Fire auxiliary selling breakfast burritos
Upper Pine River Fire District Auxiliary will sell breakfast burritos, coffee and hot chocolate downtown Saturday morning for Bayfield Heritage Day. Proceeds benefit the auxiliary's projects supporting local firefighters and EMTs.
Library hosting card-making event
The Pine River Library is hosting a free card-making event as the staffs celebrate World Card Making Day. Participants are invited to stop by the library anytime between 2 and 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4. The library will have all the supplies and a free postage stamp for each participant. All ages are invited to drop in during the event.
For more information, or to register for the event, visit the library's online calendar at www.prlibrary.org.
Grief support group beginning
Hospice of Mercy is offering a grief support group for adults who have experienced the loss of a loved one. The group allows participants the opportunity to share their unique experiences of their loss, and to explore the processes and tasks of grief while fostering understanding and support among group participants. Meetings will be held at the First United Methodist Church, 2917 Aspen Drive in Durango, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays beginning October 2 and continuing for eight to 10 weeks. Participation is free and group size is limited to 10. To register and schedule a pre-group interview, call Kati Bachman at 382-2032.
Historical Society seeks vendors
The Tiffany-Allison-Rosa Arboles Historical Society will host a holiday craft show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the TARA Community Center in Arboles. Vendors are welcome. Tables cost $25 before Oct. 1, and $35 after that. Contact Lisa Price at 883-5424 or Lisa@BananaBeltFarm.com to reserve a table.
Journey of Hope set for Oct. 4
Mercy Health Foundation invites the community to register for the 20th annual 5K Journey of Hope fun run/walk and the 10K Colors for Cancer trail run. Both events are on Saturday, Oct. 4. The event start is at the parking lot adjacent to Mercy Regional Breast Care Center at 1010 Three Springs Blvd. in Durango, and the finish is on Mercado Street in the Three Springs neighborhood, where there will be live music by Dave Mensch, food, kids' activities, and prizes for participants. The 10K Colors for Cancer trail run starts at 8:30 a.m., and the 5K Journey of Hope fun run/walk starts at 9 a.m. Proceeds from the 5K Journey of Hope benefit Mercy Health Foundation's Journey of Hope Fund, which provides free screening mammograms to residents of Southwest Colorado who need financial assistance. Proceeds from the 10K Colors for Cancer trail run benefit patients of Mercy's Cancer Center, which serves patients with all types of cancers. Participants can register online at www.mhffnd.org. The entry fee for either event is $25. For more information, call 764-2800.
Motorless entries welcome for parade
The Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering parade is at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4.
The parade is one of the largest motorless parades in the country. This year's theme is "Honoring the Ranch Woman" and the Grand Marshal is Francis Hotter. Live music starts at 9:30 a.m. at various locations along the parade route. A gunfight at the Strater Hotel will kick off the festivities at 10 a.m. Advance registration is encouraged and available online at DurangoCowboyPoetryGathering,org. There is no entry fee. For more information, call (512) 517-5619.
Gun sight-in days announced
In an effort to both assist hunters and protect valuable electrical equipment, La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) will help underwrite "Sight-in Days" at the Durango Gun Club outdoor range on Thursdays and Fridays, Oct. 9-10, 16-17, and 30-31, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
On these days, the gun range on La Posta Road (CR 213) is open to the general public/hunters for rifle scope sighting, and hunters are encouraged to take advantage of the controlled environment to prepare their firearms for the season. LPEA has contributed $500 to cover costs incurred by the club for the Sight-in Days. In 2013, some 500 to 600 hunters took advantage of the complimentary service.
Durango Gun Club staff, plus volunteer club members, will be on hand to answer questions, provide assistance and do minor firearms repair. Donations to the club are welcomed, but no payment is required.
Shooting at expensive electrical equipment causes power outages and requires dangerous repair work by LPEA crews, LPEA interim operations manager Justin Talbot said.
"We really want to help discourage sighting scopes in uncontrolled environments," added Talbot. "Very simply, taking aim at LPEA equipment is vandalism."
For further information, contact Joseph Perino, Durango Gun Club secretary/treasurer, at 749-3453.
Curing Cancer with Crafts set for Nov. 22
Curing Cancer with Crafts will be held Nov. 22 at at Ignacio Middle School. Proceeds benefit the Ignacio School District's Relay for Life team. The craft show will be held in conjunction with "Shoot for the Cure," a middle school basketball competition for Ignacio, Ridgeway, and Dove Creek. To reserve a space to sell crafts, or for more information, please contact Deb Otten at 563-0661.
