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.
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.
Community band concert
The Four Corners Community Band will play an afternoon concert Sunday, June 9, 4 to 6 p.m., at the Four Seasons Greenhouse and Nursery, 26650 Road P, Dolores. Look for the gazebo on the nursery grounds and bring a folding chair.
For more information visit, www.fourcornerscommunityband.com or www.fourcornersgreenhouseandnursery.com, or call 564-1245.
'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.
Republican Women to meet
The Republican Women of Montezuma County will hold their next meeting on June 13 at noon at Shiloh's. The public is invited. The Montezuma County commissioners will be present to answer questions.
For more information, call Rosemarie Beall at 564-1576.
Nine-Twelve
speaker June 17
On Monday, June 17, at 7 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, the Four Corners Nine Twelve group will host national speaker KrissAnne Hall.
Hall is a veteran, former prosecutor, author, and a mother who sees that the future of her family and the country are at risk. She has been teaching the Constitution around America and has just returned from speaking at a National Constitutional Sheriffs and Police Officers Conference.
This is an open meeting, and all are invited to come hear about the genealogy of the Constitution and how America can be restored.
Vacation Bible School
The Colossal Coaster World vacation bible school will be at the Dolores Southern Baptist Church in Dolores on June 17-21. Bible school will be from 9 a.m. to noon. The church is located on the corner of 21st Street and Highway 145. For more information, call Beth at 570-9301
Chamber membership meeting
The Dolores Chamber's next membership meeting will be Wednesday, June 26, at noon, at the Naked Moose. The featured guest speaker will be Heather Hughes. She is the new director of Mesa Verde Country, replacing the retiring Lynn Dyer. Come hear her innovative and exciting new approach to the country's largest marketing entity. Call 882-4018 for more information.
Business After Hours
The Dolores Chamber's monthly Business After Hours will be Thursday, June 27, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Soft Adventures Rafting. This is an opportunity for great networking, fantastic food and a chance to see what Dolores' only local rafting company has to offer. Call 882-4018 for more information.
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.
