Utah commission backs controversial name of canyon
NAACP says ‘Negro Bill’ name preserves history
DATE: Aug 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
And the West is History
100 years ago: Ross McGirr of the Otis-McGirr company returned by train “from somewhere in the United States where he had been visiting for some time.”
75 years ago: The Jo...
DATE: Aug 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History
Bikepacker’s paradise on North Dakota’s Maah Daah Hey Trail
MEDORA, N.D.
For mountain bikers, North Dakota’s Maah Daah Hey Trail is such a treasure that people come from all over to experience it.
I drove with friends more than ...
DATE: Aug 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel
Gym-going seniors are benefiting from more than exercise
Until an injury temporarily sidelined him recently, Burt Abramowitz, 81, and his 76-year-old workout partner had a standing commitment three times each week. They’d work out at the Gold’s Gy...
DATE: Aug 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health
Thank You letters
Thanks given for fundraisers
Durango Friends of the Arts would like to thank Carol and Larry House for hosting two fundraisers at their home, Jane Robinson for being a trusty, hardworking he...
DATE: Aug 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Community
Senior Calendar
Durango/La Plata Senior Center
2424 Main Ave., 382-6445
Monday
2424 Main Ave., 382-6445
10 a.m. Visually Impaired Persons support group.
10:15 a.m. Watch Your Ste...
DATE: Aug 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Community
Fort Lewis College Calendar
Visit www.fortlewis.edu and click on “See All Events” to view the complete FLC events calendar.
Tuesday
Campus garden workday, 10 a.m.-noon, Campus Garden, Center of Southwest ...
DATE: Aug 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Community
Bridge scores
Durango Bridge Club Scores
Aug. 3
Non-Life Master
First: R. Farkouh, S. Saunders
Second: R. Davis, J. Walter
Third: J. Skjold, I. Watters
Aug....
DATE: Aug 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Community
And the West is History
100 years ago: Vernon Isgar was arrested for speeding, “was fined and paid the fine.” He swore “by all the gods” that he was not “driving over ten miles an hour.”
75 years ...
DATE: Aug 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History
Durango student earns degree
Sadie Geauthreaux of Durango recently graduated magna cum laude in theatre studies from the Ithaca College’s School of Humanities and Sciences.
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DATE: Aug 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Community
Walmart to host back-to-school drive
American General Media radio stations 99X and 92.9 The Point will hold a live broadcast from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, to encourage residents to donate school supplies at Walmart,...
DATE: Aug 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Community
And the West is History
100 years ago: E.P. Wilson was “as proud as a bull pup with a new brass collar” about his cherry harvest, which was on display at “The Exchange.”
75 years ago: An announcem...
DATE: Aug 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History
