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And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

January 2, 2016

“Performers and celebrities at the second Cowboy Poetry Gathering and the third annual Western Arts and Film Festival, held in October of 1990, were treated to a trail ride and…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

January 1, 2016

75 years ago: “Uniforms for the Durango High School band are expected to arrive Jan. 15. A sample copy arrived shortly before the Christmas vacation, and it is a glamorous…

Religion Briefs
Religion

Religion Briefs

January 1, 2016

First United Methodist Church, 2917 Aspen Drive, will begin a new sermon series called “Half-Truths” on Jan. 9 and 10. Pastor Jeff Huber will begin the year with a five-week…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

December 31, 2015

75 years ago: “During the past week 200,000 loch laven trout eggs from Troy, Montana, arrived at the Durango hatchery. The hatchery also says that the brook trout eggs taken…

Health Briefs
Health

Health Briefs

December 30, 2015

Heart Safe La Plata, a local nonprofit organization, will offer these CPR classes at Durango Fire Protection District’s Station 1, 142 Sheppard Drive: An Adult CPR/AED class will take place…

Asthma rates among children fall
Health

Asthma rates among children fall

December 30, 2015

A possible plateau in childhood obesity rates and declines in air pollution are among factors that may have helped lower cases in kids, the 2001-13 study suggests. Overall, average asthma…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

December 30, 2015

75 years ago: “Men teachers of Durango High School enjoyed a house warming at the new home of Mr. and Mrs. Werner Schneider at 1833 Main Ave. Kay Nabors was…

My wife is mad I threw her a surprise party
Family

My wife is mad I threw her a surprise party

December 30, 2015

A. The solution involves the delicate art of validating her right to be upset while maintaining you never meant to upset her. Done wrong, it makes the person feel on…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

December 29, 2015

“These trucks of the La Plata Fire Volunteers – a 1,300-gallon pumper of 1948 vintage, a World II 1,000-gallon pumper and a 1950 200-gallon pumper pickup truck – are all…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

December 28, 2015

75 years ago: An advertisement for Wallace G. Mollette read, “For sale – A brand new home, just finished, four rooms, bath, basement and garage. Gas furnace and gas hot…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

December 27, 2015

75 years ago: “Among the braver souls who fared forth, undaunted by over a foot of new fallen snow on Christmas morning, were Mr. and Mrs. D.W. Wyman, who drove…

Indigenous Bolivian women scale high peaks
Travel

Indigenous Bolivian women scale high peaks

December 26, 2015

But their helmets, polarized goggles and crampons attached to their shoes give them away as mountaineers who accompany their husbands, often as cooks and porters, as they guide tourists scaling…

Places, events driving travel in 2016
Travel

Places, events driving travel in 2016

December 26, 2015

These are among the places and events driving travel in 2016. The Olympics Rio de Janeiro hosts the Summer Olympics, Aug. 5-21. Super Bowl 50 America’s most important football game…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

December 26, 2015

This photo and caption appeared in the Nov. 23, 1965, Herald: “They don’t make them like this anymore, primarily because few trains run during the winter months. Ted Grabowsky of…

Anti-Muslim rhetoric alarms, unites religious leaders
Religion

Anti-Muslim rhetoric alarms, unites religious leaders

December 25, 2015

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump’s recent declaration that he would ban Muslims from entering the country served as a tipping point for many leaders, uniting a range of politically and…