Summer vacation may provide an up-close view of climate change
National parks reflect rising temperatures, declining air quality
DATE: Jun 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel
4 ways to be a good traveler in the age of overtourism
In Paris, the Louvre Museum closed for a day recently because workers said the crowds were too big to handle. In the Himalayas, climbers at Mount Everest are concerned that the peak has gott...
DATE: Jun 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel
Deaths from falls among older Americans are on the rise
CHICAGO – New research shows fatal falls have nearly tripled in older Americans in recent years, rising to more than 25,000 deaths yearly.
The findings highlight the importance of...
DATE: Jun 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
Mercy Family Medicine associate receives national recognition
Tamra Lavengood, clinical performance coordinator with Mercy Family Medicine – Centura Health Physician Group, was recognized at the national meeting of Comprehensive Primary Care Plus in Ba...
DATE: Jun 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
Tales of fish, dogs and shipwrecks from the Turks and Caicos islands
We have just arrived in Cockburn Town on the island of Grand Turk, the capital of Turks & Caicos, an archipelago of 40 low-lying islands in the Atlantic Ocean near the Bahamas. Our plane, th...
DATE: Jun 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel
Cool weather creates Colorado birding paradise
Spring storms alter migration patterns
DATE: Jun 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Bridge Scores
DURANGO BRIDGE CLUB SCORES
(ALL PAIRS SCORED 50+ PERCENT)
May 30 – Non-Life Master
First: A. Davis/M. Harlow
Second: R. Davis/M. Zempel
Second: L. Hawk/C. Sch...
DATE: Jun 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Community
Senior Center Calendar
Durango/La Plata Senior Center
2424 Main Ave., 382-6445
Daily
2424 Main Ave., 382-6445
Billiards, reading, darts, TV, meal.
Monday
9:30 a.m. Seated Tai Chi.
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DATE: Jun 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Community
La Plata Quilters Guild to meet
The La Plata Quilters Guild will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds Extension building, 2500 Main Ave.
Social time will begin at 5:30 p.m. and the meeting...
DATE: Jun 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Community
Durango High Noon Rotary to meet
Mary Shepherd, deputy director of Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center will present a talk during the Durango High Noon Rotary club meeting at 11:45 a.m. Thursday at the Doub...
DATE: Jun 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Community
Community Health Action Coalition to meet
The Community Health Action Coalition will hold its monthly membership meeting from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Friday at the Durango Community Recreation Center, Eolus Room, 2700 Main Ave.
T...
DATE: Jun 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Community
