Phillip Carrillo, Agriculture Field Technician helps Southern Ute Councilwoman, Vanessa Torres load a USDA food box into her vehicle on Friday, February 28 at the Southern Ute Agriculture Division.

Southern Ute Tribal Services Executive Assistant, Shyida Howe fills out paperwork before receiving her second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Sky Ute Casino Resort on Wednesday, March 24.

Southern Ute tribal member Thomas Sage gets his second dose booster of the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, March 24 at the Sky Ute Casino Resort. The vaccines were for individuals who received their first dose at the tribal vaccination event held in early March.

Southern Ute Agriculture Division Head, Kevin Mallow and Field Technician, Phillip Carrillo wait for more community members show up to the USDA’s “Farmers to Families” program that distributes food boxes to all community members through a collaboration with the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and the Southern Ute Tribe.

Food boxes that were donated to the Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute tribes contained fresh vegetables, meat and dairy products. All boxes were donated by the USDA and were available on a first come first serve basis. The program ends Friday, March 26.

Photo Credit: McKayla Lee | The Southern Ute Drum