How to be a socially conscious traveler
“Essentially we’re talking about mindful travel, with an awareness of the place you’re going and whether the money you spend benefits the economy of the local hosts,” said Jeff Greenwald,…
“Essentially we’re talking about mindful travel, with an awareness of the place you’re going and whether the money you spend benefits the economy of the local hosts,” said Jeff Greenwald,…
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): This is a playful, fun-loving time for your sign! Accept all invitations to party. Enjoy sports events and fun times with kids. GEMINI (May…
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TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): You might buy modern art for your home or something high-tech. You also might entertain spontaneously and have a fun party today! GEMINI (May…
75 years ago: District Attorney James M. Noland paid for goods with a counterfeit bill to teach Durango merchants a lesson. 50 years ago: A new dump site for trash…
Hundreds of pounds taken from camps
Durango Herald file Classes will be held from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Mondays starting Oct. 2 and continue through Nov. 20. The program is for people who have fallen in…
Associated Press file The San Juan Basin Area Agency on Aging will fund social visits with Amia friends. Visits could include games, walks, conversations or other activities, depending on seniors’…
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): This is a great day for sports and important discussions related to parties, social occasions, the arts and children. Fun and pleasure are tops…
Durango Herald file Compared with driving or taking public transit, bicycling to work is associated with a substantially lower risk of heart disease and cancer – and even premature death…
But the department said it will forgive $900,000 of that because of compensation the airline paid to the passengers. The delays came after a storm dropped 8 inches of snow…
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75 years ago: According to advice from Denver, the approaching winter was supposed to be one where members of the Legislature were “going to have to pay high for hotel…
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): This is a wonderful day to entertain at home. Invite the gang over for a barbecue or a picnic. You might have ambitious ideas…
Victor Lopez will give a presentation about Advance Care Planning, living wills, medical power of attorney, CPR directives and medical orders for scope of treatment. Attendees will have an opportunity…
An introduction class that covers basics, navigation skills, settings, power and data conservation, etc., will be held Tuesday, and a follow-up class that covers applications and reviews the IOS operating…
75 years ago: An Oxford family announced that its horse had served them for 26 years. The three daughters of Harry Boyce were shown standing next to the then-6-year-old mare…
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Today you’re keen to talk to others, but you want to discuss things that are “real” and from the heart. You don’t want to…
Deborah E. Lycan, visiting professor of biology at FLC and director of the biochemistry and molecular biology program at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, will give a presentation…
Some bison would be shipped out of the area and others legally hunted on the adjacent forest. Within the Grand Canyon, shooters would be selected through a lottery to help…
Activate the “Health” app on your iPhone (it’s standard and has a simple red heart icon); don a light jacket; unleash your inner multitasker; and you’re good to go. Powered…
A nurse practitioner prepares a flu vaccination in Rockville, Md. A puzzling study of U.S. pregnancies suggests that women who received back-to-back flu shots between 2010 and 2012 – after…
75 years ago: San Juan County, New Mexico, was announced to have a pheasant season in 1942, according to the state game commission. 50 years ago: Dist. Atty. Al Haas…
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Expect obstacles to arise when you try to enjoy the arts, movies, sporting events or any social diversion. It’s as if the world is…
will host at least 15 chili cook-off competitors
Tired of commuting to chef and restaurant jobs in Durango, they opened the Tuning Fork Cafe five years ago on Mill Street in downtown Bayfield. “We wanted to work in…
arugula is popular item at farmers market
Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut’s new “ruby chocolate” is the first new natural variation of chocolate to be discovered in over 80 years.Courtesy of Barry Callebaut Barry Callebaut AG, the…
75 years ago: Fred Klatt of Durango “was one of the fliers that bombed and inflicted heavy damage to Jap bases in the New Guinea.” 50 years ago: Leighton G.…