The Cortez Journal encourages people to submit announcements about upcoming events for the Community Calendar. Send announcements to [email protected]. 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 Journal at 565-8527.
Author Feela will do reading, Arches book signing
A reading and book-signing will take place with David Feela for his newly released How Delicate These Arches, from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at Spruce Tree Coffeehouse, 318 E. Main St., Cortez.
Copies of the book are available at Spruce Tree currently, as well as at the event.
For more information, call 565-6789.
Chambers Business After Hours will have holiday theme
The Cortez Chamber of Commerce invites you to join us at Citizens State Bank for a holiday-themed Business After Hours from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, for some good ol fashioned holiday spirit.
Enjoy a variety of festive hors doeuvres and drinks with special entertainment to mingle the night away. Dont forget your business cards and $5 to enter the drawings. There will be some prize giveaways in honor of Citizens State Banks 75th anniversary. Business After Hours events are free. Bring a friend, you definitely dont want to miss this special evening.
For more information, call 565-3414.
Santa Claus is coming to downtown Cortez
The American Legion and the Cortez Fire Department are sponsoring Santas outside visit from 12 to 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16. The block will be closed at Market and Main St. for this event; look for the fire truck(s) on Market St., south of Main.
Santa will visit with children and will give out candy and gifts to good kids. All are welcome!
For more information, call the American Legion at 565-8151.
Mike Rasmussen will appear in singer, songwriter showcase
Mancos Valley Distillery will present Mike Rasmussen and Friends in a singer/songwriter showcase at 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16. The Distillery is at 116 N. Main in Mancos.
There is a $2 cover charge.
For more information, call Ian at 946-0229.
Deadline approaches to apply to Master Gardener training program
The deadline for turning in Colorado Master Gardener program applications is Friday, Dec. 16, for the program that will begin Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, and that will continue every Thursday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., to April 5.
The Master Gardener program provides 11 weeks of training on lawn, plant, tree, and vegetable care; soils and fertilizers; water-management; insects and diseases of plants; pruning; as well as the opportunity to meet other gardeners and give volunteer time to the community.
To receive an application form, or for more information, call the Colorado State University Extension offices in Montezuma County at 565-3123, or Dolores County at 677-2283.
Animal shelter will begin new 10 Strays of Christmas dog walk
The Cortez Animal Shelter will hold the 10 Strays of Christmas from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day until Thursday, Dec. 22. Adoptable dogs are sponsored by a local business, wear a special vest adorned with that days sponsor name or logo, and are walked around downtown during the lunch hour in hopes of being adopted.
The program will raise awareness about homeless pets in the community, and the animal shelters drive to find these lonely critters good homes for the holidays. This is visibility for any type of business that can sponsor an animal, and a way to help a shelter dog. Suggested sponsorship is $25 per ad, per day. Sponsorship includes advertisement on the dog as it is walked, and the ad getting placed on the animals cage at the shelter.
For more information, contact the Cortez Animal Shelter at 565-4910.
Women, War and Peace film will screen at Conscious Movie Night
Center of Light will present Conscious Movie Night, with the film Women, War and Peace: Peace Unveiled at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, at the Sophia Peace Center, 19581 Road 31, Dolores.
This documentary shows how three women in Afghanistan risk their lives to make sure womens rights dont get traded away in peace negotiations with the Taliban. This event is free, and all are welcome. All donations will go to support Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan, an organization promoting womens rights and secular democracy, and striving for multilateral disarmament through nonviolent strategies.
To RSVP or for more information, contact Rev. Meira Leonard at 882-2123 or [email protected].
Southwest Singers will present free Christmas concerts
The Southwest Singers will present a pair of free concerts this Christmas season on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 16, and 17, at 7 p.m. Both concerts will be held at the First United Methodist Church located at Park and Empire in Cortez.
The theme of the concerts will be Christmas, of course, and celebrates the birth of the Christ child songs will include some old, some new, and some sing-along. Refreshments will be served after the music.
For more information, contact Larry at 565-7804.
Cortez Library announces December Storytime theme
Tis the Holiday Season! is the December theme of Storytime at the Cortez Public Library, 202 N. Park Street. Storytime is held every Friday at 10:30 a.m. for preschool-aged children. Older children are welcome to join in for the craft at 11:15 a.m.
Storytime will wrap up the month with The Giving Season on Friday, Dec. 16. There will be no Storytime on Dec. 23 and Dec. 30 in observance of the Christmas and New Years holidays.
Storytime offers songs, stories, crafts and silliness and uses the Early Childhood Literacy Initiative program.
For more information, contact the library at 565-8117.
Polar Express will be screened at rec center event
The Cortez Recreation Center invites kids to join us for Santa and a Movie on Saturday, Dec. 17. Meet Santa at 2 p.m. and then well view Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer at 2:30 p.m. At 3 p.m., well screen the movie The Polar Express. The Rec Center is at 425 Roger Smith Avenue.
This event is free, and there will be popcorn, hot chocolate, and a candy cane for participants. Please bring a donation of one can of food for our local food bank (optional).
For more information, call 564-4081.
Guitar-oriented Moetones will rock out at final show of the year
The Moetones will celebrate Christmas with their final show of 2011 at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Dolores River Brewery, 100 S. Fourth St., Dolores.
The Moetones are a band that loves to rock. A three piece guitar-oriented garage rock band, they play obscure covers and uncompromising originals.
For more information, call 560-1439.
M-CHS will perform annual Winter Concert
The Montezuma-Cortez High School will perform their annual Winter Concert at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20 at the high school auditorium,
The performance will feature the choir and band groups from M-CHS, and there will be a silent auction of gift baskets that are made by the band students and parents. We will also hold the raffle drawing for an iPad 2.
Pair will minister in song at Faith Bible Church
Come enjoy an evening with Donnie and Dawni Jo Johnson, who will minister in song at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18 at Faith Bible Church, 246 S. Maple Street (across from the Middle School) in Cortez.
Join us for an evening of fun and fellowship with friends and family. Everyone is welcome the more the merrier!
For more information, contact Adrian at 759-9204.
M-CHS Honor Society seeks donations of winter wear for needy
The Montezuma-Cortez High School National Honor Society is hosting the annual NHS Coat Drive from now until Wednesday, Dec. 21. Those who would like to donate can drop off winter wear that is in good condition (coats, boots, scarves, gloves, hats, etc.) to the M-CHS library (Room 200) during school hours, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:40 p.m. The schools address is 206 West 7th St., Cortez.
All of the donated items will be donated to local people in need at the Renew Shelter for Battered Women.
For more information, contact Marilyn VanEvery at 565-3722 ext. 133.
Raffle will benefit Cortez Recreation Center scholarship fund
Each year Friends of Recreation for a Healthy Community has a raffle to raise funds for future scholarships. Raffle tickets are on sale at the Cortez Recreation Center from now until Thursday, Dec. 22. The drawing will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 22, at the Cortez Recreation Center.
The raffle tickets are available at three tickets for $10 or one ticket for $4. The first-place prize in the raffle is an annual family pass to the Cortez Recreation Center a four-member family pass is valued at $385. FOR has given more than $20,000 in scholarships for use of the Cortez Recreation Center since the center opened in 2004. Scholarships are available for persons who are disabled, elderly, and are financially qualified. The financial qualifiers are the same as used by federal programs such as HUD. One does not need to be present at the drawing to win.
For more information, contact Marty McKean at 565-7990 or Eleanor Kuhl at 564-0708.
