La Plata County gets health recommendation

A two-year effort to find ways to treat mental health and substance abuse – known as behavioral issues – in La Plata County has resulted in a recommendation for an eight-way approach to wellness....

DATE: Sept. 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Licenses now being issued for retail pot

The city issued the first two local recreational marijuana business licenses Tuesday afternoon. Businesses now must wait for city inspections before opening their doors. However, Durango Organics,...

DATE: Sept. 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Smile Coloradans, you’re in one of ‘happiest’ states

DENVER – Here’s something that could make your day: Colorado is one of the happiest states in the country, according to an analysis by WalletHub.com. Researchers took a look at state-specific...

DATE: Sept. 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Mancos Valley Balloon fest starts Friday

The Mancos Valley Balloon and Arts Festival gets off to a lofty start, Friday, Sept. 26, with a morning balloon launch in Boyle Park at 6:45 a.m. Organizers expect 11 balloons will launch from the...

DATE: Sept. 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Cowboy Poetry Gathering begins Oct. 2

The 26th Annual Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering will take place October 2nd through the 5th, 2014. Headquartered in the Historic Strater Hotel, it will feature a wide array of events which take...

DATE: Sept. 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Former firefighter carves new career as chain saw artist

After the hot air balloons take flight this weekend, the art festival will offer amusement for those with their feet planted on the ground in Mancos. From among the many talented local artists,...

DATE: Sept. 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Donkey demo

A small white grandma donkey, Tilly battles all kinds of ailments from her head to her hooves. But last Thanksgiving, she jumped a cattle guard and came to stand all night in Rachel Karneffel’s...

DATE: Sept. 25, 2014 | 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 may...

DATE: Sept. 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Cortez yoga studio’s Baby and Me class helps mother and child grow together

With a 8-month old baby and another on the way, Monique Alvarez is what you would call a busy mom. But that didn’t stop Alvarez and baby Sam from attending a Baby and Me Yoga class Wednesday in...

DATE: Sept. 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Briefs

Cowboy poet to perform at church Local cowboy poet and singer Slim McWilliams will present a program on Saturday, Sept. 20 at the Presbyterian Church, 350 S. Washington St., Cortez. A dinner of...

DATE: Sept. 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Montezuma gold

It’s that time of year again for Brad Milligin and his crew at The Bee Tree farm in Lewis — honey time. Crews at the farm were out gathering bee hives Wednesday, and the family was getting ready...

DATE: Sept. 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

The ‘Red Zone’

It was the summer of 2013 when Hannah Keener, a Durango native, was at a bar in town when she realized something was wrong. “I knew something was in my drink because I’m sensitive to medicine,”...

DATE: Sept. 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

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