A Remembrance Day for anyone who has lost a loved one will take place at 3 p.m. May 8 at the home of Sally Florence.
Light refreshments will be served. At 4 p.m., participants will take a short walk to the Ninth Street Bridge to throw a long-stemmed rose into the Animas River.
For more information and to be added to the guest list, call 382-8086 by May 6.
Mulch Madness will take place from 8 a.m. to noon May 7 at Three Springs.
Phoenix Recycling will be giving away free mulch and will assist event attendees with loading the mulch.
In addition to Mulch Madness, Three Springs will be holding free movie nights and outdoor concerts this summer, along with many other events to commemorate its 10th anniversary.
For more information, visit www.threespringsdurango.com.
Beginning May 9, BP will conduct aerial surveys of all company-owned pipelines in La Plata County and the western edge of Archuleta County. Surveys also will be conducted in San Juan County, N.M., and Rio Arriba County, N.M.
BP is surveying to ensure the integrity and proper functioning of pipelines and assets. Helicopters will conduct the surveys, and it will take about two to three weeks to complete the work, depending on weather conditions.
Activity will occur between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. each day. Average flying altitude will be about 200 feet. The crews are familiar with wildlife and livestock concerns, as well as the importance of minimizing disturbance to residents.
BP will work with the crews daily to ensure that these issues are handled appropriately.
For more information, call Ritchie Hart at 375-5728.
The La Plata County Historic Preservation Review Commission will present the third annual La Plata County Historic Driving Tour from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 14.
The event is free, and the public is invited to visit any or all of the tour sites to learn about the history of Old Fort Lewis, the Breen Community Building and the Aspaas Family Homestead.
Lunch will be served by the Breen Community Building Association for $8. To RSVP for lunch by May 11, call 749-5338.
Tour sites will include:
Old Fort Lewis Historic Library, 18683 Colorado Highway 140, Hesperus, 9 a.m.A presentation by Beth LaShell, 9:30 a.m.A walking tour of a quarter-mile, 10 a.m.Breen Community Building, 15300 Colorado Highway 140, Hesperus, 12:30 p.m.Aspaas Residence, 17238 Colorado Highway 140, Hesperus, 2 p.m.The tour will end at 4 p.m. There will be presentations about the history of each site.
A driving tour brochure and a map is available at the La Plata County Planning Department, 211 Rock Point Drive, and at each location during the tour.
Information and photos are available at www.co.laplata.co.us and www.facebook.com/LaPlataCounty, or call 382-6263.
The Southwest Colorado Genealogical Society and the Durango Public Library will present a free “genealogy drop-in session” to help people start tracing their ancestry from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 30 at the Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave.
People can meet one-on-one with a genealogist to get started. Meeting times are limited, so participants are asked to organize their questions and materials before arriving.
For more information, visit www.swcogen.org or www.durangopubliclibrary.org.
Herald Staff
