Salute to Veterans has received proclamations of support from the La Plata County commissioners, Durango city councilors, trustees from the Bayfield Town Board and the Ignacio Town Board.

The mission of Salute to Veterans, a local nonprofit, is to honor and assist veterans, military personnel and their families. A Veterans Resource Center will open soon and volunteers are needed to assist with data entry, office staffing, fundraising events and other services.

For more information, visit www.salute2veterans.org.

Video-relay system available to deaf

Southwest Center for Independence has obtained a Sorenson “ntouch” PC with a video-relay system that enables the deaf and hard-of-hearing community to communicate with both deaf and hearing family, friends or business contacts using video-relay service.

This free service lets people place and receive calls with a professional American Sign Language interpreter via a videophone and a high-speed Internet connection. A deaf caller in the center’s office can see another deaf person who also has a video phone, so they can sign to each other directly.

If calling a hearing person’s number, an ASL interpreter appears on the TV to relay the conversation between the deaf person in the office and the hearing person on the other end of the line. Deaf people may visit 3273 Main Ave., No. 23 to use the device or make an appointment by calling 259-1672.

Ignacio library announces programs

Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave., will host these programs:

Tween after-school activities will be available at 2 p.m. Wednesdays. Upcoming projects will include “Paracords & Bracelets” on Wednesday; and “Balloon Powered Cars” on Nov. 19. There will be no activities Nov. 26 in preparation for Thanksgiving.

A “Tweak & Critique Writer’s” workshop will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday. The workshop is open for writers ages 12 and older.

A consumer health-care class will take place at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 13. Participants will learn about becoming an informed advocate for their own health care using information and resources available at the library.

For more information, visit www.ignaciolibrary.org.

Durango announces holiday schedule

All city of Durango administrative offices will be closed Tuesday in observance of Veterans Day. This is the schedule for other city programs:

City Hall, River City Hall, Parks and Recreation and Cemetery administrative offices will be closed.

Durango Public Library and all of its branches will be closed.

Durango Community Recreation Center, Mason Center and Chapman Hill will be open regular hours.

Commercial and residential trash and recycling will be picked up according to the normal schedule. The Durango Recycle Center will be closed.

Durango Transit will run its regular schedule, and the Transit Center parking window will be closed.

Downtown metered parking will be free.

Rotary club to hear updates from councilor

Dean Brookie, mayor pro tem and city councilor, will update the Rotary Club of Durango on developments with the city at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave.

Head of a Durango-based architecture and planning firm, Brookie has dedicated much of his career to developing affordable housing, municipal and educational facilities, and historic preservation in historic downtowns nationwide. Brookie has served on the city’s Board of Appeals and on numerous nonprofit boards. A leader in community development and environmental sustainability, Brookie was a principal member of the design teams for Durango’s Community Recreation Center and Multi-Modal Transit Center. Visitors are welcome.

For more information, call Bruce Rodman at 385-7899.

High Noon to hear about nutrition

The Durango High Noon Rotary Club will meet from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 13 at the DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio.

The meetings are open to the public. Lunch will be available for $15. The group will hear from Marge Morris, a nutritionist and coordinator of Mercy Regional Medical Center’s diabetes program.

Extra dwelling units to be discussed

The city of Durango will host a public information meeting at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 17 in council chamber of Durango City Hall, 949 East Second Ave.

The meeting will discuss accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, and second units in the east Animas City neighborhood designated as EN-3 zone. This meeting will be the first in a series of meetings to discuss and take feedback on ADUs in this neighborhood. The meeting will allow residents the opportunity to provide input on whether ADUs should be allowed in the EN-3 zone district and how to handle existing second units that already have been constructed within the neighborhood.

For more information, visit www.durangogov.org/adus or call 375-4850.

Evenings Porch to host open house

Evenings Porch Assisted Living will host an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 13 at 42811 U.S. Highway 160 in Bayfield.

There will be appetizers, drinks, door prizes, facility tours and more.

For more information, call 884-0101.

Herald Staff

A brief was updated to reflect the correct date of the city meeting on ADUs.