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Fourth of July Schedule of Events
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Fourth of July Schedule of Events

July 3, 2015

Durango’s Fireworks Show will begin at 9:15 p.m. Saturday.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald file photo Events will take place on July Fourth on Mill Street and in Joe Stephenson Park. Saturday Bayfield…

Fourth of July Schedule of Events
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Fourth of July Schedule of Events

July 2, 2015

Events will take place on July Fourth on Mill Street and in Joe Stephenson Park. Saturday Bayfield Lion’s Club Pancake Breakfast, 7-10 a.m., Bayfield Lion’s Club. Calvary Presbyterian Church Pie…

Senior Center lunch menus
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Senior Center lunch menus

July 2, 2015

Friday, July 3 – Closed for Independence Day weekend. Tuesday, July 7 – potluck. Wednesday, July 8 – Salad bar, chicken & dumplings, broccoli, apricots, oatmeal raisin cookie. Friday, July…

Bayfield fiber optic lease stalls
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Bayfield fiber optic lease stalls

July 2, 2015

The $3 million regional grant went through the Southwest Colorado Council of Governments (SWCCOG), with a total $1 million local match from participating communities. Bayfield’s share of the grant was…

Kaboom!
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Kaboom!

July 2, 2015

Fireworks set for Friday in Vallecito, Saturday in Bayfield

How green is my valley
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How green is my valley

July 2, 2015

Vallecito and its surrounding valleys and mountains are almost ridiculously green this summer, thanks to May rains that filled the reservoir and watered meadows and hay fields. Vallecito Reservoir is…

Job, community fair set for Aug. 20
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Job, community fair set for Aug. 20

July 2, 2015

Rhonda Kline of Integrity Workforce Connection is organizing the fair in conjunction with the Bayfield Chamber of Commerce, Town of Bayfield, the library, Pine River Shares and the Bayfield Family…

Calendar of events
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Calendar of events

July 2, 2015

Vallecito fireworks at the lake, dusk. SAturday, july 4 Bayfield Farmer’s Market opening day, 8:30 to noon, Bayfield Roadside Park. Bayfield Fourth of July! Pancakes from 7 to 10 a.m.,…

Ukulele festival coming to Durango
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Ukulele festival coming to Durango

July 2, 2015

Susan Swedberg, known to Seinfeld fans, teaches and performs ukulele and will perform in Durango next weekend for the Rocky Mountain UkeFest.Courtesy Ukulele Magazine Special guest presenters include Heidi Swedberg…

news in brief
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news in brief

July 2, 2015

Bayfield Heritage Days has vendor spaces available for its annual events on Saturday, Sept. 26. Vendor spaces this year are $35. Vendors who apply before the earlybird deadline of July…

Nakai performing at Buddhist temple
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Nakai performing at Buddhist temple

July 2, 2015

R. Carlos NakaiCourtesy photo His cross-cultural collaborations have included a few productions with Tibetan flutist and singer Nawang Khechog. His connection with Tibetan culture makes this event in the Tara…

Celebrating together
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Celebrating together

July 2, 2015

“This time of year, there are a lot of people celebrating, and unfortunately, there is a part of our community that can’t even have a simple cook-out or picnic,” said…

Local Briefs
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Local Briefs

July 2, 2015

The Supreme Court Nominating Commission invites qualified attorneys to apply for a Colorado Court of Appeals judgeship created by the appointment of Richard L. Gabriel to the Colorado Supreme Court,…

Dayplanner Friday
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Dayplanner Friday

July 2, 2015

Artist Reception: Deborah Sussex’s “Back There, Here Now,” 5-8 p.m.; show, Friday-Aug. 5, Red Room, Open Shutter Gallery, 735 Main Ave., www.openshuttergallery.com. Artist reception: James Cammack and O. Rufus Lovett’s…

Dylan Redwine’s mother files wrongful-death lawsuit
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Dylan Redwine’s mother files wrongful-death lawsuit

July 1, 2015

Fighting back the tears, Elaine Redwine speaks about her son, Dylan Redwine, in December 2012.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald file photo Hatfield filed the complaint for wrongful death and loss of consortium…