The Kiwanis Club of Durango will hear from Pat Senecal from Celebrating Healthy Communities Coalition at noon Thursday at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.

Senecal will discuss her organization and it’s mission of addressing and providing solutions to the drug and alcohol use among the youth of La Plata County.

Durango street work will go through Friday

Four Corners Materials will continue street reconstruction and paving work through Friday.

Work is scheduled for Riverside Medical Center parking lot and Molas Drive.

Leeder Construction has begun alley reconstruction work behind Park Elementary School, behind Walgreens, and behind the Durango Police Department. Alley work is expected to be completed by the end of August.

Parking on these streets will be restricted for the duration of the street work. There will be posted temporary no-parking signs in designated street work zones for no-parking dates and times. Drivers are encouraged to use alternate routes when possible because of lane restrictions and construction equipment in the roadway. All work is subject to change because of rain or other unforeseeable events.

For more information, call Mike Somsen at 375-4839.

Daybreak to learn about mine spill

The Durango Daybreak Rotary Club will meet from 6:45 to 8 a.m. Wednesday at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.

Bob Oswald, from the Division of Mined Land Reclamation and Safety, along with Julie Westendorff, La Plata County Commissioner, and Ken Beegles, former head of the Division of Water Resources with the state of Colorado, will present a panel discussion and question-and-answer session on the recent mine spill of tainted runoff and it’s impact on the community

Herald Staff