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Pine River Library announces new Storywalk
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Pine River Library announces new Storywalk

January 8, 2021

A storywalk is a picture book that is presented page by page in an outdoor space. The first story featured in the storywalk is “The Snowy Nap” by Jan Brett.…

Pine River Library expands curbside service
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Pine River Library expands curbside service

January 8, 2021

The library will offer curbside service from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday to Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. In addition to half an hour desktop computer…

Durango Public Library announces January events
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Durango Public Library announces January events

January 8, 2021

Ongoing programs: Weekly activity kits for children and teens every Tuesday through the end of the year (excluding holiday weeks). Kits include the necessary supplies for one child to complete…

Lava spatters, flows inside crater of Hawaii volcano
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Lava spatters, flows inside crater of Hawaii volcano

January 4, 2021

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said the lava is confined to the summit crater of Kilauea, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Sunday. The eruption began Dec. 20 within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park…

Lumien Apartments community grateful to community partners
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Lumien Apartments community grateful to community partners

January 1, 2021

We specifically want to thank Housing Solutions for the Southwest, Axis Health Systems, Manna soup kitchen, Southwest Center for Independence, La Plata Family Center, Colorado Division of Housing, Rainbow Housing…

Community Connections grateful for community support
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Community Connections grateful for community support

January 1, 2021

From the Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado CERF award to those who rounded up at Kroegers, the 60-plus sponsors and 250 participants to a highly successful first-ever virtual Festival of…

Shackleton expedition artifacts to be donated to UK museums
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Shackleton expedition artifacts to be donated to UK museums

December 28, 2020

A conservator surveys an 11-foot wooden sled used on Anglo-Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton’s British Antarctic Expedition at Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre in London. A sled and flag once used…