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Senior Center to host new group

Durango/La Plata Senior Center will host a new group with group leader Dr. John Gazak from 2:30 to 4 p.m. the first and third Monday of each month in the centerâ€™s Anasazi Room, 2424 Main A...

DATE: Mar 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Senior Center to host Mastering Your iPhone class

Durango/La Plata Senior Center will host part two of the Mastering Your iPhone class with instructor Jon Cordalis, The Computer Tutor, from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday at the Senior Center, 2424 Ma...

DATE: Mar 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Durango High Noon Rotary to meet

Durango High Noon Rotary will meet at 11:45 a.m. Thursday at Doubletree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio. Mike Weinold will discuss heart disease risk factors. The cost for lu...

DATE: Mar 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Powerhouse to host Seven Rivers Farmers Market

The Seven Rivers Farmers Market at The Powerhouse will continue from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, at Powerhouse, 1333 Camino del Rio. The bimonthly indoor market features farmers a...

DATE: Mar 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Durango Daybreak Rotary to meet

Durango Daybreak Rotary will meet from 7 to 8 a.m. Wednesday in the Eolus Room at Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Speakers will be Levi Kurlander and Amy Hagga...

DATE: Mar 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Durango AARP Chapter 1243 to meet

Durango AARP Chapter No. 1243 will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave. Representatives from a local financial planning firm will discuss Soc...

DATE: Mar 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Tomsic Physical Therapy welcomes new physical therapist Dr. Brian Wyatt

Tomsic Physical Therapy has announce the addition of Dr. Brian Wyatt to their team. Brian joined Tomsic PT after completing his doctorate of physical therapy from Baylor University in 2019. ...

DATE: Mar 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

La Plata Open Space Conservancy welcomes new employees

La Plata Open Space Conservancy, a Southwest Colorado land conservation organization, welcomes two new employees. Åsa Björklund joined the organization in September 2019 as the as...

DATE: Mar 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Southwest Women’s Health welcomes nurse practitioner Megan Kinney

Megan Kinney is a board-certified family nurse practitioner and has joined the team at Southwest Women’s Health Associates. Kinney is passionate about women’s care and looks forward to partn...

DATE: Mar 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Farmers Insurance Agent Mary Michalak opens new office

Farmers Insurance agent Mary Michalak has announced the opening of a new office at 2223 Main Ave., Suite 101. Michalak will combine her insurance understanding and know-how with a...

DATE: Mar 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Axis Health System announces new Chief Behavioral Health Officer Stacie Russell

Stacie Russell is the new chief behavioral health officer of Axis Health System. Russell is a licensed professional counselor who has worked at AHS for three years. The CBHO is a new executi...

DATE: Mar 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Mountain Bike Specialists named one of America’s Best Bike Shops

Mountain Bike Specialists has been named one of America’s Best Bike Shops for 2019 by the National Bicycle Dealers Association. There are approximately 4,000 bike shops in the Un...

DATE: Mar 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.