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Cortez Cultural Center to hold wildflower walk

Cortez Cultural Center will hold a wildflower walk at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 19, at Hawkins Preserve, 1490 S. Cedar St. in Cortez. Cost is $10 for nonmembers and $5 for members. Pro...

DATE: May 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Crow Canyon, Mesa Verde offer development program for teachers

The Crow Canyon Archaeological Center and Mesa Verde National Park are teaming up to offer a two-day professional development opportunity for teachers in the Four Corners area. On...

DATE: May 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Beekeepers to hold Thursday meeting

Four Corners Beekeepers Association will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Florida Baptist Church, 30296 U.S. Highway 160. Bill Collins, a Fort Lewis College chemistry professor and b...

DATE: May 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Loveland elk bugling family’s prowess turning heads

FORT COLLINS (AP) – One can only imagine the confusion the calling causes Tom Diesing’s neighbors and the elk that occasionally wander into his west Loveland neighborhood. The bug...

DATE: May 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Birthright Israel marks 18 years of trips for young Jews

Taking a trip with an organization called Birthright Israel has almost become a rite of passage for some young Americans with Jewish heritage. More than 600,000 young people have ...

DATE: May 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

McPhee to host Public Lands Day celebration

San Juan Mountains Association, in partnership with San Juan National Forest, will celebrate Colorado Public Lands Day with a cleanup from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 19 at the McPhee Reservoir mar...

DATE: May 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Durango Farmers Market to open this weekend

New additions include wine vendor, expanded space

DATE: May 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Fossilized footprints tell tale of Ice Age sloth hunt in New Mexico

WHITE SANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT – Researchers studying a trail of fossilized footprints on a remote New Mexico salt flat have determined the tracks tell the story of a group of Ice Age hunters...

DATE: May 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Organic reach: Indigenous food sovereignty moves to the web

Digital generation reconnecting with tradition

DATE: May 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Swiss Guards: World’s oldest standing army gets new headgear

VATICAN CITY – The world’s oldest standing army is getting some new headgear. The Swiss Guards plan to replace their metal helmets with plastic PVC ones made with a 3-D printer, g...

DATE: May 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Tractor Supply Co. to host Spring Market

Tractor Supply Co., 1175 Dominguez Drive, plans to host a Spring Market event Saturday. The event is seeking vendors interested in selling homemade and homegrown items, such as cr...

DATE: May 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Steamworks wins gold at World Beer Cup

Competing with craft beers from around the world, Steamworks Brewing Co.’s Night Train topped the Dark Lager category at the 2018 World Beer Cup, earning a Gold Award in the international ju...

DATE: May 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food