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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…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

December 10, 2014

The Old Fort Farm Stand will be on the Fort Lewis College campus from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday. The farm stand will have potatoes, yellow onions, delicata squash, hop…

Business seminar to be held
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Business seminar to be held

December 10, 2014

The Durango Public Library program room will host members of the business community who are looking to start their own business. The seminar will take place starting at 8 a.m.…

Water outage planned on College Drive
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Water outage planned on College Drive

December 10, 2014

Crews working on sidewalks discuss the breakage of a waterline in the 1200 block of Main Avenue in 2013. The city will be repairing another line Thursday along College Drive.JOSH…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

December 9, 2014

Monday 4:28 p.m. An intoxicated man was yelling and throwing rocks near the Durango Fish Hatchery and Wildlife Museum, 151 E. 16th Street. He was arrested for obscene conduct.

From a doodle to QVC
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From a doodle to QVC

December 9, 2014

The Durango-produced Zymbol and the company’s chief executive officer, Dane Short, will be featured on QVC early Thursday morning. “They only gave us five days notice, so we’ve really been…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

December 9, 2014

Friends of the Durango Public Library is offering Christmas gift books, as well as the Book Lover’s Calendar for 2015. Each calendar page highlights a different author or book and…

Mountain Middle School announces strong test results
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Mountain Middle School announces strong test results

December 9, 2014

STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald file photo<br><br>Students observe the 200 trout eggs kept last year in Dave Farkas’ seventh grade life science class at Mountain Middle School. The school scored well in…

32nd St. water main break repaired
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32nd St. water main break repaired

December 9, 2014

City crews work on a water main break at the intersection of 32nd Street and Main Avenue last week in front of north City Market.Josh Stephenson/Durango Herald file photo The…

DHS marching band to perform at bowl game
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DHS marching band to perform at bowl game

December 9, 2014

Dennis Costella, 16, plays the mellophone, followed by Triston Dye, 16, playing the trombone, as the Durango High School marching band plays during the DHS Homecoming Parade on Main Avenue.…

Steady as she goes
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Steady as she goes

December 9, 2014

East Second Avenue is expected to be closed during daylight hours through Wednesday for work at an expansion at Ecosphere Environmental Services at Eighth Street. Kelly Gessele, owner of Western…