Main Street in Bayfield, 1930.Courtesy of Center of Southwest Studies 75 years ago: Silverton – “Federal Conciliator William Houston arrived from Kansas City and began preparations immediately for settlement of…
75 years ago: “Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Corle, after spending a couple of days in Durango left by auto for New York, where they will embark for a trip of…
75 years ago: “One feature of the Durango goodwill tour and one which will gain a lot of good publicity for the city and this section of the state, will…
The United Blood Services will host these blood drives: 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 1 in the Bloodmobile at Mercy Regional Medical Center, 1010 Three Springs Blvd. 2 to…
These and other lifestyle changes can lower Alzheimer’s risk
Matt Guthmiller, 19, completed the more than 29,000-mile journey in a leased single-engine airplane late Monday night when he touched down at Gillespie Field in El Cajon, California. Guthmiller made…
“Alabama The Beautiful” signs that have stood at the state line since 2003 will be replaced with green and white signs saying “Welcome to Sweet Home Alabama.” The new signs…
In the past few years, some of the biggest car rental companies have added the finest cars money can buy to their fleets. Alongside the practical Toyotas and Fords are…
Seems impossible, right? These strategies can make trips fun for everyone
“It appears that these men are intently studying the golf ball on the No. 4 green during the third annual Navajo Trail Amateur Golf Tournament in June 1964, but actually…
Rules spell out how Americans With Disabilities Act applies to mothers-to-be
The Congregation Har Shalom, 2537 County Road 203, will host these events as part of a special Shabbaton program called “The Shmittah Year: Jews, Food and Food Justice”: Shabbat morning…
Local Orthodox mission to host exhibit of 30 of its images
75 years ago: “Durango’s new middle-of-the-street traffic signs were installed as more or less of an experiment, and are not necessarily permanent. The sign were installed as an effort to…
75 years ago: “Monday morning will see the beginning of construction of the new Safeway store building in Durango. To be erected on the lots immediately south of the Herald-Democrat…
75 years ago: “Motorists going along Main Avenue found the new traffic signs more than a bit confusing. In some cases, traffic was slowed almost to the point of jamming.…
“Herald reporter Roy Pace went down to the D&RGW yards to get a picture of the Nomad, (an) elegant private car, with Elliott Donnelley, Chicago printing executive, (who) recently bought…
An onion and feta grilled pizza gets its inspiration from Middle Eastern cuisine.Matthew Mead/Associated Press By which I mean, every time I go to the grocer no matter what I…
The ribs in this recipe for Memphis-style baby back ribs come from a pig that was less than a year old and are the most expensive cut of rib.Matthew Mead/Associated…
Andrew Pittz of the Sawmill Hollow aronia berry farm offers samples and sells aronia berry products at Whole Foods Market in Omaha, Neb. The berry has emerged from relative obscurity…
Frito-Lay, the snack division of PepsiCo Inc., will announce today the coffee-flavored chips as one of the four finalists for its second annual “Do Us a Flavor” contest in the…
To keep them fresh longer, don’t wash blueberries until you’re ready to use them.Matthew Mead/Associated Press As long as you’re willing to consider a few fresh approaches, it’s actually easy…
What’s currently in season in your garden? Carrots, chard, green onions, kale, lettuce, snow peas, spinach and radishes are just a few of the items that are popping up in…
75 years ago: “Oil companies having bulk storage plants in Durango will be required to build dikes around their tanks as a fire protection measure. The three major oil corporations…
His patient had been on the drug, digoxin, for many years. A mainstay of treating older patients with rapid rhythm disturbances, it was first described in the medical literature in…
But if you also know about the strawberry cervix, the watermelon stomach and the blueberry muffin rash, you just may be a doctor. A fading tradition of naming medical conditions…
