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Dayplanner Wednesday
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Dayplanner Wednesday

April 28, 2015

Kiwanis of the Narrow Gauge meeting, 6:45-7:30 a.m., Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave., 375-0079. Durango Daybreak Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave., 749-6332.…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

April 28, 2015

Tuesday 5:47 a.m. A person at a hotel in the 500 block of Camino del Rio requested that an officer stand by for an unknown reason. Monday 9:58 a.m. A…

Verizon Wireless will waive charges on Nepalese calls
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Verizon Wireless will waive charges on Nepalese calls

April 28, 2015

In addition, Verizon will waive charges for calls, text messages or multimedia messages sent from Nepalese numbers to Verizon customers located in the United States. Verizon also will allow customers…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

April 27, 2015

The Durango-La Plata County Airport will conduct a full-scale disaster drill Thursday. Beginning at 9 a.m., emergency responders from the airport and the surrounding area will respond to a simulated…

Dayplanner Tuesday
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Dayplanner Tuesday

April 27, 2015

2015 Great Decision discussion on “Brazil’s Metamorphosis,” 11:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. DeColores Civitan Club meeting, noon, call Lon Erwin at 247-1019 for location. Rotary…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

April 27, 2015

Darin Parmenter county director of horticulture from the extension office of Colorado State University will be the guest at the Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting at noon Thursday at the…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

April 27, 2015

Monday 3:41 a.m. A caller who refused to give his name said a man at a motel in the 800 block of Camino del Rio requested to go to Detox…

Plane buzzes Durango
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Plane buzzes Durango

April 27, 2015

The plane, possibly a military craft with propellers, traveled in a southeasterly direction as it skimmed the sleepy town. Efforts to reach Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque for comment…

Right on cue for May flowers
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Right on cue for May flowers

April 26, 2015

Flowers are blooming, but a wet and cold weekend had residents running for cover. Durango received about 0.81 inches of rain as of Sunday morning, and scattered showers continued through…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

April 26, 2015

Cashier training for volunteers will be offered from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. May 12 at the Habitat ReStore, 120 Girard St. in Bodo Industrial Park. Many volunteer jobs are…

Dayplanner Monday
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Dayplanner Monday

April 26, 2015

Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Arts and Entertainment Four Corners Arts Forum, 9 a.m., KDUR…

Homeless fight for their rights
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Homeless fight for their rights

April 25, 2015

City says proposed panhandling laws are about public safety, not making it difficult to receive charity

Canyons of the Ancients gets exposure
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Canyons of the Ancients gets exposure

April 25, 2015

Painted Hand Pueblo ruins at Canyons of the Ancients National Monument northwest of Cortez are just one of the highlights at Canyons of the Ancients mentioned in a Colorado Life…

Dayplanner Sunday
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Dayplanner Sunday

April 25, 2015

“Hail and Farewell” for Jan Postler, the Animas Museum’s Curator of Collections, 1-3 p.m., 3065 West Second Ave., 259-2402. “Teen Stressbuster Retreat,” 1-5 p.m., Boys & Girls Club of La…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

April 25, 2015

Joseph Prekup, director of the culinary and gardening program at Manna Soup Kitchen, will speak to the Durango Daybreak Rotary Club at 7 a.m. Wednesday at the Durango Community Recreation…