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<br />1!j00 block QfWl'~t Third An~IlUe at
<br />8;26 a.lIl.
<br />:\. man. 23, reponed panhan.
<br />dlill~ in tIll' GOO block of ~tain r\y.
<br />r:nlle at 10:56 a.m. Police wid him
<br />to IJlO\'f' alon~.
<br />A grass fire reported 011 the (or.
<br />ner of Second Street and E<lSI
<br />Eighth.'\\'('nucat 1:19 p.m. The fire
<br />,,'as put under control, bill police
<br />later fonfiscatcd some fire"'"Olks
<br />from a !o..-ycar-o!fl ho~'.
<br />A man. 19, dIed fophoplifling: a
<br />pair of $6 sllngla,,-~cs from Kroe-
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<br />Mercy Medical Ccn"tcr. Ollt" mall,
<br />29, was cited for menacing and was
<br />taken lO jail. Another mall. 30, was
<br />taken lo:iail on a criminal....'arr.ml.
<br />Officers responded to 88 inci.
<br />dents in this 2-t-hour period.
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<br />La Plata Co. Sheriff
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<br />A n:pon of a man, 3[), not brea-
<br />thing at the Besl Wc:ilern I)urgat-
<br />ory, ,Il 2:40, Emergency crews re-
<br />spondl"d. but by 3:39 p.m. lhe
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<br />The Birthing Center at Mercy
<br />ROll and Ihaoke Erickson, Dur-
<br />ango. girl. Kau. 6 pounds, 7 ounces,
<br />9:2:1 a.m.,junc 19.
<br />Lee and Marianne Gurule, Our-
<br />ango, girl, ~torlf-ln l.ee, 7 pounds,
<br />.56 ounces, 9:36 p.m., July 2.
<br />Barhara Bond, Duran~, boy.ja-
<br />son, 7 pounds, 1.9 ounces, 6:43
<br />p,m.,july 3.
<br />Kevin and Lori Roark, Ignacio.
<br />hoy, lan, 6 pounds, 14 ounces,
<br />12:49 a.m., Jut}' 5.
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<br />olll{'r wilderness areas.
<br />The I louse \'('fsion of the bill,
<br />which ha'lpasst'd outufthe Interior
<br />COlllll1ittet' for considcraliun by
<br />the entire Ilome. is silent on water
<br />bnguage, The J lome bill docs nol
<br />make the: Piedra wildemess, bllt re-
<br />tains the area in \\;Irlerness study
<br />statuS, '
<br />If the II()Use passcs a bill, a
<br />Ilome/Senatc conference com-
<br />mince mllst resolve differences be-
<br />lwcell tilt" t,\'() \'en;-ions for any bill
<br />to lwcome law this session.
<br />The innovative plan ,.'ould carve
<br />Qlll a "den'!opment allowallce~ in a
<br />Ph'dra \.'i1derness in-stn"am flow
<br />right to he held by lhe hoard.
<br />The allo'l'o',lIlce would set aside a
<br />certain amount ofv.';\ter for unsp<~c-
<br />ified, future den'topmellt on pri.
<br />vate and federal land~ located be.
<br />tween tilt" proposed Piedra v.;lder.
<br />ness and the Weminuche
<br />Wilderness l\tea to the lIorth,
<br />Thai development allowance
<br />would be senior to the ....;Iderness
<br />right, but the amounl theoretically
<br />would be such a smal\ percenL'lge
<br />of the Pit'dra's now, the wiltlerne..s
<br />woukl not be compromised.
<br />GWen staITmt'mber nOln ~leni.
<br />man propoo;("d 111e plan after meet-
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<br />ing wilh lando....T1crs and a state wa-
<br />ter resources engineer to counter
<br />lht" Piedra wilderness waler-rights
<br />recommendations fonvarded by
<br />the Forest Sen;ce in January,
<br />The water hoard rejected that
<br />plan, which specified the minimum
<br />Oows needed for 111e Piedra,
<br />The nt-w plan would determine
<br />the amounl of acre fect of w3tcr
<br />Ilt'eded for dew'lopment by calcu-
<br />lating the acreage potentially irrig-
<br />able for pasture.
<br />Merriman So"1id that preliminary
<br />sludies indicate 2,9.10 acres of pri-
<br />'late land could he com'crled to pas-
<br />tme in the future, which would re-
<br />quire 3,800 acre-fect of water a year.
<br />An acre-fool cO\"ers one acre ofhnd
<br />one foot det'D,
<br />TIle 3,800 number does not in-
<br />dude potential irrigalion Oil forest
<br />lands abO\'e the \,'i1derne:-s, storage
<br />potenlial and f'\'aporation.
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<br />Although the de\'e1opment al-
<br />lowance \\-'ould be calculated con-
<br />~jdering agriculture use, de\"elop-
<br />ment would not be restricted to
<br />agriculture a.s long as the use did
<br />not exceed the total allowance.
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<br />~Il could be summer homes,a re-
<br />sort or agriculture, We're not sa)"
<br />ing what it has 10 be,~ Merriman
<br />said.
<br />Both Forest $en-;ce Tc-presenta.
<br />ti\'es and a landowner at Thursd"y'~
<br />meeting ~d tlley appro\"cd of the
<br />concept, but would need to see the
<br />final number proposed for the de-
<br />wlopment allowance,
<br />"The concept is acceptable," Ed
<br />Toner, Hinsdale County commis..-
<br />sioner who owns land above lhe
<br />Piedra. '"The landO'>'lllers have to go
<br />back and revie'w the figures."
<br />Toner said de\'elopment above
<br />the Piedra is a definile potcntial.
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<br />is just one month away. Aug.
<br />12-16,
<br />For the seventh consecutive
<br />year, the La Plata COunty Fair
<br />Board and the Durango Herald
<br />have combined efforts to pro-
<br />duce a special section on the
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<br />fair. Included is a complete sche-
<br />dule of events and interesting
<br />stories on various facets of the
<br />annual gathering. You'll read ab-
<br />out a host of people who make
<br />the fair happen. Don't miss this
<br />2().page section coming in Sun-
<br />day's Herald.
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