Lifestyle - The Durango Herald

New massacres a jolt for clergy who coped with past attacks

As Americans reel from back-to-back massacres in Texas and Ohio, religious leaders who have experienced violence in their houses of worship are venting their anger at the persisting violence...

DATE: Aug 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

How to store peaches, corn and melons and stop wasting summer’s best produce

Summer is arguably the best season for produce; it produces some of the most colorful and flavorful fruits and vegetables. Unfortunately, summer is also the worst season for the havoc it can...

DATE: Aug 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Access to ruins-rich public land near Mesa Verde explored

Protecting relics on 7,300-acre parcel a priority

DATE: Aug 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Trails 2000 announces August trail-work dates

Trails 2000 is seeking volunteers to help with several trail-work and maintenance projects in August. Trail-work times are from 4:30 to 7 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to noon Saturda...

DATE: Aug 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Immigrants taking sanctuary in churches hit with huge fines

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Devotional candles to St. Jude, the Holy Trinity and the Virgin of Guadalupe sit on a bookshelf by the door of a classroom in a United Methodist church. A sewing machi...

DATE: Aug 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Proud of your plants? Enter the La Plata County Fair’s horticulture show

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...

DATE: Aug 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Mancos Days celebration takes over downtown

‘All You Need is Love’ is theme for the 60th anniversary of event

DATE: Aug 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Lifestyle

Wilderness Study Areas frozen in time in Southwest Colorado

Recommendations for parcels were made decades ago; recent bills seek to take action

DATE: Aug 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Ska Brewing Co. brings back Oktoberfest

Cans of Ska Brewing Co.’s Oktoberfest, a German-style lager return to Ska’s World Headquarters for the season on Friday. Ska brewed and canned a small batch of this craft lager f...

DATE: Jul 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Colorado Parks and Wildlife seeks input about future park sites

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is exploring opportunities to open new state parks. In 2018, the Colorado General Assembly passed the Future Generations Act, calling on CPW to plan f...

DATE: Jul 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Elder’s Greenhouse and Garden buys the farm – in a good way

‘I will have the best cantaloupe you’ve ever eaten bar none’

DATE: Jul 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Cattlemen’s Association announces Chuck Wagon Cook-Off results

The La Plata-Archuleta Cattlemen’s Association announced the results of the Chuck Wagon Cook-Off Saturday evening. The first-place winners of the wgaon placement and overall food categories ...

DATE: Jul 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food