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Education briefs

Riverview kids finish 5th at global contest A group of fifth-graders from Riverview Elementary School competed in the 2016 Destination Imagination Global Finals in May in Knoxville, Tennesse...

Local Briefs

Clean Commute events start Saturday The city of Durango is promoting Clean Commute Week from Saturday through June 23. There will be daily events, such as free bicycle micro-tunes...

Local Briefs

CenturyLink will match all food bank gifts All donations made to the Durango Food Bank at www.centurylink.com/fooddrive will be matched dollar for dollar through June 17. The foo...

Local briefs

Music festival coming to Three Springs The Three Springs Neighborhood and Mercy Regional Medical Center will celebrate their 10-year anniversary with a music festival from 1-7 p.m. on Saturd...

If we are doing our job, we are in the background

My co-workers tell me how astounded they are that after 31 years in the community, most people in Southwest Colorado still have little idea what exactly we do at Community Connections. ...

Local briefs

Region’s beekeepers to meet Tuesday The Four Corners Beekeepers Association, also known as “The Buzz Club,” will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Florida Baptist Church near...

Religion Briefs

Churches plan weekend of service projects Four area churches will join forces this weekend for Live Out Loud, an opportunity to worship with hearts and hands. Volunteers from Christ the King...

Arts Briefs

Summer block parties to be held in Bayfield The town of Bayfield and the Pine River Library will be hosting a series of community block parties this summer. The events will take place from ...

Local Briefs

Common Grounds gives summer hours Common Grounds Café coffee cart will be open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays through summer at the Durango Public Library. Common Grounds Café run...

Good Earth Briefs

Nature center to host meditation workshop A meditation-in-nature workshop will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 25 at the Durango Nature Center. The workshop will provi...

Local Briefs

End of Life petition training offered A training session will be offered for those who would like to volunteer as petition circulators for the “Yes on End of Life Options” initiative. The se...

Local Briefs

Weed-abatement spraying through June The city of Durango’s weed-abatement spraying will commence today and continue through June 30, 2016. The areas to be sprayed are the Animas River Trail ...