In the second installment of the Pine River Library’s Amazing Author series, Tess Challis will host a cooking program at 6 p.m. Nov. 10 at the library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive.

Challis will make a cranberry-orange zest kale salad, whole grain holiday waffles and “Tess’ Ultimate Chocolate Fix.”

For more information, call 884-2222, ext. 513.

Time change raises wildlife-related issues

Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminds Colorado motorists that the end to daylight saving time brings a higher risk of being involved in a wildlife-related accident.

Visibility is poor when many big game animals are most active.

Deer are extremely vulnerable to being struck this time of year because this is their peak mating season.

Motorists can reduce the likelihood of an accident by taking these precautions:

Slow down.

Stay alert while driving at dusk and dawn.

Scan ahead and watch for movement along roadsides.

Obey traffic signs and watch for wildlife warning signs.

Drivers should be especially cautious when traveling through forests and agricultural land, as well as the following high-risk areas:

U.S. Highway 160 (Durango to Pagosa Springs and Durango to Mancos).

U.S. Highway 550 (north of Durango and from Montrose to Ouray).

Drivers involved in a wildlife-vehicle collision should report the accident to the Colorado State Patrol by calling *CSP (star key and 277).

For more information, visit www.codot.gov/programs/environmental/wildlife/wildlifeonthemove.

Beekeeping group to meet Wednesday

The Southern Colorado Beekeepers will meet for a potluck meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday at 152 Four Wheel Drive.

For more information, email [email protected].

Free legal clinic held monthly in Ignacio

A free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney, will be featured from 2 to 5 p.m. on the second Friday of each month at the Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave. in Ignacio.

By computer link, volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fill out forms and explain the process and procedure for all areas of civil litigation including family law, property law, probate law, collections, appeals, landlord-tenant law, small claims, veterans issues and civil-protection orders.

For more information, call 563-9287.

Bird walk changes start time to 9 a.m.

With the end of daylight savings time, the weekly bird walk will begin at 9 a.m. every Wednesday at Rotary Park.

The bird walk is organized by For the Birds.

The walk is hosted by a variety of local nature organizations.

The walks last about 1½ hours. Participants should bring binoculars.

The walks are free, but donations to the hosting group are welcome.

The bird walks are held at 8 a.m. during daylight savings time and 9 a.m. when daylight savings is over.

For more information, visit www.forthebirdsdurango.com.

FLC hosts Tarahumara talk, guest speaker

The Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College invites the public to “Rhetoric of Rarity: Accession Language and Tarahumara Collections in the Smithsonian” with guest speaker Joshua K. Salyers at 6 p.m. Nov. 9 in the center’s Lyceum Room.

This presentation will explore the language of rarity in the accession process, or the process of adding to a museum collection, to answer these questions for the Smithsonian’s Tarahumara collection.

Salyers is the 2015-16 Center of Southwest Studies doctoral fellow in Southwest history.

Salyers will spend the academic year in residence at the center performing dissertation research and writing, in addition to teaching in the college’s department of history.

For more information, call 247-7456 or visit http://swcenter.fortlewis.edu

Herald Staff