Volunteers help haul trash out of Hermosa Wilderness
Hundreds of pounds taken from camps
DATE: Sep 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
San Juan medical center to offer free balance classes
San Juan Regional Medical Center will offer a free fall-prevention program, “Matter of Balance,” during October and November in the Personal Reverence Room at the Center for Workforce Excell...
DATE: Sep 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health
Amia offers social visits for seniors in Southwest Colorado
In an effort to combat elder isolation, seniors in Southwest Colorado have been offered free social visits through services provided by Amia: Friends for Elders.
The San Juan Basi...
DATE: Sep 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health
Cycling to work means better health and a longer life
A British medical journal published a study this spring that seemed to confirm what dedicated bicyclists had long suspected: Commuting on two wheels is really, really good for your health. ...
DATE: Sep 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health
Frontier Airlines fined for long delays in Denver snowstorm
DENVER – The U.S. Department of Transportation said Friday it fined Frontier Airlines $1.5 million for keeping passengers stuck on a dozen aircraft on the Denver airport tarmac for more than...
DATE: Sep 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel
And the West is History
100 years ago: Hank Willis, “the obliging conductor on the Eastern,” was pulling out from “a small burg down the line” when he saw a woman “running as fast as she could toward the train....
DATE: Sep 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History
Senior center to host AARP meeting
The Durango chapter of AARP will hold a meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave.
Victor Lopez will give a presentation about Advance Care Plann...
DATE: Sep 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Community
Senior center to offer iPad, iPhone classes
Two classes about iPads and iPhones, taught by instructor Jon Cordalis, will be offered in September at Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave.
An introduction class that c...
DATE: Sep 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Community
And the West is History
100 years ago: Burt Griffiths and Oren Frary returned from Denver “via the auto route” with goods purchased, including “the finest barber equipment ever seen in the West.”
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DATE: Sep 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History
Lecture at Fort Lewis College to discuss biomedical research
The Life-Long Learning Lecture Series at Fort Lewis College will present “CRISPR: Opportunities and Dangers of Transforming Biomedical Research” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, in Room 130 of ...
DATE: Sep 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Wanted: Volunteer shooters to thin Grand Canyon bison herd
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The National Park Service plans to thin a herd of bison in the Grand Canyon through roundups and by seeking volunteers who are physically fit and proficient with a gun to ...
DATE: Sep 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Turn over a new leaf: Chase that autumn foliage on foot
BOSTON – Here’s a novel way to enjoy autumn in New England: While the trees are dropping their leaves, you can be shedding some pounds.
Activate the “Health” app on your iPhone (i...
DATE: Sep 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel
