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Pine River Library has successful Zucchini Festival Pine River Library thanks the community for helping make the third annual Zucchini Extravaganza a success again this year. Like every year...

Bridge scores

Durango Bridge Club Scores Oct. 9 Open Pairs First: B. Hillmer, C.L. Lappen Second: M. Dunn, B. Miller Third: W. Caplan, D. Squires Fourth:...

And the West is History

100 years ago: To encourage people in Durango to become homeowners, B. Glaser offered “one of the desirable Liberty Loan Bonds of $50.00 absolutely free” to each purchaser of farms or reside...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Overcrowded with spectators, the circus parade was held in Durango. The “longest ever in the city and most comical” parade included “embryo artists” and “great merriment.”...

And the West is History

100 years ago: The Marvel Motor Co. unloaded “a bunch of new Chevrolet cars” to be sold in Durango. The same day, O.T. Trimble, Harris Bros. Mercantile Co. manager, and “a bunch of good ...

A dietitian’s four favorite foods that are high in good fats

Remember when we used to think that dietary fat was bad? We believed that “fat makes you fat,” but now know that obesity is more complex than just overeating a single nutrient. It’s amazing ...

Tony, the Louisiana truck-stop tiger, dies at age 17

NEW ORLEANS – A tiger kept at a Louisiana truck stop has died at the age of 17. Tony, a Bengal-Siberian mix, was euthanized Monday night because he was old, ill, and had not respo...

High Noon Rotary to meet Thursday

Durango High Noon Rotary will meet at 11:45 a.m. Thursday at the DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio. Principals from Silver Wave Seafood Co. will discuss the start of a new Dura...

Rotary Club to hear from city of Durango officials

Durango Mayor Dick White and City Manager Ron LeBlanc will be the keynote speakers at a special Rotary Club of Durango meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave. ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: The Durango Democrat announced that two area men, Justen Barnett and Alexander Baird, were scheduled to depart for war Oct. 26. The 1917 newspaper described them as “color...

St. Helena, one of world’s most remote islands, gets commercial flights

PROSPEROUS BAY PLAIN, St. Helena – One of the world’s most remote places became a little less isolated on Saturday when the first commercial flight arrived in St. Helena, a South Atlantic is...

Gynecology museum’s 4,500 items tell an interesting and odd medical tale

WASHINGTON – ‘What are those?” I asked, pointing to an instrument that appeared to be a fork and a spoon joined with handles. “Those are salad tongs,” deadpanned Mary Hyde, my guide through ...
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