Community News & Notes

Ice cream and wine at Burning Mountain Festival

The New Castle Lions Club will sponsor a pie and ice cream booth at the Burning Mountain Festival, July 17-18. Come out and enjoy a big slice of homemade pie and support your local Lions as they raise funds to support vision needs of local youth.

A wine tasting will be held at Spirits of New Castle on Thursday, July 16 from 4 - 6:30 p.m. They are located at 302 West Main. Other Thursday events include the Talent Show and Farmers Market, both held downtown at Burning Mountain Park.

For more information on the Burning Mountain Festival go to newcastlechamber.org

Fall Arts Festival is coming

The Glenwood Springs Art Guild is looking for volunteers for its upcoming Fall Arts Festival in September. Volunteers are needed to distribute posters, help with registration tasks, and much more. To volunteer, call Arlene Law at 945-6650 or send an e-mail to gsag@rof.net.

Pet licensing and vaccinations

The Divide Creek Animal Hospital and the Garfield County Sheriff's Office are offering $5 licensing and vaccinations for county residents on Saturday, July 18. The clinic will be at the Divide Creek Animal Hospital located at 470 County Road 311 in Silt, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For more information call Aimee at 945-0453 ext. 5dog.

Self-defense class

There will be a free women's' self-defense class on July 28 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Glenwood Springs Community Center, in the Red Mountain Room

Sign up for the class at High Country Security, 218 8th St. Glenwood Springs or call 945-HELP (4357).

Gerry Goodman Band

The Gerry Goodman Band will be playing a rock and roll show Saturday night, at the Winchester Night Club in Rifle. The show starts at 9 p.m.

Horseshoe tourney fundraiser

The American Legion Post 100 in Carbondale will host a horseshoe tournament and barbecue on Saturday, July 11, beginning at 5 p.m. All of the money will be donated to Mariane Maynard who was in the hospital a few months ago with a head injury. The money will help her with her hospital bills.

Dragonfly Studio will be at the American Legion from noon to 4 p.m. to do family portraits for a $35 donation as well.

Volleyball fundraiser

The Glenwood Springs High School volleyball team is participating in the Rotary Club of Aspen Ducky Derby to raise funds for this coming season. Chances to win can be purchased by adopting a duck this Saturday and Sunday, July 11-12, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. in front of the Glenwood Springs City Market.

The Ducky Derby will be held Saturday, Aug. 8, at Rio Grande Park in Aspen, with a grand prize of $10,000. There will be several “Lucky Ducks” in the race as well, and if one of those wins the derby, the winner will receive $1 million.

You can adopt one duck for $10, 3 for $20, 5 for $30, 10 for $50, or 20 for $100. Ninety percent of your purchase goes to the volleyball team, the remaining 10% goes to fund Rotary Club projects. Please show your support for GSHS volleyball this weekend or by contacting any member of the team before July 29.

Call Mandy at 945-5534 or Nancy at 618-3740 for more information.

Ecological Gardening Series: Companion Planting - Basics of Polyculture

Ecological Gardening Series is a nine-week program that teaches the basics of natural and organic gardening techniques that are in unison with nature. Participants will learn to grow their own food and care for their garden system using entirely self-made and locally available products and holistic techniques. Courses will be in the form of “hands on” workshops at Rock Bottom Ranch every other Saturday.

July 11: Basics of Biodynamic Agriculture

Contact Rock Bottom Ranch at 927-6760 or visit www.aspennature.org to register.

Fundraiser at Moe's

Fiesta Fun & Two-Punch Tuesday at Moe's Southwest Grill, 35 Market Street, Glenwood Meadows Shopping Center: Tuesday, July 14, from 4-9 p.m.

Join Team Zoo Babies and Moe's for an evening of good food and crazy fun in support of the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life! Moe's will generously donate 15% of the evening's sales to the American Cancer Society and you and your friends can enjoy double-punches on the frequent diner card to earn free meals from Moe's. For more information or to make a personal donation, please visit me online: Zoo Babies Relay for Life or call 319-6620.

Free computer workshop

A free workshop covering the topics of “How to Go Paperless” presented by Jon Zalinski of Mountain Scanners, and “How to Backup Your Data” by Donna Dalton of ByteMarks Computer Maintenance, is offered from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, at Partnering for Success (located in the Bridges Center at Sopris and Third) in Carbondale.

To sign up, call 927-2333. Refreshments will be provided.