Community
Durango DeColores Civitan Club to meet
The meeting is free and open to all. For more information, contact Christine Phillips at 385-5316.
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Community
Daybreak Rotary to meet
The presenter will be B.J. Boucher, who will present about the Canyon Country Discovery Center. All are welcome. For more information and a list of upcoming programs, visit www.durangodaybreakrotary.org or…
Community
Glacier Club to host Big Swing Golf Tournament
Registration check-in will begin at 9 a.m. with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. Play 18 holes on the members-only course. Entry into the tournament will provide golfers with unlimited…
Health
Axis Health to offer free Smart Recovery classes
Smart Recovery is a science-based program to help people manage recovering from any addictive behavior. The four-point program includes building and maintaining motivation; coping with urges; managing thoughts, feelings and…
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Groups to host Hermosa Restoration event Aug. 10
San Juan Mountains Association, Trails 2000, Mountain Studies Institute, Durango Nature Studies and the San Juan National Forest will offer participants opportunities to engage in restoration efforts and to learn…
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San Juan Mountains Association to host teen backpacking trip
Teens will learn backcountry skills as well as lessons about fly-fishing and fire ecology. The trip is designed for all ability levels, but participants will need to carry most of…
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New Mexico ghost town saloon uses civility to draw crowd
The No Scum Allowed Saloon in the White Oaks, New Mexico, pulls in people from around the state and sometimes tourists from overseas because of its reputation and catchy name,…
Food
Red wines of the ‘Village of the Pope’
Lighter reds are suitable as afternoon-quaffing patio wines, which pair well with hard cheeses, fruits and charcuterie. But they’re only precursors to the big, bold reds that are best with…
Food
Farmers Market: Mancos’ High Pine Produce is all over Durango
Farm participating in Potatoes for the People
Food
How to manage – or even conquer! – your cilantro hatred
How to work around cilantro hatred/intolerance.Tom McCorkle/Washington Post “This is one herb you either like or dislike – there seems to be no middle road,” writes British author, grower and…
Community
Women’s Resource Center grateful to community and sponsors
Steamworks Brewing provided the beer to quench our thirst, and the Kirk James Blues Band provided a nice blend of music. Gratitude for teams this year: 99X Radio, Honeyville and…
Community
Know Your Dough receives donation
We are extremely grateful for this generous donation. The money will go toward local financial literacy programs for Know Your Dough, Inc. The show of community support is very encouraging,…
Community
Head Start to host Community Family Resource Fair
This event will feature many organizations that provide programming and resources to area families, children’s activities and raffle prizes. The fair will connect local families with the resources they may…
Community
Fiesta Days will begin July 20
Durango Fiesta Days celebrates the rich history and heritage of the Durango area. The event will feature a weeklong celebration of Durango with a variety of family-friendly events, including a…
Community
Marvel Grange to host ice cream social
The social is open to the community. Participants are welcome to bring a freezer of homemade ice cream to the social. Paper products and beverages will be provided.
Community
John F. Reed Library to host book club
Join Reed librarians for an evening of free food, drinks and literary discussion. RSVP to Maureen Alden at [email protected]. For more information, visit bit.ly/2LN6HFn.
Community
Durango Cowboy Church to host Sheepdog Seminar
Speakers will include Jimmy Meeks, Lt. Col Dave Grossman (ret.), Carl Chinn and Officer Greg Stevens. Meeks is a 35-year retired police officer and 45-year minister. . Grossman is a…
Health
Teen odds of using marijuana dip with recreational use laws
Legalizing recreational marijuana for U.S. adults may have led to a slight decline in teen use. That’s according to research published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics.Associated Press file One reason may…
Religion
Christian family details crackdown on church in China
Liao Qiang, right, and his daughter, Ren Ruiting, speak during an interview with The Associated Press at a church in Taipei, Taiwan. Liao arrived in Taiwan last week after fleeing…
Travel
Flying blind: Apps help visually impaired navigate airport
Chieko Asakawa knows those challenges firsthand, and she has also devised a remedy. Asakawa has been blind since she was 14 and is now an IBM Fellow and a professor…
And the West is History
Photo: Durango baseball
Baseball started in Durango in 1881, with the first game in Silverton; Durango won 11-7. That was a tradition this 1908 team was proud to continue. The manger, presumed to…
Travel
Jet lag no more: Frequent flyers share their tips for crossing time zones
Jet lag is the resulting physiological dysfunction that happens when your circadian rhythm is interrupted.Associated Press file Jet lag is the resulting physiological dysfunction that happens when your circadian rhythm…
Travel
Airport shortcuts can ease the rush to the gate
Flying from Orlando, Florida, to Halifax, Nova Scotia, on one of the busiest air-travel days of the year, he took no chances. MacLeod paid an extra $200 for Blacklane PASS,…
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U.S. Forest Service may limit public comments
In June, the Forest Service proposed a significant overhaul of the NEPA process for logging and development on millions of acres of federal forest and grassland across the West.Jerry McBride/Durango…
Religion
How California’s megachurches changed Christian culture
The Rev. Robert Schuller is seen on the large monitor, right, inside the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif.Crystal Cathedral via Associated Press “Why not? It might work.” This is…
Community
Purgatory to host Mountain Archery Festival
The festival will include various courses and competition formats over three days, including the Pope and Young course, train to hunt course, Kirsch course, Kryptek course, Mountain Madness shoot off,…
Community
Friends of the Library to host summer book sale
The sale will feature thousands of books, DVDs and more. All items are $1 per pound. All proceeds benefit the library. For more information, contact Debra Fry at (316) 214-3355…
Community
Barn Party benefits the arts
Appreciation goes out to Debra and Jeff May and Carol and Larry House for hosting this event. Many thanks, too, to The Wabi Sabi Band that entertained the crowd and…
Community
Public comment sought about Baldy Mountain Vegetation Management Project
The proposed action is to conduct salvage and sanitation harvest of dead and beetle-infested spruce trees within harvest units totaling about 2,400 acres within the larger Baldy analysis area. Activities…
Community
La Plata Quilters Guild to meet
Eileen Urbanek will present a Trunk Show, “Get Re-Excited.” Use the door on 12th Street to enter. Social time will begin at 5:30 p.m. and the meeting will start at…