Lifestyle - The Durango Herald

Hay being sold to horse owners in need

The drought has caused a hay shortage from lack of irrigation water and, as a result, local providers have limited resources and are forced to sell hay to horse owners at inflated costs. ...

DATE: Jun 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

The surprising history of the song ‘God Bless America’

Written by an immigrant, song was rejected at first, then embraced by differing causes

DATE: Jun 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Born to be mild: Mormon motorcycle club holds Utah rally

ST. GEORGE, Utah – A Mormon motorcycle club is holding its biennial gathering in southern Utah, where about 125 members from across the country are riding together through scenic parts of th...

DATE: Jun 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

New Mexico national forest says no to geothermal drilling

ALBUQUERQUE – Underground pockets of boiling water and steam that could have been tapped to produce electricity are now off limits as one national forest in northern New Mexico has said no t...

DATE: Jun 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Mancos Farmer’s Market opens for the season

Vendors sell out to ‘better than usual’ crowds

DATE: Jun 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Thank You Letters

Garden Club has plant sale success Thank you, Durango, for supporting the Garden Club of Durango! Because of generous support from the community and the enthusiastic gardeners who attended t...

DATE: Jun 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Lifestyle

U.S. returns 1493 Christopher Columbus letter to Vatican

VATICAN CITY – The United States returned to the Vatican Library Thursday a rare copy of a letter written by Christopher Columbus in 1493 announcing his discovery of the New World that was s...

DATE: Jun 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

When wildfires rage, where do animals go?

Wildlife and fire experts say critters can fend for themselves

DATE: Jun 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Baptist church’s ‘Catholic’ Jesus statue to find new home

COLUMBIA, S.C. – A statue of Jesus that a Baptist church in South Carolina voted to remove because the congregation deemed it too Catholic has found a new home. The hand-carved, 7...

DATE: Jun 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Praying for land, people, horses in northwest Colorado

CRAIG (AP) – In the hush of a crisp dawn, two types of warriors – members of the Northern Ute Tribe and Wild Horse Warriors for Sand Wash Basin – gathered for a blessing of the land. ...

DATE: Jun 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Tiny ancient Quran on display in Israel for Ramadan

JERUSALEM – A 10th-century Quran, unique in size and style, has gone on display for the first time as part of a collection of Islamic texts being shown at Israel’s National Library to mark t...

DATE: Jun 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Not just for vegans: How to rock your tofu with cheese, eggs – even meat

Here’s the trouble with tofu, at least to some Western eaters: You can’t dip it in nacho cheese sauce. Or can you? Even as people have become accustomed to the idea of ...

DATE: Jun 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food