Caleb Gates, licensed acupuncturist, will discuss “Resolving Seasonal Allergies, Sinusitis and Allergic Asthma,” using Advanced Allergy Therapeutics; safe, non-invasive treatments to resolve allergy symptoms at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Program Room 1 at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave.

For more information, call 259-9488 or visit www.allergyreliefbeyondbelief.com.

Recycle batteries six days a week

Durango Recycle Center, 710 Tech Center Drive, will collect batteries six days a week starting Monday.

The center’s hours of operation are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

For more information, call 375-5004.

Rockwood Cemetery to be discussed

A presentation on the historic Rockwood Cemetery will take place at 1 p.m. June 7 at Animas Museum, 3065 West Second Ave.

The San Juan Mountains Association has conducted investigations at the historic Rockwood Cemetery at the Village of Rockwood in La Plata County. The cemetery was documented using historical and genealogical research, surface mapping and subsurface remote sensing.

For more information, call Ruth Lambert at 385-1267.

Workforce board to meet Wednesday

The Southwest Colorado Workforce Board will meet from 10:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday at La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave.

Agenda items will include regular board business. A Workforce Development Network meeting will follow from noon to 2 p.m., with Josh Davies, CEO of The Center for Work Ethic Development, presenting “Developing a Strong Work Ethic, The Key to Employee Engagement and Sustained Performance.”

To RSVP, call Chloe Wiebe at 247-0308, ext. 228 or email [email protected] no later than Friday.

Dolores River Festival to be held June 7

The 11th annual Dolores River Festival will take place June 7 at Joe Rowell Park in Dolores.

Gates will be open from 10 a.m. to sundown. The festival, presented by Greater Dolores Action, is an annual celebration of the Dolores River. Greater Dolores Action, a nonprofit organization, allocates a portion of the proceeds to river enhancement, restoration and conservation projects. The festival will include free raft rides, the Zuke’s river-dog contest, the costume river parade, children’s activities and crafts, art and dance activities, the Crested Butte Dance Collective with stilt-walkers and aerial acrobatics and continuous live-band performances on two stages. The festival also will include educational activities focused on water and resource conservation, festival vendors with a variety of gear and goodies, community information booths and more. Admission is $15, and free for children 12 and younger. Well-behaved, leashed dogs are welcome.

For more information, visit www.doloresriverfestival.com or email [email protected].

To volunteer, email [email protected].

U.S. Highway 550 construction update

The Colorado Department of Transportation and contractor Concrete Works of Colorado announce there are no more travel-lane closures anticipated in the business section of U.S. Highway 550/Camino del Rio north of College Drive.

The only remaining work in the business section of the project will be on the pedestrian railings on the west side of Camino del Rio, from College Drive to 9th Street, and a few signs. Minimal remaining striping on the side streets also can be done without lane closures on U.S. Highway 550.

U.S. Highway 160 West will have single-lane closures in both directions during work hours for sidewalk, guardrail and signal work. The left turns onto northbound Roosa Avenue are open. On Roosa Avenue through today, 24 hours a day, the southbound lane will be fully closed as crews work to construct the raised crosswalk and island at U.S. 160 West and Roosa Avenue.

A possible shoulder closure is expected on U.S. Highway 550 between 9th Street and College Drive while crews install bike railing along the adjacent retaining wall to complete the bike lanes.

For more information, call (970) 238-1669.

Herald Staff