DS - Living https://tj.durangoherald.com/section/ds-living/feed/ Latest local news from The Durango Herald. Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:01:58 -0600 en-us 30 https://tj.durangoherald.com/saddlemaker-serves-as-mesa-verde-artist-2/ Lisa Skyhorse, a full-time saddlemaker for 40 years, will serve as Mesa Verde National Park’s artist in residence Sept. 14-27. Skyhorse will give a free public presentation of her unique art on Thursday, Sept. 24 at 5:30 p.m. on the... Wed, 23 Sep 2015 19:21:02 -0600 3A626606-2D55-4E8A-8E50-309DDB712F65 https://tj.durangoherald.com/picking-and-grinning/ Wed, 23 Sep 2015 19:20:33 -0600 6C0CE35E-8FBB-4797-B1C1-E748EDBFBF33 https://tj.durangoherald.com/community-calendar-111/ Email announcements to news@cortezjournal.com and include “Community Calendar” in the subject field. Items submitted less than two weeks in advance will be less likely to be published. Entries and the calendar may be edited for length and content. September Call... Wed, 23 Sep 2015 19:19:03 -0600 5CEF510D-BCF4-4D1B-B5D2-2F55BA33FF5D https://tj.durangoherald.com/40-years-ago-in-dolores-3/ Taken from the pages of the Dolores Star, Friday, September 26, 1975. Wed, 23 Sep 2015 19:17:01 -0600 1CE1F36F-207D-4616-B9E7-49C0E2B8DB09 https://tj.durangoherald.com/80-years-ago-in-dolores-2/ Taken from the pages of the Dolores Star, Friday, Sept. 27, 1935 Wed, 23 Sep 2015 19:16:59 -0600 CFBE96E1-DEDD-42ED-91C8-952B627E0A2D https://tj.durangoherald.com/copycat-bears/ Three bear cubs climb a tree Thursday evening at Nancy Horton's River Ranch, north of Bayfield. A fourth bear cub on the left side of the tree is a sculpture made by Mancos artist Dave Sipe.Courtesy of Nancy Horton Wed, 16 Sep 2015 19:14:12 -0600 20411D94-E313-4F99-AFF7-E65663BF08E7 https://tj.durangoherald.com/unicyclist-completes-colorado-trail-run-2/ Boulder man reaches Durango in quest to raise money for ALS Wed, 16 Sep 2015 19:13:56 -0600 F6F1F818-8807-4E70-A3B1-AAB34D6FF810 https://tj.durangoherald.com/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 Five years ago, Love on a Hanger owner Tiffani Waters got the idea to host a little fashion show at... Wed, 16 Sep 2015 19:11:55 -0600 F373904D-8402-498D-BB57-ABBBC9BA3E58 https://tj.durangoherald.com/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 state. But they’re rarely seen or photographed. Now, state researchers have photographed lynx in the San Juan Mountains, using cameras... Wed, 16 Sep 2015 19:11:50 -0600 AB4C3B99-FEF8-4F8B-804A-915412BEB567 https://tj.durangoherald.com/community-calendar-114/ Email announcements to news@cortezjournal.com and include “Community Calendar” in the subject field. Items submitted less than two weeks in advance will be less likely to be published. Entries and the calendar may be edited for length and content. September Call... Wed, 16 Sep 2015 19:11:34 -0600 0E49FC6C-5315-494F-B987-CED08A342E67 https://tj.durangoherald.com/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 11 a.m. at the CSU Southwestern Colorado Research Station, about 18 miles north of Cortez. To get there, take U.S.... Wed, 16 Sep 2015 19:09:55 -0600 BF0AAA2E-9FD3-4AD4-BE91-96B16E084574 https://tj.durangoherald.com/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 Mesa Verde on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, at the Far View Lodge in Mesa Verde National Park. The program begins... Wed, 16 Sep 2015 19:09:53 -0600 293AABA8-E073-4639-B58E-4F3EF928367D https://tj.durangoherald.com/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 Mimiaga/Dolores Star Do you have a Faces in the Crowd to submit to the Dolores Star? Please send it to... Wed, 16 Sep 2015 19:09:17 -0600 31B4BC50-032E-4332-AC07-C8C2676C76E1 https://tj.durangoherald.com/80-years-ago-24/ Taken from the pages of the Dolores Star, Friday, Sept. 20, 1935 Wed, 16 Sep 2015 19:09:07 -0600 1986375C-783C-4DE4-A1DE-26E59BC92561 https://tj.durangoherald.com/40-years-ago-22/ Taken from the pages of the Dolores Star, Friday, Sep. 19, 1975 Wed, 16 Sep 2015 19:09:06 -0600 E183445C-AEFA-4E4A-ADD0-8E978EDEC33A https://tj.durangoherald.com/dining-among-the-dwellings-2/ Mesa Verde's Metate Room is worth the trip Wed, 09 Sep 2015 19:20:10 -0600 549837DE-1943-45E1-971E-A9499CDC2CCD https://tj.durangoherald.com/community-calendar-118/ Email announcements to news@cortezjournal.com and include “Community Calendar” in the subject field. Items submitted less than two weeks in advance will be less likely to be published. Entries and the calendar may be edited for length and content. Thursday, Sept.... Wed, 09 Sep 2015 19:18:40 -0600 4F8E5A97-D630-4549-A180-109A63886B83 https://tj.durangoherald.com/enjoy-and-preserve-the-months-bounty/ This is my favorite month, full of a variety of Palisade peaches, Olathe corn, Hatch chilies, Rocky Ford melons and berries, berries, berries. Last night was purely wonderful! My supper consisted of two cobs of roasted sweet corn, milk, slices... Wed, 09 Sep 2015 19:18:21 -0600 C55D7E1D-97E5-41A0-A4AA-4E8B9BFC4D15 https://tj.durangoherald.com/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 we have always had one in the yard of every house we’ve owned. Then we planted a weeping cherry tree.... Wed, 09 Sep 2015 19:18:10 -0600 CD39AE65-7040-4BB9-877E-9ADDF3E8B0DB https://tj.durangoherald.com/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 people with disabilities who want to live well in their homes and the community. Lu Anne Herman will provide IL... Wed, 09 Sep 2015 19:18:07 -0600 FC9306CA-D187-40FF-9297-912571CF5AE7 https://tj.durangoherald.com/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 photo On the final weekend of August, clear skies greeted members of Civil Air Patrol’s Cortez Senior Squadron for honing... Wed, 09 Sep 2015 19:18:04 -0600 08A110A6-7D40-4F4C-9264-ED9A77433B09 https://tj.durangoherald.com/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 a state finalist on April 16 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in the Denver Center for Performing Arts Complex.... Wed, 09 Sep 2015 19:17:48 -0600 E99BA0D2-3893-4835-B3C6-B387D065CA3E https://tj.durangoherald.com/street-sign-wording-a-key-to-safety-2/ Precise verbiage means safer commutes for cyclists, motorists Wed, 09 Sep 2015 19:17:46 -0600 4155187E-B2AF-4EF0-A8AD-13961B0EC9A0 https://tj.durangoherald.com/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 sure to include “Faces in the Crowd” in the email’s subject line, a short description of the person, and who... Wed, 09 Sep 2015 19:16:09 -0600 04154223-06CB-4274-AEDC-41860EE52131 https://tj.durangoherald.com/80-years-ago-25/ Taken from the pages of the Dolores Star, Friday, Sept. 13, 1935 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 19:15:20 -0600 E3699A00-F126-4D77-A519-F774239D4FB9 https://tj.durangoherald.com/40-years-ago-23/ Taken from the pages of the Dolores Star, Friday, Sept. 12, 1975. Wed, 09 Sep 2015 19:15:20 -0600 D42FD752-66FF-4B15-89BB-DC4A99D14D10 https://tj.durangoherald.com/food-market-elks-team-up-for-food-backpacks-for-vets/ The Cortez Elks Lodge and Dolores Food Market have stepped up to help disabled veterans who need food and basic supplies. A $2,000 Beacon grant from the National Elks Foundation enables the local lodge to offer a “food backpack” to... Wed, 09 Sep 2015 19:14:33 -0600 C721A8EC-F5F6-47B6-842C-8D9897F8894F https://tj.durangoherald.com/community-calendar-121/ Email announcements to news@cortezjournal.com and include “Community Calendar” in the subject field. Items submitted less than two weeks in advance will be less likely to be published. Entries and the calendar may be edited for length and content. September Call... Wed, 02 Sep 2015 19:31:14 -0600 2BC55D86-3978-495C-AE57-93A6C96C7F3D https://tj.durangoherald.com/80-years-ago-26/ Taken from the Dolores Star, Friday, Sept. 6, 1935 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 19:30:55 -0600 EEFB10DD-EF6B-4C01-A154-C0FE91E70293 https://tj.durangoherald.com/faces-in-the-crowd-mr-banjo/ Tony Furtado wowed the crowd with his creative banjo and guitar playing at the Dolores River Brewery last week. "I've driven through this town a lot, so it's nice to finally stop and play for you," Furtado told an energetic... Wed, 02 Sep 2015 19:30:52 -0600 210B2F9F-2922-4C6F-8923-0A203DEA41BB