A free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney will be featured from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the second Friday of each month at the Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave., Ignacio.

By computer link, volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fill out forms and explain the process and procedure for all areas of civil litigation, including family law, property law, probate law, collections, appeals, landlord-tenant law, small claims, veterans issues and civil-protection orders. To be added to the sign-up sheet, call 563-9287.

Upcoming dates are: March 11, April 8, May 13, June 10, July 8, Aug. 12, Sept. 9, Oct. 14 and Dec. 9. There won’t be a clinic in November.

GOP women to hear from Brad Blake

Southwest Republican Women monthly luncheon will be held March 15 at the DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio. From 11:30 a.m. to noon a mix-and-mingle will take place, from noon to 1 p.m., the luncheon and meeting will be held.

The cost is $17 for members and $21 for nonmembers. The featured speaker will be County Commissioner Brad Blake. Kayla Patterson and Lyle McKnight, candidates for county commissioner, will also join the meeting.

To RSVP before March 11, email [email protected].

Archaeologist’s topic: The Great Houses

The San Juan Basin Archaeological Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Center of Southwest Studies Lyceum at Fort Lewis College. David Dove will present a program on “Mitchell Springs: A Case for Managed Production at Great House Communities in the Mesa Verde Area.”

The public is invited. For more information, visit www.sjbas.org.

It’s fish-fry time at Sacred Heart

Sacred Heart Parish will host a Lenten Fish Fry from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Parish Hall, 254 East Fifth Ave.

Baked and fried fish – breaded and battered – will be featured. The menu also includes french fries, coleslaw, desserts and drinks. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children 6-12, Children 5 and younger are free.

Herald Staff