20 Years Ago: This scaled down model of the Southern Ute Tribe’s Community Center/Private School complex gives an idea of what the area on the northeast corner of the Tribal Campus should eventually look like. This model was on display in the Tribal Council Chambers. This photo first appeared in the July 16, 1999, edition of The Southern Ute Drum.

10 Years Ago: Pictured is Rhemedio Lovato and Kaylee Kempinski knocking arrows on the new target range. Don Folsom and Gail Pena provided equipment and training for students who participated in the archery event on July 7. This photo first appeared in the July 17, 2009, edition of The Southern Ute Drum.

30 Years Ago: Fire crews from Ignacio work with a chainsaw before moving to fight on the Cinder Butte fire. The fire burned 70 acres in the Black Ridge area and was the largest fire on the Southern Ute Reservation at that time. This photo first appeared in the July 21, 1989, edition of The Southern Ute Drum.

40 Years Ago: A group of 15 Southern Ute youth went on a camping trip to the Spring Creek area. Home economic specialist Eileen Wasserbach and summer youth trainee Roberta Scott chaperoned the group, while wildlife conservationist Ray Sage and Dennis Santistevan talked to the group about the history of the reservation. This photo first appeared in the July 20, 1979, edition of The Southern Ute Drum.