To celebrate and recognize the San Juan Skyway’s 25th Anniversary, a list of “25 Things To Do” is available to the public.

To view and download a flier with the complete list, visit the Montezuma Land Conservancy website at www.montezumaland.org/san-juan-skyway-25th-anniversary-events. While many of the activities included can be enjoyed at any time, some ideas specifically promote upcoming events scheduled in communities along the Skyway.

For more information, call Marsha Porter-Norton at 247-8306 or email [email protected].

September events help prepare for the unseen

The American Red Cross is partnering with agencies and organizations throughout Colorado to promote emergency preparedness during September, which is National Preparedness Month.

The Red Cross urges individuals, families, businesses and organizations to take specific actions to get better prepared during September, including learning CPR and/or First Aid, making an emergency plan, practicing the emergency plan or participating in America’s PrepareAthon or one of the many preparedness-related events taking place in September.

For more information, visit www.redcross.org/Colorado-prepare.

Toastmasters to meet Fridays

Toastmasters will meet from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Fridays from Sept. 5 to May 22 at Christina’s Grill & Bar, 21382 U.S. Highway 160.

Participants will: Develop better speaking and presentation skills; learn to think quickly and clearly on their feet; build strong leadership abilities; and hone their listening skills.

For more information, call 769-7615, email [email protected] or visit www.earlybirdtoastmasters.org.

Archaeological society to meet Sept. 11

The San Juan Basin Archaeological Society will meet at 7 p.m. Sept. 11 at Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College.

Raymond Mueller will present a program on “Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction along the Rio Verde, Oaxaca, Mexico, or How Pre-Hispanic, Human Landscape Degradation Affected the Archaeology of Both the Upper and Lower Regions of a Drainage Basin.” Geoarchaeology is used to rebuild the environmental setting during some past archaeological site occupation. The public is invited.

Herald Staff