Ad

Daybreak Rotary to meet Wednesday

Durango Daybreak Rotary Club will meet from 7 to 8 a.m. Wednesday in the Eolus Room at Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Club members Charlie Albert and Mike Mc...

High Noon Rotary to meet Thursday

Durango High Noon Rotary will meet at 11:45 a.m. Thursday at the DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio. Ty Churchwell will update the club about the Animas River cleanup and Silver...

In Bhutan, gross national happiness is more important than GDP

Himalayan country tries to modernize without sacrificing culture

Community Health Action Coalition names 2017 ‘Health Hero’

Community Health Action Coalition named Sheila Casey, director of La Plata County Senior Services, its 2017 Health Hero. Casey has been the director of La Plata County Senior Serv...

Bridge scores

Durango Bridge Club Scores Feb. 15 Non-Life Master First: R. Farkouh, C. Schadt Second: J. Skjold, I. Watters Third: L. Hawk, M. Swanson Th...

Fort Lewis College Calendar

Visit Saturday Metropolitan Opera in HD: “Semiramide” by G. Rossini, 11 a.m., $20-$23, Student Union, Vallecito Room. Wednesday Pi Day activity, 11 a.m., Student Union, An...

Senior Calendar

Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Monday 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 9 a.m. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance at La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. ...

Produce safety workshop to be held Wednesday

Fort Lewis College, Colorado State University Extension Office and Rocky Mountain Farmer’s Union will present a produce safety workshop from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday at La Plata County F...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Charles Hall “of the New Windsor” departed from Del Norte for Durango to look after duties “in connection with the position of secretary of the Commercial organization in ...

Prescription opioids fail rigorous new test for chronic pain

CHICAGO – A yearlong study offers rigorous new evidence against using prescription opioids for chronic pain. In patients with stubborn back aches or hip or knee arthritis, opioids...

Fort Lewis College to host alpine wildflower talk

Local naturalist John Bregar will give a lecture about alpine wildflowers in the Alps from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. ...

Tactics to save money, avoid hassles on vacation

Natasha Rachel Smith was good at math as a teenager and intrigued by personal finance. As an adult, she was determined to turn “marketing techniques on their head.” Today, she wor...