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Got my eye on you
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Got my eye on you

July 20, 2015

Marcos Candelaria, 15, of Farmington, looks through a spotting scope Monday in front of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Durango Fish Hatchery & Wildlife Museum, 151 E 16th St. The…

Tuesday Durango Dayplanner
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Tuesday Durango Dayplanner

July 20, 2015

Snow Top Exceptional Rodeo, 10-11 a.m., La Plata County Fair Grounds, 2500 Main Ave., 749-8697. DeColores Civitan Club meeting, noon, call Lon Erwin at 247-1019 for location. Rotary Club of…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

July 19, 2015

The Durango High School Class of 1970 is still looking for a few classmates. Almost all 300 graduates have been located. An additional 100 classmates have been invited who attended…

Monday Durango Dayplanner
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Monday Durango Dayplanner

July 19, 2015

Outdoor yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., outdoor amphitheater, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Workshop to explain budget request process for 2016 Community Support Funding, 9…

Man rescued from Purgatory Flats
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Man rescued from Purgatory Flats

July 19, 2015

He was taken to Mercy Regional Medical Center by helicopter, said Butch Knowlton, director of La Plata County’s Office of Emergency Management. Knowlton did not know the nature of his…

No place to call home
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No place to call home

July 18, 2015

Clichés abound, but working poor, lower-middle class dominate

Misconceptions abound about the homeless
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Misconceptions abound about the homeless

July 18, 2015

A homeless man who earlier identified himself as Lucero lays in the doorway of the former Francisco’s Restaurant & Cantina in the 600 block of Main Avenue.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald Misconception…

Imagine that
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Imagine that

July 18, 2015

Hattie Miller of Imaginario! Aerial & Circus… practices her routine Saturday afternoon at Buckley Park. The local circus currently is seeking unique talents and amazing displays, which will be featured…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

July 18, 2015

A free self-help do-it-yourself class for people with back pain, sciatica and hip issues will take place from 6 to 7:15 p.m. Thursday at the Self Heal Center, 635 East…

Dayplanner Sunday
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Dayplanner Sunday

July 18, 2015

Irish music jam session, 12:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200, www.theirishembassypub.com. Jazz church (experienced musician drop-in session), 6 p.m., Derailed Pour House, 725 Main Ave., 247-5440. Karaoke,…

The Blotter
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The Blotter

July 17, 2015

Saturday 2:45 a.m. A man said he was jumped and assaulted in the west 200 block of Eighth Street. Police made an arrest. Friday 7:43 a.m. A vehicle was vandalized…

Dayplanner Saturday
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Dayplanner Saturday

July 17, 2015

Durango Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, First National Bank parking lot, www.durangofarmersmarket.com. Bayfield Farmers Market, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Bayfield Roadside Park, U.S. Highway 160. Free summer walking tour titled “Art Along the…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

July 17, 2015

A veterans breakfast will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Sunday at the Elks Lodge, 901 East Second Ave. The cost is $5 for veterans and $6 for non-veterans.…