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MakerLab to host family Halloween activities
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MakerLab to host family Halloween activities

October 24, 2017

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald Crafty, spooky, scientific projects, including pumpkin carving, paper circuits, light-up pumpkins and glow-in-the-dark slime, will be featured. Cost is $5 to $10 per participant, per activity. The…

Children invited to ‘Malloween’ event
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Children invited to ‘Malloween’ event

October 24, 2017

Halloween-themed games and candy from participating stores will be featured. The event is free, and for children 12 and younger. For more information, call 259-3603.

Thrive! to hold fundraiser at Red Snapper
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Thrive! to hold fundraiser at Red Snapper

October 24, 2017

The event will feature celebrity bartenders, live auction packages, specialty drinks, appetizers and a costume contest with prizes. For more information, call 335-8114.

Kiwanis to hear from KSUT board member
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Kiwanis to hear from KSUT board member

October 24, 2017

du1-i-syn Debra Quayle, a KSUT Public Radio board member, will discuss the future of the radio station. Lunch is $13. A beverage without lunch is $3. The meeting is open…

Nature Studies to offer elk workshop
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Nature Studies to offer elk workshop

October 22, 2017

du1-i-syn Naturalist Mike Bienkowski will lead the workshop and teach participants about elk and what it means to “walk a mile in their hooves.” Cost is $10 for nonmembers; the…

Public comment sought for Chapman Hill forum
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Public comment sought for Chapman Hill forum

October 22, 2017

The city of Durango will hold a public forum to discuss development of the master plan for Chapman Hill Ski Area at 5 p.m. Thursday, at Chapman Hill, 500 Florida…

Public comment sought about Durango Transit cuts
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Public comment sought about Durango Transit cuts

October 22, 2017

The city of Durango seeks input from the community about preferred alternatives to the service cuts proposed for Durango Transit.Durango Herald file Durango Transit Center will not be able to…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

October 20, 2017

du1-i-syn Friday 12:44 a.m. A drunken woman was being verbally abusive and threw a glass vase at the Park Side Condos, 1 East Sixth Ave. Thursday 2:25 p.m. The driver…

Animas Museum to celebrate Joy Cabin
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Animas Museum to celebrate Joy Cabin

October 20, 2017

The cabin is located on the museum grounds. Charles DiFerdinando will give a talk about the cabin’s restoration process. The event is free and open to all. For more information,…

Immigrant sanctuary event to be held in Mancos
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Immigrant sanctuary event to be held in Mancos

October 20, 2017

A free public event with music, poetry and information about the movement will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Mancos United Methodist Church, 470 West Grand Ave., in…

La Plata County Democrats to host luncheon
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La Plata County Democrats to host luncheon

October 20, 2017

The group will host luncheons with guest speakers on the first Tuesday of the month at the DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio. The next presentation, “Dark Money in Politics:…

CDOT to re-stripe lines in Bodo Industrial Park on Monday
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CDOT to re-stripe lines in Bodo Industrial Park on Monday

October 19, 2017

Colorado Department of Transportation will re-stripe traffic lines from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday on roads in Bodo Industrial Park.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file Crews will re-stripe lines on South…

Public forum to discuss Durango housing
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Public forum to discuss Durango housing

October 19, 2017

The meeting will discuss the department’s housing program and collect input from community members about: housing policies, regulations, fees, etc.; possible city actions, such as permanent-housing trust fund and land…

Mount Allison Grange to hold end-of-October supper
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Mount Allison Grange to hold end-of-October supper

October 19, 2017

du1-i-syn The menu includes ham, roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, hot rolls, salad, homemade pies, coffee and punch. Cost for adults is $12; kids 5 and younger…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

October 18, 2017

du1-i-syn Tuesday 2:55 p.m. Police responded to a head-on crash in the 1200 block of Carbon Junction. 4:02 p.m. Two juveniles were riding scooters and skateboards in the middle of…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

October 17, 2017

du1-i-syn Monday 11:31 a.m. A man kicked a pumpkin in the east 500 block of Eighth Street. 12:17 p.m. Ten juveniles were standing around loitering in the 1500 block of…