For the Cortez Journal

Tips to protect your home from bears

Colorado Parks and Wildlife asks residents to keep bears away from their homes by using these tips: Keep garbage in a well-secured enclosure. Put out garbage only o...

M-CHS 1955-59 class reunion set

The M-CHS 1955-1959 Class Reunion is set for Sept. 12 at the high school where they graduated, the current Cortez Middle School, at 9 a.m. for drinks and treats. At 11 a.m., the g...

Joe McMurrian set for Sunflower

Joe McMurrian, a modern acoustic country blues and roots-based songwriter/musician who pushes the boundaries of traditional roots music and performance, will perform at the Sunflower Theatre...

Alliance Brass wraps up SouthWest concert season

SouthWest Colorado Concerts presented their last concert of the season on Thursday, May 7 at the Montezuma-Cortez High School auditorium. The Alliance Brass, a quintet from Chicag...

Library’s Storytime helps stop ‘summer slide’

Something is waiting for many children each summer, and their parents don’t even know it’s out there. It’s called the “summer slide,” and it describes what happens when young minds sit idle ...

Garcher wins $1,000 Knights scholarship

The Cortez Knights of Columbus Council 4209 has announced that the Knights Memorial Scholarship for this year has been awarded to Kayla Marie Garchar. Garcher is a 2015 graduate ...

DAR requests information to place flags at veterans’ graves

For the past six years, the members of the Sleeping Ute Mountain Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution have marked the Graves of all Veterans in the rural cemeteries in Montezuma Coun...

DAR requests information to place flags at veterans’ graves

For the past six years, the members of the Sleeping Ute Mountain Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution have marked the Graves of all Veterans in the rural cemeteries in Montezuma Coun...

Osprey Packs teams with Nepalese charity

Osprey Packs announced this week that it is collaborating with Nepalese dZi Foundation, to help raise funds to help some of the most devastated communities after the April 25 earthquake. ...

DAR requests information to place flags at veterans' graves

For the past six years, members of the Sleeping Ute Mountain Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution have marked the graves of veterans in cemeteries in Montezuma County prior to Memori...

Dr. Douglas Bagge receives national award for overall doctor rating

Southwest Health System has announced that Dr. Douglas R. Bagge, MD has received the 2015 Five Star Excellence Award from Professional Research Consultants for scoring in the top 10 percent ...

Mercy earns 6th straight ‘A’ in safety

DURANGO – Mercy Regional Medical Center has been recognized for its dedication to patient safety by being awarded an “A” grade in the Spring 2015 Hospital Safety Score, which rates how well ...