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Senior Center lunch menus
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Senior Center lunch menus

June 18, 2015

Pine River Senior Center is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays (BYO lunch), Wednesdays, and Fridays. Hot lunch is served at noon on Wednesday and Friday. Call…

Gummersall performing  at “Concerts in the Park”
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Gummersall performing at “Concerts in the Park”

June 18, 2015

Tyller Gummersall and his band. Local and Nashville-based country singer-songwriter Tyller Gummersall with the Tyller Gummersall Band will continue the Alpine Bank-Community Concert Hall “Concerts at the Park” series on…

Wolves visiting Pagosa next week
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Wolves visiting Pagosa next week

June 18, 2015

Wolfe Brewery is hosting a fundraiser for Wolfwood Refuge from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 27. An educational talk will take place at 3 p.m. The refuge was founded…

Board members elected to SUCAP
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Board members elected to SUCAP

June 18, 2015

Southern Ute Community Action Programs held elections on Tuesday, June 2. The following community members were elected to serve a two-year term on the SUCAP board of directors, Karla Baird,…

news in brief
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news in brief

June 18, 2015

Library hosting talks on South America tour Take a tour of Brazil and Argentina, without spending a dime! The Pine River Library is hosting a series of talks this summer,…

Calendar of Events
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Calendar of Events

June 18, 2015

JUNE 19-20 Four Corners Pet Expo, featuring Dock Dogs, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days, La Plata County Fairgrounds. SATURDAY, JUNE 20 Bayberry Jam, 1 p.m. at Eagle Park…

Upper Pine holding two-car accident drill Friday
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Upper Pine holding two-car accident drill Friday

June 18, 2015

Upper Pine River Fire Fire Protection District will conduct a multi-casualty drill at the intersection of County Road 520 and 516 on Friday, June 19. One lane of County Road…

Blind, 91, and an ace in the hole
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Blind, 91, and an ace in the hole

June 18, 2015

There are golfers, there are avid golfers, and then there’s Fred Mang. On Wednesday, Mang, who is 91 and legally blind, made a hole-in-one on a 120-yard hole. He knows…

Reaching out to soothe the bear
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Reaching out to soothe the bear

June 18, 2015

Doris Matson of Sunnyside, Wash., reaches out to soothe the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory mascot bear, which was “roughed up” by some heavy petting from passing kids Thursday at 561…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

June 18, 2015

Swim meet will close the rec center pool The lap pool at the Durango Community Recreation Center will close to the public at 6 p.m. Friday and remain closed until…

Ska Brewing: Pioneers of the summer stout
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Ska Brewing: Pioneers of the summer stout

June 18, 2015

Ska Brewing Co. head brewer Thomas Larsen checks for clarity during a production run.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald file photo A summer cream stout will be toasted Sunday, the day the Northern…

Dayplanner Friday
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Dayplanner Friday

June 18, 2015

Meetings and Events Outdoor Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., outdoor amphitheater, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Durango Botanical Society will host a free garden tour,…

Mock crash drill planned Friday near Bayfield
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Mock crash drill planned Friday near Bayfield

June 18, 2015

Upper Pine River Fire Protection District will conduct a multi-casualty drill Friday at an intersection two miles south of Bayfield. The drill will occur from 9 a.m. to noon at…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

June 17, 2015

Ignacio Library lands national grant Ignacio Community Library has been selected to receive a competitive Latino Americans: 500 Years of History grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

June 17, 2015

Durango Police Tuesday 11:36 a.m. A MacBook laptop was stolen in the 2100 block of Crestview Drive. 5:26 p.m. Someone was setting off fireworks in the 3500 block of West…

Forest Service fire team  moving
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Forest Service fire team moving

June 17, 2015

Janowiak The Columbine Ranger District’s firefighting crew is moving to a building on the north end of Vallecito Reservoir, likely for the next three to five years. The district is…