Chimney Rock National Monument will open for the 2016 season on Sunday. The site is accessible for guided walking tours at 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
During peak season, from July 1 to Aug. 15, four daily tours will be offered. The Audio Kiva tour is available between 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. and includes a pre-recorded audio commentary that gives in-depth information about the structures viewed and the people who lived there.
The cost of either tour is $12 for adults, $5 for children ages 5-12, and children 5 and younger are free.
All tours are first-come, first-served. No reservations are required. For more information, visit www.chimneyrockco.org.
The Colorado Federation of Republican Women District will present “Engage to Win,” a communications workshop offered by Melanie Sturm from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at The Strater Hotel in Durango.
Cost is $40 per person which includes lunch and workshop materials. Engage to Win is a program Sturm co-founded in 2013. She shares her lessons on how to find common ground and agreement especially on the hot-button issues. Engage to Win will inform, inspire and motivate you to be more persuasive. For more information and to register, email swrepublicanwomen@gmail.com or call Sharla Dyar at 749-4647.
Five Rivers Trout Unlimited members appreciation party will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Edgemont Picnic Grounds.
The free event will be a get-together of food, fly-casting, and friendship in celebration of Five Rivers Trout Unlimited membership.
The Bureau of Reclamation is contracting with Weeminuche Construction Authority, a Ute Mountain Ute Tribe construction firm, for surveying and construction of the Lake Nighthorse boat inspection and decontamination station. Survey work and construction will begin this month.
The station will be located off County Road 210 at the entrance of the Lake Nighthorse Recreation Area. The purpose of the station is to prevent aquatic invasive species from being introduced into Lake Nighthorse. After construction is completed in September, the area will remain closed to all public access. For more information, visit http://www.usbr.gov.
The public is invited to a free workshop, “Meet the Labyrinth: A Walk for Mind, Body, and Spirit,” from 8:30 a.m. to noon May 21 in Conference Room A at Mercy Regional Medical Center. The workshop will be taught by Luri Owen of Durango, who is a Veriditas-trained labyrinth facilitator. Veriditas is a San-Francisco-based nonprofit that supports labyrinth education throughout the world.
The workshop will include walks of Mercy’s 11-circuit outdoor labyrinth, and a presentation on labyrinth history, contemporary uses, personal experiences with labyrinths, and how to include labyrinths in a personal spiritual practice.
The workshop is limited to 20 participants. To reserve a space, contact Mercy’s Department of Spiritual Care at 764-2340.
The workshop is sponsored by the hospital’s Compassionate Culture Initiatives, which offers mind-body-spirit wellness practices for hospital staff and the community.
Pine River Library will offer these programs:
Babysitter training class will be offered from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 26-27 for Bayfield-area teens. The cost is $40, scholarships are available. Applications are due May 20 and are available at http://prlibrary.org/events/event/babysitter-training and at the library. There are a limited number of spaces for Babysitter Training alumni who want to recertify their CPR/First Aid cards. The cost is $70.Acclaimed author Kevin Fedarko will speak about his book The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.The library will host a session to get input from teens and their families on what type of structures and elements they would like to see in the future park. The session will be from 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday. Local cookbook author, vegan chef, and wellness coach Tess Challis will host a “Guilt-Free Sweet Treats” cooking program at 6 p.m. Wednesday.For more information, call the library at 884-2222.
Herald Staff
