Religion
Has site of Jesus’ trial finally been found?
Beneath layers of Jerusalem, evidence points to Herod’s palace
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Religion Briefs
The Rev. Wendy Jones will present “Look at Me” at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango, 419 San Juan Drive. Jones will discuss leaders and people…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “Word was received by Durango friends that W.B. Pennington, one of the pioneer photographers in Durango and the San Juan Basin, had passed away at Alhambra, California.…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “Ida Fracassini down at Graden’s showed the flu who is tougher by subduing the ailment and returning to work today.” 50 years ago: “All of those out-of-state…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “Just to settle some of the weather arguments which have ranged with considerable more warmth than the weather itself has manifested, Bob Ayers, local weather observer, proclaims…
And the West is History
And the West is History
“Eddie Box Sr., traditional spiritual leader of the Southern Ute Tribe in Ignacio, stands next to a bonfire fueled by 20 pairs of skis as he leads a ceremony at…
Food
On the side
If you’d like to learn how to make your own smoothies, health coach Tiffany Godwin will teach you how, at 6 p.m. Jan. 13, in Natural Grocers’ demonstration kitchen. With…
Food
Mushrooms on the Super Bowl snack line? Yes, deliciously so!
A great healthy tailgating snack, this recipe takes the flavors of a Buffalo wing and stuffs them into a mushroom cap.Matthew Mead/Associated Press I had roasted it on a baking…
Food
The secret to great tofu is all in the pressing
It was after her trip to Italy that I became a huge fan of veal. Veal, of course, is notoriously bland, so what’s the appeal? I love it because it…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “Five arrests – made quietly during the past week – have smashed a ring of fur bootleggers in La Plata and Archuleta counties. Included in the five,…
Health
Health Briefs
Mercy Regional Medical Center will offer free education to people with prediabetes from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday in Suite 140 of the medical office building at Mercy. People diagnosed…
Health
Can arts help Alzheimer’s patients cope?
Studies examine soothing, functional benefits for elderly, cognitively disabled
Health
Teens trending toward e-cigarettes, study says
Electronic cigarettes have surpassed traditional smoking in popularity among teens, the government’s annual drug use survey finds.Associated Press file photo Researchers were surprised at how many eighth-, 10th- and 12th-graders…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “Postmaster M.J. Brennan released statistics which revealed that the Durango post office receipts of 1939 had boosted the office from second-class to a first-class rating. Gross total…
Travel
Destinations for 2015: Milan, Cuba and, yes, Queens
Several major anniversaries will be marked by a variety of events, including 70 years since the end of World War II, the 60th anniversary of the opening of Disneyland, the…
And the West is History
And the West is History
“D&SNGRR Engine No. 476 departs in this April 1989 photo from the Durango depot for a trail run to the Cascade Canyon Wye. It’s the first engine put to the…
Religion
Religion Briefs
The Rev. Katie Kandarian-Morris will present “Letting Go of Certainty” at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango, 419 San Juan Drive. For more information, visit www.durangouu.org.…
Religion
Institutions wrestle with same-sex benefits
Church-based groups weigh religious, moral, legal issues
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: An advertisement for Trimble Springs read: “For a Happy New Year! Plan your new year entertainment at Trimble Springs with Kay Kurly’s Big Time Band. $1 per…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: An advertisement for L. Gardenswartz Sporting Goods read, “Winter sports are just starting. … Get your skiing equipment, skating equipment at winter sports headquarters.” 50 years ago:…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “Barbara Stanwyck, in a role completely different from any she has previously attempted, and Joel McCrea, as a character strongly reminiscent of the one he portrayed last…