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‘Donkey loses to dog’
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‘Donkey loses to dog’

December 11, 2016

Matt Bradley submitted this photo of Millie, from left, Susan Bradley, Littles, Elizabeth Marsh, Jane Norton and Rue out on a walk.Courtesy of Matt Bradley This week’s photo comes from…

Big Brothers Big Sisters
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Big Brothers Big Sisters

December 10, 2016

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Colorado have their holiday party at the Boys & Girls Club of La Plata County.

Photo: Up on the roof with holiday inflatables
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Photo: Up on the roof with holiday inflatables

December 8, 2016

Paul Tumey props up an inflatable figure Thursday on the roof of Pet Haus in the 1400 block of Main Avenue as he and co-worker Jake Wosje decorate the business…

Photo: Joy to art!
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Photo: Joy to art!

December 7, 2016

Ned Harper examines the bounty of gift options at the Durango Arts Center’s Artisans Market on Wednesday. The annual market features 45 artists from the Four Corners selling everything from…

Photo: Gift wagon a reminder to shoppers
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Photo: Gift wagon a reminder to shoppers

December 6, 2016

As a reminder of the coming giving season, a display of wrapped gifts is stacked in a child’s wagon in front of Magpies Newsstand on Main Avenue on Tuesday to…

Photo: Warm hands for a winter walk
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Photo: Warm hands for a winter walk

December 5, 2016

Some might say exploring Durango hand in hand is the best way. A woman crosses west Ninth Street at Main Avenue holding hands with two children as Monday afternoon’s sun…

Photo: Creativity at the arts and crafts festival
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Photo: Creativity at the arts and crafts festival

December 2, 2016

Lawrence Charley paints one of his kachina dolls Friday at the 42nd annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Festival at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. The fair will…

Ignacio schools
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Ignacio schools

December 1, 2016

Students and teachers have woorked hard to improve test results over the past years.

Photo: Crystal cold and snow ahead
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Photo: Crystal cold and snow ahead

December 1, 2016

Miniature frozen crystals appeared with Thursday’s colder temperatures. Snow returns to Durango’s forecast for Friday with the National Weather Service expecting a 50 percent chance of snow most of the…

Photo: Maybe not quite eagle eyes
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Photo: Maybe not quite eagle eyes

November 30, 2016

A bird appears to be on the lookout for a Durango parking enforcement officer or a handout snack while perched on snow-covered parking meters along east Seventh Street. The National…

Photo: Leave the driving to mom
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Photo: Leave the driving to mom

November 30, 2016

Holland Hughes, 3, sits back and enjoys a book leaving the driving to mom, Selena Recker, on Wednesday in Ignacio after a trip to the library and grocery store.Jerry McBride/Durango…

Photo: Snow shovel season returns
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Photo: Snow shovel season returns

November 29, 2016

The season of the shovel returns to Durango Tuesday morning as Jean-Pierre Bleger clears the sidewalk in front of his Jean-Pierre Bakery at the corner of Main Avenue and College…

Christmas tree train
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Christmas tree train

November 26, 2016

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s second annual Christmas tree train.

Standing Rock caravan
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Standing Rock caravan

November 22, 2016

A caravan of more than 50 students, professors and others set out early Tuesday morning from Durango on a 16-plus hour drive to Standing Rock, South Dakota to spend Thanksgiving…

Photo: Pedestrian hit on Main Avenue
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Photo: Pedestrian hit on Main Avenue

November 22, 2016

A Durango Fire Protection District crew loads a pedestrian into an ambulance. The pedestrian was hit by a car Tuesday evening on Main Avenue. According to a witness, the pedestrian…

Photo: Clouds lift to reveal a frosty layer
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Photo: Clouds lift to reveal a frosty layer

November 22, 2016

Clouds clung to the west Needle Mountains on Tuesday morning, a day after a Pacific storm unloaded more than a foot of snow in the San Juan Mountains north of…

Caption This!: ‘Just a black hole’
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Caption This!: ‘Just a black hole’

November 20, 2016

This week’s photo comes from reader Karin Bowker of her cat, Bonnie, sticking out her tongue.Courtesy of Karin Bowker Coming in second was “Canary? I didn’t see a canary” from…

FLC Lady basketball
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FLC Lady basketball

November 19, 2016

Fort Lewis College women's basketball take on Northern New Mexico College.

Purgatory Opens
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Purgatory Opens

November 19, 2016

Purgatory Resort offered mountain biking and skiing on opening day.

Photo: Lakeside
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Photo: Lakeside

November 19, 2016

Chris and Erin Adams take their dog Surry for a walk around Haviland Lake on Saturday north of Durango. The National Weather Service is forecasting a warm, sunny day today…

Photo: An ideal day for a run
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Photo: An ideal day for a run

November 18, 2016

A runner sprints along the Rim Trail on Friday on the edge of the Fort Lewis College campus. Brilliant blue skies will return to the region Saturday and temperatures will…