The Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave, will offer beginner’s quilting classes at 4 p.m. Oct. 12, Oct. 19, Nov. 2 and Nov. 9.

The library will have a few sewing machines available for use, but participants are encouraged to bring their own.

For more information, call 563-9287 or visit www.ignaciolibrary.org.

Durnago to begin fall city cleanup Oct. 12

The city of Durango will begin fall citywide cleanup on Oct. 12. Crews will pick up bagged or piled leaves and tree limbs less than 8 feet in length. No other waste will be accepted. Residents are asked to place materials in the alley for collection, or curbside in areas of town where there are no alleys.

Residents also are asked to keep cleanup items and brush at least 2 feet away from fences, trees, bushes, gas meters, hydrants, power poles and connection boxes. If a pile cannot safely be picked up, it will be left. Set leaves and tree trimmings out on the weekend before the area is scheduled for collection. No more than two truckloads will be picked up from each residence.

The schedule for pick-up is as follows:

Areas north of 15th Street to the north city limits, paralleling Main Avenue to east and west including Animas City area on Oct. 12-16.

Westside subdivision, including Crestview, Needham, Rockridge, and Junction Street areas on Oct. 19-23.

Eastside subdivisions, including Riverview, North College, Hillcrest, and SkyRidge areas on Oct. 26-30.

Areas south of 15th Street and west of 9th Avenue, including residential areas of U.S. Highway 160 West and East (Three Springs) located within city limits on Nov. 2-6.

For more information, call 375-4903 or visit www.durangogov.org/fall.

Grave Protection Act to be discussed

Southwest Colorado Canyons Alliance will present Dan Simplicio, cultural specialist for Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, as he discusses repatriation of sacred objects and human remains before and after enactment of Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act in 1990 at 7 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Anasazi Heritage Center in Dolores.

Prior to the passage of the act, the Zuni Pueblo have long been involved in the repatriation of sacred objects. Repatriation of human remains has been an ongoing dilemma, however, due to cultural and religious beliefs.

For more information, call Diane McBride at 560-1643 or email [email protected].

Site form workshop offered at FLC for free

Assistant State Archaeologist Kevin Black will conduct a site form workshop on Sunday at Fort Lewis College.

This one-day free class will focus on how to transform field survey forms into final forms for the Colorado statewide database.

To register before Wednesday, email Tish Varney at [email protected].

Herald Staff