Community Calendar

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DATE: March 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Community Calendar

People are encouraged to submit announcements about upcoming events for the Community Calendar. Send announcements to news@cortezjournal.com. Items submitted less than two weeks in advance will be...

DATE: March 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Dolores grad moves up in medic world of Flight for Life

For Kelly Baker, 43, helping the injured as a paramedic in an ambulance was her life calling. But the view from the ground was not good enough, so now she arrives by air as a medic for Flight for...

DATE: March 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

You probably haven’t heard of this condition

Much attention has been paid to concussions in the past several years, and it has cast a rather dark shadow, especially on athletes and athletics. There is nothing quite as valuable as a...

DATE: March 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Nurses earn Nightingale Awards

At the Fourth Annual Regional Nightingale Awards Banquet in Durango on March 21, 2014, three Southwest Memorial Hospital (SWMH) nurses among 14 who were recognized for their achievements in...

DATE: March 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Batty idea?

Last time local bats appeared in the news, they were flying through the halls of Cortez Middle School. To remove the pesky rodents, the school district was forced to pay a cool $24,500. Now,...

DATE: March 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Canyons Alliance planning birthday party

The Southwest Colorado Canyons Alliance is planning to celebrate its first birthday on April 5. Held at the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center from 3-6 p.m., the birthday bash features a lecture on...

DATE: March 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Cortez Quilt now has Bernina

Cortez Quilt Co. is now an authorized Bernina sewing machine dealer. Bernina was founded in Switzerland more than 100 years ago and is the only remaining independent, family-owned manufacturer of...

DATE: March 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Gadgets help students with speech, writing, note-taking

Malcolm Kelly has more than books in the backpack he lugs around at Mountain Middle School. Malcolm, a 12-year-old seventh-grader, has difficulty processing language, which is reflected in reading,...

DATE: March 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

HerStory Plays portray pioneers who left local legacies

The theatrical performance, HerStory, packed the Cortez Cultural Center last week. An audience of 90 enjoyed three one-act plays on pioneer women who influenced Rico and Disappointment Valley...

DATE: March 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

How to avoid injury while working outside this spring

The official start of spring is only a week away, which means Four Corners area residents will soon be venturing out into yards, gardens, and pastures to prepare for the growing season. These...

DATE: March 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

SW Memorial receives awards

Southwest Memorial Hospital recently received three 2014 National Excellence Awards from Professional Research Consultants, Inc., (PRC), the organization that conducts ongoing, confidential patient...

DATE: March 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

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