The Mrs. Colorado America Pageant is accepting applications from married women to represent Durango as a state finalist in the 2016 pageant April 16 in Denver. Applicants must be at least 18 years old, a resident of Colorado and a U.S. citizen, and married at the time of the pageant to be considered.

The Mrs. Colorado America Pageant is entering its 40th year of competition, and the winner will represent Colorado at the Mrs. America Pageant held in Las Vegas.

For more information or to apply, visit www.mrscoloradoamerica.com or call (303) 593-1199.

Senior center offers Adventures in Dining

The Durango/La Plata Senior Center offers transportation to a different restaurant in a nearby town every month.

This month, the group will travel to Olive Garden in Farmington on Thursday. Senior Transportation will leave the senior center, 2424 Main Ave., at 4 p.m. The cost for transportation is $7. Participants will buy their own meals.

To register and pay, call Greta Kirker at 382-6428.

Animas City Day celebration to be held

The public is invited to celebrate Animas City Day on Saturday with a walking tour of the historic town that preceded Durango.

The tour will start at 2 p.m. at the Animas Museum, 3065 West Second Ave. The walk will cover approximately six blocks, with a few areas of moderate incline. Along the way, actors will share the stories of the early days of Animas City.

For more information, call 259-2402.

Genealogical society to meet Saturday

The Southwest Colorado Genealogical Society will meet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Animas Museum, 3065 West Second Ave.

After a brief business meeting, Susan Jones will give a presentation and demonstration. For the past two years, with help from an Institute of Museum and Library Services grant, the Animas Museum has been working to make its collections more readily available to the public. The museum has cataloged and photographed artifacts as well as researched the stories of some of the families that donated them. All of these pieces have been assembled in a database to assist researchers, historians and genealogists.

For more information and membership, visit www.swcogen.org. Membership information will be available at the meeting.

Animas River

ceremony to be held

Animas River: Ground Beneath Our Hearts will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Park, 2901 East Third Ave.

This is a healing ceremony featuring environmental action and community-created earth art for the Animas River. The ceremony is part of “The Ground Beneath Our Hearts,” a global event bringing attention to places around the world suffering environmental damage from mining. Participants should bring water and chairs. Dogs are not allowed.

Visit www.facebook.com/events/127537814258967/ for more information.

Herald Staff