Mountain View names youth pastor

Mountain View Baptist Church has announced that Todd Giesen will serve as its youth pastor.

Giesen, who has a bachelor’s degree in religious education and several years of ministry experience, has a passion for reaching people with the gospel and is excited to serve in such a beautiful area.

He has been married 20 years and has four children.

Mountain View Baptist Church is at Colorado 184 and County Road 30.5 in Dolores. Sunday school for all ages begins at 10 a.m., morning service at 11 a.m., evening service at 6 p.m. and youth group at 5:30 p.m.

For more information, call 970-882-7521 or 970-739-4496.

Vacation Bible School set for July 20

Mountain View Baptist Church of Dolores invites children between the ages of 3 years old and sixth grade to the “Journey Off The Map” Vacation Bible School.

It begins on July 20-24 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Kids will participate in Bible stories, crafts, music, games and dinner each night.

For more information, call the church office at 970-882-7521 or Pastor Scott Hartle at 970-739-4496.

Watch hummingbird tagging in person

Did you know that trained volunteers capture, tag, and release hummingbirds every year in the San Juan National Forest north of Dolores as part of the Hummingbird Monitoring Network?

Join San Juan Mountains Association on Thursday, July 16, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. to learn about this program and watch the volunteers and hummingbirds in action.

The event is open to all ages and is located about 90 minutes from Cortez.

Space is limited, so contact SJMA soon! Email gabi@sjma.org or call 970-759-1170 for more information and to register. The program sponsored by SJMA and San Juan National Forest.

The Dolores Star