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Dayplanner Monday
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Dayplanner Monday

January 18, 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. Southwest Center for Independence will host a…

Real-time schooling
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Real-time schooling

January 17, 2015

Interactive software will allow parents to follow child’s educational progress online

Dayplanner Sunday
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Dayplanner Sunday

January 17, 2015

Arts and Entertainment Irish music jam session, 12:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200. John O’Neal Percussion Recital, 3 p.m., Roshong Recital Hall, 1000 Rim Drive, $15 adults,…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

January 17, 2015

Have ‘Tea at 10’ to discuss dementia “Tea at 10: A Discussion on Dementia” will take place from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at 25 Sunshine Court. This hour of…

‘Case closed’ for Durango hit-and-run
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‘Case closed’ for Durango hit-and-run

January 17, 2015

Authorities have found the driver responsible for a hit-and-run incident that occurred at a home at 2001 Crestview Drive early Saturday morning. Cpl. Nick Stasi with the Durango Police Department…

Dayplanner Saturday
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Dayplanner Saturday

January 16, 2015

Meetings and Events Free Zumba class, 8:45-9:45 a.m., Core Value Fitness Center, 208 East Animas Road (County Road 250). Free wine tasting, 2-5 p.m., The Wine Merchant, 1514 Main Ave.…

An angel in the Andes
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An angel in the Andes

January 16, 2015

Professor’s Peace Corps project protects environment in Peru

Melting down
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Melting down

January 16, 2015

Sunny, warm weather Friday was an enemy to snow people all over Durango, and the weekend promises more of the same. The high temperature on a mostly sunny Saturday and…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

January 16, 2015

Durango Police Thursday 12:56 p.m. Two people were seen smoking marijuana inside a car in the parking lot of Mercy Regional Medical Center, 1010 Three Springs Blvd. An arrest was…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

January 16, 2015

Illustrate your journal like the Middle Ages The Durango Botanical Society will offer the program “Creating an Illustrated Journal” from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays from Jan. 21 to Feb.…

Playing the last note
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Playing the last note

January 16, 2015

Downey “Rock of Ages,” “Amazing Grace,” “Silent Night.” After almost 45 years and thousands of hymns, organist and pianist Mary Downey will play her final note Sunday at the end…

Kid friendly Snowdown events to kickoff
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Kid friendly Snowdown events to kickoff

January 16, 2015

The Durango Public Library will host two Snowdown events for children and families Jan. 31.Durango Herald file photo The Durango Public Library is offering two special Snowdown events for children…

Chapman Hill extends hours for holiday
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Chapman Hill extends hours for holiday

January 16, 2015

This weekend, Chapman Hill Ski Area will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday through Monday on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It also will be open from…

Births at Mercy Regional
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Births at Mercy Regional

January 15, 2015

November Birth List Kathleen & Shamus Hogan, Bayfield, Jack Patrick, 6 lbs. 8oz, 5:39 p.m., November 1, 2014 Rachel & Nathan Ashley, Ignacio, Hadassah Ruth, 7 lbs. 15oz, 2:43 p.m.,…

Calendar of Events
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Calendar of Events

January 15, 2015

SATURDAY, JAN. 17 Fishbone, live at Sky Ute Casino Resort, 8 p.m., $25 and $15, www.skyutecasino.com MONDAY, JAN. 19 Martin Luther King Day, no school in Ignacio or Bayfield, tribal…

Tournament of Roses parade is dream come true
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Tournament of Roses parade is dream come true

January 15, 2015

“Want to go to the Rose Bowl parade?” my mother asked earlier last year. “Heck yeah!” was my response. My husband, who grew up in Southern California, and my sons…

Popes celebrate 50th
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Popes celebrate 50th

January 15, 2015

Longtime Bayfield residents Gary and Ruth (Dye) Pope celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Dec. 15, 2014. The couple married in Monte Vista on Dec. 17, 1964. Gary was raised…

Investigation continues  in fatal rear-end crash
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Investigation continues in fatal rear-end crash

January 15, 2015

The Bayfield Marshal’s Office is continuing to investigate a Dec. 30 rear-end crash on Bayfield Parkway at the Buck Highway intersection. Fifty-two year old Leon Newman died on Jan. 1…

BHS 2014 1st semester honor roll
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BHS 2014 1st semester honor roll

January 15, 2015

Seniors Sabrina Ahart 3.8, Britt Allen 3.5, Morgan Allred 4.0, Blane Barnes 3.75, Aubry Brown 4.33, Molly Caldwell 4.29, Molly Carnahan 3.75, Marlee Clark 3.25, Curtis Click 3.5, Jessica Cusick…

Pine River Valley announcements
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Pine River Valley announcements

January 15, 2015

Gregg graduates from ASU Dawn Gregg of Bayfield graduated from Arizona State University at the spring 2014 commencement ceremony. More than 12,000 ASU undergraduate and graduate students had their degrees…

valley in brief
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valley in brief

January 15, 2015

NRA banquet set for Feb. 21 Tickets are now available for the 2015 Friends of NRA banquet on Feb. 21 at Sky Ute Casino in Ignacio. The evening features a…