The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners is seeking an interested individual to serve on the Durango Public Library Board.

The board oversees the operation and administration of the Durango Public Library. Terms are three years. This position is advisory and is not monetarily compensated. An application and board description may be found at http://co.laplata.co.us/departments_and_elected_officials/boards_commissions or from the information desk at the La Plata County Courthouse, 1060 East Second Ave. Applications are due by April 20.

For more information, call 382-6219.

Remember, in Colo.: The DUI Heat Is On

The Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and local law enforcement agencies will ramp up DUI patrols for the Spring Events The Heat Is On enforcement period running through May 17.

The enforcement period runs for more than a month, coinciding with functions where people likely will be celebrating. Enforcement periods can include sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols and additional law enforcement on duty dedicated to impaired driving enforcement.

For more information, visit www. HeatIsOnColorado.com.

Locally, Stand Up 4 Transportation

A Stand Up 4 Transportation banner will be hung at the Durango Transit Center, 250 W. 8th St., through Tuesday so that residents and riders can read information about the movement and sign the banner in support of transportation in their community and in their state.

Stand Up 4 Transportation also will host an event at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Durango Transit Center. The event will include a multi-modal advocacy parade that will start at 10 a.m. at the transit center. Members of the public are invited to join the parade, by bike or by walking. Parking for the event will be free at the transit center.

Officials also will discuss how Colorado Department of Transportation, local transit partners, cities, counties and tribal partners have been working to address the transportation needs in regions, highlight upcoming signature projects and how important funding is to addressing those needs.

For more information, visit www.standup4transportation.org.

Kiwanis Club to host Andrew Gulliford

The Kiwanis Club of Durango will welcome Andy Gulliford, Fort Lewis College professor of history and environmental studies, to its meeting at noon Thursday at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.

Lunch will be provided, and guests are welcome.

For more information, call 247-5011.

Life-Long Lectures to talk racial bias

The Life-Long Learning Lecture Series at Fort Lewis College will present “Racial Bias in the Criminal Justice System” at 7 p.m. Thursday in Noble Hall, Room 130.

Recent events in the news surrounding racial bias in police work and the criminal justice system offer reminders that this issue needs attention. Nathan Woodliff-Stanley, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado, will provide analysis of this contemporary reality and suggest constructive ways to address the problem.

For a schedule of lectures, visit www.fortlewis.edu/professionalassociates.

Herald Staff