With thousands in attendance, Francis tried to set aside controversy over Serra’s treatment of Native Americans to instead focus on the 18th century Franciscan friar’s role in spreading the Gospel…
After days of confusion, the Vatican issued a statement Friday with its version of Francis’ Sept. 24 encounter with Davis, a Kentucky county clerk who was jailed for refusing to…
The Rev. Edward W. Fowler will lead a study called “Fear, Faith and Freedom: A Study in the Life of Joseph for Post-Christian America,” beginning Sunday at All Saints Anglican…
75 years ago: “Completion of a WPA project Sept. 30 for the repair and improvement of La Plata County roads near Falfa and Bondad will be followed immediately by the…
Researchers report a new study showed that some test subjects who were using low-nicotine cigarettes smoked fewer cigarettes each day than those who were smoking regular, high-nicotine cigarettes.Sue Ogrocki/Associated Press…
Food safety training required for Colorado cottage-food producers and egg producers will be held from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 19 or from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 21…
Besse Cooper of Monroe, Ga., lived to be 116 years old. She died in 2012 and was believed to be the oldest person in the world at the time.Associated Press…
75 years ago: “Lightening struck a tree on the Durango High School campus, hitting it 20 feet from Bob Arnold’s home. This is one of the few instances of lightening…
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75 years ago: “Mrs. Joe Piccoli has taken personal charge of the 7-Up Cafe and soft drink establishment owned by the Piccolis.” 50 years ago: “Fire hit the Continental Trailways…
Chef Lidia Bastianich harvested vegetables from her garden at her home in Douglaston Manor, in the Queens borough of New York, to prepare for Pope Francis during his visit.Vladimir Vladimir/Associated…
This recipe for a quinoa pumpkin breakfast bowl is easy and quick to assemble, if you make the quinoa in advance. It can be stored frozen or in the refrigerator.Matthew…
75 years ago: “An unusual dinner was served to 18 guests of Mrs. Winifred Culhane and her son, Vernon Culhane, at their ranch near Falfa. The guest were taken to…
A new survey suggests that most doctors don’t counsel young adults about the dangers of heavy drinking, possibly sending a signal that drinking abuse is OK.Eric Risberg/Associated Press file photo…
75 years ago: “Glenn Izet, of Denver, consulting engineer, has informed the Durango City Council that the sewage disposal plant for the city, to be under construction shortly, will be…
Sure, not everyone gets the appeal of the city’s subterranean spectacle. But, as tour guide Jean-Charles Pintori put it, “They are wrong!” I happened to stop by the museum on…
Looking west at the high waters at the Animas River bridge over Main Avenue in 1911.Courtesy Center of Southwest Studies<br><br>http://swcenter.fortlewis.edu/images/M194/M1941313.htm 75 years ago: “Concerted efforts were being made to get…
75 years ago: “If bowling at the Durango bowling alley isn’t growing brighter day by day, it isn’t the fault of the management nor of Sandy Barnes who is painting…
Pope Francis greets the public Friday as he arrives at Our Lady Queen of Angels School in New York.Jason DeCrow/Associated Press A parade through Central Park and an evening Mass…
In 18th century, Junipero Serra brought Catholicism to the West Coast
75 years ago: “Edna Farley, who for two years has been teaching at Long Lane School south of Durango, has been hired to teach in the Central Elementary School of…
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United Blood Services will host these blood drives: 1:30 to 5 p.m. Oct. 1 at the First Methodist Church, 515 N. Park, Cortez. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 3,…
Possibly the most well-known diagnostic error in recent memory occurred last year when a Liberian man sick with Ebola initially was misdiagnosed in a Dallas emergency room as having sinusitis.Associated…
75 years ago: “Heavy planting of fish is being done by employees at the local hatchery who have made trips to the San Juan and Navajo rivers in Archuleta County,…
Zucchini soup is delicious when topped with mini toasts, browned turkey or chicken sausage, sauteed winter or delicata squash or a spoonful of plain Greek yogurt blended with chopped fresh…
