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Rotary club to meet Tuesday

Todd Rossignol will speak to the Rotary Club of Durango about how using 3D concrete printers may help solve affordable housing issues at 6 p.m. Tuesday June 29 on Zoom. Rossignol is a U.S. A...

DATE: Jun 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Fun run to take place in Bayfield

Momentum 24/7 Fitness will host the Firecracker 2K Fun Run at 10 a.m. July 4 at Bayfield Primary School, 511 East Mustang Lane. The theme is “Let’s not overdo it.” A 5K course will also be ...

DATE: Jun 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Behn and McAliney named to dean’s list

Kylie Behn and Sadie McAliney of Durango earned the distinction of dean’s list at the Georgia Institute of Technology for spring. This designation is awarded to undergraduate students who h...

DATE: Jun 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education

Donors invited to virtual party

Cancer Support Community Southwest Colorado, an affiliate of the Cancer Support Community, will launch Community Gives Day on Monday June 28. The demand for the organization’s free services ...

DATE: Jun 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

FLC recognized for hunger, mental health work

Colorado Department of Higher Education designated Fort Lewis College as a Hunger Free and Healthy Minds campus for its work to end hunger and address mental health needs of students. FLC op...

DATE: Jun 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education

Totem pole to make stop in Durango

Great Old Broads for Wilderness will host a Red Road to D.C. Totem Pole Journey stop from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday June 29 at Fort Lewis College. The Lummi Nation in Washington state carv...

DATE: Jun 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Registration opens for fruit gleaning

Community members who have fruit trees are invited to register their trees with Good Food Collective for harvesting. Fruit gleaning helps reduce food waste, save bears and feed the communit...

DATE: Jun 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

San Juan Regional Medical Center to host childbirth preparation classes

San Juan Regional Medical Center’s Childbirth Center will host a four-week childbirth preparation class from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays on Zoom, from July 8 to July 29. The class will help new p...

DATE: Jun 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Durango Trails to begin work on city-owned land in Overend Mountain Park

Trail re-routes are planned for portions of Perins Gulch and Star Wars beginning Thursday July 1. Work will address erosion issues and create more sustainable trail alignment on Perins Gulc...

DATE: Jun 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Concert Hall to host “Concerts @ The Park”

The Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College will host the live, in-person Concerts @ The Park series at 5:30 p.m. Thursdays at Buckley Park from Aug. 5 to Sept 16. These concerts are sc...

DATE: Jun 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Conference seeks artist submissions

San Juan Mining & Reclamation Conference seeks artist proposals for its 11th annual conference. Submission deadline is July 9. Submissions should add to and expand on the conversation about...

DATE: Jun 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Writing contest highlights mining

San Juan Mining & Reclamation Conference will host a fiction writing contest as part of its 11th annual conference. Submission deadline is Aug. 20. Fiction entries should focus on the world ...

DATE: Jun 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment