Dolores Chamber hosts barbecue
The Dolores Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center is hosting a barbecue summer kick-off party on Thursday, May 14 at 5:30 p.m. Bring a chair and a dish to share. The visitor's center is located at 201 Railroad Ave. It is now open seven days per week, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Chamber members are encouraged to drop off their marketing materials for visitors.
Adaptive saddle for Wounded Warriors
For the last several years, Circle K Ranch and Telluride Adaptive Sports have partnered to offer horseback riding to the Wounded Warriors Program. Some of the riders have extreme spinal injuries that require the use of a special saddle, called an "Adaptive Saddle."
On Saturday, May 30, saddlemaker Randy Bird will be on hand to demonstrate the "Adaptive Saddle." Randy suffered a spinal injury and is paralyzed from the chest down. His therapy saddle has enabled him to be the only paralyzed contestant in the PRCA and win Reserve World Champion at the APHA World Show.
Other activities that day include a silent auction, western style dinner and entertainment with renowned western performer, RJ Vandygriff, a member of the Texas Musicians Hall of fame.
Dinner and show tickets: $25 each for ages 12-plus; $12 for ages 5-11. Call 970-562-3826 for tickets and information. All proceeds go toward the purchase of the saddles.
K-9 Search and Rescue helps in N.M.
K-9 Search and Rescue Team Inc. was recently called to assist the New Mexico State Police in searching for a missing person near Hopewell Lake in New Mexico. The search lasted six days, during which time there was rain, snow, thunderstorms, wind and very low temperatures. The weather conditions became too severe to safely continue the search, and efforts have been suspended at this time.
K-9 received an outpouring of support for this mission from the community, for which we are extremely grateful. While six team members and dogs responded to the mission, many more team, family, and community members helped to make that response possible.
K-9 Search and Rescue Team has been providing services for 31 years and is based in Dolores. The team is composed entirely of volunteers and could use your help.
For more information, check out the team's website at http://www.k9team.org, or call 970-882-4746.
Wetherill descendant to give presentation
On Wednesday, May 13, Harvey Leake, great-grandson of John Wetherill, will offer a program about the Wetherill family of Mancos, regarding their archaeological investigations at Mesa Verde and elsewhere on the Colorado Plateau. The program begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Far View Lodge in Mesa Verde National Park.
Over many decades, the Wetherill brothers and some of their descendants passionately worked to uncover and preserve the record of the earlier inhabitants of the region. The speaker will share historic family photographs that illustrate their involvement at Mesa Verde National park and places beyond, including Grand Gulch, Chaco Canyon and Navajo National Monument.
For more information, contact Denise Spain, Aramark Far View Lodge at 970-529-4745.
Water management discussion tonight
Dolores River Boating Advocates is hosting a Dolores River Flow Management panel discussion on Thursday, May 14 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Dolores Library. The panel will include Nathan Fey from American Whitewater, Matt Clark from Trout Unlimited, Ken Curtis of Dolores Water Conservancy District, and Sam Carter with Dolores River Boating Advocates.
Speakers will cover the management plan for McPhee for 2015, and discuss the flows situation in relation to recreation. And those that attend will have a chance to ask questions and participate in the discussion. Don't miss this important conversation.
The Dolores Star
