Pine River Times Opinion – The Durango Herald

Berman shouldn't be on LPEA board

No more member owned cooperative La Plata Electric Association money for Jeff Berman! In 2011 Jeff filed personal bankruptcy and in 2012 his house was foreclosed. In 2007 Jeff...

DATE: May 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Firefighters association endorses Cook, Walters

The Firefighters Association of Bayfield would like to announce their support for two candidates in the upcoming Upper Pine River Fire Protection District's Board of Directors Election. All ...

DATE: May 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Cemetery district cleaning up for Memorial Day

Pine River Cemetery will be performing the annual spring cleanup the week of May 12 in preparation for Memorial Day weekend. All flowers and decorations will be picked up and disposed of. ...

DATE: May 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Thank you for help with Ignacio 9Health Fair

To all who helped make the Ignacio 9Health Fair a success, we want to thank you. First, thanks to all of the participants; we hope your health will be better because of it. Thank you to al...

DATE: May 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Thank you for 30 years

I know most people don't read the volume and edition numbers on our front page. It's not that exciting, I'll admit, but I do want to point out that today's issue is the first one ...

DATE: Apr 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Lions Club Foundation thanks supporters

The Bayfield Lions Club Foundation would like to thank the community for its support at our banquet and auction on March 22. The Lions Hall was a sell-out and a good time was had by all. ...

DATE: Apr 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Opinion

New trustee thanks voters

A big thank you for the people who voted April 1 in the Bayfield town election. I would like to thank the businesses that allowed me to put up flyers: Pine Valley Barber, Momentum 24/7 Fitne...

DATE: Apr 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Person who hit cat is a jerk

To whoever ran over our beloved kitty, Puddin, on CR 523 on Sunday April 13 and did not at least have the guts to pick him up off the road and left him there to die like a rotten piece of l...

DATE: Apr 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Opinion

BEEP thanks donors to Cowboy Luau

Bayfield Early Education Programs (BEEP) would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all who attended our recent Cowboy Luau on March 22. We sincerely appreciate all the individuals and do...

DATE: Apr 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Upper Pine ballots reaching military voters

I sure wish the Bayfield town clerk and manager would have consulted with the Upper Pine Fire Protection District to learn how to conduct an election. Upper Pine Fire is taking ...

DATE: Apr 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Use marijuana tax money to fund statewide education

I'm curious as to how the State of Colorado reconciles recent school funding cuts with the also-recent increase in revenues from the legalization of marijuana. According to a rec...

DATE: Apr 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Times doesn't divide community

Really Brad Devader? Melanie Mazur is divisive? (Times, March 21, 2014) I would hardly call Melanie divisive. She and Carole bring us the local news every week. Mel prints two co...

DATE: Mar 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Opinion

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Photos: Parade launches 2024 Connie Mack World Series in FarmingtonFans line street as players march on Main Damp, overcast weather cooled off the crowd lining Main Street on Friday morning for the 2024 Connie Mack World Series Parade. The hourlong parade began shortly after 10 a.m. in front of an enthusiastic crowd.

Fans line street as players march on Main

Photos: ‘Mini Takes the States’ tour stops in DurangoHundreds of Mini Cooper vehicles occupy Fort Lewis College on Sunday; Participants began the journey in Albuquerque and will finish in Seattle

Hundreds of Mini Cooper vehicles occupy Fort Lewis College on Sunday; Participants began the journey in Albuquerque and will finish in Seattle

Photos: Boxing returns to DurangoAnimus on the Animas: 1st Annual Durango Boxing Classic at the Durango Main Mall on Saturday

Animus on the Animas: 1st Annual Durango Boxing Classic at the Durango Main Mall on Saturday

Photos and video: Going for the gold by devouring piesContestants try their best to win the Oscar’s Pie Eating Contest on Friday in Durango

Contestants try their best to win the Oscar’s Pie Eating Contest on Friday in Durango

Photo: Fireworks light the sky in DurangoDurango celebrates Independence Day on Thursday night

Durango celebrates Independence Day on Thursday night

Photos: Working with woodLocal craftsman uses wood joinery, rather than nails or screws to construct homes and other structures

Local craftsman uses wood joinery, rather than nails or screws to construct homes and other structures

2024 Fourth of July Parade draws crowd Thursday in downtown Durango

Photos: Downtown Durango hosts Fourth of July ParadeDowntown sidewalks were full for Thursday’s celebration

Downtown sidewalks were full for Thursday’s celebration

Durango Rotary Club, Parks and Recreation department host Independence Day events

Law enforcement conducts active threat training at Park Elementary SchoolResidents may see and hear police activity Thursday and Friday

Law enforcement agencies across Southwest Colorado sent officers to participate in active threat training this week at Park Elementary School in Durango. Those in the neighborhood can expect police vehicles parked on the premises, officers in tactical gear conducting exercises inside and outside the school, and signs advising that training is in progress. The sounds of shouting, airsoft weapons and the popping of a starter pistol will also be audible near the school, said Karla Sluis, spokeswoman for Durango School District 9-R.Sluis said that members of the school district’s safety department have gone door-to-door with flyers notifying residents around Park Elementary School about the training.

Hosted by the Durango Police Department and the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office, this week’s voluntary training invited officers from law enforcement agencies across a five-county region of Southwest Colorado encompassing La Plata, Archuleta, San Juan, Montezuma and Dolores counties.

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office deputy Durango Police Department Deputy Mike Latham, lead instructor for this week's training, said Wednesday and the first half of Thursday were mostly preparatory, teaching officers the school’s layout and devising scenarios, whereas the latter half of Thursday and Friday residents should anticipate some noise as active threat scenarios play out.

Latham said active threat training teaches officers proper protocol during active threat scenarios, especially in densely populated areas where they have become increasingly common.Park Elementary School is not the only Durango School District facility law enforcement has conducted active threat training. Latham said schools lend themselves well to this sort of training because, “It gives us all kinds of doors to work on, different rooms, different scenarios we can run. We can pretend it’s a mall with nice big corridors, we can even pretend it’s an outdoor area in the gymnasium.”Latham has participated in active threat training multiple times in the past and described the drills as exhilarating and nerve-wracking. He said one of the training’s main goals is teaching officers how to manage stress and remain calm with lives on the line.

“I take a pulse oximeter in the morning and get a baseline on their heart rates,” Latham said. “And sometimes, just before they’re about to engage a threat, I say ‘Timeout.’ Put it (the oximeter) on there, and their heart rate’s skyrocketed to 140, 150, 160 just in training.”

Latham said throughout his career active threat training has evolved to become safer for officers and fall in line with increasingly professional police standards.“When I first started we were just running into halls and rooms hoping for the best,” Latham said. “Now the tactic is still to get there, still stop the taking of lives, but tactics are much better than they were 20 years ago.”

Residents may see and hear police activity Thursday and Friday

Berman shouldn't be on LPEA board

Firefighters association endorses Cook, Walters

Cemetery district cleaning up for Memorial Day

Thank you for help with Ignacio 9Health Fair

Thank you for 30 years

Lions Club Foundation thanks supporters

New trustee thanks voters

Person who hit cat is a jerk

BEEP thanks donors to Cowboy Luau

Upper Pine ballots reaching military voters

Use marijuana tax money to fund statewide education

Times doesn't divide community

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