Saturday, May 18
Birthdays: PERRY COMO, GEORGE STRAIT, REGGIE JACKSON, JAMES PERRIN, DONNA BURD FERNALD, JERRY OYAMA, ERIN HESS, JENNIFER MURRAY, BETH GRAY, KENJI MITSUKA, NANCY KWAN, PERNELL ROBERTS
San Miguel County’s FREE electronics recycling & household waste disposal takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, Saturday, May 18th, with drop-off locations in Norwood, Mountain Village, and Telluride. For full details of drop off locations and times, visit ecoactionpartners.org.
Telluride Mountain Club is collecting gently used outdoor gear at the Telluride spring clean up event at Carhenge today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Collected items will be distributed for FREE at the Community Fiesta in Town Park on June 29th. Visit telluridemountainclub.org for details and inquiries.
Tonight, Saturday, May 18th, Norwood Park and Rec invites you to the reemergence of "SNL: Saturday Night at the Livery,” a speakers series featuring Jordan Campbell, journalist and award-winning filmmaker who will talk about war and peace and PTSD, and you’ll get a sneak peek of his newest film "Ukraine Under Fire". The evening begins at 7 p.m. at The Livery (1555 Summit St.) in Norwood.
Tomorrow, Sunday, May 19th, join the Town of Telluride Ecology Commission - in partnership with local nonprofits - for the second annual Trash Bash! Meet at 10 a.m. at Town Park, spend the morning picking up trash on local trails, and culminate the day in a community party with pizza and raffle prizes. Questions? Contact Ruthie Boyd at ruthie@sheepmountainalliance.org.
Telluride School District Board of Education holds a work session on Monday, May 20th, at 3:30 p.m. in the Bridal Veil conference room at TMHS and via Zoom. There is a regular monthly school board meeting on Tuesday, May 21st, at 5:15 p.m. also in the Bridal Veil room & via Zoom. Visit tellurideschool.org for meeting agendas & Zoom links.
The San Miguel Educational Fund (that’s KOTO’s governing board) has a regular meeting on Monday, May 20th, at 5:15 p.m. in the Telluride room at Wilkinson Public Library. The public is invited to attend, and the meeting agenda can be found at koto.org.
Wilkinson Public Library’s Listening Club meets this Monday, May 20th at 6 p.m. at Telluride Music Company. This month’s featured album is Cold Fact by Sixto Rodriguez, with discussion led by The Electric Angel herself, Suzanne Cheavens. Sign up at telluridelibrary.org.
Tuesday, May 21st, Tri County Health Network is offering a FREE adult Mental Health First Aid Class from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, with a 1 hour lunch break. This class teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among adults. Must register to attend the class. For more information, go to tchnetwork.org.
Celebrate the Class of 2024 and tune in to KOTO News Off the Record on Tuesday, May 21st at 6 p.m. (MST) for the annual THS Scholarship Night. Local community members will take to the airwaves to announce the winners of over half a million dollars in scholarships. Congrats, grads!