Discuss your concerns with Gwen Lachelt
La Plata County Commissioner Gwen Lachelt will hold office hours from noon to 2 p.m. Monday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds in the Animas Room of the Extension Building, 2500 Main Ave.
Participants are encouraged to come and discuss issues of concern or interest and share their opinions on county issues.
For more information, call 382-6219.
Come see ‘All Friars Are Not Equal’ speech
Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College will host a presentation by the center’s director, Jay Harrison, at 6 p.m. Monday in the Lyceum Room.
Harrison’s presentation is titled “All Friars Are Not Equal: Understanding Franciscan Missionaries in the Early Southwest.” Drawing on his research, Harrison will address the many approaches and backgrounds of the Franciscans and other colonial Spanish churchmen who established missions in New Mexico; Texas; Sonora, California; and other locations in between. A question-and-answer session will follow.
For more information, call 247-7456 or visit http://swcenter.fortlewis.edu.
Club Venture to host Ignacio bike clinic
The Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave., will offer bike maintenance with Club Venture in a two-part series to take place Monday and April 27.
Participants should bring their bike in for spring maintenance and learn simple repairs.
To register, call 563-9287 or visit www.ignaciolibrary.org.
It’s weed-spraying season in our parks
The city of Durango Parks and Recreation Department will commence spraying these areas:
Fassbinder, Viles, Roosa, Triangle and Crestview Parks on Tuesday.
Rank Park, Chapman Hill and the Rio Vista area of Memorial Park on Wednesday.
Hillcrest View and Jenkins Ranch parks Thursday.
Durango Community Recreation Center on April 24.
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.
‘Mind your Body’ film Tuesday at library
The documentary “The Connection: Mind Your Body” will be screened from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave.
The Connection is a feature documentary revealing the research by world-leading experts in mind-body medicine and six true stories of recovery. The post-screening panel will point to community resources available for learning and engaging in mind-body practices.
For more information, call 764-7142 or 779-0611.
Volunteers needed for kids water festival
The 20th annual Children’s Water Festival will be held May 6 at Fort Lewis College.
About 30 guides are needed to lead more than 700 regional fifth-grade students and their classes to various water-related stations on campus. Volunteers will receive a continental breakfast, T-shirt, lunch, water bottle and bag. The festival qualifies for seven hours of community service. Guides will need to meet at 7:30 a.m. at the FLC Student Union Ballroom and will be finished between 2 and 3 p.m.
To help, call Denise Rue-Pastin 247-1302, 946-9024 or email denise@waterinfo.org by Tuesday.
Learn ‘How to get a $1.20 out of a $1’
A discussion titled “How to get a $1.20 out of a $1” will take place at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave.
People will learn tips on how they can save a little money every day on things they do. The presenter of the class will be Wendy Rice of the La Plata County Extension Office. Participants will receive a free piggy bank.
This class is for families and individuals. A light meal will be served before the event, and a children’s area will be set up.
Herald Staff
