This picture appeared in the Nov. 19, 1962, paper. The caption read: “With nearly everyone [sic] of the ladder trucks and cherry-pickers in the city in use, downtown Christmas decorations…
75 years ago: “The Christmas play ‘Christmas Trimmings’ presented by the speech classes of Durango High School, with accompanying music by the high school orchestra pleased a fairly large crowd…
Genetic counselors in Colorado Springs are now meeting with patients in Durango by two-way video conferencing. In a partnership with Mercy Regional Medical Center, patients seeking genetic-counseling services can schedule…
Patagonia’s storms, a prized view is elusive, but something better is found
A trio of people on a motorcycle and sidecar drive past the “Semester at Sea” cruise ship docked in Havana’s harbor. Renewed ties between the Cuba and U.S. could be…
If someone in the seat next to you on a flight buys something, researchers say you are 30 percent more likely to purchase something yourself.Associated Press file photo Then someone…
Into the Unknown: How Great Explorers Found Their Way by Land, Sea, and Air, by Stewart Ross, illustrated by Stephen Biesty; Candlewick Press. A true adventure that delves into history…
75 years ago: “The new ski towback, which has been under construction for several weeks, has been completed and is now ready for operation. The towback is located on the…
Mary Ocken will present “Sustaining the Gaze as Shadows Grow Long” at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango, 419 San Juan Drive. Participants will explore the…
All Saints Anglican Church (Reformed Episcopal), Fort Lewis College Chapel, 1000 Rim Drive. Traditional “Festival of the Lessons and Carols” with Holy Communion at 6 p.m. Christ the King Lutheran…
75 years ago: “The log structure at the Columbine Summer Ranger Station near Cascade is almost completed and is expected to be ready to use about May 1. The house…
75 years ago: “Never was a governor more cordially received than was Gov. Ralph Carr at Durango at the banquet tendered in his honor by the La Plata County Republican…
75 years ago: “I, mayor of Durango, do hereby proclaim Dec. 17, 1939 FINLAND Day in this city and I ask the citizens of this community on that day to…
A slow cooker makes delicious onion soup, or you can stop at caramelized onions and use them in other recipes.Matthew Mead/Associated Press And it’s not just for taste. The onion…
Ardent Craft Ales in Richmond recently brewed “Jane’s Percimon Beer” unearthed from the book in the Virginia Historical Society’s collections from the 1700s that contains food, medicinal remedies and beer…
Don’t have time for a Christmas tamalada, the gathering of the clan to make 100s of tamales for the holiday season? Not to fear, Linda is here. That would be…
75 years ago: “Jim Shaffer, Durango, drove his 1928 model pickup truck into a moving Rio Grande engine at the Sixth Street crossing but apparently escaped injury. The truck was…
Overdoses involving these types of drugs are the leading cause of accidental death
A team of researchers at Waginengen University in Netherlands found that paying too much attention to your appearance can impair your ability to tell when you’re full. Specifically, the presence…
The practitioners at Pura Vida Healthcare will host a free afternoon of 20-minute sessions and classes from noon to 5 p.m. Jan. 10 at 160 E. 12th St., Suite 1.…
75 years ago: “A boxing card calling for 28 rounds of ring fighting has been slated for Durango. Both main events are billed as championship bouts and will go 8…
from absorbing other people’s knowledge… The trouble is that it’s always other people’s knowledge. – Peter Kingsley, In the Dark Places of Wisdom The aging columns I’m writing seem to…
