Chip Osborn, a leading expert on natural turf management and a consultant for the Organic Parks Program for the city of Durango, will give a free workshop on organic land management at 5 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave.

Bayfield library to get a late start Thursday

The Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive, will be opening late Thursday to allow for a software transition.

The library will open at noon Thursday.

For more information, call 884-2222.

Mancos library shows ‘American Denial’

Mancos Public Library, in partnership with Community Cinema, Independent Television Service and Independent Lens will offer an advance screening of “American Denial,” a film by Llewellyn Smith, Christine Herbes-Sommers and Kelly Thomson at 6 p.m. Thursday in the community meeting room, 211 W. First St. in Mancos.

“American Denial” sheds light on the unconscious political and moral world of modern Americans. By highlighting the social research unearthed by a Swede’s research in the 1940s, the film weaves a narrative exposing some of the potential underlying causes continuing to affect implicit racial biases inherent in America’s institutions today. “American Denial” will premier on Independent Lens on Feb. 23. The screening will be followed by a community discussion.

For more information, visit www.pbs.org/independentlens/american-denial.

Dean Hill will address Parkinson’s group

The Durango Parkinson’s Disease Support and Education Group meets from 1 to 2 p.m. the third Thursday of every month at First United Methodist Church, 2917 Aspen Drive.

The next meeting will be Thursday, and the featured speaker will be Dean Hill, general manager for Visiting Angels.

For more information, call 903-7732.

College students provide tax help

Southwest Colorado Community College will host Tax Help Colorado. People who had a household income lower than $53,000 in 2014 are eligible for free income tax preparation through the Tax Help program.

Thirty Internal Revenue Service-certified students and volunteers from Southwest Colorado Community College and Fort Lewis College will provide the free, confidential service. No appointment is necessary.

The college’s Tax Help Colorado Mancos site will be open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays on Feb. 20, Feb. 27 and March 6 in Room 104 at the Southwest Colorado Community College’s West Campus in Mancos.

The Durango site will be open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays through March 7. The site also will be open 5 to 9 p.m. Monday and 5 to 9 p.m. Feb. 24 in Room 201 at the Southwest Colorado Community College’s East Campus.

Clients must bring these items:

Current photo identification.

Social Security cards, or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, for every person on the return.

A copy of a 2013 tax return, if possible.

All W-2s, Form 1099s, interest statements, dividend statements and all other income-related documents.

Proof of mortgage interest, property taxes, day care payments, college-education expenses, charitable contributions and all other tax-deductible expenses.

For college expenses, clients should bring their Form 1098T from their college along with records of expenses paid for tuition, books, fees and supplies.

Form 1095-A, 1095-B or 1095-C Affordable Health Care Statements if a person or any member of a household received tax credits to pay for health insurance.

Bank account and routing numbers if people plan to get their tax refund electronically deposited into their bank account.

For more information, email Kathy Elliott at [email protected] and call 749-2838.

‘Internet Skills’ is full at senior center

The Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave., said the computer workshop titled “Internet Skills” conducted by Jon Cordalis, The Computer Tutor, from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday is full.

For more information, call 382-6428.

Herald Staff