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Durango schools to host Thanksgiving meals

All families are welcome to join their students at Thanksgiving meals, featuring local produce, at Durango School District schools. Animas Valley will host its annual Turkey T...

DATE: Nov 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Animas High School to close for Thanksgiving week

Animas High School will not hold classes Nov. 21-25 because of Thanksgiving Break. Nov. 28, Monday, is a professional development day for staff members, and classes also will not...

DATE: Nov 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Caregivers can register for infant/toddler care training

The Early Childhood Council of La Plata County will offer Expanding Quality in Infant/Toddler Care Training. This 48-hour Colorado Department of Human Services approved training i...

DATE: Nov 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Columbine Christian School to hold soup cook-off Nov. 17

Columbine Christian School will hold its “Soup Dinner Cook-off” followed by a dessert auction at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Tickets are $5 each. If you donate a pot of soup or a desser...

DATE: Nov 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Community college welders inspire donation

Southwest Colorado Community College welding instructors Robert Reed and Cody Hager and student Leah Starr received a donation of $3,500 from Air Products & Chemicals, which owns and operate...

DATE: Nov 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Riverview students to perform ‘The Hare and the Hedgehog’

Riverview Elementary School’s fifth-grade students will perform the traditional German folktale “The Hare and the Hedgehog” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Riverview Eagle Theater. ...

DATE: Nov 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Big Picture student to host polo cross clinic Nov. 20

Durango Big Picture High School student Erin Ballard will offer a free polo cross lesson as part of a school project. The clinic will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at ...

DATE: Nov 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Pathways to Independence to host sign language group

Pathways to Independence is starting an American Sign Language group. Anyone can drop in and meet people who can sign or want to learn how to sign. The group will meet from 1 to ...

DATE: Nov 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Miller Middle to host basketball games

Miller Middle School’s home boys’ basketball games are Nov. 28 and Dec. 6. Games start at 4 p.m. Miller will also host the boys’ basketball San Juan Basin League tournament at 9 ...

DATE: Nov 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Florida Mesa Elementary parents, teachers to meet

Florida Mesa Elementary Schoolâ€™s Parent Teacher Organization will meet from 8 to 9 a.m. Thursday. ...

DATE: Nov 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Durango Education Foundation opens scholarship applications

The Durango Education Foundation offers college scholarships for seniors graduating from Durango School District 9-R high schools. Award amounts range from $1,000 to $10,000. The ...

DATE: Nov 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Schools collect cellphones for soldiers

Riverview Elementary School and Miller Middle School will be collecting used cellphones for soldiers through the month of November. Donating to the “Cellphones for Soldiers” prog...

DATE: Nov 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education