100+ Free Events for Veterans Month
100+ Free Events for Veterans Month U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs sent this bulletin at 11/01/2020 01:26 PM EST Veterans Month Events Veterans Day is November 11, 2020 but Veterans and their families are celebrated all month. Special Guests Nov. 4 – Q&A with Marine Veteran & WWE Superstar Stephen Kupryk Nov. 5 – “Chief Chat” with Medal of Honor Recipient Jack Jacobs Nov. 6 – ViT Veterans Day...
Bailey’s Bits
Bailey’s Bits “I like to think of autumn as a second spring, where every fallen leaf is a flower.” Life Lessons Learned from Hanging out at RE/MAX Pinnacle Meet Bailey at https://homesindurango.com/meet-bailey
The ‘dose’ of coronavirus
The ‘dose’ of coronavirus a person gets may determine how sick they get; masks could help By Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Andrea Kane, CNN Updated 1:23 AM ET, Mon November 2, 2020 (CNN)”The dose makes the poison” is an adage credited to Paracelsus, a Swiss physician-philosopher from the early Renaissance. Basically, it means that any substance can become toxic if given at a high enough concentration. Even too much...
Fauci: We ‘Could Not Be Positioned More Poorly’ On COVID-19
Fauci: We ‘Could Not Be Positioned More Poorly’ On COVID-19 “We’re in for a whole lot of hurt,” warned the nation’s top infectious disease expert. By Mary Papenfuss The nation’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, painted a grim future in a bombshell interview on COVID-19 with The Washington Post Saturday, warning that the nation “could not be positioned more poorly” to battle the pandemic. “We’re in for a whole lot of...
‘Fireball’ meteorite
‘Fireball’ meteorite that crashed in Michigan holds extraterrestrial organic compounds Meteorite hunter Robert Ward with the meteorite on Strawberry Lake near Hamburg, Michigan By Mindy Weisberger – Senior Writer 5 days ago The space rock landed on a frozen lake on Jan. 16, 2018. A meteorite that landed on a frozen lake in 2018 contains thousands of organic compounds that formed billions of years ago and could hold...
12 HALLOWEEN TRADITIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
12 HALLOWEEN TRADITIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD on October 31, 2017 Although most Americans spend Halloween dressing up and trick-or-treating, other countries have their own celebratory rituals. Here are 12 Halloween (and Halloween-like) traditions from around the world. 1. SAMHAIN // IRELAND AND SCOTLAND Ireland is considered the birthplace of modern Halloween with its origins stemming from ancient Celtic and Pagan rituals and a...
Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Has Begun Racing Towards Siberia
Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Has Begun Racing Towards Siberia (Credit: Livermore et al. 2020 arXiv) The magnetic North Pole has left Canada, passed the geographic pole and is now heading towards Siberia. The Physics arXiv BlogBy The Physics arXiv BlogOctober 28, 2020 10:15 AM In 1831, the British explorer James Clark Ross determined the position of the magnetic North Pole to within a few miles for the first time. He found it on...
SJBPH Moves La Plata County into More Restrictive ‘Safer at Home Level 2’
SJBPH Moves La Plata County into More Restrictive ‘Safer at Home Level 2’ Durango, Colorado, on a slow business day. by Claire Ninde | Oct 29, 2020 | Business, Education/Health Logically it follows, that when people are coming from many different places, the probability that somebody will be infected increases. Yet in the southwest corner of Colorado, tourism is thriving while case counts remain low, relative to other Colorado...
Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them
The 2020-2021 season at Fort Lewis College Theatre is going to be an exciting one! The Fall production of “Edith Can Shoot Things And Hit Them”, by A. Rey Pamatmat, will be streamed online! The premiere is November 27 at 7pm and will re-air all day on Nov. 28, 29, and December 3, 4, and 5. For more information, go to the FLC Theatre website, fortlewis.edu/theatre. The FLC Theatre’s theme this year is diversity and...
Halloween in Durango 2020
Halloween Costume Contest Hosted by Durango Colorado Elks Lodge Saturday, October 31, 2020 at 6 PM – 7 PM MDT Durango Colorado Elks Lodge 901 E 2nd Ave, Durango, CO 81301 Have a great costume you’re really want to show off? Members and their guests are welcome to strut their stuff at our Halloween Costume Contest! You may win a prize but most of all, HAVE FUN! More Info Ghost Walk Durango Take a walk through 140 years of haunted...
