Willowtail, DAC team up on residency program
In partnership with Willowtail SpringsNature Preserve and Education Center in Mancos, the Durango Arts Center announces 2015 the artists’ residency program for creatives of various mediums living and working in La Plata, Archuleta, Montezuma, Dolores and San Juan counties.
DAC and Willowtail aim to provide one-week residencies.
Resident artists are expected to propose and deliver a community offering based on their experience within one calendar year of their residency. This opportunity is open to DAC members and non-members.
Through With Chew Week gets boost from officials
Montezuma County dentists, physicians and the Public Health Department have proclaimed the week of Feb. 15–21 as “Through With Chew Week” to call attention to the use of smokeless tobacco.
In 2013, 5.7 percent of high school students in the U.S. used smokeless tobacco.
Educators and medical professionals from the Health Department will address health risks commonly associated with this type of tobacco.
Information: 970-565-3056.
Girl Scouts go gluten-free with new flavors
If you’re a fan of Thin Mints, those peppermint-patty-like wafers sold by Girl Scouts, you might want to try their new flavors this year, one of which is gluten-free.
The girls will be selling gluten-free Toffee Tastic, butter cookies with toffee bits. It’s the first time the 98-year-old organization has offered a gluten-free option nationwide.
The other new flavor, Rah-Rah Raisins, is a cookie with whole oats, raisins and yogurt-flavored chunks.
You can now buy the famous cookies online. Just ask a Girl Scout to send you a secure link to the organization’s Digital Cookie program.
Explore wonderland at Mancos State Park
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 19, from 10 a.m. to noon, discover the winter wonderland at Mancos State Park.
The program is presented by San Juan Mountains Association and Colorado Parks and Wildlife and is for families with children ages 4 and up. The class is limited to 20 people. Reservations are requested. Contact Gabi at SJMA at 970-759-1170 or gabi@sjma.org. Park fee of $7 per vehicle.
Fly tying expert to give presentation
The Dolores River Anglers Chapter of Trout Unlimited will host a general membership meeting and presentation by nationally known professional fly tying and fishing guide Larry Kingery from Canon City. Larry will tie and talk about flies of the Arkansas River and other Colorado waterways. The meeting will be at Fiesta Mexicana on Jan. 26 – a meet and greet at 6 p.m., and program at 6:30 p.m.
Information: (970) 759-0175 or (970) 759-3020.
Cortez library lists current displays
Current displays at the Cortez Public Library are:
Judy Wolfe’s puppets and Bill Randall’s photos of Italy, through February,
Ramon de Encio’s woodimpressions,
Judi McDonald’s oils
The Dolores Mountain quilters’ new display of quilts.
The library is at 202 N. Park St., Cortez. Call 970-565-8117.
The Cortez Journal