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Photo: New president to lead Evening Rotary Club
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Photo: New president to lead Evening Rotary Club

June 25, 2019

Terry Swan, left, president of the Durango Evening Rotary Club, and president-elect Roger Haar, laugh Tuesday night at Manna before dinner. Haar will lead 64 meetings during the next year…

Durango Pride Festival
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Durango Pride Festival

June 22, 2019

2019 Durango Pride Parade marched north from College Drive to Buckley Park on Saturday. At the park, participants partied at the Pride Festival.

Photo: Taking the plunge
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Photo: Taking the plunge

June 22, 2019

In January 1916, by a majority of 37 votes, the citizens of Durango passed a $175,000 bond issue for a new high school. Construction began that year, and the building…

Wings Over the Rockies
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Wings Over the Rockies

June 19, 2019

Over the Rockies features birds of prey at the La Plata County Fairgrounds.

Photo: Patching city streets in Durango
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Photo: Patching city streets in Durango

June 19, 2019

Kyle Pike, left, and Dakota Sutherlin, both with the city of Durango, fix a pothole Tuesday on East Eighth Avenue. The National Weather Service predicts sunny skies and highs in…

Photo: First Animas City school
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Photo: First Animas City school

June 17, 2019

This photo, from around 1915, shows 14 students and their teacher in front of the first school in Animas City. The school may have been built as early as 1874,…

Photo: Tourist bus breaks down on 12th Street
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Photo: Tourist bus breaks down on 12th Street

June 14, 2019

A bus carrying guests of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge railroad broke down about 10:30 a.m. Friday on 12th Street near Main Avenue, said Debbie Kielb, the driver of…

Photo: Saving the day 1911
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Photo: Saving the day 1911

June 8, 2019

The flood of October 1911 was devastating to the region. The flood caused $1.5 million in damages, or $39.4 million when adjusted for inflation. The emotional cost is hard to…

Photo: A salute to first responders at Ute rodeo
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Photo: A salute to first responders at Ute rodeo

June 7, 2019

A mounted patrol deputy with the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office salutes Friday evening during the national anthem at the Ute Mountain Roundup Rodeo in Cortez. Friday’s rodeo was dedicated to…

Public art in Durango
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Public art in Durango

June 5, 2019

Durango's Creative Economy Commission will continue to maintain and grow the city’s public art collection, worth more than $1.2 million.

Photo: What, no helmets?
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Photo: What, no helmets?

June 3, 2019

These two young boys on their motorized homemade go-kart were photographed around 1925 in the 600 block of Main Avenue. They are only identified as neighbors of the Wetters. Behind…

Animas River Days
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Animas River Days

June 2, 2019

Boaters compete in Animas River Days on Saturday at the Durango Whitewater Park.

The 416 Fire, one year later
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The 416 Fire, one year later

May 31, 2019

to plenty of snow over the winter and a wet spring, plants are beginning to cover the burn area of the 416 Fire, north of Durango.

Photo: Girls Gone Golfing
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Photo: Girls Gone Golfing

May 31, 2019

Jeana Werts, left, Sarah Doane and others finish the skills challenge Friday at Hill Crest Golf Club during Girls Gone Golfing, hosted by the Durango Chamber of Commerce. This year’s…

Photo: Wheeling over the Animas
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Photo: Wheeling over the Animas

May 27, 2019

This picture of the Durango Wheel Club was taken by photographer Frank Gonner on June 16, 1895, at Bakers Bridge, 13 miles north of Durango. The original bridge was built…