Southwest Lifestyle

And the West is History: Mail Delivery Downtown – 1884

Winter 1883-84 was for many years referred to as “the winter of the big snow” by area residents. Snow started…

April 15, 2022

Fort Lewis College calendar: April 17-23

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

April 14, 2022

Community

Senior Center Calendar: April 18-22

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…

April 14, 2022

Community

Pine River Library to host earring making class

Pine River Library will host an earring making class from 6 to 7:30 p.m. April 28. The class, geared toward…

April 14, 2022

Community

Miller Middle School Parent Teacher Organization to host Stampede Trail Run fundraiser

Miller Middle School PTO is hosting the second annual Miller Gives fundraiser along with the Stampede Trail Run on April…

April 14, 2022

Community

County to offer free mulch loading in Bayfield

La Plata County is offering free wood mulch that will be loaded into vehicles and trailers from 8 a.m. to…

April 14, 2022

Southwest Life

In drought-stricken West, officials weigh emergency actions

A high-flow release of water flows into the Colorado River from bypass tubes at Glen Canyon Dam in Page, Ariz.,…

April 13, 2022

Community

Four Corners Gem and Mineral club to host lecture on Agate and Jasper

Four Corners Gem and Mineral Club will host a free lecture, “Agates versus Jaspers: what they are and how to…

April 12, 2022

Community

Man to Man to host prostate health forum

The Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group will sponsor a public forum at 6 p.m. May 3 at Durango…

April 12, 2022

Community

Durango Wine Experience seeks volunteers

The Durango Wine Experience, now a fundraiser for the nonprofit Community Foundation serving Southwest Colorado, seeks volunteers for the Grand…

April 12, 2022

Community

Animas Museum to host presentation about Durango Brick Yard founder

Animas Museum will host a presentation about the Durango Brick Yard founder, Thomas Guthrie Pierce, by his grandson, Danny Pierce…

April 12, 2022

Community

Tree removal to close 2300 block of West Second Ave.

The 2300 block of West Second Avenue will be closed to all traffic from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday…

April 12, 2022

Community

Ignacio 9Health Fair to be held

The Ignacio 9Health Fair will be held from 7 to 11 a.m. May 7 at Ignacio High School. Available screenings…

April 12, 2022

Community

Fort Lewis College to host 5K night run

Fort Lewis College will host “Light Up the Night Glow Run,” a 5K night run and 1K night walk on…

April 12, 2022

Community

Animas Valley Grange to host talk about container gardening

Darrin Parmenter will host a presentation about container gardening at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Animas Valley Grange, 7271 County Road…

April 12, 2022

Community

Durango Design and Development Awards to be held

Durango Design and Development Awards will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Powerhouse Science Center, 1333…

April 12, 2022

Health

BA.2 variant takes over. What’s known about it?

Pharmacist Karen Flynn gives a second Moderna booster shot to her mother, Joann Pangonis, of New Boston, Pa., at Morris…

April 9, 2022

Travel

Smoky Mountains seeks parking fees, campsite rate increases

Late afternoon light streaks across golden leaves in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Gatlinburg, Tenn. on Tuesday, Nov. 16,…

April 8, 2022

And the West is History

And the West is History: Purgatory Pro Ski Patrol – 1986

People who lived in Durango in the 1980s and ’90s can probably identify any number of these individuals. Purgatory had…

April 8, 2022

Community

April library events

Durango Public Library 1900 East Third Ave., contact: 375-3380, www.durangopubliclibrary.org. Masks are highly encouraged for all indoor events. Ongoing events:…

April 8, 2022

Southwest Life

NOAA: Potent heat-trapping methane increases at record pace

A truck drops off a load of garbage at the South Kent Landfill in Byron Township, Mich., on Nov. 8,…

April 8, 2022

Community

Street across river to close for bridge installation

The bridge across the Animas River on 32nd Street will be closed to all foot and vehicle traffic on April…

April 7, 2022

Community

Habitat for Humanity to dedicate home

Durango Habitat for Humanity will dedicate a home at 11 a.m. Saturday at 1470 Florida Road, No. 4. There will…

April 7, 2022

Community

Quilters Guild announces April program

La Plata Quilters Guild’s April program, “Three D Quilting,” will be held at 5:30 p.m. April 14 at La Plata…

April 7, 2022

Community

Animas Museum to host Second Seminar Series

Animas Museum will host its virtual Second Seminar Series at 1 p.m. Saturday. In conjunction with the “golden” 50th anniversary…

April 7, 2022

Community

Fort Lewis College calendar: April 10-16

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

April 7, 2022

Community

Senior Center Calendar: April 11-15

Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge 1 p.m.: Bingo, No Name Bridge…

April 7, 2022

Community

Durango Police Department to host town hall meeting

Command staff members of the Durango Police Department will host a town hall meeting from 6-8 p.m. April 25 at…

April 5, 2022

Community

City to host Arbor Day celebration

City of Durango will host the annual Arbor Day celebration at 10 a.m. April 15 at Santa Rita Park. Attendees…

April 5, 2022

Community

Big Brothers Big Sisters, FLC Soccer to host clinic

Big Brothers Big Sisters and Fort Lewis College Soccer will host a youth soccer clinic from 4-6 p.m. April 13…

April 5, 2022