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Kids, teens invited to enter bookmark contest

Elementary, middle and high school students are invited to submit entries for the annual Friends of the Library Bookmark Contest. Two winners in each category will receive Maria’s Bookshop g...

DATE: Sep 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Fort Lewis College calendar

Visit www.fortlewis.edu, click the “Quick Links” menu, choose “News & Events,” the click “FLC Events” to view the complete calendar. Saturday Football: FLC vs. Colorado School of Mines, ...

DATE: Sep 17, 2021 | CATEGORY:

Bayfield Heritage Days returns Sept. 25

Bayfield Heritage Day and Sheep Trailing is back after last year’s COVID shutdown. The celebration of local ranching heritage, community, and the changing of the seasons will be Saturday, Se...

DATE: Sep 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Comfort Keepers invites public to new office

On Friday, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Comfort Keepers In Home Care employees, clients and community members will be celebrating their new office space at 691 County Road 233, Suite A5 in Durang...

DATE: Sep 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Business

Durango Dharma Center to offer beginning meditation class

For the first time since the pandemic started, the Durango Dharma Center will offer a “Fundamentals of Insight Meditation” class in person at the meditation hall. In this five-week course, ...

DATE: Sep 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Volunteers needed for trailwork on Cutthroat Trail

The San Juan National Forest and Durango Trails will conduct trailwork from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 25 on the Cutthroat Trail. Volunteers are needed. The trail is about 5.5-miles long and locat...

DATE: Sep 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

SNHU announces summer president’s list

Southern New Hampshire University announces these local students were named to the summer 2021 president’s list: Bayfield: Edward Killian and Amy Fletcher. Cortez: Jemima Gazell Del...

DATE: Sep 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Town of Bayfield to host fireworks

In conjunction with the 2021 Western Heritage Days and Sheep Trailing, the town of Bayfield will host fireworks at dusk on Sept. 25 in Joe Stephenson Park at Bayfield Parkway and Mill Street...

DATE: Sep 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Health department has open board position

San Juan Basin Public Health is seeking a qualified person to serve on its Board of Health. The Board of Health Appointments Committee will choose a member of the public who lives in Archul...

DATE: Sep 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Durango Karate Club begins fall season Oct. 4

The Durango Karate Club’s fall session begins Oct. 4. The club trains in Okinawan-style karate and is open to students age 7 to adult. The club meets from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednes...

DATE: Sep 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango dentist earns diplomate status with American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine

John A. Rothchild was recently designated as a diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine. The ABDSM is the national testing organization for dentists who treat snoring and obs...

DATE: Sep 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Business

$300,000 in nonprofit recovery funding available through the Community Foundation

The Community Foundation serving Southwest Colorado offers pandemic recovery grants through the Community Emergency Relief Fund to nonprofits across Southwest Colorado. $300,000 has been de...

DATE: Sep 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Business