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Thank You Letter Elks Lodge hosts Manaugh Elementary for holidays

The teachers and staff at Manaugh Elementary School would like to thank the Elks Lodge for a beautiful holiday party. It was the perfect venue for a joyful celebration and a toast...

DATE: Dec 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Thank You Letters

FLC student gets Rocky Mountain Chocolate franchise

The Journal Aaron Stone is the first student winner of a Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory franchise through Fort Lewis College’s Applied Entrepreneurship course. Stone, a senior i...

DATE: Dec 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business

Mesa Verde National Park announces holiday hours

The Journal Mesa Verde National Park’s Chapin Mesa Archaeological Museum and Visitor and Research Center will be closed Dec. 24, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. The park will remain open, wea...

DATE: Dec 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wild & Scenic Film Festival tickets on sale

The Journal The local chapter of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby will host the Wild & Scenic Film Festival tour at 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second ...

DATE: Dec 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Screening of ‘One Woman, One Vote’ is Jan. 11

The Journal The League of Women Voters of Montezuma County will meet Saturday, Jan. 11, at 10 a.m. at the Mancos Public Library. The program will include the screening ...

DATE: Dec 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez library announces January Storytime schedule

The Journal The Raising Readers Storytime program is every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the Cortez Public Library, 202 N. Park St. in Cortez. A craft session is at 11:15 a...

DATE: Dec 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wednesday Activities Club announces January schedule

The Journal The Wednesday Activities Club at the Cortez Public Library is on early release Wednesdays from 2:30–4 p.m. It’s free for students ages 8-12. The ...

DATE: Dec 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photos: Kemper Elementary singers

DATE: Dec 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hello again, Dolly

Country artist par excellence is having another moment and keeping mum

DATE: Dec 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

We can aid environment in little ways

I love the outdoors and have for as long as I can remember. The blue skies, warm sun, fresh air. Nothing beats the outdoors, and we need to conserve it so that generations to come can enjoy ...

DATE: Dec 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter on guns, Democrats not helpful

I personally question the facts, logic and purpose of the letter by Robert Goodrich (“ Factually, the AR-15 was originally designed by the ArmaLite company which subsequently sold the paten...

DATE: Dec 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Don’t publish accusations about Trump

Letters to the Editor author Edward Packard presents us with a list of reasons Trump is no good (“ First characteristic assigned to Trump is racist. This is a very mean and nasty...

DATE: Dec 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor