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Senior Calendar

2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Monday 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 10 a.m. VIP Meeting. 10:15 a.m. WYS 10:30 a.m. Belly Dance.…

January 4, 2019

Community

Atmos reminds customers to remove snow

Buildup of snow or ice can cause significant damage to gas meters and external pipes, in addition to impacting the…

January 4, 2019

Community

Pine River Library to host Spanish conversation

All ages and language levels are welcome for an hour of conversation en EspaÃ±ol and practice Spanish in an informal…

January 4, 2019

Community

DeColores Civitan to meet Tuesday

The club conducts projects such as working with Community Connections, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Salvation Army, Durango Adult Education Center…

January 4, 2019

Community

High Noon Rotary to meet Thursday

Sandhya Tillotson, executive director of The Garden Project of Southwest Colorado, will update the club about their activities. Community members…

January 4, 2019

Community

Quilt group for seniors to be held Fridays

Drop-ins are welcome, and the group is open to new members. For more information, call 382-6428.

January 4, 2019

Community

Singing group meets at senior center Wednesdays

For more information, call 382-6428.

January 4, 2019

Health

Learn how to break up with sugar at Pine River Library

Local dietitian and health coach Fran Sutherlin will explain how sugar affects the body, the three key steps to breaking…

January 1, 2019

Travel

Human waste, trash overwhelm some national parks in shutdown

A class of eighth-grade students and their chaperones sit in a meadow at Yosemite National Park, Calif., below Yosemite Falls.…

December 31, 2018

Health

AP-NORC Poll: Edit baby genes for health, not smarts, poll says

An embryologist adjusts a microplate containing embryos that were injected with gene-editing components in a laboratory in Shenzhen in southern…

December 31, 2018

Travel

Digital detox: Resorts offer perks for handing over phones

Incentives help guests cut cord to digital devices

December 30, 2018

Travel

The Oregon Desert Trail: A journey through the wild, dry side of the state

Remnants of Morrison Ranch, homesteaded around 1900, stand near Birch Creek Historic Ranch on a bend of the Owyhee River.Emily…

December 29, 2018

Health

Mercy offers six-week weight management course

The course costs $100 and will provide nutrition counseling, body composition analysis and a guidebook about fitness and nutrition. Topics…

December 29, 2018

Community

Rosca de Reyes celebration to be held

In Mexico, Dia de los Reyes on Jan. 6 is the day that closes the Christmas festivities and is marked…

December 28, 2018

Community

Stone Soup party to be held at library

There will be an interactive retelling of the classic folktale “Stone Soup.” Bring a vegetable to contribute to a giant…

December 28, 2018

Community

Senior Calendar

2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Monday 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Closed for New Year’s holiday. Tuesday Closed for New Year’s holiday.…

December 28, 2018

Community

Pine River Library to offer children’s math program

The club is a recreational after-school math club that helps children learn about the math behind their favorite activities. Students…

December 28, 2018

Health

Colorado health insurance marketplace open through Jan. 15

Financial assistance, which averaged more than $775 per month last year in this area, is available for 2019. San Juan…

December 28, 2018

Travel

Quake from Mount Etna volcano jolts Sicily, sparks panic

Italy’s Civil Protection officials said the quake, which struck at 3:19 a.m., was part of a swarm of some 1,000…

December 26, 2018

Health

Health insurance on demand? Some are betting on it

Nancy Buchholz holds her husband Jeff’s picture, who died six weeks after being diagnosed with cancer this spring. Nancy got…

December 26, 2018

$Lava, ash spew from new fracture on Italy’s Mount Etna$

Travel

Lava, ash spew from new fracture on Italy’s Mount Etna

The Etna observatory said a swarm of 130 tremors had been recorded by Monday midday, the most powerful registering a…

December 24, 2018

Health

U.S. adults aren’t getting taller, but they’re still putting on pounds

A new government report released on Thursday shows that while adult waistlines have been expanding, the average height of U.S.…

December 24, 2018

Health

Mercy Regional Medical Center offering sugar detox program

Cost is $25 and includes “The 21-Day Sugar Detox Daily Guide.” For more information and to register, contact Jolie Ensign…

December 24, 2018

Travel

Hertz hopes biometric scan will speed rentals

In a first for the rental car industry, Hertz is teaming up with Clear, the maker of biometric screening kiosks…

December 23, 2018