Motorists on U.S. Highway 550 (north Main Avenue) will encounter the final single-lane closure on northbound Main Avenue at 18th Street, as Atmos Energy completes work to upgrade utility lines under the roadway.

The right lane of northbound Main Avenue and the eastbound lane of 18th Street will be closed 24 hours a day while Atmos removes and reinstalls a concrete panel. These lane restrictions will cause traffic backups on northbound Main. As a result, there will be backups on all roadways approaching northbound Main in this area, including Camino del Rio, Park Avenue and 14th, 15th and 18th streets. Motorists are encouraged to take alternate routes.

For more information, visit www.coloradodot.info.

Lions Club will meet Wednesday

The Durango Lions Club will meet at noon Wednesday at the DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio.

Visitors are welcome.

For more information or to make reservations, call 335-8139 or email [email protected].

Archaeological society to meet Thursday

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

Chapter field trip coordinator Richard Robinson will discuss his recent visit to Peru, including Machu Picchu, Caral, the Nazca lines and more archaeological sites. The public is invited.

Genealogical society to meet Saturday

The Southwest Colorado Genealogical Society will meet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Public Lands Center, 15 Burnett Court.

After a brief business meeting, members will share information about their family history research and genealogical projects.

The meeting will conclude with a second winter potluck.

The society will provide the main dish, drinks, paperware and utensils. Members are asked to bring a dish.

For more information and to RSVP, email Ruth Lambert at [email protected]. For membership information, visit www.swcogen.org. Membership information also will be available at the meeting.

Ignacio library to host iPad class

The Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave., will host an introduction to iPad class at 1 p.m. Jan. 16.

The class will cover eBook downloads, the App Store, email and Internet basics. Participants are encouraged to bring any questions they have about their iPad. The class is free, but sign-up is required.

To sign up, call 563-9287.

DMR to host Locals Day on Sunday

Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort will host four Locals Benefit Days with a portion of the ticket sales benefiting local nonprofit organizations.

This season’s recipients of the funds are Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Colorado, the Medicine Horse Center, Sexual Assault Services Organization, and Annie’s Orphans. Big Brothers Big Sisters will host the Locals Benefit Day on Sunday. Other dates include Feb. 9 and March 2.

In order for locals to receive a discount and support these organizations, skiers/snowboarders must use a Locals’ Day coupon.

These coupons are available at www.bbig.org or www.skipurg.com/benefitday. With this coupon, adults ski for $40, young adults/seniors for $32, and kids/super seniors for $25.

Fired Up! Stories planned Wednesday

Firefighters and rescue personnel from the Durango Fire Protection District will present “Fired Up! Stories” from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Wednesday in the Children’s Storytime Room of the Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave.

Firefighters will share stories and safety tips.

For more information, visit www.durangopubliclibrary.org.

Herald Staff