The Durango High Noon Rotary Club will meet from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio.

The cost for lunch is $15. Chris La May, the town manager of Bayfield, will speak of current and future plans.

Natural-foods coop announces programs

Durango Natural Foods Coop, 575 East Eighth Ave., will offer these programs:

“The Midwifery Model of Care” hosted by Annie Rotondi will take place at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Certified professional midwives offer a unique model of maternity care, providing support from preconception through the postpartum. Midwives also offer well-woman care, including Pap smears and STI testing in a relaxed, comfortable and supportive environment. A light snack will be provided.

“Children’s Holiday Cookie Class” will take place at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. The coop’s deli chef Charis Rose will teach how to bake and decorate holiday cookies. Participants will make organic whole foods-based cookies and decorate with homemade, plant-based food coloring. The class is available for children 5 and older, but all ages are welcome. Children 5 to 7 must be accompanied by parents. All participants will receive a cookie. To sign-up, visit the deli or email [email protected]. The cost is $7 per person or $5 prepaid.

Discussion group seeking members

The Great Decisions group at the Mancos Public Library is seeking new members to join its discussion group that will begin monthly meetings in January.

The day and time for meetings will be determined based on the availability of facilitator and group members. The eight topics for Great Decisions 2015 are: Russia and the Near Abroad; Privacy in the Digital Age; Sectarianism in the Middle East; India Changes Course; U.S. Policy Toward Africa; Syria’s Refugee Crisis; Human Trafficking in the 21st Century; and Brazil’s Metamorphosis. Great Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs. The program model involves reading one chapter each month from the Great Decisions Briefing Book, watching a segment of the DVD at the meeting and participating in a group discussion about a designated global issue.

For more information or to sign-up before Dec. 31, call Shaine Gans at 533-7600, ext. 202 or email [email protected].

Parenting class to be offered

Registration is open for the four-week parenting class, “The Awakened Parent,” with Maureen Fallon-Cyr, a mindfulness-based psychotherapist practicing in Durango and a Community Dharma Leader at the Durango Dharma Center.

The class, presented by the Durango Dharma Center, will begin Jan. 7 and will introduce participants to conscious parenting. The class will use mindfulness techniques for calming the mind and identify common themes that hinder parenting ability. Participants will gain skills for effective parenting and learn how to foster loving connection with their children. The book, The Conscious Parent by Shefali Tsabary, will be used.

The class will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays from Jan. 7 to 28, at Durango Dharma Center, 208 East Animas Road (County Road 250). The entire class registration cost is $20, with an optional donation for the teacher.

For more information, call Heidi Trainor at 946-7768, email [email protected], or visit www.durangodharmacenter.org.

Breakfast with Santa fundraiser to be held

Breakfast with Santa will take place Saturday.

This fundraiser supports Bayfield Early Education Programs, a nonprofit preschool located in Bayfield. Breakfast will be served from 8 to 11 a.m. and is $10 per adult, $5 for preschool to 5th grade and 2 and younger eat free. A silent auction – including an iPad, iPad mini, overnight stays at the General Palmer or DoubleTree hotels and more – also will take place. There will be entertainment and a craft area for kids to make photo frames for their Santa picture, ornaments, beaded necklaces, coloring pages and more.

For more information or to make breakfast reservations, call 884-7137.

Pet adopt-a-thon to be held Saturday

An Adopt-a-thon for Blackhat Humane Society will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Petsense, 1185 South Camino del Rio.

For more information, call 259-3355.

Herald Staff