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Photo: Downhill racers – 1966-67
And the West is History

Photo: Downhill racers – 1966-67

October 19, 2020

According to Durango ski historian Robert McDaniel, the Durango Ski Club started sponsoring local ski competitions in the late 1930s. When Dolph Kuss arrived in the early 1950s, he established…

Thank you to a young man named Jack
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Thank you to a young man named Jack

October 16, 2020

As I was driving to work, the route is from Pagosa Springs to Durango, I found myself stuck on the side of the road with a flat tire. With the…

July births
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July births

October 16, 2020

Sarah Connon and Martin Rivera, Ignacio, Marti’n Dregan Rivera Jr., 8 pounds 10 ounces, 8:13 a.m. July 2.Colynn Begay and Roberto Denezpi, Durango, Robert Denezpi II, 6 pounds 14 ounces,…

Registration for youth sports opens
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Registration for youth sports opens

October 16, 2020

Durango Youth House Hockey League is a skills-based program for ages 5 to 14. Players practice in a competitive teaching environment with qualified coaching staff, managed through USA Hockey’s American…

Agent offers Medicare coaching
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Agent offers Medicare coaching

October 16, 2020

Moore is a volunteer coach and adviser with information about affordable rates, when companies increase rates and insurance quotes. She is available to advise residents about final costs and assist…

Center of Southwest Studies to host virtual lecture
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Center of Southwest Studies to host virtual lecture

October 16, 2020

Historian and author Steve Friesen will share a timeline of William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody’s life and legacy, illuminated by stories and historic photographs. The presentation will include information about…

History Colorado to host free archaeology classes
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History Colorado to host free archaeology classes

October 14, 2020

These free classes are open to the public, with no prior classes required. Archaeological Dating Methods: 4:30-6 p.m., Monday and Wednesday, Oct. 19 to Nov. 18, Zoom.Prehistoric Lithic Description and…

Reproductive health care shifts to Axis
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Reproductive health care shifts to Axis

October 12, 2020

Effective Jan. 1, 2021, Axis Health System will take over providing Title X services for both counties. SJBPH and Axis will continue their partnership to provide reproductive health care and…

Centura Health offers take-home Naloxone kits
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Centura Health offers take-home Naloxone kits

October 12, 2020

Statewide, experts predict 2020 could bring a more than 60% increase in drug-related fatalities and anticipate a potential 300% increase in overdose deaths from the opioid drug fentanyl. Centura Health…

Antibody drugs are no cure but seem promising for COVID-19
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Antibody drugs are no cure but seem promising for COVID-19

October 12, 2020

Vials are inspected at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’ facilities in New York state for efforts on an experimental coronavirus antibody drug. Antibodies are proteins the body makes when an infection occurs; they…

Scientists return from Arctic with wealth of climate data
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Scientists return from Arctic with wealth of climate data

October 12, 2020

The research vessel ‘Polarstern’ returns to Bremerhaven, Germany, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. The icebreaker, carrying scientists on a year-long international effort to study the high Arctic, has returned to its…