Manna Soup Kitchen is seeking donations of honey bees, hives and equipment for an upcoming children’s honey bee program.

For more information, call Russ Gosnell at 382-1253 or Jason Cloudt at 385-5095, ext. 2.

Road work continues on U.S. Highway 160

The Colorado Department of Transportation and contractor Oldcastle SW Group, Inc. continue with the project to resurface U.S. Highway 160 between Durango and Hesperus, a distance of about 10 miles.

Until paving is complete, cycling through this area is going to be difficult.

Shoulders in the three-mile work zone will not be available, as they are either being used for traffic shifts, or they are being paved. Either way, cyclists will be traveling with cars through the work zone; and the speed limit through the work zone is 40 mph.

Crews have patched damaged areas along the stretch and are now in the process of paving. They are applying a one-inch layer of asphalt to smooth and correct the road surface, followed by a two-inch asphalt overlay.

The work will also include guardrail upgrades.

Through the project’s completion in mid-October, motorists can expect a single lane closure in each direction from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Friday.

For more information, call (970) 254-3288.

Rotary Club of Durango set to meet Tuesday

Animas High School student Sienna Wells will speak to the Rotary Club of Durango at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave.

Wells will talk about her year abroad in New Zealand. Having just returned to the United States, Wells has been a Rotary exchange student sponsored by the club. Visitors are welcome.

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

Daybreak Rotary Club to meet Wednesday

The Daybreak Rotarians will hear a presentation by Pam Wilson with Firewise of Southwest Colorado at 7 am. Wednesday at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.

Firewise strives to keep lives, homes and property from being damaged by wildfire through a program of education, planning and implementation.

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

Research presentation, training to be held

Dr. Chris Ray will present “A Pika in My Pocket,” a research presentation and training for research citizen scientists, on Friday at the San Juan Public Lands Center, 15 Burnett Court.

The presentation will take place at 5:30 p.m. followed by the training from 7 to 8 p.m. A field training will take place Saturday in Silverton.

Presentation and training are offered through a partnership between San Juan Mountains Association and Mountain Studies Institute. Pika are indicators of ecological and climatic change.

For more information, email [email protected] or [email protected].

Herald Staff