Living

Documentary ‘To Light a Candle’ shows Feb. 27

A screening of the 2014 documentary, “To Light a Candle,” will be hosted by local Baha’is on Friday, Feb. 27…

Happy Valentine’s Day

King of hearts

Kaiden Wyatt has hearts painted by Kaila Carver at the Valentine’s party sponsored by the Family, Career and Community Leaders…

Restaurants plan for a holiday crush

Valentine’s Day can often be a big boon for area restaurants, but this year promises to be especially good, since…

A writer’s path to Chicken Soup for the Soul

Local writer Curt Melliger got an essay published in the latest installment in the popular Chicken Soup for the Soul…

58 Valentines

Holmans recall a lifetime of romance since that first day at the soda fountain

A blessing for the apples

Residents chase off spirits and find mysterious varieties of apples

The seventh journey: New Jerusalem and new mysteries

Walk along with me on our seventh journey and final trek through this life. Might this be your current journey?…

Hopping mad for flavor

Craft liquor industry borrows from brewers

Spirited Scouts

The Girl Scouts of Mesa Verde recently had a rally to prepare for their cookie-selling season. They had a contest…

Sunflower opens to public with permaculture film

Balcony and bar are popular spots to talk farming

Bridge holds ninth Soups of the World event

Fundraiser key for publicity, McAfee says

Community Calendar

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Work delays Cliff Palace opening

Wall deformation, cracks found in 2011

Iconic ‘Castle in the Sky’ needs help

The Old Hundred Boarding House.Courtesy photo SILVERTON — The iconic Old Hundred Boarding House, high up on Galena Mountain four…

Briefs

Youth Collaborative seeks a director The School Community Youth Collaborative is seeking a director, beginning in March, who thinks outside…

Award-winner Sullivan and band play Jan. 31

American Legion hosts a world traveler

Flu fighters

Foods to keep your immune system healthy this winter

Conscious Aging class gives tips on growing old

Susan Ullman knows a thing or two about aging. “My mother used to always say that old age is not…

Eliminate ‘things and stuff’ and find God

As part of my getting ready for the New Year a couple weeks ago I decided to clean the top…

Sunflower Theatre to open in downtown Cortez

$1.5 million renovation makes intimate space with 119 seats

Awards pile up for Dunton Hot Springs

Local luxury resort wins acclaim

Briefs

Cortez fire district plans CPR classes The Cortez Fire Protection District will start holding CPR and First-Aid certification classes on…

Family Leadership Training Institute taking applications

Last year, Maria Fox took a chance and enrolled in the Family Leadership Training Institute offered in Montezuma County. “I…