Southwest Life - The Durango Herald

La Plata Youth Services to host Splash & Dash event

La Plata Youth Services will host its seventh annual Splash & Dash summer event from 8 .a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 21, at Rotary Park, 1565 East Second Ave. The event will featuring a 5K a...

DATE: Aug 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Artistic director Linda Mack Berven to speak to Rotary Club of Durango

Durango Choral Society Artistic Director Linda Mack Berven will give a presentation to Rotary Club of Durango, “Biggies of the Baroque: Bach, Handel and Vivaldi,” at 6 p.m. Tuesday Aug. 17 a...

DATE: Aug 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Stockman and Stewardship to host education seminar

Stockman and Stewardship will host an educational seminar Aug. 27 and Aug. 28 at Spring Hollow Ranch & Equestrian Park, 256 Rancho Milagro Way, Hesperus. The seminar will feature presentatio...

DATE: Aug 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Recreation at risk as Lake Powell dips to historic low

Houseboats removed from reservoir as water level falls 50 feet in a year

DATE: Aug 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ohana Kuleana to host open house

Ohana Kuleana Community Garden invites the community to “Ask a Gardener” at its open house from 9 a.m to noon Aug. 21 at the garden, 564 E. 30th St. Members will answer gardening questions a...

DATE: Aug 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Rugby’s Rescue House, Pagosa Fun to host community dance

Rugby's Rescue House, a nonprofit dog rescue in Pagosa Springs, and Pagosa Fun will host a community dance from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 21 in Town Park. New Mexican band Cuarenta y Cinco will prov...

DATE: Aug 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Durango Food Bank seeks volunteers

Durango Food Bank is in need of volunteers to help serve the community. The food bank works in collaboration with the community to feed neighbors in need and is seeking volunteers to help w...

DATE: Aug 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

San Juan Brewfest to require proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test for entry

Organizers of San Juan Brewfest have added proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test as an entry requirement for the Aug. 28 and Aug. 29 event in Buckley Park. Attendees wil...

DATE: Aug 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

SASO to offer sexual assault victim advocate training

Sexual Assault Services Organization will host a free 30-hour sexual assault victim advocate training from Sept. 18 to Sept. 30. The training teaches participants how to support survivors a...

DATE: Aug 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

Pandemic travel bans divide loved ones across borders

NEW YORK – Quintin Sweat and Renée Harrison live only 15 minutes apart by car, with the U.S.-Canada border between them. But the couple, who got engaged in 2019, has only been able to be to...

DATE: Aug 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Travel

Shots give COVID-19 survivors big immune boost, studies show

Even people who have recovered from COVID-19 are urged to get vaccinated, especially as the extra-contagious delta variant surges – and a new study shows survivors who ignored that advice we...

DATE: Aug 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health