Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University will be held at these locations: Beginning at 6 p.m. Sept. 3 at First United Methodist Church, 2917 Aspen Drive. For more information or to…
75 years ago: “The new Highway 160 Association formed in Durango will work toward the objective of promoting traffic over 160 by coordinating the advertising efforts of all the communities…
75 years ago: “With a larger attendance, bigger gate receipts, more and faster contestants and more thrilling track events, the 1939 edition of the Spanish Trails Fiesta in Durango ended…
75 years ago: “Durango today is host to thousands of visitors here to attend the Spanish Trails Fiesta, and the city’s warm hospitality is extended to its guests.” 50 years…
Grapefruit and Corn Summer Salsa is a shaved salsa that is sliced with a mandoline.Matthew Mead/Associated Press First, that it must involve tomatoes. Second, that the ingredients should be chopped.…
That’s really all a seasonally delicious tomato needs. Though if you really want to gussy it up, you could add a bit of pepper, a splash of olive oil, maybe…
Nontraditional gins such as Citadelle reserve gin, left, an aged gin, and Gin De France G’Vine gin, a grape-based gin, are reviving consumer interest in the gin category.Matthew Mead/Associated Press…
Really want to know how to can the summer’s bounty for winter’s dark days? Wendy Rice and the Colorado State University Extension office are offering a series of how-to classes…
75 years ago: “Everybody, their cousins, and their cousins’ cousins from the San Juan Basin and many other portions of Colorado are ready for a rip-roaring time at the Spanish…
The Upper Pine River Fire Protection District will offer CPR and first aid classes at the Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive. The next CPR class will be held…
75 years ago: “A wind storm reported as the heaviest in recent years hit Electra Lake, tearing boathouses loose from their mooring and capsizing a small boat out on the…
Plateau Valley deaths leave many gaps
Such is the legacy of Lloyd McNeil, a forestry technician who worked with the San Juan National Forest for 37 years and passed away this spring at 76, leaving 10…
75 years ago: “The annual Missouri picnic was held at the Fort Lewis picnic grounds, where over 300 people enjoyed the festivities.” 50 years ago: “Several dozen 4-H members were…
75 years ago: “Members of the San Juan Medical Society met at Mercy hospital to view movies and hear a talk on ‘syphilology’ by Dr. J. Grand Marthons, one of…
Movement embraces interfaith and gay marriages, female imams
Registration is open for a five-week beginning meditation class with Maureen Fallon-Cyr, a community Dharma leader at the Durango Dharma Center and mindfulness-based psychotherapist practicing in Durango. The class, presented…
A hangout house is often the first spot kids think to gather to work on a school project or binge on the latest Xbox game or silly YouTube videos. “There…
75 years ago: “The second session of the pre-Fiesta Kangaroo Court will be held at the north side of the Gordon’s Store. Brand new ‘defendants’ will be brought before the…
75 years ago: “Everything is set for Durango’s big show of 1939. Only a few minor details remain to be ironed out. The city is waiting to welcome the many…
Our only gripe with it? It’s so good, we tend to forget that fresh corn doesn’t need to be cooked to be delicious. In fact, raw corn eaten right off…
An open-faced corn and zucchini omelet with smoked salmon makes a surprisingly substantial family dinner.Matthew Mead/Associated Press But even perfection gets boring after a while, which is why I tend…
For those willing to venture a short distance from downtown Salt Lake City, Chunga’s offers authentic Mexican food including the signature street snack called al pastor.Rick Bowmer/Associated Press Cooks shave…
Nutritionist Keith Kantor says packing a healthy lunch starts with what you give your child to drink. “One thing that we all overlook is what the children drink,” he points…
If you liked the Iron Horse Chef competition and you want to support local farms in the Four Corners, sponsoring agency Growing Partners of Southwest Colorado has the event for…
