Pull up a chair for yoga at senior center
The Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave., is offering Chair Yoga from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesdays.
Participants will learn balance and mind-body connection. Class includes stretching and chair exercises meant to relieve stress and encourage strength and harmony in the body and mind. Yoga can help increase flexibility, prevent injury, increase energy levels and muscle tone and help with weight loss. The entire class can be done from a chair or standing beside a chair for support.
The first class is free. After that, the cost is $3 per class or $15 for a five-class punch pass.
For more information, call 382-6428.
Durango will spray Saturday for weeds
The Durango Parks and Recreation Department will be spraying these areas through Saturday: Santa Rita Park, non-turf areas; open space at Holly Avenue and 31st Street; entrance to Skyridge Subdivision; open field above the City Reservoir; open-space areas along the Animas River Trail; along highways, open space and medians from the U.S. Highway 550/160 west intersection to U.S. Highway 550/160 east intersection; ditch along the trail by Geoglein Gulch Road; guardrails on Roosa Avenue; Santa Rita Drive; North College Drive; and Camino del Rio.
The city has contracted with Scott’s Pro-Lawn for turf fertilization and noxious-weed abatement. The herbicide that will be used is called Vessel Broadleaf Herbicide.
For more information, call 375-7380.
Durango Bird Club hits the field Saturday
The Durango Bird Club field trip for May will take place Saturday at the old Fort Lewis College campus in Hesperus.
The group will meet at the Hesperus U.S. post office branch and gas station lot at 7 a.m. (weather permitting), and by 7:15 a.m., the group will follow each other to the old FLC campus parking lot, where the birding will begin by 7:30 a.m. This easy level, free birding hike will last about 1½ hours.
Postal Service to hold mailbox food drive
The National Association of Letter Carriers and the U.S. Postal Service will hold their 23rd annual Stamp Out Hunger National Food Drive on Saturday.
People should leave a bag containing nonperishable food donations at their mailbox Saturday, and the mail carrier will do the rest.
All donations will go to the Durango Food Bank. Needed items include canned proteins, canned vegetables, canned fruits, dried or canned beans, soups and breakfast items. People should not include glass items.
Site-surveying class available at FLC
Assistant State Archaeologist Kevin Black will teach a class on “Basic Site Surveying Techniques” from May 29 to June 1 at the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College.
This 25-hour course is part of the Program for Avocational Archaeological Certification, and it is open to the public. No previous classes are required.
The course will discuss site identification, surveying methods, recording procedures, basic equipment uses, reading topographic maps and field procedures. At least a half-day will be spent in the field putting to use the information discussed in class. This course provides valuable information for any prospective archaeological field worker or a volunteer on a dig.
The cost for the class is $12.
For more information, visit www.historycolorado.org/oahp/basic-site-surveying-techniques. To register, call Tish Varney at 259-4099 or email tishvarney@att.net before Monday.
CDOT calls attention to motorcycle safety
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, and the Colorado Department of Transportation has begun “Ride Wise,” its campaign promoting safety on motorcycles.
The campaign, an effort to promote motorcycle-operator safety training courses across the state, targets older male riders who may have thousands of miles of experience, yet little to zero hours of formal training on safe riding.
The Colorado Motorcycle Operator Safety Training program is comprised of 13 independent vendors across the state that provide riding-safety training courses for various abilities. The curriculum incorporates classroom education with real-life application on controlled courses.
For more information, visit www.codot.gov/safety/live-to-ride.
Humane Society joins pet challenge
The La Plata County Humane Society is participating in the Saving Pets Challenge.
The challenge is a monthlong contest for animal shelters nationwide. The goal is to raise the most money. First place will receive $50,000, second $20,000, third place $10,000, fourth $7,500, and last will receive $5,000.
In addition to the overall challenge, there will be these bonus challenges:
The charity that receives the most donations from Tuesday to May 19 will win $5,000.
Every charity that gets at least five donations from May 19 to May 26 will be entered for a chance to play rock, paper, scissors. The winner will get $2,000 and a feature on the CrowdRise homepage. The loser will get $1,000.
Every charity that raises at least $500 from May 26 to June 2 will get entered for a chance to win $3,000. There will be two winners.
The first 100 donations of at least $25 will get a $25 match from June 2 to June 5.
For more information, visit www.crowdrise.com/savingpetschallenge.
Calling all tenants: Know your rights
A free presentation about tenant rights in Colorado will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. May 14 at the Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave.
For more information, call 247-0266.
Herald Staff
