Southwest Life
At Mesa Verde, Mummy Lake theories conflict
it an ancient reservoir or a ceremonial structure?
Southwest Lifestyle
And the West is History
And the West is History
“Claude Cunningham and Mrs. Marshall Karr are shown with La Plata County Commissioners Claude Deering, John Ferguson and Emmet Hott in this September 1964 photo taken on the new ramp…
Family
The challenge of explaining police misconduct to kids
children know that officers aren’t all bad, but sometimes they get it wrong
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “Flu, mumps and whooping cough have assumed proportions in the Durango schools, 83 out of an enrollment of 383 in the senior high school alone being on…
Religion
Religion Briefs
The Durango Herald will print a schedule of Christmas and holiday services Dec. 20. Churches and organizations may submit information to Ann Butler at [email protected] or 375-4584. Submissions must be…
Religion
St. Mark’s rector accepts new mission
Rev. Ken Malcolm served 2½ years at Durango Episcopal church
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “Roger Harry Norris of the local Forest Service has just returned from a 10-day trip into the Hermosa country where he has deposited three caches of supplies…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “The Forest Service makes a plea to dwellers on private land within the bounds of the national forest to spare the Christmas trees as much as possible.…
And the West is History
And the West is History
This is Snyder Dorm for boys on the Old Fort Lewis site, when it served as a high school in 1923. It was for agriculture, animal industry, horticulture and mechanical…
Food
Make juicy empanadas, the Rural Society way
This recipe for Swiss Chard and Cheese Empanadas incorporates bechamel sauce and caramelized onions for juicy flavor.Renee Comet/The Washington Post Goral is referring to Jose Garces, the Philadelphia-based chef and…
Food
Even nut haters may like cookies with pine nuts
In Italy, pine nuts are a common ingredient in sweets like these Chewy White Chocolate-Pine Nut Cookies.Matthew Mead/Associated Press I’ve had this aversion since I was a kid. Nuts in…
Food
On the side
Saturday is your last chance to buy fresh, local vegetables until the Durango Farmers Market reopens in May. So if you want the best of fall’s root vegetables like beets…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “Jim Stephens, 73-year-old Mancos man, was found guilty of first-degree murder and condemned to death by a Montezuma County District Court Jury, at Cortez. Stephens was charged…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “Flames practically razed the McDonald Produce Company building at 6th Street and Railroad this morning and destroyed or ruined most of its contents. One of the partners…
Health
Health Briefs
Caleb Gates, licensed acupuncturist, will give a presentation called “Resolving Allergies, Food Sensitivities and Sinusitis Using Advanced Allergy Therapeutics.” This is a safe, noninvasive treatment to resolve allergy symptoms. The…
Health
Tiny horses + sick kids = Recipe for bliss
Animal-assisted therapy brings joy, may help healing
Travel
Travel books: Take a trip in your armchair
111 Shops in New York That You Must Not Miss: Unique Finds and Local Treasures, by Susan Lusk and Mark Gabor (Emons Publishers, $20), is a fun guide to retailers…
Family
Should breast-feeding moms ‘perhaps sit in a corner’?
These are questions being hotly debated here after an incident at Claridge’s, one of the London’s poshest hotels. Earlier this month, new mom Louise Burns sat down for tea with…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “Durango’s long-heralded ‘Christmas Tree Lane’ will be lighted for display Friday night for the first time, as part of a celebration marking the preview of Christmas in…
Religion
After gay son’s death, a new mission
Evangelical couple seek to affirm faith, accept same-sex relationships
Religion
Religion Briefs
The First Baptist Church will offer coats and ingredients for Christmas dinners from 9 to 11 a.m. Dec. 13 at the church, 332 E. 11th St. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship to…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “Durango merchants are busy preparing for the ‘blackout’ this Friday night when the lights in downtown Durango will be turned off for a time, and then turned…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “Those listening to the NBC weather forecast last night heard that Durango was the coldest reported city in the United States with a temperature of 17 degrees…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: This was in the section titled, Bayfield News: “The bake sale was well attended and netted a neat sum for the Bayfield library.” 50 years ago: “Despite…
And the West is History
And the West is History
This sketch of the Anasazi Heritage Center in Dolores was in the Aug. 21, 1988, issue of the Herald with a story announcing the opening of the $4 million center…