Charles Elliot, one of the founders of Wolf Creek Ski Area, will celebrate his 100th birthday this month, and he’ll mark the occasion, as always, by skiing.

The Gray Wolves Ski Club is inviting those who would like to make a few runs with Elliot to meet at the Wolf Creek Base Camp at 10 a.m. Tuesday and join in a birthday celebration at 11:30 a.m.

Elliot also helped found the National Ski Patrol and is a former president of the Gray Wolves Ski Club.

For more information, email Simon Fuger at [email protected] or call (970) 264-1003.

Seniors Outdoors announces activities

Seniors Outdoors will host these activities:

A hike above Little Molas Lake will take place Saturday. To RSVP, email Bill Cagle at [email protected].

The Wednesday Wanderers will meet at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Santa Rita Park to walk the Animas River Trail. RSVP is not required. Dogs must be on leash. For more information, call Eric Pahlke at 247-1130.

For more information, visit www.seniorsoutdoors.org.

Durango Winter Sports to host gala Saturday

An induction celebration for two local Olympic athletes, Linda Meyers Tikalsky and Ronny Yeager, into the Durango Winter Sports Foundation Hall of Fame will take place at the foundation’s Winter Gala at 6 p.m. Saturday at in the Fort Lewis College Ballroom.

The theme will be “Celebrating Sochi.” The goal is to raise funds to provide scholarships to people with financial need and to maintain quality winter athletic programs for the region’s youths. The event will feature live entertainment by Jeff Solon, a silent auction, cocktails, and hors d’oeuvres.

Tickets are available at durangowintersports.org.

Tikalsky, an alpine skier, competed in the 1960 Olympics in Squaw Valley, Calif., and the 1964 Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Yeager was a member of the U.S. Nordic teams in the 1972 Olympics in Sapporo, Japan, and the 1976 Olympics in Innsbruck.

Herald Staff

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