Starting Saturday (Aug. 13), Pine River Library will host a Community Family Yoga Class from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturdays at the library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive, Bayfield. This class…
Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday 10:30 a.m.: Watch Your Step (Marvel Methodist Church) 11 a.m.: Chair Zumba 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge 1 p.m. Bingo 1:30…
The San Ignacio Fiesta was held July 30. Here are the winners of the parade and raffle. San Ignacio Fiesta parade results Grand Prize: Bayfield Belles First Children Walking: Ignacio…
Habitat for Humanity is looking for volunteers to help build an affordable duplex. Volunteers are needed Tuesday through Saturday each week until the houses are completed this fall. For more…
Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears during the growing season. It features timely tips and suggestions for your garden and…
Starting in August 1980, Durango began a yearlong celebration of its 1880 founding. With an initial kickoff event that included former President Gerald Ford dedicating Historic Main Avenue, the Animas…
The 13th annual Tour de farms will be held starting at 8 a.m. Aug. 28. Tour de Farms highlights what is unique, healthy and homegrown in the local agricultural and…
The Durango Bird Club will convene for its quarterly meeting at 6 p.m. Aug. 17 in Room 055 at Fort Lewis College’s Education Business Hall. Dr. Preston Somers, emeritus professor…
Friends of the Durango Library will hold a book and bake sale from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 19 at the library, 1900 East Third Ave. There will be…
Tufts University student Nicholas Woodward of Durango was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2022 semester. Woodward is one of more than 4,000 students named to dean’s list…
Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday 10:30 a.m.: Computer Class, Watch Your Step (Marvel Methodist Church) 11 a.m.: Chair Zumba 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge 1 p.m.…
At the border between Germany and Austria, Carl von Stahl Haus, bottom left, is one of the more popular huts in the Berchtesgaden National Park, with bed space for 102…
Located at 425 East Sixth Ave., the Rondavu Roller Rink was a popular Durango spot. The building was the former Palm Palace Dance Hall. It was known as the College…
Women’s Resource Center will host its third annual Men In Heels fundraiser from 5:30-7 p.m. Sept. 13 on East Second Avenue. The competitive relay race puts teams of four in…
Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering is seeking home stays for performers Sept. 28 through Oct. 2. Twenty-eight Western entertainers will perform in numerous venues in Durango beginning Sept. 29. They will…
More research suggests it’s time to abandon the craze over vitamin D. Taking high doses of “the sunshine vitamin” doesn’t reduce the risk of broken bones in generally healthy older…
4.1 million burned acres in need of replanting
Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday 10:30 a.m.: Watch Your Step (Marvel Methodist Church) 11 a.m.: Chair Zumba 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge 1 p.m. Bingo 1:30…
Cole’s Chop Shop will host a pet adoption fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the shop, 2497 Main Ave. There will be live music, food, gun drawings,…
San Juan Basin Archaeological Society will host a presentation at 7 p.m. Aug. 10 at the Lyceum at Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. After…
The availability of remote work has increased significantly in recent years, giving rise to the ability for telecommuters to buck travel norms. Remote work has blurred the line between business…
Florida Grange will host a free mobile food market from 9 to 11 a.m. Aug. 12 at 656 Colorado Highway 172. The market is made possible through the partnership of…
Spectators view the patriotic-themed McKinney Clothing Co. float as it travels south down Durango’s 900 block of Main Avenue around 1922. This west side of the block was known as…
Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday 10:30 a.m.: Computer Class 11 a.m.: Chair Zumba w/Toning 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge 1 p.m.: Bingo, No Name Bridge 1:30…
Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court St. Anthony No. 1248 announces its 2022 Scholarship winners: Jacquelyn Marin and Carly Piccoli. Both women will receive $500 to support their college educations.…
Pine River Shares is seeking volunteers to help unload semi-trucks filled with donated food destined for food insecure families in the Pine River Valley. A truck arrives at 8:30 a.m.…
La Plata County Fair announces that this year’s “Friday at the Fair” concert will feature Asleep at the Wheel. The 10-time Grammy Award-winning Western swing band will perform at 8…
Durango Botanic Gardens’ annual bulb sale is Aug. 5 to Aug. 16 and will again be held online. Almost 50 types of bulbs will be available to order. The sale…
Early records from First Southern Baptist Church in Durango indicate that the church came into existence on Dec. 7, 1951. In January 1952, the church welcomed the first members, called…
Pine River Library will host a final summer learning party from 1 to 3 p.m. July 30 at the library park. The party will wrap up the library’s ocean-themed Summer…
