Durango Mountain Resort’s Local Benefit Days recipients this year will be the Medicine Horse Center, Sexual Assault Services Organization, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Colorado and Annie’s Orphans.

The first Locals Benefit Day at Durango Mountain Resort is Sunday, hosted by the Medicine Horse Center.

Lift tickets are $40 adults; $32 for young adults (ages 13-17); and senior citizens (65-79); and $25 for kids (6-12 years) and super seniors (80-plus).

A coupon must be presented at the ticket window for the locals day discount. Coupons will be available at www. SkiPurg.com/benefitday.

Buy a Locals Benefit Day four-day punch card for $99 a the DMR Bodo office or at the ticket office on the mountain and ski all four designated locals days for less than $25 a day. Benefit day ticket purchasers and season pass holders can save more than 30 percent at the SnowMonster’s Den licensed child-care facility on any of the four locals benefit days by showing a season pass or locals day lift ticket. Discounted day-care prices are $62 for a full day and $45 per half day. Reservations are suggested by calling 385-2144.

Gift memberships available for Trails 2000

Trails 2000 has teamed up with Mountain Bike Specialists and Maria’s Bookshop to offer a promotion to give the gift of a Trails 2000 membership to family and friends this holiday season. Gift memberships can be purchased through Dec. 24 at Mountain Bike Specialists and Maria’s Bookshop.

The Trails 2000 membership gift comes with a gift bag, gift certificate, monogrammed 16-ounce glass, sticker, three local maps and one topographic map from Singletrack Maps. Everyone who purchases the membership gift will be entered into a drawing for a swag bag. The drawing will take place Dec. 24.

For more information, email [email protected].

RV tour to provide help with health insurance

Connect for Health Colorado will travel across the state with its Connect-to-Coverage RV Tour to educate Coloradans about their health insurance options and connect them to local health-coverage guides and the customer support network.

Coloradans need to complete enrollment by Dec. 23 to have health insurance coverage Jan. 1.

The Connect-to-Coverage RV will be in Pagosa Springs at 8 a.m. Wednesday at a location to be determined.

The RV will be in Durango Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Main Avenue between Eighth and Ninth streets and from 2 to 5 p.m. at south City Market.

For more information, visit Connect for Health Colorado.

Durango Lions Club to meet Wednesday

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

Call (970) 335-8139 or email [email protected] for more information or to make reservations.

Ignacio Library to hold budget review meeting

The Ignacio Community Library District Board of Trustees will hold a public budget review and meeting at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Avenue.

The proposed budget is available for inspection by the public at the Ignacio Community Library service desk. Copies are also on display at the library, City Hall and the post office.

Any interested elector of the local government may file objections to the proposed budget at any time before the final adoption of the budget by the Library Board of Trustees. These may be filed with Vida Peabody, chairwoman of the Board of Trustees and left in her mailbox at the Library Service Desk.

Workshop on raptors scheduled Thursday

Catherine Ortega, wildlife biologist and riparian ecologist from Fort Lewis College, will present the program “Raptor Identification Made Easy (Seriously)” at 11 a.m. Thursday at For the Birds, 1560 East Second Ave.

The workshop is timely with the Christmas bird count coming up this weekend. Call 382-9396 with any questions.

herald staff