Food
Farmers Market: Colors of the Earth captures the essence of plants in fabric
Gourley creates wearable, hangable art with natural dyes
Southwest Lifestyle
Community
Thank you from Womenade
Their donations provided funds to help eight community members with unexpected financial hardships including rent, propane, phone bills, beds and storage unit rent. Without these grants, many of the applicants…
Community
Thank you from Absmeier Trucking
The driver was not hurt and more cattle would have been hurt or died had it not been for the help of everyone who was involved: Lloyd Shumway, Tiffany, Carson,…
Community
Durango Pickleball tournament grateful for support
I wanted to especially thank the 9-R school district for allowing the tournament to take place on their property. It is my understanding that there will a monetary reward to…
Community
Thank you to the sponsors and participants of Animas Museum Live
Thank you to: Alpine Bank; Helen Ruth Aspaas; Colorado Humanities History Live Month; Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum – Al Harper; Jim Dyer; Andy Hawk; Hopi Nation;…
Community
The Community Foundation grateful for support
Special thanks to Ridgewood Event Center for providing a beautiful venue and helpful support for our event. The following local restaurants and chefs provided a delicious meal, from appetizers to…
Community
St. Rosa Catholic Church to host Rosa Cemetery clean up
People with family or friends buried at Rosa Cemetery or anyone who wants to do community service is welcome to join the Fall Cleanup. Bring rakes, shovels, weedwackers and a…
Community
Durango Nursery to host harvest fest
The festival will feature live music with the Flat Tire Blues Band, hayrides, a barbecue, scary desserts, costume contests, children’s games and activities, a variety of vendors and mini-farmer’s market.…
Community
Music in the Mountains announces music lesson scholarships
Students must show interest toward a particular instrument and a desire to increase their musical knowledge. Financial need is important, but it is not the only criterion. Applications available online…
Community
Medicare Part D enrollments opens
Medicare State Health Insurance Assistance counselors will be available to help people review their plans Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays through open enrollment. To schedule an appointment, call 382-6367.
Food
Luv Box delivers plant diversity in a bento box
Maddalena Stancampiano caters lunches based in health, environmental sustainability
Religion
Pope seeks ‘courageous’ debate over Amazon priest shortage
Pope Francis walks in procession on the occasion of the Amazon synod, at the Vatican, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019. Pope Francis opened a three-week meeting on preserving the rainforest and…
Religion
Mormon leader: Be kind to LGBTQ, but don’t forget God’s laws
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints President Russell M. Nelson prays during the church’s twice-annual conference, in Salt Lake City. Nelson has rolled out a dizzying number of…
Food
Carver Brewing’s Lightner Creek Lager wins medal at Great American Beer Festival
earns bronze out of about 90 entrants
Southwest Life
Condor chick makes 1st flight attempt from Utah cliff
The 4½-month-old Condor after leaving its nest cave at Zion National Park, Utah. Zion National Park officials say an endangered California condor chick has left the nest and grown wings…
Health
Twin births in U.S. now going down, at lowest level in decade
An in vitro fertilization embryologist works on a petri dish at a fertility clinic in London. In vitro fertilization involves surgically removing eggs from a woman’s ovaries, combining them with…
Travel
Exercise guru Taryn Toomey explains her ‘wacky’ in-flight routine
A Korean Air Lines Co. passenger jet takes off at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea.SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg file She logs around 50,000 miles per year and flies regularly on…
Health
San Juan Regional Medical Center to offer free community flu vaccinations
The drive-thru flu-shot clinic will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 26 in the north visitor parking lot at the corner of Maple Street and Schwartz Avenue in…
Southwest Life
San Juan Basin Archaeological Society to meet Oct. 9
Michelle Turner will present “Becoming Chacoan at the Aztec North Great House.” A social gathering will precede the talk at 6:30 p.m. The Aztec North project explores the chronology and…
Travel
A mecca for outdoor pursuits, Missoula is rich in culture, too
With a population of about 70,000, Missoula is Montana’s second-largest city. It is an easy day’s drive from both Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks. A river flows through the center…
Community
Durango Friends of the Arts enjoyed food, profits
Lunch was accompanied by a nice selection of Italian wines and light, little lemon custard tarts for dessert for the finale of a magnifico meal; and they added a generous…
Religion
The struggle to find silence in the ancient monastic world – and now
A beehive-shaped stone hut on Skellig Michael, a remote island off the coast of southwest Ireland. The island was home to an ancient order of Christian monks and is a…
And the West is History
Photo: Railroad construction
In winter 1882, work continued on the extension of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. Having arrived in Durango in August 1881, the next major goal was to make the…
Health
U.S. vaping illnesses top 1,000; death count is up to 18
Counterfeit packaging for popular vape brands in a display case of a store in downtown Los Angeles. On Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Travel
Stephen, Tabitha King plan changes to iconic Maine home
The home of authors Stephen and Tabitha King in Bangor, Maine. The writers have petitioned the city of Bangor for a zoning change for the home where they raised their…
Community
Heart Safe La Plata to offer CPR and first aid class
Fees for the individual are $55 for basic first aid and $65 for CPR, or $85 for the combination. Groups of 10 or more may schedule private classes. To register,…
Community
Best Start Program to host baby boxes event
Baby boxes provide babies, up to 6 months of age, a safe place to sleep or relax while under parental supervision. Inside each box is a firm mattress with a…
Community
Headstone placement for Loisa Bass to be held
A new headstone will be placed at her unmarked gravesite in Greenmount Cemetery. Pastor Jeff Huber of First United Methodist Church will give a brief historical memorial program on the…
Community
Snowdown to hold volunteer organization meeting
Volunteers are needed for T-shirt presales, prize patrol, distribution, schedule of events and the parade. The 42nd annual Snowdown, A Rockin’ Snowdown, will take place Jan. 29 and run through…
Community
Joyce Thayer grateful for community support
I am so happy and so proud of everyone for stepping forward with donations of all sorts, including money, clothing, pet supplies, etc. I want to acknowledge the kindness of…