Southwest Life - The Durango Herald

Feds propose protection for rare plant in Mesa Verde National Park

U.S. seeks to protect Chapin Mesa milkvetch

DATE: Oct 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Parks and Wildlife tests for chronic wasting disease in deer

Hunters required to check in with harvested heads

DATE: Oct 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Local resident grateful to church program

A grateful thank you to the First Presbyterian Church at 1159 East Third Ave. in Durango for providing ambulatory medical equipment, free of charge, to individuals experiencing temporary ill...

DATE: Oct 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

November library events

Durango Public LibraryLocated at 1900 East Third Ave. Contact: 375-3380, www.durangopubliclibrary.org. Events by date Tuesdays: Weekly activity kits for kids and teens. Kit...

DATE: Oct 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Fort Lewis College Calendar

Visit Saturday Engineering Design Sprint, 8 a.m., Sitter Family Hall Area B4, Courtyard, cost: free, Andrew Young at ayoung@fortlewis.edu. Engineering Department Design Sp...

DATE: Oct 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Bridge Scores

Durango Bridge Club Online Play – All Pairs Received 50+ percent www.durangobridgeclub.org Oct. 22 – Open Pairs First: S. McInturff/R. Farkouh Second: C.L. Lappen/L. Anders...

DATE: Oct 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Durangoan enrolls in honors college

Luke Ford of Durango has enrolled in the Honors College at the University of Utah for the fall 2020 semester. The university has had an honors program for more than 50 years. An h...

DATE: Oct 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Summit Church to host Navajo Nation food and supply drive

Summit Church will host a Navajo Nation food and supply drive from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Nov. 7 in the Summit Church Parking Lot, 2917 Aspen Drive. Native Hope Ministries will visi...

DATE: Oct 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Pine River Library brings back ‘Rambling Readers’

Pine River Library has brought back its popular “Rambling Readers” program. Participants are invited to meet at 10 a.m. on the first Friday of each month starting Nov. 6 at the gate of Saul’...

DATE: Oct 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

California theme park closures hit jobs, shops, budget

California’s amusement parks have been pining to reopen for months, hoping to bring back thousands of workers sent home in March when the coronavirus pandemic forced them to close their gate...

DATE: Oct 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

Colorado Building Farmers program goes virtual

The Colorado Building Farmers program Principles of Business Planning and Management short course though Colorado State University Extension will be held virtually Thursday nights from Dec. ...

DATE: Oct 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

U.S. suicide rate fell last year after decade of steady rise

NEW YORK – The U.S. suicide rate fell slightly last year, the first annual decline in more than a decade, according to new government data. It’s a small decrease and the data is p...

DATE: Oct 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health