This lemon-pesto chicken salad gets its garlicky-herbaceous flavor from pre-made pesto.Melissa d’Arabian/Associated Press Over the years, we’ve become picnicking experts. My top two pieces of advice on picnic-planning are keep…
50 years ago: “Major Jim French received an engraved airplane piston yesterday ‘commemorating the last scheduled DC-3 flight on the original Frontier route.’ The DC-3 made its last scheduled flight…
A standard brain scanning technique is showing promise for helping doctors distinguish between patients in a vegetative state and those with hidden signs of consciousness.Associated Press file A study released…
75 years ago: “The San Juan Basin Archaeological Society and friends gathered for a picnic on Reservoir Hill Tuesday night. The pungency of steaming chili, cooked over an open fire,…
75 years ago: “As the janitor at Durango High School prepared to haul down the flag that flapped at the top of the pole at the corner of the high…
Witches, mysterious seafarers among the many discoveries
Christ the King Lutheran Church will celebrate the season of Pentecost and the “birth of the Church.” The “birthday” party will be held from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Sunday. The…
Frequent attendance tied to health benefits
Fort Lewis College has joined the Partnership for a Healthier America, which offers guidelines and programming for nutrition and physical activity. This initiative will affect more than 1 million students,…
Lisa Vila Fischetti of Telluride was in Durango last weekend with her 6-year-old daughter, Ella, for a girls lacrosse tournament at the Riverview Sports Complex. Instead of waking up at…
Entertainment hubs seen as opportunity for economic boost
Robert Voogt uses the communication device MiniTalk to answer questions during a news conference. Voogt cannot speak because he suffers from primary progressive aphasia, a brain disorder sometimes confused with…
75 years ago: “Fire of unknown origin Sunday night completely razed the Falfa Mercantile company store at Falfa, despite the efforts of a group of neighbors who rallied to fight…
Both aficionados are quick to claim which wine graces their glass and why. Of course, there also are the less common “I-like-it-all” white wine drinkers. To better understand each group’s…
Wine is key ingredient in traditional Italian cookies
50 years ago: “Architect George King today released for bidding the plans and specifications for the proposed $150,000 Durango Public Library remodeling and new addition. The bids will be opened…
75 years ago: “While the general Colorado fishing season opens Sunday, no fishing will be allowed at Electra Lake. The fishing season at Electra Lake will not begin until June…
75 years ago: “A colorful pageant was enacted Friday at Smiley Junior High School when pupils of First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth grades of Durango presented their annual Spring…
In Costa Rica, a family embraces adventure
75 years ago: “Posting of flag men at the front and at the rear of each flock or herd of driven stock, on the highway, are requested by Courtesy Patrolman…
New commission to spend 2 years reviewing policy
The Rev. Tim Orlowski and five other members of Christ the King Lutheran Church will be taking a mission trip to Iglesia Israel Lutheran congregation in Playa Grande Ixcan Quiche,…
