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Herbicide drift can plague home gardeners
Panel looking at issues with popular product to hear from maker
Dayplanner Thursday
“Building Responsibility in Youth” with Liza Tregillus, noon-1 p.m., Bowman Hall, Unitarian Fellowship, 419 San Juan Drive, 749-9607, http://lizatip.com. Durango High Noon Rotary Club meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino…
Running for peace
Mahasatya Janczak of Poland carries the torch for Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run on Wednesday afternoon in Durango. The run, which began April 19 in New York City, will be…
Local Briefs
The Durango Lions Club will meet at noon Wednesday at the DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio. The speaker will be Lindel Silvertooth, Lion 6 West District Governor. Visitors are…
Animas River raft race set for today
In this photo from the 2010 Battle of the Animas raft race, the Carver Brewing Co. team celebrates a hard-won victory. A spring runoff tradition in Durango, teams from various…
FLC enrollment on the upslope
“A number of factors were working to build the enrollment,” FLC spokesman Mitch Davis said Tuesday. “The new masters of arts in education launched with 37 students; we put more…
River groups could get funding
New conservation grants being offered to Colorado River entities
Durango defeated in Outside’s Best Town contest
Last-minute surge gives Anchorage the victory
Dayplanner Wednesday
Lisa Blue Band, 4:30-7:30, Rochester Hotel, 726 East Second Ave., 247-1242. Singles Trivia, 6:30 p.m., $10, Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave., 259-2545, www.carverbrewing.com. Two-step dance classes, for beginners, 7-8…
The Blotter
Monday 12:54 a.m. A man was reportedly standing outside of Moe’s with bats and knives, 937 Main Ave. 3:24 p.m. A group of juveniles were throwing water-balloons from the roof…
Following wanderlust
Bryan Dorr and Sarah Blessingdon organize after kayaking in Santa Rita’s Whitewater Park on Memorial Day. The duo are driving cross-country, stopping in towns supporting their wanderlust and love of…
Local Briefs
Regular tours of the Library Demonstration Garden, located between the Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., and the Animas River Trail, will begin Friday and will be offered every…
Dayplanner Tuesday
Tuesdays Traveling Yard/Gardening Support, 10 a.m., April-October, rotating locations, [email protected]. DeColores Civitan Club meeting, noon, call Lon Erwin at 247-1019 for location. Trails 2000 will host trail work, 4-7 p.m.,…
3 missing in Grand Mesa mudslide
Search is on for victims who were checking damage from initial slide
FLC students to canoe down Missouri River
Effects of agricultural runoff on water to be focus of field trip
A look at future of Bayfield’s past
Step for a moment into the building at 11 W. Mill St. in downtown Bayfield. Can you hear the blacksmith working (1900)? Can you feel the kids’ excitement when the…
Don’t pop my bubble
Almost all 43 seniors showed up this week with more than 6,000 balloons and spent about three hours blowing them up to cover the long halls of the Animas High…
Local Briefs
The summer reading program “Fizz, Boom, Read!” will start at 10 a.m. June 2 for children from newborns to 18-year-olds at Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive, Bayfield. The…
Dayplanner Monday
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. Gentle Yoga in Oxford, 10:30 a.m., County Road 513, 759-0100.…
April DUIs/DWAIs
The following are convictions made in April 2014 for driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol content of 0.08 percent or higher or by prescription or illegal drugs. Unless otherwise…