80 Years Ago

M'Daniel Confesses, Oris Takes Full Blame for Killing Sheriff The McDaniel brothers, slayers of James Westfall and Sheriff W. W. Dunlap, were apprehended about twenty miles northwest of Canon City,...

DATE: Aug. 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Living

40 Years Ago

Town plans moving water tank, repairing Central Avenue Town board members discussed drainage problems with Mrs. Floyd about property below the Groundhog road where runoff comes across town from the...

DATE: Aug. 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Living

Mechanics help out a family traveling through Cortez

On Monday, my sister, her four children, and my mom stopped in Cortez on their way up to Oregon to visit my family and I. On their way out of Cortez, they stopped at a gas station and were told...

DATE: Aug. 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Living

‘Imagining the West’ lectures continue

DURANGO –The Center of Southwest Studies continues its 2015 summer lecture series, “Imagining the West,” with Ann Butler’s talk “Bury My Heart at Boot Hill: Death in Southwest Colorado,” on...

DATE: Aug. 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Living

Escalante weekend

The Dolores All School Reunion, Escalante Days, and a Dolores River Brewery music festival all converge Aug. 7-8. All School Reunion Friday, Aug. 7 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.: Registration at Dolores Fire...

DATE: Aug. 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Living

Community Calendar

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...

DATE: Aug. 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Living

Review ‘Mission Impossible’ leaves Bond at Casino Royale

With “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation,” we’re getting the best Bond movie since “Casino Royale” in 2006. OK, so Ethan Hunt isn’t James Bond and the Impossible Missions Force isn’t MI6, but the...

DATE: July 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Living

Slim Jenkins performing in Cortez

Who says Mondays have to be blah? Join San Francisco’s Slim Jenkins on Monday, Aug. 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the Sunflower Theatre. Slim Jenkins celebrates American roots music and its tradition of...

DATE: July 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Living

Manager of House Creek sits on campground primed for revival

Situated on a scenic red-rock cove of McPhee Reservoir, the House Creek campground is a well-known hangout that continues to attract visitors from Southwestern states and beyond. A recent tour with...

DATE: July 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Living

Children to perform ‘Dalmations’

The DAC Applause! performing art camp productions of “101 Dalmatians,” “Kids” and “Once on this Island, Jr.” on Thursday, Aug. 6 at 1 p.m., Friday, Aug. 7 at 1 and 7 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 8 at 1...

DATE: July 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Living

An unlikely hit

SALT LAKE CITY — The biting satirical musical that mocks Mormons received a rousing reception in its first-ever showing in the heart of Mormon country, kicking off a sold-out, two-week run at a...

DATE: July 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Living

Briefs

Library presents ‘Hands of Ancients’ Join local artist Jan Wright at the Mancos Public Library at 211 W. First St. on Thursday, Aug. 20 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. for a free workshop utilizing the...

DATE: July 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Living

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