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(and how to make better ones) We kick off a three-part series on the process and choices of some of Durangoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dynamic leaders and success stories. First up: Ska co-founder Dave Thibodeau

Also: MJ beauty products, FAQs about color blindness, becoming a butcher, Los Lobos, and beer cocktails

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San Juan Regional Medical Center

Raising the bar for patient care San Juan Regional Medical Center Receives Quality New Mexico Roadrunner Award San Juan Regional Medical Center is the proud recipient of a Roadrunner recognition award from Quality New Mexico. This award showcases the organization’s commitment to quality with substantive progress in building sound and systematic processes; regularly evaluating processes for improvement and sharing learnings; and results that show improvement trends with comparisons in areas of importance. This award is the next step in Creating Excellence: SJRMC’s Journey to World Class Healthcare.

San Juan Regional Medical Center is the First Hospital in New Mexico to Acquire and Use Impella RP® San Juan Regional Medical Center is the ﬁrst hospital in the state of New Mexico to acquire and use the right ventricular Impella heart pump, the Impella RP. This cutting-edge technology is lifesaving for patients who experience cardiogenic shock during acute myocardial infarction, since 30 percent of shock patients experience biventricular failure.

San Juan Regional Medical Center Participating in the National Cardiogenic Shock Initiative San Juan Regional Medical Center is the only hospital in New Mexico to be invited to participate in the National Cardiogenic Shock Initiative to increase survival rates in patients who experience cardiogenic shock. This initiative has increased cardiogenic shock survival rates from 51 percent to 76 percent by using a deﬁned treatment protocol which includes use of the Impella heart pump. San Juan Regional Medical Center is enrolling patients in the Initiative and collecting quality data in an effort to make further advances improving the survival rate of cardiogenic shock patients.

San Juan Regional Medical Center Listed in U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals San Juan Regional Medical Center is one of ﬁve hospitals in New Mexico recognized by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association in Best Hospitals issue for adhering to the latest scientiﬁc guidelines for heart attack care as part of the Mission: Lifeline® quality initiative. The hospital and its Emergency Medical Services Department both received Mission: Lifeline® gold awards for the past two years.

San Juan Regional Medical Center Receives Four Excellence in Quality Improvement Awards San Juan Regional Medical Center received four Certiﬁcates for Excellence in Quality Improvement from HealthInsight New Mexico, the only organization in the state to receive recognition in four categories. The Excellence in Quality Improvement awards were for SJRMC’s ED Arrival to Provider Contact, Stroke Education, Sepsis Bundle Compliance and Pain Management for Long Bone Fracture. Improving the quality of our patient care is a top priority for us, as evidenced by the projects we’ve undertaken. Thanks to the great work done by our physicians, clinicians and all the members of our team, we are seeing positive results and continuously improving.

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What’s inside Volume 3 Number 12 Thursday, January 11, 2018

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Lindsay Mattison

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The questions I get most about being color blind ... answered! Ever since first grade, I’ve known I was color blind. I’d been sent alone to the nurse, who administered dot-pattern tests – which I apparently failed – to get the diagnosis. Why I was initially referred to the nurse, I don’t know. Perhaps during coloring time I made the grass brown and my teacher either assumed my father needed to water our lawn more often, or I had some issues with ye olde rods and cones. Ever since, I have tried to explain to the sympathetic what color blindness is, how I experience the world, and how I cope with my sad existence. Here are the questions I get most often: What does the world look like to you, color blind guy? From reading about color blindness, seeing side-by-side comparisons of what I see and what you see, and from comparing notes and pondering color-seeing in all its forms, I’ve come up with this: On one hand, my color spectrum is more limited. Think of a box of crayons. Yours is a set of 64 with the cool crayon sharpener built into the side of the box, and you see 64 distinct colors. If I got that same box, I’d get 64 crayons, but 25 of them would look similar to others. I also see colors less vibrantly than you. Think of how the light is at that early-evening magic hour on a sunsoaked summer evening as the sun starts to sink: Saturated and lush. Now think of the light on an overcast day – dull and monochromatic. All things being equal, compared to me, your world is always like that magic hour. Mine, comparatively, is gloomy and overcast. So, you don’t see in black and white? No. Because I’m not a dog. But I suppose those people do exist out there somewhere. And I thought my color existence was bad. Poor saps. Then what kind of color blind are you? According to a vigorous test at enchroma.com, I’m a strong deutan (I’ve never been a strong anything!). They report: “Deutans are people with deuteranomaly, a type of red-green color blindness in which the green cones do not detect enough green and are too

sensitive to yellows, oranges and reds. As a result, greens, yellows, oranges, reds, and browns may appear similar, especially in low light. It can also be difficult to tell the difference between blues and purples, or pinks and grays.” No wonder Deuteronomy was always my favorite book in the Bible. Color blind. Sounds like an offensive term if you ask me, no? Right? Yeah, the preferred term these days is “color deficient.” I think the word “blind” was confusing and misleading for you color-seeing folks. Hence the dog comparisons. So what color is this thing I’m pointing at? Depending on the color, I may answer correctly and you’ll say that I’m not so color blind after all. If it’s a color that falls in my circle of deficiency, I may be able to narrow it down to, say, red or orange, orange or yellow, blue or purple, brown or green, etc. Having a different color next to it can help. I usually will know what it is not. If something is dark purple, I will not mistake it for yellow, for instance. How else are you weird? When a single color is isolated, I have very little color information circulating through my brain. I call it “color confidence,” which I sometimes lack, just like regular confidence. This usually happens with drab colors like light browns or greens. I look at the color ... and get nothing. I know the color generally, but it could be almost anything and my brain hurts and let’s stop this experiment right now.

I liken it to people who have perfect pitch. A person with perfect pitch can have their back to someone sitting at a piano. They play a note and without seeing it, the other person can identify the note, like it has an identity attached to the sound waves. D-sharp. B-flat. G-minor. This is how you experience color. You look at the color and it registers in your brain as that color immediately. With certain colors and shades, that information is not there for me. Put other colors around it – more notes on the scale – and I have a better chance of identifying it correctly. Aren’t there special glasses that would put an end to this? There sure are. But they don’t work on the specific affliction I have. I took a test at the website of one of the companies that sells them, and after an extensive Q&A and dot pattern tests, they tell me – this company looking to sell glasses, mind you – essentially, “Our color blind glasses don’t work on people like you.” A few months back, a fellow color blind friend who’d just received a pair of these glasses and had seen the world differently ever since let me try them. Nothing happened. I wiped my tears off the glasses with my shirt and handed them back to her. How do you even know normal people see the same colors? Stop making this about you. Look, I don’t know. Ask a scientist. And ask them about better color blind glasses while you’re at it.

Ever walk around your house barefoot and after an hour or two look at the bottoms of your feet and mistake yourself for a hobbit? You could either steam clean your floors ... or you could put on a pair of socks. Ever sink your bare feet into a pair of shoes and walk around for a while and start to feel like you’re traversing a mucky swamp? I don’t love socks as much as I hate not wearing them. There’s a reason why we wear them: They separate us from the beasts. And I don’t mean lesser animals, though them, too. I’m talking about our feet. Sure, there will be those people like the guy in college who never wore shoes or socks, even in the snow, who will say that you just have to let your feet out, let them breathe and there will be no odor or disgustingness. To that, I would say, “Get your vile bare feet out of my face, you filthy animal, and go put on some socks.” —— David Holub

Hate it What do I do when I get home? Take off my bra. Take off my shoes. Take off my socks. Why? Because all of these things are horrible and restricting, and I want to flop and flail onto the couch without feeling like my body is a prisoner. If I have to wear socks, I enjoy knee or thigh-high socks, and in that case, I balance that whole body-being-a-prisoner thing by shucking off my other duds. Balance achieved. For daily wear, socks can suck it. I like being barefoot. I like letting my feet breathe and having my soles slap honest against whatever ground I’m around. Also, can we have a moment where I loathe socks in bed? Who wears socks to bed? WHO DOES THAT? Monsters, that’s who. Or, hell, I guess one of the reasons I hate socks in bed is because for so long it was a necessity. Chicago winters get cold. Heating bills get high. Six layers of everything is how ya get by. And now, Hail Eris, I have just enough funds to afford the luxury of having bare feet in bed. —— Patty Templeton

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What the Fork | Lindsay Mattison

That time I fulfilled a life-long dream: Butchering

’m not really sure where the idea came from, but I’ve always had a tiny dream of becoming a butcher. “I’d be the butcher babe,” I would joke with my friends. After all, being labeled a female butcher in a male-dominated field would certainly make me memorable! But I wasn’t just interested in standing out, I wanted to become well-versed in an art. Really, that’s what it is – you become the agent of transformation, turning a whole carcass into perfectly trimmed, beautiful cuts. The art of butchery would connect me to something bigger than myself, providing a deeper level of respect for the animal from field to fork. No more fooling myself that steaks are grown in hermetically sealed Styrofoam packages at the meat counter. When I enrolled in culinary school, all of these thoughts were at the forefront. I dutifully attended my classes, took notes on sauces, and geeked out about kitchen science. But I waited. Butchery was the real reason I enrolled in school and I couldn’t wait for those courses to begin. To my great disappointment, it www.ShaunStanley.com wasn’t what I expected. Sure, we prac»» Lindsay Mattison breaks down a mangalista pig, a 200-year-old Hungarian breed that is experiencing a renaissance among chefs, ticed everything a fledgling chef should prized for its high fat content, concentrated flavor, and highly marbleized meat. know how to do – break down an 8-piece chicken, fillet a whole fish, and cut riisn’t the type of job you want to have if your head is beye roasts and tenderloins into steaks. But, it plied, so I told him to call me if anything came up. pounding and you’re feeling a little queasy, so don’t wasn’t enough. I wanted more: Which parts of an was it! My chance to learn from Jim and his This show up hung over. And, no matter how many times elk hindquarter are jerky meat and which can be son Zach, two truly talented butchers who were so I washed my hands, giving up my nail-biting habit cut into roasts? What’s the difference between Italgood they could probably do it in their sleep. After was just a good idea (yeah, totally gross). Finally, if ian- and American-style whole hog butchery. And one day of hands-on experience, I had learned the odors ever got to me, somehow a Reese’s Peanut how do you make charcuterie from every piece and more than my entire culinary school tenure. I was Butter Cup made everything better (I can’t really pretty slow; my ignorance and indecision often left part? explain that one, except to say it works). me carefully weighing my options before deciding I needed more, but it wasn’t going to happen in When the season ended, I was looking forward to where to cut. I didn’t want to sacrifice any usable school, so I went about my life all but forgetting the sleeping in again, but I would miss my days at the meat and I was plagued with fear that I would cut dream. It wasn’t totally lost – I mean, I jumped at lake. I didn’t just pick up the skills to become a great somewhere I shouldn’t, effectively ruining the any opportunity to work with whole animals and butcher one day, but I confirmed that I really loved steaks. even enrolled in a two-day charcuterie class with the art of butchery. I can’t wait until I find myself I was determined to get better, faster, and more Brian Polcyn, the guy who literally wrote the book with another opportunity to improve. But until then, productive. With each hindquarter, my cuts grew on charcuterie. But, like anything else, practice I’ll just have to eat down my freezer enough to make more confident and my precision improved. I knew makes perfect, and I just needed more hands-on oproom for a half-pig or a quarter of beef. Anyone inwhere to slice, how deep to press, and where the portunities. meat connected to the bone. I could finally tell the terested in going halfsies? was a chance encounter last summer that I It difference between the rounds, top sirloins, and found myself talking with Jim Schank, owner of the the burger meat. Before long, I became an expert General Store in Vallecito. Somehow the conversaLindsay D. Mattison is a professional chef and food writer at trimming silverskin and slicing perfect 1-inch tion wound its way to the impending hunting sealiving in Durango. She enjoys long walks in the woods, the steaks. son. “Do you ever need any help with that?” I asked, simplicity of New York-style cheese pizza, and she’s comIn my time at the meat room, I learned more than admitting that I didn’t really know what I was doing pletely addicted to Chapstick. Contact her at lindsaymatjust how to cut meat. I came to understand that this tisonwriter@gmail.com. but I’d like to learn. “Sure, sometimes we do,” he re �� Thursday, January 11, 2018 | 5

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Downtown Lowdown | Bryant Liggett

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Los Lobos: An American treasure 40 years in the making

hey are one of the great American rock bands. America is still a melting pot, rock ’n’ roll is melting-pot music, and any band of dudes from East Los Angeles raised on the traditional music of their parents and grandparents, while also being influenced by Ry Cooder and Link Wray, X and N.R.B.Q. should be OK in anyone’s book. These are guys that have been steeped in punk, garage, classic rock, doo-wop, blue-eyed soul, and a wealth of other styles that have been part of the American musical landscape since the birth of American rock ’n’ roll. The catalog is deep and diverse, and their contemporaries range from John Doe and Dave Alvin to the late Jerry Garcia, all who loved them. If there was ever a band to straddle the genres of America’s best styles of music at the independent level while dipping a toe into the mainstream pool, it’s Los Lobos.

GO! Friday: Los Lobos with opener Garrett Lebeau, 7:30 p.m. $39/$49/$54. Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. Information: 247-7657. They are an American treasure, a rock band that has bucked trends and flown their own flag for 40 years, playing straight-ahead, nofrills, honest American rock ’n’ roll. Los Lobos is as classic as the most recognizable riffs that have been stuck in your head for decades, while also making records that are as new as next week. Durango is lucky that Los Lobos continues to pull through town every two years: They return to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College next Friday (Jan. 19). Forty years is a long time, something no musician thinks about when they start scratching out songs in a basement or garage. It certainly

wasn’t thought about by saxophone and keyboard player Steve Berlin, who also has done time in The Blasters, The Flesheaters, and played in and produced the more recent project, Diamond Rugs, with members of Deer Tick and The Black Lips. “We were kids; that would be ridiculous to think that’s’ what I’m doing for the rest of my life,” said Berlin. “It was just how it went down. No short answer. As we got into it, it was looking like it was going to last, is one way of putting it. You look back now I still can’t quite believe we’ve been at it this long, but here we are.” They’ve put out 22 records, going back to the 1980s when they were a fringe band on the Los Angeles punk scene. “How Will the Wolf Survive” was a breakthrough, with its title-track hit amongst soul and rock numbers. 1996’s “Colossal Head” is a favorite of Berlin’s. “Good Morning Aztlan” has a driving guitar-laden title track, and the most recent “Gates of Gold” proves their stability.

Their cover of “La Bamba” for the film about Richie Valens no doubt still pulls in some royalty cash. But they’ve also stood a test of time in the shitty music world. Theirs is not music that people just consume like bad cheeseburgers. Los Lobos is in that echelon of respectable outfits that even the highest level music dork likes. And despite their prolific studio output, it’s the fact that they get out – and seem to stay on the road – 40 years into a career that continues to find them growing their fan base. Not liking them isn’t really an option because they’re that cool. “We’ve been really lucky, and we’ve cultivated a fan base that has stuck with us through all of it,” Berlin said. “To a certain extent, we’ve never really relied on the record making to supply us with anything other than new songs to play.” Bryant Liggett is a freelance writer and KDUR station manager. liggett_b@fortlewis.edu.

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Available: Friday, Jan. 12, via Dead Oceans as a digital download on various high-quality formats (MP3, FLAC, etc), on cassette, compact disc, and while supplies last, limited-edition sky blue vinyl. Pick up at your favorite local, independent record store, direct from the record label, or from the Shame Bandcamp. Sadly, it is so few and far between that a debut album lives up to the hype that precedes it. This is the main reason I try to ignore tracks that are released in advance of a full-length album. Against my own better judg-

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Jan. 12 Summoning,“With Doom We Come” One thing I love about metal music is how often bands love to work within a theme. No other genre has offshoots focused solely on pirates, vikings, the ocean, or the mythos of specific fantasy stories. That final one is where Summoning finds themselves. For the past 25 years, they have been releasing music about and from JRR Tolkien’s Middle Earth, telling stories of characters mentioned in passing or even making their own renditions of the songs that Tolkien wrote himself. These recordings are slow and deliberate; you can really feel the reverence for the subject matter that the band has, which makes every listening session a wonderful experience. Their depth of knowledge on the subject is always at the center of the music, lending the records an almost timeless quality where they almost feel as if they could come from the world they love so much. Joe Satriani,“What Happens Next” Instrumental music gets a bad rep of either being entirely background music, or a chain of guitar solos linked by half-hearted bridges that just want to get to the next moment of shredding.

ment, I previewed tracks from this particular band’s debut. Thankfully – and I mean this – you need not worry for a moment with the South London quintet Shame and their blistering debut “Songs of Praise.” The album was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales, where acts such as Echo & the Bunnymen, Iggy Pop, The Damned, Joe Strummer, Royal Blood, and the Pixies have also cut material. What may set Shame apart is the near 40-minute run-time of the record was done in a mere 10 days. This by no means detracts from the quality and, if anything, adds to the urgency while reinforcing their prowess as a live

Joe Satriani has always deftly avoided these pitfalls, giving his guitar leads the same driving force as a vocalist would give their words. It allows the music to do all the speaking it needs to. The addition of Deep Purple’s Glenn Hughes on bass and Chad Smith from the Red Hot Chili Peppers on drums rounds out the sound nicely. I don’t do deep dives on virtuosic guitar music often, but I appreciate the work of the likes of Steve Vai and Eric Johnson. This record grabbed me in a surprising way. The instrumentals have so much emotion that I honestly think that vocals would have been detrimental to the overall song, not something I can say about a lot of instrumental work. The leads in the title track especially tug at the heartstrings, which caught me again by surprise.

guitars, the rawness of punk but with an approach more nuanced and artful, biting lyrics and witticisms, and a focused yet unkempt energy that can only come with youthful exuberance and angst. This is the first great record of the year that will garner many spins in the months to come. Recommended for fans of Wire, The Fall, and the Eddy Current Suppression Ring (who they cite as influence) but also acts such as Gang of Four, Iceage, Les Savy Fav, or Institute. unit. All the callings of straight-forward post-punk are there: the angular

Overall, the album leans toward the subdued side of the sound spectrum, but every so often, the guitars will become unhinged and vocalists (and original members) Peter Hayes and Robert Levon Been kick into higher

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[beer] Beer and Loathing in Durango Sean Moriarty

Blend your beer and booze with these recipes As a devoted fan of craft beer and cocktails, I regularly find myself torn when ordering at a bar. Do I try the White IPA new on tap or the cocktail special featuring new house-made bitters? During these moments of privileged consternation, I remind myself that the answer can be both. Here are some of my favorite beer cocktails that you can make at home or order from your favorite purveyor of adult beverages: Continued on Page 11 David Holub/DGO

»» The Michelada from Macho’s. This particular Michelada features Clamato instead of V8.

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The Manmosa

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This is a stronger, less headache-inducing option for those who love the taste of a mimosa. It’s a refreshing hangover cure for those Sunday mornings that seem insurmountable.

This cocktail uses the first beer style that was indigenous to the United States: the California Common (aka Steam Beer™). Also incorporating rye whiskey, this is a perfect beer cocktail for the colder months.

Ingredients »»12 oz. Belgian-style white ale »»1.5 oz. orange-flavored vodka »»2 oz. fresh-squeezed orange juice Method Pour beer into a 16-ounce glass, making sure there is at least a half inch of head. Pour the orange vodka into the beer, then softly pour the fresh-squeezed orange juice to ensure there’s no overflow of suds. Garnish with an orange slice.

Michelada Maria For those that like their drinks savory, this fusion of a michelada and a bloody maria is a perfect cocktail any time of day.

Ingredients »»12 oz. California Common beer (Use Steamworks’ Steam Engine Lager because I’m biased.) »»1 oz. Rye whiskey »»1 oz. St-Germain elderflower liqueur »»½ oz. Heering cherry liqueur »»1 oz. fresh-squeezed lemon juice »»Lemon twist »»Ice Method Combine whiskey, liqueurs, and lemon juice in a mixing glass filled halfway with ice. Shake for about 10 seconds. Put the lemon twist in the bottom of a pint glass. Strain the mixture into the pint glass, then pour in the beer.

Ingredients »»1 oz. white tequila »»2 oz. V8 juice »»Coarse sea salt or kosher salt (for glass rim) »»¼ oz. fresh-squeezed lime juice »»½ oz. fresh-squeezed orange juice »»2 oz. Mexican light lager »»1-3 dashes of Worcestershire sauce »»1-3 dashes of hot sauce (I prefer Adobe Milling Jalapeño Hot Sauce)

IPA Manhattan This cocktail originated at the Pine Box Rock Shop in Brooklyn, New York, and tastes much smoother than you’d suspect considering its ingredients. Ingredients »»2 oz. Bulleit Rye Bourbon »»1 oz. Sweet vermouth »»1 oz. Imperial IPA »»1 Brandy-soaked cherry »»Ice

»»Ice

Method

Fill a martini glass with ice and let it chill. Combine bourbon and vermouth in a mixing glass filled halfway with ice and shake for 10 seconds. Strain into your chilled martini glass, top with Imperial IPA, and add brandy-soaked cherry.

Combine tequila, V8, lime juice and orange juice in a shaker. Add ice and shake for a five seconds. Wet the rim of your glass with a lime wedge and roll the rim in salt. Fill a serving glass with ice. Pour the beer over the ice making sure not to hit any of the salt or the beer will get too foamy. Let the head die down a bit then gently strain the contents of the mixing glass into the beer. Add hot sauce and Worcestershire sauce to taste. Stir gently.

What was thrown out of this pickup will shock you WANDERLUST Travel stories worth telling

In May of 1977, I undertook my first motorcycle trip from the East Coast to the West Coast. After enduring the wind-numbing flatness of the Midwest, I arrived in the land of 14ers. The ride from Ouray to Silverton was a dream come true, as the road was in magnificent shape. Apparently, it had been a dry winter, déjà vu? There was little traffic, phenomenal scenery, and I was lucky enough to arrive at a French restaurant in Silverton. I asked my sweet waitress where I could camp for free. Being an enlisted Navy man, I was on a shoestring budget. She, matter of factly, said to camp in the cemetery on the Hodge hill. For a minute, I thought it was April Fool’s Day and I was being had, but she was serious. She said that nobody would mess with me. Being the gullible fool, I took her advice and camped in the cemetery. Having lived on the East Coast for 21 years, I was used to warm, humid conditions in May, but the clueless one was camping at 9,400 feet in dry and very frigid conditions. Being the minimalist, I had a sleeping bag but no tent, pad, etc. I proceeded to turn into a popsicle. Approximately an hour after trying to fall asleep, a full moon appeared between

the peaks, and some coyotes or wolves, within relatively close distance, started howling. Being stationed on a destroyer in N.Y.C., you get ot hear many strange things but not of the four-legged variety. Shortly thereafter, a pickup truck pulled adjacent to me. Two men stepped out, and with slurred speech said, “What should we do with him?” Naturally, I thought they were talking about me, since I could clearly see them, and I assumed they could see me. However, that was not the case. They walked to the back of the truck, lowered the tailgate. One man grabbed a set of legs, the other handled the shoulders, and tossed the body over the side of the hill! This had to be the most surreal moment of my life! These desperados quickly drove away, and I proceeded to shake and shiver for the rest of the night. I don’t have PTSD, but I still have nightmares about my scariest night in Silverton! —— Dana Hodge [Editor’s note: Given that Mr. Hodge’s story raised obvious questions, DGO called him for further details. First, did he ever call the police? No. Having been out all night in the freezing cold, he admitted to being in shock, both from the temperature and from seeing what he saw. He was also “scared to death,” he said. All he wanted to do was get on his bike and ride down to the warmer climes of Durango. Was he sure he saw what he saw? Yes. It was full moon. In retrospect, he said, he probably should have reported his experience. Mark Esper, longtime editor of the Silverton Standard, could not remember any unsolved murders in Silverton from 1977. Mr. Hodge swears his story is true an accurate.]

Sean Moriarty has been drinking craft beer since before he was legally allowed to. He managed and bartended at Steamworks Brewing Co. from 2007-2017 and currently manages their digital marketing.

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DECISIONS (AND HOW TO MAKE BETTER ONES): PART 1 OF 3

DAVE THIBODEAU OF SKA BREWING:

‘IF IT’S AN EIGHT, IT’S A GO. LOWER, AND IT’S A NO.’ »» His

process and the choices he’s made have taken him from high school party kid to craft brewing legend ... with plenty of good fortune and missteps along the way

here are times when life feels stagnant, you don’t know how to fix it, and you’re afraid trying to fix it will maybe cause something worse than the blah that is already happening. You look around and your friends seem to be doing OK. They have good jobs or that badass apartment. Meanwhile, you’re mucking about in WTF-Am-I-Doing-With-My-Lifelandia. What do you do to get unstuck? To move forward? To make decisions and find success? DGO talked to local leaders to find out. In the coming weeks, we’ll run a series of conversations with local leaders and success stories. We’ll start with Ska Brewing’s Dave Thibodeau, followed by La Plata County Sheriff Sean Smith, and former Colorado State Sen. (now Durango lawyer) Ellen Roberts to find out how they make decisions, tips on framing a day for prosperity, and what the path to success looks like. First up, Thibodeau, president and co-founder of the wildly successful, hella creative, community-energizing Ska Brewing Co. If you don’t have any idea what you’re doing with your life, don’t worry, there’s hope. Ska Brewing wasn’t some big, grand plan from the start. It was punk rockers trying to get shmammered on the cheap and eventually attend beer fests for free. Here’s Thibodeau on when to go with your gut, how mistakes are opportunities, what he does to make each day successful, and how following your passion can lead to a solid career.

Decisions (and how to make better ones): A series Next up in DGO’s decisions and success series: Ellen Roberts: The former Colorado legislator discusses how sometimes the door you want opened should actually stay shut and how the death of a loved one can kick your ass into living a full life. Sheriff Sean Smith: The La Plata County sheriff discusses how sometimes college isn’t the next step, admitting when you’re wrong, and how a long path to success usually means an interesting life and a resume worth the job you really want.

Your process can change Thinking about Ska, it’s been almost 23 years. The process I go through now compared to what it was 20 years ago is very different. I have two partners, Bill Graham and Matt Vincent, here at Ska. Twenty years ago, anything we put our minds to or anything we thought we wanted to do, even if it seemed risky, didn’t faze us in decision-making. The three of us were the only employees in the early days. That changed over the years Continued on Page 14

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[Decisions (and how to make better ones): A series] From Page 13

If you end up with a six, that’s barely passing. No way. The decision is no. If it is an eight? Pretty stoked. That’s good, not a 10, but it works. A seven? That is an easy place to go. Just don’t go there. If it’s an eight, it’s a go. Lower and it’s a no.

... There’s approximately 70 people working here. Bigger decisions have an effect on so many more people, their lives, their families. As far as fear goes, I don’t think I would say that I’m afraid to make any big decision. I would say that I put a lot more thought into how I come to make a decision.

You can also bring other people into a decision. I bring in people with viewpoints that are related to the issue or conflict, but with an outside perspective. I try to listen more for a perspective that I haven’t thought of ... If you have that group discussion and the group can’t come to an answer, maybe then apply the ranking to your decision, as a group. Ask people on the number line where they put their decision.

When to go with your gut Create a little bit of a gap between when you realize there is a decision to be made and when you actually have to make it. That’s contradictory to a gut reaction, but sometimes you don’t need an immediate reaction, you need to put some time in a decision and to involve people smarter than yourself.

Finding a passion outranks chasing money

What it comes down to is every decision I make here, the final factor is, “How is this going to affect the other people that work here?” and “Is it going to affect them in a positive manner?” It’s the same in my personal life, thinking about my family. If it’s a decision that’s not going to have an effect on many other people, I’m a lot more willing to go with my gut.

You’re going to make mistakes Failures are learning opportunities. I think failing is as important as succeeding. It helps you succeed. I had an idea to do a series of beers. We called them Seasonal Stouts. At that time, there weren’t a lot of canned stouts. I thought it would be good to do a series of stouts where each season was represented through different ingredients and the art on the can. It was an epic fail. There were too many parts to it. We put a ton of work into designing not only the beers, but the artwork and we did it for a couple years but it ended up being a bad idea that didn’t sell and cost us a lot of money. There was a lesson there. It was, don’t over-think some things. I had put stories together in my head behind every label and it was just too much. Those were all the parts that made it seem appealing to me as an idea and a product for the consumer, but the consumer doesn’t care about that. They just wanna taste a good beer.

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»» Dave Thibodeau at Ska World Headquarters.

Something like that, sure, it costs some money, but that’s gonna happen, and you build that into the business model.

Stewing on failures versus opportunities to grow In the evolution of a business, every one of those failures is a learning experience. If you gain knowledge from it and move forward, it is hard to say, “OK, I failed. Look what it did to everybody,” because in the long run, I didn’t make that mistake again. I probably made a series of better decisions because of it. I live that way in my personal life, too. Failing, even an epic fail, can still be looked at as an opportunity. The problem is if you don’t learn from it and you just do it again ... It really is about changing your perspective and finding

the process that allows you to do that. When you recognize that you are blaming everyone else or that every situation that goes awry supposedly has nothing to do with you and you’re the victim of it all, once you see that you can change it. Realizing, “This is all about me.” You have the ability to make better decisions and to surround yourself with the right people, that’s your decision. Similarly, it’s a choice to look at a fail as a fail instead of an opportunity to grow.

Dave’s decisionmaking tips You can rank almost any decision. Ask, what are the benefits of me doing this? Is this the right person to hire for the job? Then ask yourself to rank the possible solution on a scale of one to 10, but you aren’t allowed to use a seven.

When I was in high school, I was a total party kid – drugs, alcohol. We were punk rock kids, and we were all intelligent enough, but we drank so much. That’s how we learned to brew beer. We found a book in my dad’s bookshelves about making beer from the ’60s. We were like, “Oh, my god,” and realized he wasn’t adding in alcohol, he was making it (from) stuff he bought at the grocery store ... It wasn’t because we had an appreciation for good craft beer, it was to get drunk. We started doing that and it could have been a life fail. But we took the knowledge we gained, developed a palate, learned to respect beer, learned to respect alcohol, and built a business out of it that I feel good about today. My first year of college, I went to (University of Northern Colorado) in Greeley ... I did pretty bad, had a 1.5 GPA. All I did was drink all night. I dropped out and I skied for a year. I had no idea what I was going to do at the time. I ended up graduating with a communications degree and we started Ska without any money. The bank wouldn’t lend us any money, the SBA (Small Business Administration) wouldn’t lend us any money, so we drove around and found equipment just like when we were homebrewers, but bigger equipment – closed down creameries and dairies on the Western Slope of Colorado. Finding tanks in fields and figuring out how to make beer and trading them for tanks that Continued on Page 15

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can make beer. It developed into something pretty special, but it was a long evolution and the decisions we made along the way were for the business and not for us. We weren’t thinking we were ever going to make money or get rich. Originally, the idea was, we loved going to beer festivals, and if we could actually get a brewery up and running, we didn’t have to pay to get into the festival and they’d give us a hotel room. (Laughs)

Just don’t stop Each time we had to borrow a little more money or take on another partner, it was because we didn’t know what we were doing, but we believed in it and kept going. We realized early on that you just have to figure out what went wrong and why you had to borrow that money. Then ask, did we make a mistake? How do we not repeat that? We had other jobs where we worked all day and then worked

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Success as a series of attainable achievements Success was quitting our jobs at the end of that first year. We certainly weren’t thinking that Ska would ever be this, we just hoped, “Man, we might actually be able to support ourselves.” Doing that, making it through the first year, that was huge.

Setting up your day for prosperity I have a full routine. I get up at about 5-ish. I meditate for 20 minutes. That’s clearing my mind. Then I sit in my hot tub. I go for a run. I’ll do a priming exercise that is a breathing exercise. It’s a total Tony Robbins thing. You think about what you’re grateful for

and you set your breath. I ask myself, what am I grateful for? What do I need to achieve? I picture myself already achieving it and breathe through the whole thing. Then I’m into my day. I like doing all of that before the sun comes up and I do it every day. I sometimes blow it on weekends if I wanna lay in bed and read a book, but I’ll still get the exercise in. Weekdays I always do.

Finding inspiration in others I’d love to talk to Tony Robbins, for sure. Tim Ferriss. I am interested in people who seek out experts in the subjects they don’t know. I like talking to other entrepreneurs, anyone who has started their own business, because they each have cool ideas and there’s something to learn from them. I’d like to ask other business owners if they had a wellthought-out plan or if it was an organic experience. Interview edited and condensed for clarity. —— Patty Templeton

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[ weed ] Seeing Through the Smoke Christopher Gallagher

Navigating the ups and downs of a cannabis tolerance

here do you sit on the spectrum of “one-hit wonder” to “21-gram ... no ... 22-gram dabber”? Or, to put things more formally, what sort of cannabis tolerance do you have? Tolerance is the body’s reaction to a measured, repeated dose of a chemical, the gist being that as the body becomes acquainted to the chemical, larger or more frequent doses are necessary to achieve the same effect as the initial use. This is, in many cases, a no bueno situation, especially with chemicals like alcohol, opiates, and stimulants, which have potentially fatal toxicity levels. Today, we are going to take a little look at some of the ins and outs of building a tolerance to Colorado Green. I personally enjoy the occasional consumption of cannabis at a level way above my daily average. This can play out in one of a few ways. It is basically guaranteed to happen every time I visit my boy Rooster at Le Dab Palace: It was at his place that I took my first dab; at his place I learned about resin and rosin (which is taking me even longer to organize in my mental file than the indica/sativa distinction took – about half a decade), then took possibly the best nap of my life thereafter; there was also the time that a steady diet of dabs over the course of three winter days that allowed me another great

nap. It ended in the strange hinterland of an imaginary conversation with two far-flung cousins through a trap door in the ceiling of my unconscious mind as I babbled myself awake to the tears of laughter of Rooster and V, who had been listening to my end of a spirit conversation. Hey, it happens. More often, it happens with edibles or, in my specific case, a double-grainof-rice-sized piece of Rick Simpson oil, around 90 percent THC concentration. My tolerance to remain awake and conversational is approximately the size of a half grain. Every few months, it is time for the best night’s sleep imaginable, so I quadruple up and ride the rocket ship to Weed World. One auxiliary benefit of this heavy portion is the almost-guaranteed trance state I usually wake

in after (yup, you guessed it) a great nap. This is an interesting iteration of consciousness: I’m aware enough to recognize that I’m highly altered, but goofy enough to need to watch my feet shuffle in order to confirm movement. It is a nice state of mind to sit on the porch and watch the wind and clouds play peek-a-boo with the moon. One of the benefits, as it were, to developing a high tolerance to cannabis, espe-

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cially in the edible form, is the ability of our bodies to process progressively greater amounts of the healing elements of the plant extracts found within. One example would be the protocol recommended by Simpson to cure cancer, a regimen that calls for the ingestion of 60 grams of hash oil in the span of 90 days. This also holds true for the difference in ingestion between smoked flower and vaped concentrates for many of the other ailments for which medical marijuana offers palliative relief, conditions like Crohn’s Disease, colitis, chronic pain, and spasticity. The downside to building a high tolerance? Getting high can get expensive. There are a couple fixes for this: One, you can take a break – I know, not a pretty choice, but a couple weeks smoking minimally or not at all will change the amount you need to consume; Two, change your strain. The different arrangements of cannabanoids and terpenes found in different varieties can have profoundly different effects, especially after consuming primarily one specific cultivar for a span of time. The absolute beauty of cannabis, DGO, is the fact that, no matter how much you take in daily, for how many years, there will never come a point when the tolerance you have built will put you in fatal danger, so feel free to smoke, eat, or otherwise ingest to your heart’s content. Christopher Gallagher lives with his wife and their four dogs and two horses. Life is pretty darn good. Contact him at chrstphrgallagher@gmail.com.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning poetry (that’s not boring)

[Durango street style]

“Olio,” by Tyehimba Jess, won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. This ain’t the type of poetry you had to read in high school that made you feel dumb. It’s the type of poetry you take pics of to send to your unsuspecting friends because they showcase the harsh history of American (music) culture in an elegance not often found. “Olio” is based on real people, taking place from the Civil War to just before World War II. Each section is dedicated to black musicians who have been left out of the history books. It works its way through first generation-freed slaves working minstrel shows to mid-century modern music. There are no rules in this conversational collection. It contains poetry and a fictional letter series from a WWII veteran to W.E.B. Du Bois about Scott Joplin. The collection has pages that fold out and poems that read in three orders told from two points of view - you can read one column down, another column down, and then read the

columns straight across, as they sit side by side. It’s Jess’ second book, after his acclaimed “Leadbelly,” based on the life of the famous bluesman. People who enjoy music, American history, or poetry that could crack open damn near any heart should pick up a copy of “Olio,” by Tyehimba Jess. —— Patty Templeton

Courtesy of Emily Perea

Street punk meets pin-up Emily Perea is a multimedia artist who works in forms as varied as taxidermy and textile arts. She has a Dita-Von-Teese-meets-street-punk fashion sense, an elegant aura, and a roaring heart that comes across not only in her art but in the way she treats those around her.

[Odd Rot, by Patty Templeton]

You’re damn right, she’s cool. DGO had a swell chat with Perea about her swank, eclectic style. “Every day is kind of like Halloween for me. I pick an era or style or genre of music to dress accordingly to, and roll with it. “Dance Around the Daggers” Patty Templeton did not win the lottery this week. That did not stop her from imagining a tiny, ratty dog she would adopt or the secret rooms she would build into her someday dream home. Holler at her over by www.instagram. com/pattytempleton or http:// pattytempleton. tumblr.com.

I was 8 years old when the first episode of “Project Runway” came out. I would binge watch “Project Runway” for hours. Every season, I was addicted. I started making my own clothes because of that show. I never buy new clothes, always vintage, thrifted, or handmade. It makes sense in my heart and economically. You aren’t buying something that was made in a sweatshop. It’s not fast-fashion, cheap clothing that won’t last. (My friends) say, “Oh, you look so retro!” Someone said I looked like Amelia Earhart yesterday. That was pretty cool ... My style changes weekly. Right now, I’m into World War II, aviators – especially female pilots, and 50s glam. I absolutely love everything with a historical sense to it, like menswear to mid-century glamour magazines, military workwear, cultural customs from around the world, and street punk fashion. Every story can be conveyed through fashion and everything can be fashion. It’s fun to convey different emotions or to transport yourself or someone else to a different era when they look at you, a time when they probably weren’t around for. You can envelope people and bring them into a story by the way you present yourself.” Interview edited and condensed for clarity. —— Patty Templeton

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[advice]

Life Hax | Carolyn Hax

A 25-year-old boss? Are you kidding me? Adapted from a recent online discussion:

Re: Young supervisor:

I’ve been at my job for 14 years. We started a new, huge project so there are some new hires and new structuring. We are divided into four groups of about 10, each with a team leader, and there is one person who leads the team leaders.

It’s also worth reflecting on the fact that one’s supervisors are only going to keep getting younger (or seeming like it) as one ages. Resenting it is like battling against the tide.

This person used to be my direct boss and we had a great working relationship. I’ve been on my team for about three weeks and I’m having a hard time with my team leader, who is just out of business school and is the same age as my kids. She doesn’t do anything specifically insulting or difficult, I just have a really hard time taking a 25-year-old seriously at work. I went to my old boss and asked to be switched to a different team, and he told me no. He also said there is no reason not to listen to my team leader. I like my actual work and my co-workers, so I want to stay here, but it’s difficult for me. How do I take my team leader seriously so I can continue to work here? Having a Really Hard Time

Anonymous Amen, thanks. I was trained for this myself by watching my doctors get younger and younger. (How do they do that?) Re: Ageism: The older I get, the younger my colleagues are. I’ve worked with older bosses, younger bosses, and same-age bosses. I recommend this worker pay more attention to the work at hand and less to what the leader looks like. A younger person has energy and vision and fresh eyes that can open up discussion and solutions. An older person has experience and judgment and skills that, if not stingily withheld, can move the project forward successfully. This worker is at risk of being seen as an inflexible old fogey that everyone has to work around.

Also, I often find myself waiting for him due to his inability to plan. If I want to eat dinner with him, I have to wait until 10 p.m. It leaves me feeling very lonely.

and spend the day with the glass bowl?

He says he wants to change but I see no real, consistent signs of this. Are my expectations of healthy living unrealistic? Do you recommend I stay with him until he settles down, or find my own path in this new city?

I’ve also talked before about how we get to decide how we use our own time. When she “announced ... she wants to double date” on your birthday, you had every right to say, “I’m sorry, I already have plans – but when he’s in town next, we’re in.” Saying no isn’t rude.

Lovingly Frustrated You actually have three choices, not two: Stay and hope he changes; go; or stay and don’t hope he changes. The only truly terrible idea I see here is the first one, agreeing to something and wishing it were something else. It’s anti-reality. Plus, the wisdom of moderation notwithstanding, it’s YOUR definition of how a life should be. It’s arbitrary. Period. Adults are free to drink and smoke and plan poorly; they just need to live with the consequences. And the people who love them have to decide whether the person’s companionship is worth it, consequences and all.

Older According to what you wrote, at least, there is in fact no reason not to listen to your team leader. So quit indulging these hard feelings before they cost you your job. Imagine how you’d feel if she asked to have you transferred out because she doesn’t like working with someone her mother’s age. Ageism is ageism. Your complaint is ageist. If it’ll help: Imagine if your 20-something-year-old children mentioned to you that older people they supervise at work were undermining them because they think 20-somethings are too young to be in charge. Would you sympathize, or would you say, “I get it – I don’t take you seriously either”?

Right. And even if the younger person fails to bring “energy and vision and fresh eyes,” it is still the employees’ job to make the best of it – just as they must muddle through when an older person occupies a management position despite dubious experience, judgment and skills. My boyfriend and I have been dating for six months and best friends for over eight years. I recently moved across the country so that we could live together. His day-to-day lifestyle is not healthy and he chooses to drink and smoke every night. I enjoy a good time but understand the importance of moderation.

Every year on my birthday, my husband and I do something simple like going to a museum and dinner. I have a friend who is in a long-distance relationship, and I’m not a fan of her boyfriend. She announced that my birthday is when her boyfriend will be visiting next and she wants to double date. She ended the conversation with “Let me know what we’re doing’’ and has brought it up multiple times since. I want my low-key birthday with my husband, but this is the only day they have free, and she is very excited to celebrate together. You’ve talked before about how as adults we need to calm down about our birthdays. Do I just suck it up

Reluctant Birthday Girl

You can still say it, even though having stalled this long will make it more awkward than it needed to be. Just say, “I should have said this upfront – we have longstanding plans on my birthday. I’m sorry to disappoint you – but please do let me know next time your boyfriend is in town.” There are usually several principles that can be applied to any given situation. The one you rest on is the one that honors your integrity best. There’s nothing wrong with planning the birthday you want. There’s also nothing wrong with setting aside your preference to indulge a friend. It becomes something wrong when you make a choice because you think you’re supposed to, but don’t actually believe in it, and then just go miserably through the motions, thereby serving no one. Something to keep in mind: With few exceptions, the best time to say “no” or have a difficult conversation is as soon as possible after you realize it needs to be said. Waiting just gives you a whole new awkward thing to admit on top of the original one – and it’s often the stalling that comes between you, not the original awkward thing. It’s the emotional equivalent of the cover up being worse than the crime. And, ah, happy birthday! Carolyn Hax is a syndicated advice columnist for The Washington Post. She started her advice column in 1997, after five years as a copy editor and news editor in Style and none as a therapist. Email her at tellme@washpost.com.

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Thursday Baby music class, 9

a.m., $0-$200, Durango Friends Meeting, 803 County Road 233. Baby meet-up, 9:30

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced,” said activist and writer James Baldwin. Samuel L. Jackson narrates “I am Not Your Negro,” a documentary not only on Baldwin’s life and writing but an examination of race in America. It’s a must-see movie with an optional, facilitated discussion after.

a.m., Columbine House, 2307 Columbine Drive. Toddler story time,

10:30 a.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., 375-3380.

Details: Free, all ages, 6 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 11, Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., www.durangopubliclibrary.org

Tim Sullivan, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431.

Art opening at DAC

Lisa Blue, 5:30 p.m.,

Durango Crafts Spirit, 1120 Main Ave.

“The Shape of Water,” an art show by Julia Klema, opens at the Durango Arts Center. Klema’s solo show exhibits her printmaking, alternative process photography, and writing with a focus on how humans interact with their landscapes.

Tim Sullivan, 5:30 p.m.,

Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. La Plata Quilt Guild meeting, 5:30 p.m., La

Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave., 749-5582.

Details: Free, all ages, 5-7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 12, Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., http://durangoarts.org

“I Am Not Your Negro” Indie lens Pop-Up Film Showing, 6 p.m., Durango Public

Dance and donate Krunkle Tom will bring glitch hop future funk to the Balcony along with the dream rock of Space Wail. Folks are encouraged to bring new and gently-used winter gear, like hats, gloves, and jackets, to benefit local charities. For each item donated, you get one drink ticket (five-ticket max).

Library, 1900 East Third Ave. Introduction to 3-D computer modeling, 6 p.m., $30, Pow-

»» “The Shape of Water,” an art show by Julia Klema, opens at the Durango Arts

Details: Free, 21 and over, 5:30 p.m. Center Friday. doors, 9 p.m. music, Friday, Jan. 12, Balcony Backstage, 600 Main Ave., www.balconybarandgrill.com

Uke up and wine out Om nom nom, WE LOVE FOUR LEAVES WINERY! Also, ukuleles. So hell yes, mash the two together. The Durango Uke Circle hosts a jam session with Caitlin Cannon. Details: Free (but tip jar donation appreciated for featured guest), all ages, 6 p.m., Monday, Jan. 15, Four Leaves Winery, 528 Main Ave., www.facebook.com/rockymountainukefest

Durango author at Maria’s It’s the 1950s. A woman in Louisiana unlocks the secrets to her own past through her work to provide last suppers to death row inmates. That’s the sum-up of “The Last Suppers,” by Mandy Mikulencak. The book is fresh from 2017 and received a starred review from notable booknerd mag Library Journal. You can catch Mikulencak at Maria’s bookshop for a reading and a discussion. Details: Free, all ages, 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 17, Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave., www.mariasbookshop.com

Durango Diaries at Powerhouse

erhouse Science Center, MakerLab, 1295 Camino del Rio. Open Mic Night, 6 p.m.,

Aaron Einhouse, 8 p.m., $5, Wild Horse Saloon, 601 East Second Ave., 3752568.

p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431.

Space Wail, 9:30 p.m., Balcony Backstage, 600 Main Ave.

City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive, 799-2281.

Saturday Pine River Valley Historical Society annual meeting, 10 a.m.,

Pine Rive Historical Society, Bayfield, 451 Church St. Durango Wedding Expo, 1 p.m., $5, La Plata

County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave., 749-5582. Greg Ryder, 7 p.m., Of-

fice Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., 375-7260.

Wednesday T(w)een Time, 4 p.m.,

Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave.

Lisa Blue Trio, 5 p.m.,

5 p.m., $10, Purgatory Resort, 100 Skier Place. Rochester Hotel, 726 East Second Ave., 385-1920.

Sunday

SMART Recovery Durango, 5:30 p.m., Suttle

Community yard sale, 9 a.m., Southern Ute

Multi Purpose, Ignacio, 256 Ute Road. Quadrivium, 3 p.m., $5-

$15, Noble Hall, Roshong Recital Hall, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive.

Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431.

Introduction to laser cutting, 6 p.m., $20-$40,

Powerhouse Science Center, MakerLab, 1295 Camino del Rio. Rob Webster, 7 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., 375-7260. Learn to Square Dance, 7 p.m., Florida

Lake trail head, Haviland Lake Road.

Grange, 656 Highway 172.

Preschool story time, 10:30 a.m., Durango

Tuesday

Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave.

Tim’s Tuesday Tech Time, 9:30 a.m., Pine

STEAM lab, 3:30 p.m.,

River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive, 8842222.

The Durango Herald has a new bi-weekly speaker series highlighting contemporary and historical Durango issues. The first session kicks off with a variety of speakers, including a philanthropist, business owners, and local historian Duane Smith, who will speaking on the theme of “Home.” Get your stories plus REFRESHMENTS!

Family movie night,

Getting Up to Speed as a New Leader, noon,

6:30 p.m., Animas Valley Grange, 7271 County Road 203.

Baby story time, 2

Details: Free, all ages, 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 17, Powerhouse Science Center, 1333 Camino del Rio, www.facebook.com/TheDurangoHerald

$25-$35, Fort Lewis College Community Concert Hall, 1000 Rim Drive.

The Motet, 7:30 p.m.,

p.m., $29-$39, Fort Lewis College Community Concert Hall, 1000 Rim Drive.

Backstage, 600 Main Ave.

Monday

Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., 3753380.

Whos Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience, 7:30

10th Mountain Division, 9:30 p.m., Balcony

Winter Tales Lecture Series: K2 and Northern Pakistan back in the day, 6:30 p.m., Do-

Durango Nature Studies winter volunteer naturalist training, 8 a.m., Haviland

$25, Powerhouse Science Center, MakerLab, 1295 Camino del Rio.

McDonald’s Twilight Nights Race Series,

Blue Moon Ramblers, 6 p.m., Diamond

Friday

Introduction to 3-D printing, 7 p.m., $15-

Aaron Einhouse, 8 p.m., $5, Wild Horse Saloon, 601 East Second Ave., 3752568.

Eno Cocktail Lounge and Wine Bar, 723 East Second Ave., 385-0105.

lores Public Library, 1002 Railroad Ave., Dolores, 882-4127.

Super Ted’s Super Trivia, 6 p.m., Animas

$37, First National Bank of Durango, 259 W. Ninth St. p.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., 375-3380. Terry Rickard, 5:30

Street Clinic, 72 Suttle Street, Suite M. Greg Ryder, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. Introduction to CNC Routing, 6 p.m., $45,

Powerhouse Science Center, MakerLab, 1295 Camino del Rio. American Government and Civics, 6

p.m., Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave., Ignacio, 563-9287.

Ongoing Call for auditions: Durango Voice fundraiser for Manna, sub-

mit two-minute mp3 demo songs to durangovoice2@ gmail.com by Jan. 12 for blind auditions Feb. 24 and finals April 7 at the Henry Strater Theatre, 699 Main Ave.

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Horoscope ARIES (March 21 to April 19) An important warning this week: Even though you are interested in discussions about shared property, inheritances and insurance issues, this is a poor week to sign paperwork. Don’t agree to anything important. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Don’t agree to important decisions with partners or close friends this week. Just keep things light. Avoid spending money on anything other than gas and food. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) At work this week, just keep to business as usual. Don’t volunteer for anything. Avoid important decisions. Just coast this week. CANCER (June 21 to July 22)

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This is a wonderful, creative week! It’s easy for your mind to think outside of

the box. Write down your clever ideas, and see how they look next week. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) You might want to hunker down and relax at home this week, which is not a bad idea. However, don’t buy anything for your home or a family member. Spend money only on gas or food. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) This is a confusing, indecisive week. You’re not sure if you’re coming or going! Just relax. Avoid important decisions. Don’t shop for anything other than food or gas. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) This week, you are tempted to shop because you’re thinking a lot about money and finances. However, this is a poor week to go shopping. Don’t purchase anything except gas or food. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)

This week feels loosey-goosey. You’ve lost your sense of direction. That’s OK; this happens to all of us now and then. Just keep things light. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Follow your impulse to lie low or work alone or behind the scenes because this week is a bit squirrely. You can’t count on anything. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) You will enjoy hanging out with good friends this week, especially female acquaintances. It’s a social, easygoing week. (Don’t agree to anything important.) AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) During discussions with bosses, parents and VIPs, this is a poor week to volunteer for anything or agree to anything important. Postpone making

decisions until another day. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You will love to do something different this week because you’re eager to explore the world! You are curious, and you want to know more. Talk to people from different backgrounds and other cultures. Enjoy your week! BORN THIS WEEK You are strong-willed and focused, which is fortunate because you like to help others. This is a year full of excitement and stimulation! Embrace change and new opportunities. Be ready to act fast. Your personal freedom will be a top priority. You will travel and do things to expand your horizons. Enjoy this busy, fast-paced year! It will fly by, much to your amazement. Swoosh! © 2018 King Features Syndicate Inc.

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CAROUSING AT PURG Purgatory was thumpin’ to the sounds of DJ Codestar with a little help from the white stuff (that would be snow, people) Sunday. DGO contributor Lucy Schaefer captured some of the drankin’ and carousing of winter sports enthusiasts between jaunts down the mountain. For more photos, go to dgomag.com

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