Dramatic decline found in Western bumblebee populations
Bumblebees could land on list of endangered species
DATE: Jul 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Bridge Scores
Durango Bridge Club Online Play
(All Pairs Scored 50+ Percent)
July 23 – Open Pairs
First: B. Gantner/L. Anderson
Second: B. Miller/R. Farkouh
Third: J. Engli...
DATE: Jul 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community
Pine River Arts grateful to sponsors and donors
Pine River Arts wants to thank several sponsors and donors for their support of the arts in the Pine River Valley, and particularly during the recent initiative “Community Concerts Re-imagin...
DATE: Jul 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community
Botanical Society thanks Nancy Wallace
Nancy Wallace, a lifetime member of the Durango Botanical Society, has recently retired from the board of directors.
Nancy has been a member of the board of directors for the las...
DATE: Jul 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community
Edible plant hikes offered Aug. 8, Aug. 15
Community members can learn about edible and medicinal plants in the local environment during two alpine hikes Aug. 8 and Aug. 15.
Participants will sample the bounty of nature w...
DATE: Jul 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community
Durango Adult Education Center director to address Rotary Club
Durango Adult Education Center Director Susan Hakanson will speak at a virtual meeting of the Rotary Club of Durango at 6 p.m. Tuesday via Zoom.
The talk will include current info...
DATE: Jul 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community
Rain may help curb human-bear conflicts
After quiet year, activity increases as animals prepare for hibernation
DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Leftover big-game licenses to go on sale Aug. 4
Leftover licenses for Colorado’s big-game seasons will go on sale at 9 a.m. Tuesday online, by phone, at Colorado Parks and Wildlife offices and at various retailers.
A list of t...
DATE: Jul 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Mercy Home Health among top home health agencies in U.S.
Centura Health-Mercy Regional Medical Center has announced Mercy Home Health was recognized as a Top 500 HomeCare Elite agency by Ability and DecisionHealth.
Now in its 14th year,...
DATE: Jul 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
Colo. tree selected for Christmas at U.S. Capitol
GRAND JUNCTION – A Colorado tree has been selected to move to the U.S. Capitol Building to be displayed over the Christmas holiday, the U.S. Forest Service said.
The Christmas tre...
DATE: Jul 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
European tourism faces turbulence only weeks after restart
BERLIN – Europe’s tourism revival is running into turbulence only weeks after countries reopened their borders, with rising infections in Spain and other nations causing increasing concern a...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel
Virus vaccine put to final test in thousands of volunteers
The world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the U.S. government – one of several candidates in...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
