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Public Health office will be closed Feb. 5 and 19

La Plata County Public Health will close early at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday and Feb. 19 for internal staff training. The closure affects all offices located at the Public Health Department’s new l...

DATE: Jan 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Community

Durango Creative District to host open dialogue

The Durango Creative District will host an Open Dialogue to discuss opinions about Durango’s arts and culture, and the DCD from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Feb. 6 at EsoTerra Ciderworks, 558 Main Ave. Me...

DATE: Jan 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Community

Annual pie auction to be held in Bayfield

The best bakers in the Pine River Valley will be auctioning off their delicious pies at the annual Cabin Fever Pie Auction starting at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Church of Christ, 2011 Bayfiel...

DATE: Jan 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Community

Soup for the Soul to be held

Mercy Health Foundation announces the 18th annual Soup for the Soul to raise money for Mercy Hospice. This signature event is one that nourishes the body, warms the heart and supports excell...

DATE: Jan 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Community

Atkinson to close Durango business

Susan Atkinson has owned and operated Susan’s Salon and Permanent Makeup for 19 years in Durango and will be closing the business and retiring in mid-February. She is grateful to have befrie...

DATE: Jan 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Business

Senior Center Calendar

Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Monday 9:30 a.m.: Intermediate Tai-Chi. 10:30 a.m.: Neo Delphi Meeting, Watch Your Step – Marvel, Chair Yoga. 11:30 a.m...

DATE: Jan 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Community

Mindy Jordeth joins Durango Primary Care

Local physician assistant Mindy Jordeth with be joining Adam Owens, MD, of Durango Primary Care in March. Jordeth is a physician assistant who will accept her own patients and work collabora...

DATE: Jan 23, 2025 | CATEGORY: Business

2025 fair theme contest underway

The La Plata County Fair Board is accepting theme ideas for the 2025 La Plata County Fair. Themes should reflect the family and community nature of the fair. People are asked to keep theme o...

DATE: Jan 23, 2025 | CATEGORY: Community

Senior Center Calendar

Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Monday 9:30 a.m.: Intermediate Tai-Chi. 10:30 a.m.: Neo Delphi Meeting, Watch Your Step – Marvel, Chair Yoga. 1 p.m.: N...

DATE: Jan 23, 2025 | CATEGORY: Community

Bridge scores

Durango Bridge Club online and in-person play – all pairs received 50+ percent Jan. 17 – Open Pairs First: W. Caplan/D. Squires Second: S. Caplan/E. Dorminy Third: C.L....

DATE: Jan 23, 2025 | CATEGORY: Community

February Library Events

Durango Public Library 1900 East Third Ave. Contact: 375-3380. Weekly events for youths Tuesdays, 4-5 p.m.: Youth Chess Club: Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment. Meet fellow e...

DATE: Jan 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Community

City announces Martin Luther King Jr. day schedule

Here is the city’s schedule for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday: City administrative offices will be closed, including City Hall, Community Development and Engineering, the Police l...

DATE: Jan 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Community

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Snowdown Light Parade can boast another successful yearLights flashed, fire trucks wailed and a foam cannon spewed suds

Bright lights, screaming fire trucks and children bundled up so thoroughly it seemed like an army of Michelin men had taken over downtown Durango. Yep. It’s the much anticipated Snowdown light parade, this year distinguished by a crowd of onlookers peppered with scrabble tiles, Clue characters and playing cards.

Locals flocked to Main Avenue on Friday to get a look (and maybe a Smartie or two) at the floats parading through town on various, creatively decorated vehicles. There were some obvious standouts at this year’s board game-themed parade. After a fire truck’s opening sirens came the Purgatory car, toting a brightly lit ski bum moonlighting as a DJ, likely giving the women of Durango some unpleasant déjà vu. Best dressed had to go to the Colorado Department of Transportation’s bulldozer, wearing the most believable Hungry Hungry Hippos costume seen yet. Biggest crowd pleaser? The dancers boogieing to Chappell Roan’s “HOT TO GO!” while the crowd sang and wiggled along. But what got the biggest rise out of the onlookers was the white plumes of motorcycle exhaust, courtesy of the Harley-Davidson club. The smell of burning octane was a convincing enough reason for people to briefly unclutch the rails and step away from their coveted positions at the front of the fence. Last but not least, another machine spewing its interior into the crowd: a foam cannon, the first one to make an appearance in the history of Snowdown. Much better received than exhaust, it extracted gleeful screams from kids and adults alike. jbowman@durangoherald.com