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home : living September 08, 2010

Cancer survivor remains optimistic
 
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Cancer Survivor Laura Spencer-Wagner poses with her two dogs, Murphy and Reggie before a cancer awareness walk last year, held in Dolores during Cancer Awareness month in October each year.
Laura Spencer-Wagner wasn't worried when she found the tiny lump in her breast about the size of the tip of her pinky finger.
Saturday, September 04, 2010

History shows school was cool
To today's grandkids and great grandkids: U mite not blv it but b4 Facebook, b4 YouTube, b4 twitter and tweeting and texting on the sly, kids ur age had scrapbooks and albums of snapshots taken with cameras that had "rolls of film" in them.
Saturday, September 04, 2010
11 students attending Rico schools
Hello friends. Hope that your day is as sunny as it is in Rico today.
Saturday, September 04, 2010
Kashlyn Paige Gordanier
Casie and Beau Gordanier of Merino, Colo., are the proud parents of a beautiful girl, Kashlyn Paige Gordanier, born July 26, 2010, at Sterling Regional MedCenter in Sterling.
Saturday, September 04, 2010
Hayden Boone Lancaster
Ashley Bellar and Wyatt Lancaster of Pleasant View welcome their little boy, Hayden Boone Lancaster. Hayden was born at 2:14 p.m., July 8, 2010 at Southwest Memorial Hospital.
Saturday, September 04, 2010
For Pets' Sake offers gratitude for wine fest help
For Pets' Sake Humane Society would like to thank all those who braved the weather to make our annual wine festival a great success.
Saturday, September 04, 2010
KSJD thanks Block Party participants
KSJD Dryland Community Radio, 91.5 Cortez, wants to extend a tremendous thank you to all who participated in our 2010 Block Party. We had so much fun.
Saturday, September 04, 2010
Mancos firemen appreciate students' service
We would like to thank the Mancos volleyball team, the Mancos boys and girls basketball team and the Mancos High School band for their help during the 72nd Annual Tri-State Fireman's Association Convention which was on Aug. 5, 6 and 7.
Saturday, September 04, 2010
REMEMBER WHEN
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Should regulations be changed so Montezuma County residents can watch Denver and other Colorado TV stations instead of New Mexico stations?
Monday, August 30, 2010
Ava Grace Hawkins
Kerisha and Boe Hawkins of Mancos are proud to announce the birth of their delightful daughter, Ava Grace Hawkins.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Corwyn Michael Chadwick
Shane and Heather Chadwick are proud parents to Corwyn Michael Chadwick, born Feb. 11, 2010, in Mesa, Ariz.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Bailey Hope Arnold
Kimberly and Steven Arnold of Cortez are proud to announce the birth of their beautiful baby girl, Bailey Hope Arnold.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Racing stock
For some people, racing is a hobby or a spectator sport. For Aaron, Brody and Ryan Spangler, it's a way of life.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Wounds need care, management
The first scraped elbow, cut foot, burned hand, and - of course - those first few stitches are practically rights of passage for children as they grow up.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Enjoy wild raspberries, mushrooms
I was just thinking (uh-oh!), aren't we fortunate that we all who live in this part of the world enjoy a fairly dry climate, humidity-wise? Our friends in Texas, Illinois, the East and the deep South have been suffering from high temps and high humidity.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Practicing Ayurvedic
By placing three fingers on your wrist, Ami Nathwani can tell you your emotional stress level, your metabolic rate and when you ate breakfast.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Should medical marijuana dispensaries be allowed in Montezuma County?
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Food labels require some deciphering
A recent Food and Drug Administration survey showed that more than half of all Americans now check the food labels. Do you know what to look for?
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Summer geothermal research concludes
Ho-Hum! Just another day in the life of monsoon weather! We survived Friday the 13th, so we feel fairly certain that all is well knowing full well that our summer days are waning and that schools are already in session in some parts of the Four Corners.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Star students
When the skies grow dark over Dove Creek tonight, a group of youths will gather to ensure the light of community support never fades.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Bears cause havoc in Rico
Hello, hope that all is well with our friends who are reading the Rico Report today.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Childcare grows more important as moms work
According to Qualistar Early Learning, "In 1950 only 1 in 10 mothers of children ages 0-5 worked outside the home. Today, more than 61 percent of Colorado children under the age of 6 live in a household where all available parents are in the labor force. In fact, two-thirds of Colorado families rely on child care in order to work full-time. Child care has become an essential service, just like elementary education, water or electricity."
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Community drums pride
TIERRA AMARILLA, N.M. - Three Ravens is the coffee shop that drums built. In the economically depressed and deeply traditional northern New Mexican village of Tierra Amarilla, Korean-born drum-maker Paul Namkung is restoring a 125-year-old, 4,000-square-foot, two-story adobe building. He's also restoring a sense of community pride - one latte at a time.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
50th wedding anniversary
John and Virginia Reeves will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 21.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
100th birthday
Etta Yazzie celebrated her 100th birthday Thursday, Aug. 5, in Cortez, with her family, friends and staff of Vista Grande Inn.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Tolle, Keith to wed
Ms. Jami Alwin, of La Junta, Colo., and Mr. Eldon Tolle of Poolville, Texas, announce the engagement of their daughter, Traci Tolle to Charles Robert Keith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles and Laura Keith of Olney Springs, Colo.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Hagen Scott Schamp
Hagen Scott Schamp was born July 22, 2010, at 2 p.m. He was 22 1/4 inches long and weighed 8 pounds. He was welcomed home by his big sister Holley.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Evan Michael Daves
Evan Michael Daves was born July 11, 2010, at 10:18 a.m. He was 20.5 inches long and weighed 8 pounds.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Hernandez, Hanson to wed
Johnney and Caroline Massey, of Dolores, are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Brigida Hernandez, to Travis Hanson, son of Juanita Hanson and the late Mark Hanson of Lewis.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Drivers shouldn't coast downhill in vehicles
Every so often a trooper will stop someone descending one of our mountain passes or hills, for speeding or smoking brakes, and the response from the driver goes something like this: "I had the transmission in neutral and was coasting down the hill to save gas.
Saturday, August 14, 2010

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