Pine River Library in Bayfield is offering Self-Defense 101 from 1-3 p.m. June 25.
The course will be taught by Shiann Swapp, a purple belt and kickboxing and Brazilian jiu jitsu instructor at the Durango Martial Arts Academy. She will be focusing on basic ground defense (how to defend yourself if you get knocked to the ground), grip breaking and other techniques, like escaping choke holds.
There is a course fee of $20 and pre-registration is required. Call or stop by the library information desk to sign up.
For more information, contact the Pine River Library at 884-2222, ext. 510.
The Kiwanis Club of Durango has the honor of welcoming state Rep. J. Paul Brown to its lunch meeting, which will take place at noon Thursday at the Durango Community Recreation Center.
Brown will speak about local and state issues. Guests are welcome.
The Durango Business Improvement District is calling for entries for the July 4th Stars & Stripes Parade, held in downtown Durango.
There are $450 in total cash prizes for the top three winning parade entries. Businesses, nonprofit organizations, schools, neighborhoods and others are encouraged to participate. Entry is free of charge. Parade entries can be motorized, on foot, and include animals and music. City ordinances preclude any objects being thrown to the observing crowd.
A parade entry form, available at www.downtowndurango.org/july4, must be submitted.
Entries will be evaluated on patriotism, “fun factor” and family appropriateness. Controversial themes or messages are not allowed, and planners should guard against over-commercialization and excessive noise.
The Dolores Ranger District of the San Juan National Forest is seeking public input regarding a vegetation management proposal to be located in the vicinity of Taylor and Stoner mesas.
The project will be designed to increase the health and resilience of spruce, fir and aspen forests, and increase the percentage of young aspen stands to improve diversity of age and class. Comments are also sought concerning support of the timber industry. Goals could be accomplished through a commercial timber sale, stewardship project or mechanical and hand thinning. Slash piles may be burned, but area-wide prescribed burning is not proposed. In aspen stands, 33 units are proposed for treatment, ranging in size from about 7 to 40 acres and totaling approximately 900 acres.
In spruce and fir stands, 26 treatment units are proposed, ranging in size from 31 to 252 acres and totaling approximately 2,500 acres.
Public comments will be accepted until July 14 and will become part of the public record. Project proposals and maps can be obtained from the Dolores Public Lands Office, 29211 Colorado Highway 184 or by visiting the project webpage at http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=48355. An electronic comment form is also available on the website.
For more information, contact David Casey at 882-7296 or email djcasey@fs.fed.us.
Herald Staff
