All city of Durango administrative offices will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. The following is the schedule for other city programs:

City administrative offices will be closed both days, including offices at Durango City Hall, River City Hall, Durango-La Plata County Airport, Durango Transit Center, Durango Community Recreation Center and Greenmount Cemetery.

The recreation center and Chapman Hill will be closed Thursday. Both will be open regular hours on Friday. The Mason Center will be closed from Monday to Nov. 29, and there will be no classes during this time.

The Durango Public Library will be closed Thursday and Friday but open Saturday. The Fort Lewis Mesa and Sunnyside branches will be closed the week of Nov. 23 in conjunction with the Durango School District 9-R break.

Durango Transit will not run on Thursday. On Friday, three citywide buses (Route 6) will operate from 7 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. There will be no evening bus on Thursday or Friday, but one will run Monday to Wednesday. The trolley will operate normal hours from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and one Opportunity Bus will operate. The Transit Center and parking window will be closed Thursday and Friday.

There will be no commercial or residential trash or recycling service Thursday. Also, Thursday’s commercial trash and recycling will be picked up Friday. Thursday’s residential curbside trash will be picked up Friday. Thursday’s residential curbside recycling will be picked up Dec. 3.

The Durango Recycle Center will be closed Thursday and Friday and will reopen from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

Free parking will be available at downtown meters from Thursday through Sunday.

Durango Food Bank seeking donations

The Durango Food Bank is seeking donations to aid in the purchase of land or an existing, larger facility.

All donations will stay local, and they will go directly to serving La Plata County residents struggling with food insecurity. The food bank is distributing enough food to La Plata County families and seniors to prepare more than 450,000 meals a year.

For more information, call 375-2672.

Christmas tree sales benefit nonprofit

The San Juan Mountains Association will host its annual Christmas Trees for Conservation Fundraiser beginning Friday in the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad parking lot located on College Drive.

The lot will be open from 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday to Friday and from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. There will be more than 700 Noble and Nordmann firs and trees of all shapes and sizes. Proceeds from every tree sold benefit the association’s educational programs.

Free family yoga classes available

Joy Kilpatrick will offer these classes:

A free kids yoga class will take place from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Dec. 2 at Pediatric Associates of Durango, 1199 Main Ave., Suite 205. The class is open to ages 3 to 7. This ongoing class is free the first Wednesday of the month.

FamilyTime Yoga for families/caregivers with children ages 5 to 10 will take place from 3 to 4 p.m. Dec. 6 at YogaDurango, 1140 Main Ave. This ongoing class is offered the first Sunday of the month.

For more information, visit www. Breathworkswithjoy.com.

Corral of Westerners to meet for dinner

The Durango Corral of Westerners will meet for a turkey dinner followed by a speaker on Western history at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave.

New members are welcome. The program will be by author Mike Maddox, and the topic will be “Genuine Nuggets Amongst the Fool’s Gold.” The cost for the dinner is $25, and reservations must be made by Nov. 30 to 247-2589.

Local First Noel Night to take place Dec. 4

Local First invites the public to attend Noel Night on Dec. 4.

Noel Night is a community wide holiday event featuring hospitality by merchants, music and entertainment by local artists, fundraising events and general festivity downtown on Main Avenue and East Second Avenue.

While most events will be held from 5 to 9 p.m., many of the drawings and specials are available all day Friday and Saturday. A number of private parking lots will be open to the public during Noel Night.

For a listing of parking and events, visit www.local-first.org.

Herald Staff