75 years ago: “It is rumored that ‘Two-Ton’ Tony Galento will hit Durango on a barnstorming prizefighting tour, but considering the capacity of a narrow-gauge boxcar we doubt if that…
Spanish cartographer Miera y Pacheco’s artistic maps note discoveries of Dolores area
could get $75,000 for refusing to have liquid scanned by TSA
“This photo of Bill Menefee was taken in the doorway of the original homestead cabin built on the Menefee ranch. The cabin was still standing in March 1964, just north…
75 years ago: “Good news to people of this vicinity as well as the early tourists, is the fact that informal accommodations may now be obtained at Mesa Verde Park…
The First Presbyterian Church of Durango, 1159 East Third Ave., will host a special service to install Beau Smith as its called pastor by the Presbytery of Western Colorado at…
Interfaith panel objects to Sept. 11 museum’s documentary film
The report – the first from the Census on adoptions since 2003 – finds that 2 percent of the nation’s 64.8 million children younger than 18 were adopted. Adopted children…
75 years ago: “Because he was carrying four persons in the front seat of his car, a Bayfield youth was summoned to appear before Justice of the Peace Laten Ballou.”…
75 years ago: “After driving all the way here from Tierra Amarilla, N.M., a ‘merry’ car bringing a man to a Durango hospital for an emergency operation caught fire just…
“It’s hard to believe that Spring in Southwest Colorado is already five days old in this March 1964 photo. Residents began having doubts, which were confirmed. The car and snow-covered…
“We had one small shelf of coconut oil products, but that’s changed dramatically,” Palmquist said. Today, the demand for coconut oil products is so great the store carries eight to…
Consumers who are trying to lose weight are shifting away from traditional “low-calorie” products, such as Diet Coke, Lean Cuisine and Special K, and focusing on other factors such as…
The recipe for Minted Lemon and Olive Chicken Wraps showcases the savory side of mint.Matthew Mead/Associated Press That’s because a little bit of its naturally sweet, herby flavor can go…
A mandoline is the best tool to create paper-thin vegetable slices for this Roasted Butternut and Herb Tart.Matthew Mead/Associated Press The secret is in the layering. Yukon Gold potatoes, onion…
75 years ago: “For three days – Durango High School boys and girls find out just how green is the grass on the other side of the fence. After the…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has proclaimed May “Older American’s Month.” To recognized the month, Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave., will offer a Lunch and…
Though the brain is known to shrink with age, people who show evidence of apathy and declining interest and emotion as they get older could be signaling decreased brain volume,…
Amazing leaps in infertility science
75 years ago: “Durango voters in the second municipal election elected as city councilmen, Nels Newman, Robert McNicholas, John Fankhauser, AJ Andrews, and Earl A. Barker, who ranked high in…
British man navigates numerous dangers during 4,250-mile African trek
“I came down with a major ear infection on my third day there, which required immediate medical attention,” remembers Siegfried, a loan officer from Alexandria. His fever peaked at 102…
