Nathalie Winch

Position: Journal Staff Writer

Full Plate of Art

The annual Southwest Open School student art exhibit is now being featured through the month of February at the Cortez Cultural Center.The show, entitled “Food for Thought,” is being led by SWOS...

DATE: Jan. 12, 2012 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

If the shoe fits

Zapateria-La Familiar, or Family Shoe Store, 16 E. Main St., Cortez, is officially open for business.The store’s owner, Beatrice Arvizo, decided to open the store after years of having friends...

DATE: Dec. 27, 2011 | CATEGORY: Business

Palo Duro Homes

A third-generation team of home builders, Palo Duro Homes, is now open for business in Cortez, according to its Colorado sales manager John Avery and its Cortez sales-team leader Steve Blackwell. A...

DATE: Dec. 20, 2011 | CATEGORY: Business

Looking for unique gifts?

The Journal dug up the following gift suggestions for locals who are still looking for something special to fit under their Christmas trees. Or perhaps locals would like to offer some of these...

DATE: Dec. 12, 2011 | CATEGORY: Business

Sales surge for Cortez

Cortez’s retailers offered bargains this weekend, but were local inhabitants biting?“They had their ads in hand and were looking for those deals,” said Executive Director Cortez Area Chamber of...

DATE: Nov. 29, 2011 | CATEGORY: Business

Taste of the Seasons Vaniks turn Four Seasons into winter wonderland to benefit children

As the sun sets and twilight descends upon Cortez on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, Four Seasons Greenhouse and Nursery will slowly but surely fill its space with fun. Vic and Gail Vanik, Four Seasons’...

DATE: Nov. 24, 2011 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Black Friday

It’s that time of year again: Black Friday is descending upon Cortez. And many of its retailers will be celebrating the day with gusto.Black Friday has turned into an annual kick-off to the holiday...

DATE: Nov. 24, 2011 | CATEGORY: Local News

Public comment urged for shale drilling project

San Juan Citizens Alliance’s leader Jimbo Buickerood and Trout Unlimited’s Matt Clark held a meeting Nov. 14, to urge local inhabitants to comment on the San Juan Public Lands’ statement about a...

DATE: Nov. 22, 2011 | CATEGORY: Local News

High holiday hopes

As of October, Cortez’s sales revenues were holding steady in comparison to last year. And retailers were cautiously optimistic about the holidays. However, local officials emphasized there’s no...

DATE: Nov. 22, 2011 | CATEGORY: Local News

From runaway homeless teen to role model

‘I thought the whole world was against me'

DATE: Nov. 17, 2011 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County Partners battles budget cuts

Montezuma County Partners, although still regrouping after funding cuts and a total rehaul, was able to help about 700 homeless children and their parents in 2011.One year after Fred Blackburn...

DATE: Nov. 17, 2011 | CATEGORY: Local News

Spice of life

The smell of fresh paint has worn off the walls at El Burro Pancho Mexican Restaurant on Main Street. Two weeks after opening its doors, the front is bustling with business. Meats are sizzling on...

DATE: Nov. 15, 2011 | CATEGORY: Business

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