Food
Cooking with Michele kicks off Amazing Authors 2018 Tour
Michele Morris to give presentation at the Cortez Public Library
Southwest Lifestyle
Food
Durango High School resurrects its culinary education program
Classes and club were eliminated in 2013
Food
Ska to release Ska Face Barleywine Ale on Friday
The English-style barleywine has been aged in Peach Street Colorado Straight Bourbon Barrels for 2 years. Ska Brewing World HQ is located at 225 Girard St. For more information, call…
Food
Steamworks taps McGrahamits Scottish Firkin friday
The McGrahamits Scottish Firkin is based in Steamworks’ McDammits Scottish Ale, which features a rich malt character of caramel, molasses and chocolate and 8.5 percent alcohol by volume. “We then…
Food
The world’s biggest brewing company is thirsty for your data
Bottles of beer move along a conveyor belt at the Anheuser-Busch InBev NV Budweiser bottling facility in October in St. Louis, Missouri.Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg While Bud Light accounts for at least…
Religion
New center helping trace roots of Jews in New England
The Jewish Heritage Center at the Boston-based genealogical society is not just a resource for people tracing family roots, but a trove of information for scholars researching the Jewish influence…
And the West is History
And the West is History
Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: Miss Myrtle Hill and Miss Goldie Hocker, teachers at Durango schools, announced they were back from vacation. 75 years ago: The American Legion auxiliary…
And the West is History
And the West is History
Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: Charley Wigglesworth and his mother, who were in Farmington “for a visit to friends over the holidays,” passed through Durango on their way to…
Southwest Life
New technology aims to slow damage to Georgia O’Keeffe works
Scientific experts in art conservation from Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the Chicago area announced plans recently to develop advanced 3-D imaging technology to detect destructive buildup in paintings by…
Health
A cascade of hearts, a sense of loss: Suicide and social media in the suburbs
Aidan McNulty, a high school senior, Bronwyn McNulty, a seventh-grader, and their father, Scott McNulty, hold hands in a moment of reflection with those gathered for an interfaith service of…
Travel
Arizona ranch suspends monster truck tours after rollover
KVOA-TV in Tucson reports that the Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch announced this weekend that it would stop running the tours after a truck overturned Friday with 12 people inside. Three…
Horoscopes
Horoscope for January 2, 2017
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): This is an accident-prone day, especially in the afternoon. Therefore, pay attention to everything you say and do. Keep your eyes open. Be mindful.…
Southwest Life
Western Colorado program connects senior pets with senior citizens
Loneliness set in, and she found herself trying to coax a neighborhood cat that hung out behind her studio home to love her, without any luck. Cats are fickle creatures,…
Travel
New study ranks healthy airline food options. (Hint: Bring your own.)
For the survey, Charles Platkin reached out to representatives with 12 major airlines to inquire about their meal and snack options. He ranks them based, in part, on calories, nutrition,…
Horoscopes
Horoscope for January 1, 2017
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Be careful, because today is an accident-prone day due to the energy of the Full Moon. Be mindful and aware when walking and driving.…
Community
Square dancers to hold Friday class
The class is open to those 10 and older and encourages fun physical activity and mental stimulation. Dancers will learn five new calls a week from Richard Berry, a caller…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: The Four Corners Rock Club was scheduled to meet at the Brookside clubhouse. Chalcedony would be the subject of discussion. 50 years ago: Dr. Patrick Luter was…
Health
What’s the most embarrassing way you’ve ever injured yourself?
Sneezing and sleeping are particularly dangerous activities for back injuries
Travel
Understanding REAL ID rules for domestic flights in 2018
Associated Press file A grace period for meeting the new rules is set to expire Jan. 22. But licenses from 27 states plus Washington, D.C., are already compliant with federal…
Horoscopes
Horoscope for December 31, 2017
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Keep an eye on your money today because something might unexpectedly affect your assets and wealth. You might find money, or you might lose…
Travel
History, beauty frame a new tourist economy in Appalachia’s coal country
A Shawnee, Ohio, event re-enacted a Prohibition rally outside the real-life former speakeasy. In Corbin, Kentucky, they’re constructing an elk-viewing area on a former mountaintop mine. Virginia’s Crooked Road traces…
Southwest Life
Lawsuits challenge Trump’s trim of Utah monuments
Reductions in Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante exclude thousands of significant objects
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: A message to “seekers after gaiety” said, “Elks and their ladies will cavort at the Elks club from 9 p.m. until every one goes home or drops…
Religion
100 parishioners get $100 each: What did they do?
Good deeds abound after donor gives church $10,000
Health
In a milestone year, gene therapy finds a place in medicine
Almost 20 years ago, a teen’s death in a gene experiment put a chill on what had been a field full of outsized expectations. Now, a series of jaw-dropping successes…
Health
Mercy to offer free prediabetes class
Instructors Sheena Carswell and Marge Morris will give attendees information about how to manage prediabetes and prevent the onset of Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. To register, call 764-3415.
Southwest Life
San Juan Basin Science Fair seeking judges
Orientation and breakfast starts at 7:15 a.m. Judges are usually finished around 2:30 p.m. and are welcome to stay for the awards ceremony, which starts at 3:30 p.m. To register…
Horoscopes
Horoscope for December 30, 2017
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): This is not a good day to make decisions about finances or even shopping for something expensive. You might talk yourself into something and…
Community
November births
Matt and Becca Mathers, Durango, Henry Ross, 6 lbs., 11 oz., 3:47 p.m., Nov. 3. Danielle and Charles Duran, Bayfield, Van Charles, 6 lbs., 13 oz., 4:26 p.m., Nov. 3.…