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Local Briefs

Artist to teach acrylic painting for seniors The Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave., will feature six classes on acrylic painting from 9 a.m. to noon each Thursday from Aug. 18 t...

Marc Witkes scholarship grows after half-marathon

Nearly 10 years after the death of Marc Witkes, the memorial scholarship in his name at Fort Lewis College continues to grow thanks to the Steamworks-Animas Valley Half-Marathon. ...

Henderson done in by dessert round

Chef Tyler Henderson of Plate in Durango ended up chopped, but not until he made it to the final round of Sunday’s “You’ve Been Chopped” episode, dubbed “Fried Chicken Time,” on the Food Net...

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Prehispanic clothing is talk’s theme A San Juan Basin Archaeological Society meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Lyceum at the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College. ...

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ColoradoCare on agenda at Rotary The Rotary Club of Durango will hold a meeting and host a guest speaker at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave. Guinn Unger, volunt...

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Garden club to meet, host presentation The Garden Club of Durango will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Mancos Public Library, 211 West First St., Mancos. “All About Gourds” will...

Animas High School student to share adventure from Nautilus

Interested in ocean studies, robots or exploration? Then head to the Powerhouse Science Center on Saturday for a live talk with Animas High School student Emily Vierling, who is a...

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Archaeology society to host lecture As a part of the Four Corners Lecture Series, the Hisatsinom Chapter of the Colorado Archaeology Society will present a talk by Severin Fowles at 7 p.m. W...

Durango chef to appear on ‘Chopped’ this weekend

Will chef Tyler Henderson of Plate hear “You’ve been chopped” when he appears on the Food Network cooking competition Sunday? Durangoans will have to tune in to find out. The show...

Good Earth Briefs

Botany outing to view subalpine wildflowers The Southwest Chapter of the Colorado Native Plant Society is sponsoring a wildflower trip to Lizard Head Pass on Saturday. The hike ...

Local Briefs

FLC Board of Trustees to meet for retreat The Board of Trustees for Fort Lewis College will meet for a planning retreat from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday at Haskell House, 5 Kennebec Court. ...

Education Briefs

Mandatory athletic meeting at DHS is Aug. 8 The Athletics Department at Durango High School will hold a mandatory parent, coach and athlete meeting for all fall sport participants at 6 p.m. ...