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A bright idea

Doomscrolling dont’s

Mob mentality

Emerging from the Dark Ages of illumination p4

How to step away from the screen like a local p7

The San Juans’ grisly history of vigilante justice p11

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2 Word on the Street

An illuminating treatise on our emergence from the Dark Ages

4 La Vida Local

A bright idea

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5 Retooned

Doomscrolling dont’s

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How to step away from the screen like a local

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Ear to the ground: “I hit that ‘Forgot Password?’ button at least once a day.”

– Local discussing one of the pitfalls of life in the digital age

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RegularOccurrences

Next time you’re about to drop a big line, consider this. Last week, a guy named Chuck Patterson dropped a 40foot face of raging ocean at Northern California’s infamous Maverick’s surf break. On a pair of skis (he had poles, too).

While the first person to complete such a stunt, it is not a new one for Patterson, 42, who is probably the world’s most famous – and loneliest – big wave skier. Growing up in Tahoe, Patterson spent his life on skis and has been skiing the ocean for years. But Maverick’s – which has seen “once in a century” swells this winter, even for Maverick’s – has always been on the bucket list for this SoCal uh, skurfer, who now calls Orange County home.

On Sun., Jan. 10, Patterson seized the day, getting a tow in from expert jet ski driver Justin Eib (don’t try this with any old ski partner) and wearing his custom-shaped wood/epoxy/fiberglass big wave skis (again, don’t try this with any old ski.

In fact, don’t try.)

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Frontier justice Think today’s current mob mentality is something new? Think again ...

13 Ask Rachel

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14 Free Will Astrology 15 Classifieds

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15 Haiku Movie Review

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On the cover: John Schocklee follows the path of light toward a few low-angle turns above Cement Creek on Wednesday./ Photo by Stephen Eginoire

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In the jaw-dropping, knee-defying moment, Patterson can be seen in what looks like a deargod-don’t-catch-an-edge stance before making a respectable carve up the face. He was caught on video and got not just the Maverick’s line-up but the twitterverse abuzz with respectful gnar points.

"It was absolutely epic. I am stoked for the last-minute road trip and the first turns of the winter season," he told the website Surfer Today.

"I love to keep it spicy and to slide down liquid mountains. It was truly amazing to see Mother Nature flex its magic."

For the nonsurf aficionados out there, Maverick’s is considered one of the most powerful, dangerous – and prestigious – waves on the planet, breaking in cold, shark-infested waters. Located in Half Moon Bay, the area is known for its tricky currents, submerged rocks and jutting cliffs, waiting to shred your washed-up board (or boards, in this case) to splinters.

When not hanging on for dear life at Maverick’s, Patterson is a regular lord of boards, skiing, surfing, snowboarding, windsurfing, kiteboarding, paddleboarding and doing something called speed flying, which we’re pretty sure does not include a board but possibly a squirrel suit.

As for Maverick’s, Patterson said he wished he could have caught a bigger wave, but he’s content with his feat. "At the end of the day. It's all about doing out-of-the-ordinary things that put a smile on your face while staying positive during these crazy times," he said.

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LaVidaLocal The next bright idea The light fixture in my bathroom blew a bulb. To fully illuminate the mirror it required three. Instead of just replacing the single burned-out bulb and waiting like an audience for the chorus line’s next kick, I splurged and bought 12 LED replacements.

When I opened the box I was disappointed. The bulbs looked like an ordinary carton Large Grade A eggs nested in a cardboard coop, though according to the colorful packaging, these LEDs are the “best” choice for both saving money on utilities and for saving the environment. I changed out the entire row and I didn’t hear a squawk.

This episode took place in 2018. At that time I paid a shocking price for the replacements until I factored in their advertised average lifespan of 9-22 years. I’d be well into my seventh decade before I’d need to replace another bathroom bulb. By then scientists might have invented a roll of toilet paper that lasts 20 years.

Too soon, however, the hype fizzled. Three months into one bulb’s first birthday, a flicker developed for about five seconds every time I flipped the switch. This continued for weeks (though it felt like months) until the bulb simply gave up. I replaced what must have been a defective product with one of the hallowed eight standbys until a month later (though it felt like a year) a different bathroom bulb quite suddenly went dark. I was down to seven. And because lightbulbs in a chorus line all look the same, and because LED technology burns relatively cool compared to incandescent, I decided to inscribe a tiny indelible “2018” near the base of the last bulb standing. Like a lightbulb, I’d be screwed if I couldn’t remember which one was the sole survivor a decade later.

Fast forward to 2020: I bought my second LED 12-pack. In two years, the price had come down a little, but how time burns. The advertised life expectancy must be ranged like a dog’s life, each human year an equivalent of seven LED years.

I should also mention that my brain has a tendency to run a bit medieval, like in 2007 when the U.S. government phased out incandescent light bulbs I wondered if we might be heading toward another dark age. But an international ban on this older technology did not dim the world’s lights. Quite the opposite. Consumers simply chose an alternative technology for their lighting needs.

The “ban” on incandescent bulbs never made selling them illegal. They still show up in thrift stores, and the dark alleys of black market smuggling hasn’t emerged because selling used lightbulbs for profit is obviously not a bright idea. The change was ushered in with a simple law that required manufacturers to deliver a product that met better energy-use standards, and as any adult living during the transitional period knows, solutions often illuminate new problems.

Halogen bulbs, for example, use 28 percent less energy but burn hotter than comparable incandescents, which not only increases fire risk but also reduces the bulb’s longevity to a year or two.

CFL (fluorescent) bulbs provide a 75 percent energy-use savings and a much longer life, but the inferior quality of light they produce persuaded me to avoid them. I’ve also noticed that hotels and motels use these bulbs almost exclusively, which might be explained because customers aren’t tempted to steal them. Still, the deal-killer for me is a dangerous neurotoxin called mercury, turning their use and disposal into a potential health issue.

The flaws in these alternative technologies explain why LEDs have rapidly dominated the marketplace. Besides being dimmable, directional and suitable for many design applications, shatter-resistant and more affordable, an 85 percent energy-use reduction is what the world needs. As for the accepted belief that each bulb lasts a long time, the jury is still out. To compensate for my disappointment, I’ve adopted a new goal: to outlive my lightbulbs.

Other toxic technologies like coal, oil, auto emissions, pesticides, aerosols, certain plastics used in manufacturing food containers and bottles, chemicals in cosmetics, antiperspirants, dry-cleaning, and nuclear waste need to be legislated out of existence, a legacy that makes living a long life also worthwhile.

Meanwhile, I have a few bulbs left in my second box of LED replacements.

I’ll surely buy another box before the end of the year.

As you can tell, I admire all forms of illumination. The very word reminds me that medieval scribes spent much of their lives elaborately decorating manuscripts with ink, paint, and gilding the panel with silver and gold. Not many of these masterpieces survived, and those that did are rare museum artifacts, salvaged from history, perhaps by serfs who pilfered them from wealthy estate bookshelves but could not get them to burn as efficiently as wood.

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A seemingly peaceful and orderly inauguration Wednesday as former President Donald Trump officially left the White House

Protesters illegally gathering at SHBHD Director Liane Jollon’s home last week to decry COVID restrictions, despite the fact they are mandated by the state

A break from the depressing June-uary conditions, with 10 inches of snow in town this week and more on the way

Trump’s puppet master Steve Bannon getting a last-minute pardon after allegedly duping Trump supporters out of donations supposedly going to help build a border wall

President Biden immediately getting down to business Wednesday with a slew of deTrumping executive orders, including rejoining the Paris Climate Accord and WHO

– David Feela

The United States continuing its worldwide lead in COVID deaths, zeroing in fast on the bleak half-a-million milestone

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If you dig deep enough, it’s possible to blame everything on California, and it’s no different with the “monkey tail beard,” because Oakland Athletics’ pitcher Mike Fiers was the first to wear one late in 2019.

And now, nearly two years later, the trend where people shave a monkey tail into their beard and post pics on social media is the newest craze for 2021, which doesn’t bode well for this year’s apocalyptic outlook (spoiler alert: we’re doomed). But then again, nothing has really changed, because underneath every monkey tail … there’s still a monkey’s ass.

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ReTooned/by Shan Wells

Get off your high white horse To the editor, “This is not who we are” – a response from Joe Biden to the rioters at the Capitol building last week. Well, unfortunately, it is who we are. Not that having those with differing opinions and views is the issue, but more to the point, that we have those who evidently feel or think they’re entitled to things going their way despite our differences. Our Constitution, our democracy, our rule of law … these are the things that bind us as a nation; not our individual views and opinions. And it is our democracy that we need to cherish; not a person, an individual ideal or what we feel is our due. Individually we have little. Collectively we have much. It takes a village, but not a divided one.

So, to those who believe that facts don’t matter, entitlement or privilege is their due and might is right, well, you will either destroy what we have, or you will reduce it to only being for those who meet your world view. And what about those who don’t fit in or agree? They will either suffer under your conceit and ignorance, or they will end up learning from you and eventually turn the tables. So get off your high white horse, put down your arms and take up a book. Look at how diversity brings balance and don’t destroy what others have built and left for you. After all, what then will you leave for those who come after you?

– Tim Thomas, Durango

Picking up the pieces of America To the editor, When you love something and it is broken, you try and fix it. These were the words of a congressional house member when asked why he was on his knees, picking up trash and destruction after your capitol was invaded by radicalized Trump and Q-Anon supporters.

For those of us who love America, we must acknowledge that our country is broken. Each of us can do something to fix it. But first we have to stop lying about our history. We also have to start taking full responsibility for the choices we make in our lives. We have to put a stop to the fear and

hatred we encounter. Every day we have to fix what we can to make America what we dreamed it could be, even though we may be momentarily on our knees.

– Susan Troen, Durango

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Rooting out Nazism in America To the editor, January 27, 2021, will mark the 76th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the notorious Nazi death camp in Poland. On a cold and blustery January afternoon, Russian troops broke down the barriers of the camp only to find an unbelievable depiction of horror.

Seven thousand emaciated and starving inmates greeted them only with hollow stares. Most of the prisoners were evacuated in a death march only days before. More than a million men, women and children were exterminated on these grounds. Near the end of the war, dozens of the camps like Auschwitz were liberated. My father witnessed the horrors of Dachau, a concentration camp in Germany. He rarely spoke of what he encountered during those last days of the war. Somethings you don’t talk about as a combat veteran.

What war and hatred had reaped could only be understood as a deep, black stain on humanity, if one dares to be a serious student of history. I lived as a young boy in post war Europe. Dad was stationed with the 7th Army in Bavaria at the close of the war. As a young child, I witnessed starving orphans, bullet-riddled buildings, signs warning of live ordnance and endless refugee food lines. These memories are indelibly marked in my mind and bare out my own generational trauma.

On Jan. 6, 2021, an attempted coup took place at our Capitol. It was led by a mob of insurrectionists. This was the first time since 1814 that the Capitol was threatened.

At that time, it was the threat of British troops who were laying siege to Washington. Watching on television, I witnessed countless hoodlums entering our house of democracy, destroying and vandalizing property, attempting kidnapping, and injuring police officers.

Unfortunately, five people had died needlessly. I saw insurrectionists wearing shirts depicting Nazi slogans such as “Camp Auschwitz” or “6M is Not Enough.” I couldn’t believe this was actually happening! For far too

long, good Americans have been intimidated by these terror groups. Unfortunately, many party leaders across the nation are complicit in these acts, for they have shown little respect for their own oath to the Constitution and this saddens me. Every elected official has a responsibility to represent all their constituents and the Constitution, not just those of a particular party.

Democracy is only as strong as the people who support it. Our country has entered a fragile time. The pandemic, job losses, climate change and high unemployment are beleaguering our society. It is time that we, as a people, focus on fostering our common needs. There will always be individuals who propagate hate and lawlessness, but they must be held accountable, otherwise we will be condemned to repeat the tragedies of the past. There are those who would like to create an authoritarian regime in our country and unfortunately, they still fester in the darkened corners of our great nation. The ghosts have spoken, and it is time we listen!

– Burt Baldwin, Ignacio

Property taxes are coming To the editor, La Plata County property owners should be receiving their 2020 property tax notice by the end of January. It is the only notice property owners will receive, unless they don’t pay their taxes by the end of June – that’s when taxes become delinquent – at which time delinquent postcards will be mailed. Ninety-five percent of property owners pay on time.

Taxes are assessed one year in arrears. That means these tax payments are for taxes that accrued last year and are payable now. During the year there are many buys and sells of taxable property. The buyer receives funds from the seller at closing for whatever portion of taxes have accrued during the year, thus becoming the “owner” of a full year of tax liability. That is why the new owner gets a bill for the full year of taxes.

Tax notices are mailed to the address on file with the Assessor as of Dec. 31. If you do not receive a notice, you may print one yourself, online, or call the Treasurer’s Office at 970-382-6352 to have a duplicate emailed or snailmailed to you. You are still responsible for your taxes, even if you do not receive a notice from the Treasurer’s Office. You can update your address through either the Assessor or Treasurer offices. A form is available at: www.co.laplata.co.us.

It is good to remember that many services and the people who perform these services are paid for with property taxes: teachers, fire fighters, health-care workers, public safety professionals. Remember, these people have been on the front lines this past year making sure this community is as safe as it can be. Paying your taxes on time is one way to say “Thank you!” to these brave people.

Property taxes can be paid in two equal halves: due March 1 and June 15, or in one full payment: due April 30. Interest accrues on delinquent payments, per the schedule printed on the back of the tax notice. Also, if you have a mortgage, you most likely have an escrow account. If you do, you have already been paying your taxes throughout this past year and your taxes will be paid by your mortgage company from these funds. Sometimes homeowners pay the taxes, as well as the escrow company. This will result in a duplicate payment, which will be refunded to whomever paid second.

There are many ways in which to pay taxes: credit card, debit card, e-check, etc. These are the cheapest, fastest and safest ways to pay. Go to the La Plata County website, www.co.laplata.co.us, to make your payment. If you would prefer, you can call our office at 970-382-6352 and we will guide you through this process. Of course, if you want to pay in cash, we are open for business at 679 Turner Drive and will be happy to assist you.

Thank you, property and business owners, for helping to keep our community healthy in many ways!

– Allison Aichele, La Plata County Treasurer

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FIVE STAR REVIEW

Q&A with Caprice Fox at Q: What is Create Art and Tea’s mission?

Just like so many other unfortunate brides last year, I had hoped for a 2020 wedding. Even more unfortunate was that I was well underway in the planning stages; having booked most of my vendors, invited guests, and pinned down the perfect florist. Then covid hit. When we decided to cancel the wedding--and besides not being able to celebrate with my family and friends--it was the flowers I was really sad about losing. Natalie from Adela Flora and I had spent quality time finding the perfect pieces to create beautiful arrangements and that certain ambiance that I was looking for at our wedding. I was so excited to build our dream wedding with her arrangements and then, consequently, bummed.

But then I realized, we could still have our perfect wedding (thought smaller) and share little pieces of it with friends and family. So, instead of canceling everything, we pivoted.

When we decided to elope, Natalie was on board with our new plan and SO helpful at helping with the change. She was knowledgeable, reassuring and she really was the star of the day. But, where she really shined was helping us with our big surprise idea for our family and friends who lived in town.

We still wanted them to be a part of our elopement, so we arranged to use the remainder of our wedding budget to send individual flower deliveries to our would-have-been guests. Adela Flora was so accommodating to put together the arrangements and followed CDC guidelines along the way, including doorstep deliveries with masks, gloves and even wiping each vase down with Clorox wipes. Our friends and family were so happy to receive these surprises and helped them feel like they were still able to celebrate with us, even in a small way.

A few months later, I found out that Natalie had moved Adela Flora to a new super cute studio downtown, in the alleyway between 7th and 8th Ave. I had to go check it out and say hi and thank her again for all she did.

Stepping inside, I was surprised to see that it was a retail floral boutique!

There was local art and jewelry for sale (perfect for gifts alongside flowers) and a huge design studio in the back for creation workshops.

Now my friends and I have the option of coming in (with masks), shopping for treasures, and creating our own floral arrangements with each other and with guidance from Natalie. And when we don’t want to go out and feel safer at home, we are happy to send each other small Adela Flora arrangements as a way to say “thanks for being a part of my days”.

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Caprice Fox: To represent the Creative Spirit that inspires Art and help those that stop in Create Art and Tea to take time and see what is behind the art that is in the Gallery.

Part of my love is taking the time to discover what every person is looking for. Many folks come in just to say hi and share a cup of tea and sometimes we get to share stories and thoughts of the day. This can lead to times of caring and enjoying the art around us. The “Little Shop of Wonders” has an atmosphere of magic, care, kindness and peace. Every work of art has been created to be a gift into someone’s life. The priority is to help all who enter to see and appreciate the value of the treasures created with the artist’s passion. Each artist represented in Create has studied, developed through years of practice to give to others what they love and believe in.

Q: What do you think the importance of art is and why do we all need more of it in our lives?

CF: Art through the centuries of time, as we all know, has been a source for reverie, wonderment, connection and enlightenment. The study of art is eternal. Art sets precedence for leaders to hold power, for cities to hold sights, for countries to be journeyed to. It is like trying to define the mysteries of the Universe, for Art to me, is a mystery. I believe it touches every aspect of our lives and the creative spirit that lives in us all. Creative ways of expression can be found in the most profound ways such as Mount Rushmore or Mother Nature’s Wonder; the Grand Canyon. Or it is the way one cooks or makes a cup of tea. It can be years of study to achieve a technique or it can be a doodle of the day on a napkin in the coffee shop.

Q: How about tea? What are some common themes you might see when connecting art and tea?

CF: Tea is an Ancient Art found in India and China dating back 5000 years.

It holds bits of the Ayurveda which translates to the art of medicine and prolonging life. Many studies have shown that tea holds health benefits and can act as a preventative to disease and assists our bodies in boosting immunity. The Art of Tea has been royally honored by dynasties and cultures of ancient times and developed in many countries. The growing of the plant Camellia Sinensis is as refined and diverse as the Culture that exists behind the Art of Wine.

Q: What are some items people can expect to find inside Create Art and Tea? CF: Come say Hello and share a story of the day. As well, I hope some will take time to see all the treasures in Jewelry, Ceramics, Oils, Pastels, Watercolors, Photography of the Nature places around us, Unique Ecodyed wearable art, Native American Art, Glass Art, Books, Cards, Metta Art and of course tea! Many enjoy having a cup of tea while browsing through, for there are many unique things tucked in all the nooks and crannies of Create.

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Mob mentality

The San Juans’ own grisly history of ‘frontier justice’ by john van becay

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n Sat., Jan. 16, the Trump administration carried out its 13th federal execution since July, an unprecedented run of deaths following a 17-year hiatus. No president in more than 120 years had overseen as many federal executions, which concluded just five days before President Joe Biden took office.

Add to this the Trump-inspired mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 chanting, “Hang Mike Pence,” and some may say America is heading into a dark new chapter.

But, as any student of history will tell you, this is nothing new in the United States, particularly the West.

Last March in Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis signed into law a bill abolishing the death penalty for any convictions on or after July 1, 2020. At the same time, he commuted the sentences of the state’s three inmates on death row to life without parole.

“The death penalty cannot be, and never has been, administrated equitably in the State of Colorado,” he said at the time.

However, there is no better example of deadly mob justice than right here at home, during the early days of the frontier. In Colorado, there were many deadly verdicts delivered in the 19th and early 20th centuries that deprived victims of any legal trial. Durango and Silverton were no exceptions, hanging four men, only one a legal execution, the others at the hands of an angry mob.

On May 23, 1882, after an argument with M.C. Buchanan over a married woman, George Woods, 34, shot the unarmed Buchanan three times. As Buchanan lie dying on the floor of Durango’s notorious Pacific Club, Woods shot him again.

Woods – who was known as a man of “bad disposition” – was immediately arrested.

His trial and sentencing were speedy. On June 23, 1882, Woods was hanged from gallows constructed for the occasion on the east side of Main, opposite the future site of the Strater Hotel. Hundreds of townspeople attended what was Durango’s only legal execution.

As for illegal executions, one of those morbid honors goes to Henry R. Moorman, a local scofflaw, who, on the snowy night of April 11, 1881, was doing some serious drinking. Walking into Durango’s Coliseum Dance Hall, revolver in hand, he began shooting up the place. One round went into the ceiling, another the floor. He then shot into a group of men wounding one and killing another, James Prindle, 35, on the spot. Moorman’s tracks in the snow were easy to follow, and he was soon apprehended. That night and all the next day, emotions ran high; Prindle had been a popular miner in the area. There was talk of justice being done. At 11 p.m., two shots rang out – a signal to the vigilantes. Some 300 of

Durango’s “hanging tree” circa 1881. The large ponderosa, just left of center, stood where Toh-Atin Gallery is now located. them, wearing masks, converged on the jail, bound and gagged the powerfully built Moorman, and marched him to the big ponderosa pine in front of the Post Office, where he met his fate. The “Committee of Safety,” as the mob called itself, left a note on the body, “If you cut me down, you will take my place.” The body hung there till morning.

Such vigilante justice also took place upstream from Durango. On Aug. 24, 1881, Dyson Eskridge and Bert Wilkinson, of the notorious Stockton-Eskridge gang of cattle thieves and allaround bad hombres, along with Kid Thomas, a young African American, were spotted in Silverton after committing a robbery in the Animas Valley. When Silverton Marshall David Clayton Ogsbury tried to arrest them, he was shot and killed, almost certainly by Wilkinson. The three desperados skedaddled on foot. Inexplicably, 30 minutes later, at about two in the morning, Kid Thomas returned to the Grand Central Hotel where he was promptly arrested. The next day, Silverton was in a vengeful mood – Ogsbury was popular and punishing his death was foremost on everyone’s minds. With Eskridge and Wilkinson out of reach for the moment, a mob converged on the jail at about 9 p.m., yanked Thomas from his cell and hanged

him from a rafter in the jail’s wood shed.

Kid Thomas was about 16 years old.

Despite this, the citizens of Silverton were still not appeased. Posses went out, and postcards describing the killers were sent to marshals in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona and Texas. Rewards totaling an unprecedented $4,500 were posted, and bounty hunters descended on the San Juans. One such bounty hunter was Isaac “Ike” Stockton, head of the aforementioned StocktonEskridge gang and sometime lawman. He found his comrades, separated them and got the drop on Wilkinson, allowing the much more dangerous Eskridge to flee. Stockton and a heavily armed posse delivered Wilkinson to Silverton. To Stockton’s dismay, he was awarded only $1,421.43.

Wilkinson was placed under heavy guard in the Silverton jail. Sun., Sept. 4, 1881, was overcast with drizzle in Silverton, and Wilkinson sensed his fate. In the afternoon, he asked that his photo be taken, saying he did not want a morbid photo of his corpse, which was often the case in those days, as his remembrance. At about 9:30 p.m., the jail guards melted away and when masked vigilantes entered his cell, Wilkinson showed remarkable courage. He reportedly assisted in the proceedings, stepping onto the chair by himself. Later, Wilkinson was

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implicated in two other murders besides Ogsbury. He was only 19.

Eskridge, 21 or 22, got away clean only to be shot and killed in Yuma, Ariz., later that year.

Less than a month later, their former cohort Stockton was shot in Durango while resisting arrest on a New Mexico murder warrant. Stockton, 29, died the next day, Sept. 27, 1881. Durango Deputy Sullivan, who helped in the arrest, said of Stockton’s betrayal of his gang member and friend Wilkinson, “I hate a traitor more than a murderer.”

Small towns in the West often defended such forms of justice, saying it stemmed from not having the facilities to house, try and defend the accused. Mob lynchings were immediate and cheap, with no worry of escape, appeal or drawn-out proceedings.

There was also a belief that such gruesome displays deterred others.

However, cooler heads, removed from the scene, deplored the brutality and lack of a defense for the condemned. Undoubtedly, the innocent or those not guilty of a capital crime were also hanged, like Kid Thomas. Vigilantes in the territory, and later State of Colorado, killed 139 people during the days of the Wild West. The last lynching in Colorado was in 1919, however, it would be nearly 80 years before the state would see its last legal execution, in 1997. Drawing intense media attention, it ended a grisly chapter that now can only be opened in history books.

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Thursday21 Mason Center Park Virtual Neighborhood Meeting, 5-6:30 p.m. City staff discuss the phased demolition of the Mason Center and gather community feedback. durangogov.zoom.us/j/97061044783.

Friday22 National Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day

Saturday23 Henry Stoy plays piano, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Jean-Pierre Bakery & Restaurant, 601 Main Ave. Ski Bike Rally, demos, displays, idea sharing and races, Jan. 23-24, Purgatory Resort, purgatoryresort.com

Deadline for “Stuff to Do” submissions is Monday at noon. To submit an item, email: calendar@durangotelegraph.com

Coke Nordic Race Series #2, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Durango Nordic Center. Register online by 6 p.m., Thurs., Jan. 21 at www.durangonordic.org.

Sunday24 Henry Stoy plays piano, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Jean-Pierre Bakery & Restaurant, 601 Main Ave. Wolf Creek Local Appreciation Day. Lift tickets are $58 for adults; $40 for seniors; and $31 for children.

Tickets must be bought in advance: wolfcreekski.com.

Monday25 Meditation and Dharma Talk with Susie Harrington 5:30-7 p.m. www.durangodharmacenter.org/ Rocky Mountain UkeFest online ukulele jam, 6 p.m. happy hour; music at 6:30 p.m. For info: rockymountainukefest.com

Tuesday26 7 Rivers Farmers Market, winter farmers market, 12-3 p.m. featuring local farmers, food vendors and artisans, La Plata County Fairgrounds. Masks and social distancing required.

Durango Rotary presents a Zoom talk on providing mental health services in Uganda, 6 p.m.

Speakers include: Pavel Reppo, executive director of Finemind, which provides community mental health services in northern Uganda; and long-time Denver Rotarian Diane Messamore, who co-chairs Rotarians for Mental Health. For more info or Zoom link, email Bruce Rodman at mtnman16@gmail.com.

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Experience the snow-covered Twilights and the trails at the Durango Nordic Center as you never have: glistening under a full moon. On Wed., Jan. 27, Alpine Bank hosts its second full moon ski of the season offerng socially distanced fun for the whole family (sorry, furry family members not allowed.) Passes required and rentals are available. For more info., go to www.durangonordic.org.

Wednesday27 Wolf Creek Local Appreciation Day. Lift tickets are $58 for adults; $40 for seniors; and $31 children. Tickets must be bought in advance: wolfcreekski.com.

Animas High School Online Information Session, 5:30 p.m. via Google Meet at meet.google.com/iod-tzkm-scx.

Alpine Bank Full Moon Howler, 6-9 p.m., Durango Nordic Center. An event for the whole family. Pass required, rentals available.

“A Citizen’s Guide to Realizing American Democracy in the 21st Century,” 7-8:30 p.m., a Zoom presentation by FLC Political Psychologist Paul DeBell. Presented by the League of Women Voters of La Plata County. Log in at: www.LWVLaPlata.org.

Ongoing “A Conversation with Tamara Payne,” author of The Dead Are Arising, a book about Malcolm X which won the 2020 National Book Award for nonfiction. Presented

by Telluride’s Original Thinkers: vimeo.com/498442364 Episode 5 of the “Actor’s Journal” featuring John Larroquette as well as original works, essays,

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poems, remembrances by various actors. Presented by Durango Playfest. Tickets at: durangoplayfest.org/actorsjournal “daGeneral’s Wake Up Call” podcast series of local musicians hosted by Kirk James, tinyurl.com/y7yvb7al “Dinosaur Discoveries: Ancient Fossils, New Ideas,” a traveling exhibit from the American Museum of Natural History, Powerhouse Science Center. For gallery hours, go to: www.powsci.org.

Sunnyside and Fort Lewis Mesa libraries are open, providing books, movies, music, audio books and internet, Mon.-Fri., 2:30-7 p.m. or call 970-375-3816.

Curbside service also available.

Durango Public Library Weekly Activity Kits available for curbside pickup every Tuesday. Kits include supplies for one project for preschool, elementary and teen-age students. A new kit is released every Tuesday while supplies last. To request, email reference@Durango Gov.org or call (970) 375-3380.

PIVOT: Skateboard Deck Art exhibit, over 100 skateboard decks painted by 30 different Native American artists, on view by appointment through spring 2021, Center of Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College. swcenter.fortlewis.edu4

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Palindroming, Gagauguration and getting lubed Interesting fact: All the explanations for the phrase “sixes and sevens” don’t make any sense at all.

Especially the one that attributes it to the numbers five and six.

Dear Rachel, I am inordinately pleased that the date this Thursday is 1/21/21. That immediately makes it the biggest day of the week. Doesn’t matter what else is happening. That kind of palindrome brings me immense and immaculate joy. I normally only get that kind of rush from my odometer, but I can’t stare at it for long because I am driving and it would be dangerous. I might just spend the whole day staring at the date.

How come none of my friends understand this pleasure? Do you?

– Number Nerd Dear Digit Dork, So if you’re staring all day, does that make Thursday the opposite of a blind date? I can ruin it for you just like a blind date too: by showing you you’ve been lied to. 1/21/21 looks pretty, but what about 1/21/2021? Or everywhere else in the world, who would write the date 21/1/2021? Those pretty little patterns are all out the window. You been catfished by the calendar.

– All sixes and sevens, Rachel Dear Rachel, You know why I’m excited that Biden won the election? Two words: Lady Gaga. Four more

Upcoming McDonald’s Winter Triathlon, 9 a.m.

– 12 noon, Sat., Jan. 30, Durango Nordic Center. Individuals or teams compete in a 5k ski, 10k fat bike and 3k snowshoe. Online registration only, closes 5 p.m., Thurs., Jan. 28, www.durangonordic.org.

Avi Rescue Clinic with Leo Lloyd, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Sat., Jan. 30, Andrews Lake/Molas Pass. Sponsored by Friends of the San Juans. Free course but pre-registration is required. Participants are also required to attend a virtual class 6-8 p.m., Thur., Jan. 28.

To sign up, go to www.thesanjuans.org.

Wolf Creek College Day, Sun., Jan. 31.

Lift tickets are $58 for students with a current class schedule and valid college photo ID. Tickets must be bought in advance: wolfcreekski.com.

“Sitting & Talking,” 7 p.m., Jan. 31, an online play about online dating in your 60s during COVID featuring Dan Lauria and Wendy Malick. Presented by Durango Play Fest. The play is free, but donations are accepted and will go to the Community Emer-

words: Singing the national anthem. Our country’s ode is ridiculously challenging to sing well, and I am stoked to hear her take it on. There’s probably some fitting metaphor here: a genderbending and expectation-defying demigoddess washing the taste of Trump out of our mouths with a bad-ass rendition. Any chance this will win over the Trumpets and unify our country?

Or will we still be divided, just with us on the left looking and sounding faaaabulous?

– Goo Goo for Gaga Dear Lady Cray-Cray, Our national anthem is ridiculously challenging to sing well, but it’s also ridiculously easy to sing terribly.

You know from that first deep “Ohh-ohh saaaaaay” that you’re in trouble. The queen of the meat dress can probably do it well, but can anyone really do it right? I’m just going to say it: it’s a terrible song. It takes longer than “American Pie.” But it does end with a question mark, which is perhaps the most fitting aspect for the finale of the 45th administration.

– By the dawnzer lee light, Rachel Dear Rachel, I need help. The nuts and bolts on my pickup’s camper shell are rusted together, so now I can’t take it off. Normally this would be fine if it got me out of helping someone move.

But it’s me who has to move. I can’t get out of that. I would ask for help, but I admit to being scarred by childhood shame and I can only

Email Rachel at telegraph@durangotelegraph.com anonymously acknowledge that I feel frustrated and helpless the moment I need to be handy. So maybe you can help?

– Loose Screws, Stuck Bolts Dear Life Metaphor, WD-40 solves every home problem I have, except for the ones it doesn’t. Try that. Otherwise, perhaps it’s time to assess your life. What are these fused bolts telling you about your own inner being? Could you tie all your belongings atop the camper shell like a modern-day Joad?

If these deep questions make you cry, just stare at the date all day this Thursday. It will soothe your soul.

– Bolted down, Rachel

gency Relief Fund (CERF.) Viewers must register at: cutt.ly/sittingtalkingplay Zoom talk with longtime locals Roger Ptolemy and Suzi Loether on National Immunization Day, 6 p.m., Feb. 1. Presented by Durango Rotary. For more info or Zoom link, email Bruce Rodman at mtnman16@gmail.com Purgatory Demo Day, Sat., Feb. 6, 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. $20 for unlimited demos, all day long. Participating shops include: 2nd Ave. Sports; Cliffside; Pine Needle; Backcountry Experience; Boarding Haus; and Ski Barn.

Deadline for “Stuff to Do” submissions is noon Monday.

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by Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): On May 4, 2019, my Aries friend Leah woke up in a state of amazement. During the night, she felt she had miraculously become completely enlightened.

Over the next 16 hours, she understood her life perfectly. Everything made sense to her.

She was in love with every person and animal she knew. But by the next morning, the exalted serenity had faded, and she realized that her enlightenment had been temporary. She wasn’t mad or sad, however. The experience shook her up so delightfully that she vowed to forevermore seek to recreate the condition she had enjoyed. Recently she told me that on virtually every day since May 4, 2019, she has spent at least a few minutes, and sometimes much longer, exulting in the same ecstatic peace that visited her back then. That’s the Aries way: turning a surprise, spontaneous blessing into a permanent breakthrough. I trust you will do that soon.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): One morning, famous French army general Hubert Lyautey (1854–1934) instructed his gardener to spend the next day planting a row of saplings on his property.

The gardener agreed, but advised Lyautey that this particular species of tree required 100 years to fully mature. “In that case,” Lyautey said, “plant them now.” I recommend that you, too, expedite your longterm plans, Taurus. Astrologically speaking, the time is ripe for you to take crisp action to fulfill your big dreams.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Throughout his many rough travels in the deserts of the Middle East, the Leo diplomat and army officer known as Lawrence of Arabia (1888–1935) didn’t give up his love of reading. While riding on the backs of camels, he managed to study numerous tomes, including the works of ancient Greek writers Aeschylus and Aristophanes. I’d love to see you perform comparable balancing acts in the coming weeks, Leo. The astrological omens suggest you’ll be skilled at coordinating seemingly uncoordinatable projects and tasks – and that you’ll thrive by doing so. (PS: Your efforts may be more metaphorical and less literal than Lawrence’s.)

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Sculptor Stefan Saal testifies that one of his central questions as a creator of art is to know when a piece is done.

“When making a thing I need to decide when is it thoroughly made, when is it dare-we-say ‘perfected.’” He has tried to become a master of knowing where and when to stop. I recommend this practice to you in the next two weeks, Virgo.

You’ve been doing good work, and will continue to do good work, but it’s crucial that you don’t get overly fussy and fastidious as you refine and perhaps even finish your project.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Someone asked poet E. E. Cummings what home was for him. He responded poetically, talking about his lover. Home was “the stars on the tip of your tongue, the flowers sprouting from your mouth, the roots entwined in the gaps between your fingers, the ocean echoing inside your ribcage.” What about you, Gemini? If you were asked to give a description of what makes you feel glad to be alive and helps give you the strength to be yourself, what would you say? Now would be a good time to identify and honor the influences that inspire you to create your inner sense of home.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You’re entering the potentially most playful and frisky and whimsical phase of your astrological cycle. To honor and encourage a full invocation of gleeful fun, I offer you the following thoughts from Tumblr blogger Sparkledog. “I am so tired of being told that I am too old for the things I like. No cartoons. No toys. No fantasy animals. No bright colors. Are adults supposed to live monotonous, bleak lives? I can be an adult and still love childish things. I can be intelligent and educated and informed and I can love stuffed animals and unicorns. Please stop making me feel bad for loving the things that make me happy.”

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Be sweet to me, world,” Cancerian poet Stephen Dunn pleads in one of his poems. In the coming weeks, I invite you to address the world in a similar way.

And since I expect the world will be unusually receptive and responsive to your requests, I’ll encourage you to add even more entreaties. For example, you could say, “Be revelatory and educational with me, world,” or “Help me deepen my sense that life is meaningful, world,” or “Feed my soul with experiences that will make me smarter and wilder and kinder,

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Nature cannot be ordered about, except by obeying her,” philosopher Francis Bacon (1561–1626) wrote. That paradoxical observation could prove to be highly useful for you in the coming weeks.

Here are some other variants on the theme: Surrendering will lead to power.

Expressing vulnerability will generate strength. A willingness to transform yourself will transform the world around you.

The more you’re willing to acknowledge that you have a lot to learn, the smarter you’ll be.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): In his book The Lover’s Dictionary, David Levithan advises lovers and would-be lovers to tell each other their very best stories. “Not the day’s petty injustices,” he writes. “Not the glimmer of a seven-eighths-forgotten moment from your past. Not something that somebody said to somebody, who then told it to you.” No, to foster the vibrant health of a love relationship – or any close alliance for that matter – you should consistently exchange your deepest, richest tales. This is always true, of course, but it’s especially true for you right now.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): On Oct. 18, 1867, the United States completed its purchase of Alaska from Russia. How much did this 586,000-acre kingdom cost? Two cents per acre, which in today’s money would be about 37 cents. It was a tremendous bargain! I propose that we regard this transaction as a metaphor for what’s possible for you in 2021: the addition of a valuable resource at a reasonable price. (PS: American public opinion about the Alaskan purchase was mostly favorable back then, but a few influential newspapers described it as foolish. Don’t let naysayers like them dissuade you from your smart action.)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “My business is circumference,” poet Emily Dickinson wrote in a letter to her mentor.

What did she mean? “Circumference” was an important word for her. It appeared in 17 of her poems. Critic Rochelle Cecil writes that for Dickinson, circumference referred to a sense of boundlessness radiating out from a center – a place where “one feels completely free, where one can express anything and everything.” According to critic Donna M. Campbell, circumference was Dickinson’s metaphor for ecstasy; her calling was to be eternally in quest of awe and sublimity. I propose that you make good use of Dickinson’s circumference in the coming weeks. It’s time to get your mind, heart and soul thoroughly expanded and elevated.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Should I quote the wisdom of people who have engaged in behavior I consider unethical or immoral? Should I draw inspiration from teachers who at some times in their lives treated others badly? For instance, Pisces-born Ted Geisel, better known as beloved author Dr. Seuss, cheated on his wife while she was sick, ultimately leading to her suicide. Should I therefore banish him from my memory and never mention the good he did in the world? Or should I forgive him of his sins and continue to appreciate him? I don’t have a fixed set of rules about how to decide questions like these. How about you? The coming weeks will be a good time to redefine your relationship with complicated people.

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