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Help offered with winter heating costs
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Help offered with winter heating costs

November 10, 2014

The federal program helps pay the cost of a main heating source. Applicants must be paying heating costs to an energy provider, a fuel dealer or as part of rent.…

Expanded website unveiled for Durango tourism
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Expanded website unveiled for Durango tourism

November 10, 2014

Access for businesses will be via a password, but content will be subject to review. There’s no new name. The website is still www. Durango.org, but the content has been…

Public meetings on ADUs planned
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Public meetings on ADUs planned

November 10, 2014

The city will be hosting a public information meeting Nov. 13 to answer residents’ questions and take feedback on the registration process for accessory dwelling units. This meeting is only…

Water plan meetings on tap
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Water plan meetings on tap

November 10, 2014

Members of the public can learn about draft plans and offer opinions to water authorities. The Southwest basin contains nine subbasins from the San Juan River to the Dolores and…

Free acupuncture for veterans
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Free acupuncture for veterans

November 10, 2014

A $20 donation is requested of the public in general. The practitioners use the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association protocol, an ear treatment, developed in New York in the 1970s. The…

Nothing like a warm pizza on a cold night
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Nothing like a warm pizza on a cold night

November 9, 2014

Rick Maez, with Fired Up Pizzeria on Main Avenue, splits oak and cherry Monday for logs to fire the pizzeria’s wood-burning ovens this winter.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald

The Blotter
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The Blotter

November 9, 2014

Monday 2:07 A.M. A person on Animas Place reported the home alarm sounded for an unknown reason. Sunday 8:26 a.m. A caller from the east 100 block of Fifth Street…

Stand Down to be held Saturday
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Stand Down to be held Saturday

November 9, 2014

“We’re going to have more than 50 services, food, shelter, clothing, health screenings, counseling for Veterans Affairs and Social Securities benefits, referrals to other services,” said Janna Schaefer, event coordinator.…

Dayplanner Monday
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Dayplanner Monday

November 9, 2014

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. Family yoga in Oxford, ages 3-93, 10:30 a.m., in the…

Tuesday’s events to honor veterans
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Tuesday’s events to honor veterans

November 9, 2014

Molly Martinez holds a poster of her brother Ryan Martinez, who was serving in the Marine Corps, at the start of the Veterans Day Parade in 2013 along Main Avenue.…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

November 9, 2014

An Aria Crane Benefit Concert & Silent Auction will take place at 7 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Bayfield High School Preforming Arts Center. Aria Crane is a seventh-grader at…

Dayplanner Sunday
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Dayplanner Sunday

November 8, 2014

Durango Flea Market, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Arts and Entertainment Beginning Small Metals with Tracey Belt, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Durango Gem and Mineral Club,…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

November 8, 2014

The 28th annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 27 at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Turkey and all the…

Dayplanner Saturday
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Dayplanner Saturday

November 7, 2014

Durango Transit offers free transit, all day, sponsored by San Juan Basin Health Department, www.getarounddurango.com, 259-5438. Sixth annual Arts & Crafts Bazaar, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Pine River Senior Center, 111…

Willing to be digital
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Willing to be digital

November 7, 2014

93-year-old Durango embraces technology to keep in touch with world around her

It’s what these girls want
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It’s what these girls want

November 7, 2014

Emyrald Sinclaire, left, and Kirsten Gum pose for John Hartley as the two set up catering for the “What A Girl Wants” expo, which will open today at the La…