Warren Miller film to be shown Wednesday
Warren Miller’s 64th annual feature ski film, “Ticket to Ride,” will be shown Wednesday at the Smiley Building Auditorium, 1309 East Third Ave.
Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. for a social cocktail hour with hors d’oeuvres, door prizes and giveaways. The film will begin at 6:30. Tickets cost $12 each or four for $40.
“Ticket to Ride” showcases athletes such as Sean Pettit, Ted Ligety, Seth Westcott and Jess McMillian at destinations including the Alaskan Tordrillos, Iceland’s Troll Peninsula, fjords of Greenland and Montana.
Information and tickets are available from any Durango Nordic Ski Club or Purgatory Ski & Snowboard Team athlete or at www. durangowintersports.org.
Navajo State Park announces projects
These construction projects are planned for Navajo State Park south of Ignacio:
The boat dock was rebuilt so it can be placed in the water in sections according to water level. Reinstallation of the dock will occur early next spring.
The boat ramp is scheduled to be resurfaced before next summer.
A new decontamination station will be built and ready next summer.
The dry storage facility is being expanded.
In the spring, work will continue on a hiking trail. When finished, the trail will extend for about six miles from the Rosa campground to Arboles Point.
The water-delivery system to the Sambrito wetlands will be improved and expanded. Volunteers are needed to help with ditch maintenance, water delivery and planting trees and shrubs.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff will work on other infrastructure repair projects, including upgrading the park sewage and sanitation systems.
For more information, call 883-2208 or visit cpw.state.co.us.
Parks and Wildlife grants available
Colorado Parks and Wildlife will offer a one-time grant opportunity to agency partners that engage in hunting and fishing outreach and education.
The Partners in Outdoors Grants are available to nonprofits, public shooting ranges, and local city and county governments. With $150,000 in funds available, eligible partners can apply for grants ranging from $10,000 to $25,000. Grant applications are due by Dec. 31, and awards will be finalized by the end of January with notification letters sent out in February.
For more information, visit http://wildlife.state.co.us/Education/Pages/PartnersGrant.aspx or email partners@co.state.us.
Seniors Outdoors announces activities
Seniors Outdoors will host these activities:
Downhill ski groups with meeting times and places to be determined according to a skier’s ability and current snow conditions are being formed. For more information or to be placed on a ski group distribution list, email Bruce Rodman at Mtnman16@gmail.com. First-timers and intermediates should email John Montle at mntnlvr@frontier.net. Skiers who ski primarily moguls, trees and race NASTAR should email Jim Shadid at shaded@wildblue.net.
The Wednesday Wanderers will meet at 9:30 a.m. each Wednesday at Santa Rita Park to walk the Animas River Trail. RSVP is not required. Dogs must be on a leash per city ordinance. For more information, call Eric Pahlke at 247-1130.
For more information about Seniors Outdoors, visit www.seniorsoutdoors.org.
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