Southwest Life
Pine beetle poses threat to Southwest Colorado forests
3 species combine to kill ponderosa trees near Vallecito
Southwest Lifestyle
Travel
What haunted houses tell us about ourselves and our past
What do they tell us about ourselves, our past?
Health
Ultra-personal therapy: Gene tumor boards guide cancer care
Cancer patient Alison Cairnes poses for a portrait at the University of California San Diego in San Diego, Calif., on Aug. 15. Doctors were just guessing a decade ago when…
Travel
Taking selfies with llamas? Leaning out of a helicopter? Photographer Gray Malin has done it all
“Escape,” Malin’s latest collection of travel photographs, can transport you from the sun-drenched beaches of St. Barts to the dusty plains of Namibia, no passport required. The 31-year-old Los Angeles-based…
Horoscopes
Horoscope for October 22, 2017
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): You will work hard during the next few weeks. In fact, you will work so hard that you will urge others to keep up…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: Mrs. O.C. Ufford, Colorado State PTA president, addressed the morning session of “The War and Our Children.” 50 years ago: A fire, caused by an electrical-switch box…
Southwest Life
A historic orchard in Dolores produces Teal Cider
Restoration group helps revive apple trees
Horoscopes
Horoscope for October 21, 2017
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Today, you will have to go more than halfway when dealing with others, which means you have to be accommodating and cooperative. (That’s because…
Religion
Jesus is not the star of the new Museum of the Bible
Hobby Lobby family builds one of largest museums in capital
Religion
Booth space available for St. Columba Christmas Bazaar
Booth-rental proceeds go to the youth ministry at St. Columba. To reserve vendor space, call 247-0044 or email [email protected].
Travel
The quest to visit all 50 states: How many have you seen?
And I’ve been surprised by how many others I know who have been on the very same quest. “We’re seeing more and more people with this goal,” said Alicia Rovey,…
Health
San Juan Regional Medical Center to offer free flu shots
Oct. 28: 9 a.m.-noon, San Juan Regional Medical Center, drive-through clinic, north parking lot, Maple Street and Schwartz Avenue, Farmington.Oct. 31: 9-11 a.m., Aztec Senior Center, 101 South Park Ave.,…
Health
Restaurant food safety class will be held at La Plata County Fairgrounds
The class will cover Colorado Department of Health safe food-handling requirements for food service industry workers and Cottage Food Tier 1 producers. Participants will receive a Food Safety Works Wallet…
Community
Senior Calendar
2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Monday 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 9 a.m. Medicare counseling. 10:15 a.m. Watch Your Step exercise. 12:30 p.m. Recreational bridge. 12:45 p.m. Dominoes. 1 p.m. Movie Monday:…
Community
Fort Lewis College Calendar
Saturday “Jazz on the Hill” with Storm Large and San Juan Symphony, 7:30 p.m., $16-$53, Community Concert Hall. Sunday Skyhawks men’s soccer: Colorado School of Mines vs. Fort Lewis College,…
Community
September Births
Brittney and Anthony Holt, Bayfield, Emily Rose, 7 lbs., 1 oz., 9:24 p.m., Sept. 2. Maria Pardo and Elias Cruz, Ignacio, Elias Raul Jr., 5 lbs., 9 oz., 8:05 a.m.,…
Community
Thank you Letters
Pine River Library thanks the community for helping make the third annual Zucchini Extravaganza a success again this year. Like every year, we couldn’t have done it without the help…
Community
Bridge scores
Oct. 9 Open Pairs First: B. Hillmer, C.L. Lappen Second: M. Dunn, B. Miller Third: W. Caplan, D. Squires Fourth: L. Hawk, J. Mercer Oct. 10 Open Pairs First: B.…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: The Durango Reading Club met at the home of Mrs. J.A. Lee. Activities included reading and talking about reading. 50 years ago: The Southern Ute Indian Tribe…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: Alex Garcia, “one of the little Herald-Democrat sellers on Main,” was standing on some machinery at the San Juan Implement Co. when a friend lost his balance…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: Past commanders of Trujillo Sheets Post No. 28, American Legion, were announced to meet for dinner at the Strater Hotel. Guests included Major Thomas F. Mishou Jr.,…
Food
Disabled chefs serve as model for change in Morocco
Moroccan salad, grilled meat, Basque rice and lemon mousse are on the menu of the day at the restaurant, part of broader efforts by the Hadaf association that runs it…
Health
A dietitian’s four favorite foods that are high in good fats
Raw almonds are shown on a roasting tray. Almonds are a perfect snack, especially when they replace less nutritious alternatives like chips or pastries. This was highlighted in a recent…
Travel
Tony, the Louisiana truck-stop tiger, dies at age 17
Tony, the Bengal tiger at the Tiger Truck Stop in Grosse Tete, La., has died at the age of 17. Implying he was euthanized, a notice on the Tiger Truck…
Horoscopes
Horoscope for October 20, 2017
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): What can you do to improve your job or how you do your job? For that matter, what can you do to improve your…
Religion
Operation Christmas Child kicks off Saturday
du1-i-syn The donation drive gives community members the opportunity to help children who may be victims of war, poverty, disease and natural disaster. Through the weekend in the atrium at…
Community
Rotary Club to hear from city of Durango officials
du1-i-syn They will discuss the multiple fiscal challenges that the city is seeking to address, including the proposed property tax increase needed to adequately support the Durango Fire Protection District.…
Travel
St. Helena, one of world’s most remote islands, gets commercial flights
The SA Airlink plane left Johannesburg on a six-hour journey to the British-ruled territory, which hopes to draw more tourists to the deposed French emperor’s final abode, Longwood House, as…
Health
Gynecology museum’s 4,500 items tell an interesting and odd medical tale
Mary Hyde, senior director of the resource center at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, at the group’s museum in Washington, D.C.Carolyn Van Houten/Washington Post The lifter, also called…
Food
The 7-day green juice gummy bear cleanse is a real thing
Tounge-in-cheek candy kit not intended as diet