Onward! A Legacy Foundation is a community foundation dedicated to the philanthropic health of Southwest Colorado and is launching its first grant cycle.

The foundation was started in Cortez in 2002 with local seed money. About 10 short-term grants with a maximum duration of one year ranging from $500 to $2,000 will be disbursed this cycle.

To be eligible, an organization must meet these criteria:

It must be a nonprofit project or organization in and providing services to Montezuma, Dolores, La Plata, Archuleta or San Juan counties.

It must have 501(c)3 status or other nonprofit designation.

It must have an organizational structure that demonstrates professionalism and accountability and have well defined goals and a method for evaluating success for the grant activity proposed.

Grant documents and information are available at www.onwardfoundation.org.

For more information, email [email protected].

Snowdown Durango seeking volunteers

Snowdown Durango is seeking volunteers to fill slots in its Schedule of Events Writing & Proofing Team, the T-shirt Pre-Sales and Prize Patrol teams.

About 10 to 20 hours of commitment are needed. Volunteers will receive a Steampunk Snowdown hat.

To sign-up, call Linda Brockway at 375-9059, email [email protected], call Marlene Gebhardt at 382-0518 or email [email protected].

Universalists to host recital series

A 2014-15 Recital Series will take place at 7 p.m. Friday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 419 San Juan Drive. The series also will continue on Nov. 14, March 27 and May 8.

Artists will include Kathryn Shaffer, flute, and Kristen Chen, piano; Marilyn Mangold Garst, piano; Mangold Duo – Bonnie Mangold, cello; Marilyn Garst, piano; and Marc Reed, trumpet. Also other friends will join the series.

The cost for the entire series is $50 for adults and $25 for children and students with an ID. The cost for individual recitals is $15 for adults and $7 for children and students.

For more information, call Marilyn Garst at 385-8668 or email [email protected].

Quilters Guild to host show and sale

The La Plata Quilters Guild will host a show and sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday in the Fort Lewis College Student Union Ballroom.

The event will feature quilts, vendors, country store, raffle baskets and a small quilt show that will benefit Project Linus. The cost is $3 for adults, and children 12 and younger are free.

For more information, call Barb Morgan at 259-1079.

Road work on U.S. Highway 491

Kinder Morgan is paying for highway improvements at U.S. Highway 491 and County Road CC to accommodate the Cow Canyon carbon-dioxide development west of the highway in Pleasant View.

An interim northbound left-turn lane was installed in late July while Kinder Morgan continued to develop plans for permanent improvements.

The improvements are expected to be completed by Oct. 31. During construction, motorists can expect minor travel impacts and traffic slowing during daytime hours on weekdays.

For more information, call 511 or visit www.cotrip.org.

Walk for Wilderness, Family Fun Fair

The Walk for Wilderness and Family Fun Fair to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Wilderness Act will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave.

The anniversary walk will take place at 9 a.m. This is a 2-mile walk that will begin and end at the fairgrounds. Participants will receive a commemorative pin.

Education and interactive booths will be available from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the fairgrounds. The San Juan String Band will perform at 11:30 a.m.

Herald Staff