10 Years Ago: Southern Ute tribal member Michelle Simmons takes the offensive during a championship game Sunday, July 24, 2011 during the 11th annual Rocky Mountain State Games in Manitou Springs, Colo. This photo was first published in the July 29, 2011, issue of The Southern Ute Drum.

20 Years Ago: The 2001 Heritage Dancer season brought out some of the best young dancers to perform for visitors to the Southern Ute Reservation. Visitors during the first annual Teachers Institute from Fort Lewis College’s Center for Southwest Studies made for the largest crowd of the summer in the Sky Ute Pavilion on July 19, 2001. This photo was published in the July 27, 2001, issue of The Southern Ute Drum.

30 Years Ago: Lark Goodtracks and Leona Howe of the Southern Ute Housing Authority have attained accreditation reached by only 500 other people in the United States. Each is a Multiple Certificate Holder, which is the highest level of accreditation within HUD. This photo was published in the July 29, 1991, issue of The Southern Ute Drum.

40 Years Ago: T.J. Harwood, Albuquerque Area Public Health Service director, reads a memo regarding a Public Health Service Commendation Metal that was being awarded to Frank Stottlemyer. This photo was published in the July 31, 1981, issue of The Southern Ute Drum.

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