Road Runner has holiday schedule
Road Runner Transportation and Dial A Ride in Ignacio will not have service Monday in observance of Memorial Day.
Regular service will resume Tuesday. Road Runner Stage Lines will operate its regular schedule, including Monday.
For more information, visit www.sucap.org/roadrunnertransit.
Memorial Day events announced
These activities will be held in celebration of the Memorial Day holiday:
Flag placement at the Marvel, Redmesa and Kline cemeteries will take place at 10 a.m. Friday. Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will participate.
Flag placement at Greenmount Cemetery will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday. Members of the VFW, American Legion, the Vietnam Veterans Association and area Boy Scouts will participate. Volunteers are welcome and should bring a long Phillips-head screwdriver.
Buddy Poppy distribution will take place all day Saturday at area stores.
Main Avenue flag placement by the VFW will take place at 7 a.m. Monday.
The Durango Vietnam Memorial Ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. Monday.
The Greenmount Veterans Memorial Ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. Monday.
A wreath ceremony will take place at noon Monday at the Ninth Street Bridge to honor all those who died at sea defending the country.
Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion open house activities will take place at 1 p.m. Monday.
Flag pickup will take place at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Greenmount Cemetery. Volunteers will meet at the American Legion Memorial at Greenmount Cemetery.
Cultural center opens for summer
The Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum, 503 Ouray Drive in Ignacio, will open for summer hours Saturday.
The center will celebrate the Bear Dance weekend with a temporary art exhibit titled “It’s a Family Thing.” Various vendors will be on hand.
The center’s summer hours will be from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
For more information, call 563-9583.
Horseback rides aid wounded veterans
For the last several years, Circle K Ranch, 27758 Colorado Highway 145 in Dolores, and Telluride Adaptive Sports have partnered to offer horseback riding to the Wounded Warriors Program. Some of the riders have extreme spinal injuries that require the use of a special saddle, called an adaptive saddle.
Saddle maker Randy Bird will demonstrate the adaptive saddle on May 30. Bird suffered a spinal injury, and he is paralyzed from the chest down.
His therapy saddle has enabled him to be the only paralyzed contestant in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and win Reserve World Champion at the American Paint Horse Association World Show. Other activities that day will include a silent auction, Western-style dinner and entertainment with Western performer, RJ Vandygriff, a member of the Texas Musicians Hall of fame. All proceeds will go toward the purchase of the saddles.
Dinner and show tickets are $25 each for ages 12 and older and $12 for ages 5 to 11.
For more information, call 562-3826.
DHS Class of 1975 to host reunion
Durango High School Class of 1975 is looking for classmates to attend its 40th reunion planned for Sept. 18-19.
For more information, call Mary Jeanne (Krul) Brittain at 247-1611 or visit www.dhsclassof1975.com.
Mac N Cheese festival needs volunteers
Volunteers are needed for the Mac N Cheese Festival on June 13.
Volunteers will receive free entry into part of the event. Positions include mac and cheese or beer servers, security or cleanup. Proceeds will benefit United Way of Southwest Colorado.
To sign up, email peggye@unitedway-swco.org.
Herald Staff
