Winter 1883-84 was for many years referred to as “the winter of the big snow” by area residents. Snow started falling Feb. 2, and fell for 20 days without letting…
Visit www.fortlewis.edu, click the “Quick Links” menu, choose “News & Events,” then click “Events” to view the complete calendar. Sunday FLC Theater: “I and You,” 2-3 p.m., Theater Building, free…
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 8:30 a.m.: Knitting/Crocheting 9:30 a.m.:…
Pine River Library will host an earring making class from 6 to 7:30 p.m. April 28. The class, geared toward ages 12 to adult, will teach two different techniques for…
Miller Middle School PTO is hosting the second annual Miller Gives fundraiser along with the Stampede Trail Run on April 23 at Horse Gulch Trailhead. Proceeds from the two events…
La Plata County is offering free wood mulch that will be loaded into vehicles and trailers from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 29 at Bayfield Convenience Center, 4496 County…
A high-flow release of water flows into the Colorado River from bypass tubes at Glen Canyon Dam in Page, Ariz., on Nov. 19, 2012. Federal officials sent seven Western states…
Four Corners Gem and Mineral Club will host a free lecture, “Agates versus Jaspers: what they are and how to tell them apart,” at 6 p.m. Monday at 2351 Main…
The Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group will sponsor a public forum at 6 p.m. May 3 at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. The forum will have…
The Durango Wine Experience, now a fundraiser for the nonprofit Community Foundation serving Southwest Colorado, seeks volunteers for the Grand Tasting, April 30 at the Smiley Building. Those interested should…
Animas Museum will host a presentation about the Durango Brick Yard founder, Thomas Guthrie Pierce, by his grandson, Danny Pierce at 1 p.m. April 30. Pierce worked his way west…
The 2300 block of West Second Avenue will be closed to all traffic from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday while the city removes a large, sick, cottonwood tree at…
The Ignacio 9Health Fair will be held from 7 to 11 a.m. May 7 at Ignacio High School. Available screenings include: a blood chemistry ($45), prostate specific antigen ($40), hemoglobin…
Fort Lewis College will host “Light Up the Night Glow Run,” a 5K night run and 1K night walk on Thursday for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Registration begins at 7…
Darrin Parmenter will host a presentation about container gardening at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Animas Valley Grange, 7271 County Road 203. Parmenter is the director of La Plata County Extension.…
Durango Design and Development Awards will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Powerhouse Science Center, 1333 Camino del Rio. The intent of the program is to…
Pharmacist Karen Flynn gives a second Moderna booster shot to her mother, Joann Pangonis, of New Boston, Pa., at Morris Drug in Mahanoy City, Pa., on Friday, April 1, 2022.…
Late afternoon light streaks across golden leaves in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Gatlinburg, Tenn. on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. Great Smoky Mountains National Park wants to start charging…
People who lived in Durango in the 1980s and ’90s can probably identify any number of these individuals. Purgatory had paid ski patrollers from its beginning, but for many years…
Durango Public Library 1900 East Third Ave., contact: 375-3380, www.durangopubliclibrary.org. Masks are highly encouraged for all indoor events. Ongoing events: Wednesdays, 4-5 p.m.: Teen Time. Games and crafts in the…
A truck drops off a load of garbage at the South Kent Landfill in Byron Township, Mich., on Nov. 8, 2017. On Thursday, April 7, 2022, the National Oceanic and…
The bridge across the Animas River on 32nd Street will be closed to all foot and vehicle traffic on April 12 and possibly April 13 while a pedestrian bridge is…
Durango Habitat for Humanity will dedicate a home at 11 a.m. Saturday at 1470 Florida Road, No. 4. There will be a ribbon-cutting and blessing ceremony for new occupants.
La Plata Quilters Guild’s April program, “Three D Quilting,” will be held at 5:30 p.m. April 14 at La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. The guild reminds members to…
Animas Museum will host its virtual Second Seminar Series at 1 p.m. Saturday. In conjunction with the “golden” 50th anniversary of the La Plata County Historical Society, the presentation will…
Visit www.fortlewis.edu, click the “Quick Links” menu, choose “News & Events,” then click “Events” to view the complete calendar. Sunday Makiah Salzano: Piano, Senior Recital, 3-4 p.m., Roshong Recital Hall,…
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 1:30 p.m.: Be Fit Be Able, Computer Class, Pool Tuesday…
Command staff members of the Durango Police Department will host a town hall meeting from 6-8 p.m. April 25 at the Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. The purpose…
City of Durango will host the annual Arbor Day celebration at 10 a.m. April 15 at Santa Rita Park. Attendees can help staff members plant trees at the park. There…
Big Brothers Big Sisters and Fort Lewis College Soccer will host a youth soccer clinic from 4-6 p.m. April 13 at Dirks Field at FLC, 1000 Rim Drive. The clinic…
