Mark Wherry will present the story of local pioneer Olga Little at the Rotary Club of Durango on Tuesday.
A resident and legend in La Plata Canyon, Little exemplified the grit and grace of pioneer women in Colorado, and she may have been the only woman burro packer in the Rocky Mountains.
It has been 100 years since burro-packer Little rescued 18 starving miners from the Neglected Mine high in the La Plata Mountains. Most of the trails she used rose above 10,000 feet, and many of the mines were above 11,000 feet. Named in her honor, Olga Little Mountain rises to 11,426 feet in the La Platas, east of Kennebec Pass.
The club will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave.
Visitors are welcome. For more information, call Bruce Rodman at 385-7899.
The Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave., will offer these programs:
“Blogging 101” will be held at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Participants will find out what a blog is and see examples of popular and local blogs. Then, they will learn how start a blog using WordPress or Tumblr. “Beginning Watercolor” workshops will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursdays, June 2-23. This basic watercolor workshop is for beginning students. The course will cover brush strokes, washes, hard and soft edges, how water works on paper, containers and paints. There is a $10 materials fee. Registration is required and the class limit is eight adults.For more information, call the library at 563-9287.
The 2016 Dolores River Festival will be held June 11 in Dolores. Gates will open at 10 a.m. at the festival grounds in Joe Rowell Park.
New this year will be the “Game of Thrones” competition. Teams will decorate one of the festival outhouses they have sponsored. A panel of judges will determine which team has the most creatively decorated outhouse. The winning team will receive prizes, a trophy and bragging rights. To enter the competition email info@doloresriverfestival.org.
In addition, the festival will feature 11 bands on two stages. There will be a kid zone, a full beer garden, free raft rides, river parades, camping, art, food vendors, ice cream, gear demonstrations and more.
For more information, visit www.doloresriverfestival.org.
The Friends of the Pine River Public Library will hold its Book Sale and Bake Sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 4 in the Community Room of the Pine River Public Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive, Bayfield.
Children’s books will be free for children 5 and younger. Books are in excellent condition.
Herald Staff
