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Bridge Scores

DURANGO BRIDGE CLUB SCORES (ALL PAIRS SCORED 50+ PERCENT) Feb. 20 – Non-Life Master First: C. & G. Graves Second: L. Hawk/C/ Schadt Third: J. Skjold/S. Zerbe ...

DATE: Feb 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Rotary Club of Durango to meet

La Plata County Manager Chuck Stevens will provide an update about county affairs to the Rotary Club of Durango during its dinner meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave. ...

DATE: Feb 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

San Juan Basin Public Health to host high tea

San Juan Basin Public Health will host a women’s high tea from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Women are invited to celebrate th...

DATE: Feb 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Durango Daybreak Rotary to meet

Durango Daybreak Rotary will meet from 7 to 8 a.m. Wednesday in the Eolus Room at Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Justin Bogan, chief public defender, will di...

DATE: Feb 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Heart Safe La Plata offers SPR and first aid classes

Heart Safe La Plata, a local nonprofit organization, will offer these CPR and first aid classes in March: 3-6 p.m. Wednesday: Basic first aid. 6-10 p.m. Wednesday: Adult/chi...

DATE: Feb 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Powerhouse to host Seven Rivers Farmers Market

The Seven Rivers Farmers Market at The Powerhouse will continue from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, at Powerhouse, 1333 Camino del Rio. The bimonthly indoor market features farmers a...

DATE: Feb 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Durango High Noon Rotary to meet

Durango High Noon Rotary will meet at 11:45 a.m. Thursday at Doubletree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio. Director Vicki Maestas and Program Coordinator Kate Garrett will discuss Durango...

DATE: Feb 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Scars of aspen decline persist nearly 20 years after drought

Logging can regenerate some stands, but changing climate a threat

DATE: Feb 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

eMediHealth ranks Mercy Regional Medical Center highly among rural hospitals

Centura Health-Mercy Regional Medical Center was named as one of the best rural-community hospitals in the United States by eMediHealth, a health and medical web portal. Mercy was...

DATE: Feb 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

New U.S. coronavirus case may be 1st from unknown origin

LOS ANGELES – A new coronavirus case in California could be the first in the U.S. that has no known connection to travel abroad or another known case, a possible sign the virus is spreading ...

DATE: Feb 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Virus fears keep guests trapped in sunny ‘luxurious prison’ in Canary Islands

MADRID – They signed up for a bit of a beach holiday to break up the winter. Instead, hundreds of holidaymakers, mainly from northern Europe, are set for a two-week lock-down as a result of ...

DATE: Feb 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

La Plata Council on Aging grateful to Ohana Physical Therapy

The La Plata Council on Aging, Inc. would like to thank Ohana Physical Therapy for its generous $100 donation to our Scholarship Program. This donation will support one participant in the Sc...

DATE: Feb 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community