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Frolicking with the Frolks
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Frolicking with the Frolks

August 18, 2014

Dreher Robertson and a few friends enjoyed a round at a new disc golf course Tuesday afternoon at Fort Lewis College. Lawrence Haddow, a senior psychology/business major and member of…

A dash of cold
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A dash of cold

August 18, 2014

Richard Carpenter of UltraSteam Cleaning takes the “Ice Bucket Challenge” as Caesar Sanchez of UltraSteam empties a bucket of ice water on Carpenter on Monday to help raise money for…

Type O blood needed
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Type O blood needed

August 18, 2014

Six percent of the population has O-negative, but it can be given to anyone. O-positive is the most prevalent type – 37 percent of the population – so it’s in…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

August 18, 2014

Sunday 5:50 p.m. An unattended 4-year-old boy was seen walking in a courtyard naked in the 1300 block of Florida Road. 6:16 p.m. A woman was arrested for shoplifting at…

Education series about radon comes to an end
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Education series about radon comes to an end

August 18, 2014

The sponsoring Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency and Colorado State University Cooperative Extension provided 24 community workshops, which reached more than 400 residents with education and a radon test…

Dark side of Craigslist
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Dark side of Craigslist

August 17, 2014

Internet users in Southwest Colorado can be sucked in by lures of online scams

Dayplanner Tuesday
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Dayplanner Tuesday

August 17, 2014

Tuesdays Traveling Yard/Gardening Support, 10 a.m., April-October, rotating locations, [email protected]. DeColores Civitan Club meeting, noon, call Lon Erwin at 247-1019 for location. Rotary Club of Durango meeting, 6 p.m., Strater…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

August 17, 2014

The Kiwanis Club of Durango will meet at noon Thursday at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. The special guest will be Jan Williams from Music in the…

Run for your life
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Run for your life

August 16, 2014

Pedestrians often play a game of chance when crossing 2 intersections on Camino del Rio

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

August 16, 2014

The Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave. Ignacio, will host these programs: A Meet the Artist Reception will take place at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 25. Participants will meet the artists…

Dayplanner Monday
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Dayplanner Monday

August 16, 2014

Outdoor Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., outdoor amphitheater, next to the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Family yoga in Oxford, ages 3-93, 10:30 a.m.,…

Start to a good season
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Start to a good season

August 16, 2014

The fifth-grade Demons take to the field Saturday at Miller Middle School in the kick-off game to this year’s Southwest Youth Football League season. Taking the field with their teammates…

Navajo park to celebrate 50th
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Navajo park to celebrate 50th

August 16, 2014

The dam was constructed as part of the Colorado River Storage Project, which also includes the Aspinall Unit on the Gunnison River which formed Blue Mesa Reservoir, Flaming Gorge Dam…

Dayplanner Sunday
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Dayplanner Sunday

August 16, 2014

Durango Flea Market, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Open house to celebrate the grand opening of the Democratic headquarters, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Alpine Bank rooftop,…

Highway 3 to undergo rockfall mitigation
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Highway 3 to undergo rockfall mitigation

August 16, 2014

The work zone will be below the cliff face between the Highway 3 intersection with South Camino del Rio and the south end of Sawmill Road. Access to the Rivergate…

On the right track
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On the right track

August 16, 2014

Workshop reveals wildlife, what clues animals leave behind