Dissolution of San Juan Basin Public Health district via a joint resolution was approved by La Plata County Board of Commissioners at their November 15, 2022 meeting. Specifically, the La Plata County and Archuleta County Boards voted the dissolution of SJBPH to occur on December 31, 2023. When La Plata County creates its new health department, they will begin by funding it with $750,000 dollars, said County Commissioner Marsha Porter Norton. Reasons given by the County Manager Chuck Stevens and County Commissioner Porter Norton for…

Search and rescue professional and City of Durango resident Leo Lloyd III died of a heart attack while mountain biking with one of his sons on August 4, 2022. He had received numerous COVID-19 jabs, his brother said. At the age of 60, Lloyd will be known for how kind and caring he was for his friends and family, his brother Joe Lloyd said. “He’s just a good guy,” said Lloyd. “If you were ever to go climbing with him and he was teaching you…

An unlawful discriminatory sign that attempted to prohibit skateboards or bicycles at Rotary Park under the pretense of a City of Durango ordinance was removed by public officials within a week of me raising questions about it. Specifically, the sign said, “No Skateboards or Bicycles In Park. Violators will be Prosecuted City Ordinance #1834.” Fortunately, there is NOT actually an Ordinance #1834 that prohibits skateboards or bicycles in Rotary Park. In fact, my search of city ordinances on the city’s public records portal web page…

The Colorado State Board of Education chided the Durango School District 9-R Board of Education for not cooperating with a charter school application process. Vice Chair Steve Durham, of the State Board of Education, said that he noticed a pattern. “I really think that this is typical of what we see out of the Durango School District. Rather than working cooperatively and in good will with people, that board goes out of its way not to.” Durango School District 9-R had ignored Ascent Classical Academy…

A 6-year-old Durango boy who had a stroke and became paralyzed following his experimental-use (EUA) COVID-19 vaccination has returned home to recover after his hospitalization. He is home and he’s under the care of his parents, said Karen Zink, the great aunt of Abel Short. Zink was unwilling to talk much about Abel, saying that to do so would be speaking out of turn, given the private lifestyles of his parents. However, Zink did say that 6-year-old Abel Short had received a COVID-19 vaccine. She…

A new trail is being constructed on Half Ridge Trail (formerly known as Raider Ridge) that briefly follows the alignment of the old Kitty Charmer Trail. The trail is not done yet. Once opened, it will cross over the Nose of the ridge several times. R.I.P. Kitty Charmer Trail–A trail loved by many, closed by City officials Previous iterations of Kitty Charmer Trail had super fun dirt jumps. It’s unclear if this new trail will have any jumps. However, it should have some dirt jumps.…

Pericarditis was the “natural” cause of death that pathologist Dr. Michael Arnall listed on an Autopsy Report for a young teenage girl on February 5, 2022. Samantha Ann Rock, 13, of Ignacio, died on December 19, 2021 at Mercy Medical Center, according to her obituary. What’s unnatural about the listed “natural” cause of death was that teenage girls rarely die of pericarditis–with or without a COVID-19 infection present. Local pathologist gives context to natural versus accidental manners of death To put some context to the…

An existing city ordinance was amended by Durango City Council on April 19, 2022 to allow class 1 electrical assisted bikes at Twin Buttes Open Space trails. Specifically, they voted to amend Article 3, Chapter 18 of the code of ordinances for the City of Durango. Ordinance 2022-16 regulates the use of vehicles on parks, trails and open space, and the amendment creates an additional exception for class 1 electrical assisted bicycles located within Twin Buttes development, and declaring an effective date. “It’s kind of…

A vaccinated employee of San Juan Basin Public Health died of an enlarged heart last year, according to the pathologist’s autopsy report. The death certificate of Lesley Marie, 56 years old, lists her manner of death as natural. At the same time, it lists her cause of death as cardiomegaly. She died at home on September 11, 2021. Marie was a mother and grandmother of several children in Durango. On Linkedin, Marie is listed as the Deputy Director of Administrative Services at San Juan Basin…

Establishments in Durango are discriminating against people based on COVID-19 medical procedures, but they are easy to avoid. This post contains an ongoing list of businesses and non-profit organizations that discriminate against people at their facilities or events who are unwilling or unable to engage in COVID-19 medical procedures. 3rd Ave Arts and St. Mark’s Episcopal Church–establishments that discriminate Alarmingly, the church is being used as a facility for 3rd Ave Arts that’s excluding those who refuse to participate in medical rape prior to entering…

Durango School District 9-R Board of Education is suing Ascent Classical Academies for submitting its application top open a charter school too early before the deadline that the District established. In a mostly inaudible study session that was broadcasted on Zoom, the Board President Kristin Smith announced the lawsuit on March 8, 2022. “Under state law, the Board of Education has exclusive authority to authorize charter schools within District boundaries. This means that any group interested in opening a charter school here must apply to…

A Durango man is walking and driving again after being hospitalized due to blood clots that his doctor said were probably caused by the J&J/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine, the man said. Andrew Pietrack is the husband of Aruna, and a father of a newborn. Before the adverse event, he worked as a baseball coach. Pietrack has no family history of blood clotting disorders, he said. While Pietrack did receive a J&J/Janssen jab which is known to cause blood clots, his doctors had previously thought that the…

CJ’s Diner lawsuit against several prominent state officials was dismissed by a Colorado District Court judge last week. The lawsuit filed by CJ’s Diner, and supported by La Plata County Business Alliance, was against Colorado’s Governor Jared Polis, the Colorado Department of Public Health (CDPHE) and San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) in response to their collective actions against the well-established community diner. The owners Jerry and Carrie Martinez decided to take action after receiving a cease and desist order from the local health department.…

San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) are deceiving the general public about the availability of the FDA-approved COVID-19 Comirnaty vaccine. Alarmingly, SJBPH is following the lead of CDPHE and the FDA in saying that the approved Pfizer Comirnaty vaccine is available. However, Comirnaty is not really available in the United States, according to officials at the participating clinics and pharmacies. Yet, these public health officials claim that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and it’s ingredients are…

Gift cards, gift certificates and tokens were awarded to EUA COVID-19 vaccine recipients in Durango, Pagosa Springs and Ignacio in 2021 by officials with San Juan Basin Public Health. Statewide, the cards and vouchers were offered by the state of Colorado through the Comeback Cash program as a financial incentive for getting vaccinated. The gift cards were given out in Walmart parking lots and various businesses and schools to those who received a 1st or 2nd dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. For example, in an…

A protest against the mask mandate at Durango School District 9-R was attended by about 30 people at Escalante Middle School. Adam Howell is a writer who believes in free press and the importance of the constitution. He can be reached by clicking on this link to the contact page.

A Powerhouse Science Center virtual speaker presentation about viruses, vaccines and immunity spread at least five points of misinformation under the guise of truth, live on Facebook. Namely, the lecture was hosted by Executive Director Jeff Susor who moderated a PowerPoint type of presentation by Marc L Masor, Ph.D. Masor said that he got his Ph.D in nutrition before becoming a research scientist and working for Abbott Laboratories for 16 years. Abbott is a company that produces nutritional products and influenza vaccines, among other things.…

Overend Mountain Park is an open space area with trails, natural beauty, and wildlife that makes Durango such a great place to live. It’s also important to understand the history of this area, and what the founders of this park had in mind when it was transferred from private to public ownership. That history has been distorted by City officials since the year 2017. Secondly, it happened at the November, 2019 joint advisory board meeting about electrical assisted bicycles. Then, it was misrepresented again at…

A civil suit against Archuleta County Sheriff Rich Valdez, former Undersheriff Derek Woodman and other Archuleta County officials seeks financial compensation for their alleged involvement in violating the rights of two men. Plaintiffs Nicholas (Koli) Kazarinoff and Jimmy Jones filed the 42 USC § 1983 lawsuit in U.S. District Court on January 21, 2022 following an incident that occurred on February 7, 2021. Specifically, the plaintiffs claim that defendants pulled them over in Jones’s vehicle. The law enforcement defendants pulled Koli from the vehicle, thereby…

Bill Brandau was a motorcyclist, restaurant manager, husband, and father of three children, 5 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. He loved to ride his Harley Davidson motorcycle, according to his grandson, Brandon Silva. “He loved his dogs Stitch, Rocky, Roxy, all of his dogs. They’re all crazy,” his grandson Joseph Vigil Junior said. Brandau managed Willow, 7 River and RTG restaurants at Sky Ute Casino. They’re owned by Southern Ute Tribe. Alike many people, Bill Brandau took one of the COVID-19 vaccines. They’re called “safe…