Southwest Life - The Durango Herald

Yellowstone visits hit record high in 2021, straining staff

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. – A record number of visitors flocked to Yellowstone National Park last year despite fewer hotel rooms and campsites being available because of the coronavirus pand...

DATE: Jan 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Travel

What a caring community

How fortunate to live in a caring community! Having never before called 911, Nov. 19 occasioned the first 911 call when a freak hiking accident left a huge gash above my ankle. Arriving home...

DATE: Jan 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Community

Gratitude for a generous act of kindness

I want to acknowledge and thank a generous, empathetic man who was standing in the checkout line at south City Market late last Saturday afternoon. Because my Parkinson’s medication had sto...

DATE: Jan 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Community

Fort Lewis College calendar

Visit www.fortlewis.edu, click the “Quick Links” menu, choose “News & Events,” then click “Events” to view the complete calendar. Monday Residence Hall Association Meeting, 6-8 p.m., Sen...

DATE: Jan 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Community

Senior Center Calendar

Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday 12:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge 1 p.m.: Bingo, No Name Bridge 1:30 p.m.: MS/Be Fit Be Able, Pool Tuesday 8...

DATE: Jan 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Community

And the West is History: Funeral Cortege,1917

DATE: Jan 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

Bridge Scores

Durango Bridge Club online and in-person play – all pairs received 50+ percent Jan. 13 – Open Pairs First: M. Thorpe/C.L. Lappen Second: L. Anderson/B. Dobson Third: C....

DATE: Jan 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Community

Snowdown wristband office hours set

Some Snowdown event venues may require wristbands that prove full vaccination status or negative COVID-19 test results to enter. The Snowdown board has set up an office where event-goers ca...

DATE: Jan 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Community

‘Marketplace’ Follies tickets to be sold

Thirty-two “Marketplace” Snowdown Follies tickets are available at the Bank of the San Juans, 144 E. Eighth St. Each day for four days, which started Thursday, eight tickets will be sold in ...

DATE: Jan 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Community

Hospital: Emergency department, clinic not testing sites

San Juan Regional Medical Center asked the community not to use the emergency department or urgent care clinic as COVID-19 testing sites, in a public service announcement Tuesday. “Please, d...

DATE: Jan 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Community

Colorado coal town grapples with future as plant shuts down

CRAIG – In a quiet valley tucked away from Colorado’s bustling ski resorts, far from his hometown in northern Mexico, Trinidad Loya found a way to support his family’s American dream: Coal. ...

DATE: Jan 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life