fort Lewis College Calendar: Oct. 1-7

Visit www.fortlewis.edu, click the “Quick Links” menu, choose “News & Events,” then click “Events” to view the complete calendar. Saturday…

September 29, 2022

County Road 213 to close for Purple Cliffs cleanup

County Road 213/La Posta Road will be closed between the intersection with River Road and the gun range Monday and…

September 29, 2022

Broads to host Rivers for Resilience Day

Great Old Broads for Wilderness (Broads) invites the public to Rivers for Resilience – a fun stewardship, education and community…

September 29, 2022

Marching band to hold community showcase

Because of time constraints, the Durango High School Red Pride Marching band will only be allowed to perform its 2022…

September 28, 2022

Animas Valley Grange to host apple cider pressing

Animas Valley Grange, 7271 County Road 203, will host an apple cider pressing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday…

September 28, 2022

Southwest Life

New atlas of bird migration shows extraordinary journeys

Luke DeGroote holds a Tennessee warbler for a close-up after getting caught in a long net at the Powdermill Avian…

September 28, 2022

Regional News

On the Colorado River, growing concern for fish as waters warm

An angler casts a line at Lees Ferry near Marble Canyon, Ariz., in 2011. From prized rainbow trout to protected…

September 24, 2022

And the West is History: Early Downtown View – Ca. 1885

This photo of the 1100 block of Main Avenue, taken around 1885, shows many businesses destined to be destroyed by…

September 23, 2022

Women’s Resource Center grateful for donation

The Women’s Resource Center was honored to have been chosen as the 2022 Columbine Classic Duet Golf beneficiary. This annual…

September 22, 2022

Fort Lewis College Calendar: Sept. 24-30

Visit www.fortlewis.edu, click the “Quick Links” menu, choose “News & Events,” then click “Events” to view the complete calendar. Saturday…

September 22, 2022

Senior Center Calendar: Sept. 26-30

Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events Monday 10:30 a.m.: Watch Your Step Marvel Methodist Church 11 a.m.:…

September 22, 2022