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Dayplanner Wednesday
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Dayplanner Wednesday

December 1, 2014

Kiwanis of the Narrow Gauge meeting, 6:45-7:30 a.m., Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave., 375-0079. Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County,…

Local trial starts in sex-assault case
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Local trial starts in sex-assault case

December 1, 2014

Loveday Harold Loveday is accused of sexually assaulting three victims over the course of ten years. The crimes are alleged to have begun in 2000 and ended in 2010. He…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

December 1, 2014

The town of Bayfield, La Plata County and the Colorado Department of Transportation will host an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Bayfield Town Hall, 1199…

From unheralded hero to star
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From unheralded hero to star

December 1, 2014

Zeke, a standard schnauzer, waits to visit a patient at the Durango Cancer Center in July. Zeke has filmed a commercial with his owner, Gay Robson, for Centura Health, Mercy…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

December 1, 2014

Sunday 12:37 p.m. An man was reportedly passed out on the Animas River Trail, 901 Camino del Rio. Saturday 1:22 a.m. A woman reported her fluorescent pink Schwinn bicycle was…

Dayplanner Tuesday
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Dayplanner Tuesday

December 1, 2014

DeColores Civitan Club meeting, noon, call Lon Erwin at 247-1019 for location. Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group meeting, 5:30 p.m., Garden Level meeting rooms at Mercy Regional Medical…

Benefit for Durango Food Bank
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Benefit for Durango Food Bank

December 1, 2014

Volunteers Gary Thrash, left, and Tom Hamlin, right, unpack canned goods to be given away to needy La Plata County families. Seasons Rotisserie & Grill is holding a fund raiser…

Durango to be celebrating cycling
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Durango to be celebrating cycling

December 1, 2014

Among the area’s champions in 2014 was Griffin Easter of Fort Lewis College, who won the 68-mile Division I USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships in 2 hours, 42 minutes,…

Florida Road open after light maintenance
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Florida Road open after light maintenance

December 1, 2014

Louie Esquibel with the city of Durango’s Parks and Forestry department changes light bulbs Monday along Florida Road. The operation forced a brief rolling lane closure as crews completed the…

Local helps Ebola-stricken Liberia
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Local helps Ebola-stricken Liberia

November 30, 2014

Sgt. Erik Stensen, who graduated from Durango High School and joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, takes a quick break from the hot, exhausting work Nov. 17 in Buchanan,…

Beautiful music together
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Beautiful music together

November 30, 2014

Brothers Easton Wills, 4, left, and Austin, 2, make beautiful noise with Freenotes Harmony Park musical instruments at Santa Rita Park. Easton and Austin are the sons of Roxanna and…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

November 30, 2014

The Cortez Cultural Center, 25 N. Market St., will present the archaeological presentation, “How Traditional Navajo People See Their Cultural Affiliation to the Anasazi of the Four Corner Region,” at…

Dayplanner Monday
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Dayplanner Monday

November 30, 2014

Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Family yoga in Oxford, ages 3-93, 10:30 a.m., in the…

No guaranteed votes
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No guaranteed votes

November 29, 2014

La Plata County voters split on candidates, unified on issues

Dayplanner Sunday
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Dayplanner Sunday

November 29, 2014

Irish music jam session, 12:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200, www.theirishembassypub.com. Informal tango practice, 5-7 p.m., Durango Dance, 1120 Main Ave., www.tangodurango.com. Jazz church (experienced musician drop-in…

Herald claims 11 awards in national competition
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Herald claims 11 awards in national competition

November 29, 2014

The Herald captured first place honors for front page design. The entry included three front pages published on dates chosen by IPA and one selected by Herald editors. Judges from…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

November 29, 2014

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church will commemorate the 26th observance of World AIDS Day at a nondenominational service of remembrance, hope and healing at noon Monday at 910 East Third Ave.…

Dayplanner Saturday
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Dayplanner Saturday

November 28, 2014

Santa’s Pet Photos, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Creature Comforts, 305 South Camino del Rio. Free wine tasting, 2-5 p.m., The Wine Merchant, 1514 Main Ave. Arts and Entertainment Indies First Book…