LPEA mails out new ballots for election
La Plata Electric Association’s 2015 director-election process experienced unanticipated issues when LPEA learned that some of the election materials were mailed without ballots in District 4 and with the incorrect ballots in District 2.
Some members in these districts will receive supplemental election materials. The Supplemental Ballots were mailed Wednesday. LPEA members in District 4, with essentially last names beginning P through S, received election packets without ballots. In District 2, the incorrect ballot was inserted in member packets with last names at the beginning of the alphabet.
Ballots must be returned by 4 p.m. May 15 to the La Plata County clerk’s office, either by mail or in person. Members can vote in person at the LPEA Annual Meeting at 9 a.m. May 16 at the Pagosa Springs High School.
Final 9Health Fair on Saturday in Bayfield
The final 9Health Fair in the southwest region will take place from 7 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Bayfield Elementary School, 511 E. Mustang Lane, Bayfield.
For more information, visit www.9HealthFair.org or call Terry Beebe at 759-3711.
Craft fair to benefit Christian camp
A Spring Craft Fair will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at 255 E. 11th St.
More than 25 local artisans will participate. Items will include homemade sugar scrubs, body butter, embroidery items, handmade quilts, diaper bags, crochet items, handmade jewelry, dolls and doll clothes, alpaca products from a local herd, glass art, painted and blown glass, jams, sauces, baked goods, chocolates, handmade wood puzzles, childrens’ clothes, framed hand-cut paper cuttings, fiber art, handmade leather items such as purses, belts, bags, journals, handmade baskets and more.
Local youths will serve breakfast burritos and sandwiches in the morning and chili, hamburgers and hot dogs in the afternoon.
Proceeds from booth sales will support scholarships for local youths to attend Four Corners Christian Camp in Mancos.
For more information, email 3cbollinger@gmail.com.
Flowers for feeders to keep bears away
In partnership with the Durango Botanical Society and AJ’s Greenhouse, Bear Smart Durango will exchange bird feeders in good condition for free hanging flower baskets that attract hummingbirds – not bears.
The first of four exchanges (while supplies last, one per customer) will take place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at AJ’s Greenhouse, 60 East Owen Road, near Three Springs. Exchanged bird feeders will be repurposed into flower baskets.
For more information, email bp@frontier.net or call 749-4262.
Native Roots Garden helps with your turf
Native Roots Garden Center will host a free class on turf care and maintenance at noon Saturday at 26266 U.S. Highway 160.
Participants will learn about different turf grasses for the area and how to maintain them. The class will last about one hour.
For more information, call 259-5111.
Take a full-moon hike under Flower Moon
Durango Nature Studies will host a full-moon hike under the Flower Moon from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Falls Creek.
The hike is free for members and $10 for nonmembers. Participants will learn about natural history, nocturnal animals, local landforms, astronomy, moon facts and legends.
To register, email sally@durangonaturestudies.org, call 769-1800 or visit www.durangonaturestudies.org/fullmoon.htm.
Trade Council calls for Nepal donations
The International Trade Council is calling for donations to aid in recovery and long-term rebuilding efforts in Nepal after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country.
The organization also is seeking corporate partners across the fields of engineering, power services, construction and sanitation to donate in-kind supplies which will be used in rebuilding.
To donate, visit www.tradecouncil.org/emergency-appeal or http://nepal-earthquake-relief-fund.causevox.com. People with in-kind donations can email nepal-help@tradecouncil.org. All of the donated funds will go directly to the disaster response.
FEMA awards money to La Plata County
Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded $8,194 to La Plata County and $2,800 to the San Juan National Forest to supplement existing emergency food and shelter programs within these jurisdictions.
Under grant terms, local agencies chosen to receive funds must: Be private, voluntary nonprofits with a voluntary board or units of government; have an accounting system; practice nondiscrimination; have demonstrated the capability to deliver emergency food and or shelter programs. Qualified agencies are urged to apply.
For more information or an application, visit Karla Davis at the Department of Human Services, 1060 East Second Ave., email daviskj@co.laplata.co.us or call 382-6121. The closing date for applications will be 5 p.m. May 12.
The local Emergency Food & Shelter board will convene to review applications and allocate this funding at 10 a.m. May 13 in the Human Services Conference Room of the La Plata County Courthouse. Participating applicants must be represented to receive funding.
Resolve your allergies through acupuncture
Caleb Gates, licensed acupuncturist, will discuss “Resolving Seasonal Allergies, Food Sensitivities and Sinusitis,” using Advanced Allergy Therapeutics – a safe, noninvasive treatment to resolve allergy symptoms.
The presentation will take place at 6 p.m. May 7 at the Durango Public Library in Room 2, 1900 East Third Ave.
For more information, call 259-9488 or visit www.allergyreliefbeyondbelief.com.
Herald Staff
