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A craft beer revolution is brewing in Russia
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A craft beer revolution is brewing in Russia

August 19, 2017

This new generation of craft brewers began sprouting in the vodka capital of the world as foreign beers became too expensive and beer fans sought alternatives to mass-produced lagers. From…

High Noon Rotary to meet Thursday
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High Noon Rotary to meet Thursday

August 19, 2017

The speaker will be Kevin Hall, Durango city planner. Lunch will be available for $17. For more information, visit www.durangohighnoonrotary.com.

Horoscope for Aug. 19, 2017
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Horoscope for Aug. 19, 2017

August 19, 2017

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Travel plans might change today, or you might have an upsetting discussion about politics, religion or racial issues. Avoid these if you can. GEMINI…

Thank You letters
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Thank You letters

August 18, 2017

Every year, Dalton Ranch Women’s Golf Association and Ladies of the Glacier Club hold a two-day golf tournament, The Columbine Golf Classic. More than 100 women from all over Colorado…

Senior Calendar
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Senior Calendar

August 18, 2017

2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Monday 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 10:15 a.m. Watch Your Step exercise. 12:30 p.m. Recreational bridge. 12:45 p.m. Dominoes. 1 p.m. Movie Monday: “Becoming Jane.” Tuesday 9…

July births
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July births

August 18, 2017

Laken and Andreas Schmalz, Durango, Brier Dolores, 6 lbs., 15 oz., 5:50 p.m., July 1. Kayla Goff and Preston Cornett, Cortez, Nolan Edward, 7 lbs., 9 oz., 5:48 p.m., July…

Bridge scores
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Bridge scores

August 18, 2017

Aug. 10 Non-Life Master: North-South First: J. Mullins, M. Zempel Second: M. Harlow, R. Norton Third: L. Hawk, S. Zerbe Fourth: D. and S. Saunders Non-Life Master: East-West First: C.…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

August 18, 2017

75 years ago: The band-tailed pigeon, “once nearly extinct in Colorado,” was apparently “staging a comeback.” J.D. Hart, assistant director of the state fish and game department, said “flocks of…

Horoscope for Aug. 18, 2017
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Horoscope for Aug. 18, 2017

August 18, 2017

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Old flames are back in your life again. Of course you will notice, because you are the most sensuous sign of the zodiac. GEMINI…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

August 17, 2017

75 years ago: W.C. Sweinhart, Colorado director of agriculture, advised that housewives, “especially those in the smaller towns,” contact their grocers for peaches “to be assured of an ample supply.”…

Georgia man repeats as kale-eating champ
Food

Georgia man repeats as kale-eating champ

August 17, 2017

During Sunday’s Kale Yeah! Competition at the Erie County Fair in New York, Gideon Oji gulped down 22½ 16-ounce bowls of the leafy green vegetable in eight minutes.Durango Herald file…

Horoscope for Aug. 17, 2017
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Horoscope for Aug. 17, 2017

August 17, 2017

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): For the next week, you have the ability to make money from your communications. Whether you write or speak, your words will bring you…

Widening egg scandal hits 17 countries in Europe
Food

Widening egg scandal hits 17 countries in Europe

August 16, 2017

Millions of eggs have been destroyed or pulled from supermarket shelves since July 20, when it was made public that the pesticide Fipronil, which is dangerous to human health, was…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

August 16, 2017

75 years ago: The Denver & Rio Grande Western railroad was granted permission by the federal district court to purchase “1,000 new steel gondolas to handle an expected increase in…

Horoscope for Aug. 16, 2017
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Horoscope for Aug. 16, 2017

August 16, 2017

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): You can make money with your words today, which is good news for people who write, sell, market, teach or act. This also is…