Empty Bowls to help end empty stomachs
The third, fourth and fifth-grade students at Ignacio Elementary School, along with help from the community, are creating custom-made clay bowls for the Empty Bowls fundraiser taking place at the school from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 30. Empty Bowls is an event to help raise awareness and funds for families who are experiencing food insecurities.
Led by art teacher Lisa Brown, the students have made more than 200 unique and beautiful bowls that will be available for purchase at the Empty Bowls event. The event will include a variety of homemade soups to try as well as a silent auction featuring many different items from local businesses.
Tickets for the event are $10 per person or $35 for 4. Each ticket includes a purchase of one hand-crafted bowl, a soup dinner, and invitation to the silent auction. If you are unable to attend, purchased tickets can be given to a local family to attend the event. All proceeds will benefit both local and international families struggling with hunger. The students are also looking for volunteers to make some soup for the event, as well as items for the silent auction. For ticket information, contact Lisa Brown at 563-0675 ext. 362. For silent auction item donation and soup donations, contact Vicki Sutton at 563-0675 ext. 343.
Ignacio library holding maker space
Ignacio Community Library will hold several classes in April for do-it-yourself projects. Monday sessions will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday sessions will be from 1 to 3 p.m.
April 11 - class will make a homemade HDTV antenna for nabbing high-resolution television. Please register.
April 13 - Origami passenger pigeons. Help create a flock of this extinct bird while learning the basics of the relaxing and engaging activity of Origami. Please register.
April 18 - This is rocket science! Make rockets, launch (weather permitting), while observing and calculating parameters of the flight.
April 20 - Bike Maintenance part I, with Club Adventure. Bring your bicycle for spring maintenance and simple repair. This will be repeated next week, so repairs requiring parts or additional work could be finished at that time. Please register.
April 25 - make a simple hovercraft.
April 27 = bike maintenance part II, with Club Adventure. Basic bicycle repairs and upkeep.
To register for maker space, call 563-9287.
Ducks Unlimited holding banquet May 16
Ducks Unlimited will hold its fundraiser banquet Saturday, May 16 at the La Plata County Fairgrounds exhibit hall.
Doors open at 5 p.m., with cocktails, silent auction bidding and live auction item viewing. Dinner will be served at 6:30, with the live auction at 8 p.m.
The Strater Hotel will cater a prime rib and rosemary chicken dinner. Items for auction include wildlife prints, collector decoys, statues, shotguns, rifles, pistols, a dove hunt in Argentina, Bahamas bone fishing trip, guided local trout fishing trips, local pheasant and duck hunting trips, golf outings, train tickets, Purgatory season pass and many other items.
DU has conserved 13.4 million acres since its inception in 1937, which provides habitat for over 900 species of wildlife.
Tickets are available from Tom at TSB45MS@q.com, or at 749-4874.
Few tickets available for Lions Hall fundraiser
The Bayfield Lions Club Foundation will hold its annual fundraising dinner starting at 5 p.m. tomorrow at the Lions Hall. The foundation will use proceeds to start kitchen and exterior renovations on the hall. A few tickets are left for $25 per person for a prime rib dinner. They are available first come, first served, or by calling 759-0720.
Bank hosting fashion show, artist reception tonight
Pine River Valley Bank's Community Artist Program will feature the couture of Donna Mae Buakat and photography by Rich Miller.
A reception for both artists is from 4:30 to 6 p.m. tonight in Bayfield. For more information, call 884-9583.
Bayfield Chamber meeting at BHS
The Bayfield Chamber of Commerce will hold its April meeting at noon Thursday at Bayfield High School, with lunch catered by BHS culinary students. Nick Spence of The Marketing Department will present a discussion on marketing for small business. The cost of lunch is $10, and RSVPs are due Monday at 884-2331 or info@bayfieldchamber.org. No shows will be invoiced for the cost of the meal.
Last chance for Cattlemen banquet tickets
The last day to get tickets for the La Plata-Archuleta Cattlemen's Banquet will be on Tuesday, April 14. Tickets can be purchased at Basin Co-op in Durango, Wells Fargo Bank in Ignacio, Valley Feeds in Gem Village, and Goodman's Department Store in Pagosa Springs.
This year's event will include a prime rib buffet, a silent auction, drawing for the CowBelles' brand quilt and a live auction of a brand quilt, the naming of the Cattleman of the Year, and dancing to the music of the band Wild Country. The banquet starts at 6 p.m. at Sky Ute Casino in Ignacio.
Veterans services now in Ignacio
La Plata County Veterans Service Officer (CVSO) Richard Schleeter will hold office hours on the second Tuesday of each month beginning April 14 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Ignacio Community Library.
This office time has been set up for veterans to learn more about their benefits. Appointments can be made by calling 759-0117, but walk-ins are also welcome.
The main objective of the Veterans Service Office is to provide prevention, protection, advocacy and support services to veterans and their families so they can maximize their quality of life, well-being and potential.
For additional information, please call the Veterans Services Office at 759-0117.
County seeks locals for Lodgers Tax Panel
The La Plata County Commissioners are seeking people who work in the tourism industry in Bayfield, Ignacio, or unincorporated parts of the county where lodgers tax is collected to serve three year terms on the Lodgers Tax Panel. Applications are due by April 22.
The panel administers the tourism fund to advertise and market tourism in the county. All positions are voluntary. Applications and specific board description are at www.co.laplata.co.us under Boards and Commissions or at the information desk in the county courthouse, or call 382-6219.
