Colorado Senior Health Insurance Assistance Program will provide a free training from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday at the Durango-La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave.

Counselors are needed in Durango, Bayfield and Ignacio. Lunch will be provided. La Plata County Senior Services is seeking volunteers to assist people with Medicare Open enrollment for the Part D Prescription Medication Program. Each year, Medicare beneficiaries may need to change their plan when the cost of their medications or premiums change. Open Enrollment from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7 is the only time individuals can make those changes, except for special circumstances. People new to Medicare need to sign-up for Part D to avoid any penalties.

For more information, call Sheila Casey at 382-6442 no later than today to become a counselor and attend the training.

Human-resource managers to meet

The Durango Area Human Resources Managers will hold its annual Legal Update Seminar on Thursday at the DoubleTree, 501 Camino del Rio.

The all-day session will feature legal staff members from Bechtel & Santo, LLP who will provide a legislative and case-law update, as well as discussions on drug policies and testing, wage-and-hour issues, Americans with Disabilities Act, social media in the workplace and Title VII Whistleblowing Claims and how to best protect a business. Registration for the seminar will begin at 8 a.m., with the session from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. A Southwest buffet lunch will be provided as well as snacks and drinks during breaks. The seminar cost is $50 for members and $100 for nonmembers. Nonmembers may join the association at registration for a $30 annual fee, thus saving $20 on the seminar fee. Credit cards cannot be accepted.

To RSVP by Monday, email [email protected].

Mountain Studies to speak to Rotarians

Daybreak Rotary Club will meet at 7 a.m. Wednesday at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave., to hear a presentation by Aaron Kimple with the Mountain Studies Institute.

The institute is a research and education organization dedicated to expanding community knowledge of the San Juan Mountains by offering “Science People Can Use.” As project manager, Kimple has been in Archuleta County working with the San Juan Headwaters Forest Health Partnership program and addressing forest-health issues that meet the ecological, social and economic needs of the community.

For more information, call Mary Oswald at 749-6332.

Book club to meet at Ignacio library

The Evening Book Club will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave.

The group meets the third Thursday of every month reading a new book in a variety of genres. This month, the book will be James Galvin’s The Meadow.

For more information, call 563-9287.

Herald Staff