Southwest Life

Dirt Club after school program opens for registration

The six-week spring session will begin in mid-April. Students will learn about gardening and healthy eating by growing food and…

March 19, 2019

Rain ignites super bloom in California desert

Two years after steady rains followed by warm temperatures caused seeds dormant for decades under the desert floor to burst…

March 17, 2019

Durango Nature Studies offers full moon hike at Falls Creek

Naturalist Mike Bienkowski will guide participants in understanding the transformations that take place with the arrival of spring. Cost is…

March 16, 2019

Yes, this is Colorado: Discover canyons, grasslands and chilling history in state’s southeastern corner

But take a closer look. You’ll find canyons carved into the seemingly flat prairie, wagon train ruts along the Santa…

March 16, 2019

Mercy Regional Medical Center February 2019 births

Kelly and Wesley Mendel, Durango, Cullen Thomas, 7 lbs., 10 oz., 6 p.m., Feb. 2. Devry Michaeli, Bayfield, Kestler Layne,…

Community bingo to be held on Tuesdays

There is a $10 fee per person. All are welcome. For more information, contact Kathi Clamp at 946-5794.

Veteran’s Outreach Center of La Plata County to host Spring Fling

The event will feature swing dancing, dinner (veggie available), drinks and a silent auction. All proceeds will benefit the new…

Shining Mountain Health and Wellness to host movie event

This free event will include free child care (6 months to 7 years), popcorn and refreshments, gift bags and a…

Nonviolent communication workshop to be held

Cost for the class has a sliding scale of $50 to $70. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/theriverstudiocollective/. To register contact…

Bayfield Lions Club Foundationâ€™s ninth annual dinner and auction to be held

Prime rib will be served along with complimentary beer and wine. Tickets are $25 per person. Money raised will be…

Durango High Noon Rotary club to meet

CJ Martinez will provide information about the 100 Club. Community members are welcome to attend. Lunch will be available for…

Durango AARP chapter to meet

Durango Fire Department Safety Officer Scott Davis will speak about fire, falls and safety. AARP members and seniors are invited.…

Thank you from the Durango Public Library Advisory Board

We also congratulate Holly Williams, an administrative assistant at the library and the LAB’s recording secretary, for her selection as…

AHS student council grateful for support

We would first like to thank Steamworks Brewing Co., Fuzziwigs and Beads & Beyond. Because of these businesses, Animas was…

Center of Southwest Studies to host lecture on botanical art and illustration

Wendland, an art professor, will discuss botanical art and illustration, focusing on her recent collaboration with the biology department. During…

Durango Nature Studies seeks naturalist volunteers

Programs take place at the Nature Center in April and May. The training program for volunteer naturalists is as follows:…

March 14, 2019

Health

Community Health Action Coalition names 2018 Health Hero

Plante is the leader of the Oral Health Coalition, which was initiated by CHAC. She developed a successful coalition of…

March 13, 2019

Airlines to give customers ‘nonbinary’ choice under gender

Major U.S. airlines say they will soon alter their ticketing process to give passengers another option to identifying as male…

March 11, 2019

Revamped museum takes honest look at Belgium’s colonial past

10-year project tells new story about role in Congo

March 10, 2019

Durango Botanical Society announces a ‘Tree Tips’ workshop

The workshop will help attendees jump-start spring chores for bushes and trees. Subjects will include plant selection and placement for…

March 10, 2019

A supersonic era: Speedy Concorde was ‘designed to outwit time’

The Concorde’s maiden flight was 50 years ago this month. Although the plane went out of service in 2003, its…

March 9, 2019

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society to hold meeting

Andrew Carroll will give a talk called “Throwing the Baby Out With the Bathwater: Infant Mortality at Poggio Civitate, Murlo.”…

March 9, 2019