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Third time could be the charm for pole
Perhaps now, light standard won’t be struck anymore
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Dayplanner Wednesday
Summer lecture: “1964 – 50 Years and Counting: Examining the Cultural Wheels of Change, 1:30 p.m., Lyceum, Center of Southwest Studies, 1000 Rim Drive, www.swcenter.forlewis.edu. Bacon CD Release Party, 4:30-7:30…
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Farm Bureau honors state Sen. Ellen Roberts
Roberts Sen. Ellen Roberts, R-Durango, received a Friend of Farm Bureau award for her sterling record this past session of voting for Farm Bureau issues and her willingness to carry…
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The Blotter
Tuesday 5:24 a.m. A man was passed out by the side door of the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. 3:22 a.m. Someone called to report hazardous cones in…
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GOP links Obama to border problems
Tipton: Failure to enforce laws lures migrants to U.S.
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Funding available for community programs
Community support money is available to nonprofits that address societal issues, such as the La Plata County Humane Society and La Plata Youth Services. The city also gives out block…
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Police looking for seat belt violations
It’s the annual Click It or Ticket campaign. Last year, state agencies issued 2,370 citations for nonuse of a seat belt at night. Capt. Adrian Driscoll from the State Patrol…
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Durangoan a ‘La Course’ race favorite
Women’s race will precede final stage of Tour de France
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Health care information for Hispanics
Anyone who feels more comfortable in Spanish than English can call the La Plata Family Center Coalition at 385-4747 for an orientation. Spanish-speakers confident enough to go online alone can…
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Railroad buffs to work on Emma Sweeney
The Emma Sweeney also was used in the “Petticoat Junction” television series filmed in Durango and Hollywood. The work will be done from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day…
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Downtown deer
They’ve moved in like they own the place, raising their offspring, eating our gardens and harassing our pets. One thing is certain: They’re not going anywhere.
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Wouldn’t you want to monitor these critters?
Training sessions to catalog pikas now available
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Dayplanner Tuesday
Durango Fiesta Days will host a free day of Western activities, 9:15 a.m.-2 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave., 749-8697. Tuesdays Traveling Yard/Gardening Support, 10 a.m., rotating locations,…
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Draft version of city ethics code unveiled
Durango residents said councilors had conflict of interests
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Calling all Skyhawks
Adam McCallister, a high school junior from Albuquerque, is among the 60 high school students attending a weeklong soccer camp at Fort Lewis College. The camp helps train and recruit…
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Strict fire limits in place in Mesa Verde
National park is bone-dry; San Juans, Durango face no ban
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The Blotter
Monday 1:31 a.m. Someone called the police to report that a bear was inside his or her house in the 2100 block of Crestview Drive. Sunday 9:20 a.m. A man…
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Local Briefs
A Modere Exclusive Event featuring international business expert and speaker, Margie Aliprandi, will take place at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the Eolus Room of the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700…
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Motorcyclists collide on Florida Road
Texas woman taken to hospital after ill-timed passing of truck
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Dayplanner Monday
Outdoor Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Outdoor Amphitheater next to Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Family yoga in Oxford, ages 3-93, 10:30 a.m., in…
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Farmers Market ‘pop-up’
People attending the Durango Farmers Market on Saturday morning were treated to a surprise performance by the string musicians in Music in the Mountain’s Conservatory, including Andrew McCann, left foreground,…
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Dayplanner Sunday
Durango Flea Market, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Arts and Entertainment Eastern Orthodox Christian Iconography Exhibit, 12-5 p.m. with a presentation at 2 p.m., Main…
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3 students, 1 canoe reach week 5
Two-month journey to shed light on other rivers, including Animas
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Local Briefs
Six wagons will compete at the Chuck Wagon Cook-off on Saturday under the trees south of the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Competing this year will be of…
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Gem Village festival gets thumbs-up from artisans
‘Off the Beaten Path’ draws tourists, local residents