Chocolate Oasis to be held Saturday

Nature’s Oasis will host the second annual Chocolate Oasis from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at 300 South Camino del Rio.

The event will feature complimentary health screenings, a children’s Valentine-making table, chocolates, demonstrations and a drawing for roses. The Kiwanis Club of Durango will provide children IDs, and a blood mobile will be accepting donations from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For more information, visit www.shopnaturesoasis.com.

Historical Society to host special event

Members of the La Plata County Historical Society are invited to a members-only event from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Animas Museum, 3065 West Second Ave.

There will be a special viewing of artifacts from the museum’s permanent collection. A Ute courting flute added to the collection in 2010 will make its debut, and the entire collection of glass insulators will be on display.

While the event is for members, there will be membership forms on hand, so attendees can join the society.

Commissioners to host meeting in Bayfield

The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners will continue a series of “On the Road” meetings and invites the public to join them to discuss issues of interest or concern about La Plata County.

The next meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at the Bayfield Town Hall, 1199 Bayfield Parkway in Bayfield.

For more information, call 382-6219.

Financial series to be held in Bayfield

The series “Legally Secure Your Financial Future” will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 21, and 28 in the library meeting room at the Lavenia McCoy Public Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive in Bayfield.

The series, sponsored by Colorado State University Extension Service, will provide information about organizing personal records, advance directives and estate planning.

Wendy Rice will teach, and there will be guest speakers about specific topics. Participants also will receive a binder of materials. There is a $25 materials fee for the binder. Advance sign-up is required.

Sign up in advance and pay the $25 materials fee at the library’s checkout desk.

For more information, call 884-2222, ext. 10.

Bayfield library to show film

The Lavenia McCoy Public Library in Bayfield will show the film “The Last of the Mohicans” at 2 p.m. Monday in the library meeting room, 395 Bayfield Center Drive.

The film is the latest retelling of the James Fennimore Cooper classic and stars Daniel Day-Lewis as the frontiersman Natty Bumppo, who finds himself thrown into the conflict of the French and Indian War.

Admission and popcorn are free.

For more information, call 884-2222.

Divorce, custody seminar to meet

A “Doing Your Own Divorce and/or Custody in Colorado” seminar will be held at 6 p.m. Monday at the Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave.

The seminar will be presented by a volunteer attorney from Southwest Bar Volunteer Legal Aid. The seminar is free and advance registration is not required. Anyone who wants to apply for the free book of forms and instructions is encouraged to arrive 10 minutes early.

For more information, call 247-0266.

New parking rules set for Vallecito ski trails

Public parking at Vallecito Reservoir, where skiers access the Vallecito Nordic Ski Club ski trails, will be restricted to the west side of Forest Road 603 beginning Friday.

Vehicles parked on both sides of the road have been blocking the snowplow and have created a safety issue by potentially blocking emergency access to the area.

The public will continue to be able to use the road to access the ski trails, but the east side of the road will be posted with no parkingsigns.

Skiers will be able to turn around and park on the west side of the road in a manner that will not block the flow of traffic.

For more information, call 884-2512.

Herald Staff