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At 104, Esther Draper is living well

Family and friends gathered around Esther Draper Sunday to celebrate her 104th birthday at the Vista Mesa home in Cortez. Draper was born 1910 in Peckham, Colo., a farming community near Greeley....

DATE: June 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores River Fest kicks off summer

It’s summer festival time in Dolores.Get ready to dance barefoot on the grass listening to great music with all your friends and neighbors this Saturday at Joe Rowell Park.And this year, organizers...

DATE: June 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

From Kingston to Hopi

When Hopi reggae artist Casper Lomayesva takes the stage Saturday at the Dolores River Festival, he’ll channel the inspiration of Jamaican music he heard performed live as a kid. Raised in the...

DATE: June 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Festival is big fundraiser for Greater Dolores Action group

The Dolores River Festival is the major fundraiser of the year for Greater Dolores Action, a volunteer group dedicated to community projects and river health. "We are a project driven,...

DATE: June 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Eagles in Canyons of Ancients will be fitted with transmitters

This summer juvenile Golden Eagles in Canyons of the Ancients National Monument will be fitted with transmitter backpacks for satellite monitoring. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau...

DATE: June 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

At 104, Esther Draper is living well

Family and friends gathered around Esther Draper Sunday to celebrate her 104th birthday at the Vista Mesa home in Cortez. Draper was born 1910 in Peckham, Colo., a farming community near Greeley....

DATE: June 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Dolores River Festival kicks off summer

It's summer festival time in Dolores. Get ready to dance barefoot on the grass listening to great music with all your friends and neighbors this Saturday at Joe Rowell Park. And this year,...

DATE: June 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Dolores delays manager decision

They turned in resumes, they Skyped, they interviewed in person, but none of the applicants for the Dolores town manager position made the cut. So rather than orchestrate a third round of...

DATE: June 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Coalition makes ground on tamarisk war

A coalition of land managers, ecologists, and young adults have been slowly eradicating invasive plant species on the Lower Dolores River the last five years. On the frontlines is the Dolores River...

DATE: June 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Coal ash storage a concern at N.M. plant

A new report released by the Sierra Club is critical of coal-ash storage facilities and expansion plans at the Four Corners Power Plant, located on the Navajo Nation in New Mexico. The report,...

DATE: June 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Crow Canyon center to add cabins

THE CORTEZ JOURNAL Crow Canyon Archaeological Center has been approved for an expansion project on the campus near Cortez. The center has plans to add six housing units in a piñon-juniper forest...

DATE: June 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Coalition makes ground on tamarisk war

A coalition of land managers, ecologists, and young adults have been slowly eradicating invasive plant species on the Lower Dolores River the last five years. On the frontlines is the Dolores River...

DATE: June 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Agriculture

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