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.
Dolores Mountain Quilt Guild's monthly meeting
The Dolores Mountain Quilt Guild's monthly membership meeting is held on the first Tuesday of every month at 10 a.m. at the Dolores Community Center. Our purpose is to advance the art of quilting by improving our skills, teaching others what we have learned and using this knowledge to serve our community. Anyone interested in quilting is welcome to attend. More information is available at doloresmountainquilters.org or by calling Judith Swain 560-4426
Blackwood Legacy Quartet in concert
The Blackwood Legacy Quartet will be in concert on Thursday, Aug. 1, at 7 p.m. at Montelores Baptist Church in Dolores.
There will be a free community dinner at 6 p.m. Admission is free, and an offering will be received.
Boasting an unbroken lineage to the Dove and Grammy-award winning Blackwood Brothers, The Blackwood Legacy Quartet link the best of Southern Gospel's traditional sound with today's newer Country gospel and worship music.
Montelores Baptist Church is located at 18735 Road 23.5 (off Highwy 184, across from Narraguinnep Reservoir).
For more information you can call the church at 882-2418 or visit www.monteloresbaptistchurch.org.
Presbyterian Church Rummage Sale
The Presbyterian Women will hold their "Back to School" Rummage Sale on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 2 and 3. It will be held in the fellowship hall of the Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church at 350 S. Washington in Cortez from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
There will be household goods, books, clothing, glassware, appliances, plants and a children's room.
Proceeds go to the P.W. mission projects.
For more information, call 565-7024 or 565-8927.
Vanishing Breed to play Aug. 3
Vanishing Breed will be playing at the American Legion in Cortez on Aug. 3 at 320 North Harrison at 8 p.m.
For more information, call 565-8151.
Back Country Horsemen's monthly meeting
The Four Corners Back Country Horsemen will hold their monthly meeting on Thursday, August 8 at 7 p.m. at the Pine River Senior Center in Bayfield. Guests are always encouraged to attend.
Margie Coates will be discussing Leave No Trace principles - how to leave the wilderness as you found it.
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 883-4004 or bobvolger@gmail.com.
DHS Class of 1993 20-year reunion
The 20-year reunion for the Dolores High School Class of 1993 will be held Saturday, Aug. 10 at 6 p.m. at the Rio Grande Southern in Dolores.
Contact Kiera at (281) 723-3151 or email kvernon75@gmail.com to RSVP or for additional information.
K-9 SAR pancake breakfast
The K-9 Search and Rescue Team will again be sponsoring its Annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, Aug. 10, at Escalante Days.
Based in Dolores, K-9 Search and Rescue Team Inc. is a nonprofit 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 fundraising event of the year.
Money from the pancake breakfast help buy and update equipment, and maintain basic operational readiness. More importantly, it helps the team to maintain the ability to offer their services free to the lost or missing.
For more information about the K-9 Search and Rescue Team, visit its website at www.k9team.org.
Country Drifters
Country Drifters will be playing at the American Legion in Cortez August 10 & 24, at 320 North Harrison at 7 p.m.
For more information, call 565-8151.
League of Women Voters present Bill Thompson
On Saturday, Aug. 17 at 9 a.m. at the Ponderosa Restaurant, 108 S. Eighth Street in Dolores, the League of Women Voters will present a program about an issue that will appear on the November ballot. Bill Thompson, chairman of the Montezuma County Hospital District Board (MCHD) will discuss why local voters will be asked to approve easing of restrictions imposed on the District by Colorado law.
The restrictions are limiting the ability of the District to obtain State grants for equipment that benefits the hospital and the community. No tax increase is involved.
For more information, contact Judy Schuenemeyer at judyswsc@q.com.