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Legislature could allow marijuana clubs
Draft bill would allow consumption at a licensed facility
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Celestial showtime
A “Blood Moon” rises above the north Animas Valley on Sunday evening as the moon nears full eclipse. The next eclipse of a Blood Moon won’t occur until 2033.Shaun Stanley/Durango…
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Banned Books Week focuses on young adult fiction
Genre is one of the most challenged and restricted
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Local Briefs
Temple Gradin to attend picnic Dr. Temple Grandin, an internationally famous animal scientist, will end her visit to Durango at a picnic from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at…
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Dayplanner Monday
Meetings and Events Sunrise Yoga adult classes, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys & Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, props provided, 259-0385. Durango Arts Center…
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Man jailed for attempted pot theft
Police:Man arrested for trying to steal 10 pounds of pot worth about $15,000
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U.S. 550 reopened after rear-end accident near Trimble Lane
U.S. Highway 550 north of Durango was reopened about 2 p.m. Sunday after it was closed after a distracted driver rear-ended a line of cars waiting to turn into an…
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Dayplanner Sunday
Arts and Entertainment Parade of Homes, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Durango and surrounding areas, durangopoh.com. Irish music jam session, 12:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200, www.theirishembassypub.com. RENT, Broadway…
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Mountain Meltdown
A crowd of a hundred or so bluegrass fans showed up for the inaugural Meltdown on the Mesa, a fundraiser for the Durango Bluegrass Meltdown, on Saturday at Ewing Mesa.…
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Bo Peep looks for her sheep
The 16th annual Bayfield Heritage Days and Sheep Trailing was celebrated Saturday, with the sheep moving from the high country to pastures in lower elevations. This year’s Little Bo Peep,…
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Organization rehabilitates displaced Bayfield badgers
Three babies return to wild after drilling destroyed den
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Local Briefs
Applications accepted on judicial commission Applications are being accepted for upcoming vacancies on 17 Judicial District Nominating Commissions. Judicial nominating commissioners are volunteers and serve six-year terms, interviewing and nominating…
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‘A good time for a fall bike ride’
Joel Bratsch and around 250 other riders take off from the FLC clock tower early Saturday morning. “It’s just a good time for a fall bike ride,” said Dave Hagen,…
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The Blotter
Durango Police Friday 3:31 a.m. A man was walking around a parking lot looking into cars at Holiday Inn, 21636 U.S. Highway 160. 6:55 a.m. A moose was running southbound…
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Raising suicide-prevention awareness
Dianne Roberson of Yass New South Whales, Australia, arrives Friday in Durango with the Black Dog Ride. The ride began in 2009 as one Australian man’s motorcycle journey to raise…
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Dayplanner Saturday
Meetings and Events Eat Local Celebration, 8 a.m.-noon, Local First booth at the Durango Farmers Market, in the First National Bank parking lot, 259 W. Ninth St., www.local-first.org. Durango Farmers…
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Local Briefs
Temple Grandin film to be shown Tuesday In preparation for the visit by Dr. Temple Grandin, the featured guest author for Fort Lewis College’s Community Common Reading Experience, there will…
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Mystery rig in south Durango could be for pipe maintenance
Tower appeared above Purple Cliffs on Wednesday
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Questions arise over contractor selection at Gold King Mine
EPA to use company with role in spill to oversee treatment
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Two people die in plane crash south of Pagosa
Two people died when a small plane crashed Friday morning in Archuleta County, according to a statement from the Archuleta County Sheriff’s Department. It went down around 11:30 a.m. near…