Casino hosts Durango Rendezvous

Friday - June 30, 2023 by Divine Windy Boy | The Southern Ute Drum
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Members of the Veterans Charity Ride hold small American Flags as they are welcomed to the Sky Ute Casino Resort following their ride throughout Southwest Colo., on Friday, June 16. Riders also enjoyed a social and banquet following the welcoming by Tribal Council, Southern Ute Veterans Association, and the Southern Ute Royalty.
Southern Ute Veteran’s Association and Southern Ute Tribal Council welcomed the Veterans Charity Ride members as they return to Ignacio, Colo. for the Veterans Charity Ride Social and Banquet on Friday, June 16. Riders arrived at the Sky Ute Casino and Resort following their visit to Veteran’s Park, ready to enjoy a meal and other events.
Miss Southern Ute Alternate Rhianna Carel shakes hands with members of the Veterans Charity Ride, welcoming the group to the Southern Ute Indian Reservation and the Sky Ute Casino Resort on Friday, June 16 during the welcoming ceremony.
In conjunction with the Durango Rendezvous motorcycle event, Veterans Charity Ride members stand for a group photo with Southern Ute Vietnam Veteran, Rod Grove (center) following their tour of the Southern Ute Veterans Memorial Park on Friday, June 16.
Jr. Miss Southern Ute, Leandra Litz with Mark Heaney, Sky Ute Casino’s Director of Food & Beverage, and Brian Lundstrom, Director of Sales at the 2023 Durango Rendezvous motorcycle event at the Sky Ute Casino Resort, Friday, June 16.
Southern Ute Vietnam Veteran, Rod Grove shares the significance behind the park’s memorials with a veteran on Friday, June 16 at Southern Ute Veterans Memorial Park.
Southern Ute Vietnam Veteran, Rod Grove welcomes participants of the Durango Rendezvous Veterans Charity Ride to the Southern Ute Veterans Memorial Park, Friday, June 16.
Photo Credit: Divine Windy Boy | SU Drum
Photo Credit: Divine Windy Boy | SU Drum
Photo Credit: Divine Windy Boy | SU Drum
Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Courtesy Alyssa Nez
Photo Credit: Zuriah Baker | SU Drum
Photo Credit: Zuriah Baker | SU Drum
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Durango Rendezvous guests were invited along with local community leaders from the VFW Post and the Southern Ute Veterans Association to officially welcome the Veterans Charity Ride members for a welcome ceremony at the Sky Ute Casino Resort, Friday, June 16. This event was just one of many during the weeklong Durango Rendezvous held in Ignacio, with special events spread out across the region — tailored for motorcycle enthusiasts.  

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