Southwest Life

Senior Center Calendar: March 21-25

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.: MS/Be…

March 18, 2022

Community

Residents can apply for utility refund or food tax rebate starting March 14

Applications for the Food Tax Rebate Program and the Utility Refund Program will be available starting March 14. City residents…

March 18, 2022

Community

Joel Priest awarded Character Counts Person of the Month

Joel Priest accepts Character Counts Person of the Month award. (Courtesy of Ignacio School District) The Multi-Cultural Committee of Ignacio…

March 18, 2022

Community

Rotary Club of Durango to host presentation by retired official from Bureau of Diplomatic Security

A retired official from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Donald Gonneville, will speak at the Rotary…

March 18, 2022

Community

Pine River Library to host obituary writing workshop

Pine River Library will host a workshop guiding participants through writing their own obituaries so that their grieving loved ones…

March 18, 2022

Community

Durango-La Plata Emergency Communications Center installs technology to quicken response time

The Durango-La Plata Emergency Communications Center installed the RapidSOS program to help reduce emergency response time. The program, which went…

March 18, 2022

Community

Alternative Horizons seeks volunteers

Alternative Horizons is seeking volunteer advocates, including those who are bilingual, to staff its 24-hour hotline. Alternative Horizons supports and…

March 18, 2022

Community

Community Foundation announces grant and internship opportunities

The Community Foundation serving Southwest Colorado and the Business Education Connection designed a paid summer internship opportunity for 12 high…

March 15, 2022

Community

Florida Grange to host organization workshop

Florida Grange is hosting a “Get Organized” workshop presented by Traci Key at 1 p.m. March 19 at Florida Grange,…

March 15, 2022

Community

Leadership La Plata seeking nominations for 2022-23 class

Leadership La Plata, a local leadership development program, seeks nominations for applicants for the class of 2022-23. The program is…

March 15, 2022

Community

Pine River Library to host beginner’s quilting class

Pine River Library will host a beginner’s quilting class from 2 to 4:30 p.m. every Wednesday in April. The first…

March 15, 2022

Community

Fort Lewis College calendar: March 14-19

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

March 15, 2022

Community

Senior Center Calendar: March 14-18

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…

March 15, 2022

Community

Daughters of the American Revolution donate to Colorado Community Veterans Center

Pam Self and assistant Sky accept donations. (Courtesy of Sarah Platt Decker Daughter of the American Revolution Chapter) Sarah Platt…

March 11, 2022

Community

Pine River Library to host annual Friends of the Library meeting

The annual Pine River Library Friends of the Library meeting will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. March…

March 11, 2022

And the West is History

And the West is History: N.W. Hammond Blacksmith Shop – Ca. 1900

The N.W. Hammond Blacksmith & Wagon Shop operated in Durango for about 35 years. A Civil War veteran, Mr. Hammond…

March 11, 2022

Community

Pueblo Alliance to host annual Feast Day

Fort Lewis College’s Pueblo Alliance will host its seventh annual Feast Day from 12 to 6:30 p.m. Friday in the…

March 9, 2022

Regional News

Changing snowfall makes it harder to fight fire with fire

Mile High Youth Corps member John Knudsen set fire to a pile of tree debris alongside U.S. Forest Service firefighters…

March 9, 2022

Travel

6 ways technology is evolving travel in 2022

Travelers use the self-service kiosk to check in and pay for luggage at the American Airlines terminal in Miami. Driven…

March 7, 2022

Health

Death toll surpasses 6 million worldwide for pandemic now in 3rd year

A worker handles a coronavirus test sample at a private testing site in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. The official…

March 7, 2022

And the West is History

And the West is History: Animas City Sewer Project – 1939

For most of its history starting in 1876, the town of Animas City had no municipal sewer system. Most residents…

March 4, 2022

Community

Young People in Recovery to host Narcan training

Young People in Recovery will host a free Narcan education panel and discussion at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Fort Lewis…

March 4, 2022

Community

San Juan Mountain Association camp registration open

San Juan Mountain Association is offering several outdoor summer camps for children in grades one to 12. Registration for these…

March 4, 2022

Community

Registration open for free GED, ESL classes at Adult Education Center

The Adult Education Center in Durango will offer free in-person learning with spring GED (high school equivalent) and English as…

March 4, 2022