Living Wage Coalition to meet Monday

The La Plata Living Wage Coalition will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday in the board room located on the first floor of the Commons Building, 701 Camino del Rio.

This potluck is open to the public.

For more information, call 335-8114.

Back Country Horsemen to meet

The Four Corners Back Country Horsemen will meet at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave.

Guests are encouraged to attend. The meeting will include the election of board members for 2016, a PowerPoint presentation showing some of the group’s 2015 trail projects and passing the “Talking Stick” to hear from anyone who wants to speak.

For more information, visit www.4cbch.org, call 749-0316 or email cathyroberts08@gmail.com.

Buddhist retreat to host open house

Tara Mandala Buddhist Retreat Center, 4000 Forest Service Road 649 in Pagosa Springs, will hold an open house on Sunday.

The open house will include a walking tour of the land and three-story mandala temple, short introduction to meditation, question-and-answer session and free vegetarian buffet lunch. Participants should arrive by 9:30 a.m.; the event will begin at 10 a.m. Preregistration is requested. Visitors must sign-in. The tour will start promptly at 10 a.m. and ends at 1 p.m., followed by lunch. The Tara Mandala Store will be open. There is no charge, but reservations are required in advance.

For more information, call 731-3711, ext. 108, or email registrar@taramandala.org. To reserve a space, visit http://taramandala.org/program/tara-mandala-open-house-5/ and click on the “register now” button.

Ranger district to burn slash piles

The San Juan National Forest Columbine Ranger District plans to burn slash piles in the Sauls Creek and Yellow Jacket areas, as weather allows, from now until the end of December.

Piles to be burned are the result of recent thinning and firewood activities. Operations typically take place after snowfall for safety reasons. Firefighters will ignite and closely monitor pile-burning activities, which should not affect public access or use of these areas.

For more information, call 884-1425.

Herald Staff