Posts by McKayla Lee

Fire dancers make their way down the line as the Snowdown light parade begins along Main Ave.

Thu Feb 14th, 2019

Snowdown takes over Durango

Dewayne Hendren and friend Quentin Baker dance the night away while attending the Valentine’s Dance.

Thu Feb 14th, 2019

Cupid shuffles love at Valentine’s dance

Ignacio’s Jayden Brunson (3) dribbles down the court after Rosie Concepcion (44) sets a screen against Telluride’s Maile Silva (22). The Ignacio High School Girl’s and Boys’ Basketball games were held in the SunUte Community Center’s gymnasium on Saturday, Feb. 2.

Thu Feb 14th, 2019

Basketball at SunUte

Cultural Education Coordinator, Hanley Frost leads the drum group in a song of prayer for all the youth on Friday, Feb. 1 in the Southern Ute Museum.

Thu Feb 14th, 2019

Prayers for our youth

Group Fitness Coordinator Sage Frane teaches the Youth Mental Health First Aid Training at SunUte on Thursday, Feb. 7. Frane helped all of those in attendance about the risk factors and possible situations that are associated with suicide.

Thu Feb 14th, 2019

Youth mental health training

Southern Ute Elders Kenny Frost and Alden Naranjo spend time after the screening to answer questions and expand on “The Wickiup Investigation” episode at the Ignacio High School Auditorium on Wednesday, Jan. 30.

Thu Feb 14th, 2019

Wickiup investigation

Southwest Rainbow Youth co-founders pose together for a photo (L-R) Precious Collins, Trennie Collins, Edward Box III and Anthony Box.

Thu Feb 14th, 2019

Introducing Southwest Rainbow Youth

SunUte staff members; Lifeguard Roman Vasquez, Aquatics Coordinator Tim Velasquez, Fitness Trainer Sean Etsitty, Fitness Director Abel Velasquez, Recreation Specialist Amanda Dodge, Recreation Coordinator Kelsey Frost, Recreation Manager Virgil Morgan, Lifeguard Jesse Sanchez, Front Desk attendant Margaret Manzanares, and Community Center Director Robin Duffy-Wirth pose for a photo with their certificates from Southern Ute Chairman Christine Sage.

Fri Feb 1st, 2019

A lifesaving team

Southern Ute Cultural Preservation Director, Edward Box III and Southern Ute Legal Services Director, David Smith discuss the proposed TERP policy on Thursday, Jan. 24 in the Bonny Kent conference room of the Sky Ute Casino Resort.

Fri Feb 1st, 2019

Codes, policies on the table for tribal comment

Candi Johnson shares a smile as she carries her colorful lunch to join the rest of the parents attending the Shining Mountain Health and Wellness sponsored parent support group luncheon.

Thu Jan 31st, 2019

Parents supporting parents

Lynette Sage encourages Willow Schulz, third place winner in the sixth, seventh and eighth grade categories to share her art and write up that she completed for the Leonard C. Burch art and literacy contest on Friday, Jan. 25 in the cafeteria of Ignacio Middle School.

Thu Jan 31st, 2019

Honoring art & literacy

Polis and his partner, Marlon Reis stand together as the crowd applauds the new governor after being sworn in on Tuesday, Jan. 8.

Fri Jan 18th, 2019

Polis ushers in a new era of Democratic governance

Dedra White Eagle, New Tribal Services Department Director.

Fri Jan 18th, 2019

White Eagle named new Tribal Services director

30 years ago, Vocational Rehabilitation with their visitor, Sam Minkler (in the middle) of the Native American Research and Training Project in Flagstaff, Arizona. L-R, Cideazhah Pinnecoose, Glenda Price and Caren Trujillo.

Thu Jan 17th, 2019

Many Moons Ago

Multi-Purpose Facility Coordinator, Marquetta Cloud helps Evalyn Russell re-thread her sewing machine during the quilting class held in the Multi-Purpose Facility. The class was taught by Cheryl Harris on Wednesday, Jan. 9.

Thu Jan 17th, 2019

Quilting class takes over MPF