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Saddlemaker serves as Mesa Verde artist

Lisa Skyhorse, a full-time saddlemaker for 40 years, will serve as Mesa Verde National Park’s artist in residence Sept. 14-27.…

Picking and grinning

Community Calendar

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40 Years Ago in Dolores

Taken from the pages of the Dolores Star, Friday, September 26, 1975.

80 Years Ago in Dolores

Taken from the pages of the Dolores Star, Friday, Sept. 27, 1935

Copycat bears

Three bear cubs climb a tree Thursday evening at Nancy Horton's River Ranch, north of Bayfield. A fourth bear cub…

Unicyclist completes Colorado Trail run

Boulder man reaches Durango in quest to raise money for ALS

Fashion show at Four Seasons benefits Cancer Coalition

Becky Oliver models clothes from Love On A Hanger at the Pretty In Pink Fashion show last year.Sam Green/Cortez Journal…

Lynx captured in rare photos

DENVER – Scores of fierce-looking lynx roam the remote Colorado high country, 16 years after they were reintroduced to the…

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CSU Extension apple ‘U-Pick’ is Sept. 19

For The Cortez Journal The Colorado State University Extension’s annual apple “U-Pick” harvest is Saturday, Sept. 19, from 9 to…

The elk of Mesa Verde

For The Cortez Journal Ranger Paul Morey will discuss the natural history of elk and their management within and around…

Faces in the Crowd: The Mountie

Ted Holland, of the Mountain Village Police, will train the Montezuma County Sheriff's Office in the art of mounted patrols.Jim…

80 Years Ago

Taken from the pages of the Dolores Star, Friday, Sept. 20, 1935

40 Years Ago

Taken from the pages of the Dolores Star, Friday, Sep. 19, 1975

Dining among the dwellings

Mesa Verde's Metate Room is worth the trip

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Enjoy and preserve the month’s bounty

This is my favorite month, full of a variety of Palisade peaches, Olathe corn, Hatch chilies, Rocky Ford melons and…

Gail in the Garden: The importance of trees in your life

When we moved to Colorado in 1998, one of the first things we planted was a blue spruce tree because…

Center for Independence welcomes two coordinators

For The Cortez Journal Southwest Center for Independence welcomes two new Independent Living Coordinators to its Cortez office. SWCI helps…

Civil Air Patrol joins exercise

The Civil Air Patrol's Cortez Senior Squadron practiced aerial search and rescue skills last weekend at the Cortez airport.Darrin Guilbeau/Contributed…

Mrs. Colorado pageant seeks contestant from Montezuma County

For The Cortez Journal The Mrs. Colorado America Pageant is accepting applications from married women to represent Montezuma County as…

Street sign wording a key to safety

Precise verbiage means safer commutes for cyclists, motorists

Faces in the Crowd: The Archer

Do you have a Faces in the Crowd to submit to the Dolores Star? Please send it to news@cortezjournal.com. Be…