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Lots of pride
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Lots of pride

June 25, 2015

The 6th annual 4 Corners Pride Festival is in full swing. The five-day celebration, put on by Four Corners Alliance for Diversity, began Wednesday with a screening of the documentary…

Local bands battling to play at rally
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Local bands battling to play at rally

June 25, 2015

How does a small, local band get a chance to perform in front of thousands of people? Saturday night’s “Battle of the Bands” at the Billy Goat Saloon in Gem…

Calendar of Events
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Calendar of Events

June 25, 2015

Friday, June 26 Source Gas open house for natural gas service in Forest Lakes, noon to 7 p.m. Forest Lakes Activity Center, 998 Alpine Forest Drive, (855) 583-6959. saturday, june…

Bayfield Heritage Day planning starts
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Bayfield Heritage Day planning starts

June 25, 2015

Planning has started for the 2015 Bayfield Heritage Day and Sheep Trailing the last Saturday in September. The event, which started in 2000, features the trailing of around 2,000 sheep…

news in brief
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news in brief

June 25, 2015

Street group seeks parade participants Support Our Streets, a group supporting a one-cent sales tax increase in Bayfield, is looking for volunteers to march in the July 4 parade. Call…

Retired teacher now promotes mindfulness
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Retired teacher now promotes mindfulness

June 25, 2015

JoAnne Hibbard is teaching mindfulness camps for children this summer.Courtesy photo Modern society and work requirements push people to multi-task. Retired Durango teacher JoAnne Hibbard is promoting the opposite –…

Retired teacher celebrating 100th birthday
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Retired teacher celebrating 100th birthday

June 25, 2015

Former Allison resident Ruth Embleton, a teacher at Florida Mesa Elementary and Miller Jr. High School in Durango, will celebrate her 100th birthday on June 30. After teaching for many…

May 2015 births at Mercy REgional Medical Center
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May 2015 births at Mercy REgional Medical Center

June 25, 2015

May 2015 Birthlist Cora Joy, Bayfield, Angela & Jeremiah Scott, 9lbs. 1oz, 11:01 p.m., May 5, 2015 Wyatt Charles, Bayfield, Melissa Johnson & Jimmy Bryson, 7lbs. 3oz, 5:51 p.m., May…

New project to ease traffic flow at Navajo State Park
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New project to ease traffic flow at Navajo State Park

June 25, 2015

A construction project to improve traffic flow inside Navajo State Park started recently and will continue through the summer. Construction crews will be working primarily Monday through Thursday to avoid…

education news
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education news

June 25, 2015

Fort Lewis graduates local students DURANGO – In a ceremony on Saturday, May 2, 2015, more than 400 Fort Lewis College graduates and their families packed Whalen Gymnasium for Spring…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

June 25, 2015

Durango Police Wednesday 7:14 a.m. A man camped out in a park had his belongings locked to a picnic table at Bennett Street and East 33rd Street. 10:39 a.m. A…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

June 25, 2015

City streets to be repaved The city of Durango has contracted Four Corners Materials to mill and repave these streets beginning Monday: Aquarius Place. Willow Place. West 24th Street, from…

Work begins on Smith Sports Complex
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Work begins on Smith Sports Complex

June 25, 2015

Workers with Bonds Construction sift rocks from tons of soil Thursday afternoon at the Smith Sports Complex at Fort Lewis College. The fields are being rehabilitated after rocky, hard ground…

Dayplanner Friday
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Dayplanner Friday

June 25, 2015

Meetings and Events Outdoor Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., outdoor amphitheater outside the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Durango Botanical Society will host a free…

Free parking!
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Free parking!

June 25, 2015

Brent Gleeson, with the city of Durango Street Division, prepares mounts for a sign directing traffic toward free parking at the Durango Transit Center at Main Avenue and west Eighth…

Girl safe after spending night in forest
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Girl safe after spending night in forest

June 25, 2015

A 12-year-old girl who wandered off from her fellow campers Wednesday night was found safe Thursday after spending a night alone in the San Juan National Forest south of Silverton.…