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After a snowy weekend, festive blooms for celebrations

By Ann Butler Neighbors columnist These people may need snow tires to go into the high country for their birthdays: Jim Edmanson, John Kessell, Jim Welch, Ja...

DATE: Apr 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Molly Matava named Boys and Girls Club’s Youth of Year

By Ann Butler Neighbors Columnist Congratulations go to Molly Matava, who has been named the Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County’s Youth of the Year. “Mol...

DATE: Apr 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Neighbors: Honoring nurses who make a difference

By Ann Butler Neighbors Columnist Nurses in their modern incarnation work in such a diversity of occupations and touch so many lives in different ways, it’s hard to get...

DATE: Apr 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

A golden approach to raising scholarship funds

By Ann Butler Neighbors columnist I go to the Durango Branch of the American Association of University Women’s Book & Author Luncheon to help raise money for scholarshi...

DATE: Mar 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

FLC announces new dean of Arts & Sciences

Jesse Peters will come from North Carolina

DATE: Mar 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fort Lewis College presents workshop to help women negotiate first salaries

Closing gender pay gap starts with first job

DATE: Mar 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Residents enjoy spring birthdays and anniversaries

By Ann Butler Neighbors columnist It’s winter in the mountains and spring down below for the birthdays of: Samuel Brown, Virginia Rohr, Shirley Drover, Mary ...

DATE: Mar 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Music in the Mountains offers fun fundraisers

By Ann Butler Neighbors columnist I know spring just started, but summer will be here before you know it. And one of the highlights of summer is Music in the Mountains....

DATE: Mar 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Leadership La Plata ponders health and human services

By Ann Butler Neighbors Columnist The March session of Leadership La Plata addressed the sector of health and human services. In a class designed by Rachel B...

DATE: Mar 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Soup nourishes body and soul at Hospice of Mercy event

By Ann Butler Neighbors columnist Hospice of Mercy’s much-anticipated Soup for the Soul is one of the big fundraisers of spring – even if it took place five days before...

DATE: Mar 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Flowers are abloom for this week’s celebrants

By Ann Butler neighbors columnist The community is running a spring fever for the birthdays of: Jim Robertson, Richard Gjere, Dottie Robinson, Tom Duke, Tama...

DATE: Mar 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Two District 9-R schools to welcome new principals in 2017-2018

Park Elementary and Miller Middle start new chapter

DATE: Mar 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News