Review Author finds ‘hope in the high country’

Pam Houston’s newest book, “Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country,” is a magical blend of essays that are somehow both memoir and autobiography. She manages to beautifully marry her life...

DATE: Feb. 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Living

Community Calendar

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DATE: Feb. 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Living

Don’t fear a late freeze; get to work

By Gail Vanik If the swelling on the buds of the trees in my yard is any indication, we might be in for an early spring. Although warm weather early in the season is always welcome after short...

DATE: Feb. 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Living

Community Calendar

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DATE: Feb. 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Living

Gail’s Garden: The large-tool hall of fame

Although your small tools may be the ones you turn to everyday, the larger ones can be even more important in your garden for a variety of reasons. There are a few that are essential and this week...

DATE: Feb. 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Living

Just stew it. Everybody else does

Like individual snowflakes, the construction of each batch of stew is a variation on a theme, just as it has been since the ancient convergence of fire and pottery. In our house, stew-making is a...

DATE: Jan. 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Living

Ballantine Family Fund awards $310,000 in grants in Southwest Colorado

The Journal In 2019, the Trustees of the Ballantine Family Fund awarded $245,623 in grants to 121 nonprofit organizations in Southwest Colorado. The average grant size was $2,030. By sector, the...

DATE: Jan. 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Living

Community Calendar

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DATE: Jan. 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Living

Reflexology unlocks pain relief by treating nerves in the feet

Feet get shoved into shoes, pounded into the pavement and sometimes neglected, but they can hold the key to pain relief for some patients. Nerve endings in feet are linked to internal organs and...

DATE: Jan. 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Living

The tools that you live by

By Gail Vanik Like many women, I got some new kitchen toys for Christmas, and when I was using them the other day, it reminded me how important good tools are in order...

DATE: Jan. 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Living

Colorado Outdoor Business Alliance to host water meeting

Colorado Outdoor Business Alliance will host “Securing Our Water Future: What’s Next with the Colorado Water Plan?” from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at 4Corners Riversports, 360 South Camino del Rio, No....

DATE: Jan. 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Living

Bighorn sheep research project to continue in Weminuche Wilderness

To gain a better understanding of wild Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in the Weminuche Wilderness, Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the U.S. Forest Service will continue their efforts on a five-year...

DATE: Jan. 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Living

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