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Retired DHS teacher honored
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Retired DHS teacher honored

September 8, 2014

McLachlan The recipients will be honored Nov. 8 at the National High School Journalism Convention in Washington, D.C. McLachlan retired in May after being adviser for the Durango High School…

Celebrate San Juan Skyway on Tuesday
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Celebrate San Juan Skyway on Tuesday

September 7, 2014

The San Juan Skyway is a 236-mile loop of highways through the San Juan Mountains that goes through Durango, Mancos, Cortez, Dolores and Silverton. The meeting Tuesday will explain the…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

September 7, 2014

The Southwest Colorado Genealogical Society will meet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the La Plata County Historical Society’s Animas Museum, 3065 West Second Ave. After a brief business meeting, Jeannine…

Dayplanner Monday
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Dayplanner Monday

September 7, 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. Family yoga in Oxford, ages 3-93, 10:30 a.m., in the…

Dayplanner Sunday
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Dayplanner Sunday

September 6, 2014

Durango Flea Market, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Mushroom Walk with Chris Ricci of Majesty Mushrooms, 1 p.m., Durango Natural Foods Coop, 575 East Eighth…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

September 6, 2014

Durango High School Class of 1974 will host its reunion on Friday and Saturday. The meet-and-greet will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Derailed Pour House, 725…

Dayplanner Saturday
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Dayplanner Saturday

September 5, 2014

Durango Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, First National Bank parking lot, www.durangofarmersmarket.org. Colorado State University Football Watch Party, 8:15 p.m., Main Event Sports Bar and Grill, 42 East Animas Road (County…

Prairie dogs: Plague or boon?
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Prairie dogs: Plague or boon?

September 5, 2014

Residents may hate them, but businesses dealing with the burrowing rodent are having a banner season

A better view of the arts
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A better view of the arts

September 5, 2014

Peter Salinger, Durango Arts Center’s facilities manager and technical director, washes the center’s windows at the corner of East Second Avenue and Eighth Street on Friday.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald

The blotter
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The blotter

September 5, 2014

Thursday 2:10 p.m. A neighbor was concerned because a baby was crying inside an apartment on Avenida del Sol, and the tenant was not answering the door. 5:02 p.m. A…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

September 5, 2014

As part of the San Juan Skyway 25th Anniversary Project, a public meeting will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at the San Juan Public Lands Center, 15…

DATO names sales, marketing manager
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DATO names sales, marketing manager

September 5, 2014

Andrea Seid, who has a decade of marketing and sales experience with the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, intends to improve DATO’s marketing plans in order to better impact…

Accident victim in critical condition
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Accident victim in critical condition

September 5, 2014

Christopher Ellis, 31, driving a 2008 GMC pickup westbound on Highway 160, made a left turn in front of an eastbound 2001 Dodge pickup driven by Michael Maez, 41, of…

Senior Center lunch menus
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Senior Center lunch menus

September 4, 2014

Friday, Sept. 5 – Salad bar, BBQ brisket, cheesy potatoes, broccoli peanut salad, wheat roll, cantaloupe. Wednesday, Sept. 10 – Salad bar, hot turkey sandwich, mashed potatoes, Brussels sprouts, cranberry…

Alex G. Velasquez
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Alex G. Velasquez

September 4, 2014

Mr. Velasquez was born March 8, 1948 in Ignacio, the son of Augustine and Felicita Velasquez. Alex was an avid horseman. He enjoyed the great outdoors; including, fishing, and hunting.…