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Farmington Vet Center provides readjustment counseling services

The Vet Center Program was established by Congress in 1979 out of recognition that a significant number of Vietnam-era veterans were experiencing readjustment problems after returning to civ...

DATE: Jun 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Serving Veterans

High Rollers bring country to Strater, fresh off a hit in France

The High Rollers’ 20-year plan did not include shows overseas. Nor did it include bandmates reared on anything but country, or an original song that resulted in statewide radio play and its ...

DATE: Jun 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Summer lecture series is picture-perfect

As surely as the Snake River pulses through the Tetons, the bloodstream of the mythic West runs through Ansel Adams’s photographs. America’s most famous nature photographer died in 1984, but...

DATE: Jun 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch

Legislative session was rewarding

It’s been a month since the end of the legislative session, and it’s been great to be home more often. Driving over Red Mountain Pass last week to attend two town-hall meetings i...

DATE: Jun 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Program targets middle-schoolers to become field scientists

There has been much concern lately about water-quality levels in the Animas Watershed. We often take for granted that rivers can be floated, jumped in and enjoyed, especially in a town such ...

DATE: Jun 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Durango Nature Studies

Where pioneers are buried: La Plata County’s historic cemeteries

She was dying as she took her place on the wooden wagon. Wrapped in quilts and an oil cloth against the cold pelting rain, her relatives spoke urgently, encouraging the team of horses. But i...

DATE: Jun 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Choose pollinator plants, and they will help you

Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears during the growing season. It features timely tips and suggestions for your gar...

DATE: Jun 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Get Growing

Don’t forget to look up at our nightly sky

Greetings, stargazers. Thanks for reading my first Thursday column. Although the nights are very short as we approach the summer solstice, there still are lots of things to see a...

DATE: Jun 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

Neither rain nor hail could halt these grills

According to the solar calendar, summer doesn’t officially start until the summer solstice on June 21. Most Americans, I think, consider Memorial Day the kick-off to summer. But for yours tr...

DATE: Jun 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

A look at the summer tourism forecast

For those who depend on tourism, this is when the season kicks into high gear. The owner of a local recreational-vehicles business just told me he just enjoyed his last Sunday of...

DATE: Jun 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: A Take on Tourism

Erickson showed how teachers make a difference

Every once in awhile, someone I don’t know invites me to a party, and those are the best kind. They broaden my knowledge of the community, bring some new faces to Neighbors and shake things ...

DATE: Jun 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Support is flagging for downtown’s ‘Stars and Stripes’ parade

With the 4th of July a month away, the Durango Business Improvement District needs to tap into Action Line’s immense powers. We’re in charge of organizing the “Stars and Stripes Parade,” but...

DATE: Jun 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Action Line