75 years ago: An advertisement read: “Durango’s some place to go – Trimble Springs. Dine, dance, swim. This week floor-show The Modernettes. Oh boy! Can they dance!” 50 years ago:…
Free kidney disease classes are available in Durango. These monthly, instructor-led classes will teach participants about the causes of chronic kidney disease, diet and nutrition, managing insurance and treatment choices…
Healthy seniors to be tested in bid to foil disease
The country’s Bureau of Statistics says household consumption of tobacco fell 4.9 percent during the year that ended in March and clipped a small but still noteworthy 0.1 percentage point…
Sterile environments may put children at risk, especially those at young ages
Have your doctor write a ‘park prescription’ for you, if all else fails
“Wi-Fi Before You Fly. Now Free,” it announced. Saving a speck of time and trouble, Parker tapped directly into the service offered by the airport, where fliers without their own…
Tourists enjoy the sunset on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. World Cup tourists should prepare to dig deep into their wallets. It’s not just the hotels and flights…
What parent needs to wait by the mailbox when there’s the Internet?
“An unidentified picket walks in front of the Rio Grande-land construction projects as Laborers Local No. 813, Carpenters District Council of Southern Colorado, went on strike against the J. J.…
The Eastern Orthodox Mission of Durango will host Archbishop Benjamin of San Francisco and the West this weekend. The archbishop will attend the Great Vespers service at 5 p.m. Saturday…
Leader of women’s group, man who runs website may be kicked out
75 years ago: The following appeared in the section called Fort Lewis News: “The campus seems quite deserted since the students and a good many of the instructors have gone…
75 years ago: An advertisement read, “Refresh yourself at the 7-Up Fountain open until midnight featuring Baur’s ice cream and delicious sandwiches.” 50 years ago: “Durango is within the top…
75 years ago: “In an accident caused by the narrowness of the road, a car driven by Charles Colvin of Durango plunged into the Florida River near Nelson’s sawmill. The…
“One month into construction to replace Baker’s Bridge 12 miles north of Durango. In this May 1989 photo, in foreground, construction begins on the west abutment. A work scaffold spans…
The number of farmers markets has more than doubled during the past decade, topping more than 8,000 in 2013. Matching that proliferation is equally wild growth in the variety of…
Cookbook author Paula Wolfert, who has been diagnosed with an early stage of Alzheimer’s disease, makes a smoothie mix using avocados, cacao powder mixed with cinnamon, lemons, kale, blueberries and…
75 years ago: “The society reporter says she would know it is June, even if she didn’t have a calendar.” 50 years ago: “Mercy hospital is modernizing all the time.…
Hundreds of thousands of seniors are misusing prescription drugs
San Juan Basin Health and state health officials warn Coloradans to avoid hantavirus exposure while cleaning cabins or other buildings that were closed for winter. Hantavirus is a serious and…
With body pumped full of white blood cells, patients see results
75 years ago: “Durango’s headquarters battery of the Colorado National Guard will leave enroute to Camp George West, near Golden, for a two week annual camp of the National Guard…
“One of Durango’s best known tourist attractions (?) was in full bloom as wind whipped big clouds of dust off the tailings pile at the old VCA mill located at…
The CanShed survived an hourlong assault by two grizzly bears at the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone, Montana. The CanShed, which protects trash containers, will be available…
