Kate Kelly, center, is the founder of Ordain Women, which advocates for women in the Mormon priesthood. Rather than going to Salt Lake City’s Temple Square during today’s semiannual General…
Congregation Har Shalom, 2537 County Road 203, will host these programs today: Yom Kippur Mindfulness Session will be held from 8:45 to 9:15 a.m. This is contemplative Jewish meditation designed…
Biannual conference may include non-English speaker for first time
75 years ago: “Jim Jarvis shipped six carloads of lambs to Denver and Bruce Sullivan shipped eight to Kansas City.” 50 years ago: “Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr., undersecretary of Commerce…
75 years ago: “With five cases of infantile paralysis already reported the La Plata County physician ordered the quarantining of Vallecito Dam community and the area immediately surrounding it.” 50…
Scotties cabins north of Bayfield in the 1950s. The postcard is part of the Nina Heald Webber Southwest Colorado Collection.Courtesy of Center of Southwest Studies 75 years ago: “Graveling has…
Brussels sprouts, which belong to the same family as cabbage, broccoli and kale, are both healthy and delicious.Matthew Mead/Associated Press Ditch the usual greens and get your hands on Brussels…
The lifestyle maven then did what millions of Americans do in such a pinch: She called the nearest restaurant. “On a day that I’ve been cooking all day, it’s very…
Grilled zucchini ribbons can add both flavor and visual appeal to many dishes.Matthew Mead/Associated Press And we might as well make the most of it. Because even though zucchini is…
Food service workers who need training in food safety may take classes this month at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Colorado State University and the La Plata County Extension Agency…
James Holton, owner of Mountain Town Station Brewing Co. & Restaurant, will help provide students of Central Michigan University’s new fermentation science program with hand-on experience in brewing beer.Photo courtesy…
As Jews prepare for Yom Kippur, experts recommend foods to follow abstinence
75 years ago: “Miss Virginia Conway, who celebrated her 15 birthday invited 19 guests to share the occasion. Guests were divided into teams and spent a greater portion of the…
75 years ago: “Grandma Day, sometimes but rarely called Victoria S. Day, of Sunnyside will celebrate her 90th birthday Sept. 30.” 50 years ago: “A beautiful scene of the golden…
But to break into the top 10 percent of American drinkers, you would need to drink more than two bottles of wine with every dinner. And you’d still be below-average…
Women’s Wellness Connection and the American Cancer Society urge women ages 40 to 64 to talk with their doctors during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month about screening for breast cancer.…
No staring, no grunting and, please, use your towel and remember to share the equipment
When telling a child about a parent’s cancer, experts suggest being honest and not making promises that can’t be kept. They also recommend avoiding euphemisms that may confuse younger children.Associated…
The Brookings Institution Press The senior fellow at the Brookings Institution argues in a new book, Generation Unbound: Drifting into Sex and Parenthood without Marriage, that the act of not…
“I want to know who I am before I bring someone else into the equation,” said Weaver, 25, who has a master’s degree in exercise physiology and moved with her…
Glen Fritzler’s popular corn maze in LaSalle is dedicated to “everyday heroes” this year, including Floyd Mares, a friend of Fritzler’s known for his generosity to the community’s needy.Joshua Polson/The…
To shift balance of power, photographer is the one shedding clothes
75 years ago: “Durango will be host to a police training school, at which three experts from the federal bureau of investigation will be instructors.” 50 years ago: “Chickens in…
Scattered by economic forces, town’s Jewish community dwindles
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango, 419 San Juan Drive, will present a talk called “The Practice of Teshuvah” at 10 a.m. Sunday. The Rev. Katie Kandarian-Morris will discuss the…
75 years ago: “William H. Fredinburg pleaded guilty to a forgery charge and was sentenced to serve from six to 10 years in the state prison.” 50 years ago: The…
75 years ago: “Among the new houses being erected in Durango is one on the corner of 8th Avenue and 8th Street being built by Henry C. Pryor, and a…
75 years ago: “Two car loads of ore have arrived in Durango from the Mayflower Mill in Silverton. Six more cars are reported ready for shipment from the Mayflower Mill.”…
