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Gail’s Garden Leaves can cause problems in your garden

By Gail Vanik You either love them or you hate raking them, but either way, it just wouldn’t be the fall season without leaves. Now that most of them are down, you might be wonder...

Veterans Day parade set to start at 1 p.m. Monday

Free lunch offered to veterans before the parade

No one should have to wait to save their life

Some things are worth waiting for. In fact, sometimes waiting can help build anticipation, such as waiting for Christmas, that vacation to Costa Rica or the summer clearance at Br...

PHOTO: Graffiti painters

Locals address recent spate of graffiti in Cortez

CPW reminds community deer are in ‘rut’

The Journal Mule deer are entering their mating season — “the rut” — and Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminds everyone to be careful around deer, and especially bucks, which can ac...

Benefit dinner to be held for Archuleta family

The Journal The community is invited to support a local family in need at a benefit dinner and auction for the Archuleta family at 5 p.m. Dec. 13 at the Lewis-Arriola Community Ce...

Why do I see all these homes for sale?

I just finished the article “ Last year, when I called the county and asked why my property taxes went up so much year over year, it was explained that there were no homes for sale in the c...

That’s not funny!

It’s hard to go wrong mocking the news

I want the CORE Act passed in Senate

The CORE Act passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support and a resounding 227-182 voting margin. Now on its way to the Senate, the CORE Act will be the largest public lands b...

Mancos is a fantastic place for music

Mancos is such a fantastic place to call home! I have been blessed over and over by being here. The past week has offered some great music through out little library that is the h...

Sara Illsley and Friends to perform at Sunflower Theater

The Journal Sara Illsley and Friends will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at Sunflower Theater, 8 E. Main St. Their concert ‘About Love, Life and Death’ is colored...

CPW honors veterans, active-duty military with free state park entry Monday

Colorado Parks and Wildlife will offer veterans and active-duty military free admission to any of Colorado’s 41 state parks on Monday in honor of Veterans Day. The park entrance f...