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Valley in Brief
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Valley in Brief

February 26, 2015

Bayfield Parks and Recreation is organizing spring soccer. Practice begins April 6, with games starting April 11. Registration is $35 per player and is due March 6. Soccer is for…

Vaessen named to dean’s list
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Vaessen named to dean’s list

February 26, 2015

UWM is the second largest university in the State of Wisconsin, with more than 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

Local panel dissects legal marijuana
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Local panel dissects legal marijuana

February 26, 2015

Around 50 people, mostly students, attended a panel discussion of marijuana Thursday evening at Fort Lewis College. From left are: Tracy Robinette and Maggie Gallagher of Santé Alternative Wellness, Ariel…

Spruce beetle workshop at FLC
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Spruce beetle workshop at FLC

February 26, 2015

The U.S. Forest Service has scheduled a March 17 workshop to inform the public about spruce beetle killing many spruce trees in Colorado. The workshop is scheduled from 6 to…

Climate change on the local level to be discussed
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Climate change on the local level to be discussed

February 26, 2015

Four area youngsters and their families join weekend instructors for a mountaintop lunch break after spending the morning studying pika habitats in the peaks near Silverton. Several studies are looking…

And then there were two
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And then there were two

February 26, 2015

The final three contestants on “Ellen’s Design Challenge” were, from left, Durangoan Tim McClellan, Jose Gaspar de Jesus from Los Angeles and Katie Stout from Brooklyn, New York. Gaspar de…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

February 26, 2015

The “Man to Man” prostate cancer support group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. The meeting will be in the second-floor meeting…

La Plata County seeking finance committee members
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La Plata County seeking finance committee members

February 26, 2015

La Plata County is seeking someone with financial expertise to serve on the Long Term Finance Committee.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald file photo The seven-person board helps advise the La Plata County…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

February 26, 2015

Thursday 12:01 a.m. A man was climbing onto a roof in the 700 block of Main Avenue. 1:04 a.m. Young people were causing a disturbance by laughing outside a house…

Dayplanner Friday
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Dayplanner Friday

February 26, 2015

2015 Winter Bike to Work Day, 7-9 a.m., Main Avenue in front of Durango Coffee Co., 730 Main Ave., 375-4901. Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls…

FLC to host marijuana discussion
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FLC to host marijuana discussion

February 26, 2015

“What’s up with marijuana” will feature representatives from at least two local marijuana shops along with Mercy Regional Medical Center, Colorado State Patrol, the city of Durango and other entities.…

Weather won’t deter Bike to Work Day
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Weather won’t deter Bike to Work Day

February 26, 2015

“Winter Bike to Work Day is still on – snow, sleet, wind or shine,” Amber Blake, the city of Durango’s director of transportation and sustainability, said in an email. The…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

February 25, 2015

Wednesday 2:23 a.m. Several vehicles were cited for parking problems in the east 100 block of Seventh Street. Thursday 11:49 p.m. Officers made an extra patrol in the 2300 block…

It’s got a second act
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It’s got a second act

February 25, 2015

Dean Mullen of Scapegoat Landscaping clears the roof at Durango Muffler on 15th Street on Wednesday. The National Weather Service expects another snowstorm to move through Southwest Colorado starting today…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

February 25, 2015

Our Place adult day care is seeking loving, caring, compassionate, dependable volunteers. People need to be at least 18 years of age, have a sense of humor, like interacting with…

Dayplanner Thursday
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Dayplanner Thursday

February 25, 2015

Durango High Noon Rotary Club meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting, noon, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Line dancing, 1:30-4…