Elizabeth Helms, certified senior adviser, will present general information about Medicare and how Obamacare will affect people on Medicare from 1 to 3 p.m. today in Room 3 upstairs at the Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave.

For more information, call 946-2510.

Grief support group to meet

A grief support group for adults who have experienced a loss because of death will be held beginning in November until February.

The group is designed to assist grievers through the holiday season. Sessions will be held in Durango from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays.

Persons interested in joining the group should call Norm Gottlieb at 749-1357 or Julie Madden at 749-7547.

New road work projects announced

Motorists on U.S. Highway 550 (North Main Avenue) will encounter these work zones through mid-November:

Through Thursday Colorado Department of Transportation will work on Junction Creek Bridge south of 24th Street. Crews will replace a concrete deck panel on the northbound left lane of the bridge south of Durango High School over Junction Creek. Today, the left lane will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The left lane will remain closed from 9 a.m. Wednesday through 2 p.m. Thursday.

Atmos Energy will work on 18th Street through Friday. Atmos will remove a concrete panel in the southbound right lane of the roadway to bore under Main Avenue to locate existing utility lines. Motorists on southbound North Main Avenue will encounter a closure of the right lane approaching 18th Street, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Friday.

The city of Durango is estimated to work between 31st and 32nd streets from Nov. 13 to 15. The city will make repairs to a water main under the northbound, right lane. Motorists will encounter a closure of the northbound right lane from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, call 325-2244 or email [email protected].

Rite Aid to host 65-plus event

Rite Aid, 28 Town Plaza, will host a 65-plus event for people who are 65 and older from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday.

The topic will be on diabetes and its risks. There will be a pharmacist on-site to answer questions people have about diabetes, medications or general health questions.

There also will be free memory screenings and screenings to determine if people are at risk for diabetes.

Free refreshments and snacks will be available.

For more information, call 247-5057.

Folsom Park entrance to be closed today

The city of Durango will be closing the street entrance to Folsom Park from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today to repair a broken sewer line in the roadway.

Additional repairs may extend the closure through Wednesday.

For more information, call 375-7381 or email [email protected].

Tassel-eared squirrels to be discussed

The Life-Long Learning Lecture Series at Fort Lewis College will present “Tassel-Eared Squirrels and Ponderosa Pines – A Relationship of Necessity” by Sylvester Allred at 7 p.m. Thursday in Noble Hall, Room 130.

Tassel-eared Squirrels live only in the ponderosa pine forests of the southwestern United States. These squirrels are unique among the tree squirrels in North America and are critical to the health of these forests.

Their nesting and feeding behaviors create a symbiotic relationship with the ponderosa pines in their environment, leading the U.S. Forest Service to designate them as a management indicator species related to assessing the overall health of the forests in which they reside.

For a schedule of this semester’s lectures, visit www2.fortlewis.edu/professionalassociates.

Delaney library to host book sale

The Delaney Research Library at Fort Lewis College will host a book sale and the opening of the “Fort Lewis Legacy” exhibit from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Center of Southwest Studies Delaney Research Library.

All proceeds from the book sale go directly into purchasing more books for the library.

For more information, call 247-7456.

Indian School to be discussed Thursday

“Fort Lewis Indian School: Re-counting the History, Re-storing the Mission” a talk by Majel Boxer and Esther Belin will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Center of Southwest Studies in Lyceum Room 120 at Fort Lewis College.

The talk will be given in partnership with the Four Corners Lecture Series.

For more information, call 247-7456.

Herald Staff