The Dolores Star encourages people to submit announcements about upcoming events for the Community Calendar. Send announcements to news@doloresstar.com. Items submitted at least two weeks in advance will have a better chance of getting published; items submitted several days before the event might not get published. For more information, call the Star at 882-4486.
Mustang Association benefit
Everyone with a prepurchased ticket is welcome to a fundraising event in honor of Pati Temple, longtime National Mustang Association/Colorado board member and supporter.
The event will be held at the Kennebec, 4 County Road 124 in Hesperus, on Monday, June 3. Arrive for dinner at 5:30 p.m. and enjoy a slide-show presentation, information booth and silent auction featuring such donors as Veryl Goodnight, Dunton Hot Springs, Claude Steelman and many more. A cash bar also will be available. All proceeds will benefit the National Mustang Association/Colorado, specifically for Spring Creek Basin mustangs in Disappointment Valley.
For more information, visit www.nationalmustangassociationcolorado.org, the Pati Temple Memorial Benefit Bash page.
Baby-sitting class rescheduled
A baby-sitting class originally scheduled for May 4 will be held on Friday, May 31, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Southwest Memorial Hospital Community Annex Room.
The cost is $25 per participant, and all proceeds will go to the SWMH Relay for Life Team.
To register, call Robin Bragg at 564-2243 or email rbragg@swhealth.org.
Kiwanis Youth Fishing Tournament
A kids' fishing tournament will be held at Groundhog Lake on Saturday, June 1 (Colorado Free Fishing Weekend) for children 16 and younger. Registration will be from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. There is no registration fee. The first 25 who register will receive a goody bag. Weigh-in will be at 1 p.m.
There will be prizes for largest fish in inches, for total weight of four fish and for the youngest participant with a catch. Grilled burgers, hot dogs and potato salad will be sold at Groundhog store.
There will also be a free fishing clinic held by Dave Harper at 9 a.m. sponsored by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
Incredible Years Parenting Class to be held
The Pinon Project will offer a series of free parenting classes beginning in June and lasting 14 weeks.
The Incredible Years is a curriculum targeting parents of children birth-12 years of age and is proven effective. This program is for parents who are looking for more effective ways to discipline and who want to build a more positive relationship with their children.
Classes will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Pinon Project, 300 N. Elm Street. Dinner and child care are provided.
To register, contact Lara Blair or Sandra Jaburg at 564-1195. Space is limited.
Cultural Center/Hawkins Preserve day camps
Cortez Cultural Center and Hawkins Preserve summer day camps for children ages 6 to 12 begin June 3.
Programs include creative arts, beginning percussion, water and ecology and environmental studies. Partial scholarships are available and enrollment is limited. For more information visit www.cortezculturalcenter.org or call Anne Beach, 565-1151.
Roundup Rodeo Mutton Bustin signups
It's time again for kids ages 3 to 7 to sign up for the Ute Mountain Roundup Rodeo Mutton Bustin event. The event will be held each night of the rodeo: June 7, 8, and 9 at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds, just east of Cortez. Signup will be held on June 1, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at IFA, located north of Cortez on Highway 491. Sign up for each night's event is limited. Children cannot weigh more than 55 pounds to be eligible. Cost per child is $10, payable on June 1. Stick-horse races will also be held each night of the rodeo. No sign up is necessary for the stick-horse race; just register that night.
Performance nutrition presentation
Join Marissa Kleinsmith, MS, RD, on June 6 as she discusses how to fuel the human body for optimal performance. Athletes of all experience levels are welcome. This free presentation will take place from noon to 1 p.m. in the Mesa Room in the Cortez Recreation Center, 425 N. Roger Smith Ave. For more information, contact Sensa Wolcott, Cortez Burst Triathlon race director, at corteztri@gmail.com.
Bingo raffle games managers' class
The Colorado Secretary of State's Office will hold a class on bingo and raffle games at the Elks Lodge in Cortez on Saturday, June 1, at 8:30 a.m. To register, call (303) 894-22000 ext. 6416 or email darleen.herrera@sos.state.co.us. Include name, phone number, email address, organization and whether you plan to attend the bingo/raffle session (including pull tabs) or raffles only. Certification is $1, payable to the Colorado Secretary of State by check, money order or exact cash.
Participants should print the secretary of state's Laws and Rules Handbook for bingo and raffles at the secretary of state's website.
Summit Ridge Women's Club yard sale
The Summit Ridge Women's Club will hold its annual yard and bake sale on Saturday, June 8, from 8 a.m. to noon at Summit Lake Community Church, 36501 Highway 184, Mancos. All proceeds benefit scholarships for local youths in addition to Thanksgiving and Christmas donations for local families.
'Starting your own business' class
The Small Business Development Center will hold a workshop for people interested in starting businesses on Thursday, June 13, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Durango Public Library. The cost is $25, with a $5 discount for Chamber members.
Walk-ins are welcome; to reserve a spot or for more information, contact the SBDC at (970) 247-7009 or email Asano_L@fortlewis.edu.
Back Country Horsemen to meet June 13
The Four Corners Back Country Horsemen will hold their monthly meeting on Thursday, June 13, at the Pine River Senior Center in Bayfield. Social time will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting will start at 7. Guests are always encouraged to attend.
The educational program will be on wildfires and mitigation, presented by Brenda Schultz of the U.S. Forest Service and Pam Wilson from Firewise. The Four Corners Back Country Horsemen works to perpetuate commonsense enjoyment of public lands by horsemen and pack stock users. To learn more, go to www.4cbch.org or call Bob Volger, chapter president, at 970-883-4004 or email bobvolger@gmail.com.
Dolores River Dialogue
There will be a full Dolores River Dialogue meeting on Tuesday, July 2 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the offices of the Dolores Water Conservancy District.
The topics of this meeting will be the "319 Watershed Plan" that the DRD Steering Committee has been working on since early 2012, updates on the next version of the Lower Dolores River Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for Native Fish, as well as other updates including drought forecasting.
Women's small business conference
The Fourth Annual Southwest Colorado Women's Small Business Conference will take place Friday, July 13, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Durango. Female entrepreneurs are invited to join the Colorado SBDC Network for educational seminars, one-on-one consulting, valuable networking opportunities and informative speakers. Training topics will include marketing, sales and social media, strategic planning, the Colorado Healthcare Exchange, accounting and finances, funding options and more.
For more information or to register, log onto www.coloradosbdc.org. Early registration fee is $45; it goes up to $50 after June 29. Scholarships are available.
K-9 SAR pancake breakfast
The K-9 Search and Rescue Team will again be sponsoring their Annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, Aug. 10, at Escalante Days. ?Based in Dolores, K-9 Search and Rescue Team Inc. is a non-profit organization with no tax base that depends solely on donations, grants, and fundraisers for support.
The annual pancake breakfast is the team's largest and only major fundraisin event of the year, featuring a hot cooked breakfast for a small donation. Funds from the pancake breakfast help purchase and update vital equipment, and maintain basic operational readiness for when the Team is needed. More importantly, it helps the Team to maintain the ability to offer their services free to the lost or missing.
Plan to come support the Team, meet the "K-9'ers", view the facility, and hang out with the four-legged members of the team!
For more information about the K-9 Search and Rescue Team, visit their website at www.k9team.org.