Southwest Life - The Durango Herald

Southwest Colorado a playground for research scientists

Landscape diversity invites study of desert groundwater, alpine permafrost and prehistoric wildfires

DATE: Jul 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

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

Farmers market thanks sponsors

Durango Farmers Market would like to offer an enormous thank you to our 2022 sponsors that offered their support to our market. TBK Bank continues to offer both the summer and November marke...

DATE: Jul 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Community

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

Beyond buffets and slots: Casinos double down on fine art

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Louvre, The Museum of Modern Art and ... the Hard Rock? Hoping to expand their appeal beyond the slot machine and buffet crowd, some casinos are turning to fine art...

DATE: Jul 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Travel

And the West is History: Fiesta Parade – 1963

DATE: Jul 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

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Fire restrictions rescinded in La Plata County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

Biologists’ fears confirmed on the lower Colorado River

DENVER – For National Park Service fisheries biologist Jeff Arnold, it was a moment he’d been dreading. Bare-legged in sandals, he was pulling in a net in a shallow backwater of the lower Co...

DATE: Jul 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News