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Fast fingers leading to slow feet for student athletes?

What an amazing sight, watching their fingers fly so effortlessly over those cellphone keys. If only high school athletes’ legs were as eager to fly over athletic fields. With the arrival cellphones i...

DATE: Jun 20, 2013 CATEGORY: Sports

Efficient, caring, professional

Editor: I recently had an outpatient procedure performed at Southwest Memorial Hospital. Every person I came in contact with, from the admission clerk to the clerk who walked me ...

DATE: Jun 20, 2013 CATEGORY: Thank You Letters

To marry in October

DATE: Jun 20, 2013 CATEGORY: Milestones

Highly qualified caregivers

Editor: Care, concern and compassion must be the watchwords of the medical/surgical staff who began my recovery from hip surgery. My sincere thanks to Drs. Aiken, Bagge, Block and Cornelius...

DATE: Jun 20, 2013 CATEGORY: Thank You Letters

Cortez Public Library lists July storytimes

“Jive into July” is the July theme of Raising Readers Storytime at the Cortez Public Library, located at 202 N. Park St. Storytime is held every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the library and ...

DATE: Jun 20, 2013 CATEGORY: Living

It’s time for butterflies and flowers

As summer moves along, more and more wildflowers are taking to bloom. These flowers are a feast for our eyes and also produce delicious nectar that provides a feast for many of nature’s creatures. Loo...

DATE: Jun 20, 2013 CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

‘Mile ... mile and a half’

Two area educators who set out to backpack the John Muir Trail are now part of an award-winning feature length documentary. Dolores residents Kelly Finlay, a science teacher at Mancos Middl...

DATE: Jun 20, 2013 CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Do you remember Greta Garbo?

My mom passed on to me along my nose, insomnia and a love for old movies. That’s a hint. Like the fictional Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard, Greta Garbo was big in the movies, and when she retired, ...

DATE: Jun 20, 2013 CATEGORY: Word Moved Into the Neighborhood

Faith in parenting: Trust, believe, expect

Parenting one of the biggest faith challenges in the Christian life. And if one is raising a challenging child, well, need more be said? Through the experience of parenting children and mo...

DATE: Jun 20, 2013 CATEGORY: Guest Columns

‘Sisters in Art’ at Cultural Center

“Sisters in Art ~ Sisters at Heart” is a unique collaboration between two best friends: Jan Wright, a watercolor artist from Mancos, and KiP Walker, a photographer from Santa Fe, N.M. Creative express...