Southwest Lifestyle
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “A picnic at Hillcrest formed a gay and exciting background for a birthday party given by Joe Folsom. Joe who couldn’t let his 13th birthday go by…
Southwest Life
Infrared eye tracks hikers ascending Fourteeners
Project aims to protect nature by counting visitors
And the West is History
And the West is History
“Don ‘Dirty’ Hinkley, right, manger of the Purgatory Ski Patrol, poses with patrolman Ivan Unkovskoy after patrolmen rescued the steer tied to a tobaggan, in foreground, from a ski run…
Family
Oh, baby! Two top White House advisers expecting
Communications director Jen Psaki, left, and legislative affairs director Katie Beirne Fallon say President Obama has pledged to support them as they start their families while working on his senior…
Religion
Religion Briefs
LOS ANGELES – Yoga taught in a San Diego County school system is not a gateway to Hinduism and doesn’t violate the religious rights of students or their parents, a…
Religion
Islam forecast as world’s fastest-growing faith
Atheists, agnostics, people who don’t identify to increase in numbers, too
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “Durango very shortly will have in effect an ordinance barring house-to-house sale of goods or articles, except by express invitation of the householder.” 50 years ago: “Hugh…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “Lloyd Callander is quarantined at his North Durango home, one of Durango’s smallpox victims. Although seriously ill Saturday and Sunday, he was reported better yesterday.” 50 years…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “An ‘exchange’ exhibit of 20 photographs is on display at Pennington Studio. The pictures taken by members of the Blookington, Illinois, Camera Club, are of a wide…
Food
Use your noodle to shake up the vegetable routine
To shake up the vegetable routine, try Asparagus “Pasta” with Garlicky Bread Crumbs.Deb Lindsey/The Washington Post It’s a fun and practical way to shake up the usual vegetable routine. Raw…
Food
On the side
To show appreciation for the local customers who keep it going through the dreary months, The Palace Restaurant is offering daily specials for $8 through April. You have your choice…
And the West is History
And the West is History
“Purgatory is celebrating its 25th anniversary in March 1990 with a special ‘Legends Reunion.’ Local veteran skiers, from left, Coyne Thompson, Bill Musgrave and Chet Wigton have skied a combined…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “Using their fast new patrol car, Durango Night Policeman Bill Cook and Scotty Seaworth caught and arrested a speeder last night.” 50 years ago: “Rain, hail, snow,…
Health
Health Briefs
A class about radon will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the Florida Room of the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Participants will learn what…
Health
Weed killer linked to cancer
Central Illinois corn farmer Jerry McCulley sprays the weed killer glyphosate across his cornfield in Auburn, Ill. Glyphosate has been labeled a probable carcinogen by the International Agency for Research…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “Seashells from the beach at Lido, Venice, marked the places of guests at dinner and also made coveted souvenirs of an unusually delightful party when Misses Josephine…
Travel
In Portland, airport carpet turns celebrity
famous by the ‘foot-selfie,’ design inspires beer, socks
Travel
Showing their age
National Park Service aims to repair decay, build new generation of visitors
Travel
Airbnb now booking Americans in Cuba
For a half-century, the U.S. trade embargo has blocked such businesses from entering the Cuban market. In January, however, the Obama administration loosened a series of restrictions on U.S. business…
Family
U.S. foreign adoptions reach lowest mark since 1982
The department’s report for the 2014 fiscal year shows 6,441 adoptions from abroad, down from 7,094 in 2013 and about 74 percent below the high of 22,884 in 2004. The…