Wooden Canvas lecture is Feb. 20
The Wooden Canvas lecture with local author Ruth Lambert will be held at 10 a.m. Feb. 20 at the Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave., Ignacio.
The Wooden Canvas Project will center on the documentation of Hispano herding depicted in arborglyphs around southwest Colorado. San Juan Mountains Association Cultural Program Director Ruth Lambert, Ph.D., will lead this presentation.
In 2015, The Wooden Canvas won First Place History from the Colorado Independent Publishers Association. The project is also set to receive the Carolyn Bancroft History Prize for 2015. Dr. Lambert will accept the award at the Colorado Preservation’s conference in Denver.
LifeGuard Banquet, Auction coming up
The eighth annual LifeGuard Banquet and Auction will be held at 6 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Fort Lewis College ballroom.
This year’s keynote speaker is Alveda King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Silent and live auction items will be featured throughout the evening. Tickets are on sale now for the raffle of a new Arctic Cat 500 ATV. Tickets are $50. Raffle tickets can be purchased for $25 each or five tickets for $100. For tickets and more information, call 385-8451.
How to raise chickens subject of next talk
“Backyard Chickens” is the next in a free series of talks at the Animas Valley Grange Hall, 7271 County Road 203. It takes place at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Julie James Ott will present the basics of how to get started raising a small flock of chickens in your backyard, including buying chicks, brooding those chicks, feed basics, equipment, hen houses and predator safe yards.
Chickens and chicken chores have been a part of Ott’s entire life, beginning when her mom raised hens to supply their large family with fresh eggs. Ott began raising chickens on a larger scale for egg production when she and her husband moved back to her family’s range, the James Ranch, in the Animas Valley 25 years ago.
Refreshments will be served. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/animasvalleygrange/ or 385-5298.
Citizens’ Climate Lobby being started
A local chapter of the non-partisan organization Citizens’ Climate Lobby is being established in Durango.
Former Secretary of State George Schultz supports and advises CCL. The group proposes a revenue-neutral economic solution to the climate concern. CCL lobbies in support of a Carbon Fee and Dividend proposal. CCL lobbies building-friendly relationships with our federally elected representatives.
There will be a free training on Feb. 20 at St. Mark’s Episcopal with a potluck at 12:30 p.m. and the training at 1:30 p.m..
For more information, visit http://citizensclimatelobby.org/ or email durangoccl@gmail.com.
Herald Staff
