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Senior Center lunch menus
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Senior Center lunch menus

November 20, 2014

Friday, Nov. 21 – Thanksgiving dinner – roast turkey w/ gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, sweet potatoes, green beans, dinner salad, cranberries/ roll, pumpkin cake. Wednesday, Nov. 26 – Salad bar,…

Pine River Seniors elect board members
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Pine River Seniors elect board members

November 20, 2014

The seniors held their annual fall fundraiser arts and crafts fair, bake sale, and silent auction on Nov. 8 and raised around $4,700 to support seniors’ activities and community service…

Valley stores offering specials next weekend
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Valley stores offering specials next weekend

November 20, 2014

Lewis True Value Mercantile opens at 7 a.m. on Nov. 28 and has specials on various items. Santa Claus will be at Lewis True Value Mercantile from 10 a.m. to…

VALLEY IN BRIEF
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VALLEY IN BRIEF

November 20, 2014

The La Plata County 4-H livestock judging team is selling homemade apple pies, apples, cider, and citrus fruit. Pies cost $13, cider is $9 a gallon, and fruit prices range…

Good luck, birds!
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Good luck, birds!

November 20, 2014

It's time for, well, you know. And these wild turkeys are still enjoying their freedom. Fortunately for them, most of the turkey hunting seasons are finished in Colorado, with the…

Calendar of Events
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Calendar of Events

November 20, 2014

Community Artist Program reception for Lorraine Trenholm, 4:30 to 6 p.m. Pine River Valley Bank in Bayfield, 884-9583. SATURDAY, NOV. 22 Curing Cancer with Crafts, 9 a.m. to 2 or…

It’s still my house
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It’s still my house

November 20, 2014

Fort Lewis College's Alex Herrera puts up a mid-range skyhook over St. Mary's University's Justin Alexander (54) Nov. 14 at the Rocky Mountain-Heartland Conference Challenge held at SunUte Community Center…

Reviving a talent
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Reviving a talent

November 20, 2014

Henry Stoy, 72, said he gave up a career as a concert pianist about 40 years ago to raise a family. He didn’t pick piano playing again until a few…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

November 20, 2014

Durango Parks and Recreation will host a Kids’ Days program over the holidays. The all-day program will feature supervised games, field trips, and activities. Drop-off will begin at 7:30 a.m.,…

A meal to be thankful for
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A meal to be thankful for

November 20, 2014

Families joined their children and local agencies joined school staff to serve up Thanksgiving meals Thursday at Needham Elementary School. Durango School District 9-R students will have a weeklong break…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

November 20, 2014

Thursday 1:28 a.m. A man was reportedly talking loudly outside in the middle of the 100 block of East Sixth Avenue. Wednesday 2:02 p.m. A man wearing a handkerchief on…

Dino head up to $300 in silent auction
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Dino head up to $300 in silent auction

November 20, 2014

Minna Jain, co-owner of Studio &, holds the locally famous dinosaur head placed on the Arc of History sculpture at the U.S. Highway 550/160 intersection on Halloween. Police recovered the…

Dayplanner Friday
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Dayplanner Friday

November 20, 2014

San Juan Square Dance Club, 6 p.m., Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave., 884-1338. Baked Potato Bar Potluck, 6:30 p.m., Marvel Grange Hall, 217 County Road 133A. Arts and…

DHS teacher honored in statewide association
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DHS teacher honored in statewide association

November 20, 2014

The leadership team has received the honorary status of National Gold Council of Excellence for the past five years because of the direction and leadership of Garland, the release said.…

Free avalanche class offered tonight
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Free avalanche class offered tonight

November 20, 2014

Southwest Adventure Guides demonstrates rescue techniques for avalanches to a group at the top of Molas Pass. A series of free avalanche awareness courses will be offered today and through…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

November 19, 2014

Tuesday 7:32 a.m. A homeless man was sleeping in someone’s barn and ignited a bonfire in the 500 block of East Fourth Avenue. 11:58 a.m. Three men, two of them…

No time to park here
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No time to park here

November 19, 2014

Wednesday’s partly cloudy skies didn’t deter many exercise hounds on the Fort Lewis College campus. Partly cloudy skies should remain in Durango through Saturday, when a 40 percent chance of…