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Photo: Early skiing
This photo was taken between 1939 and 1941, at Lechner Field, later known as Chipmunk Hill. Lechner Field was located a mile south of the entrance to Electra Lake off…
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Photo: Short run to open at Chapman Hill
Matt Morrissey, recreation supervisor at Chapman Hill, places signs in the snow at Chapman as he prepares for Saturday’s opening of the shorter run (where he is walking). The hill…
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Photo: Last full moon of the decade
The last full moon of the year – and the decade, for that matter – seen rising over Durango on Thursday night.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
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Fort Lewis College panels to be updated
Lewis College is updating about a dozen panels at the Clock Tower in the center of campus to better recognize the past, "in a way that's fully inclusive of our…
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Photos: Durango celebrates Noel Night
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Photo: A run in the sun on Rim Drive
Angel Curley, a member of the Fort Lewis College cross country team, runs along Rim Drive on a sunny Tuesday afternoon. A chance for rain and snow will move into…
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Letters to Santa
has asked the Durango Herald to help collect letters this year. Drop off yours in Santa's mailbox in front of The Herald, 1275 Main Ave.
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Photo: Turn of the century
This electric streetcar, seen here around 1900, was part of the Durango Railway and Realty Co., formed in 1892 to operate an electric street and suburban railway in Durango. The…
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Photo: OK Coach, we each got a man, now what?
Enthusiasm for practice did not seem especially high in this picture from an old Fort Lewis basketball practice. The date of the picture is unknown, and also whether this is…
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Community Thansgiving Dinner
Hundreds of meals and pies were served Thursday during the Community Thansgiving Dinner at the La Plata County Fairgrounds.
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Photo: Let the snow fly at Chapman Hill
Matt Morrissey, supervisor at Chapman Hill, prepares snow-making guns Tuesday. The guns were expected to start running Tuesday night with the low temperature dipping to 9 degrees in Durango. Chapman…
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Photo: Flood of 1927
The second worst flood in Durango history occurred June 28 to 30, 1927; devastation was only surpassed by the October 1911 flood. The 1927 flood was caused by both rainfall…
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Photo: Ignacio parade
This picture, taken looking north in Ignacio, was probably made in 1918 or 1919. The building to the left, the Aspaas General Store, shows burn marks around the windows. It…
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Durango vs. Palisade in the CHSAA Class 3A State Football Playoffs
Durango High School defeats Palisade High School on Saturday during the CHSAA Class 3A State Football Playoffs at Durango.
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Photo: Dry as the eye can see
Dry conditions extend Thursday from south of Durango into the La Plata Mountains. The Four Corners is in severe drought status, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor map released this…
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Photo: A night to celebrate collaborative storytelling at Fort Lewis College
The Ballantine Media Center at Fort Lewis College hosts an open house Tuesday evening to celebrate collaborative storytelling. The center, which opened in 2011, is home to KDUR, Fort Lewis…
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Photo: Naegelin Blacksmith and Wagon Shop
This photo, taken in the late 1890s or early 1900s, shows the Naegelin Blacksmith business near the corner of Main Avenue and 14th Street. It was located on the east…
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Durango High School football beats Pueblo East
Durango High School football wins over Pueblo East on Friday night at DHS in the final game of the regular season.
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Photo: 1942 FLC gymnastics
During the war years, gymnastics was a popular sport at the previous Fort Lewis College campus near Hesperus. Pictured here are gymnasts Kelly Hammond, Richard Steele, Noland Alexander, Roy Craig,…
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Fort Lewis College vs. No. 13 CSU-Pueblo football
Lewis College football battled nationally-ranked Colorado State University-Pueblo on Saturday in Durango.
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Photo: Cooking for the Boots n’ Bling Benefit Gala
Manna’s Executive Chef Seanan Culloty, right, and Carver Brewing Co. Executive Chef Dave Cuntz, center, instruct Durango High School culinary students Hayes Linney, 16, left, and Sean Myers, 17, on…
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2019 BID Trick or Treating
Trick-or-treaters participate in the 2019 Business Improvement District's Children's Trick or Treating event in downtown Durango.