May 2013

Kenneth Floyd (right) congratulates tribal member Ayona Hight (right) on her selection as winner of the annual Elbert J. Floyd Award, a scholarship given to promising young Southern Ute students.

Fri May 24th, 2013

Floyd scholarship goes to Ayona Hight

Ignacio Elementary student wins 29th annual award.

Fri May 24th, 2013

Drum wins all-time-best 22 in annual Top of the Rockies journalism contest

Awards cover reporting, photography and design and include eight first-place honors.

The Southern Ute Veterans Association honors men and women who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces with a Day of Remembrance ceremony and procession on Memorial Day 2012. This year’s Day of Remembrance will be Monday, May 27, beginning at 10 a.m. The ceremonies will begin at the Southern Ute Veterans Memorial Park in Ignacio, proceed to the Bear Dance Bridge, overlooking the Pine River, and continue to the Ouray Cemetery.

Fri May 17th, 2013

A salute to our Southern Ute troops

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Fri May 17th, 2013

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Fri May 17th, 2013

Howell, Small, Ignacio sworn in as Ute Tribe committee members

The Ignacio girls' soccer roster will have plenty of spaces to fill in 2014 with the loss of the Class of '13. Standing (left to right) after their April 30 Senior Day match at home: Mary Kate Adams, Breana Talamante-Benavidez, Aly Troup and Nicole Williams. Crouching: ShaRay Rock, Angel Paul, Destinee Lucero and Kayla Knipp.

Fri May 17th, 2013

Soccer’s rebuild for ’14 begins

Ignacio pitcher Iaasic Pena shrugs contently and confidently as Hotchkiss' annoyed Tye Bayles (15) discards his helmet after being retired to end the first inning of the teams' 2A-District 2 Tournament quarterfinal game May 10 at Delta Middle School. Hotchkiss, descending a classification this year, had been a 3A Final Four team as recently as 2011.

Fri May 17th, 2013

Even in loss, Bobcats baffle Bulldogs

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Fri May 17th, 2013

Executive Office takes steps to improve customer service

Robin Duffy-Wirth (center), fitness manager at the SunUte Community Center, instructs members of the Southern Ute Indian Tribal Council and their staff on lifesaving CPR techniques during a training in the Leonard C. Burch Building on Wednesday, May 1.

Fri May 17th, 2013

Council members learn CPR

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Fri May 17th, 2013

Track season hits home stretch

Members of the Southern Ute Indian Tribal Council and La Plata County Board of County Commissioners (left to right): Councilman Alex Cloud, Councilman Aaron V. Torres, Vice Chairman James M. Olguin, Council Lady Pathimi Goodtracks, Chairman Jimmy R. Newton Jr., Commissioner Bobby Lieb Jr., Council Lady Ramona Y. Eagle, Commissioner Gwen Lachelt and Commissioner Julie Westendorff.

Fri May 17th, 2013

Tribe, county nearing agreement on county roads

Sarah Margoles of the Durango Discovery Museum experiments with buoyancy with the Upper Elementary class at the Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy.

Fri May 17th, 2013

Discovering science at SUIMA

Fri May 17th, 2013

Students of the month: May 17, 2013

The U.S. flags bookend the different flags of the Ute and the Dine tribes as they walk together into the Four Corners Monument to end the Walking Together for Healthier Nations event.

Fri May 17th, 2013

Walking together for healthier nations

Students of the Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy created displays on everything from dinosaur fossils to famous scientists for the school’s annual Knowledge Night, which took place Thursday, May 2.

Fri May 17th, 2013

SUIMA students share new knowledge

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