Southwest Life - The Durango Herald

Scouts return from Philmont hike

Six scouts and two leaders from the local troop No. 538 recently completed a 60-mile, 12-day hike through the Sangre de Christo Mountains at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico. Le...

DATE: Jul 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Grange to hold yard sale

Animas Valley Grange will host a yard sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday July 17 at the grange, 7271 County Road 203. Items for sale include tools, small appliances, gardening gear, books, ...

DATE: Jul 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Class of 1971 to hold reunion

Durango High School class of 1971 will celebrate its 50-year reunion Aug. 27 and 28. Events will begin with a prereunion lunch and golf tournament Friday at Dalton Ranch Golf Club. Lunch w...

DATE: Jul 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Arts and crafts festival to be held

Miss Margie’s Festivals will host a summer arts and crafts festival from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday Aug. 7 at Buckley Park. The festival will feature local artists with hand/homemade arts, ...

DATE: Jul 16, 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 1 p.m. Movie 2 p.m. SWCMSS/Be Fit Be Able ...

DATE: Jul 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

San Ignacio Fiesta to host parade

The annual San Ignacio Fiesta Parade will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday July 24 at Ignacio High School. Lineup and registration will begin at 9 a.m. No pre-registration or fee is required...

DATE: Jul 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society to host presentation at fairgrounds, and on Zoom

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society will host an in-person presentation called “Diné Survivance and the Old Leupp Boarding School” with Davina Ruth Two Bears at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday July 21...

DATE: Jul 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

US overdose deaths hit record 93,000 in pandemic last year

NEW YORK – Overdose deaths soared to a record 93,000 last year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government reported Wednesday. That estimate far eclipses the high of about 72,...

DATE: Jul 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

Numbers explain how and why West bakes, burns and dries out

The American West is baking, burning and drying in intertwined extreme weather. Four sets of numbers explain how bad it is now, while several others explain why it got this bad. The West is ...

DATE: Jul 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Colorado conducting ambitious Front Range bald eagle survey

DENVER – Colorado has launched a four-year study of American bald eagles to determine how the protected raptors have adapted to population growth along the metropolitan Front Range and ident...

DATE: Jul 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Heartwood Cohousing resumes monthly tour, social hour

Neighborhood host happy hour

DATE: Jul 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

FDA adds warning about rare reaction to J&J COVID-19 vaccine

WASHINGTON – U.S. regulators on Monday added a new warning to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine about links to a rare and potentially dangerous neurological reaction, but said it’s not en...

DATE: Jul 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health