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Peanuts™ The Easter Beagle Express is Coming to the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
Image:PeanutsTM The Easter Beagle Express is Coming to the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Durango, CO – The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is bringing Snoopy, the Easter Beagle, for a special visit with passengers on Saturday, April 7, 2012. Passengers are invited to ride the regular winter train excursion to Cascade Canyon where Snoopy, the Easter Beagle, will be waiting to greet them. There will...
Canadian folk trio the Good Lovelies set for the Community Concert Hall
Image:Canadian folk trio the Good Lovelies set for the Community Concert Hall Local favorite Lisa Blue, with Gary Cook and Hal Lott, opens the April 18 show Durango, CO: Called funny and upbeat with just a pinch of sass, the Good Lovelies will take the stage at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, Wednesday, April 18, 7:30 p.m. Local favorite Lisa Blue, performing with Gary Cook and Hall Lott will open the show. The Good...
Safety Event this Saturday Aims to Get More Coloradans to Buckle Up
Image:Safety Event this Saturday Aims to Get More Coloradans to Buckle Up Law Enforcement in 49 counties to conduct Click It or Ticket enforcement April 2- 8 DURANGO – The Southwest Colorado community is invited to take part in a free Rural Traffic Safety event in Durango on Saturday, March 31st from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Pine River Valley Bank parking lot (corner of 17th & Main Ave). The event is hosted by the Southwest...
Catching Fish on the Animas River in Durango Colorado
Almost 30 years ago when I first fished the Animas, there were a few caddis, a few sculpin and a few large brown trout. Since then, due to many factors, water quality and bug life has improved dramatically; so much so that in 1996 A stretch of the Animas was designated as Gold Medal. So, why can’t you catch more fish? -There are not as many fish in the Animas as there could be, so don’t expect numbers when you go out....
Women’s Resource Center: Girls Night Out
Image:Women’s Resource Center: Girls Night Out Girls Night Out celebrates friendships, extraordinary women of La Plata County 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 24, at Blue Lake Ranch Girls Night Out is a fun-filled evening of laughter and friendship in celebration of the Extraordinary Women of La Plata County. The 2011 event, held at Blue Lake Ranch, attracted a crowd of more than 250 women from all walks of life, from 8 to 80,...
Women’s Resource Center: Men Who Grill
Image:Women’s Resource Center: Men Who Grill WRC’s signature “Fun(d)-Raiser” Men Who Grill attracts 600 fans to feast on grilled creations 11 a.. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 2, in front of the Durango Herald Summertime means outdoor grilling, and June means that the Women’s Resource Center’s 9th-annual Men Who Grill will take over Durango’s Main Avenue between 12th and 13th...
Health of Our Community Discussion
Image:Health of Our Community Discussion Community members are invited to a discussion about the Health of Our Community on Wednesday, April 4th from 9 to11:30 a.m. at Durango Parks and Recreation Center. The meeting is to discuss existing community health resources and gaps and prioritize community health issues. This information will be incorporated into a community health assessment sponsored by San Juan Basin Health Department,...
Celebrate the 2011/2012 Season at Purgatory April 1, 2012!
Image:Celebrate the 2011/2012 Season at Purgatory April 1, 2012! There’s NO Joking around with the End of Season Festivities! Durango, CO: Purgatory received more than 200 inches of snow this winter, making for excellent skiing and riding. Some of the highlights for the season include adding new equipment to its mountain operations and providing additional experiences for its guests. Purgatory added to its grooming fleet a new...
Durango Public Library Offers Genealogy Classes using 1940 Census Records
Image:Durango Public Library Offers Genealogy Classes using 1940 Census Records Durango, CO: Genealogist Anna Hopkins-Arnold of Rootfinders Genealogy Research will present two classes in April to kick off the public release of the online 1940 Census. The 1940 Census will be released to the public on April 2, 2012. Find Your Ancestor’s in the 1940 Census – Thursday, April 5, 2012 2:00-3:30 pm Online Indexing of the 1940...
Durango Public Library Offers Genealogy for Beginners
Image:Durango Public Library Offers Genealogy for Beginners Durango, CO: Julie Pickett of the Southwest Colorado Genealogical Society will teach a “Genealogy for Beginners” class on Saturday, April 7th from 9:30 a.m. until noon at the Durango Public Library. Topics will include creating a family tree, organizing genealogical documents, finding resources on the Internet and more. Class size is limited to 10 students and...
DURANGO CHIROPRACTOR TO OFFER HEALING WORKSHOPS
Image:Durango Chiropractor To Offer Healing Workshops Durango chiropractor Keneen McNiven will offer a women-only workshop based on the Vagina Monologues, now on stage as part of Women’s History Month. Feminist Voice, a Fort Lewis College student organization, will present the Vagina Monologues on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, March 29-31, in the FLC Ballroom. Showtime is 7 p.m. Dr. McNiven will offer a follow-up workshop from...
Firkin Friday at Steamworks Brewing Co. to celebrate Spring
Image:Firkin Friday at Steamworks Brewing Co. to celebrate Spring Unique “Spring Fever Firkin” to be tapped on Friday, April 6 Durango, CO: Spring has sprung at Steamworks Brewing Co., and the brewpub is set to celebrate during its monthly Firkin Friday, April 6, 2012, with a special “Spring Fever Firkin. The cask will be tapped at 3 p.m. According to Ken Martin, Steamworks head brewer, the firkin’s base beer...
2012 Southwest Tourism Summit
Image:2012 Southwest Tourism Summit Early Bird Registration is $49.00 per attendee. Register by March 27, 2012 and save $50.00. After March 27, registration is $99.00 per attendee. Click for more information, conference schedule and registration: www.durango.org/summit or http://www.durangotrain.com/home/southwest-tourism-summit Register for the inaugural Southwest Tourism Summit in Durango on April 5 & 6. Never before has an area...
Seminar may help take some of the risk out of starting your own business
Image:Seminar may help take some of the risk out of starting your own business Durango, CO: The Small Business Development Center at Fort Lewis College is once again offering the Starting Your Business Workshop. Open to everyone, this half-day seminar will be held Thursday, April 12, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Durango Public Library. Starting a business is risky. Understanding the risks and reducing them through careful planning...
SoulCollage will hold Body Invocations on April 8, 2012
Image:SoulCollage will hold Body Invocations on April 8, 2012 April 8th will be the next SoulCollage, Durango Arts Center from 12-430. Please come to the back door, north parking lot. The optional activity will be a body movement excercise called Body Invocations: Imagination in Motion, by Mariabruna Sirabella, one of my mentors. She describes her work with this piece as: Invite Joy into your life ~ Listen to the wise language of your...
City Begins Spring Clean-up
Image:City Begins Spring Clean-up Durango, CO: Spring has sprung, and with it comes spring clean-up! City residents are encouraged to finish their spring clean-up in time for the City’s annual yard waste pick up. Crews will be moving through the residential neighborhoods, picking up bagged or boxed brush, yard waste, and tree limbs less than eight feet in length. Tree limbs longer than eight feet will not be collected. Residents...
Team Registration for Spring & Summer Adults Sports is Open
Image:Team Registration for Spring & Summer Adults Sports is Open Durango, CO: Durango Parks and Recreation is offering early bird discounts for all spring and summer adult sports registrations. Get your 6v6 Soccer, Softball or Kickball team registered now at the Durango Recreation Center and catch the promotion. Registration is first-come first-served, so don’t delay getting your team in for the season. League manuals and...
The heart of FLC’s Hozhoni Days begins March 26 with Miss Hozhoni Pageant
Image:The heart of FLC’s Hozhoni Days begins March 26 with Miss Hozhoni Pageant Durango, CO: Its Navajo name means “Days of beauty” — a description perfectly suited to Hozhoni Days, a month of pageantry, speakers, powwowing, and celebration of cultures that is Fort Lewis College’s longest-running student-led tradition. The theme for this year’s 48th annual Hozhoni Days is “Celebrating the...
Riverhouse Children’s Center to Build New Home Fundraising Campaign Underway
Image:Riverhouse Children’s Center to Build New Home Fundraising Campaign Underway Durango, CO: Riverhouse Children’s Center Board of Directors today announced it will build a new facility on Florida Road, just south of Colorado Avenue. The center is targeted for completion by the end of 2012. “Thanks to the generosity of a local community member, 1.5 acres was donated to the center for the new building,”...
Outside Magazine honors Durango in their 2012 Outside Travel Awards
Image:Outside Magazine honors Durango in their 2012 Outside Travel Awards Southwestern Colorado City awarded Runner-Up: Best New Adventure Hub Durango, CO – Outside magazine’s April 2012 edition unveils the 2012 Outside Travel Awards. “The Wander List” was compiled from information from travel writers and correspondents from around the world to unveil the most inspiring travel destinations and products....
