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Santa visits Durango for community Christmas tree lighting

Join Santa, enjoy hot cocoa and cookies in Buckley Park

DATE: Nov 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez church prepares for annual Thanksgiving dinner

Volunteers are gearing up for Cortez’s annual Thanksgiving Day dinner. Grace’s Soup Kitchen at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church will serve a free dinner from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m....

DATE: Nov 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Electric workers are helping food banks

Electric workers are helping food banks The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local IBEW 111 26A, of La Plata Electric Association, will host the ninth annual “Fill the Bucket...

DATE: Nov 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango shops expand toy options

Kids Rock expands retail space to accommodate more toys

DATE: Nov 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Veterans Day parade entry forms available at the VFW

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4031 members and members of the Ladies Auxiliary are again sponsoring the annual Veterans Day Parade. The parade will start at 11 a.m. Friday...

DATE: Nov 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Volunteers, donations needed for Thanksgiving dinner

The 30th Open to all, the dinner will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., or until food runs out. Take-out meals will be available after 1:30 p.m. If you would like to voluntee...

DATE: Nov 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mesa Verde cancels holiday open house

Because of the continued closure of Spruce Tree House cliff dwelling, With the ongoing concern over the stability of the rock arch in the Spruce Tree House alcove, park officials have dete...

DATE: Nov 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Veterans Day Parade planned Friday

Bagpipes, the Miller Middle School Band and the Shriners will help honor veterans on Friday in the 16th annual Veterans Day Parade. A clear morning is expected for the parade, jus...

DATE: Nov 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Clowns: Funny or frightful?

‘They contrast the innocence of childhood ... with a more macabre underbelly’

DATE: Oct 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Elks Club helps put the fright in Halloween

A kids’ version offered as a weekend matinee

DATE: Oct 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Halloween spending may rise

Savvy shoppers seek deals at thrift stores

DATE: Oct 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Lack of music reigns on Durango’s July 4th parade

I’m as patriotic as the next Western liberal intellectual. But I found myself uninspired by Durango’s Fourth of July parade. There was one tiny band, few floats that demonstrated any vision ...

DATE: Jul 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Action Line