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Durango boys soccer
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Durango boys soccer

October 26, 2016

Durango High School boys soccer take on Pueblo SOuth High School in the first round of playoffs.

Photo: Feet finesse
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Photo: Feet finesse

October 26, 2016

At left, Amara Kirk, 9, along with her fellow soccer players, sees how many times she can juggle a ball during the Durango Youth Soccer Association Juggle-a-Thon fundraiser, part of…

Photo: Dog days of summer are long gone
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Photo: Dog days of summer are long gone

October 25, 2016

Now it’s official. Never mind the weather, fall colors or pumpkins all over town, Koira the dog says the dog days of summer are finished. The unofficial dog mascot of…

Photo: Spot the llama
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Photo: Spot the llama

October 22, 2016

Leaves are quickly changing this week in the Animas Valley with November just around the corner. Sunday is expected to be sunny and mild with a high around 72 degrees.…

FLC mes soccer
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FLC mes soccer

October 21, 2016

Lewis College mens soccer takes on Colorado Christian at FLC.

Photo: Under the big blue
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Photo: Under the big blue

October 21, 2016

Under a brilliant blue sky Friday, a couple walks a ridgeline in the Durango Dog Park above the Animas River. The National Weather Service predicts a repeat Saturday with clear…

Photo: New digs
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Photo: New digs

October 20, 2016

Durango High School varsity boys soccer team on Thursday played its first home game under the new scoreboard with cross country runners using the new track.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

DHS Volleyball
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DHS Volleyball

October 18, 2016

Durango High School Demons volleyball team take on Montezuma-Cortez High School Panthers.

DHS football
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DHS football

October 15, 2016

Durango High School football takes on Sierra High School of Colorado Springs.

Photo: Music market
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Photo: Music market

October 15, 2016

The band Patrick Crossing – from left, Sheila Lane, Elizabeth Davis, Erick Morningstar, Molly Morningstar and CJ Alderton – entertain the Durango Farmers Market with Celtic music on Saturday morning.Jerry…

Photo: Let it glow
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Photo: Let it glow

October 14, 2016

Hot air balloons light up Main Avenue on Friday evening for the first time as pilots participate in the Downtown Durango Balloon Glow. The rally continues Saturday with a mass…

Ignacio Space Exhibit
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Ignacio Space Exhibit

October 13, 2016

a grant to get this fancy science traveling exhbit with lots of activities, there until 10/21They're doing a crafts thing Wednesday afternoon, so it seems like a good time to…

Photo: Freshening up
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Photo: Freshening up

October 12, 2016

Chad Rush casts a morning shadow as he and Josh Abens apply a fresh coat of paint on the Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County on Wednesday.Jerry McBride/Durango…

Photo: Prepared for all
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Photo: Prepared for all

October 11, 2016

Pedestrians seem ready for anything Colorado’s weather can throw at them Tuesday afternoon as they pass El Rancho on Main Avenue. The afternoon saw light, occasional sprinkles mixed with sun.…

Photo: Indigenous Peoples Day
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Photo: Indigenous Peoples Day

October 9, 2016

Jet Sono Rama, (Chip Thomas), right, an artist and physician on the Navajo reservation, and founder of The Painted Desert Project, and Brian Gonnella, a street artist from Pittsburgh, take…

FLC football
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FLC football

October 8, 2016

Lewis College football takes on Western State Colorado University.

FLC Etiquette Dinner
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FLC Etiquette Dinner

October 7, 2016

Lewis College students and staff have dinner and learn etiquette.

Photo: Singing the broken-down bus blues
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Photo: Singing the broken-down bus blues

October 7, 2016

Kay Salwen plays guitar as she and Topher Firelli wait for a tow truck Friday morning. Their bus broke down in the center of Colorado Avenue just off of Florida…

Photo: Preparing to open Chapman Hill Ice Rink
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Photo: Preparing to open Chapman Hill Ice Rink

October 7, 2016

City of Durango recreation supervisor Matt Morrissey clears ice Friday after operating the Zamboni at Chapman Hill Ice Rink. The rink opens Saturday with the annual hockey gear swap from…

Photo: Rain, rain go away
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Photo: Rain, rain go away

October 6, 2016

A cyclist makes his way down the River Trail along the banks of the Animas River on Thursday under a blue bird day sky. Clear skies for cyclists should persist…

El Moro Tavern fire
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El Moro Tavern fire

October 5, 2016

Firefighters with Durango Fire Protection District battled a morning fire in October 2016, at El Moro Tavern.

Photo: Escalante’s new track
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Photo: Escalante’s new track

October 4, 2016

Landon McNeil, an employee with General Acrylics, uses a blower to clear the Escalante Middle School track on Tuesday as a crew prepares to paint lines on the new surface.…