Women’s Resource Center will host its third annual Men In Heels fundraiser from 5:30-7 p.m. Sept. 13 on East Second Avenue. The competitive relay race puts teams of four in…
Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering is seeking home stays for performers Sept. 28 through Oct. 2. Twenty-eight Western entertainers will perform in numerous venues in Durango beginning Sept. 29. They will…
More research suggests it’s time to abandon the craze over vitamin D. Taking high doses of “the sunshine vitamin” doesn’t reduce the risk of broken bones in generally healthy older…
4.1 million burned acres in need of replanting
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…
Cole’s Chop Shop will host a pet adoption fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the shop, 2497 Main Ave. There will be live music, food, gun drawings,…
San Juan Basin Archaeological Society will host a presentation at 7 p.m. Aug. 10 at the Lyceum at Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. After…
The availability of remote work has increased significantly in recent years, giving rise to the ability for telecommuters to buck travel norms. Remote work has blurred the line between business…
Florida Grange will host a free mobile food market from 9 to 11 a.m. Aug. 12 at 656 Colorado Highway 172. The market is made possible through the partnership of…
Spectators view the patriotic-themed McKinney Clothing Co. float as it travels south down Durango’s 900 block of Main Avenue around 1922. This west side of the block was known as…
Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday 10:30 a.m.: Computer Class 11 a.m.: Chair Zumba w/Toning 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge 1 p.m.: Bingo, No Name Bridge 1:30…
Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court St. Anthony No. 1248 announces its 2022 Scholarship winners: Jacquelyn Marin and Carly Piccoli. Both women will receive $500 to support their college educations.…
Pine River Shares is seeking volunteers to help unload semi-trucks filled with donated food destined for food insecure families in the Pine River Valley. A truck arrives at 8:30 a.m.…
La Plata County Fair announces that this year’s “Friday at the Fair” concert will feature Asleep at the Wheel. The 10-time Grammy Award-winning Western swing band will perform at 8…
Durango Botanic Gardens’ annual bulb sale is Aug. 5 to Aug. 16 and will again be held online. Almost 50 types of bulbs will be available to order. The sale…
Early records from First Southern Baptist Church in Durango indicate that the church came into existence on Dec. 7, 1951. In January 1952, the church welcomed the first members, called…
Pine River Library will host a final summer learning party from 1 to 3 p.m. July 30 at the library park. The party will wrap up the library’s ocean-themed Summer…
Durango School District 9-R staff and board of education members welcome comments from the community. There are many ways to engage and participate, including: Attend and provide comments in person…
Pine River Library will host a babysitter training course from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 4 and 5. The two-day course trains teens ages 12 to 18 on basic…
The dinner bell for the Cattlemen’s Chuck Wagon Cook-off will be at 5 p.m. July 30 at La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. There will be meat, potatoes, beans,…
In a classic case of unintended consequences, at the urging of labor unions the Colorado Legislature passed a law to help workers by mandating a maximum eight-hour work day in…
Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge 1 p.m.: Bingo 1:30 p.m.: Be Fit Be Able, Pool Tuesday 9:30 a.m.: Knitting/Crochet, Zumba 10:30…
Animas High School will host tours of the “Elevated Nest” at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday and Aug. 3. The “Elevated Nest” is AHS’ new campus under construction at 22 Osprey Way,…
A painting by Linda Ivie available for viewing at the First Presbyterian Church until the new show opening on Aug. 13. (Courtesy of Linda Ivie) First Presbyterian Church is hosting…
Landscape diversity invites study of desert groundwater, alpine permafrost and prehistoric wildfires
Mild to Wild will host “Raft for Hope,” a raft trip fundraiser in memory of Taylor Jesse Lau at 5 p.m. July 24 beginning at the Mild to Wild shop,…
Durango Farmers Market would like to offer an enormous thank you to our 2022 sponsors that offered their support to our market. TBK Bank continues to offer both the summer…
Pine River Library will host an outdoor screening of the 1975 classic movie “Jaws” at sunset July 22 at the library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive in Bayfield. Audience members should…
Pine River Library will host “Getting Creative with Canva,” a class that will help users learn the basics of the program. Canva is a free online design tool that allows…
Durango School District students are invited to draw a prize this week during the Summer Bridge workbook checkpoint event. Prizes will be awarded to students who completed the second portion…
