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e e nti11998. Simply Mon., Sept. 22, 1997 Man.. Sept. 22, 1997 Rocky MOunlaln ~ Heavy rains _Ie grief on West Slope After mudslide, 1-70 to reopen near Palisade By Stacy Finz Rocky Mmmtilll1 NI'I(.'S StaJfU'nta The westbound lanes on Inter. S!.lte 70 near PaIis~de, closed Sun- d~y hec~use of a mudslide, art' scheduled to reopen today, the Department of Tr~nsportation s~id late Sunday, Heavy r~ins sent pilt's of mud rolling onto the interst~te, hlock- ing a 4-mile stretch of the ro~d near the Western Slope town. Mo- torists were rerouted onto US 6 and 24 while workers loaded the mud and trucked it away. Other areas of western Colora- do also suffered from the rainy weekend. Much,of the region was under a flash-flood watch until midnight Sunday. The National Weather Service said heavy rains had saturated the ground and that additional heavy rains could cause excessive runoff and t1ash flooding, S(ornls in the already soaked Four Comers area Sumbl' after- noon c~used rockslides, blocked some county roads and threatened a trailer court in the Durango area, The State Patrol said a rock slide partially blocked U.S. 550 north of Durango. Mudslides on La Plata County Road 201 near the H{'rmosa trail head trapped recreationists tem- porarily Saturday and Sunday, Associated Press mntribufrd /0 this report. Fall comes in cool but should warm up soon r---.....'UII.---, I Rabies $3* I I So.. & s.m. Sept. 21 & 21 I KrnEN PACKAGE............... 20% OFF. I OEClAW.....................................$39. I SPAY.......,....................,.............. 539- I COMIINATION .....................,....510. I puppy PACKAGI.,......,..,....30% OFF. I HEARTWO.M..............................$10. I TEETH CLEANING..................."..$39. I NEUTE.S ....................................$19. I I ~::~t.~~~E PI~::: & D~= I I PRO-PET 989.170S I .'00'" OfT... :E:. ..Ii.... .....".. ..---------.. AIF C What) - Ref -- Saf - Fre - 24 ' Inte! 934 as~ . wet ouc j ( ........-.