Our Place adult day care is seeking loving, caring, compassionate, dependable volunteers.

People need to be at least 18 years of age, have a sense of humor, like interacting with seniors in a safe environment and be looking to donate their time and talents.

To volunteer or for more information, call 385-5200, email [email protected] or visit www.ourplacedurango.org.

Life-Long Learning series continues

The Life-Long Learning Lecture Series at Fort Lewis College will present “Humans and the Extinction Crisis: Population, Sustainability, and the 21st Century” at 7 p.m. Thursday in Noble Hall, Room 130.

Taralynn Reynolds, from the Center for Biological Diversity, will explain how that organization has been working to address these issues, using common-sense solutions that benefit women, families, wildlife and the planet.

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

FLC to host Skyfest’s annual music party

Skyfest, Fort Lewis College’s annual party of the year, will take place at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Whalen Gymnasium.

Doors will open at 4:30 p.m., and the music will start at 5 p.m. The community is invited. The Motet, a funk band from Colorado, headlines this year’s Skyfest. Voodoo Glow Skulls also will perform, along with a number of student bands, including The Wild 100’s, Liver Down the River and Consensual Sax. Tickets for FLC students are free if picked up in advance from the Student Union Productions office in the Leadership Center, or $1 at the door. Tickets are $15 for the general public and are available now at Southwest Sound or at the door at the event.

For more information, call 247-7474 or 247-7090.

Worksite Wellness 101 training Tuesday

The Workplace Health & Wellness Ambassador Training “Worksite Wellness 101” will take place from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the First National Bank, 259 W. Ninth St.

The free workshop will explain how to create a culture of health in small business. A complimentary lunch will be served at noon. Health Links Colorado trains worksite wellness leaders across the state to help businesses support the health, safety and well-being of employees. Health Links advises, certifies and connects businesses to local wellness resources that provide the tools and services for delivering health and wellness at the workplace. Health Links has partnered with Nicola St. Mary and Happy Healthy Employees Program, a small start-up health wellness vendor in Durango.

Starting in March, Health Links and Happy Healthy Employees Program will work together to bring seed funding, expert advising and Healthy Business Certification to the Southwest Region. Health Link officially will expand funding opportunities for small businesses in La Plata County. Small businesses with less than 50 employees are eligible to apply for seed funding and free advising to assist in assessing and designing healthy workplaces.

To RSVP, email [email protected]. For more information, visit www.healthlinkscolorado.org.

Native series features ‘Where are they now?’

The Native American Center Speaker Series will present “Fort Lewis College Alumni: Where Are They Now?” at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Center of Southwest Studies Lyceum.

The panel discussion will include three FLC Native American alumni: Asa Washines (Yakama), Seth Damon (Diné) and Chet Gladstone (Blackfeet). The community is invited to attend and listen to the paths these three FLC alumni have taken since they graduated.

For more information, call 247-7225.

Let VITA help you do your taxes for free

VITA, the IRS’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, will be helping people file their 2014 income-tax returns.

There is no charge for this service, but there is an income limit of $53,000. Volunteers will be at these locations:

From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; April 6 and 13 at Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave., or La Plata County Fairgrounds Extension Building, 2500 Main Ave. These locations will be by appointment only. At these locations, people must be 60 years or older. To make an appointment, call 382-6428.

From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays March 14, 21, 28; April 11; and 4 to 7 p.m. April 1 at the La Plata County Fairgrounds Extension Building, 2500 Main Ave. This location is open to all ages. To schedule an appointment, call 335-9776.

Taxpayers need to bring their picture IDs, Social Security card(s) for themselves and dependents, all paperwork received pertaining to taxes and their 2013 tax return. If filing jointly, both persons must be present. Some more complex tax situations are outside the VITA program scope.

For more information, email [email protected] or call 335-9776 and leave a message.

Herald Staff