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Tara Mandala to hold open house May 11

Tara Mandala will host its first open house of the year from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at the center, 4000 Forest Service Road 649, Pagosa Springs. The open house wil...

DATE: May 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

San Juan Basin Public Health warns of animal-borne diseases

San Juan Basin Public Health reminds residents that as the weather warms, the risk of contracting certain animal-borne diseases increases. Zoonotic diseases are more common during...

DATE: May 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Drones help map Japanese internment camp in eastern Colorado

Researchers aim to build virtual world

DATE: May 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Galloping Goose to make two Cascade Canyon runs in May

Trips rescheduled after avalanches caused winter cancellations

DATE: May 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Church membership in U.S. plummets over past 20 years

NEW YORK – The percentage of U.S. adults who belong to a church or other religious institution has plunged by 20 percentage points over the past two decades, hitting a low of 50% last year, ...

DATE: May 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Avocational archaeology class to be offered at FLC

Assistant state archaeologist Becca Simon will teach a class called “Geophysics and Remote Sensing” from May 31 to June 3 at the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College. ...

DATE: May 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Tales of Hesperus: Murder, mining and bootlegging

Historic Driving Tour to explore town’s captivating early years

DATE: May 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

How would local chefs keep life delicious on a desert island?

Former Air Force survivalist offers her insight on food

DATE: Apr 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Steamworks to tap Pineapple Express firkin

Steamworks Brewing Co. plans to continue its Firkin Fridays series by tapping its “Pineapple Express” firkin at 3 p.m. Friday at its downtown brewpub. For this firkin, Steamwork’s...

DATE: Apr 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

How many cherries in frozen pie? FDA may soon drop its rules

NEW YORK – President Donald Trump may soon be able to claim a sweet victory for his deregulation push, with officials preparing to get rid of the decades-old rules for frozen cherry pies. ...

DATE: Apr 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Make your mornings glorious with these easy, healthful muffins

“If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself” is an adage that certainly applies to a more healthful muffin. Whenever I’ve purchased one – as I have a multitude of times – a...

DATE: Apr 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

‘Everyone was her sister’: Woman killed at California synagogue honored

POWAY, Calif. – Lori Kaye is believed to have shielded her synagogue’s rabbi from a gunman’s bullets in a heroic move that epitomizes the life she led, her family and friends said Monday as ...

DATE: Apr 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion