Three local high school students will talk about their experiences at a recent Rotary World Peace Conference at the meeting of the Rotary Club of Durango, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave.

Students Sarah Waller, Emily Vierling and Lilly Bisantz traveled with club member Roger Ptolemy to Ontario, California, to join conference attendees from all over the world. Their focus was on conflict resolution and prevention, ranging from interpersonal to global issues. Speakers included the director of the Peace Corps, officials from the United Nations and others who spoke on events such as the Syrian crisis, the Nazi holocaust, and other tragedies caused by the absence of understanding and tolerance. Visitors are welcome. For more information, call 385-7899.

City schedules river maintenance

The city of Durango has scheduled Animas River bank and in-stream maintenance at the 29th Street put-in, located in Memorial Park beginning Tuesday and continuing through the remainder of the week, weather permitting. For additional information, call 375-7321 or email [email protected].

Health insurance deadline hits Monday

Most former customers of Colorado HealthOP can still enroll in new health insurance with a different company, but only through Feb. 29. The enrollment process can take as little as 30 minutes, and financial assistance may still be available. Tax penalties for 2016 filing may be avoided if enrollment is prior to Feb. 29. The Health Insurance Marketplace Open Enrollment period ended Jan. 31, but for those who lost Colorado HealthOP, the deadline has been extended.

For more information, call 335-2021 or visit www. ConnectforHealthCO.com.

LPEA seeking members due refunds

La Plata Electric Association is seeking members or former members who are due to receive Capital Credits refunds.

To that end, LPEA is publishing in local newspapers, and posting on its website, www.lpea.coop, a public notice naming those individuals or businesses whose Capital Credit money (also called a patronage capital) has gone unclaimed because of an invalid address, or whose Capital Credit checks have not been cashed.

Annually, the LPEA board of directors determines the amount of patronage capital retired, and most retired capital is typically refunded to members in the November-December billing cycle through billing credits. Checks are issued to those due to receive $100 or more.

To claim funds, individuals and businesses are asked to contact LPEA’s Durango office, 45 Stewart St. in the Bodo Industrial Park, or call 247-5786.

Identification will be required to claim the available funds.

Should individuals or businesses listed in the public notice not come forward to receive their funds, the unclaimed money will be used for educational or charitable purposes as determined by the LPEA board of directors, as set forth in the LPEA bylaws.

Unclaimed Capital Credit funds support LPEA’s annual scholarships as well as contribute to educational and nonprofit community projects in La Plata and Archuleta counties.

For more information, call 247-5786 or visit www.lpea.coop.

A few tickets remain for the Blues Train

The Durango Blues Train returns June 3-4 for two consecutive evenings of live blues aboard the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. Tickets for Saturday are sold out, and tickets for Friday are limited. Tickets can be purchased online at www. DurangoBluesTrain.com. Tickets are $95 per person, plus a 7 percent Historic Train Preservation fee. Purchasers must be 21 years old to participate.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit DurangoBluesTrain.com.

Volunteers needed for Film Festival

The 2016 Durango Independent Film Festival seeks volunteers to help put on the event.

For more information and to volunteer, call 946-9788 or 375-7779.

AARP to offer driver safety course

An AARP driver safety course will be offered from 8.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Thursday at La Plata County Fairgrounds. No pre-registration is required. The cost for AARP-members will be $15, $20 for nonmembers.

Herald Staff