Tdap clinic will be held for sixth-graders
Montezuma County Public Health Department will be holding a Tdap walk-in clinic for students entering the sixth grade.
The clinic will be held Aug. 8 from 1 to 4 p.m. The clinic will be only for students entering the sixth grade and will offer only Tdap, which is a school requirement. MCPHD can bill Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Colorado, Rocky Mountain HMO, CHP+, and Medicaid. Other fees may apply.
Appointments can be scheduled on Mondays except holidays from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, call MCPHD at 565-3056.
Country Drifters to perform Aug. 10
Country Drifters will be playing at the American Legion in Cortez on Aug. 10 and 24, at 320 North Harrison at 7 p.m.
For more information, call 565-8151.
Responsible Fatherhood class to be held
The Piñon Project will offer a Responsible Fatherhood class that will begin on Wednesday, Aug. 28, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., at The Piñon Project, 300 N. Elm St., Cortez.
Dinner and child care will be provided. The curriculum is 15 weeks long.
All fathers are welcome to join the program at any time. There is no cost to participants. Enrollment is limited; call soon.
For more information and registration, call Lara at 564-1195.
Harvest Heritage Festival
The Mancos Public Library will present a Harvest Heritage Festival on Sunday, Sept. 22, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Boyle Park.
The festival will be a community celebration of the harvest season featuring foods of the harvest and related demonstrations, activities, arts and crafts.
If you would like to demonstrate your skill or share your knowledge of growing, producing or harvesting, or if you are a local producer of vegetables, fruits, or specialty food items, a food vendor incorporating locally sourced ingredients, a creator of hand-crafted items using local or natural materials, or a talented musician or performer interested in joining the day's festivities, please contact Lee Hallberg at the library, 533-7600.
Mesa Verde Artist-in-Residence
On Thursday, Sept. 12, textile artist Sue King from Lancaster, Ohio, will speak about her work as an art quilter and demonstrate the use of silk screening as a form of surface design.
Participants can make a textile postcard as a memento of their visit to the park, or screen a design on an item of their own clothing.
The free event will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the library downstairs at Far View Lodge, Mesa Verde National Park, and is open to all.
Supplies will be provided, but participants must bring their own item of clothing, such as a T-shirt, to screen if desired.
Mesa Verde National Park offers a spectacular look into the lives of the ancestral Puebloan people who made it their home for more than 700 years, from A.D. 600 to A.D. 1300.
Today, the park protects almost 5,000 known archaeological sites, including 600 cliff dwellings and alcove sites.
Learn more at www.nps.gov/meve.