The La Plata County Living with Wildlife Advisory Board and Colorado Parks & Wildlife have collaborated to acquire a large banner, which will be displayed over Durango’s downtown Main Avenue to increase driver awareness during wildlife-migration periods in the spring and fall.

The groups remind residents that deer and elk are migrating to higher ground during the next few weeks. Drivers should be extra vigilant on area highways especially during the dawn and dusk hours.

For more information, visit www.wildsmart.org.

Historian to talk about Durango police

Sharon Greve, volunteer historian for Durango Police Department, will talk about the department’s history to the Rotary Club of Durango at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave.

Started in the year of Durango’s 1881 founding, its very early history included a sheriff’s ending a reign of terror from a gang in a shootout with the gang leader. Another early challenge was regaining control of the streets given the gambling, saloons and prostitution houses of those early days. Greve’s work in capturing this history began several years ago at the request of Police Chief Jim Spratlen. Visitors are welcome.

For more information, call Bruce Rodman at 385-7899.

Wetherill descendant offers program

Harvey Leake, great-grandson of John Wetherill, will offer a program about the Wetherill family of Mancos regarding their archaeological investigations at Mesa Verde and elsewhere on the Colorado Plateau at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Far View Lodge in Mesa Verde National Park.

Leake will share historic family photographs that illustrate their involvement at Mesa Verde and places beyond, including Grand Gulch, Chaco Canyon and Navajo National Monument.

For more information, call Denise Spain at 529-4745.

Local restaurants have night for Nepal

Several Durango restaurants are combining for a Wednesday event – “A Night for Nepal” – to raise money for victims of the earthquake-ravaged country.

The Himalayan Kitchen will host a dinner, cash bar and live music from Bob’s Yr Uncle for a minimum donation of $35 per person.

Meanwhile, participating restaurants around Durango will donate 10 percent of the evening’s proceeds to the Karma and Jyamu Bhotia Foundation, a nonprofit that will forward the money to help people of Nepal rebuild.

The Himalayan event will run from 6 to 9 p.m. The Ore House, East by Southwest, Nini’s Taqueria, Ska Brewing Co., Mahogany Grill, BREW Pub & Kitchen, Gazpacho, Yardbird Eatery, The Red Snapper and Mutu’s Italian Kitchen are among the participating restaurants. Also, Animas Trading Co. is donating proceeds from Wednesday.

Talk about wages at Fassbinder Park

The Thrive! Living Wage Coalition will meet Tuesday at Fassbinder Park, at west 17th Street and Main Avenue.

Meetings are open to the public. Updates will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a potluck dinner at 6 p.m. and brainstorming from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

For more information, call 335-8114.

Herald Staff