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Numbers up at Durango Welcome Center
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Numbers up at Durango Welcome Center

August 20, 2014

Year-to-date through the end of July, the Durango Welcome Center has seen 58,770 individuals come through its doors, according to a Durango Business Improvement District news release. That is a…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

August 19, 2014

United Blood Services announced an urgent appeal for type O blood donors. Donors may call (505) 246-1457 or visit www. UnitedBloodServices.org/nm to make an appointment. Six percent of the population…

Dayplanner Wednesday
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Dayplanner Wednesday

August 19, 2014

Daybreak Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m., Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave., 749-6332. Outdoor Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Outdoor Amphitheater, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

August 19, 2014

Tuesday 2:05 a.m. A group of people was reportedly talking loudly in a residential neighborhood in the 500 block of East Fifth Avenue. Monday 5:19 p.m. A group of people…

Bayfield resident named board member for Region 9
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Bayfield resident named board member for Region 9

August 19, 2014

Sanders Sanders retired to Bayfield after a 40-year career with Lucent Technology (AT&T) in Oklahoma. After moving to Bayfield in 2007, Sanders worked at Mercy Regional Medical Center and Annie’s…

Memorial service to be held on Main
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Memorial service to be held on Main

August 19, 2014

The Main Mall now stands where six buildings were destroyed in a fire on Aug. 24, 1974. The block will be closed Sunday morning for a memorial service for the…

16th annual Brewfest making its way to Durango
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16th annual Brewfest making its way to Durango

August 19, 2014

The Brew Pub & Kitchen was one of about 43 breweries at last year’s San Juan Brewfest in Buckley Park.STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald More than 50 breweries in conjunction with the…

Frolicking with the Frolks
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Frolicking with the Frolks

August 18, 2014

Dreher Robertson and a few friends enjoyed a round at a new disc golf course Tuesday afternoon at Fort Lewis College. Lawrence Haddow, a senior psychology/business major and member of…

A dash of cold
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A dash of cold

August 18, 2014

Richard Carpenter of UltraSteam Cleaning takes the “Ice Bucket Challenge” as Caesar Sanchez of UltraSteam empties a bucket of ice water on Carpenter on Monday to help raise money for…

Type O blood needed
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Type O blood needed

August 18, 2014

Six percent of the population has O-negative, but it can be given to anyone. O-positive is the most prevalent type – 37 percent of the population – so it’s in…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

August 18, 2014

Sunday 5:50 p.m. An unattended 4-year-old boy was seen walking in a courtyard naked in the 1300 block of Florida Road. 6:16 p.m. A woman was arrested for shoplifting at…

Education series about radon comes to an end
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Education series about radon comes to an end

August 18, 2014

The sponsoring Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency and Colorado State University Cooperative Extension provided 24 community workshops, which reached more than 400 residents with education and a radon test…

Dark side of Craigslist
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Dark side of Craigslist

August 17, 2014

Internet users in Southwest Colorado can be sucked in by lures of online scams

Dayplanner Tuesday
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Dayplanner Tuesday

August 17, 2014

Tuesdays Traveling Yard/Gardening Support, 10 a.m., April-October, rotating locations, [email protected]. DeColores Civitan Club meeting, noon, call Lon Erwin at 247-1019 for location. Rotary Club of Durango meeting, 6 p.m., Strater…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

August 17, 2014

The Kiwanis Club of Durango will meet at noon Thursday at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. The special guest will be Jan Williams from Music in the…

Run for your life
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Run for your life

August 16, 2014

Pedestrians often play a game of chance when crossing 2 intersections on Camino del Rio

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

August 16, 2014

The Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave. Ignacio, will host these programs: A Meet the Artist Reception will take place at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 25. Participants will meet the artists…