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Mural brightens Ute Coffee Shop wall
Deanna Topaha helped Otter Lopez paint the mural on the side wall of the Ute Coffee Shop. Lopez, known as Badneighborhood Artist, worked on the mural for about a month.…
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Speaking to the Rotary Club of Durango will be club member Barbara Harris at 6 p.m. today at the Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave. Harris will report on her recent…
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Treasurer candidates divided on fund for retirement
Democrat Betsy Markey, a former representative for the 4th Congressional District, and incumbent Walker Stapleton, a Republican, both grew up in families where dollars and cents were an important way…
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Police ID driver who died in crash
Troopers suspect driver fatigue played a role in the accident that occurred about 1 a.m. Sunday just east of the La Plata-Archuleta county line on U.S. Highway 160, near mile…
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Dayplanner Tuesday
Terry Hartzel, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. Informal tango practice, 6-9 p.m., Rotary Park Gazebo, 1565 East Second Ave., www.tangodurango.com. Super Ted’s Super Trivia Night, 6:12…
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The Blotter
Sunday 10:10 p.m. An intoxicated person was reportedly passed out in front of the Durango Toy Depot & Party Junction, 658 Main Ave. Saturday 1:27 p.m. A woman was arrested…
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Chapman ice rink opens Saturday
To many the signs of the change of seasons is not found in tree leafs, but rather when ice making begins at Chapman Hill. Recreation supervisor Matt Morrissey operates the…
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Ruff times, purrfect families
families provide temporary homes and lifesaving support for pups and kitties pre-adoption
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Dayplanner Monday
Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys & Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Family yoga in Oxford, ages 3-93, 10:30 a.m., in the…
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Painting party
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Colorado, Boys & Girls Club of La Plata County and La Plata Youth Services gathered over the weekend to refresh the mural on the…
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Mancos Valley Resources will host an applied Grant Writing Workshop from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Mancos Valley Resources is a community support organization serving the Mancos Valley since…
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Colo. candidates split on wisdom of voter identification
El Paso County Clerk and Recorder Wayne Williams, the Republican candidate, was brought up on a zoo in the hills of Virginia. His father was the facilities manager and a…
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Dayplanner Sunday
Durango Area Parade of Homes, various area homes, www.durangopoh.com. Durango Flea Market, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. La Plata Quilters Guild will host a show…
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Prost!
“Well, I’m German, you know,” said Amanda Bartel explaining why she dressed up for First National Bank of Durango’s Oktoberfest Durango on Saturday afternoon at the Durango Transit Center parking…
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Out for a stroll
Houston Lasater of Bayfield moves his neighbor’s sheep Saturday for the sheep-trailing that kicks off Bayfield Heritage Days. Lasater and his family raise a small flock of sheep near Bayfield,…
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SUP Girls Durango will host its second annual “A Paddle and a Pint,” a stand up paddle boarding fundraiser for local people suffering from cancer, at 2 p.m. today. The…
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Mark Redwine’s house in Vallecito in progress of being foreclosed
Cory Redwine stands in front of his father’s house while being interviewed in January 2013 about the disappearance of his brother, Dylan.STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald file photo Preliminary documentation for the…
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Dayplanner Saturday
Durango Area Parade of Homes, various area homes, www.durangopoh.com. Durango Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, First National Bank parking lot. Bayfield Farmers Market, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Bayfield Roadside Park, U.S. Highway 160.…