Southwest Life

Durango Botanic Garden docent has awarded Docent of the Quarter to Kandye Dille

Dille Kandye Dille was awarded Durango Botanic Garden Docent of the Quarter during the Docent Recognition High Tea on Feb.…

March 9, 2023

Community

Sex ed class for students to be held

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango will offer a free sexual education course for grades six through nine beginning March…

March 9, 2023

Community

Durango Wine Experience selects nonprofit partners

Ten local nonprofits were selected to receive a $2,500 grant, along with the chance to share their missions with Durango Wine…

March 9, 2023

Community

Grange will host presentation about native bees

Animas Valley Grange will host a presentation about native bees by Erik Ryba, Colorado Master Gardener, at 6:30 p.m. March…

March 9, 2023

Community

Registration open for mindfulness class

Balancing the Life will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday from March 22 to April 26 at…

March 9, 2023

And the West is History

And the West is History: Ice skating on Animas River near Junction Creek Confluence – 1898

The glacial terminal moraine at what is today 32nd Street is the reason the Animas River meanders at a slow…

March 3, 2023

Community

Spring Resource Fair to be held

Durango Education Foundation will host the Spring Resource Fair from 4 to 7 p.m. April 5 at the La Plata…

March 3, 2023

Community

League of Women Voters hosts candidate forum

The public is invited to a Durango City Council candidate forum hosted by the League of Women Voters from 5…

March 3, 2023

Community

Library creates Bayfield community calendar

The Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive, is now hosting a community calendar for Bayfield on the library website:…

March 3, 2023

Community

Open house honoring local women to be held

The Women’s Resource Center will host an open house to showcase the portraits of 12 local women who have been…

March 3, 2023

Community

Second Saturday Seminar will be virtual

Let’s Talk Little will be a Zoom-only seminar that will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday (March 11). The seminar…

March 3, 2023

And the West is History

And the West is History: Men Shoveling Snow at Main and Sixth – 1916

Winter 1916 proved to be a fairly significant snow year in Durango. Here, men are on the roof of the…

February 24, 2023

Community

City Council candidate forum to be held

The Boulevard Neighborhood Association is hosting a question-and-answer forum with Durango City Council candidates from 2 to 4 p.m. March…

February 24, 2023

Community

Durango school registration is open

Durango School District 9-R registration is now open for all students in all grade levels for the 2023-24 school year,…

February 24, 2023

Community

Native Plant Society hosts lecture series

Colorado Native Plant Society, Southwest Chapter, 2023 lecture series presents Hannah Ertl from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Center…

February 24, 2023

Community

Ignacio School District to offer preschool

Universal preschool from the Ignacio School District and Ignacio Early Learning Program will begin in August. It will serve prekindergarten…

February 24, 2023

Community

Water seminar to be held at casino

The Southwestern Water Conservation District’s 39th Southwest Water Seminar will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 31…

February 24, 2023

Community

Archaeological society to host discussion

The San Juan Basin Archaeological Society invites the public to a presentation at 7 p.m. March 8 in the Lyceum…

February 24, 2023

Community

Center of Southwest Studies is hosting a talk with an award winning biker

“A Conversation with Alexandera Houchin” will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday (March 3) at The Center of…

February 24, 2023

Community

Flowstone Education to host workshops

Flowstone Education is holding workshops for children ages 10 -17. All workshops will be held at the La Plata County…

February 24, 2023

Community

Nonprofit board training series to be held

The Community Foundation serving Southwest Colorado is hosting a three-part Nonprofit Board training series to delve into best practices and…

February 24, 2023

And the West is History

And the West is History: Winter Carnival at 3rd Avenue Ski Hill – ca. 1957

Durango’s 3rd Avenue Ski Hill was cleared for skiing in 1942. Colton Chapman provided the initial organization, as well as…

February 17, 2023

Community

Prostate support group to meet

The Man 2 Man Prostate Cancer Support group of Durango will meet at 6:30 p.m. March 7 at Durango Public…

February 16, 2023

And the West is History

And the West is History: Granny’s Cycle Shop Explosion and Fire Aftermath – 1980

On June 27, 1980, Durango Fire personnel were conducting a routine fire inspection of the office of 53-year-old Dr. Kenneth…

February 10, 2023