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Life-long Learning lecture to discuss multiculturalism
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Life-long Learning lecture to discuss multiculturalism

March 27, 2018

Tom Givón, a Colorado rancher and retired professor of linguistics and cognitive science, will lead a conversation about how diversity is a core ingredient of evolution through natural selection. He…

Capt. Jeff Kuss Scholarship applications due Saturday
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Capt. Jeff Kuss Scholarship applications due Saturday

March 27, 2018

Capt. Jeff Kuss The scholarship is intended for applicants with little to no experience in aviation. To qualify, applicants must be Colorado residents 16 to 25 years old; applicants younger…

LPEA candidates to attend Democrats’ luncheon
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LPEA candidates to attend Democrats’ luncheon

March 27, 2018

Attendees will learn about the LPEA election and have the chance to ask candidates about renewable energy. Tickets cost $20 and are available online at https://bit.ly/2pGmk5C. For more information, email…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

March 26, 2018

Friday 10:38 a.m. An illegal camp was reported on the east side of the Animas River at Rotary Park, 1565 East Second Ave. 10:40 a.m. Someone reported two men for…

Kiwanis Club to hear from LPEA district director
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Kiwanis Club to hear from LPEA district director

March 26, 2018

Bassett Britt Bassett, La Plata Electric Association District 3 director and board member, will speak. The meeting is open to all. Lunch is $13. A beverage without lunch is $3.…

Women’s health workshop offered Wednesday
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Women’s health workshop offered Wednesday

March 24, 2018

Cindy Schmidt, a physical therapist and women’s health advocate, will lead the introductory workshop. Child care will be provided by Nifty Nanny. Donations are encouraged and benefit the Women’s Resource…

Marvel Grange to serve free breakfast
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Marvel Grange to serve free breakfast

March 24, 2018

Pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, orange juice and coffee will be served. The event is free and open to all. For more information, call 588-3386.

Calendar for March 26-30
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Calendar for March 26-30

March 24, 2018

du1-i-syn Mary Baker Eddy: Christian healer, 10 a.m., Christian Science Reading Room, 1166 East Third Ave. Tuesday Public Art Commission meeting, 8 a.m., River City Hall, 1235 Camino del Rio.…

Kevin Hines event went above and beyond
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Kevin Hines event went above and beyond

March 23, 2018

Those of us who knew his story of surviving a jump off the Golden Gate Bridge were anxious to be awed and inspired. There is no doubt that it was…

Drainage pipe work to start Monday downtown
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Drainage pipe work to start Monday downtown

March 23, 2018

Work will be conducted from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and is expected to conclude May 25. The city of Durango hired AUI Inc. to install structural…

Easter Bunny to visit Durango
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Easter Bunny to visit Durango

March 23, 2018

Children younger than 10 will receive a chocolate surprise from the bunny. Photography is permitted. For more information, call 259-3603.

The Blotter
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The Blotter

March 23, 2018

du1-i-syn Friday 12:13 a.m. A man was passed out inside a vehicle in the 600 block of Camino del Rio. 2:58 a.m. A woman inside a dark gray Jeep looked…

March for Our Lives rally to be held in Durango
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March for Our Lives rally to be held in Durango

March 23, 2018

du1-i-syn Participants will march from the high school to Rotary Park, 1565 East Second Ave., to raise awareness, alongside hundreds of other communities, to advocate for the safety of students,…

Durango to turn off lights for Earth Hour
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Durango to turn off lights for Earth Hour

March 22, 2018

du1-i-syn The event was started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia and the United States first participated in 2009, when New York City turned off its lights for an hour during…

Rotary Club of Durango to hear about Morocco
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Rotary Club of Durango to hear about Morocco

March 22, 2018

du1-i-syn Shelby Tisdale, director of the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College, will give a presentation, titled “Destination Morocco,” about a two-week trip she took in fall 2017.…

La Plata County PERA to meet Saturday
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La Plata County PERA to meet Saturday

March 22, 2018

Those who attend will have the opportunity to meet with Sen. Don Coram and Rep. Barbara McLachlan, D-Durango, about issues related to the upcoming PERA legislation. The meeting is open…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

March 20, 2018

du1-i-syn Monday 8:10 a.m. A homeless person was sleeping outside of a business in the 700 block of Camino del Rio. 9:28 a.m. Someone received a threatening letter at the…

Kiwanis Club to hear from former prison warden
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Kiwanis Club to hear from former prison warden

March 20, 2018

du1-i-syn Tekla Dennison Miller, former warden of two prisons, author and national speaker about criminal justice reform and women’s issues, will give a presentation during the meeting. The meeting is…

MORP offers grafting, pruning workshops in Hesperus
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MORP offers grafting, pruning workshops in Hesperus

March 20, 2018

The Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project plans workshops on how to graft and prune fruit trees in Hesperus on April 7.The Journal file The grafting class is $35 for MORP members…