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Dayplanner Thursday
Lisa Blue Trio, 5-8 p.m., Animas River Cafe in the DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, 259-6580. Concerts in the Park series: Sky Pilot, funk/rock/jazz, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Buckley Park, 1200…
Girls Gone Golfing supports women in golf
From left, Dana Wilson, Kitsy Williams, Marcia Baxter and Carol Treat are in an aloha kind of mood at the Girls Gone Golfing tournament at Hillcrest Municipal Golf Course on…
Rochester Hotel concert series to benefit local nonprofits
Diane Wildfang and her son, Kirk Komick, open up the garden at the Rochester Hotel for numerous events during the year, such as this Kentucky Derby party. This year, Komick…
Calving season
A female elk gallops through a field near the Animas River with her still-spotted calf Friday afternoon. Baby deer and elk will be appearing in the area, and officials with…
The Blotter
Tuesday Midnight Someone was using a band saw or something really noise in the 2700 block of Main Avenue. Monday 1:36 p.m. Semitrailer trucks were using their engine brakes in…
Rafter dies after a flip in Smelter Rapid
Man was identified as Jose Soto, 56, of Farmington
U.S. 160 corridor meeting in Mancos on June 23
Live polling on options will be conducted by CDOT
Mancos may be getting sister city in France
Town Administrator Andrea Phillips said the town council in Feins, France, inquired about becoming sister cities to foster democracy and establish cultural ties and informational exchanges. Mancos has relationships with…
New airport plans on schedule
Fewer departures in May attributed to loss of Frontier flights
Local Briefs
A property-tax exemption will be available for the tax year 2015, affecting taxes payable in 2016 for qualifying seniors and disabled veterans, and surviving spouses of people who previously qualified.…
Dayplanner Wednesday
The Jeff Solon Jazz Duo, 6-9 p.m., The Cyprus Cafe, 725 East Second Ave., 385-6884. Open studio figure drawing, facilitated by Ed Bolster, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 East…
Selfie on the go
Passengers on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad take a group selfie Tuesday as the train departs for Silverton from the depot in Durango.
Robot revolution
FLC engineering students see the future in automated, electrical wonders
Durango has a new sister city – Chyamtang, Nepal
This 2014 photo shows the house where Karma Bhotia grew up in Chyamtang, Nepal. Bhotia and others spoke at a Durango City Council meeting Monday to support a sister-city relationship…
Gravel truck overturns
The Blotter
Sunday 7:26 a.m. A man walked out with merchandise and attempted to use a counterfeit $50 bill at Walmart. 4:35 p.m. Someone reported that a band playing at Animas City…
Police seek suspects in downtown assault
The assault occurred at 1:33 a.m. Saturday in the west 100 block of College Drive, near the Durango Smoke Shop, said Lt. Ray Shupe with the Durango Police Department. One…
Local pot use higher than state average
Young adults 10 times more likely to consume than older residents
Local Briefs
A mindful parenting class taught by Rachel Turiel and Joy Kilpatrick will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Sun Room of Inhabit, 1970 East Third Ave.,…
Dayplanner Tuesday
Celebrating Healthy Communities Coalition will host Master Minds Circle, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Three Springs Sales Office, in the second floor conference room at 125 Mercado St., www.ourhealthycommunities.org. DeColores Civitan Club…
