Durango Local NEWS by LNN
Colorado Gives Day
Make the most of your end-of-year donations during Colorado Gives Day. A foundation will match up to $1 million for all donations made on Dec. 4. Visit swcogives.org.
Pine River Shares
When everyone shares, no one goes without. That’s the principle behind Pine River Shares of Bayfield, where neighbors can help feed, clothe, and teach each other self-sufficiency.
HEALTHY LIVING: Diabetes & Sight
Learn how diabetes can affect your eyesight if you don’t keep your blood-sugar under control.
Community Thanksgiving
The annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner will be offered once again this year. Check out our story for details and learn how to volunteer for this well-attended event.
New Owner Restores Avon
Daniel Clute is a world traveler who likes funky hotels. And fancy hotels, too. He just likes establishments that capture the character of a town, and that’s what he wants for Silverton’s Avon Hotel.
Chapman Hill Ice Maker
CJ Fuss tells us how me makes the ice for the ice-skating rink. It takes a lot more than flooding a bunch of concrete with the garden hose. And just HOW does he get the ice so white?
Colleges Looking Beyond GPAs, Test Scores
More and more colleges offer test-optional admission applications. We visit with the college counselor at Animas High School to learn about changing trends in requirements for college applications, and why students who don’t test well can still get into selective and highly selective
Southern Ute Museum Wants You Back!
The Southern Ute Museum is now open seven days a week. It’s permanent exhibit tells the story of the Ute people, but it also will offer rotating exhibits to entice you back. See what’s on display now, and stop by the gift shop, where works by Navajo, Pueblo and Ute artists are for sale.
BARK & WINE! Annual Fund-Raiser Supports Shelter
The La Plata County Humane Society will host its annual ‘Bark-n-Wine’ fund-raiser on Nov. 10. Find out what the event supports, and where you can buy tickets.
Jazz on the Hill
This year’s Jazz on the Hill promises great food and great entertainment by torch-singer Storm Strong.
Free Chocolate Franchise Awaits Successful Senior
The Durango-based Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory franchise has joined forces with the Fort Lewis College School of Business Administration to offer a class in Applied Entrepreneurship and Franchising, and the student who writes the best business plan will be awarded a free RMC
Mapping the Oxbow Park
Big Picture High School seniors learn about geographic information systems and mapping when they map the presence of animals and noxious weeds in the Oxbow Preserve for the Durango Parks and Recreation Department’s management plan.
A Lively and Energetic Season
Thomas Heuser, music director for the San Juan Symphony, promises a lively set of performances for the season.
Buy Bling for Cancer Support
The 14th annual Styles’n’Stones Jewlery Show will benefit the Cancer Coalition of Southwest Colorado. Find out how and why the show got started.
Cowboy Poetry Gathering Celebrates 30 Years of Stories
Life on the range minding the cattle was a lonely profession, and a dangerous one. Cowboy poetry grew out of those experiences, and Durango celebrates the folk tradition for the 30th year this year.
HEALTHY LIVING: Take Care of Your Spine
You don’t have to twist yourself into exotic yoga positions to take care of your spine. Just do what your mother told you to do . . .
Life’s a B*tchin Cookie for This Baker
Durango baker Becky Woodbridge started a cookie company, and it’s a bitch! Literally!
Got Apples? New Collective Has Pickers
A new food collective will help you harvest excess produce and get it into the hands of folks who can use it.
First-Grader Gets Free Trip to Disney World
An Animas Valley Elementary students is one of 50 children selected nationwide to be treated to a free trip to Disney World on behalf of the Kidd’s Kids Foundation.
