Birthdays: BOB FORSBERG, ELLEN SAMMON, BREMEN SCHMELTZ, ANDREA ALEXANDER, ANN BRADY, STEPHANIE FANOS, MONICA KELLY, KERRI SILVER, MARLO THOMAS, GOLDIE HAWN, KEN GRIFFEY JR., STAN THE MAN MUSIAL, DON LaPORTE, CARISSA WODEHOUSE, WHITMAN JONES
The San Miguel Educational Fund – that’s KOTO’s governing board – is holding annual elections for two regular board seats. SMEF members will receive ballots in the mail this week. Ballots are due by Thursday, December 5th. Return them by mail or drop them off at the Purple House on Pine (207 N. Pine St, Telluride).
Patagonia Telluride is showing 3 short films about climbing today, Thursday, November 21st, from 4-6 p.m. This is a free event! Please bring your own chair; Patagonia will provide popcorn and beverages.
Share your love of the outdoors with TASP! The Telluride Adaptive Sports Program is hosting a New Volunteer Info Meeting tonight, Thursday, November 21st, at 5:15pm in the Telluride Library Program Room. Come find out what being a winter volunteer is all about. If you would like to get a link to tune in online, please email volunteer@tellurideadaptivesports.org.
Telluride Elks Lodge BPOE #692 hosts the ever-popular Turkey Bingo this weekend! Kids Bingo will be Saturday, November 23rd, at 2 p.m.; Adult 21+ Bingo will have two seatings on Saturday – the first at 6:30 p.m. & again at 9 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for Adult Bingo. Back again this year is the Sunday Brunch Bingo on November 24th. Sunday Brunch is served beginning at 11 a.m.; with Turkey Bingo games starting at noon.
Tri County Health Network is offering National Alliance on Mental Illness Peer-to-Peer sessions this winter. It’s a free, 8-session educational program for adults with mental health conditions who are looking to better understand themselves and their recovery taught by trained peers with lived experience. Classes are held virtually on Monday evenings from 5:30pm-7:45pm, starting next Monday, November 25th. Register at tchnetwork.org/events-and-classes.
The annual Alpine Chapel FREE Thanksgiving Outreach “to go meal” will be ready for pick up at the High school cafeteria Wednesday, November 27th, from 4-6pm. A homemade meal with all the fixin’s prepared for you by local chefs. Put together by the loving folks of The Alpine Chapel. There will also be a coffee, tea and cookie lounge- stop by for a visit! Visit thealpinechapel.com for details.
San Miguel County’s annual Turkey Trot takes place the morning of Thanksgiving – Thursday, November 28th – at the intersection of Sunshine Mesa Road and Ilium Road. Register in advance at bit.ly/SMCTurkeyTrot2024 and receive a raffle ticket, or sign up on Thanksgiving Day starting at 9 a.m. There will be a raffle drawing at 9:30 a.m., and the race begins at 9:45 a.m. Awards for Fastest Male, Fastest Female, Fastest Kid (under 12), and Best Costume!
Attention, San Miguel Power members! SMPA is excited to announce the Sharing Success Grant, offering funding to support local projects that drive economic development and create positive impacts in the SMPA service area. If you have an initiative that could use a boost, visit smpa.com for details & applications. The deadline for all 2024 applications is Friday, December 13th. For more information, contact Paul Hora at phora@smpa.com or call 970-650-0887.