10 years ago: The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe hosted its annual Bear Dance in the hot sun in Towaoc June 4-7. The celebration invites participants to leave their worries behind and begin the year anew. Chairmen Ernest House Sr. of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and Curtis Cesspooch of the Northern Ute Tribe dance with partners after the line has broken into individuals. This photo was published in the June 18, 2020, issue of The Southern Ute Drum

20 years ago: The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe hosted its annual Bear Dance in the hot sun in Towaoc June 4-7. The celebration invites participants to leave their worries behind and begin the year anew. Chairmen Ernest House Sr. of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and Curtis Cesspooch of the Northern Ute Tribe dance with partners after the line has broken into individuals. This photo was published in the June 20, 2000, issue of The Southern Ute Drum

30 years ago: On Friday, June 15, 1990, at a Southern Ute Tribal Council review meeting, Chairman Leonard C. Burch presented Steve Herrera with a plaque for his service to the Southern Ute Tribe as the water plant foreman. This photo was published in the June 22, 1990, issue of The Southern Ute Drum.

40 years ago: An extraction course took place June 17 and 18, 1980, in Allison. Left to right: David Williams, Tammie Marty, unidentified person, Anna Mae Alires and Tommy Rybal. This photo was published in the June 20, 1980, issue of The Southern Ute Drum.