Beginning Sunday, the Rev. Edward W. Fowler, vicar of All Saints Anglican Church, will preach an Advent season series of five messages from the prophecy of Isaiah called “Christ in…
75 years ago: “Ed McKean, well-known Durango man who has been working in the Shenandoah-Dives Mine for several months, was caught between two ore cars in the mine and badly…
Paul Reed of Archaeology Southwest, Timothy Menchego of the Pueblo of Santa Ana and Dale Davidson of Southwest Colorado Canyons Alliance discuss oil and gas impacts on the landscape during…
Cliff Vancura/Durango Herald Reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis all increased in 2014. Chlamydia cases had dipped in 2013, but last year’s total of more than 1.4 million –…
United Blood Services will host these blood drives: 1:30 to 5 p.m. Wednesday at Morehart Murphy Auto Center, 33/30 Parker Ave. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 3 at First…
The answers are: (a) Why are you so obsessed? It’s bordering on creepy. (b) Try turning it off, turning it on, and then turn yourself around and shake it all…
Started in 1985 by volunteers who wanted to help feed needy Medicaid recipients, Project Merry Christmas has grown into an annual program that provides food and presents for the holidays…
75 years ago: “Seventy members and friends of the San Juan Ski Club were sliding and skittering at the Haviland Lake ski course. The tow back was not operating, but…
On to the fowl moves! You met at the gym. He seemed normal at first, but then he got really into CrossFit. Pretty soon, he went paleo and started critiquing…
A: The key here is respectful, considerate baby steps: moving away from her (“Sorry I can’t hang out tonight”), toward helping her find her own interests (“I heard about the…
To help ease pre-holiday jitters, here are some homecoming tips from Neely Steinberg, a dating and personal image consultant, and Samantha Daniels, a matchmaker and founder of the Dating Lounge.…
A: Congratulations to you and your fiance (and yes, that’s the correct term for the man you’re about to marry), and I hope you’ll have a Texas-size wedding. You’ll be…
As the unmarried sibling out of four kids, I might not seem like the traditional choice to host, but what is traditional anymore? For us, Thanksgiving has evolved along with…
Celebrities including Elle MacPherson (51), Bethenny Frankel (45) and Christie Brinkley (61)-plus non-celebrity women who are following their lead-demonstrate daily that apparently it is possible to look 35 forever. As…
Cage-free chickens walk in a fenced pasture on the Francis Blake organic farm near Waukon, Iowa, where Blake gathers an average of 2,500 dozen eggs a week from his flock…
This picture appeared in the Nov. 21, 1962, edition. The cutline read, “An experiment which the Durango Chamber of Commerce hopes will eliminate overhead street banners is being tried out…
75 years ago: “Horrified car drivers are calling attention to a daring but unnecessarily hazardous practice indulged in by pedestrians on Main Avenue these last wintery days. Secure in the…
75 years ago: An advertisement for Wallace G. Mollette, 127 E. 9th St., read, “For sale – A small home, all furnished: located on West Third Avenue in North Durango…
47 million Americans to go 50 miles or more from home
“Mercy Medical Center Nutritional Services Department cooks Delia Lopez, left, and Marcia Savage prepare some of the 24 turkeys that will be served at the La Plata County Fairgrounds” in…
75 years ago: “Joining with the rest of Durango in celebrating Thanksgiving Day, the Herald-Democrat will not publish an edition Thursday. Durango stores, banks and offices, with few exceptions, will…
China is seeking to control decision-making power over the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, who is now 80 years old. But the Dalai Lama has said the institution could cease…
The First United Methodist Church, 2917 Aspen Drive, will offer a new sermon series called “The Reel Christmas” on Nov. 28-29 and Dec. 23-24 Favorite Christmas movies can bring friends…
The day before the horrific massacre in central Paris left the world reeling, two attacks during rush hour in Lebanon’s capital city killed 45 and wounded more than 200 others.…
75 years ago: “If the date of Thanksgiving ever is permanently fixed, there should be a day set aside for thanksgiving for the return of peace of mind which a…
Navajo leader Hoskininni, left, and his family visit the Wetherill and Colville Trading Post in Oljato, Utah, in 1906. Hoskininni governed the Monument Valley area and is renowned for evading…
