Southwest Lifestyle

Surplus cranberry sauce makes great pancakes
Food

Surplus cranberry sauce makes great pancakes

November 3, 2015

Making your own cranberry sauce is easy, and no one will notice if you cut back on the sugar.Matthew Mead/Associated Press My answer, of course, is to make your own…

On the side
Food

On the side

November 3, 2015

To honor of all of our hardworking local farmers, on Friday, Steamworks Brewing Co. will unveil a limited-release, seasonal firkin beer. Offered for one evening only, the Pumpkin Firkin is…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

November 3, 2015

“Jason Nichols, 11, and his sister Mary, 9, walk over the rocks that surrounded the cell in Bodo Canyon where uranium tailings have been moved from Smelter Mountain in a…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

November 2, 2015

75 years ago: “Dick Martin of Hesperus topped the market at the horse sale when government buyers bought 15 horses for use in the army. Dick’s horse brought the top…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

November 1, 2015

75 years ago: “Ghosts, witches and goblins gathered at the home of Jean Adams to celebrate Halloween. A haunted tunnel, games and fortunes, as well as ‘cats’ filled the evening…

You can revel in Tucson’s revitalized downtown
Travel

You can revel in Tucson’s revitalized downtown

October 31, 2015

“Downtown has gotten so much better,” said Gallego from behind the counter of his gift and craft shop, Tolteca Tlacuilo. “We’re revitalizing.” Tolteca Tlacuilo is located at Old Town Artisans,…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

October 31, 2015

An aerial view of Durango, possibly during the 1960s, shows Highway 160’s bridge over the Animas River in the lower left-hand corner. The postcard, produced by Petley Studios in Phoenix,…

Local Briefs
And the West is History

Local Briefs

October 31, 2015

Colorado Parks and Wildlife will give away kokanee salmon in Durango at 3 p.m. Nov. 6 , 13, 20 and Dec. 4 at the boat ramp at Lake Nighthorse. The…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

October 30, 2015

75 years ago: “Buyers of cavalry horses for the U.S. Army will be in Durango. As previously announced, only horses will be bought, and they must be well broken to…

Religion Briefs
Religion

Religion Briefs

October 30, 2015

Dr. Matthew Clark will discuss euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, withdrawal of life support, palliative care and hospice after the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Nov. 8 at the St. Columba Parish Center,…

Mormons promote traditional family
Religion

Mormons promote traditional family

October 30, 2015

Members of the International Children’s Choir perform during the World Congress of Families event in Salt Lake City. About 3,000 people attended the four-day World Congress of Families to hear…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

October 29, 2015

75 years ago: “The first peacetime draft lottery in the history of the U.S. began in Washington, and the first two numbers drawn touched two La Plata County men. Number…

Once bullied, now empowered
Family

Once bullied, now empowered

October 29, 2015

“My parents raised me so normally that I had no clue I was different,” said Velasquez, 26, who was born with a rare syndrome that prevents her from gaining weight.…

What to do when your child is the ‘bully’
Family

What to do when your child is the ‘bully’

October 29, 2015

Whether your child is a victim or a perpetrator, Kyle D. Pruett, a clinical professor of child psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine, has some advice about how to handle…

Health Briefs
Health

Health Briefs

October 28, 2015

People who have prediabetes are invited to attend a free class by Sheena Carswell and Marge Morris from 9 to 11 a.m. Nov. 6 in Suite 140 of the medical…