DAYVILLE — Area residents can take a deep dive into local geology in an upcoming class.

The three-part class will consist of two 90-minute lectures and a field trip to the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center and other sites of interest.

Taught by geologists and paleontologists, the classroom sessions are scheduled for 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 2, and noon on Thursday, May 9, at the Dayville Community Hall on Highway 26 in Dayville. The field trip will take place on Thursday, May 16.

The People Mover will provide free transportation for the field trip as well as shuttling people between John Day and Dayville for the lectures.

The class is sponsored by Blue Mountain Community College, Grant County Senior Services, the Malheur National Forest and the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.

Preregistration is required. To sign up, call Jesse Schaefer at 541-575-1550 or email her at jschaefer@bluecc.edu.