DHS Robotics Club to present Tuesday
Members of the Durango High School Robotics Club, or Durbots, will present and demonstrate the club’s robot to the Rotary Club of Durango at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave.
Having recently opened up its membership to middle school as well as high school students, Durbots’ purpose is to participate in an international technical challenge event emphasizing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) education as well as professionalism and teamwork. Participating will be Durbots’ coaches Collin Reeser and Barb Wynne as well as senior students Seth Deem, Ian Phillips and Chris Rodriguez.
For more information, call Bruce Rodman at 385-7899.
Thank Snowdown for free city transit
Steampunk Snowdown will sponsor a free day of transit Friday.
People can ride the regularly scheduled loop bus routes, trolley and the on-call Opportunity Bus (must meet certain requirements) within the city limits all day for free.
For the transit routes and schedule, visit www.getarounddurango.com or call 259-5438.
Archaeology society to meet in Cortez
The Hisatsinom Chapter of the Colorado Archaeology Society will present Becca Simon at 7 p.m. Feb. 3 at the Methodist Church, 515 Park St., Cortez.
Simon will discuss “How to Clean a Soiled Dove REMIX: Developing 4th Grade Curriculum with the Vanoli Site (5OR30).” She will discuss the Vanoli Sporting Complex (5OR30), the red-light district in Ouray from circa 1881-1916 and data from archaeological research on the site that was used to create a fourth-grade social studies unit for teachers to teach skills and topics emphasized in the Colorado Academic Standards.
For more information, call Kari Schleher at (505) 269-4475.
Attention all local livestock producers
Livestock producers are reminded that the deadline to request assistance for losses suffered from Oct. 1, 2011, to Dec. 31, 2014, is Friday.
Applications for the Livestock Indemnity Program and the Livestock Forage Disaster Program, restored by the 2014 Farm Bill, resumed in April 2014 after having expired Sept. 30, 2011. The Livestock Indemnity Program provides financial assistance to eligible producers for livestock deaths. Losses can be caused by adverse weather, extreme temperatures, disease or wildfires or because of attacks by animals reintroduced into the wild by the federal government or protected by federal law, including avian predators and wolves.
The Livestock Forage Disaster Program provides compensation to livestock producers that have suffered grazing losses because of drought or fire. Qualifying droughts are based on U.S. Drought Monitor severity ratings, and qualifying fires are those occurring on rangeland managed by a federal agency and normally permitted for grazing.
Local Farm Service Agency county offices can provide additional information on the types of records producers will need to apply for assistance. Farm Service Agency offices can be found at http://offices.usda.gov. For more information, visit www.fsa.usda.gov.
Herald Staff
