75 years ago: “A picnic was had in more ways than one when Ross Cheney entertained friends at a jolly birthday party. Setting for the affair was the top of…
Photographer chronicles town’s quirky, rebellious characters
Mine operators are probing an area north and east of the town of Cripple Creek to see if it could be profitable as an underground gold mine, said Jane Mannon,…
Students using evening to include everyone, take stand on issues
Fassbinder Park and the bandstand where free concerts were performed, date unknown.Courtesy Center of Southwest Studies<br><br>http://swcenter.fortlewis.edu/images/P001/P00110708.htm 75 years ago: “A fraternal event of much interest to the San Juan Basin…
75 years ago: “The Durango City Council appointed Councilman Robert McNicholas as the new mayor of Durango; succeeding Nels Newman who has held that position for the past year.” 50…
Fu Schroeder, an abbess at the San Francisco Zen Center, will lead a retreat called “What is Zazen Anyway?” from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. May 9 at the Durango…
75 years ago: “After much arguing and haranguing at the special meeting of the Durango Round Table at the Strater, it finally was decided to shorten this year’s goodwill tour…
75 years ago: “Work is being completed on the temporary wooden bridge across the Florida River at Nelson’s sawmill. A steel bridge will be built later, as soon as steel…
Lee Ayers, front, and Robert J. Dwyer take off for a ride on their Indian motorcycles in this 1917 photo.Courtesy of Animas Museum 75 years ago: “April 18 was something…
Food Network star Melissa d’Arabian uses almost any herbs or greens to make delicious, versatile pestos such as this one made with fresh dill.Matthew Mead/Associated Press What to do with…
Making your own bitters doesn’t have to be a fussy, complicated process.Matthew Mead/Associated Press Fueled largely by the hard liquor and artisanal cocktail booms, bitters – those astringent, potent flavor…
Buttery roasted potatoes round out this chicken curry.Matthew Mead/Associated Press This weeknight-friendly chicken curry – rich with spices and coconut milk – is a perfect dinner on a chilly, wet…
Consumer interest in the organic label continues to grow – U.S. sales of organic products increased 11 percent last year, to more than $39 billion, despite tight domestic supplies of…
One of the best street parties in town will return this week, with the Durango Wine Experience running Thursday through Sunday. A local favorite during the 9-year-old festival is Friday’s…
75 years ago: “The Kline side camp will be accompanied during the coming summer. Approximately 40 enrollees will be transferred from the camp at Cortez. Enrollees and technicians will assist…
The Health Policy and Systems program at San Juan Basin Health Department is highlighting the dangers of underage drinking as part of Alcohol Awareness Month. Alcohol use by young people…
75 years ago: “Youth delinquency was an interesting subject, interestingly discussed at the meeting of the Whittier Parent Teacher Association. Rev. H.E. Root, a dynamic speaker whose words unfailingly invite…
Large companies target millennials with niche lodging
The Uber app displays cars available to make a pickup in downtown Manhattan on a smart phone. A new report shows that 47 percent of the ground transportation rides by…
Courtesy Center of Southwest Studies<br><br>http://swcenter.fortlewis.edu/images/M194/M1946037.htm<br><br>This 1950’s postcard overlooking Wolf Creek Pass, produced by Petley Studios in Phoenix, Ariz., is part of the Nina Heald Webber Southwest Colorado Collection. 75 years…
BONIOR A: This might be a quirk that gets no worse – or even gets better, with her stuffing herself full of 7-Eleven taquitos by Thursday – or this could…
Study: Mothers tend to space pregnancies 2½ years apart
