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Share your holiday lights or displays with us
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Share your holiday lights or displays with us

December 11, 2014

These Christmas lights are at the end of Scout Ridge Road. To get there, drive up Florida Road, take a right on Whippoorwill Drive and a left on Mockingbird Valley…

Local briefs
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Local briefs

December 11, 2014

McDonald’s will host “Breakfast with Santa” from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at McDonald’s, 201 West College Drive. Santa will arrive by fire truck. McDonald’s will sponsor free photos with…

Friends of Library has your book-lover’s gift
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Friends of Library has your book-lover’s gift

December 11, 2014

Nancy Peake, president of Friends of the Durango Public Library, usually brings the puppy she’s training to go into the Guide Dog program when she works at the Friend’s bookstore,…

‘Dictionary Santas’ put the mista in mistletoe
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‘Dictionary Santas’ put the mista in mistletoe

December 11, 2014

Going back to at least 2006, the Rotary Club of Durango, High Noon Rotary and Durango Daybreak Rotary clubs have brought an early Christmas to 373 students, primarily third-graders, by…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

December 11, 2014

Wednesday 8:28 p.m. Two intoxicated men were harassing people in the parking lot of Southwest Colorado Community College, 701 Camino del Rio. Durango Fire Wednesday 4:49 p.m. Firefighters responded to…

Dayplanner Friday
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Dayplanner Friday

December 11, 2014

Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Durango Early Bird Toastmasters meeting, improve communication, presentation and leadership…

9-R students to appear on Nickelodeon
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9-R students to appear on Nickelodeon

December 11, 2014

Easton LaChappelle, a Mancos High School, placed second in a national science competition and was featured on the Nickelodeon TV show titled, “Figure It Out” in 2012. Durango Big Picture…

STEAM park survey available to public
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STEAM park survey available to public

December 11, 2014

An artist rendering shows the proposed STEAM Park project produced by Rick Feeney Architect and Dan Nicholl. An online survey is available to the public for community feedback.Courtesy of Rick…

Man faces charges for scam with food card
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Man faces charges for scam with food card

December 11, 2014

Barovier Benjamin Barovier, 28, is being held without bail on a parole violation relating to a previous aggravated robbery conviction and a probation violation, according to a news release from…

Maker of tiny houses to appear on HGTV
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Maker of tiny houses to appear on HGTV

December 11, 2014

Tiny houses are just that – small, like a couple of hundred square-feet. The national movement toward tiny, but self-contained units, started around 2000 in Northern California. Parham was the…

Chili cookoff to benefit Durango woman with cancer
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Chili cookoff to benefit Durango woman with cancer

December 11, 2014

A benefit cookoff will be held Saturday to benefit a Durango resident suffering from cancer.SHAUN STANLEY/Herald file photo The event, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., involves 25 teams, including those…

Microgrants available to local artists
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Microgrants available to local artists

December 11, 2014

Minna Jain created this outfit of mirrors for a show called Down the Rabbit Hole. She also was a 2014 recipient of the Durango Arts Center microgrant program. Betzi Sherman…

Flags lowered F-16 pilot
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Flags lowered F-16 pilot

December 11, 2014

DuBois, 30, died Nov. 30 in the Middle East in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. According to initial reports, DuBois died of injuries suffered when his F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed…

Project Merry Christmas needs more donations
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Project Merry Christmas needs more donations

December 10, 2014

Project Merry Christmas still is looking for donations of toys, food, clothing and cash to help make the holiday season a little brighter for needy families in La Plata County.Josh…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

December 10, 2014

Tuesday 1:04 p.m. An intoxicated man called 911 to report a semi-truck that was blocking his car in the parking lot of south City Market, 6 Town Plaza. 3:10 p.m.…

Thursday Durango Dayplanner
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Thursday Durango Dayplanner

December 10, 2014

Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting, noon, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. “Wise Spending: From worry to joy, healthy budgeting and money management practices” with Matt Kelly, noon-1 p.m.,…

New LEDs for this tree
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New LEDs for this tree

December 10, 2014

La Plata Electric Association installed about 3,000 light-emitting diode lights Wednesday on a tree next to the Gaslight Twin Cinema. Randy Thrower, with Jackson and Jackson, owner of the property,…

9-R mill levy rate won’t increase
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9-R mill levy rate won’t increase

December 10, 2014

The mill levy was set at 19.09, the same as the current rate. A mill is one one-thousandth of a dollar. In order to calculate what the mill levy will…