Southwest Life - The Durango Herald

Class of 1960 to hold reunion

Durango High School Class of 1960 will host its 60th class reunion Sept. 24 and 25. Registration, reception and dinner at the DoubleTree Hotel will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 24. On S...

DATE: Jul 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Senior Center seeks volunteers

With the reopening of the Durango/LaPlata County Senior Center, the center needs volunteers. Volunteers are needed for all areas at the center, including Meals on Wheels deliveries, Council...

DATE: Jul 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Uncovering boarding school history makes for monumental task

ALBUQUERQUE – They sat inside a dust-covered box that had been stashed away, untouched, for years: black-and-white photographs of Apache students who were among the first sent to a New Mexic...

DATE: Jul 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Unlikely circus thrives in small southern Colorado town

SALIDA (AP) – Beside a chicken coop in the backyard of a home in the countryside, a dozen kids are flipping, twirling, cartwheeling, juggling, walking on balls and contorting their bodies o...

DATE: Jul 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

‘Satellite constellations’ are filling the Arizona night sky

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) – A new kind of broadband internet is coming to Tuba City on the Navajo Nation, one beamed down from space by so-called “satellite constellations.” This technology can...

DATE: Jul 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Bridge Scores

Durango Bridge Club In Person and Online Play – All Pairs Received 50+ Percent July 15 – Non-Life Masters, 1:30 p.m. First: M. Harlow/J. Walter Second: J. Skjold/B. Chamb...

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

And the West is History: Fairgrounds Horse Stall Removal – 1999

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

Hillcrest Women’s Golf Association grateful to donors

Hillcrest Women’s Golf Association extends a warm thank you to the businesses and individuals who donated to this year’s annual Chili Pepper Golf Tournament held July 12 and 13 at Hillcrest ...

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Demolition Derby tickets now on sale

Derby scheduled for Aug. 14

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Durango Botanic Gardens to host bulb sale

Durango Botanic Gardens will host the 11th annual Bulb Sale online Aug. 6 to 17 at www.durangobotanicgardens.org. More than 60 varieties of premium bulbs direct from Holland will be offered,...

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Grange to host community breakfast

Marvel Grange will host a community breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, July 31, at Marvel Grange Hall, 217 County Road 133A, Marvel. Pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, juice and c...

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Club grateful for successful fundraiser

Rotary Club of Durango most sincerely thanks all the patrons of our 16th annual Fourth of July All-American Gourmet Breakfast, sponsors, donors and many volunteers for a successful fundraise...

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Photos: La Plata County Fair on Friday

Photos: La Plata County Fair in full swing Thursday

Photos: Elkhorn Fire on Sunday

Photos: Animus on the AnimasBoxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Boxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Photos: Archers take aimPurgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Purgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Photos: A rockin’ good timeThe 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

The 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

Photos: Durango gets ‘Wet and Wild’

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club