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When a small but mighty band of weed pullers take on thistle
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Weed warriors
Tonight’s the night
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Mining company says early results show promise in La Plata Canyon by Jonathan Romeo
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Here’s a friendly reminder – tickets are now on sale (and won’t be for long) for one of Durango’s best nights out – KDUR Cover Night. Since 2001, KDUR has hosted a night of covers, focusing on a specific artist, as a benefit for the independent, local radio station located at Fort Lewis College. This year, the honorary artist is truly one of our favorites: Neil Young. Tickets went on sale 10 a.m. Wednesday, and hopefully for you, they are still on sale as of publication time. The event, which notoriously sells out quickly, is scheduled for Feb. 10 at the Animas City Theatre. As the story goes, local musician Erik Nordstrom (of Farmington Hill and Lawn Chair Kings fame) pitched the idea to thenKDUR Program Director Jason Repko in 2001, and Repko loved it. The first artist covered? Another one of our all-time favs (and another Neil) – Neil Diamond. And the idea was rather simple: put some house equipment on stage and let local musicians perform their interpretations of that artist’s body of work. The first few events were held at the now-closed Storyville (now Taco Libre), and it was an immediate hit. In 2014, Cover Night moved to the Animas City Theatre, where it’s been held ever since. Over the years, many good artists have been featured including: Talking Heads, Tom Petty, Prince, David Bowie, The Clash, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, The Ramones, Velvet Underground, the Pixies, and, last year, Dolly Parton. One year there was even a “One Hit Wonder” theme. Not only is Cover Night a great fundraiser for an awesome community radio station, it’s also a chance to see the local musicians play your favorite hits. And, it brings old school Durango back together, if only for a night. This year’s Neil Young theme is sure to be a doozy. Station Manager Bryant Liggett said 28 bands have reached out to play, but that number will have to be whittled down to 20. “I am stoked so many musicians want to play,” he said. Now, we all know Young lives just outside Telluride, which begs the question: is there a outlandish chance there could be a surprise cameo at the ACT from the notoriously curmudgeonly musician? We reached out to Young’s agent as well as legal representation, and, unfortunately, didn’t hear anything back by press time. But we can always helplessly hope. Nov. 16 2023 n 3
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LaVidaLocal Days and nights of terror Lately I’ve had trouble sleeping. I’ve been haunted by the heart-wrenching horror unfolding in the Gaza Strip. I’m lost in nights of unflinching darkness from witnessing televised genocide on a daily basis. While everything is colored eigengrau, my mind is building new rooms of sadness to store what I’ve witnessed: Palestinian children holding a press conference, pleading to the world for protection while standing in front of a bombed hospital. “We want medicine, food and education. We want to live as the other children live,” one child said. The bloodshed continues, and I’m troubled by how people in power can sleep at night while this happens. Over the weekend, I wanted to escape into fantasy for a few hours. I decided to watch “The Marvels,” another superhero spectacle from Marvel Studios. Ironically, hearing about the film’s low box office performance piqued my interest. I can be an extrovert when forced, but at heart I’m an introvert, so the idea of watching a movie that wouldn’t have a big crowd enticed me. Like many films in this franchise nowadays, the plot is convoluted, but the story’s tension involves an all-powerful leader, Dar-Benn, plundering the natural resources of various civilizations, including the Skrulls. The Skrulls once held an empire but lost it in a calamitous war with Dar-Benn’s people, the Kree. Now Skrulls are a displaced people. In “The Marvels,” there’s a scene where Dar-Benn arrives at the Skrull refugee colony to destroy what remains of them. It’s basically ethnic cleaning doused in CGI. Maybe my sensitivity to real-world suffering is so palpable right now, but current events were on my mind as I was watching civilians under siege, buildings crumbling as a society becomes erased. The film’s superheroes are overwhelmed and they fail to save everyone. The film wasn’t the reprieve I was looking for, though the girl power and alien cats made it worthwhile. But then I later learned that Disney, which owns Marvel Studios, recently donated $2 million in aid to Israel. As far as I know, they’re not offering any support to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, where more than 11,000 people have been killed since Oct. 7. Nearly 70% of casualties are women and children. And 1.5 million people are now displaced. “The fact that I saw many people that were martyred, it was so scary,” said one young woman to Al-Jazeera, after fleeing Northern Gaza. “Nowhere in Gaza is safe,” she added. All these atrocities were orchestrated and committed by the Israeli state, underwritten by the United States, which annually provides Israel with over $3 billion in military aid.
Now I feel shame for unwittingly giving money to a corporation endorsing such real-life terror. It’s an ugly reminder of how complicit we are within this grotesque status quo. Our lives are written on bloodsoaked pages. To help process this maelstrom of events lately, I’ve been revisiting the work of Palestinian scholar Edward Said. Born in 1935 Mandatory Palestine during a wave of Jewish immigration, Said was a child when his family had to leave Jerusalem in 1947 as tensions increased between Arabs and Jews. This conflict led to an all-out war with Jewish militias attacking Palestinian communities. By 1948, Palestine was violently transformed into Israel. “For Palestinians,” Said wrote, “1948 is remembered as the year of the nakba, or catastrophe, when 750,000 of us who were living there – two-thirds of the population – were driven out, our property taken, hundreds of villages destroyed, an entire society obliterated.” In his adult life, Said would become a renowned literary and cultural scholar, while continually demanding that the world recognize the rights and dignity of Palestinians. All the while, displacement and exile haunted him throughout his life. “Exile is strangely compelling to think about but terrible to experience,” Said once wrote. “It is the unhealable rift forced between a human being and a native place, between the self and its true home: its essential sadness can never be surmounted.” In November 1998, Said made a rare visit to Jerusalem for an academic conference. In his memoir, “Out of Place,” Said described a moment when he’s questioned by an Israeli officer at a checkpoint: The officer asked him, “When after you were born did you leave Israel?” Said wrote, “I responded by saying that I left Palestine in December 1947, accenting the word ‘PALESTINE.’” A sense of reclamation surged through Said but it was quickly diminished by the officer’s next question: “Do you have any relatives here?” Said admitted he no longer had family there. The realization shook him. “This triggered a sensation of such sadness and loss as I had not expected,” Said wrote. “For by the early spring of 1948, my entire extended family had been swept out of the place and has remained in exile ever since.” In recent weeks, I’ve found comfort in the collective. One night, I attended a Jewish-led gathering where we recited the Mourner’s Kaddish in memorial of the civilians martyred in Gaza. And I’ve attended public demonstrations calling for a ceasefire and an end to Israeli occupation. In all these gatherings, we bring our helplessness and sadness, and transformation happens. Within that collective of rebellious mourning, we cultivate hope. – Kirbie Bennett
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An agreement to end domestic sheep grazing on 100,000 acres surrounding Silverton, a huge win for native bighorns (which can catch diseases from domestics) and the landscape.
Reports that new Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and his son monitor each other’s porn use through software called “Covenant Eyes.” Two heartbeats away from the presidency, people ...
Nepal’s government banning TikTok, saying it disrupts social harmony. Looking up flights and housing prices in Nepal now.
The Supreme Court adopting its first ever code of ethics. Yes, that’s good. The “thumbs down” is because it took more than 230 years to get around to this.
China and the U.S. pledging to step up climate efforts ahead of the two country’s leaders meeting for the first time in five years. I guess a promise is better than nothing…?
OK – we saw the term “wet AMD” and were too grossed out to learn more. But, we’re assuming it’s bad, and you can take it from here to find out more.
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Monkey Lime Pie If you take a bunch of different animal parts and mix them together to make a “chimera,” it’s mythology. But if you use stem cells to create a fluorescent green monkey and then euthanize it 10 days later, it’s just another day in China. Apparently, it was done to “study neurological diseases,” but that’s exactly what an evil scientist would say after growing and killing a green monkey. But then again, it’s probably not a big deal because nothing bad has ever come out of a lab in China…
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Silence speaks volumes
As an anti-Zionist secular Jew living in Southwest Colorado, largely without a Jewish community that shares my values and beliefs, this has been a devastating time. I do not support the U.S. funding of Israel’s military, and I feel that it is my responsibility to take action against the dehumanization and genocide of the Palestinian people. I wish I could say that I was more shocked that, while such a small number in my community have not joined in to protest and call for a ceasefire, some have taken to social media to share statements berating and blaming all Israelis. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a fascist dictator whose popularity has rapidly declined in recent years. Some have gone so far as to call all Jewish people around the world colonizers, holding them unequivocally responsible for the actions of Israel. Some have callously declared that, if any number of Jewish lives must be lost in order to free Palestine, so be it. As we grieve, many of us are being accused by goyim that we’re not having the “correct” response to these deeply personal events. Anti-Semitism is deeply embedded within most major U.S. institutions, within radical groups on the left and the right, and within popular social movements. Writing this letter likely isn’t going to make me any friends – but if there is one thing that all Jewish people could all agree on in this tragic moment, it might be that we are used to being scapegoated and
D-Tooned/by Rob Pudim hated. Anti-Semitism begets Zionism. Everyone around the world right now is seeing a brutal picture of what happens when you take any group of people and cast them out, denying them sympathy, safety and belonging. Hate begets hate. U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., speaking to Congress, recently said: “We are human beings just like anyone else. My Sissi – my grandmother – like all Palestinians, just wants to live her life with the freedom and human dignity we all deserve. The cries of the Palestinian and the Israeli children sound no different to me. What I don’t understand is why the cries of Palestinians sound different to you all.” – Adar Higgs, Mancos
Time to decide Patriarchal dominance cements its control beginning with humiliation, proceeding to intimidation and threats, and then moving into violence. This vicious cycle has brought us Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas, as well as an American cult following that loves prurient mobsters that cut women and children off at the knees and groom them for failure – creating prison fodder, cheap labor fodder and cannon fodder. Who controls fertility controls power and wealth in a culture. Will you vote to continue the toxic lies, fraudulent piety and vicious cycles of lust, greed and
arrogance? Or will you vote to throw a wrench into the cycles and channel energy away from violence and patriarchal oligarchies? Will we aim for self-governing free citizenships, healing and averting climate catastrophe? The ball is in our court. – Stephanie Johnson, Hesperus
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Pulling thistles, sowing hope A little may go a long way in the battle of invasive weeds by Susan Marsh
We talk about plant ecology in general, but one question often comes up: “What makes it a weed?” Simply put, a weed is any plant that doesn’t belong where it’s growing. But as humans, we’re inconsistent. To a farmer dependent on crops for a living, a weed is any plant, native or otherwise, that competes with the crop. To a hand spinner of wool, the invasive and noxious tansy is welcome for its rich golden dye. To a rancher whose cattle or sheep forage on public land, tall larkspur and several members of the pea family, all native plants, should be sprayed, for they are toxic. We also pull out other invasives such as Canada thistle, hound’s tongue, salsify, toadflax and knapweed. Despite our best efforts, these plants are flourishing. As we work, it’s fun when bicyclists whizzing by yell out, “Thank you!” though some shake their heads. “You’re pissing in the wind,” one called. But before-and-after photographs show that our hours of work make a difference. There is satisfaction in seeing the beds of two pickup trucks filled with bags of musk thistle. Part of me admits I’m not making a huge difference, but a bigger part is glad I have done my little bit for however long its effects may last. My Thistle Thursday friends agree. That’s why we keep coming back. It’s a way to say, “I’m just going to enjoy my life for as long as it lasts.” Pulling weeds and filling buckets with their flowers is a lot like tending a garden at home. We’re just tending a larger garden, the Eden we all inherited. Most of all, we’re expressing what is perhaps the most precarious of human sentiments these days: Hope.
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or the past few years, I’ve participated in “Thistle Thursdays,” targeting a popular trail near Jackson, Wyo. The weekly weed party was organized in 2019 by Morgan Graham, wildlife habitat specialist with the Teton County Conservation District, and it attracts more volunteers each year – 16 of us in 2023. To slow the steady march of musk thistle, a fast-spreading weed from Eurasia, we spend Thursday mornings each week bending down to tackle these interlopers. We know what we do is a drop in the bucket, but right here, along this trail, we see results. Joining Graham is a mixed crew: native plant enthusiasts, elk hunters, employees of nonprofits and the Forest Service, plus “youngsters” in their 30s and retirees like me. My friend Mary, nearly 80, wins the prize as the oldest and most enthusiastic of the crew. While we were waiting for a friend at a trailhead this summer, she spotted a musk thistle on a steep slope, went to her car for some gloves and signaled for me to follow. “Let’s get that one,” she said. We ended up uprooting several. Musk thistle (Carduus nutans) is an invasive weed, and like many invasive plants, it is adaptable and vigorous, producing prolific seeds. It competes for light and nutrients with native plants. Eventually, it can replace them. To be fair, it has positive qualities. Bees, butterflies and other pollinators are attracted to its magenta flowers, and it blooms later than many native wildflowers, extending the season for insects. Songbirds eat its seeds. But wildlife and livestock won’t eat musk thistle because of its spines. Where it grows, grazing animals must forage more heavily on other plants, reducing their vigor, which allows musk thistle to invade ever more space. Tackling a stand of musk thistle requires determination. All flowers and buds are removed and placed in bags or bins. The plant, a long-lived biennial, must be cut off below the base, or
Musk thistle, an invasive weed, causes a number of issues on the landscape and has caused some people to organize removal efforts./ Courtesy photo pulled, to prevent further blooming. All of us volunteers are suited up in protective gear that includes heavy gloves, long sleeves and sturdy boots.
The work is hard, but the hours go quickly with conversation, laughter and impromptu contests to see who can pull out the largest thistle without tools.
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Susan Marsh is a contributor to Writers on the Range, writersontherange.org, an independent nonprofit dedicated to spurring conversation about the West. She is a naturalist and writer for Mountain Journal, which covers Yellowstone’s wildlife, wild lands and culture. ■ Nov. 16, 2023 n 7
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Metallic Minerals has been exploring mineral deposits from this site since 2020./ Courtesy of Metallic Minerals
Not ready to break ground Early findings show promising results, yet mining in La Plata Canyon a way off by Jonathan Romeo
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fter more than 100 years, could full-scale mining return to La Plata Canyon? One Canadian company that has been prospecting the area for the past three years says it’s generating promising results, though any possible major mining operation is years off. “We wouldn’t continue our activity if we weren’t seeing encouraging results,” Greg Johnson, president of Metallic Minerals, said in an interview last week. “But we’re many years away from developing a mine; we’re in the exploration stage, and that takes years of systematic scientific work.” In 2019, Metallic Minerals announced an ambitious plan to explore more than 8,000 acres of a mining claim in La Plata Canyon. Ever since, the company has been drilling holes to investigate the potential deposits in the
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mountains and even acquired new areas to explore. La Plata Canyon, a relatively contained mountain range just west of Durango, experienced a lucrative yet short-lived mining boom in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Metallic Minerals, however, has maintained that new technology could revive the region. The few full-time residents that call La Plata Canyon home, however, have expressed concerns that mining’s return could have negative environmental impacts. “We’ve been concerned since they started,” Tom Miller, who bought property in the canyon in 1998, said. All these concerns about a full-fledged mine may be years, perhaps decades, off, Johnson said. Still, the company’s findings in the canyon continually justify the decision to dedicate more money and resources into exploration.
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Don’t call it a comeback At the turn of the century, La Plata Canyon was a bustling hub of mining activity, the scars of which can be seen to this day. Around the 1940s, however, most mines folded and closed up shop, and there has been no major commercial operation ever since. But that hasn’t stopped prospectors over the years from dreaming about the resources that remain in the mountains. Several companies and individuals have touted the potential of precious minerals in La Plata Canyon, though nothing has ever materialized. Metallic Minerals, which specializes in the exploration and development of mining claims, first started drilling exploratory holes in summer 2020. The specific claim is called the Allard, located up a steep western slope, across from the La Plata City Campground. For the past three years, those initial explorations
produced encouraging results to inspire the company to continue operation – and its investment, Johnson said. But, he emphasized, these are still early days. “At this stage, we’re still trying to assess what’s there,” he said. However, early results, Johnson said, show the potential for copper, silver, gold and other critical minerals, which the U.S. Geological Survey defines as “necessary for the manufacture of high technology devices, national defense applications and green growth-related industries.” On edge But, even the potential for mining’s return has some residents concerned. Miller, whose property is closest to the operations, said many companies and people have tried to revive mining in La Plata Canyon over the years. Metallic Minerals’ effort, however, feels different. “We have people putting stakes out here all the time,” Miller said. “But (Metallic Minerals) is putting more money into it than your average hobby miner. It’s just concerning, given the level of investment.” Miller expressed the oft-repeated concerns whenever a new mine is proposed – impacts to water quality and groundwater, possible contamination, increased traffic and an overall impact to the qual-
ity and character of the landscape. “I know they’re just exploring, but it becomes a much bigger concern if it progresses to mining,” Miller said. “And they’re putting a lot of money into it, so they must think it’s going somewhere.” Vince Meunier, another resident in the canyon, said neighbors held a community meeting this fall to get more organized. “The community is unaware of the permits that have been given and the serious possibility of active larger-scale mining happening in the canyon,” he said. “I think it is very important for the local community to become aware of this and to try to do something to stop it from happening.” Under the microscope Russ Means, an environmental specialist with Colorado’s Department of Mining, Reclamation and Safety, said Metallic Minerals is in good standing with all the state’s permitting processes and posted state-required financial warranties and reclamation bonds for its work in La Plata Canyon. Means said site visits to where Metallic Minerals is drilling has shown the company is also following regulations. Lynn Hyde, Community Development Director for La Plata County, also said Metallic Minerals is in good stand-
ing. In contrast to years past, Metallic Minerals will have to submit a feasibility process form to determine whether the company needs a land-use permit before starting work in 2023, Hyde said. Should the time come for a full-on mine, that would kick off a years-long process of studies, public hearings and reviews that would involve a host of agencies: DRMS, La Plata County, Forest Service and others. “We’re only one part of oversight,” Means said. “There’s a whole process for federal land, state permits, local county approval for anyone to get a permit to mine in Colorado. It’s an extensive process.” Just taking a look Metallic Minerals is an exploration company, which means it investigates the potential of a mining claim and builds a portfolio it can use to entice actual mining companies. That can take years, Johnson said, as is the case in La Plata Canyon. Early findings showed an estimated 1.21 million pounds of copper and 17.6 million ounces of silver – findings that can be used to lure investors for continued funding on exploration and ultimately a mining company. “We’re looking for concentrations (of resources) to find economic justifica-
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tion,” Johnson said. “That’s the tough part after first discovery – finding something with high enough concentration to draw interest. And our explorations show we have something interesting.” As a result of all the intricacies, there’s no way to put a timeline on the project, he added. But, he said the metals that could be mined could help with the green energy transition. And, he said mining is far more regulated and environmentally conscious than years past. “It’s a very different mining industry today than the turn of the century, and that’s a good thing,” he said. “Colorado has a long history of mineral development, and if we can develop it responsibly and with high environmental standards, that’s good for the economy and environment.” But those promises do little to allay residents’ concerns. Just this past year, Miller noticed a significant increase in activity on the site. (Johnson said that’s because the company drilled four holes as opposed to the two in 2022, effectively doubling activity in the area.) “Past studies have shown the ore quality is low and marginally worth it,” Miller said. “I’m crossing my fingers that this is still the case, but it makes you nervous. We’ll keep watching it closely.” ■
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reetings, dear readers! For this week’s “Between the Beats,” I sat down with local hip-hop artist Taylor Abasta, aka InFluSense. A direct descendant of Chief Manuelito – a chief of the Diné people during the period of the Long Walk – Abasta is from the Diné, Salish and Kootenai nations and has called Durango home for the past five years. Crediting popular Southwest hip-hop acts Wake Self and Def-I as major inspirations, Abasta is making waves in the global underground hiphop community with his latest single, “Good Intentions.” It’s been featured in blogs as far away as Berlin while thousands of views stack up on his YouTube channel. Enjoy! Where did you grow up? I grew up on the Navajo Reservation in St. Michaels, Ariz. I lived in Phoenix and Montana in the summers. My dad was a journalist for the Arizona Republic. He exposed me to a lot of the punk scene in Phoenix. Authority Zero, Zia Records and all the DIY punk stuff like that. He would get press passes and take me to shows as a little baby. I was around music culture in general from a very young age. How did you find your way to Durango? I was going to Fort Lewis College for journalism and multimedia. I got kind of lost and didn’t know why I was paying for classes. I had a little bit of help from my tribe to pay for school, but that only lasted a semester. I found myself in the library reading a lot of books not related to my coursework. I ended up spending most of my time recording an album. Jon Lynch (KDUR programming director) helped me a lot. A long story short, I came out here six years ago for the Fort and dropped out, trying to find myself. It was either figure it out and stay in Durango, or move back to the rez. Is there much musical community on the rez? There was. My uncle was a big graffiti head, and he knew Def-I and Wake-Self from when they were eating spam burritos at my grandma’s house when I was 6 or 7. I’ve been rooted in this from
Taylor Abasta, aka InFluSense, says there needs to be more mixing of the Colorado and New Mexico hip-hop scene./ Courtesy photo the beginning. Who are some of your musical mentors? Definitely Def-I and Wake Self. They had a collective called Definition Rare. They were important figures in the Southwest hip-hop scene. Also, the punk scene has been very influential to me. My dad is kind of a mentor, too. I remember being in elementary school, if I ever got in trouble, he would make me write haikus about what I did wrong. I thought that was so corny back then, but I can see how it’s shaped me. Tell us about InFluSense. My digital media teacher in high school got me my first show in high school. We did homecoming rap battles and stuff like that. My producer is Ariano. He’s worked with Def-I and Wake Self. He produced an entire project for Def-I called “In the Meantime.” Way back in 2013, he did a couple songs with Wake Self. Sadly, Wake died (after he was hit by a drunk driver in 2019) before his album release
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party at Meow Wolf. What’s the biggest difference between the New Mexico scene and the Colorado scene? (Durango) is interesting. There’s little pockets of hip-hop. Musically speaking, the scene is very diverse. You have the Starlight open mic and jam bands and stuff like that. In my opinion, hip-hop is kind of lacking here. New Mexico is different. There’s a lot of resilience that comes from that area. We need more cross pollination for shows out here. What’s coming up? I’ve got my first show in Flagstaff. I want to release a single with a music video every month. I’m making those with Carlos Martinez who lives out in Aztec. I want to release the music right so that it gets to the right press. There’s a difference between dropping music and hoping it does something versus dropping music with the right promotion behind it. Find Taylor’s music, video content and more on IG: @influsense. ■
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An explosion of flavor Autumn ‘magma’ covers everything with deliciousness by Ari LeVaux
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year has come and gone since I happened upon a flame-orange paste from roasted squash and red peppers. I call it magma, because it’s red and earthy, but I could also call it autumn mayonnaise, because it improves everything it touches. Whatever we name it, I am still grasping the implications. It’s a dip, a spread, a sauce, dressing and soup that’s as hot, cold, spicy, mild or seasoned as you wish. Magma will always warm you up, even when served cold, because the act of making this garden magma is simply too autumnal to leave you chilled. Plus, there is an oven involved. To create magma, you simply roast sweet red peppers, along with a starchy squash like kabocha, and blend with olive oil, garlic and salt. The resulting puree is thick and after some time will set up downright stiff, thanks to the pectin in both squash and peppers. Pectin is a carbohydrate that jam makers use to thicken their product and makes the magma as stiff as pudding. Magma debuted at Thanksgiving dinner, passed around the table by revelers who easily grasped its utility. The crimson emulsion was like a second gravy for the turkey. Its sweet pungency enhanced the stuffing, which sounds impossible but is true. The potatoes, dressed in red, became all the more delectable, and the Midwestern casserole became downright edible. After the meal, the host handed out leftovers to guests, but kept the remaining magma in a Tupperware of their own. The day after Thanksgiving, I made another batch, this time with some hot peppers, and spooned it on scrambled eggs. It looked and tasted like salsa, despite having no tomatoes. For dinner, I seasoned my magma with oregano and thyme, and served it upon pasta, where it was like a creamy marinara. If all that weren’t glorious enough, the kids even like it. And if you’ve ever tried to get children to eat squash,
you’d understand my excitement. Magma even made its way into the school lunch rotation, as a sandwich spread, packaged separately, or a dip for fresh cut vegetables. The other day I made a batch of mom’s chicken soup, with onions and carrots and dill. Swerving from the protocols, I added a hard piece of sourdough to the pot and let it simmer until completely soft. I then ladled some broth and the soggy bread and a carrot or two into the blender, along with some fresh magma, and blended until thin and velvety smooth. I garnished with some dill, leftover from the soup, and served it warm. It was the flavor of luxury, and the feeling of fall. For an even quicker fix of this autumn bisque, simply heat some chicken bouillon, broth or salted stock, and stir in the magma until it’s the right thickness. Simmer together and serve. The quantities listed here will make about a quart of magma. If you want to make a different amount, use a ratio of one large pepper per pound of squash. As a soup, it serves four. As a sauce, a few more. Magma Sauce 6-lb kabocha squash (or similar starchy winter squash) 8 bell peppers, red or yellow (the flavor is good with both, but the color is better with red) Optional: hot peppers if you want more fire in the magma 1 head garlic to roast, plus a clove raw 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon thyme or oregano 1 teaspoon salt; more to taste Set the oven to 375. Cut the squash in half, scoop out the seeds, and lay the halves down on a baking pan. Cook until you feel softness when pushing from the outside, about 45 minutes. In a separate pan, roast the peppers, turning once or twice so they blister on both sides. Remove the peppers after about 30 minutes, or
when they are completely blistered and collapsed. Put the head of garlic into a small bakeable container, like a ½ pint mason jar, along with the olive oil, and bake for about 30 minutes. Remove ingredients when ready and allow to cool. Peel the blistered peppers as best you can – it’s OK if some bits of skin remain – and scrape out the seeds. Scoop squash flesh out of the skin. Gently peel or squeeze the roasted garlic to get rid of the skins, and add the garlic and the oil to the blender, along with the squash flesh, pepper flesh, herbs and salt. Puree. Season with more salt if necessary. Puree again. This is the end of the recipe for magma, but the beginning of all of the things you will do with it. ■
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Thursday16 Business After Hours, 5 p.m., Durango HarleyDavidson, 750 Camino del Rio. Durango Green Drinks, 5-7 p.m., 11th St. Station. Hosted by bike Durango and La Plata County League of Women Voters. Backcountry Film Festival, 5:30 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave. Sponsored by San Juan Citizens Alliance. Thursday Night Sitting Group, 5:30-6:15 p.m., Durango Dharma Center, 1800 E. 3rd Ave, Suite 109. Poetry Night, 6 p.m., Durango Sustainable Goods, 1259 Main Ave. Bluegrass Jam, 6 p.m., Durango Beer & Ice, 3000 Main Ave.
Deadline for “Stuff to Do” submissions is Monday at noon. To submit an item, email: calendar@durangotelegraph.com
Live music, 6-9 p.m., The Office & Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave. Trivia Night, 6:30 p.m., Powerhouse Science Center, 1330 Camino del Rio. Drag Trivia Night, 7:30 p.m., Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave. Bonnie and Taylor Sims with Julianne Marqua play, 8 p.m., Animas City Theatre.
Friday17 Free Friday Yoga, 8:30 a.m., Lively (a boutique), 809 Main Ave. Open Meditation, 12 noon-1 p.m., Durango Dharma Center, 1800 E. 3rd Ave, Suite 109. Jack Ellis & Larry Carver play, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave. Dancing, 6 p.m., VFW. Instruction followed by open dancing at 7:45 p.m. Find more info at DurangoDancing.com
Mean Mary plays, 7 p.m., Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. 2nd Ave.
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Sunday Funday, 6 p.m., Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave.
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49th Holiday Bazaar, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Summit Church, 2917 Aspen Dr.
Ukulele Jam, 5 p.m., Durango Coffee Co., 730 Main Ave.
26th annual Artisan’s Holiday Gift Show, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Strater Hotel, Oak Room. Harvest Holiday Market, 9 a.m.-1p.m., 1328 CR 501, Bayfield. Featuring kid activities, live music and local vendors. Harvest Market, 9 a.m., TBK Bank parking lot, 259 W. 9th St.
Happy Hour Yoga, 5:30 p.m., Ska Brewing, 225 Girard St. Meditation and Dharma Talk, 5:30 p.m., Durango Dharma Center, 1800 E. 3rd Ave. Transgender Day of Remembrance, 6-7 p.m., Durango Public Library. Live music, 6-9 p.m., The Office & Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave.
“Send it Like a Local” film premiere, 6 p.m., Animas City Theatre. Live music, 6-9 p.m., The Office & Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave. Community Yoga, 6-7 p.m., Yoga Durango, 1485 Florida Rd. Donations accepted. Karaoke, 6 p.m., Durango Beer & Ice, 3000 Main.
Comedy Showcase, 7:30 p.m., Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave.
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Community Yoga, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Yoga Durango, 1485 Florida Rd. Donations accepted.
San Juan Symphony Youth Orchestra, 7 p.m., FLC’s Community Concert Hall.
Slow Bluegrass Jam, 5:30-7:30 p.m., General Palmer Hotel, 567 Main Ave.
EDM Party, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Roxy’s, 693 Main Ave.
Live music, 6-9 p.m., The Office, 699 Main Ave.
Silent Disco, 10 p.m.-12:30 a.m., 11th St. Station.
Open Mic Night, 7 p.m., Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave.
Sunday19 Durango Flea Market, 8 a.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Veterans Benefit Breakfast, 9 a.m., VFW Post 4031, 1550 Main Ave.
Chuck Hank Band plays, 8 p.m., Animas City Theatre.
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World Day of Remembrance for road traffic victims, 11 a.m., Rotary Park.
Restorative Yoga for Cancer, 9:30-10:45 a.m., no cost for cancer patients, survivors and caregivers, Smiley Building, 1309 E. 3rd Ave. Info and register at cancersupportswco.org/calendar
Vinyl Sundaze, 12 noon, Lola’s Place, 725 E. 2nd Ave.
Live music, 6-9 p.m., The Office & Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave.
Live music, 12:30 p.m., Durango Beer and Ice, 3000 Main Ave.
Open Mic, 6:30 p.m., EsoTerra Ciderworks, 558 Main Ave.
Feed the People! free aid for homeless community members, 2 p.m., Buckley Park.
Trivia Night, 7 p.m., Bottom Shelf Brewery, Bayfield.
Live music, 6-9 p.m., The Office & Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave.
Geeks Who Drink Trivia, 8 p.m., The Roost, 128 E. College Dr.
Live music, 6-9 p.m., The Office, 699 Main Ave. Southwest Civic Winds presents “Tribute to Mark Walters,” 7 p.m., FLC’s Community Concert Hall. Cynthia Bauhof-Williams and Marilyn Mangold Garst (piano duet) play, 7 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango, 419 San Juan Dr.
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Doggie downer, udder disgrace and getting tipsy Interesting fact: Whole cow’s milk contains about 87% water. Human bodies are about 55-60% water. So we actually dilute ourselves when we drink milk. Dear Rachel, My poor father really loves dogs and really tries to show them love, too. But he is so clueless. If he tries to pet a dog in a way that makes the dog want to play, he refuses to try petting another way. When a dog tries to show him affection, he pushes them away, and they think he wants to play. Basically everything he does is play-language to a pup, and he wonders why dogs don’t settle down around him. He won’t listen to me. Maybe he’ll listen to you? Can you help? – Puppy Love/Hate Dear Doggie Dichotomy, This is generally me with any animal besides dogs. Take cats, for example. Cats generally do the moral inverse of what I want out of my interactions with them. I bring one home to feed and house and love? It runs away on the third night. I want to ignore one? It crawls under my blanket and digs claws into my thighs. I want one to catch my problem mice? It knocks a plant off the shelf and lets it suffer there on the ground. Good thing people never confound me; they’re the only animal I can really count on to do what I expect, when I expect it, and understand me completely without confusion.
Thursday23 Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving Community Brunch, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Manna Soup Kitchen, 1100 Avienda del Sol.
Friday24 Free Friday Yoga, 8:30 a.m., Lively, 809 Main Ave. Open Meditation, 12 noon-1 p.m., Durango Dharma Center, 1800 E. 3rd Ave, Suite 109. Singing with Santa, 5:30 p.m., Buckley Park. Christmas carols, lighting of the Christmas tree, Santa & free hot chocolate & Cookies. Jack Ellis & Larry Carver play, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave.
– Good girl, Rachel Dear Rachel, We have orange, apple, lime juice all made from fruit. We have almond, rice, oat milk made with water. Why do they call it MILK? This is an insult to us cows. Your thoughts. – Moo Cow Dear Bleat Bovine, You know what the primary ingredient of juice is? WATER. You know what constitutes the majority of your moo-milk? WATER. You know what the foundational substance of olive oil is? OLEIC ACID. Never mind. The point stands: we should just call all waterbased edible substances “milk” strictly so that cows like you can shut up about it already. I for one cannot wait for my first breakfast smoothie made with carrot milk, and my first fancy dinner with fermented grape milk. – Milking it, Rachel Dear Rachel, Yeah yeah there’s all this jazz about tipping culture getting out of control. And sure, it is. I ain’t tipping the self checkout machine at the grocery store, that’s for sure! But there are still jobs where they rely on tips, and we’re culturally expected to, right? Or are skycaps and bartenders and servers just going to suffer, because we’re expected to tip our robots 28% these days? – Just the Tips
Live music, 6-9 p.m., The Office, 699 Main Ave. Dancing, 6 p.m., VFW, DurangoDancing.com. DJ Party, 9 p.m.-2 a.m., Roxy’s, 693 Main Ave.
Ongoing “The Return of the Force,” art exhibit exploring the influence of “Star Wars” on Native artists, FLC’s Center for Southwest Studies. “Sine Language” exhibit by Christine Cassano, 4:30-6 p.m., FLC’s Lyceum Auditorium, Center for Southwest Studies. Runs until Dec. 6.
Upcoming Mancos Art Market, Nov. 26, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., downtown Mancos.
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telegraph@durangotelegraph.com Dear Tip-Top, Oh, bartenders and servers and skycaps are definitely going to suffer from tipping fatigue. But speaking as an advice columnist, why shouldn’t other professions such as, oh say advice columnists, get in on the guilt-trip-money craze? You pay nothing to read this paper! Yet you get your mind blown by such concepts as “milking a lime” and “milking a carrot” and “milking a concept in order to call back to an earlier letter.” That’s worth at least 15% of your investment. – Gratuitously, Rachel
Jason Thies plays, Nov. 28, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave. Noel Night, Dec. 1, activities in and around Durango. Art Room Collective First Friday, Dec. 1, 4-7 p.m., Smiley Building, 1309 E. 13th Ave. Jason Thies plays, Dec. 1, 5 p.m., Scenic Aperture Gallery, 708 Main Ave. Wood Belly w/special guest play, Dec. 1, 6 p.m., Animas City Theatre. Art Room Collective Holiday Art Market, Dec. 2, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Smiley Building, 1309 E. 13th Ave. Winter Wonderbands: Stillwater Music Youth Band Showcase, Dec. 9, 12 noon-5 p.m., The Light Box at Stillwater Music, 1316 Main Ave.
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FreeWillAstrology by Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): I would love you to experiment with blending the sacred and mundane. Bring your deep self into the daily routine and imbue ordinary rhythms with tender care. Here are a few fun rituals to get you in the groove: 1. Say prayers or chant ecstatic poems while you’re shopping. 2. Build a shrine in a parking lot. 3. Stir up an inspired epiphany while doing housework. 4. If you find yourself in a confusing or awkward situation, dance like a holy person to conjure a blessing. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I’ve met many people who feel their love lives are jinxed. Often, they believe this nonsense, because a creepy fortune-teller declared they will forever be denied a satisfying intimate relationship. I hate that! The good news for you, Taurus, is that you are in a grace period for all matters regarding romance, intimacy and togetherness. If you have ever worried there is a curse, obstruction or bad habit inhibiting your love life, the coming weeks will be a favorable time to free yourself from it. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gemini comedian Drew Carey said, “If I didn’t run from my fears, I wouldn’t get any exercise at all.” Let’s discuss his approach in relation to you. After analyzing the astrological omens, I believe that as 2023 draws to a close and 2024 unfolds, you will feel less and less motivated to run from your fears. In part, that’s because you will face them with more courage and poise; they won’t have the same power over you. More and more, your fine mind will see how they trick you into imagining they’re more threatening than they truly are. CANCER (June 21-July 22): I would love to see you intensify your devotion to your masterpiece –however you understand “masterpiece.” It could be a work of art or an innovation in your job or business. It could be a new baby, an adopted pet, a redefinition of what family means or an invigorated community. Might even be a beautiful alliance or enhanced connection with the divine or a refinement of the best gift you give the world. Life will conspire to help you in unexpected ways during the coming months if you rededicate yourself to this treasure.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Dear Sun, our one and only star: We love you and appreciate you! It’s amazing that you consume five million tons of yourself every second to generate the colossal energy you send in our direction. Is it OK with you if we think of you as a god? And by the way, do you know who adores you the best? I’ll tell you: the Leo people here on Earth. They comprehend your grandeur and majesty better than anyone else. Would you consider giving them extra rewards in the coming weeks? They need and deserve a massive delivery of your bounty. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo musician and actor Shirley Manson has a message for you. She testifies, “I say embrace the total geek in yourself and just enjoy it. Life is too short to be cool.” This will be especially helpful and inspirational counsel for you in the coming months, dear Virgo. The wish to appear chic or trendy or hip should be so far down on your list of priorities that it drops off the list entirely. Your assignment is to be passionately devoted to your deepest truths, unique desires and imaginative experiments. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): If you’re given a choice to advocate for either a dull, mediocre truth or a beautiful, invigorating truth, give your love to the latter. If you wonder whether you should ask a polite question that engenders harmony or a provocative question that pries loose agendas that have been half hidden, opt for the latter. If you feel nostalgic about an old tradition that stirs up little passion or fresh insight, let it go. Instead, dream up a new tradition that moves you emotionally and excites your mind. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Icelandic singer Björk is a triple Scorpio, with sun, moon and ascendant in your sign. Neptune is there, too, giving her even more Scorpionic intensity. It’s not surprising that she describes her daily practice like this: “I have to re-create the universe every morning when I wake up and kill it in the evening.” In another quote, she places greater emphasis on the rebirth: “To wake up in the morning and actually find the day exciting is the biggest victory you can have.” In accordance with current astrological omens, I invite you to exalt and celebrate the post-resurrection aspects of your life’s work.
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): At the risk of sounding melodramatic, I prophesy that what has been lost will be found. A difficult test will boost your intelligence; a rut will be disrupted, freeing you to find a smooth new groove; an unsettling twist will ultimately bring you delightful support. To get the best out of the upcoming challenges, Sagittarius, welcome them as opportunities to expand your understanding of how the world works. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Many cultures throughout history have staged rites of passage to mark the transformation from childhood to puberty. In ancient Greece, for example, kids formally relinquished their toys, symbolizing the intention to move into a new phase of their destinies. I propose that you embrace your second childhood. Fantasize about how you might refurbish your innocence, curiosity, playfulness and spontaneous joy. Then select an object that embodies a burdensome or unpleasant aspect of adulthood. Discard it. Find an object that signifies the fresh young spirit you’d like to awaken within you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): For advice about money, I talk with a banker who sometimes analyzes financial trends using Tarot cards. To keep abreast of politics on the ground level, I consult with a courtesan who has a Ph.D. in political science and cultivates intimate relations with governmental leaders. For guidance about rowdy ethics and etiquette, I seek input from an activist singer in an all-women punk band. How about you, Aquarius? Now is a favorable time to take an inventory of your posse of teachers, helpers and counselors. Make sure it’s serving you well and providing maximum inspiration and support. Hot tip: It may be time to add a new facilitator or two to your entourage. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Now and then, you glide through a phase I describe as Freedom from Cosmic Compulsion. During these grace periods, fate has a reduced role in shaping your destiny. Your past doesn’t have its typical power to limit you or entrance you. According to my astrological analysis, you are now enjoying such a chapter. These and other breakthrough developments will give you extra leeway to innovate and invent. You will have a big, bright emptiness to work and play around in.
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Announcements GOP Tuberville Is a jerk. Signed, Veteran, U.S. Air Force 17 years. 49th Holiday Bazaar Sat., Nov. 18, 8 a.m.–2 p.m., Summit Church, 2917 Aspen Dr. Friday 7 p.m. Dancing now at VFW Go to DurangoDancing.com to get on notification list. KDUR is Celebrating 50 years of broadcasting in 2025. With that anniversary approaching, staff is on the hunt for past DJs. Maybe you did a show for one year, maybe you did a show for 10. Hopefully you have a fond memory, a story or maybe even some recorded material! If you do, please email station manager Bryant Liggett, Liggett_b@fortlewis.edu or call 970.247.7261
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