A check to stillwater music from columbine golf classic Stillwater Music announced the donation of $41,000 to the organization from the 2023 Columbine Golf Classic. The donation represents the majority…
A “Health Care My Way” presentation about medical advance directives will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave. A local family physician and…
The La Plata County Historic Preservation Review Commission will present the 2023 Historic Driving Tour of Vallecito at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Vallecito Lake Event Center, 17252 County…
The Durango Elks Lodge is holding its annual themed charity ball at 6 p.m. Oct. 7 at the lodge, 901 East Second Ave. The event raises money for the community…
The Carmelitas of St. Peter-St. Rosa Catholic Church will hold a community fall cleanup of the historic Rosa Cemetery starting at 9 a.m. Oct. 21. The cemetery was created when…
Man 2 Man Prostate Cancer Support Group of Durango will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 3 at the Durango Public Library, 1900 E. Third Ave., and online. The…
New Vista High School volunteers Tyler Zeid plants a new tree saplings on the Cal-Wood fire burn scar, Thursday, October 14, 2021. He’s part of a crew working with the…
Durango’s municipal airport, on what was then known as Reservoir Hill, opened for flights in October 1929. It was a successful airport for the community, but commercial passenger service was…
Mt. Allison Grange will host a pancake supper from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Mt. Allison Grange Hall, 2622 County Road 329. Supper will include eggs, sausage,…
Guided hikes run by Bear Smart Durango will take place on Sept. 19, 23, 26 and 30 in Perins Peak State Wildlife Area. The hike is moderate and primarily off-trail…
The Southwest Center for Independence is sponsoring two Fair Housing Forums for housing consumers and providers. The Durango forum will take place from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Oct. 4 at…
I want to thank the many people who stopped to help me Wednesday afternoon when I crashed my bike near the railroad tracks/library. Thank you to the woman who put…
It is difficult to overstate the popularity of baseball in this region in the 1920s and 1930s. A review of newspaper items from the time period includes games between almost…
The Animas Museum and the Buffalo Soldiers will be riding the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad at 9 a.m. Sept. 17. The ride will teach the history of the…
The Buffalo Soldiers will return to Animas City from 10 a.m. to p.m. Saturday (Sept. 16) at the Animas Museum, 3065 West Second Ave. The re-enactors will share stories of…
The San Juan Basin Archaeological Society invites the public to a presentation at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Lyceum at the Center of Southwest Studies, 1000 Rim Drive, and on…
The Cancer Coalition of Southwest Colorado would like to thank all those who participated in the 2023 “Rally for the Cure” sponsored by the Dalton Ranch Women’s Golf Association. Special…
Durango Derby is a mountain bike stage race taking place Sept. 23 at various locations in Durango. There will be a $10,000 total pro cash purse. The prize money will…
Animas Museum will hold a Second Saturday Series Webinar about Fort Lewis History at 1 p.m. Saturday on Zoom. Local historian Charles DiFerdinando will discuss the history of the Fort…
The fifth Devo Film Fest will be at 5:30 Friday (Sept. 15) at Chapman Hill, 500 Florida Road. The festival will have one hour of short local films and will…
Animas Valley Action Coalition will meet from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., to discuss the Roberts Village Camp Durango Proposal. The…
Originally called Pinkerton-in-the-Pines, this hot springs resort located 14 miles north of Durango was established in 1925 at the site of a stage stop on the way to Silverton. The…
Fort Lewis College offers variety of Thursday presentations
The Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College announced its new season of pop-up performances, starting with the Smoking Jackets featuring Daniel Ward, Heidi Swedberg and Craig McClelland. The show…
Entries are now being accepted for one of Colorado’s largest motorless parades, the Durango Cowboy Parade. The parade will be held at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 30. There is no entry…
Anne Alexander has formed the new title company Three Rivers Title Co. at 101 W. 11th St. Suite 105. There will be an open house party at 4:30 p.m. Sept.…
This Texaco gas station was built in 1923 by Michael Brennan. It had a tall lighthouse on top, built to draw attention to the business. The station was located just…
The Southwest La Plata Library District announced the addition of Saturday hours beginning Sept. 9. Both the Sunnyside and Fort Lewis Mesa libraries will now be open to the public…
The Animas Museum would like to thank Tracie Trotter and Charles Goodman of the Gable House Bed and Breakfast for hosting the Ice Cream Social benefiting the museum. It was…
This image of Mercy Hospital’s main and emergency entrances when it was located along East Park Avenue was taken about nine years before the institution moved to its present location…
