Colorado Parks and Wildlife will give away kokanee salmon at 3 p.m. Nov. 6, Nov. 13 and Nov. 20 at the parking area on Smelter Place, off County Road 210, which is north of the Office Depot shopping center.

Anyone wanting fish must present a valid 2014 Colorado fishing license. Kokanee are currently being spawned at Lake Nighthorse. The number of fish each person receives will be determined by the number of kokanee collected during the spawning operation and the number of people who show up for the giveaway.

People interested in receiving fish should bring a small cooler. Most of the kokanee are from 10 to 13 inches in size. Kokanee are a freshwater, land-locked sockeye salmon.

Kickoff to beard competition held

The official kickoff of the 2014 Snowdown Beard Growing Competition will take place at 8 p.m. Friday at Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave.

Contestants entering the three-month long “Beard Race” will need to be at Carver’s back pub clean-shaven to have their photo taken. On Jan. 29, contestants will present their faces to a panel of judges who will then select a winner. The judges also will award prizes to beards of all ages for best color, longest beard, the greatest beer-absorption beard and, for the ladies, best leg hair. There is no entry fee, and this event is for people 21 and older.

For more information, visit www.snowdown.org or Carver Brewing Co. on Facebook.

Senior center announces events

The Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave., will offer these programs:

Jon Cordalis, The Computer Tutor, will teach computer workshops from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Classes will include iPad/iPhone Basics on Nov. 12 and Mac Basics on Nov. 13. Payment and registration are required by Friday. The cost is $15 per class. To register, call 382-6428.

The annual Arts and Crafts Bazaar will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 6. People who are interested in having a booth of hand-crafted items, call the number above. The cost is $25 for an 8-foot table.

Road Runner Transit to take off two days

Road Runner Transit will observe Veterans Day on Monday and Tuesday; therefore, there will not be service on those dates.

Regular service will résumé Wednesday.

For more information, visit www.sucap.org/roadrunner/ignacioschedule.php.

Film to be screened at Fort Lewis College

Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College will host a free film screening of “Harvest of Empire: The Untold Story of Latinos in America” at 3:30 p.m. Monday in the center’s Lyceum.

A moderated discussion will follow. The film reveals the direct connection between the long history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and the immigration crises faced today. The film is based on the book by Democracy Now! co-host Juan Gonzalez. This film is 90 minutes and will be followed by a moderated discussion with John Baranski from the FLC History Department.

For more information, call 247-7456 or visit http://swcenter.fortlewis.edu.

Bankruptcy clinic to be offered

Colorado Legal Services and Southwest Bar Volunteer Legal Aid will present a free clinic for filing a Chapter 7 bankruptcy from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Monday.

The clinic, which is available to low-income debtors who qualify, will walk participants through every step of the bankruptcy-filing process and provide documents necessary to file for bankruptcy.

To apply, call 247-0266.

Free divorce, custody seminar available

A free “Doing your own divorce and/or custody in Colorado” seminar will take place at 5:30 p.m. Monday at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave.

The seminar will be presented by a volunteer attorney from Southwest Bar Volunteer Legal Aid.

For more information, call 247-0266.

Herald Staff