Southwest Life - The Durango Herald

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

Harvest Dinner to return in September

Local First's Harvest Dinner will be held in person Sept. 25 on the Smiley Lawn. After a challenging year and a half for food businesses, Local First will showcase the hard work and talent o...

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Geologist to speak to Rotary Club

Local geologist Jeff Brame will talk to the Rotary Club of Durango about the geologic history that created the San Juan Mountains at 6 p.m. Tuesday July 27 at Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave. B...

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Senior Center Calendar

Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday 9:30 a.m. Belly Dance 12:30 p.m. Bridge 2 p.m. SWCMSS/Be Fit Be Able Tuesday 8:...

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Food drive celebrates Morlan

In honor of Ed Morlan Day, a food drive will be held Monday to Wednesday July 26-28at Bayfield Town Hall, 1199 Bayfield Parkway; Region 9 offices, 135 Burnett Court, Unit 1; and 118 W. Mill ...

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Disability awareness march to be held

Southwest Center for Independence invites community members to participate in its March For Disability Access and Awareness from 4:15 to 5 p.m. Monday starting in the grassy area between be...

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

DUST 2 needs volunteers for trail work project in August

DUST 2 has organized a "Dig Where You Ride“ trail-building service project in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service from Aug. 13 to Aug. 16 and is seeking at least 10 volunteers. The pro...

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

CSU Extension’s Green School moves to online format

Colorado State University Extension’s Certified Colorado Gardener program has moved to an online format, informally known as Green School, and is now accepting applicants. Registrants may ch...

DATE: Jul 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

U.S. life expectancy in 2020 saw biggest drop since WWII

NEW YORK – U.S. life expectancy fell by a year and a half in 2020, the largest one-year decline since World War II, public health officials said Wednesday. The decrease for both Black Americ...

DATE: Jul 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

U.S. airlines say COVID-19 variants aren’t hurting bookings

Rising concern about the fast-spreading delta variant of COVID-19 is creating turbulence for the stocks of big travel companies, but airline executives say they don’t see any slowdown in tic...

DATE: Jul 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Travel

Comfort Keepers offers support, resources for older adults

Comfort Keepers reminds community members that as the community opens up and life begins to look a little more like it used to, older adults may have a harder time adjusting. According to r...

DATE: Jul 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health