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Dayplanner Wednesday
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Dayplanner Wednesday

April 28, 2015

Meetings and Events 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…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

April 28, 2015

Durango Police 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…

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

April 28, 2015

In response to the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday, Verizon Wireless will waive charges for long-distance calls and text messages from the U.S. to Nepalese numbers through May…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

April 27, 2015

Airport to conduct disaster drill Thursday 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…

Dayplanner Tuesday
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Dayplanner Tuesday

April 27, 2015

Meetings and Events 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…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

April 27, 2015

Kiwanis Club hosts extension officer 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…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

April 27, 2015

Durango Police 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…

Plane buzzes Durango
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Plane buzzes Durango

April 27, 2015

Several Durango-area residents reported seeing and hearing a low-flying plane as it roared overhead about 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The plane, possibly a military craft with propellers, traveled in a southeasterly…

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

Cash in on Habitat ReStore training 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…

Dayplanner Monday
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Dayplanner Monday

April 26, 2015

Meetings and Events 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,…

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

Meetings and Events “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…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

April 25, 2015

Manna will address its food, gardening 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.…