United Blood Services to hold many drives
United Blood Services will host these local blood drives:
1:30 to 5:30 p.m. July 2 at First United Methodist Church, 515 N. Park, Cortez.
2 to 5 p.m. July 3 at the KOA Campground, 30090 U.S. Highway 160.
Noon to 5 p.m. July 14, Dolores Community Center, 400 Riverside, Dolores.
1:30 to 5 p.m. July 31 at Southwest Memorial Hospital, 1311 N. Mildred, Cortez.
To schedule an appointment, call (877) 827-4346 or visit www.BloodHero.com.
League of Women host education coordinator
The July 11 meeting of The Montezuma County League of Women Voters will feature Brad Finch, regional coordinator of the Three Rivers Education Foundation.
The Foundation’s focus is improving literacy and reading skills in primary school students. Its programs are available in the Dolores, Cortez and Silverton School Districts.
Among the services provided are 16 weeks of reading tutoring with trained tutors and small groups of students, and materials for teachers.
Three Rivers Education Foundation is also creating something called “Little Libraries.”
Hear about these programs and the Little Libraries at 9 a.m. on July 11, 2015, at the Ponderosa Restaurant in Dolores.
Construction begins at Navajo State Park
A construction project to improve traffic flow inside Navajo State Park will take place through the summer.
Construction crews will work, primarily, Monday through Thursday to avoid busy weekends. During the construction times, however, park users could experience short delays getting to campsites and onto the boat ramp.
The new intersection will improve traffic flow to and from the boat ramp and to the main camping areas.
The project includes construction of a permanent aquatic-nuisance inspection station.
Navajo State Park is in Archuleta County and offers boating, fishing, trails, wildlife viewing, campsites and cabins.
For more information, call 883-2208 or visit http://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/Parks/Navajo.
Native plant society to seek wildflowers
The San Juan/Four Corners Native Plant Society will offer a free wildflower walk called “Wildflowers of Hermosa Fens & Wetlands” on July 8 on the west side of Bolam Pass.
For more information and reservations, call Bob Powell at 385-8949 or Al Schneider at 882-4647.
The Cortez Journal