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Train tour to support Animas Museum
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Train tour to support Animas Museum

August 25, 2022

The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad will take a special five-hour tour to Cascade Canyon with historic interpreters providing narration on Oct. 14. Departure is at 9:45 a.m., and…

Senior Center Calendar: Aug. 29-31
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Senior Center Calendar: Aug. 29-31

August 24, 2022

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.: Chair Zumba 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge 1 p.m. Bingo 1:30…

Men in Heels seeks teams, sponsors
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Men in Heels seeks teams, sponsors

August 18, 2022

Women’s Resource Center’s Men in Heels fundraiser is just around the corner, and it needs teams and sponsors. On Sept. 13, teams of men will race in high heels to…

Senior Center Calendar: Aug. 22-26
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Senior Center Calendar: Aug. 22-26

August 18, 2022

Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday 10:30 a.m.: Computer Class, Watch Your Step (Marvel Methodist Church) 11 a.m.: Chair Zumba 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge 1 p.m.…

Genualdi graduates from Baylor University
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Genualdi graduates from Baylor University

August 17, 2022

Durangoan Ryan Genualdi graduated cum laude in the spring from Baylor University’s Robbins College of Health & Human Science with a Bachelor of Science in Education, Health Science Studies. Commencement…

Students named to Fort Lewis College dean’s list
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Students named to Fort Lewis College dean’s list

August 17, 2022

Nearly 400 students were named to Fort Lewis College’s dean’s list for the spring 2022 semester. These students took at least 15 credits of gradable hours and achieved a 3.60…

Thank you from Great Old Broads for Wilderness
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Thank you from Great Old Broads for Wilderness

August 17, 2022

A sincere thank you to The Durango Herald and everyone who attended the Aug. 10 Secret Garden community concert. The garden was standing room only on a beautiful night under…

Deweese named to Pacific University dean’s list
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Deweese named to Pacific University dean’s list

August 17, 2022

Teagan Deweese of Durango has been named to the spring 2022 dean’s list at Pacific University in Oregon. The dean’s list recognizes undergraduate students in Pacific’s colleges of Arts &…

And the West is History: 32nd Street Bridge – 1963
And the West is History

And the West is History: 32nd Street Bridge – 1963

August 12, 2022

With the recent completion of the pedestrian bridge and trail at 32nd Street, the city of Durango has accomplished the connection of the Animas River Trail from Oxbow Park to…

Cowboy Poetry Gathering to host benefit dinner
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Cowboy Poetry Gathering to host benefit dinner

August 11, 2022

A Chuckwagon Dinner benefiting the Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering will be held at 5 p.m. Aug. 20 at 39036 U.S. Highway 160 in Mancos. Entertainment will be provided by the…

Pine River Library to host weekly family yoga
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Pine River Library to host weekly family yoga

August 10, 2022

Starting Saturday (Aug. 13), Pine River Library will host a Community Family Yoga Class from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturdays at the library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive, Bayfield. This class…

Senior Center Calendar: Aug. 15-19
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Senior Center Calendar: Aug. 15-19

August 10, 2022

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.: Chair Zumba 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge 1 p.m. Bingo 1:30…

San Ignacio Fiesta names winners
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San Ignacio Fiesta names winners

August 9, 2022

The San Ignacio Fiesta was held July 30. Here are the winners of the parade and raffle. San Ignacio Fiesta parade results Grand Prize: Bayfield Belles First Children Walking: Ignacio…

Volunteers needed for Habitat build
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Volunteers needed for Habitat build

August 6, 2022

Habitat for Humanity is looking for volunteers to help build an affordable duplex. Volunteers are needed Tuesday through Saturday each week until the houses are completed this fall. For more…

Bulb basics: How to choose, plant and care for them
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Bulb basics: How to choose, plant and care for them

August 6, 2022

Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears during the growing season. It features timely tips and suggestions for your garden and…

And the West is History: Durango Centennial Crowd – 1981
And the West is History

And the West is History: Durango Centennial Crowd – 1981

August 5, 2022

Starting in August 1980, Durango began a yearlong celebration of its 1880 founding. With an initial kickoff event that included former President Gerald Ford dedicating Historic Main Avenue, the Animas…

Tour de Farms to be held Aug. 28
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Tour de Farms to be held Aug. 28

August 5, 2022

The 13th annual Tour de farms will be held starting at 8 a.m. Aug. 28. Tour de Farms highlights what is unique, healthy and homegrown in the local agricultural and…

Durango Bird Club to meet on Aug. 17.
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Durango Bird Club to meet on Aug. 17.

August 4, 2022

The Durango Bird Club will convene for its quarterly meeting at 6 p.m. Aug. 17 in Room 055 at Fort Lewis College’s Education Business Hall. Dr. Preston Somers, emeritus professor…

Woodward named to dean’s list at Tufts University
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Woodward named to dean’s list at Tufts University

August 4, 2022

Tufts University student Nicholas Woodward of Durango was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2022 semester. Woodward is one of more than 4,000 students named to dean’s list…

Senior Center Calendar: Aug. 8-12
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Senior Center Calendar: Aug. 8-12

August 2, 2022

Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday 10:30 a.m.: Computer Class, Watch Your Step (Marvel Methodist Church) 11 a.m.: Chair Zumba 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge 1 p.m.…