Cowboy poet to perform at church
Local cowboy poet and singer Slim McWilliams will present a program on Saturday, Sept. 20 at the Presbyterian Church, 350 S. Washington St., Cortez. A dinner of pulled pork will be served at 5:30 p.m., and donations of salad or dessert would be appreciated.
A free will offering will be collected for local missions and charities in the Cortez area. Slim will begin his program at 6:30 p.m. We invite the public to attend and enjoy a wonderful evening.
Back Country Horsemen ride Oct. 4
Everyone is welcome on the Mesa Verde Back Country Horsemen Annual Color Ride on Saturday, Oct. 4.
The meeting begins at 10 a.m. at the Horse Trailer Parking Lot on Forest Service Road 561, west of Transfer Campground. The ride will be along Chicken Creek.
A potluck will follow at 5 p.m. so take something to share.
Information: Visit www.mesaverdehorsemen.com, or contact Nihla at 970-570-5036.
Geology tour offered by alliance group
Southwest Colorado Canyons Alliance will present “Stepping through the Ages,” a geologic tour of Canyons of the Ancients National Monument with Dr. Kim Gerhardt, on Saturday, Oct. 4. This will be a two-part informational field trip: the morning will be a hike in the lower Sand Canyon area with an afternoon of indoor presentation at the historic Battle Rock School. You may register for either or both sessions.
Dr. Gerhardt earned her doctorate degree in geology from Rice University in 1989 and has worked extensively on petroleum, uranium and reservoir geology projects. She has been instrumental in understanding the archaeology of the Four Corners region through her research on lithic toolstone sources.
You must be a current member of Southwest Colorado Canyons Alliance to join us for this trip.
Please contact Diane McBride at diane.mcbride@swcocanyons.org or 970-560-1643, by Thursday, Sept. 25, 5 p.m., if you would like to join the geologic history tour.
Students cleaning up yards for fundraiser
The students of Lighthouse Christian Academy of Lighthouse Baptist Church will be doing fall yard cleanups for a fundraiser.
Yard cleanups will include: leaf raking, shrub trimming, and yard mowing.
Call Randy Davis at 970-739-9490 for more info or to reserve a cleanup.
The Cortez Journal