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Health Briefs

Acupuncture clinic available, sponsored for veterans A Durango Veterans Acupuncture Clinic will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Mondays and from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays at 635 East Fifth A...

Stop the spread

Basic precautions can prevent common cold, deadly disease

Being bilingual may delay dementia

The latest evidence that speaking more than one language is a very good thing for our brains comes from a study finding dementia develops years later in bilingual people than in people who s...

Obesity surgery effective for teens

Having excess weight causes ailments once seen only in adults

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Over half a million fish eggs for the local hatchery were brought down from the Electra Lakes by John Gamsby.” 75 years ago: “Slippery highways due to a light fall...

Reviving rare motorcycles, classic trucks in Dolores

Mechanic specializes in restoring coveted Vincents

And the West is History

100 years ago: “By the prompt action of School Superintendent Smiley in calling the attention of City Health Officer Dr. E.E. Hobby to three cases of impetigo, contagiosa and their immediate...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Oswald Link emerged from Mercy hospital after quite a visit. Oswald has lost in weight and is crippled in patience, but so far is satisfied with results and thinks the operat...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “La Plata’s board of county commissioners wound up their session and adjourned until Nov. 15. The commissioners cleaned up all routine business such as reading bids, awarding ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Grain and vegetables – Are now the leading imports from the agricultural sections. The exports are confined largely to wagoning coal on the return trip. Yesterday’s in take s...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “J. W. Ralston brought up a car of splendid fat hogs from the Cedar Hill country on the Farmington train, intending to take them up to Silverton for consumption there.” ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The Denver & Rio Grande is installing electric headlights on the tea kettles that haul the Eastern in and out of Durango, so the engineers can see the tracks. It gets dark e...