Southwest Life - The Durango Herald

Scouts carry out service project

Local Boy Scout Troop 538 carried out a service project Oct. 17. The Scouts picked up trash north of Purgatory on their Adopt-a-Highway section of U.S. Highway 550. ...

DATE: Nov 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Rotary Club of Durango to meet

Jackson Clark II will speak to a virtual meeting of the Rotary Club of Durango at 6 p.m. Tuesday via Zoom. Clark is owner of the Toh-Atin Gallery in Durango, a family business fo...

DATE: Nov 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Local businesswomen to share lessons and solutions from 2020’s challenges

Professional Women’s Network of Durango will host a virtual panel discussion featuring local businesswomen from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The discussion will explore the effects ...

DATE: Nov 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

New ‘Program in a Bag’ kits available from Pine River Library

Pine River Library has been offering “Take and Make Kits” for children since the summer, and because of their popularity, the library is now expanding the concept to adults. Patr...

DATE: Nov 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Power house to host virtual Observing Space from Earth event

The Powerhouse Science Center will host a virtual “Observing Space from Earth” event from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday. This free virtual event features Fort Lewis College professors...

DATE: Nov 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Summit Church hosts Operation Christmas Child virtually

Summit Church will host its annual Operation Christmas Child online this year. Community members are invited to build a Christmas shoebox online to donate to a child in need. Sel...

DATE: Nov 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Comfort Keepers offers free wall calendars

Comfort Keepers would like to share the Comfort Keepers 2021 Wall Calendar with the community as a way to keep elevating the human spirit. The goal of the calendar is to promote j...

DATE: Nov 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Durango Botanical Society changes name to Durango Botanic Gardens

Durango Botanical Society, established in 2010 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is changing its name to Durango Botanic Gardens. The society has devoted its first decade to building publ...

DATE: Nov 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

August births

These children were born at Centura Health-Mercy Regional Medical Center in August: Chelsea and Simon Hampton, Bloomfield, Ryker Douglas, 5 pounds 1 ounce, 3:54 a.m. Aug. 1. ...

DATE: Nov 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society to host talk about Florida Mesa site

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society will host a virtual meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday via Zoom. After a brief business meeting, Rand Greubel will present a talk called “Early Pueb...

DATE: Nov 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Tough to be a tree: Southwest Colorado’s forests are stressed

Drought, wildfire, bark beetles pose collective long-term threat

DATE: Nov 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Get Growing: 10 tips to winterize your garden

By Ann Bauer-Lasiewicz Here are 10 simple things you can do to get your garden ready for winter: Weed the garden: Yep. One more time to help eliminate those overwint...

DATE: Nov 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life