Health Briefs

January is cervical health month January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, and women are encouraged to talk with their health-care providers about scheduling a pap test. A pap test is the first...

DATE: Dec. 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - Living

Author tells of lessons in education

Barbara Rousseau, a local Mancos author, has written a new book that chronicles lessons from a career path in education that led her from administrative roles to teaching in Thailand and the...

DATE: Dec. 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - Living

St. Paul's Christmas Eve service

St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Mancos plans to hold its Christmas Eve Service at 6 p.m. Dec. 24. The service includes the Children's Procession of the Nativity Figures, Christmas Lessons and...

DATE: Dec. 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - Living

Fish hunter

DATE: Dec. 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - Living

mancos calendar

People are encouraged to submit announcements about upcoming events for the Community Calendar. Send announcements to [email protected]. Items submitted less than two weeks in advance will be...

DATE: Dec. 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - Living

Nuts may lower risk for death

DALLAS – Help yourself to some nuts this holiday season: Regular nut eaters were less likely to die of cancer or heart disease – in fact, were less likely to die of any cause – during a 30-year...

DATE: Nov. 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - Living

It’s get with it or get left behind

Two of three well-used pool tables at the Durango/La Plata Senior Center had to go when the room was sectioned in 2006 to accommodate a computer laboratory. “The demand for computers by our senior...

DATE: Nov. 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - Living

Female welders form bond

Welding is dangerous, requiring specialized shields and protective clothing to protect the eyes and skin. Nothing flammable can be worn, including fingernail polish, hair spray and body spray. For...

DATE: Oct. 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - Living

Patience vs. Restlessness

We generally associate patience with times when things are moving slowly. But patience is just as important — maybe more important— when the clock is ticking. Patience is not letting time pressures...

DATE: Oct. 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - Living

Students hike to Sharkstooth

On Wednesday, Sept. 17, Josh Gardner took his Mancos Middle School PE class on a hike to Sharkstooth Pass. The group had planned the trip as part of a PBIS reward. On the morning of the field trip...

DATE: Sept. 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - Living

Mancos Valley sawmills tell a whole lot of the story

I've had a particular interest in sawmills in and around Mancos ever since I was a teenager. My father was able to purchase 160 acres for $1 per acre, and I remember quite a pile of sawdust about...

DATE: Sept. 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - Living

Library draws attention to censorship, banned books

The Mancos Public Library is celebrating Banned Books Week from Monday, Sept. 23 to Sunday, Sept. 29 with a display of banned and challenged books from the last 50-plus years. Banned Book Week is...

DATE: Sept. 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - Living

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