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First Presbyterian Church hosts summer art gallery series

First Presbyterian Church is hosting a summer art gallery series called, “Creativity, Spirituality & The Arts” through Sept. 11 at the church, 1159 East Third Ave. The July gallery features ...

DATE: Jul 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Community

Bridge Scores

Durango Bridge Club online and in-person play – all pairs received 50+ percent July 8 – Open Pairs First: W. Caplin/D. Squires Second: S. McInturff/ J Walter Third: D S...

DATE: Jul 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Community

Mild to Wild to host raft trip fundraiser

Mild to Wild will host “Raft for Hope,” a raft trip fundraiser in memory of Taylor Jesse Lau at 5 p.m. July 24 beginning at the Mild to Wild shop, 50 Animas View Drive. The trip costs $56 p...

DATE: Jul 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Community

Columbine Landscapes hires new designer

Columbine Landscapes recently hired Allyssa Williams as a designer. Williams has professional experience in the design of public projects with an emphasis on water harvesting for urban envir...

DATE: Jul 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Business

Region 9 hires new regional project manager

Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado welcomes Shak Powers as its newest regional project manager. He will lead regional coordination and management of transit, broad...

DATE: Jul 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Business

Pine River Library to host outdoor screening of ‘Jaws’

Pine River Library will host an outdoor screening of the 1975 classic movie “Jaws” at sunset July 22 at the library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive in Bayfield. Audience members should bring the...

DATE: Jul 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Community

Pine River Library to host Canva graphic design class

Pine River Library will host “Getting Creative with Canva,” a class that will help users learn the basics of the program. Canva is a free online design tool that allows users to create attra...

DATE: Jul 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Community

Durango students can draw prizes for completing portion of summer workbook

Durango School District students are invited to draw a prize this week during the Summer Bridge workbook checkpoint event. Prizes will be awarded to students who completed the second portion...

DATE: Jul 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Community

Bridge Scores

Durango Bridge Club online and in-person play – all pairs received 50+ percent July 1 – Open Pairs First: W. Caplan/D. Squires Second: C.L. Lappen/W. Rosenberger Third:...

DATE: Jul 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Community

Fire restrictions rescinded in La Plata County

La Plata County’s Stage 1 fire restrictions were lifted by Sheriff Sean Smith as of July 6 in the unincorporated areas of La Plata County and on all lands owned by La Plata County. Recent r...

DATE: Jul 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Community

Senior Center Calendar: July 11-15

Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday 11 a.m.: Chair Zumba w/ Toning 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge 1 p.m.: Bingo, No Name Bridge 1:30 p.m.: Be...

DATE: Jul 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Community

Durango PlayFest seeks volunteers for August festival

Durango PlayFest is seeking volunteers to help with its annual festival, Aug. 4 to 7. There are a variety of assignments, including ticket takers, hospitality helpers, set up and take down ...

DATE: Jul 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

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Fort Lewis College football takes on Arizona ChristianFLC drops first game of 2022, 52-12

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Pride parade and festival

Photos: Family fun at the La Plata County Fair

La Plata County Fair is off and running

La Plata County Fair schedule of eventsThursday8:30 a.m.: Judging 4-H/FFA breeding swine, market swine. 9 a.m.-8 p.m.: Exhibits open to the public.9 a.m.: Judging open class home economics, horticulture, floriculture, creative arts.9 a.m.: Judging 4-H/FFA and open class fleeces.9 a.m.: 4-H poultry judging followed by open class.1 p.m.: Judging 4-H/FFA goat show, all classes followed by open class goat.5 p.m.: Fair Royalty speeches and modeling.7 p.m.: Talent contest, patio.7 p.m.: Livestock verification swine, poultry, goat, general project cards due.

Friday9 a.m.-8 p.m.: Exhibits open to the public.9 a.m.: Judging 4-H/FFA rabbits.10 a.m.: 4-H/FFA breeding beef, beef showmanship.1 p.m.: 4-H/FFA market beef, grand champion and reserve grand champion market beef, champion selection.2 p.m.: Dairy cattle, all classes.3:15 p.m.: Pee wee showmanship.4 p.m.: 4-H/FFA livestock round robin, all-around showmanship.7 p.m.: Asleep at the Wheel concert.7 p.m.: Livestock sale verification rabbit and beef cards due.

Saturday9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.: Exhibits open to the public. 9 a.m.: 4-H dog show.9 a.m.: Judging open class beef all classes.10 a.m.: Rooster crowing contest.10 a.m.: FFA showmanship.11 a.m.: Open class dairy cattle, all classes.12 p.m.: Demolition Derby.12-4 p.m.: Community 4-H barbecue cook off (senior center lawn).2 p.m.: Rabbit costume contest.2 p.m.: Poultry costume contest.5 p.m.: Silver steaks, silver loin and silver chop award presentation.5:45 p.m.: Fair Royalty crowning.6 p.m.: Junior livestock sale pavilion.9 p.m.-midnight: Fair family dance.

Sunday8 a.m.: Cowboy church. 8 a.m.: Carcass animals loaded.9 a.m.- 2 p.m.: Exhibits open to the public.1:30 p.m.: 4-H/FFA Catch-It contest.2-3 p.m.: Payment of premiums. 2-3 p.m.: Exhibits released in all departments. 2-5 p.m.: Booths taken down.2-5 p.m.: Poultry and rabbit exhibits released.2 p.m.: Animals released.Beer garden is open Thursday through Saturday.

La Plata County Fair schedule of events Thursday 8:30 a.m.: Judging 4-H/FFA breeding s...

Patriotic drone show unfolds above Durango’s night skyAbout 1,200 people watched production from city Transit Center

One hundred forty drones took to the skies above Greenmount Cemetery at 10 p.m. sharp Saturday in a glowing and patriotic spectacle featuring vibrant images colored red, white and blue against the black backdrop of night.About 1,200 people gathered Saturday at the Durango Transit Center to watch the city’s premiere drone show produced by Verge Aero after a street dance and band performance by McCurry Trio and Desert Child for Independence Day celebrations.Spectators were treated to drone depictions of the American flag, star patterns, a soaring bald eagle and a homage to the city with drones flying in formation to spell out “Durango” to close out the street dance that started at 6 p.m. Across the valley from Greenmount Cemetery, the headlights of cars shined from Rim Drive near Fort Lewis College where more spectators watched.

Ellen Babers, Durango community events administrator, said the show went well. She heard “Ooh’s” and “ah’s” from the crowd when the drones transitioned from one image to another.She said a segment that consisted of stars rotating at various intervals, shrinking into smaller stars before expanding into the shape of a larger star, appeared to be a crowd favorite.“People really liked the Durango part,” she said. “When it spelled out Durango, people seemed surprised. Like, ‘Oh, this isn’t just a generic show, this is about us.’”Other images included an outline of the continental United States, the letters “USA,” and a spinning globe shape that gave the drone show a 3D feel.

The drones were laid out earlier in the evening in a square grid, with each drone placed 4 feet apart. Peter Smiatek, pilot and designer of the drone show, worked with a crew of about six people, including volunteers. Saturday evening at Greenmount Cemetery where the drones launched and landed, Peter Smiatek, pilot and designer with Verge Aero, and his crew of about six people, including volunteers, had laid all the drones out on the grass in a square grid. Each drone was placed four feet apart. Smiatek synced the drones to a GPS and radio tower in preparation for the evening’s show. Six minutes before takeoff, a deer wandered straight past the drone grid, narrowly avoiding stepping on them.“That could have been a disaster,” Smiatek said as his crew scanned the nearby area with flashlights. No other deer were visible.Two minutes before takeoff, the crew’s portable generator shut off – out of gas.

“We have double secure power,” he said. “The generator fell off two minutes before the show started. It’s like Murphy’s law, anything that could happen will happen. So it’s best to be prepared.”During prep, the crew ran several tests with the drones. The drones shot up 3 to 4 meters, hovered for about one second and then dropped back to their designated grid space on the grass.

Smiatek worked from a makeshift command station where his laptop and transmission tower were perched.“The base station is the heart of the show,” he said. “It’s a computer and it’s a distribution system connected to radios and an antenna. And that’s it, basically. Very flexible and a good system.”Chris Lutts, vice president of sales at Verge Aero, said he thinks Durangoans enjoyed the performance. From Greenmount Cemetery, he could hear the cheers and whistles of the audience at the Durango Transit Center.“The people we’ve been working with have been great,” he said. “Clearly, the city enjoyed it, so that’s awesome. That’s why we do this. It’s no different than any other entertainment, man. You love that feedback. It’s validation that what you’re doing is something that people really like.”cburney@durangoherald.com

About 1,200 people watched production from city Transit Center

Photos: BurroFest in Mancos

Fun times at the Ute Mountain Roundup rodeo in Cortez

Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Hobby Horse Community Bike Ride

Photos: Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Sprite Kids Race

First Presbyterian Church hosts summer art gallery series

Bridge Scores

Mild to Wild to host raft trip fundraiser

Columbine Landscapes hires new designer

Region 9 hires new regional project manager

Pine River Library to host outdoor screening of ‘Jaws’

Pine River Library to host Canva graphic design class

Durango students can draw prizes for completing portion of summer workbook

Bridge Scores

Fire restrictions rescinded in La Plata County

Senior Center Calendar: July 11-15

Durango PlayFest seeks volunteers for August festival

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