Lifestyle

Learn to hunt turkeys in April

Durango Herald file Colorado Parks and Wildlife will offer a free turkey-hunting seminar from 3 to 6:30 p.m. April 21…

March 21, 2017

Yogurt art gains fans in Japan

Yogurt art, using plain yogurt as a canvas to create pictures with fruits and sauces, is gaining popularity. Its colorful,…

March 20, 2017

Southwest Life

Southwestern Water Conservation District to hold annual seminar

Durango Herald file Southwestern Water Conservation District will hold its 35th annual water seminar from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.…

March 20, 2017

Southwest Life

Bayfield woman teaches herd dog clinics at Ag Expo

CORTEZ – Mia Stovall has been training dogs to herd farm animals for much of her life, and this year…

March 20, 2017

Food

Saffron growers look to get a foothold in the U.S.

BURLINGTON, Vt. — As spring crocus blooms approach, some growers have visions of a fall-flowering crocus that produces saffron, the…

March 19, 2017

Food

You think you don’t like beets? Try ‘em this way

Beet and Orange Salad.Deb Lindsey/The Washington Post This salad, best described as a “small plate” using the current culinary lingo,…

March 18, 2017

Southwest Life

Order seedlings now for delivery in April

Colorado State Forest Service The Colorado State Forest Service and the La Plata Conservation District are accepting applications until April…

March 18, 2017

Southwest Life

Solar Barn Raising to hold meetings about power systems

Durango Herald file Local nonprofit Solar Barn Raising will offer informational meetings about solar power at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March…

March 18, 2017

Food

Nan Pizza is a fun way to eat the flavors of India

This nan pizza is a fun way to eat the flavors of India in America’s favorite food. The popular chicken…

March 17, 2017

Religion

Church cops? Congregation eyes its own unusual police force

Alabama Legislature will decide if church can create department

March 17, 2017

Religion

Pope warns of ‘very grave sin’ when jobs are cut unjustly

Pope Francis gestures as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter square at the Vatican.Andrew Medichini/Associated Press…

March 17, 2017

Religion

Holy week at First United Methodist to begin April 8

Associated Press file Holy week at First United Methodist Church, 2917 Aspen Drive, will be April 8-16. Ongoing Sunday services…

March 17, 2017

Southwest Life

Fort Lewis College to hold hops workshop at Pine River Library

Durango Herald file Fort Lewis College with support from the Colorado Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop program will hold the…

March 17, 2017

Food

We’ve all had bad Irish coffee, but when made well, it’s a beautiful thing

Years ago, I had the fortune to be in Dublin on St. Patrick’s Day. I spent the day as any…

March 16, 2017

Southwest Life

Reservation rescues: Steven Sable saved a dog, found life’s mission

Phoenix photographer Steven Sable was traveling through the vast expanse of the Navajo Nation when he pulled over about eight…

March 16, 2017

Southwest Life

Manaugh students build apple orchard in Cortez

Project will include garden, hoop house

March 15, 2017

Food

This Slow-Cooked, Herbed Leg of Lamb with earn you accolades

This is a good, old-fashioned showstopper of an entree, the kind of dish where you should not pretend to be…

March 15, 2017

Southwest Life

Durango Nature Studies to hold naturalist training

Courtesy of Durango Nature Studies Durango Nature Studies will hold spring volunteer naturalist training sessions from 6 to 8:30 p.m…

March 15, 2017

Food

Immigrants bring new touches to American barbecue, just like they always have

Jiyeon Lee, a South Korean expat, doesn’t serve Korean barbecue at her Heirloom Market BBQ in Atlanta. She and her…

March 14, 2017

Food

The next time you order food, this cute robot might roll up to deliver it

When they first see a little robot moving down the sidewalks of Washington, people ask the same question: “Can it…

March 13, 2017

Southwest Life

Greeley man helped design Svalbard World Seed Vault

GREELEY (AP) – A concrete triangle juts out of the side of a mountain in Svalbard, Norway. It could almost…

March 13, 2017

Food

Eskimo village aims to serve up reindeer meat far and wide

Tribal leaders in Mekoryuk, Alaska, are expanding their commercial reindeer subsidiary to soon include sales of the meat to larger…

March 12, 2017

Food

This spice blend is everything, and it’s leaving its bagel origins behind

The everything croissant at Junction Bakery & Bistro in Alexandria, Virginia.Deb Lindsey/The Washington Post. Everything spice: It goes with ……

March 11, 2017

Southwest Life

Bear study will be presented March 30 at Durango Public Library

du1-i-syn The La Plata County Living with Wildlife Advisory Board will present “The Bears of Durango” from 6:30 to 8…

March 11, 2017