Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge 1 p.m.: Bingo, No Name Bridge 1:30 p.m.: Pool Tuesday 8:30 a.m.: Knitting/Crochet 9:30 a.m.: Zumba…
Great Decisions Durango will host a discussion about President Joe Biden’s agenda at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, March 30, at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. Moderator Laurie Meininger will…
Colorado Native Plant Society Southwest Chapter will host “Growing Native Plants in Southwest Colorado” by John Wickman, as part of its winter lecture series. The presentation will take place from…
Ture Nycum, who joined Durango’s Parks and Recreation Department as director last August, will speak to the Rotary Club of Durango on Tuesday, March 29. Nycum will provide background about…
The horse stalls (at right) along Main Avenue between 25th and 27th streets were part of a 1930s Works Progress Administration project to improve the fairgrounds. This photo was taken…
Visit www.fortlewis.edu, click the “Quick Links” menu, choose “News & Events,” then click “Events” to view the complete calendar. Sunday Wilderness First Responder, 7 a.m.-6 .pm., Jones Hall 160, contact:…
Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge 1 p.m.: Bingo 1:30 p.m.: MS/Be Fit Be Able, Pool Tuesday 8:30 a.m.: Knitting/Crocheting 9:30 a.m.:…
Applications for the Food Tax Rebate Program and the Utility Refund Program will be available starting March 14. City residents with a total household income no greater than 50% of…
Joel Priest accepts Character Counts Person of the Month award. (Courtesy of Ignacio School District) The Multi-Cultural Committee of Ignacio School District awarded Joel Priest as February’s Character Counts Person…
A retired official from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Donald Gonneville, will speak at the Rotary Club of Durango meeting on March 22. Gonneville will speak…
Pine River Library will host a workshop guiding participants through writing their own obituaries so that their grieving loved ones don’t have to. The workshop will be held from 10…
The Durango-La Plata Emergency Communications Center installed the RapidSOS program to help reduce emergency response time. The program, which went live March 9, allows dispatchers to locate a caller immediately…
Alternative Horizons is seeking volunteer advocates, including those who are bilingual, to staff its 24-hour hotline. Alternative Horizons supports and empowers survivors of domestic violence. Free volunteer training will be…
The Community Foundation serving Southwest Colorado and the Business Education Connection designed a paid summer internship opportunity for 12 high school students that will benefit 12 La Plata County nonprofits.…
Florida Grange is hosting a “Get Organized” workshop presented by Traci Key at 1 p.m. March 19 at Florida Grange, 636 U.S. Highway 160. The workshop will teach hacks for…
Leadership La Plata, a local leadership development program, seeks nominations for applicants for the class of 2022-23. The program is looking for leaders who want to learn more about local…
Pine River Library will host a beginner’s quilting class from 2 to 4:30 p.m. every Wednesday in April. The first class will introduce the quilt that students will make and…
Visit www.fortlewis.edu, click the “Quick Links” menu, choose “News & Events,” then click “Events” to view the complete calendar. Monday Composition Workshop for FLC Students, 1-2 p.m., Roshong Recital Hall,…
Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge 1 p.m.: Bingo, No Name Bridge 1:30 p.m.: MS/Be Fit Be Able, Pool Tuesday 8:30 a.m.:…
Pam Self and assistant Sky accept donations. (Courtesy of Sarah Platt Decker Daughter of the American Revolution Chapter) Sarah Platt Decker Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution delivered various items…
The annual Pine River Library Friends of the Library meeting will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 17. The group is looking for new members to help…
The N.W. Hammond Blacksmith & Wagon Shop operated in Durango for about 35 years. A Civil War veteran, Mr. Hammond came to Durango in 1887, opening the business shortly thereafter.…
Fort Lewis College’s Pueblo Alliance will host its seventh annual Feast Day from 12 to 6:30 p.m. Friday in the Student Union Building. This year’s theme is “Family, Farming, Feast:…
Mile High Youth Corps member John Knudsen set fire to a pile of tree debris alongside U.S. Forest Service firefighters near the Bridge Crossing picnic grounds in Hatch Gulch on…
Travelers use the self-service kiosk to check in and pay for luggage at the American Airlines terminal in Miami. Driven in part by pressure for contactless interactions during the pandemic,…
A worker handles a coronavirus test sample at a private testing site in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. The official global death toll from COVID-19 is on the verge of…
For most of its history starting in 1876, the town of Animas City had no municipal sewer system. Most residents had to get by with outhouses and sewage was routinely…
Young People in Recovery will host a free Narcan education panel and discussion at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Fort Lewis College, Noble Hall 130. Trends in opioid use, treatment and…
San Juan Mountain Association is offering several outdoor summer camps for children in grades one to 12. Registration for these camps is now open. Child attendees develop observation and critical…
The Adult Education Center in Durango will offer free in-person learning with spring GED (high school equivalent) and English as a second language classes. Classes will begin April 4. Students…
