Arts and Entertainment
Cascade Canyon Winter Train
Embark on a journey to yesteryear where amazing views await you this winter season! Ride a historic steam train 26 miles each way on this 5-hour round trip train ride to Cascade Canyon. Departing from the Durango Depot, this trip takes you up into the Rocky Mountains with views of the San Juan National Forest as you travel alongside the beautiful Animas River while relaxing in heated coaches. Cascade Canyon is a destination like no...
COVID-19 Level Moving to RED Friday Nov 20th!
La Plata County Will Move to COVID-19 Dial Level Red: Severe Risk; Immediate Community Action Needed to Preserve Critical Services and Health Care Capacity Durango, Colo.: To reduce community transmission and slow a dramatic rise in cases that threatens our ability to maintain hospital capacity and the workforce in critical services, San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment...
How to celebrate Thanksgiving safely this year, according to health experts
How to celebrate Thanksgiving safely this year, according to health experts Turkey day isn’t canceled, but with all the efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19, expect it to be different. Oct. 1, 2020, 1:54 PM MDT / Updated Nov. 6, 2020, 2:42 PM MST / Source: TODAY By Ronnie Koenig Thanksgiving is usually a time for friends and family to gather and celebrate together. But this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Bailey’s Bits
Bailey’s Bits “Winter essentials: Hot cocoa, snuggles by the fire, and fuzzy socks. ” Life Lessons Learned from Hanging out at RE/MAX Pinnacle Meet Bailey at https://homesindurango.com/meet-bailey
La Plata County Moves to ‘Level Orange: High Risk’
La Plata County Moves to ‘Level Orange: High Risk’ by Claire Ninde | Nov 11, 2020 | Education/Health To reduce community transmission and slow a dramatic rise in cases that threatens our school learning models and our local economy, San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) are moving La Plata County to COVID-19 Level Orange: High Risk (formerly known as ‘Safer at...
7 Rivers Farmers Market
We are excited to announce the 2nd season of the 7 Rivers Farmers Market. It will be held every Tuesday from 12-3 at the La Plata Fairgrounds. Market starts November 3rd and goes thru April 27th. We have an amazing assortment of local farmers with poultry, pork, beef, salad greens, tomatoes, peppers, goats milk cheese, eggs, jams and pickles, honey, herbs, baked good, lotion bars, jewelry, energy bars, soaps and So much more. Get your...
Offset Your Carbon Footprint
Bailey’s Bits
Bailey’s Bits “After being off work for so long I forgot what it is that I pretend to do around here.” Life Lessons Learned from Hanging out at RE/MAX Pinnacle Meet Bailey at https://homesindurango.com/meet-bailey
Updated Monday Morning– SNOW & ICY RAIN, on the move again!! Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 11 pm MST this evening..
Updated Monday Morning! WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING… * WHAT…Moderate to heavy snow at times. Additional snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches favoring the southern San Juan mountains above 9500 feet and some south facing slopes. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph above timberline. * WHERE…Southwest San Juan Mountains and Northwest San Juan Mountains. * WHEN…Until 11 PM MST...
Healthy Living: Dry-Eye Remedies
Veterans Day Events Durango
Veterans Day Events The Al Kaly Temple, Tin Lizzies of Durango, Colo. – always a crowd favorite – drive their miniature Model T cars, weaving between one another up Main Street. NOVEMBER 10 – NOVEMBER 11 EVENT DESCRIPTION November 11, 2018 is the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. Throughout the weekend, there will be multiple events and exhibits around Durango recognizing the occasion. Animas Museum Saturday...
100+ Free Events for Veterans Month
100+ Free Events for Veterans Month U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs sent this bulletin at 11/01/2020 01:26 PM EST Veterans Month Events Veterans Day is November 11, 2020 but Veterans and their families are celebrated all month. Special Guests Nov. 4 – Q&A with Marine Veteran & WWE Superstar Stephen Kupryk Nov. 5 – “Chief Chat” with Medal of Honor Recipient Jack Jacobs Nov. 6 – ViT Veterans Day...
Bailey’s Bits
Bailey’s Bits “I like to think of autumn as a second spring, where every fallen leaf is a flower.” Life Lessons Learned from Hanging out at RE/MAX Pinnacle Meet Bailey at https://homesindurango.com/meet-bailey
Pine River Library is more than a book warehouse
12 HALLOWEEN TRADITIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
12 HALLOWEEN TRADITIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD on October 31, 2017 Although most Americans spend Halloween dressing up and trick-or-treating, other countries have their own celebratory rituals. Here are 12 Halloween (and Halloween-like) traditions from around the world. 1. SAMHAIN // IRELAND AND SCOTLAND Ireland is considered the birthplace of modern Halloween with its origins stemming from ancient Celtic and Pagan rituals and a...
Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them
The 2020-2021 season at Fort Lewis College Theatre is going to be an exciting one! The Fall production of “Edith Can Shoot Things And Hit Them”, by A. Rey Pamatmat, will be streamed online! The premiere is November 27 at 7pm and will re-air all day on Nov. 28, 29, and December 3, 4, and 5. For more information, go to the FLC Theatre website, fortlewis.edu/theatre. The FLC Theatre’s theme this year is diversity and...
Halloween in Durango 2020
Halloween Costume Contest Hosted by Durango Colorado Elks Lodge Saturday, October 31, 2020 at 6 PM – 7 PM MDT Durango Colorado Elks Lodge 901 E 2nd Ave, Durango, CO 81301 Have a great costume you’re really want to show off? Members and their guests are welcome to strut their stuff at our Halloween Costume Contest! You may win a prize but most of all, HAVE FUN! More Info Ghost Walk Durango Take a walk through 140 years of haunted...
Full Moon, Blue Moon on Halloween
We have a second full moon in October 2020… on Halloween. A second full moon in the same month is called a blue moon. It doesn’t happen often… thus the phrase, “Once in a blue moon!” This Halloween Blue moon is also known as The Hunter’s moon, signifying a time of Harvest. It will occur at 8:49 am on Saturday in the sign of Taurus. Enjoy, have fun, be safe, and make a wish!!!
Shane Dawson, Durango REALTOR®
Shane Dawson, REALTOR®– Experience you can count on. (Shane and his son backpacking in the San Juan’s) EXPERIENCE YOU CAN COUNT ON Shane’s real estate career began 20 years ago working for one of the nation’s largest private landowners. In the early 2000’s, he moved to Durango to work in sales for a local ranch and land developer. Following that, Shane was a Christie’s International Real Estate agent and member of Who’s Who in...
HP & Me – Is It Worth It
Welcome to this week’s edition of H.P. and Me! There are three basic questions we must all face in this life. They are simple but their consequences are profound. Honesty with ourselves opens a true pathway. Dishonesty closes the door in the long run. In these three questions live all one needs to know in the practical world, that is, assuming one desires to be wholesome, loving, and true to the rest of one’s mission in Life. Is...
