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Preparing for the unthinkable
Area emergency responders test their skills during mock school shooting
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Pitchin’ practice
Rob Blair lets loose a horseshoe on Tuesday while practicing at Santa Rita Park. He says he competes in local tournaments and makes it to Eagle Park in Bayfield, where…
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The Blotter
Tuesday 5:24 a.m. Someone was reportedly trespassing and hiding under a truck behind Albertsons, 311 West College Drive. An arrest was made. Monday 9:03 a.m. Someone reported a camera stolen…
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Dayplanner Wednesday
Durango Nature Studies Wee Walk Abouts, preschool nature walks, 10-11 a.m., $5, Rotary Park, 769-1800. Family yoga in Oxford, ages 3-93, 10:30 a.m., in the grass at County Road 513,…
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The La Plata County Humane Society will host a Puppy Play Party and Dog Happy Hour from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the play yard. Shade and water will…
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Durango School District 9-R and local and regional emergency first responders, including law enforcement, emergency-management services, Durango Fire Protection District, area hospitals and victim advocates will conduct a live, full-scale…
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Ore. man dies near Ice Lake Basin
Ultra-runner probably died after falling from mountain peak
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Curious about sheep camps? Why not visit one?
Visitors can talk with up to three generations of a ranching family, learn about guard dogs and herd dogs and pet lambs. There is no charge for the program, now…
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Open house for those interested in growing, marketing crops
Participants take classroom instruction from January through March and do field training in April and May. Planting begins in April. Ten participants, four in their second year, are enrolled this…
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Accelerator program to receive award
The SCAPE program will be recognized at a special reception during NADO’s 2014 Annual Training Conference, to be held Aug. 23-26 in Denver. Southwest Colorado programs have been recognized by…
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Sage grouse may get protection but not as endangered species
3 regional public meetings scheduled in S.W. Colorado in early August
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Job opening with water program
Recruiting is through AmeriCorps, which has volunteers in Silverton, Durango and Aztec. Previous volunteers have been hired for full-time jobs when their volunteer work ended. Visit http://1.usa.gov/1mV78Wv to view the…
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Call for pika habitat volunteers
JERRY McBRIDE/Herald file<br><br>A male pika shows interest in a female. On Saturday, Ray will lead volunteers to pika country around Silverton to learn how field work is done. Ray herself…
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Durango aerospace team wrapping up competition
“We now enter the grueling second day of the World Finals,” coach and Durango High School teacher Dan Garner wrote in an email Sunday morning. The Durango team is working…
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Finally, rain
Traffic was detoured on Florida Road near Holly Avenue and Maple Drive after a thunderstorm late Monday afternoon led to isolated flooding. Rain also led to a small mudslide near…
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Dayplanner Tuesday
Tuesdays Traveling Yard/Gardening Support, 10 a.m., rotating locations, [email protected]. DeColores Civitan Club meeting, noon, call Lon Erwin at 247-1019 for location. City of Durango 2015 budget public workshop, 5 p.m.,…
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Locals offer ideas for ethics board
One resident says proposed panel is too reliant on city officials
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The Blotter
Sunday 3:05 a.m. A trolley driver called the police to report she had received a “tip,” which consisted of a suspicious substance, possibly cocaine, 105 Sawyer Drive. 5:50 a.m. An…
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“Once Upon a Forest” by Luc Jaquet (who also directed “March of the Penguins”), an award-winning rain forest film, will be shown at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Smiley Building…
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Dayplanner Monday
Outdoor Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Outdoor Amphitheater, next to the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Family yoga in Oxford, ages 3-93, 10:30 a.m.,…
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June DUIs/DWAIs
The following are convictions made in June 2014 for driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol content of 0.08 percent or higher or by prescription or illegal drugs. Unless otherwise…