SUP Girls Durango will host its second annual “A Paddle and a Pint,” a stand up paddle boarding fundraiser for local people suffering from cancer, at 2 p.m. today.

The cost is $40 and includes the paddle event, a hat, a token for a pint of beer and the after-party at Steamworks Brewing Co. All proceeds will go to the Health Coalition of Southwest Colorado.

To register and for more information, visit http://supgirlsdurango.com or call 759-4945.

Navajo Skies program to be held Friday

Powerhouse Science Center’s Pub Science program will feature “Navajo Skies” at 6 p.m. Friday at 1333 Camino del Rio.

Navajo scientists Nancy Maryboy and David Begay, of the Indigenous Education Institute, and Laura Peticoloas, physicist at University of California Berkeley’s Space Sciences Laboratory, will lead an evening of seeing stars from indigenous and Western perspectives. Teaching traditional astronomy and relaying cultural stories Begay and Maryboy will share native ways of knowing through Indigenous science. Between segments of “Navajo Skies” Peticolas will offer a Western science perspective, helping to reveal commonalities between the two studies.

For more information, visit www.powsci.org.

Sheriff candidate forum to be held

The public is invited to attend the Durango Gun Club-sponsored Sheriff Candidates Forum from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the VFW, 1550 Main Ave.

Questions about constitutional and Second Amendment issues, gun law enforcement, shooting sports and the future of the indoor and outdoor range facilities will be submitted to the candidates in advance. A limited number of questions will be taken from the public the night of the event. Doors will open at 6 p.m.

Refreshments will be served, and the facility is accessible for those with disabilities. Admission is free.

City to paint center lines, lane lines

Center lines and lane lines on city streets will be repainted from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday with a final day of center line paint work Oct. 6.

No-parking signs will be placed along East Third Avenue and East Eighth Street as necessary. Vehicles parked in the designated no-parking areas will be towed away at the owner’s expense. Drivers are encouraged to avoid driving across wet paint, obey all traffic controls and be considerate of workers.

For more information, call Levi Lloyd at 375-4839.

Volunteers sought for science program

The Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive in Bayfield, is looking for volunteers to be a part of the “Fun With Science” task force.

The group is responsible for helping with science programming at the library.

An informational meeting will take place from noon to 2 p.m. Friday. Free child care is available, with advance notice.

For more information, call 884-2222, ext. 517, or email [email protected].

Puma presentation to be held Tuesday

La Plata County’s Living with Wildlife Advisory Board will present “Pumas & People – How People and Cougars can Co-exist in Colorado” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave.

Ken Logan, a mammals researcher for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, will give a 45-minute presentation followed by a question-and-answer session.

Logan has a Ph. D. in wildlife sciences and more than 30 years of experience studying pumas (also known as cougars or mountain lions) in the west, as well as several publications to his name.

Durango library offers free scanner access

Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., is offering access to free scanners.

Two new scanning stations are available to people who need to scan documents to email or store them digitally. This service is on the second floor of the library and is available for 30 minutes on a first-come, first-served basis.

To gain access to the scanner station people must ask the Reference Desk. The library encourages people to bring their own storage devices when using time-limited public computers.

For more information, call 375-3380 and ask for the Reference Desk.

Herald Staff