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Open house planned for north Main Avenue
Ideas for bike, pedestrian changes welcomed from you
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Surfing the San Juans
Anna Fischer, of Surf the San Juans, rides her stand-up paddleboard Saturday afternoon on Ponderosa Rapid at Santa Rita Park.Steve Lewis/Durango Herald
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‘My peers were calling me baby-killer’
Army 1st Lt. George Usinowicz: 1970-71 tour, platoon leader, 65th Engineer Combat Battalion, 25th Infantry Brigade, 4th Transportation Command
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‘It leaves you, but it never leaves you’
Army Capt. Joseph Perino: Late 1969 to Jan. 1971 tour, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry, 198th Brigade
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‘Many, many people were happy it was over’
Army 1st Lt. John Malarsie: 1968 to early 1969 tour, military intelligence
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‘Shock and awfulness’
40 years after the fall of Saigon, La Plata County Vietnam War vets recall their service, experiences
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‘You hated to abandon these people’
Warrant Officer Fred Riedinger: 1967-68 tour with the Coast Guard on the cutter Half Moon
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‘Why?’ ‘Was this all in vain?’
1st Lt. Judy Dennis: 1965-66 tour, Army Nurse Corps 85th Evacuation Hospital
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Flower power
Madison Beamer of Durango and friends add touches to a collaborative painting at the Dandelion Festival on Saturday in Rotary Park. Festival coordinator Cody Reinheimer said the event is a…
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Durango to Silverton, hear the whistle blow
First train of 2015 summer season left the station
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DEVO swaps a different kind of whip
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Local Briefs
Author and filmmaker, Marie-Rose Phan-Lê will give a book signing and presentation of Talking Story, a memoir based on her documentary about ancient spiritual and healing traditions from around the…
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Dayplanner Sunday
The Assortment Trio, 1-4 p.m., Ska Brewing Co., 225 Girard St., 247-5792. Irish music jam session, 12:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200, www.theirishembassypub.com. Jazz church (experienced musician…
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Dayplanner Saturday
9Health Fair, 7-11:30 a.m., Bayfield Elementary School, 511 E. Mustang Lane, Bayfield, www.9HealthFair.org, 759-3711. Spring Craft Fair to support Four Corners Christian Camp in Mancos, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., 255 E.…
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The Blotter
Friday 1:28 a.m. A possibly intoxicated man on a bicycle rode off the pavement in the 21000 block of Highway 160 west. 2:14 a.m. A man called from the 800…
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The annual meeting of the Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado will be held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Rochester Secret Garden, 726 East Second Ave. This is an opportunity…
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Theories take off with low-flying plane
Residents share ideas about military operations, aircraft
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At Lake Nighthorse, senators see long road to recreation
Ute Mountain councilor presses for water delivery
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Full steam ahead
The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and its museum kicked off its 2015 season Friday with Narrow Gauge Day at the depot in downtown Durango. Participants enjoyed live music…
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Ballots trickling in at a snail’s pace
As of Friday afternoon, Tiffany Lee Parker, the La Plata County clerk and recorder, had received 1,579 ballots – just short of 5 percent of the 31,829 ballots mailed April…
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Animas High hires a new head of school
The school board hired Woytek after a nationwide search. Teachers, staff members, students and community members were invited to offer comments about qualifications. Woytek most recently was resident director of…
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Ignacio trustees fire town manager
They took action at a special meeting on April 22 and named Police Chief Kirk Phillips as acting town manager. He has served in that position before. The April 22…
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National Forest seeks input on recreation
Public input will be used to supplement and inform a forest-wide Recreation Site Analysis (RSA) of all facilities, such as campgrounds and trailheads. Detailed information will also be available on…