The Durango Telegraph, Feb. 29, 2024

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Musical month kicks off with ska-punk and triple bill side Lights, camera, action

DIFF returns with everything from drama to docs

March madness

River of denial

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Roll ’em

It’s hard to go wrong at DIFF, but here’s a few to whet your appetite by Missy Votel

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River of denial?

Disinformation campaign against memorial doesn’t hold water by Jonathan Thompson / Land Desk

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Mancos superbill, ska-punk and Skii tour kick off month of music by Jon

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Ear to the ground:

“When I got home, I couldn’t see for a week. The doctor told me that’s what happens when you get older.”

– The perils of doing drugs in the desert after a certain age

Crying wolf

Since 10 wolves were reintroduced to northern Colorado this winter, there have been more than 50 reported sightings via an online form on the Colorado Parks and Wildlife website. Seeing as how it’s been a hot minute, or never, since most Coloradoans have seen a wolf, some reports have proven more helpful than others.

The Vail Daily, which is near the epicenter of where the wolves were released, recently published some of the better desciptions (names and exact locations were redacted):

• “Wolf-sized.”

• “Large.”

• “Appeared to be generally happy, prancing down the road.”

• “Trotted out to where we were on the hill and where I peed.”

• “I accidently said ‘Hi, Puppy!’ because I thought it was a large dog approaching us.”

Many of the reports are too vague for CPW officials to verify, Eric Odell, wolf conservation program manager, told the Daily.

“Most … there’s just not enough information to say anything,” Odell said. “But when we get a report and say ‘Oh yeah that very well could be a wolf.’ It’s less than 1%.”

Ideally, those who think they see a wolf should snap a photo. A photo of the tracks –including the full stride and some kind of object to show scale – can also help.

The first five wolves were released in Grand County on Dec. 19. Since then, five more were released. Two more migrated into the state naturally from Wyoming. In all, reintroduction will entail the release of 30-50 wolves over a three-to five-year period. CPW doesn’t plan to release any more wolves until next winter.

While the released wolves have tracking collars, their offspring, of course, will not. “If people were to see wolves, or what they think are wolves, in areas where we don’t have a collared wolf, that would be really interesting,” Odell said.

If you think you see a wolf, first pick your jaw up off the ground. Then, snap a photo with that fancy iPhone and fill out a report at tinyurl.com/fr67ecdn. Be prepared to answer a slew of questions, like: What color was the animal? Was it wearing a collar? What was its ear position? How long was its tail?

“Without really good information, it’s hard to make as much of each report,” Odell said.

And don’t lose heart if your sighting just turns out to be a coyote in wolf’s clothing. Dispelling rumors of a sighting is just as important as verifying them, Odell said.

Flying leap

Today is Leap Day. On such a holy day as this, nothing grabs an elated reader’s attention like math.

Get this. The Telegraph has been publishing on Thursday for 21 years, unless I’m wrong about that. But Leap Day leaps onto Thursdays only once every 28 years, unless calendars and Wikipedia are wrong about that. Therefore, this very day is the first Leap Day issue of the Telegraph in the history of the entire universe.

But that’s not all. Sure, the next such issue will drop in 2052, give or take a few threats to our democracy and Missy’s threshold for unsolicited letters to the editor. But I, your favorite columnist (or at least your third-longest-tenured one), write only one out of every five weeks. So, just playing the digits here, I’ll have to wait FIVE MORE LEAP DAY ISSUES, which I can’t calculate in years because I’m an English major who didn’t benefit from Common Core math in school. I only got to benefit from D.A.R.E, where I and many of my peers developed an uncanny ability to recognize street drugs in a word search and laughed a lot about the word “crack.”

So! This is a literal once-in-my-lifetime opportunity, this chance to write a Leap Day La Vida. In the immortal words of Alexander Hamilton, I’d rather not blow my chance.

Which is why it’s such a shame that I have nothing better to write about than social isolation.

Now I, personally, do not suffer from social isolation. I get off on it. I’m celebrating Leap Day entirely by myself, with no company at all, except, of course, my two dogs and the staff where I’ll pick up dinner and maybe some pay-by-the-minute phone entertainer and, naturally, whoever I happen to run into while taking my dogs on a walk to pick up dinner, because it never fails that I run into SOMEONE when I’m busy trying to celebrate a joyous occasion in a public space by myself.

to anyone but themselves, and I for some reason engage them. I’ll start to wonder if they even have a point besides filling space, but I can tell just by looking that they’re barely even halfway finished with their spiel, and I’m too polite and/or inept to just stop reading – erm, I mean listening – so I tough it out as an act of public service to the socially isolated who, unlike me, are unhappy with the condition.

It occurs to me, though, that the true meaning of Leap Day is the inspiration to become, if not a better, at least a different person for a day. I really shouldn’t be quietly tolerating my fellow man. Rather, I should be getting far, far away from him.

Take one friend of mine who – on this very Leap Day – is flying to Los Angeles. The City of Angels! The city of dreams! Where anything is possible, so long as it can be achieved while sitting in traffic. She has the right idea: Go where there are so many people that none of them want anything to do with you.

I know this is how Los Angeles works because I was just there. Right idea, poor timing – I missed the entire Leap Day celebration of solitude. But while there, the only strangers who spoke to me were the volunteers hammering me to sign some petition or other. I learned, straight away, that they needed signatures from Los Angeles residents. So, unlike when I’m on my local walks, I could just say, “Sorry, I don’t live here,” and I won points for not ignoring them while also not breaking my stride.

Then, I just dropped my shoulder and elbowed my way through, which on the surface seems rude, except really I was simply saving their time and breath for someone who is a better human being than I am.

But other people really and truly do suffer from social isolation. It’s a serious issue for many. I can usually identify them as the people I run into on walks. They are so hungry for human interaction, and lack the resources to pay for it, that they’ll stop me to prattle on and on about things that really do not matter

Thumbin’It

The opening of Axis Integrated Healthcare in the old Mercury building. The facility will house behavioral, primary and dental services, creating a “one-stop” shop for care and hopefully helping to fill a void in local mental health care.

Durango Police rolling out a new fleet of hybrid Ford F150s to replace their aging, gas-guzzling Chevy Tahoes. At least if the new rigs have to idle at the ready outside the station, they won’t be spewing CO2.

And speaking of greenhouse gases, Colorado has hit 80% of its goal to cut carbon emissions by 2030. But there’s still work to be done to reach 100%, such as passenger rail, plugging old oil wells, and more renewable energy.

All this to say, believe it or not, that while you commemorate today according to your own traditional customs, there are others less fortunate than you who have no one to celebrate with. Then there are others even less fortunate than them, those who have too many people interfering with their festivities. Don’t wait 140 years to reach out to them. Do it today: gesture at your earbuds apologetically, mouth “sorry” at them, and keep on walking.

– Zach Hively

SignoftheDownfall:

Flaco, the fugitive owl who escaped his cage at the Central Park Zoo a year ago and was living free, is dead. Apparently, even really wise birds still fly into windows.

Rainbow flags would be banned in Tennessee classrooms in a bill advancing through the state’s Legislature. Thank god, because we would never want kids to feel accepted or free from persecution. (The Confederate Flag is perfectly OK for “approved curriculum and certain historical items.”)

We will abstain from cliches about apples and trees, but Lauren Boebert’s son, Tyler, 18, (and father to Boebert’s first grandchild), was arrested for vehicle and property thefts this week in Rifle. Maybe a move to Sterling will do him good, too.

It nearly rectum!

60-year-old Mitchel Vest – who’s fond of wearing kilts in public for reasons that will soon be revealed – was arrested earlier this month for shoving antiques up his butt while walking through two different thrift stores,and then putting the items back on the shelves for unsuspecting shoppers. The tainted items included an old bottle opener, a makeup brush and an antique tobacco can in the shape of a tent, which must’ve been uncomfortable. Vest was charged with criminal mischief and released on a $100 bond, all thanks to his kilty pleasure.

War comes home

Middle East conflict reverberates in tiny town 7,000 miles from Gaza

by Matt Witt

At the coffee shops in Talent, the little Oregon town where I live, the conversation is often about the high cost of housing or the way the weather has been dramatically changing.

But lately another topic has crept in –the escalation of violence in Israel and Palestine.

That might seem surprising since my town is more than 7,000 miles from Gaza, where in just a few months more than 29,000 people have been killed and nearly 2 million have been driven from their homes. But what is happening there reverberates here in its own way.

For one thing, much of the funding for Israel’s assault on Gaza comes from U.S. taxpayers. Since Israel was formed 75 years ago by displacing more than 700,000 Palestinians from their communities, the United States has provided the Israeli military with more than $225 billion in today’s dollars.

“A lot of us are questioning why our elected officials sign off on billions for military spending overseas with such ease,” Rianna Koppel, a solar energy worker who lives in our community of 6,000, said.

Koppel is a member of a local group of Jewish residents, affiliated with the national organization called Jewish Voice for Peace. They have organized a series of protests, film showings and

events, all aimed at encouraging elected officials to support a change in U.S. policy.

They say their focus is on four goals: “bringing about an immediate and permanent ceasefire, freeing hostages and prisoners held by both Hamas and Israel, getting much needed humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza, and ending U.S. military aid to Israel.”

Responding to those concerns, the mayor and City Council of Talent sent a letter to our representative in Congress and our state’s two U.S. senators, urging them to support those same four goals.

Jason Clark, the town councilor who drafted the letter, said that he is “deeply saddened and horrified by the loss of all innocent life in this conflict and that it has been allowed to go on for this long.”

He added, “People all over the world want a negotiated solution that provides

peace and justice for both Israelis and Palestinians. More military aid just provokes more resistance and makes a negotiated solution harder to achieve.”

One recipient of the letter from our town, Oregon Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley, joined the call for a ceasefire.

Of course, this issue is highly controversial, and not everyone in the valley where I live agrees that it needs to be open for public discussion. In November, local rabbis organized what they said was a Rally Against Antisemitism. One of them, whose synagogue was fundraising to send military equipment to Israeli soldiers, equated criticism of Israeli government policies with antisemitism and urged residents to “call it out.”

To be sure, antisemitism is present in many rural western communities like ours. A few days after Thanksgiving, law enforcement agencies in four towns

within a few miles of my home reported that during the night, antisemitic material had been deposited outside hundreds of local residences. The material directed residents to a video that included laudatory clips of Adolf Hitler.

But local critics of the Israeli assault on Gaza, supposedly to rid it of Hamas, say hateful, antisemitic attacks like we have seen here recently make it even more important to speak out for a just peace in Palestine and Israel.

“Incidents of antisemitism and Islamophobia are increasing, not just around here, but all over the world as a side effect of this war,” Koppel said. “We need our elected officials to help find a better way.”

Matt Witt is a contributor to Writers on the Range, writersontherange.org, an independent nonprofit dedicated to spurring lively conversation about the West. He is a writer and photographer in Talent, Ore. ■

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A group protests the violence of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict recently in Talent, Ore./ Courtesy photo

Helping rural schools

We are a third of the way through our time in the Legislature this year, and I anticipate the next two thirds will consist of long nights, in-depth debate, dozens of meetings and some good legislation for Colorado.

Several of the bills I am sponsoring are starting in the House, or have already passed through the Senate and are headed my way. The flow is steadily increasing, as is the work load.

In the House Business committee last week, I presented HB 24-1160 to continue a successful program that increases the capacity building of small businesses. The Economic Development Organization Action Grant provides grants to Colorado-based economic development organizations (EDO) that attract, retain, promote and expand local businesses.

In the two years the program has been going, 55 organizations in 34 counties received money, helping businesses continue to support and guide local economic activity.

The fund created 33 new businesses, and 612 businesses received assistance.

Some 268 jobs were created, and 19 more were sustained. The EDOs added 414 new

members to their rosters, 669 relationships were maintained between EDOs and businesses, and 2,847 entrepreneurs started and maintained their businesses.

We had testimony from business leaders from around the state, and the bill passed unanimously. I am proud to not only promote the benefits of shopping locally but am doing something about it.

In the Education Committee next week, I am presenting a bill modeling the successful partnership between traditional and charter schools in Durango. The legislation, HB 24-1154, does not mandate but opens the opportunity for other districts to run bonds with their Charter School Institute schools for capital construction, land or facility needs.

As they do in Durango, the bond funds are split proportionately between the schools. As District 9-R discovered, asking voters for money for both charters and traditional schools helps all public school students. Rep. Ron Weinberg and I are getting an encouraging response as we head to our first public forum, and we’re hoping that continues.

On March 14, I am running a bill to help address recruitment and retention of teachers. It seemed like the Colorado

Department of Education website was too confusing if all a person wanted to know was how to become a teacher, so

The CDE and I have been working on a website for all potential teachers,

whether they are in college, exploring options in high school, employed and ready to switch jobs, or working at one school, looking at what is available at others. The website will be shared on the sites of all school district sites, which will be able to post job openings for everyone, not just those in their geographical area. This makes finding relevant information a lot easier.

Another bill I am running concerns principal and superintendent PERA retirees who may want to fill an open position in a rural district. Two years after they retire, they may return to a school to work, without hurting their current PERA benefits. They will still pay into the system, as will the districts, so PERA will not lose money.

When talking with district superintendents last fall, I heard about the necessity of this bill as rural schools, in particular, are affected most by the administrative shortage. I am happy to respond.

– Rep. Barbara McLachlan, D-Durango

Not ready to make nice

Ben Long’s “Writers on the Range” article (Telegraph, Feb. 15) advocates for environmentalists and ranchers to work together toward preserving Western land; a noble goal. However, he makes no mention of the huge carbon

footprint of livestock over the centuries – livestock is responsible for nearly 20% of global greenhouse gases that are causing the climate catastrophe.

He makes no mention of the pittance in grazing fees ranchers pay to the federal government for rights to graze on public land and the disgusting bovine diarrhea everywhere on those lands, especially in the pristine mountain water. He makes no mention of the horrific deforestation around the globe to create grazing land for cows, and he makes no mention of the fact that literally everyone of the ranches in the United States is a legacy property inherited from someone who stole the land from the First Nations People who lived sustainably with the bison and had no need for cows.

So, when he says we should collaborate, what I hear him saying is, just shut up environmentalists.

Jonathan Romeo’s article (Feb. 15) discusses the potential for a bike trail between Durango and Hermosa, a fantastic idea. But I’ll take it one step further, how about we get rid of that obnoxiously loud, horribly polluting and major fire-hazard train? By simply removing the steel tracks and the railroad ties, we’d have the single greatest bike trail on the planet! People would come from all over the world to ride that trail. And, the righteous green

liberals of Durango would no longer have to live with the hypocrisy of having a coal-fired train in their town.

– Paul Larson, SW Colorado

Meet the candidates

La Plata Dems lunchtime speaker series, “The Club,” continues Tues., March 5 at 1 p.m. We’ll hear from several candidates for CU Regents and our candidate for Congressional District 3, Adam Frisch (www.adamforcolorado.com). Why should you join? CU Regents set tuition for each campus; they hire the president, auditor, treasurer and secretary; they approve tenure for professors; and they approve the $5.5 billion annual budget, with an economic impact of over $9 billion! CU is the third-largest employer in Colorado with 36,000 people.

Two candidates are running for CU Regent at-Large. Elliot Hood (www.hoodforcolorado.com/about) is a school attorney who advocates for school districts and educators across Colorado, from large districts on the Front Range to smaller districts on the Eastern plains and Western slope. He has advocated for teachers, stood up for gender inclusion and anti-racism efforts, and fought for students with disabilities.

Charles Johnson (www.cj4cu.com/ #MEETCJ) has a commitment to CU that spans 35 years from student government to athletic director to his current role as a member of the Board of Trustees. His drive to provide greater access and opportunities for all students is well established.

Robert Logan (www.loganforcu.com/), running for CU Regent for CD3, is wellknown in Durango. He’s a fifthgeneration SW Coloradan with a deep love for the state. He joined the Air Force in 1977, became a jet mechanic. When he got out, Robert earned his business degree and teaching license at Fort Lewis College. He earned a Masters of Divinity from Denver Seminary. He’s been a Durango High School educator for the past 25 years.

Adam Frisch ran the closest race in the country in 2022. His loss by 546 votes to incumbent Congresswoman Lauren Boebert spurred him to run again, and this time it turns out he won’t be facing her again – she has gone off to run in CD4. Join us to hear how the campaign is going and what issues he is tackling. There will be Q&As! Sessions will be recorded and available next day or so. Register for the zoom link at www.laplatadems.org.

– Karen Pontius, Durango

Lights, camera, action

DIFF returns for 19th year with something for everyone

by Missy Votel

It may not be Cannes. And that’s a good thing. Now in its 19th year, the homegrown Durango Independent Film Festival doesn’t have a lot of glitz, glamor or red carpet rubbernecking. What it does have is close to 100 quality films from around the world – as well as our own back yard – including shorts, full-length features, documentaries and animation.

This year’s festival kicked off Feb. 28 with a free movie night and continues through the weekend, with screenings at the Gaslight Twin Cinema and Durango Arts Center. Each film will be shown twice to give folks ample opportunity to see all the films on their wish list.

In addition, there will be Q&As, filmmaker receptions and coffees, and plenty of other opportunities for film buffs to get the whole immersive experience.

“We had more submissions than ever this year,” DIFF Executive Director Carol Fleisher said Monday. “We have films from 37 countries. There’s lots for everybody.”

Fleisher said she has been busy learning the velvet ropes since taking over director duties from former longtime director Joanie Fraughton last fall. But, Fleisher notes she couldn’t have done it without the outpouring of community support.

“It’s been a transition year with me being so brand-spanking new,” she said. “The community has really rallied. I’ve been awed by how people have stepped up.”

A former teacher of video production at Fort Lewis College as well as a documentary filmmaker for the last 40 years, Fleisher said she is most excited about the films showing this year that came out of the Native Lens program. A collaboration between Rocky Mountain

PBS, FLC and the KSUT Tribal Media Center, the program seeks to give voice to the stories of Native Americans.

“It’s a way to try to remove barriers between filmmakers and their storytelling,” she said. “There aren’t many training programs for young Native American storytellers.”

As a result, a Native Lens fellowship sponsors a five-day “film bootcamp,” as she calls it, where teams of four or five are

paired with mentors, learn the craft of filmmaking and ultimately, produce a film. Some of those films will premiere at DIFF at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Durango Arts Center. There will be a reception beforehand with the filmmakers from 34:30 p.m. Saturday at Sorrel Sky Gallery.

“This is the second year we’ve done it,” she said. “It was such a huge success last year that we’re driving to do more fellowship opportunities to help build a

workforce for Native American storytelling.”

Admittedly, Fleisher said she’s been too preoccupied with coordinating all the festival’s moving parts this year to see a lot of the films. “I’ve been so busy that I’ve only seen three films,” she said. “But they’ve all been great!”

But fear not – the films have all been prescreened and carefully curated by the festival’s selection committee. Fleisher said although viewers can’t go wrong with any of the films, a few creating a buzz include:

• “Bones of Crows” (127 min., drama) - Removed from their family home and forced into Canada’s residential school system, Cree musical prodigy Aline and her siblings are plunged into a struggle for survival. “Bones of Crows” is Aline’s journey from child to matriarch, a moving multigenerational epic of resilience, survival and the pursuit of justice.

“It is a very powerful story,” said Fleischer.

• “Mom and Dad’s Nipple Factory” (82 min., documentary)When Randi is diagnosed with breast cancer, her husband, Brian, a conservative Midwest family man, embarks on an extraordinary journey to boost her morale, which turns into a homespun prosthetic nipple business, all while staying under the radar from their friends, their church and their five children.

“It’s really outstanding,” commented Fleisher (and with a title like that, how could it not be?)

• “Proof of Concept” (6 min., narrative short) - An aspiring auteur tries coaxing her dad and uncle into financing her first short film but winds up raising more questions than dollars.

• “Why Not Us?” (10 min., documentary short) - Based on the efforts of Durango high school students to be allowed to carry Narcan at school following the overdose death of a classmate.

• “Body of a Line (10 min., adventure) - Madaleine Sorkin undertakes an intimate and creative journey to climb the most difficult rock climb above 13,500 feet in the world: the DunnWestbay Direct on Longs Peak (Nen-

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• “For When You Get Lost” (96 min., narrative feature) - In this comingof-middle-age dark comedy, June Stevenson drags her estranged sisters on a road trip up the Pacific Coast in order to make amends with their difficult father before he dies. Along the way, she distracts herself with picturesque landmarks, craft breweries and picturesque men in craft breweries.

But ultimately, she must face the fact that there’s more to her family’s fractures than she thought. Inspired by a real road trip.

Of course, this only scratches the surface of the myriad offerings at this year’s festival. Fortunately, there are also a myriad of options for passes, ranging from the allaccess ($300/one or go in with a buddy for $450/two) to transferable 10- and 6pal paks ($130 and $80, respectively.) In addition, single tickets can be bought individually starting 15 minutes before the show at the theater, depending on availability.

Fleisher noted that advance sales have doubled this year over last year. However, with each film showing twice, she said most folks should have a chance to see the films of their choice.

“I think we’ve got it pretty well planned out,” she said.

She also wanted to make a point of letting passholders know that, unlike past years, they will have to pick their passes up in person at the DIFF Box Office, inside Four Leaves Winery, 528 Main Ave. The box office is open Thurs. - Sat., 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

“Every single passholder has to get their pass at Four Leaves Winery,” she reiterated.

And when the last curtain has fallen and the last corn has been popped, get ready for 2025 – which will be the festival’s 20th anniversary.

“We’re going to blow it out,” said Fleisher. ■

For a more complete schedule and info., go to the DIFF website: www.durangofilm.org

A scene from “For When You Get Lost,” a full-length feature described as a “coming-of-middle-age story about family, death and beer.”

A hopping weekend

Saxamaphones, local super bands and Skii Tour

by Jon E. Lynch

In a wholehearted attempt to live more in gratitude and not feel repelled by compliments, I’d like to get this out of the way: Thank you. Thanks to the fervent readers of the Durango Telegraph and the feedback I received on last month’s Kill Yr Idols. I’m consistently sur- prised by this paper’s readership. Given the ways and means our community can show up for the arts, I really shouldn’t be. Most months, I approach my column with a relative shouting (OK, per haps more of a blasé “in case anyone is curious”) into the void of music- and recordadjacent topics, and hap penings about town with a more than healthy dose of non sequiturs. Jefe Missy al lows me serious width and breadth, and I’m apprecia tive to her as well. This is no way self-deprecating; I’d truly hate to edit me.

Let’s stay focused and get to it. There are a handful of music and art offerings in the coming days. If you’re one of the many loyal readers that swoop up The Telegraph the day it hits the newsstand, you’re in luck. On Thurs., Feb. 29, at 7 p.m., ride your bike, walk or kick-push yourself over to Anarchy Brewing to catch Hans Gruber and the Die Hards with local openers Acid Wrench. To call this Austin, Texas, quintet(-ish) a ska-punk band seems reductive – but their albums are released on Ska Punk International Records, sooo yeah. Guess it’s OK to call them the s-p descriptor (and I don’t mean shit-poop, though I get the impression the band might appreciate me referring to them as that). Their songs come in short, frenetic bursts of fury, and according to the overwhelming majority of online commentors, their live show is not to be missed. I was sold by the skronk of the saxamaphone and “The Ballad of Burro the Man.”

The festival runs through Sunday, and as a regular attendee, I can attest there is no wrong program to catch. But get there early, as seats are limited. See the full schedule of events and buy passes at durangofilm.org.

For those looking for what’s likely to be a sweat-fueled dance party, the Animas City Theatre is bringing SkiiTour featuring BåbÿDėl & RED (sponsored by an energy drink I’m purposely refusing to mention) out of Whistler, B.C., for a night of “feel-good house music that keeps the vibe groovy as well as channeling a retro ski aesthetic.” Get tickets online at animascitytheatre.com and do NOT fall for second- or thirdparty ticket resellers to the show. Ever.

The best bet in my estimation for Sat., March 2, is to head over to Montezuma County for the first-ever “Mixed in Mancos” at The Mancos Opera House. Featuring a heavyweight lineup of local bands: The Crags, Farmington Hill and Little Wilderness, the night of music will benefit the Mancos Creative District. Per the press release, this event will be recorded, and a live album will later be released on CD and vinyl. The bands playing are incentive enough and – while stylistically diverse – they are all arguably in the conversation around the tightest, most cohesive bands regularly gigging in the area. Desert psych, country-fried garage twang, and hard charging, indie-pop rock and roll: there’s something for just about any music lover. Get tickets and preorder your media of choice at www.eventbrite.com. I also recommend getting a room at the recently refurbished Mesa Verde Motel if you plan on imbibing.

Fri., March 1, has a bevy of options. You can hit up the 19th annual Durango Independent Film Festival with screenings at the Durango Arts Center and Gaslight Twin Cinema.

For Sun., March 3, I’ll be recharging, and with all intent, getting to a bit of life choring. That isn’t to say I won’t make it to a DIFF film, the recently wrapped show at Studio &, some of the San Juan Symphony Bach Festival Student Recitals (check the schedule at durangoconcerts.com), to Farmington for “Dune Part Two” or even skiing. But I’m shit-pooped just thinking that far ahead. Did I miss your event? My bad. There’s usually a lot going on in our quaint mountain town, and in the words of The Parting Gifts, I’m bound to let you down. Feel free to let me know way in advance about the thing you’re most excited about at my email. And, as always, reach out with questions, comments and gripes. Especially the gripes. KDUR_PD@fortlewis.edu. ■

Not holding water

Fact-checking disinformation campaign to quash Dolores monument

by Jonathan Thompson

An effort is blossoming to protect a stretch of western Colorado’s Dolores River and its tributaries with a national monument designation. While the proposed boundaries haven’t been nailed down yet, the monument likely would include the river corridor in Montrose and Mesa counties, downstream of a proposed national conservation area that is still working its way through Congress. A designation would withdraw the canyons – many of which have remained relatively pristine despite being in the middle of the Uravan uranium belt – from future mining claims and oil and gas leases, while not affecting existing valid claims or private land.

Unfortunately, a misinformed movement has emerged aimed at nipping the monument in the bud.

Last week, someone named Sean Pond started an online petition (and an accompanying Facebook page) aimed at halting “the designation of the Dolores River National Monument.” He claims the petition is “born out of a deeply personal concern for the residents of Gateway, Paradox, Bedrock, Nucla and Naturita,” and claims a monument would “impose severe economic hardships” on those communities by leading “to an immediate cessation of mining activities that many local families depend on for their income.” He goes on to say that hunting and grazing would be outlawed and the freedom to enjoy outdoor activities curtailed.

If all that were true, then Pond’s petition might make sense. But it’s not true. Which is to say that the petition is using disinformation to incite fear and build opposition.

To clear things up, let’s do a little fact check:

• Mining: A national monument designation would have zero effect on: existing, valid mining claims; patented claims (i.e. private land); or active Department of Energy uranium leases. This means that a national monument would not affect existing mining activities and would not in any way lead to a “cessation of mining activities.” If you don’t believe me, just take a look at the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah KukveniAncestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument designated by President Biden last year. The controversial Pinyon Plains mine lies within the boundaries of the monument, and Energy Fuels is currently ramping it up for production.

And even if it were to affect existing mining activities (again, it won’t), the notion that “many local

families” depend on mining in that area is a bit of a stretch, because the uranium industry has been in a zombified state since the 1980s. The primary mining activity lately has been reclamation work – which is great! – but even that’s stalling out and, again, it won’t be affected by a national monument.

• Grazing: Every national monument has its own set of rules, but most national monuments overseen by the Bureau of Land Management allow cattle grazing and have maintained the same number of permitted cattle as before designation, e.g.: Grand Staircase-Escalante, Canyon of the Ancients and Bears Ears national monuments. They also allow hunting. They also allow motorized travel on thousands of miles of designated routes. National monuments do not inherently curtail outdoor recreation any more than other federal land designations.

• Economic impacts: If a monument has any

economic impact on the area’s communities, it likely will be a positive one, because a monument will draw tourists who will spend money in area businesses.

• Land grab: A national monument only affects land that is already managed by the federal government. It is not a “land grab.” It is not an effort by the government to seize control of something it doesn’t already control.

I know, sometimes I sound like a damned broken record. But I guess I hope that if I repeat myself enough, folks might hear the facts. It’s not the opposition to the national monument that bothers me; there are legitimate reasons to be wary of such things. It’s the fact that the campaign to quash the proposal is based on lies.

The Land Desk is a newsletter from Jonathan P. Thompson, author of “River of Lost Souls,” “Behind the Slickrock Curtain” and “Sagebrush Empire.” To subscribe, go to: www.landdesk.org. ■

The historic flume hanging above the Dolores River in western Colorado. This stretch would likely be included in a proposed national monument./ Photo by Jonathan P. Thompson

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Durango Independent Film Festival, Gaslight Cinema and Durango Arts Center, durangofilm.org

Storytime, 11 a.m., Pine River Public Library, 395 Bayfield Center Dr, Bayfield

Police Department/City Hall Virtual Forum, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., register durangoco.gov/calendar.aspx

Workforce Housing 101 webinar, financing strategies with CHFA, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., via Zoom, yeslpc.com/events/housing-101/

Culture Club Book Club, 12-1 p.m., Center for Innovation, 835 Main Ave.

Live music by Free Range Buddhas, 5-7 p.m., Ska Brewing, 225 Girard St.

Durango Green Drinks hosted by City of Durango, SW Conservation Corps and Citizens Climate Lobby, 5-7 p.m., 11th Street Station, 1101 Main Ave.

Leah Orlikowski plays, 5-8 p.m., El Rancho Tavern, 975 Main Ave.

Durango Independent Film Festival Meet & Greet, 5:30-7:30 p.m., EsoTerra Ciderworks, 558 Main

Tea & Tinsel Thursdays, 12-4 p.m., Durango Sustainable Goods, 1259 Main Ave.

First Fridays: Hot Mike Art Party, 5 p.m., EsoTerra Ciderworks, 558 Main Ave.

Live music by Rob Webster, 6-9 p.m., The Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.

Live music by Tim Sullivan, 6-9 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.

“The Wolves,” presented by Fort Lewis Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Gallery Theatre, Fort Lewis College

Drag Trivia, 7:30 p.m., Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave.

Friday01

Durango Independent Film Festival, Gaslight Cinema and Durango Arts Center, durangofilm.org

Full Body Stretch, 8:15 a.m., Pine River Public Library, 395 Bayfield Center Dr., Bayfield

Live music by Gary B. Walker, piano, 10:15 a.m.–12 noon, Jean-Pierre, 601 Main Ave.

Post-Mardi Gras Party and Parade, 12-3 p.m., The Powderhouse, Purgatory Resort

Friday Mocktail Happy Hour, 3:30-6 p.m., Durango Sustainable Goods,1259 Main Ave.

Local First’s First Friday, 4-7 p.m., Durango

Cash is King & Deep Meditations with the Cows, 4 p.m., Gallery 1135, 1135 Main Ave.

The ArtRoom Collective First Friday Art Crawl, 4-7 p.m., Smiley Building,1309 E 3rd Ave.

Connections Across Continents Opening Reception, 5-7 p.m., Blue Rain Gallery, 934 Main

Leah Orlikowski, 5-8 p.m., El Rancho, 975 Main.

Architecture of Durango, 5-9 p.m., Create Art and Tea, 1015 Main Ave.

Let’s Love Lettering, 5:30 p.m., The ArtRoom at The Smiley.

Live music by Donny Johnson, 6-9 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.

Author Lisa C. Taylor presents her new book, 6 p.m., Bomdiggity, 106 W. Grand Ave., Mancos

Animas River Days MC contest, 6-8 p.m., Durango Elks Lodge, animasriverydays.com

Live music by Dustin Burley, 6-9 p.m., The Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.

DHS PTO Winter Wonderland Gala, 6-9 p.m., The Powerhouse, 1333 Camino Del Rio

Friday Dance! 6 p.m. West Coast swing lesson; 7 p.m. dance-of-the-month lesson; 8-10 p.m. open dancing, VFW, durangodancing.com

Durango Independent Film Festival: Meet the Filmmakers, 6-8 p.m., The Oxford 119 W. 8th St.

“Urinetown: The Musical,” 7-9 p.m., Durango High School Auditorium, 2390 Main Ave.

“The Wolves,” presented by FLC Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Gallery Theatre, Fort Lewis College

Aria PettyOne presents Aria’s Pizza Party, 8:30-9:30 p.m., Father’s Daughters Pizza, 640 Main

SkiiTour with BåbÿDėl, 9 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E College

Saturday02

Durango Independent Film Festival, Gaslight Cinema and Durango Arts Center, durangofilm.org

College Connection & Coffee, 7-8 a.m., Lola’s Place, 725 E 2nd Ave.

Coke Race #2, 9 a.m.-12 noon, Durango Nordic Center, 49786 Hwy 550 N

Seed Exchange, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Animas Valley Grange, 7271 CR 203

“The Wolves,” presented by FLC Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Gallery Theatre, Fort Lewis College

“Urinetown: The Musical,” 2-4 p.m., Durango High School Auditorium, 2390 Main Ave.

Durango Independent Film Festival: Native Lens Reception, 3-4:30 p.m., Sorrel Sky Gallery, 828 Main Ave.

Durango Independent Film Festival: Native Lens Film Showcase, 5 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave.

“Mixed in Mancos” featuring The Crags, Farmington Hill and Little Wilderness, 5 p.m., Mancos Opera House, 136 Grand Ave., Mancos

Adam Swanson plays ragtime, 5:30-10 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.

Live music by Matt Rupnow, 6-9 p.m., The Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.

“Urinetown: The Musical,” 7-9 p.m., Durango High School Auditorium, 2390 Main Ave.

“Facets,” dance performance featuring 20 Moons Dance Co. and the San Juan Symphony in conjunction with the Bach Festival, 7 p.m., Stillwater Music Lightbox, 1316 Main Ave.

“The Wolves,” presented by FLC Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Gallery Theatre, Fort Lewis College

Sunday03

Community Knitting & Crochet Group, 10-11 a.m., Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Dr.

Durango Food Not Bombs mutual aid and potluck, 2-4 p.m., Buckley Park

“The Wolves,” presented by FLC Theatre, 2 p.m., Gallery Theatre, Fort Lewis College

AskRachel Booked up, arm candy and breaking wind

Interesting fact: 767 million print books were sold in the U.S. in 2023. That’s enough to build one hell of a fort.

Dear Rachel,

Where do all the books go? They keep making them. Stores keep selling them. Some go to White Rabbit or the Humane Society. But for all the books printed every year, they have to go somewhere. I’d expect mounds of books in the streets. Don’t tell me some people are actually burning them or recycling them. It seems like a book shouldn’t be destroyed. But where do they end up? I need to know.

– Bound and Determined

Dear Book Ended,

Easy. They go into little free libraries. Just kidding. There aren’t enough little free libraries in the world. Frankly I do not know where these books go. It seems like some of them just disintegrate into

“(Good) Grief” FLC Symphonic Band Concert, 3 p.m., Community Concert Hall, 1000 Rim Dr.

Durango Palestine Solidarity rally, 4 p.m., Buckley Park, 12th St. and Main Ave.

Live music by Joel Racheff, 6-9 p.m., The Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.

Hawaiian Beach Party, 7 p.m., The Subterrain, 900 Main Ave., Suite F

Monday04

San Juan Symphony: Bach’s Lunch Concert No. 1, 12 noon, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 910 E. 3rd Ave.

Meditation and Dharma Talk, 5:30 p.m., Durango Dharma Center, 1800 E 3rd Ave., Ste. 109, or at www.durango dharmacenter.org

Jack Ellis and Larry Carver, 6-9 p.m., Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave.

thin air. Which is possible. I have this set of Narnia books from when I was a kid, and every time I move, there’s one fewer of them. Soon I’ll be down to just a lion and a wardrobe.

– Archival quality, Rachel

Dear Rachel, Yo, I just got the best compliment from a woman ever. She said she likes my arms. I don’t like my arms, but she does. Now all I want to do is work out my arms. But maybe she likes my arms just the way they are, and I shouldn’t try to make them any better? Or does this mean I should improve something else? Maybe my calves need to catch up? You’re a neutral party, and a woman, what do you think?

Dear Left to Limbs,

– Right to Arms

Just some random woman? Or one you’re actually, I don’t know, cohabitat-

“Reel Rock 18,” 7 p.m., Community Concert Hall at FLC,1000 Rim Dr.

Tuesday05

Yoga for All, 9-10 a.m., Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Dr., Bayfield

Yoga for Kids, 10:15-11 a.m., Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Dr.

Cowboy Tuesdays, 12 noon, Strater Hotel/Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.

San Juan Symphony: Bach’s Lunch Concert No. 2, 12 noon, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 910 E. 3rd Ave.

La Plata Dems Candidate Forum with District 3 Candidate Adam Frisch and CU Regents candidates, 1-2:30 p.m., via Zoom, www.laplatadems.org/events

Friends of the Library Shed Book Sale, 1-3 p.m., Pine River Public Library, 395 Bayfield Center Dr, Bayfield

ing with? Because if it’s the first, you already blew your shot. She wanted you to invite her out for a night hanging on your arm right then and there. And if it’s the second, it’s probably a nice ploy to get you to carry the garbage out or something. Which is also a decent way to flex those biceps.

– Armed and dangerous, Rachel

Dear Rachel,

I think I’m a pretty easygoing person. I’ll smile while finishing a hike in the rain. I’m game to get snowed in. But as soon as the wind cranks up, I crank up the cranky. I get tired, irritable and snippy. I hate cleaning grit out of my ears. But I also can’t afford to run away to a beach in Mexico every windy season. How can I hunker down and survive this?

– Winded Up

Dear Wound Tight, I recommend building yourself a

Slow Bluegrass Jam, 5:30-7:30 p.m., General Palmer Hotel, 567 Main Ave.

Live music by Jason Thies, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.

La Plata County Assessor Carrie Woodson presents to the Rotary Club of Durango, 6 p.m., Strater Hotel, 699 Main

Randy Crumbaugh, 6-9 p.m., The Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.

Man 2 Man Prostate Cancer Support Group, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Durango Public Library, Room 1

Big Something with The Ries Brothers, 8 p.m., Animas City Theatre

Wednesday06

Restorative Yoga for Cancer, 9:3010:45 a.m., Smiley Building, Room 20A. cancersupportswco.org/calendar

Yoga With In the Weeds, 10-11

Email Rachel at

book fort. There should be endless construction materials floating around out there. Make it thick enough, and the sound of wind won’t permeate. Plus, you can read the writing on the walls! Or in the walls. One book at a time, and by the time you finish, we’ll be all the way back to next windy season, and you can start again.

– Turn the page, Rachel

a.m., The Hive, 1150 Main Ave., Ste. A

San Juan Symphony Bach’s Lunch Concert No. 3, 12 p.m., St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 910 E. 3rd Ave.

Junior STEAM Power Hour, 4 p.m., Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Dr.

Live music Gary Watkins, 5:30-9 p.m., Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave.

Black Balloon Day, 5:30-7 p.m., Fort Lewis College Student Union Ballroom

Word Honey Poetry Workshop, 67:30 p.m., The Hive, 1150 Main Ave

Live music by Terry Rickard, 6-9 p.m., The Office, 699 Main Ave

Open Mic, 6:30 p.m., EsoTerra Ciderworks, 558 Main Ave.

“Urinetown: The Musical,” 7-9 p.m., Durango High School Auditorium

by Rob Brezsny

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In my astrological estimation, the coming weeks will be an ideal time for you to declare amnesty, negotiate truces and shed resentments. Other recommended activities: Find ways to joke about embarrassing memories, break a bad habit and throw away stuff you no longer need. Just do the best you can as you carry out these assignments; you don’t have to be perfect. For inspiration, read the words from poet David Whyte: “When you forgive others, they may not notice, but you will heal. Forgiveness is not something we do for others; it is a gift to ourselves.”

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Many of you Tauruses have a robust capacity for doing diligent, effective work. Many of you also have capacity for pursuing sensual delights and cultivating healing beauty. When your mental health is functioning at peak levels, these two drives are complementary; they don’t get in each other’s way. If you ever fall out of your healthy rhythm, these drives may conflict. My wish for you in the coming months is that they will be in synergistic harmony, humming along with grace. That’s also my prediction: I foresee you will do just that.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Many people choose entertainers and celebrity athletes for their heroes. It doesn’t bother me if they do. But the superstars who provoke my adoration are likely to be artists and activists. Author Rebecca Solnit is one. Potawatomi biologist and author Robin Wall Kimmerer. The four musicians in the Ukrainian band DahkaBrakha. Poet Rita Dove and novelist Haruki Murakami. What about you, Gemini? Who are the heroes who move you and shake you in all the best ways? Now is a time to be extra proactive in learning from your heroes and rounding up new heroes to be influenced by.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your homework is to work on coordinating two issues that are key to your life’s purpose. The first of these issues is your fervent longing to make your distinctive mark on this crazy, chaotic world. The second issue is your need to cultivate sweet privacy and protective self-care. These themes may sometimes seem to be opposed. But with even just a little ingenious effort, you can get them to weave together beautifully. Now is a good time to cultivate this healing magic.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): If you don’t recognize the face in the mirror right now, that’s a good thing. If you feel unfamiliar feelings or find yourself entertaining unusual longings, those are also good. The voice of reason may say you should be worried about such phenomena. But as the voice of mischievous sagacity, I urge you to be curious and receptive. You are being invited to explore fertile possibilities that have previously been unavailable. Fate is offering you the chance to discover more about your potentials. At least for now, power can come from being unpredictable and investigating taboos.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I invite you to study the fine art of intimacy in coming weeks. Life’s rhythms will redound in your favor as you enjoy playing tenderly and freely with the people you care for. To aid in your efforts, here are three questions to ponder. 1. What aspects of togetherness might flourish if you approach them with less solemnity and more fun? 2. Could you give more of yourself to your relationships in ways that are enjoyable, not done out of duty? 3. Would you be willing to explore the possibility that the two of you could educate and ripen each other’s dark sides?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Creativity teacher Roger von Oech tells how bandleader Count Basie asked a club owner to fix his piano. A few weeks later, the owner called Basie to say everything was good. But when Basie arrived, the piano still had sour notes. “I thought you said you fixed it!” Basie complained. The owner said, “I did. I painted it.” The moral of the story for the rest of us, concludes von Oech, is that we’ve got to solve the right problems. I want you Libras to do that in the coming weeks. Make sure you identify what really needs changing, not some minor glitch.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Most of us have received poor education about love and intimacy. Given how much misinformation and propaganda we have absorbed, it’s amazing any of us have figured out how to create healthy relationships. That’s the bad news. The good news is you are cruising through a sustained phase when you’re far more likely to acquire vibrant teachings about this essential part of your life. I urge you to draw up a plan for how to take maximum advantage of the cosmic opportunity. For inspiration, here’s poet Rainer Maria Rilke: “For one human being to love another human being: that is perhaps the most difficult task entrusted to us, the ultimate task, the final test and proof, the work for which all other work is merely preparation.” (Translation by Stephen Mitchell.)

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The myths and legends of many cultures postulate the existence of spirits who are mischievous but not malevolent. They play harmless pranks. Their main purpose may be to remind us that another world overlaps with ours. And sometimes, the intention of these ethereal tricksters seems to be downright benevolent. They nudge us out of staid rhythms, mystifying us with freaky phenomena that suggest reality is not as solid and predictable as we imagine. I suspect you may soon have encounters with friendly poltergeists, fairies, ghosts, sprites or elves. My sense is that they will bring you odd but genuine blessings.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Some studies suggest that less than half of us have best friends. Men are even less likely to have beloved buddies than other genders. If you are one of these people, the coming weeks and months will be an excellent time to remedy the deficiency. Your ability to attract and bond with interesting allies will be higher than usual. If you do have best friends, I suggest you intensify your appreciation for and devotion to them. You need and deserve companions who respect you deeply, know you intimately and listen well. But you’ve got to remember that relationships like these require deep thought, hard work and honest expressions of feelings!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You Aquarians are among the best at enjoying a bird’s-eye perspective on the world. Soaring high above the mad chatter and clatter is your birthright and specialty. I love that about you, which is why I hardly ever shout up in your direction, “Get your ass back down to Earth!” However, I now suspect you are overdue to spend some quality time on the ground level. At least temporarily, I advise you to trade the bird’s-eye view for a worm’s-eye view. Don’t fret. It’s only for a short time. You’ll be aloft again soon.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In old Hawaii, people loved their deities but also demanded productive results. If a god stopped providing what people wanted, they might dismiss him and adopt a replacement. I invite you to experiment with a similar approach in the coming weeks. Are your divine helpers doing a good job? Are they supplying you with steady streams of inspiration, love and fulfillment? If not, fire them and scout around for substitutes. If they are performing well, pour out your soul in gratitude.

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Call for Volunteers

Help repair things at a Repair Café @ Durango Tool Library on April 21. Volunteers are needed for repairing: phones, tablets, computers; small kitchen appliances; clothing; outdoor gear; furniture and upholstery; stuffed animals. Learn more at durangotoollibrary.com/events.

Melania Alert

Missing from action. If you see her, call Nikki asap.

Friday 6pm Dancing Lesson at VFW Go to DurangoDancing.com to get on notification list.

KDUR is Celebrating 50 years in 2025. Staff is on the hunt for past DJs. Please email station manager Bryant Liggett, Liggett_b@fortlewis.edu

Classes/Workshops

Intro Aikido Series

Aikido promotes self-discovery through self-defense. Find the true you in the new you. 4-week intro class M 6-8pm begins Mar 4. Register at durango aikido.com. Text/call questions to 970426-5257.

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Missing Puppy

Bex was lost on Feb. 23, 2024, in Durango near Colorado Timberline Academy (about 15 miles north of town).

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Hiring Trail Crew

Are you passionate about trails and the outdoors? Are you dedicated, hard-working and driven? Durango Trails is hiring for the Trail Crew. Hours range from 10 hours a week to 30 depending availability and skill. Please submit your PDF resume now to: https://www.durangotrails.org/ join-our-team/

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Renting beautiful office downtown. Patio, sunlight, reception with park view. 970-247-1233

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2023 Trek Fuel Ex-e 9.8 XT e-MTB Size large. 214 mi on odometer. Like new. Color “Deep Smoke” (black). $6500 OBO. Call 505-320-0704. Serious offers only, please. In Durango. No shipping.

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New and in the box. Comes with user guide and all accessories: waterproof housing, handlebar/pole mount, mounts, battery, tethers, protective back cover, USB cable and lens cleaning cloth. $50. J.marie.pace@gmail.com

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Brighten up your space. Good selection of furniture, art, linens and other housewares. Looking to consign smaller furniture pieces. 572 E. 6th Ave. Open Mon.-Sat. 385-7336.

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Inside/outside storage near Durango and Bayfield. 10-x-20, $130. Outside spots: $65, with discounts available. RJ Mini Storage. 970-259-3494.

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