Dance festival to take place in Ignacio
The Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum, 503 Ouray Drive in Ignacio, will host its first free annual dance festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
The event will feature live bands and dance performances. Vendors are invited and will receive a free reserved space.
For more information, visit www.succm.org or call 563-9583.
Ironhorse Classic needing volunteers
Volunteers are needed for the Ironhorse Bicycle Classic from May 24 to 26.
Course marshals and various positions and shifts need to be filled in Durango and Silverton throughout the weekend. Volunteers will receive food, a T-shirt, a swag bag and a volunteer party.
For more information, email volunteer@ironhorsebicycleclassic.com or call 769-3486.
Professional Land Surveyors to meet
The Professional Land Surveyors of Colorado Southwest Chapter of Land Surveyors will feature guest speaker Michael Boeckman, professional land surveyor with the Bureau of Land Management Tres Rios Field Office at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Christina’s Grill & Bar, 21382 U.S. Highway 160.
Boeckman will present on a historical perspective of Bona Fide Rights based on old General Land Office surveys and resurveys in the local area.
For more information, call Josh Casselberry at 385-8535.
Pikas and climate change to be discussed
“Pikas and Climate Change” a presentation by Dr. Liesl Erb will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Center of Southwest Studies Lyceum at Fort Lewis College.
Erb is a lecturer of biology at Western State Colorado University. Her research interests are in how humans impact wildlife through changes in land use and climate change. Her current research focuses on the impacts of climate change on pikas in the southern Rocky Mountains. Her field sites range from Santa Fe to Laramie, Wyoming, and span the Colorado Rockies.
Erb’s presentation will be about the potential of Colorado as a refugium for pikas in the face of climate change, highlighting the many alpine wilderness areas as key to pika conservation.
Essential oil essentials to be discussed
An “Essential Oil Essentials” class will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Osadha Herbal Wellness.
Participants will explore scent lore and history, essential oil indications and applications for physical and emotional support. Learn how oils are made, what they are made of and how they interact with the body. The class will go into detail about a dozen essential oils. People also will receive a list of toxic oils to avoid. The class will be taught by herbalist and aromatherapist Marija Helt. There is a suggested donation of $20.
To register, for directions and more information, visit www.osadha.com.
Lunch to benefit cancer society, scholarships
A healthy lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday to promote healthier living.
Proceeds from the meal will benefit the American Cancer Society Relay For Life and Take Shape For Life Scholarship Fund.
The annual Tiffany Arboles Rosa Allison Treasure Trail Yard Sale and Plant Exchange will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Yard sale items will be along the trail, and the plant exchange and meal will take place at the at the TARA Community Center, 333 Milton Lane, Arboles.
For more information about the meal, call 749-1747 or 759-0787. For more information about the yard sale, call 883-5446.
Parade of Homes applications sought
The entry application deadline and deposit for the 2014 Durango Area Parade of Homes is Friday.
The event will be held Sept. 26 to 28. Entries are limited to 20 homes.
For more information, call 382-0082.
CSU in-state tuition increases 5 percent
FORT COLLINS – Tuition at Colorado State University will increase by 5 percent for in-state students next school year. The university’s Board of Governors approved the higher charges Friday.
An in-state student taking 12 credit-hours will pay about $7,870, up $374. An out-of-state student taking the same load will pay about $24,000, an increase of 3 percent.
CU pays $32,500 for assault complaint
BOULDER – The University of Colorado has paid a student $32,500 to settle a complaint she filed over the way the school handled her report of being sexually assaulted.
The payment was made to the woman, who says she was sexually assaulted by another student. She says her assailant’s punishment included only an eight-month suspension and $75 fine.
She filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education last year, stating CU violated Title IX – a federal education law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex.
Herald Staff and Associated Press
