Southwest Life

Community

Telluride to host Holiday Arts Bazaar

For more information, contact Telluride Arts at 728-3930, [email protected] or www.telluridearts.org/holiday-bazaar.

November 22, 2019

Community

Community invited to Singing with Santa

Carolers will follow Santa’s sleigh from TBK Bank to Buckley Park, where there will be free cookies and hot cocoa,…

November 22, 2019

Community

San Juan Mountains Association to hold Christmas tree lot

The lot will have white fir trees harvested from overgrown stands on the San Juan National Forest as well as…

November 22, 2019

Community

Community Thanksgiving dinner to be held

It will be a traditional Thanksgiving meal with all the fixings at the annual Durango Community Thanksgiving Dinner. Take-out meals…

November 22, 2019

Community

American Legion Post 28 to host Thanksgiving meal

The meal is free, but donations will be accepted. The meal is open to the public, as well as veterans…

November 22, 2019

Community

Farmington Public Library announces holiday closures

Online resources will continue to be available at

November 22, 2019

Community

TBK Bank supports local businesses this holiday season

Patrons can stop in at a participating business, grab an entry form and drop it off at any TBK Bank…

November 22, 2019

Health

San Juan Basin Public Health offers holiday food safety reminders

Do not prepare food for others when sick.Wash hands before handling food and after touching raw meat and/or dirty dishes.Keep…

November 22, 2019

Community

DFA’s ‘Spooktacular’ a howling success

Attendees enjoyed a day of Mah Jongg, a soup and salad bar lunch and a “Spooktacular” sheet cake. Costume and…

November 21, 2019

Community

Thank you from the Cianci family

We especially wish to thank Jeff Johnson, Brenda Jahnke and Al and Carol Harper for offering and hosting the Celebration…

November 21, 2019

Community

Durango Friends of the Arts grateful to Toh-Atin Gallery

After a short business meeting, DFA members enjoyed a riveting musical performance by flutist Kathryn Shaffer and her two children,…

November 21, 2019

Community

Emblem Club grateful to sponsors and donors

Thanks to our tee sponsors: Wildcat Canyon Liquor (Erica Pray), The Bank of Colorado, LPEA, Centura (through Mercy Regional Medical…

November 21, 2019

Community

Durango Botanical Society grateful for community support

Thanks to Mike Smedley for educating and entertaining us as only he can do. The many volunteers who helped during…

November 21, 2019

Community

LPCHS thanks community for Bark & Wine Fundraiser

We would like to express our deepest appreciation to our donors, staff, volunteers and our very generous sponsors. This year’s…

November 21, 2019

Community

Animas Trading Co. to host Women’s Holiday marketplace

The marketplace will feature handcrafted goods, designs and gifts made by the women of the community. For more information, contact…

November 21, 2019

Community

Gentle yoga classes offered Mondays and Thursdays

This class is ideally suited for seniors, those new to yoga or for those that want to relax and restore.…

November 21, 2019

Health

Mercy welcomes hospitalist Dr. Tierney Lake

Lakedu1-i-syn Lake, originally from Durango, earned her undergraduate degree in cellular and molecular biology from Fort Lewis College. She earned…

November 21, 2019

Travel

Warm ocean water delays sea ice for Alaska towns, wildlife

In this Nov. 14, 2019, photo provided by John Guillote and taken from an aerial drone shows the U.S. research…

November 21, 2019

Health

AMA calls for total ban on all e-cigarette, vaping products

On Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, the American Medical Association said it is calling for an immediate ban on all electronic…

November 21, 2019

Travel

Native Americans honor 50th anniversary of Alcatraz takeover

Southern Ute was one of the original occupiers

November 21, 2019

Health

Will you get dementia? Many may not understand their risk

An elderly couple walks down a hall in Easton, Pa. Research released on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, suggests many American…

November 19, 2019

Travel

3rd record tide enters Venice as Italy hit with snow, rain

Stores and museums in Venice were mostly closed in the hardest-hit area around St. Mark’s Square, but tourists donned high…

November 19, 2019

And the West is History

Photo: Ignacio parade

This picture, taken looking north in Ignacio, was probably made in 1918 or 1919. The building to the left, the…

November 18, 2019

Travel

China aims to build its own Yellowstone on Tibetan plateau

Ringed by the world’s tallest mountain ranges, the region long known as “the rooftop of the world” is now in…

November 17, 2019