Southwest Life
The science, art of mapping a drought
Creating map is ‘a physically and emotionally draining process’
Southwest Lifestyle
Travel
Digital detox: Resorts offer perks for handing over phones
Incentives help guests cut cord to digital devices
Food
Don’t think of it as a New Year’s resolution. Think of it as a new skill.
A more helpful approach to creating more healthful habits is to consider those behaviors new skills, and to accept that there is a process to becoming competent in those skills.…
Religion
Priest on mission to commit good deeds across the U.S.
Pope assigned missionaries to spread kindness, forgiveness, joy
Travel
The Oregon Desert Trail: A journey through the wild, dry side of the state
Remnants of Morrison Ranch, homesteaded around 1900, stand near Birch Creek Historic Ranch on a bend of the Owyhee River.Emily Gillespie/The Washington Post At this point, a few miles into…
Health
Mercy offers six-week weight management course
The course costs $100 and will provide nutrition counseling, body composition analysis and a guidebook about fitness and nutrition. Topics include the science of obesity, hormone regulation, microbiome and gut…
Southwest Life
Photos of the year: Striking images of life in La Plata County in 2018
Photographing a fire that burns for more than two months can be difficult, but Durango Herald Photography Editor Jerry McBride made outstanding photos throughout the 416 Fire. This is one…
Community
Rosca de Reyes celebration to be held
In Mexico, Dia de los Reyes on Jan. 6 is the day that closes the Christmas festivities and is marked by the tradition of serving food, featuring Rosca de Reyes…
Community
Stone Soup party to be held at library
There will be an interactive retelling of the classic folktale “Stone Soup.” Bring a vegetable to contribute to a giant community soup pot and stay for a simple soup dinner…
Community
Senior Calendar
2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Monday 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Closed for New Year’s holiday. Tuesday Closed for New Year’s holiday. Wednesday 8 a.m. TOPS. 10 a.m. Caregiver Support Group. 10:15…
Community
Pine River Library to offer children’s math program
The club is a recreational after-school math club that helps children learn about the math behind their favorite activities. Students will build glow-in-the-dark structures, crack secret spy codes and play…
Health
Colorado health insurance marketplace open through Jan. 15
Financial assistance, which averaged more than $775 per month last year in this area, is available for 2019. San Juan Basin Public Health will offer free, in-person assistance across Southwestern…
Food
Snack drawers and other ways to teach kids to eat in moderation
1. Teach them to recognize hunger cues. Children won’t be able to recognize how much they should eat at snack time if they don’t understand how hungry they are. Explain…
Travel
Quake from Mount Etna volcano jolts Sicily, sparks panic
Italy’s Civil Protection officials said the quake, which struck at 3:19 a.m., was part of a swarm of some 1,000 tremors, most of them barely perceptible, linked to Etna’s volcanic…
Health
Health insurance on demand? Some are betting on it
Nancy Buchholz holds her husband Jeff’s picture, who died six weeks after being diagnosed with cancer this spring. Nancy got Bind coverage through her employer, Dove Healthcare and the only…
Food
How much do our diets influence our brain activity?
What we eat can affect our mental health and the way we think
Food
Ska Brewing gets a new malt silo
Additional storage will keep brewery from running out of ingredients
Southwest Life
Aerial surveys show dead trees in Arizona, New Mexico
In 2018, Arizona saw its largest uptick in tree mortality since the early 2000s when about 1.7 million acres were affected.U.S. Forest Service via AP Arizona saw its largest uptick…
Travel
Lava, ash spew from new fracture on Italy’s Mount Etna
The Etna observatory said a swarm of 130 tremors had been recorded by Monday midday, the most powerful registering a magnitude of 4.0. It reported lava flows from the volcano…
Religion
Biblical city of Bethlehem boasts largest Christmas in years
Hundreds of locals and foreign visitors milled in Manger Square as bagpipe-playing Palestinian Scouts paraded past a giant Christmas tree. Crowds flooded the Church of the Nativity, venerated as the…
Religion
Pope: Forgo greed and gluttony of Christmas for simple love
A statue of baby Jesus is laid on an altar during the Christmas Eve Mass celebrated by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Monday.Alessandra Tarantino/Associated Press…
Health
U.S. adults aren’t getting taller, but they’re still putting on pounds
A new government report released on Thursday shows that while adult waistlines have been expanding, the average height of U.S. men actually fell slightly over the past decade. The height…
Health
Mercy Regional Medical Center offering sugar detox program
Cost is $25 and includes “The 21-Day Sugar Detox Daily Guide.” For more information and to register, contact Jolie Ensign at [email protected] or 764-2701.
Travel
Hertz hopes biometric scan will speed rentals
In a first for the rental car industry, Hertz is teaming up with Clear, the maker of biometric screening kiosks found at many airports and stadiums. Hertz says the partnership…
Religion
Christmas services in Durango, Bayfield and Ignacio
The Journal file Services marked with an asterisk indicate child care will be provided. ANIMAS VALLEY CHURCH: 7271 County Road 203 in the Animas Valley Grange. Service at 6 p.m.…
Food
These tapas meatballs make great party nibbles
Tapas-Style Turkey Meatballs.Tom McCorkle/Washington Post Their mini size makes them a toothpick-friendly party food – one that is enthusiastically embraced at a potluck or as a casual nibble for friends…
Travel
A direct line to the past: The vintage streetcars of San Francisco
A streetcar painted in tribute to Philadelphia runs along the San Francisco waterfront in July.Justin Franz/The Washington Post “I don’t remember the circus,” he says six decades later. “But I…
Southwest Life
White Mesa Mill accepts Cherokee Nation radioactive waste
But shipment upsets Ute Mountain Utes, environmentalists
Southwest Life
Garbage heap yields clues about city’s past
Trash from Colorado Springs’ founder, William Jackson Palmer, reveals how wealthy lived
Community
Bake sale in Bayfield to benefit Jolean Scott and family
Jolean Scottdu1-i-syn Donated goodies are welcome. The sale will be held at Brenda’s Old West Cafe, 271 N. Mountain View Drive.. There also will be Christmas caroling for the Scott…