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Nation honors the crucial role Direct Support Professionals play

Americans are excellent at honoring things. We have a large number of holidays to honor historic figures who contributed significantly to our society (including lumping all 43 U....

Education Briefs

Animas High School to hold parent orientation Animas High School will host a parent orientation for all families from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Enrollment for ninth through 11...

Local Briefs

DHS drug-awareness event will be Sept. 14 The entire community is invited to a free prescription drug-awareness presentation at 7 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Durango High School Auditorium, 2390 Ma...

Local Briefs

Trainer offers Rotarians fitness tips Maryl Winterscheid, a certified personal trainer, will speak at the She will present “The Many Paths to Fitness: a Personal Journey.” A gra...

Working for health equity through public health

An important factor in one’s health, something not often considered, is a lack of hope or power to control one’s personal, neighborhood or work environment. A growing body of evi...

Local Briefs

Friends of the Arts to hold buffet dinner Durango Friends of the Arts will hold its September general membership meeting, annual grant recipients’ reception and buffet dinner Thursday in t...

HGTV films in La Plata County

HGTV paid a visit to La Plata County this week to film a few of the area’s more rustic homes for an episode of “Log Cabin Living.” The channel, which broadcasts shows focused...

Local Briefs

Gentle, all-levels yoga classes available Gentle yoga with Jennifer Kiel, a certified yoga instructor, is available from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays at St. Marks Episcopal Churc...

Religion Briefs

Sacred Heart Parish offers initiation program Sacred Heart Parish will begin its Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults program from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 28. The program will continue eve...

Blue Angels’ air shows resume this weekend

Another pilot will fly in the opposite solo role when the elite Kuss died in a plane crash June 2 while the Blue Angels were preparing for an air show in Tennessee. His replacement, Cmdr. ...

Arts Briefs

Call for extras in Christian Bale film Durango’s Four Corners Film Office has announced a call for extras for the Scott Cooper western, “Hostiles,” starring Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike and...

Local Briefs

Nonprofit board training scheduled The Southwest Rural Philanthropy Days Interim Committee will hold an intensive, three-part training on best practices for nonprofit board members from 4-6 ...