Southwest Lifestyle
Travel
Spend Halloween night in a coffin at Dracula’s castle
Contest winners will spend Halloween in his castle – in coffins
Religion
Evangelicals much more accepting of politicians’ ‘immoral’ acts
Majority says people can behave ethically in public roles despite their personal sins
Religion
Durango Dharma Center offers class on Buddha’s essential teachings
Durango Herald file Based on Turning the Wheel of Truth by Ajahn Succito, the class will explore the Buddha’s first discourse on the Four Noble Truths. The class is appropriate…
Religion
Youth group meets Mondays at First Southern Baptist Church in Durango
Associated Press file The evening features dinner and games. For more information, call Blythe at 424-2198 or email [email protected].
Southwest Life
At St. Francis Sanctuary, Pat Jackson fulfills a lifelong mission of saving birds
Now, all grown up, she runs St. Francis Sanctuary & Wildlife Rehabilitation, a sprawling 160-acre property near Arboles, about 50 miles southeast of Durango. Since 2004, she has tended to…
Health
Health coalition to promote advance care planning
Mercy Regional Medical Center is one of the partners in the Community Health Action Coalition’s effort promote advance care planning.Durango Herald file The coalition’s new advanced care planning initiative, “My…
Food
The Grapevine: Like a favorite sweater, wrap yourself in port
Whites, roses and reds are fashionable any time of year. But there’s always an exception to this rule, and for many of us, cooler weather is definitely a hallmark of…
Food
Variety and creativity beat boredom of brown bag lunches
How to pack simple, healthy school lunches they’ll actually eat
Travel
Popular Frida Kahlo exhibit heads to Tucson
“Frida Kahlo: Art, Garden, Life” broke attendance records at the New York Botanical Garden during its six-month run last year, attracting more than 500,000 visitors. The large exhibit debuted in…
Travel
Why visitors love Scotland’s Misty Isle of Skye
Dramatic scenery, rich history on Scotland’s Misty Isle
Religion
Holiday quilt sale this weekend at Christ the King
Christ the King Lutheran Church is located at 495 Florida Road, across from Chapman Hill. Call the church office at 247-5310 for more information.
Religion
Decades of divorce erode religious participation
When parents split, kids are less likely to be believers
Religion
Retreat on equanimity Oct. 22 at Dharma Center
The retreat will include formal sitting, walking and guided meditation as well as dharma talks. Through intentional cultivation of equanimity, it’s possible to experience less reactivity to events and develop…
Southwest Life
Colorado woman completes 82-mile swim across Lake Powell
Colorado woman’s 56-hour effort could be a record-breaker
Health
Don’t expect Fitbits to improve health, help drop pounds
Brett Broviak, a manager of respiratory and sleep services at IU Health North Hospital, shows off his Fitbit fitness tracker for the camera on the hospital’s campus in Carmel, Ind.…
Travel
Amateur cyclists tackle grueling Haute Route in the French Pyrenees
It was agonizingly difficult, one steep, grueling mountain road after another. But it was also wonderful. The event was part of the Haute Route series, billed as “the highest, toughest…
Travel
Bears Ears ranks among National Trust’s endangered sites
Effort to protect U.S. landmarks not without controversy
Religion
Seventh Day Adventists to present ‘Startling Prophecies for America’
Associated Press file The seminars, which will explore how present day events in America point to biblical prophecies, will begin at 6 p.m. Friday and continue at 11 a.m. and…
Religion
Christ the King Lutheran Church to hold quilt sale
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file The public is invited to come peruse and buy. Proceeds will be used to purchase quilting supplies for charitable giving of quilted items. The sale will…
Religion
Believing in miracles may be hazardous to your health
Placing too much control in the divine could limit person’s individual efforts
Food
Delivering a perfect portion of portable pep
Date-Coconut Energy Balls are a handy, nut-free source of energy to stash in your office, lunchbox or gym bag.Deb Lindsey/The Washington Post The one-bite wonders provide more sustained energy by…