Southwest Life - The Durango Herald

Climate change affecting Colorado tarantula population

DENVER (AP) – About this time every year, southeastern Colorado towns like La Junta see more visitors looking to glimpse saucer-sized Texas brown tarantulas as they scurry out of their burro...

DATE: Sep 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Travel in Canada is a prize for the vaccinated and vigilant

KAMOURASKA, Quebec – When the pandemic descended, the boundless vistas and insane sunsets of Kamouraska became a distant, unattainable dream for this bicyclist from Virginia. This is one of ...

DATE: Sep 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Travel

Fort Lewis College calendar

Visit www.fortlewis.edu, click the “Quick Links” menu, choose “News & Events,” the click “FLC Events” to view the complete calendar. Saturday Sunday Women’s Soccer: FLC vs. CU Color...

DATE: Sep 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

And the West is History: Rodeo at Trimble Hot Springs – Ca. 1947

DATE: Sep 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

Bridge Scores

Durango Bridge Club Online and In Person Play – All Pairs received 50+ Percent Sept. 16 – Open Pairs First: S. McInturff/R. Farkouh Second: M. Thorpe/C.L. Lappen Third...

DATE: Sep 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

October library events

Durango Public Library 1900 East Third Ave. Contact: 375-3380, www.durangopubliclibrary.org. Ongoing Programs Events by date Oct. 1, 3 p.m.: LEGO Club. Create and engineer with the libr...

DATE: Sep 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Pine River Library hosts Teddy Roosevelt lecture

Pine River Library will host “Theodore Roosevelt and the American West,” a lecture by Andrew Gulliford, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29. Gulliford will talk about Roosevelt’s connec...

DATE: Sep 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Electric vehicle event to be held

Local electric vehicle owners will share their driving experiences from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. All models/makes will be on hand at this fre...

DATE: Sep 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

National Forest to host volunteer events

The San Juan National Forest is coordinating multiple volunteer events for National Public Lands Day on Saturday. Partner organizations will host events across the forest to remove trash le...

DATE: Sep 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

New push on to expand nuclear radiation compensation

ALBUQUERQUE – A bipartisan group of lawmakers is renewing a push to expand a U.S. compensation program for people who were exposed to radiation after uranium mining and nuclear testing carr...

DATE: Sep 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Q&A: America’s new COVID-19 rules for international travel

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration is rolling out new international travel policies affecting Americans and noncitizens alike who want to fly into the U.S. The goal is to restore more nor...

DATE: Sep 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Travel

Library Community Champions to be honored

Durango Public Library Advisory Board will honor 2021 Library Community Champions Marcia Clouser and Corrie McCarthy at a reception at 3 p.m. Thursday Sept. 23 at Durango Public Library, 190...

DATE: Sep 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community