Southwest Life

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

True West Rodeo to benefit Cancer Coalition

The rodeo shares the tradition and history of early settlers who gathered for competitions which highlight everyday life on the…

Annie’s Orphans to hold Pawsta for Pups event

The event will feature dinner, drinks, a $150 gift certificate giveaway, games, a live auction and a silent auction. Tickets…

Gem and Mineral show to be held

Rocks, gems, minerals, beads, pearls, jewelry, tools and household items from 60 vendors will be available. Pan for gold and…

Community Health Action Coalition to hold monthly membership meeting

Larry Turner will give a presentation about health services at the Mission of San Lucas Toliman in Guatemala. There will…

Health

Seminar to address opioid use, suicide prevention

This is a free event for medical professionals and staff. The seminar will address substance abuse prevention, suicide prevention, motivational…

La Plata County Humane Society thankful to the community

LPCHS would also like to thank the Community Foundation serving Southwest Colorado for selecting us as one of 10 local…

Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering grateful for support

Special thanks to the phenomenal Tim Sullivan Band as well Allora Leonard and several talented Stillwater Music youth performers including…

Durango Botanical Society grateful for support

This event is only possible thanks to all the homeowners who graciously opened their gardens for the tour. Thanks also…

Self-guided nature walks available at Purgatory

The tour follows the 1.7 mile Brush Rake Loop at the top of Chairlift 4. Drive up to the start…

Center of Southwest Studies to host free summer lecture series

Fabiola Cabeza de Baca published two of the earliest cookbooks about New Mexico cuisine, touting the health of the land-based…

Powerhouse offers summer camps in July and August

Some scholarships are available. For more information, visit www.powsci.org/camps.

Durango Daybreak Rotary to meet

The presenter will be David Wood, district governor for Rotary International, who will bring the group up to speed on…

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society to meet

Layne Miller will present a talk about “Fremont Rock Art.” Miller is a longtime rock art researcher, a founding member…

Health

Dr. Laura Warner appointed to State Behavioral Health Taskforce Subcommittee

At the direction of Governor Jared Polis, the mission of the task force is to evaluate and set the roadmap…