https://voicesofignacio.cvlcollections.org/files/original/a14e750d7e08611e8f09479cdcc2eb4f.pdf da2937d3621b9f3e817d450e6ed26a2b PDF Text Text ... - - . " .,. . . . 0~ ~~~1/_~y I . ' ~~ V ·~ ..-@~~ 1'7vn,~_,, ~ ~ ()Pf'~,i.¢r . J, . ~,,7tA~ Avl,v--4 ' . . j ---- ~ ~~ SU.CAP ~ h ~ · IJ \. . . - , . . . ,.,_ _,. '• 9- _- .,J._-,.. ··-" ..,.,.;~ ~ ..... - ·,~ . ~ . . . . . . <- .... i.. . .. .. . ~ • .J I I I I ~ - • I �/· C.D~ CRUZ On a warm day about the middle of May a wagon came rattling along a rocky road. At the crest of a small rise the clear swift Navajo River came into view. The shouts · of the children and the smile on their mother's face were signs almost as plain as the warmth of the day that the long cold mountain winter was over and once again the time of new life and renewal had begun. The wagon stopped on a grassy rise near the river. The mother gave swift directions. 11 Ben, unhitch the team. Conrado, unload the wagon. M~nuel, gather some firewood. Lucio, get a pail of water right away. 11 The Cruzes were camped at the river several times a year for a very simpl~ reason. When you can't take the river to the wash, you take the wash to the river. Bedding, quilts, mattress covers, clothing,curtains,· and every other washable item in the house hold was brought the eight miles to the river several times a year, i.va.shed by hand in the rocky shallows on the washboard, dried, folded and carried home smelling sweetly of mountain air and sunlight. Each wash requixed 3-4 days . The boys fished, hunted, waded in the river, frolicked, ate like mules, helped with the washing chor~d when necessary and. enjoyed the whole affair. Conrado Desiderio (C.D.) Cruz, 2nd son of Leandro and Rafelita Cruz was born in Chimayo, N.M. on February 19, 1914. The fa mily moved to Chama, then to Haines north of. Cuba and finally to Dul ce ·where Leandro worked in a lumber mill. Leandro wanted land of his owno When he heard about a homestead available near the town of Edith, he took the chance and filed on 160 acres of dry land. Soon after the Cruzes settled on their land, their neighbors came in force, chopped down trees, hauled logs and helped erect a well-constructed, warm log house. This same cooperative spirit prevailed during the rest of the year. 11 0ur neighbors watched one another's fields. Wherever the wheat ripened first, the whole neighborhood would gather for the harvest. The wheat was cut with hand s cyt hes and tied i n small bundles. As soon as one fiel d was finished, t he ",'.Orkers would move to the next ripe field. If the moon was bright, t he men often stayed with t he job until 12:00 or 1 :oo. We enjoyed hel pin g our neighbors and got a lot of work done together. I think people were happier then. 11 The Cruzes raised most of what they ate potatoes,beans~habas, squash, peas, blue corn, fruit, wheat,oats and blue corn. Whenever they needed flour, they and their neighbors would take several wagon loads of wheat and corn to the mill at Bayfield 9r the one at Tierra Amarilla. It would take several days to reach the mill and then perhaps a week for the grain to be ground. Those who had money paid for the grinding. Those who had no money could pay the miller with grain. It was a good thing the Cruzes raised their own wheat. C.D. says with a family of eleven it was common to use up a 50 lb. sack of flour each week. Garden produce was either dried or kept in the cellar. Dried apples, apricots and peaches were apportioned out to the children during the winter. The children relished these fruits as .much as any Sunday sucker. C.D. did not get to attend school every year and when he did, it was usually for only 2-3 months in the winter. He rode a burro to aschool 8 miles across the border in Colorado , carrying hay _for the animal and lunch for himself in a 3 lb. lard can. 11 1 wasn't any angel," C.D. freely I �. . admits. 11 Whenever the teacher sent a student to the river for wj_llows, it was usually me or Ben ·they were used on. 11 When it came to throwing r ocks, dipping a girl 1 s pigtails in ink, getting into fights or playing hockey, it was C.D. involved more often than not. A girl named Margie Abeyta was a special problem to C. D. I! She ·was a bookworn and a tattletale. Even when I hadn't done anything, she would tell on me and the teacher would always believe he:r.n C.D. hated old Margie as only children can hate. He would never have believed it if anyone had ever told him that Margie would one day be his wife. ) During the summers C.D. and Ben were assigned to herd the sheep in the hills near their home. C .,D. 11 suffered 11 from a strange affliction which can only be called 11 sleeping sickness 11 • 11 .As soon as ·we 1 d get the flock over the first hill, I'd find a s hady patch of bushes, lie down and go to sleep. 11 Ben complained, . Hr . Cruz t hreatened, but Co D. couJ.dn' t resist t he lure of his siestas. 11 Dad caught me one day, took me straight to the house and told Mother to put me t o bed and keep me there all day. I couldn't sleep a wink in the house. I guess that broke me.n Over the years Leandro and Ra.felita slowly inq:reas13d their flock until they a.ad· about 1 ,ooo head. C.D. r emembers November of 1931 . The lambs had been separated and taken d otm fro m the high c ountry . The e,·m s were still there. No one expected 7 feet of snow that wi n t er , much les s did t hey expect it to start t his early. Over n ight 3-4 fee t fell . The herdsmen s tarted immed.:i.ately for their w1nter grounds in Gobernador Ca.nyon. I t continued to snm·1. 11 We broke a trail for tl;l.e flock with the horses and mules until their legs ·were sore and bleeding. · Every day many sheep dlod. He finally realized the snow was as deep at Gobernador as it Wc"cS in the mountains and just gave 'lp. Only about 50 sheep survi•ved. That winter just about wiped out everybody. 11 ~ One year C.D. 1 s cousin, who had bought 10 acres on the Navajo River, hired him and Ben to clear the willoi.vs. They worked 1 5 days f o:c a • 22 r ifle and a guitar; t hen another 5 days for a violin. Nei ther of the boys had ever played an i nstrument before., nor was there a nyone to give t hem lessons) but they taught themselves to play and soon were being h ired for parties, weddings and other celebrations. Wr.1.en times got har d in the '30 1 s, C. D. joined the CCC and wa~ sent to camp a t Los Alamos, NoM. He was paid $25.00 per month. $20.00 was sent h ome and the other $5.00 was issued to the boys in the form of coupons for candy, cigarets, etc. The boys were often given passes to Espanola or Albuquerque o:r Santa Fe for the weelrnnds, but anyone who had not returned to camp by bed check was put on KoP. for 2-3· months. Conrado was on K.P. a lot of the time. · When C. D. and ifargie Abeyta (his old enemy from grade ssl1.ool) dec1ded to get married, both sets of parents were opposed. Tb.eir reasoning was sj_mply that a horse and a mule shouldn't get ma1 ried. C,D. was known as a. hell-raiser and Margie uas a school teacher and pretty much the same book worm as before; but inspite of the OPlJOsition, t hey were married in 1935, C.D. worked as a logger while Eargie taught s chool. From 1939-48 C.D. herded sheep in Utah from sprirg to late fall and spent the winters at home. They had four children"".' Ivonne, DavJ.d, Sofie and Deanne. Margie died in 1955. 1 After working in the coal mines in Dragerton, Utah, and on the pipelines near FarmiD;gton, C.D. moved to Ignacio and married Concie Keys �3 in 1960. They have one daughter, Kathy. Today, C. D. still plays his violin for weddings and parties c:md has a good ttme wherev_er he goes. Like his fa ther-:i.n-la.1.,r, Louie Valencia, he 1 s a good guy with a little bit of the devil in him. Shelby Smith November Who : Wl1ere: When How : Rides: Senior Citizens (age 55 or older) in the Ignacio District Community Center 12:00 noon Catered )2;[ .Pino Nu.che Rest,aura..n.t (no one needs to brin£!1ot-luck dishes to this social.) Call 563-1+561 if you need a ride. ~®~~ r,'ame of tile game: The Sunday school teacher,. trying to impress the class with the joyous exultatiou of shou tina i Hallelujah. asked, '·What i.vord do church members shottt j with joy?" One y0u11gster answered,. "Bingo!" ~¼~♦~~~ Next to God we are indebted to women - itself, and then for making it worthwh{le. first for Ufe _, .' "Count to 590, Schless_~1ig ..• then mix them." ,. I "I don't care wht daddy says when he dents a fender. [lon't yo!! e~er say that 2gain!~ • �lf Th e Pah-Chu- Chu-Wa club members met Monday night~ October 28th at the Lions Hall. Club pr esident, Virs. Julia Engler conducted the meeti ng. The ' l-1ember s voted to buy a unit of trees for t he Memorial Forest on the Holas / 1 Burn in the name of l ong time club member, 11.!rs . Nell Harker. . · The date for the annual District Convention is Saturday, April 19th, and will be held in Silverton. Ignacio Study e1ub member, Mrs. Eula Pre s ton is the district president. The program on the 1974 Election was arr anged by Mrs. Charlotte Jones. Mrs. Sheri Knight of the Dur ango League of Women Voters discussed the pros and cons of the 10 amendments ot appear on the November Ballot. The decorations were carried out in a Halloween theme. Refreshments were served by Mrs . E'Ula Preston and Mrs . Nona Roberts . The Lavn-ence Millich family picked a stormy, muddy weekend the first of November to move into their newly constructed home on the Millich rane:h south of Oxford. They had been living the past few years in the Pre sbyterian Manse. As they moved out, Ignacio Kindergarden teacher M:iss Scott moved in. She had been living in Durango . · La familia Millich (Larry & Arlene) se .an ·mudado para su casa nue1ra en la mesa de florido. Ellas vivian en la casa de la Iglisia Pre·sbyterian. La Senorita Scott de Durango .quien es maestra en la escuela elernentaria· · de . Jgnacio vive en 01 manse· ahora. \~ -~~I· ~"~~ I ~~•1, -· . ~ .·= @] ·.·.· r ;·-~ .,f:11~ ~ : I - . ._ ~J ... 001- ·,@: .......... ' " The verµca1 hold is shot on both of them!" Mr. and Mrs. Alton Roberts took a trip to Hobbs, N. Mex. to visit Mr. Roberts brother who lives in Monument Valley. El Senor y Senora Al ton Roberts viajaron para -,!.. Hobbs, N. Mex ~ a v.:isi tar a el hermano del Senor Roberts quien vive en .el Valle de Monumento. Tim Wilmer has been in Ignacio visiting his sister and husband Mr. and Mrs. Florancio Salvador. He also has many other friends and reliti ves in the area whom he has visited. '-,/ Tim Wilmer de Utah esta aqui visitando ah su hermana y esposo Senor y Senora Florancio Salvador y ah todos los conocidos que el tiene aqui en Ignacio • . · A houseguest for severa.l weeks at the home of Laurence Y..arker was his brother, Dewey ~arker, from Arizona . I .....,,, I , El Senor D~wey Marker de Arizona ah e stado en Ignacio visitando a su hGrmano ~aurence -~ Marker . . �''He had his picture in the paper, so now he th:n~s he', -.a celebrity." Hr. and Hrs, Ted Pacheco fror..'l Grand Jct. , Colorado were here visiting his parents l·ll'., and Hrs. C.F. Pacheco last week. Senor y Senora Ted Pacheco de Grand.Jct.,, Colorado .anduvieron aqui la semana pasada visitando a sus padres S~bor y S~hora C.F. Pacheco y familia Mr. and Hrs,. Jim Valencia and daughter Tara are here visiting his f oJ.k.s Hr. and l'irs. Bennie Valencia and her folks Hr. and '.-~s. CoS. Silva. They are on their way from J?t.. · Huachuca Arizona to Earyla.nd ·w.her_e Ji.';1 will be stationed. Senor ;l Senora~ Valencia y nin a Tara es tan en Ignacio visi tando SUS farn.ilias Senor y Senora Bennie Val encia y Senor y Senora C, S. Sil Vo.. l/llos" van cle viej e de Ft. Huachuca Arizona al estado de l:faryland donde Jim sera estacionado con el a.j erci to mili tar. Hr. and Hrs. Lee Seamas from lndiQ California had dinner ·with J.Ir. and Hrs. Eddie Garcia a1i.d Da'l!.m _ Friday the · first, and 'l'uesday the 5th the Sea1.Y1as took the Garcias to dine at Sweeney 1 s. /\/ /V' Senor y Senora Seamas de Indio, California tornaron la comida el vi0rnes dia prir.1ero con Senor y Senora Eddie Garcia ~T nfna D.2.1.ni.·. El martes dia cinco fueron todos juntbs a corr,er ah Sweeneys en Durango. The Friendship Circle meeting was helcl Wednesday November sixth at the home of the hos tess, Hrs. J\Jona. Robe1·ts. Roll call was verses from the Bible. The pastors~ John and Judy Chendo presented the program on different Bibles and the use of t he Concordance. . The Circle president , 1;rs. Aud:eey Ellison conducted the meetinG. New officers were named for the 7974-75 year and are to be installed at the Christ~nas party on December fourth. Hrs. Paula Witt the new .president elect, Nov~mber 20th the Circle members were invited to attend the Praise Service at the Bayfield Presbyterian Church . . The Christrnas party on the fourth will be a Salad luncheon in the c~irch a ruJex. The J.aqies co!.D.ing to the party are .to bring gifts for 1:J.en or women pa tients at th1 Bayfield Rest homes rather than having a gift exchange. �IN C,..vJtJ LJ.JZ.D.AU4-X~CJ~;;tt~ ~ _;ti~ ~,,,,,;,~ 1 : Janes RoE1ero Q Mercedes Baker Gladys Reddick Hrs. Ruby Hailey returned home Saturday planning to stay through the ·winter. She had been living near her sisters and their families in Encinitas·, California since the first of October. ~ La Senora Ruby Hailey ah regresado a la casa despues de nver visitado a sus hermanas y familias en Encinitas, California. The second annual Community Thanksgiving dinner -will be held in the Ignacio Presbyterian church annex around n oon, Thanksgiving day, November 28th. Mrs. John Foreman wil l 'be in charge a nd anyone or any families planni ng to attend are asked to phone her to make sure there will be plenty of r oas t -~turkey. · ....,., ' Otra \Tes este ano la iglesia PresbyteriarAide Ignacio tendra una coi:ci<1.a el dia de graci4s. Noviembre 28. L~s per•sonas o familias que van a a tender que llamen a la I Senora. John Foreman ..todos es tan invi tades. · l �r; f ~1'_. &!II ~to" '{IP t'I !(1)11 CH' ""~~'!<.'t"'~td:,1¥ ' · Bread 1mon O,e w<tter: A swe:ct old lady ·spied a seed:,· ancl dejected old m~tn slouched on a street cor:,er. Profoundly dl3turbcd, she pressed a dollar into hi;; ha11d aad wl1isp0red: ''Chin up." The next dav, the sad old man stopped the lady on the same Cl' tner: slipped $10 into her h::ind, und whispered ; ''Good picking, he paid 9 lo 1." "Oh no :-:- hamburger helper ext~nder!" g r. and M:cs . Owen Callison took a couple of weeks vaca·c1on in October -and drove to California. First they went to San Jose to visit their son Claude and family. Claude is a ~;avy career officer. From there they Hent to SirJi, in the Los Angeles area to stay ,-rl th their daughter, J"oyce and family, the Don Browns. Senor y Sei1or Owen Callison tar.iaron vacacion por doz sei~anas r ecientemente fueron ah San Jose, California ah v::.si ta:e a su. hijo Claude y f arnil:La Claude es IJ.11 Oficial en la !farina. de guerra.. Ta!llbien visi teron a su hija y f am:ilia Senor y Se':r1ora Don Brovm qui en viYen en Los .Angeles, Calif-. Mr, and Hrs E . F. Pat1·ick and George Anderson went travel ing fo1~ a month in October, going to Seattle and ferrying around the Islands and up to Vancouver, British Columbia., enjoying :i.t all. •·1.,, •v • / George Anderson y Senor y Senora E .-F. Patrick fu.eron en una va.cac:Lon todo el mes de oct ubre. Estubieron· en Seattle, i·[ ashington fuero:.1 :por barca de pasaje ah las islas a.lreded.o:r y para Vancouver , British Columbia. Gretchen Wiseman, a .freshm.an at Colorado 1'lor:1en' s College in Denver wa~ home during a class break . She returned to coll e ge October 29th, but 1.,riJ.l not be hon~e for1 ~i'hanksgiving as she only gets one day off then. l Gretchen W~seman vino a v:i.sj_ta1~ a su fa.milia el mes pasado . Colora.do Women' i3 College in Denver . I Ella a.teYi'de �The wOiYlen of the Ignacio are a. have be en invited to a Thanksgiving PriisG Service at ·the Bayf ielcl Presbyterian Church at t·wo o"clock \·ledncsday , afternoon, November 20th. The women o.f tl1e Bayfield Church 1-.1ill present the , TJrogra.m and a social hour in the annex ·will follow. . if II Vas mu,jeres de la. Iglisia Presbyterian de Bayfield an invi~ado ?- las mujeres de la iglisia de Ignacio a los servicios programa Y social el dia de l - , . Gracias. lI · · ~~ "My wife and I c:.gre~ on only one thing: we boih wish her first husband were alive!" . GET '.1}'1L HISJ:;IES :::. Sanen Pronto . - C--th· yn 1a 1· _·1J·.J.1 er Cleo Chavez }iarilyn Valdez l'~thel Heil Cla.:ra Washir:gton Cynthia 1-:ouser Gi r ard Rae l Evelyn Engl i sh Glessie Fullrn Francis Buck Vir gi l CUTI".lins Eu gene Cundiff Home on a month furlough and on his ·way to Japan for three yea:cs :i.s Air~an 1st Class Lonny Valencj_a son of 1-iI'. and ~-Irs. Eanuel Valencia. He had been stationed in Illinois. Visi tando a sus padres del serv1c1.o lliel.5.tar es el Joven Lonny Va1c:ncia hijo de Senor y Senora Manuel Valencia. El joven despues de su vacacJ.on se envarca para japon por tres anos. Visiting Vir. and 1.frs. Karl Hanert were Mr. and Mrs. Bingh8.m from . Tucson, Arizonao l•ir. and Mrs. Sweeney from Albuquerque, N. Mex. spent last weekend with them. lfonda,y the 11th the mrnerts visi.tecl Ers. Fred Robinson, Ernest Olbert and Joe Nelson at ~ercy Hospital. t~s. Olbert was sick with a bad case of br1:?:nchitls for two months, but is a lot better now. V _.,,.. ,-'""\-. I'.'. ,/ ~ Visi tando Hl Senor y Seno1~a Karl Hau ert en Ignacj_o fue Senor y Senora Bingham de Tucson, A1~1 zona y SEmor y Elenora 8ueeney de Albuquerque~ N. Mex, La Senora Olbert estubo muy infer:na por dos meses y ab.ora esta r1.ejol'. ·-- ✓ Chuck Pad:i.lla, 1971+ II-IS graduate nm.1 in the Air Force arrived boTI~e the ) wedc of ~fovember 10th from Chanute F'ield 1 IlLLnois. He is the son of hrs. .Ernr,a Padilla. Follouj_ng a 20 day leave he is. to be stationE":'d overseas o. t a ·u ~ s ~ Air Base in the Netherlands. Chuck Padilla llcgo el sabaso dia r.1.ueve en una va.caz::i0n do viente d.:;.as. 11 vino de Chanute Field Illinois y va para los Netherlands. �0 f e 11 ~ ,.rJrj u;.-s e . - 1Al vt v • ~ ;j C) Senior Op·oortuni ty Service ,.Jill hold an open house frorr: 1 :00 to L~:00 P.H. on 1-~onday, lfov8:nbe:c· 25. 1:le have recently outa.j_ned a grant from the Colorado Department of Socic1l Services~ D:i.visior.. of Services to the Aging· for so~e new furr1iture, carpeting and kitchen equipI:1ent. Also we have done some painting and other redecorating uith the hel-o of Owen Callison. All of these imnrovements have made the Senior Center entirely ~ore attrGctivc and confortable for our Senior Citizens. Please co1-:1e and let us show off our new l)lace. be served. Call 563-4561 if You need a ride. ·· Refresru:11.ents will 7/y~~"'f)~ -AA'-~ ~ ~ Five Tribal members attended a worksho·o on 11 The Co::imuni ty Ji.nnroach to the i Care of Elderly American Indians II I':·ovember 6-7•-8 in ,s;,l t- Lake ciity. !Those attendin~ were Naomi Red. Isabel Kent. Sunshine Smith. Anna l,:arie Sc.ott and LJllir Frost. They ,;1ere accorpanied by Shel by, Srr.ith who drove the ,SUCAP S. O. S. van. The workshop 1·m.s taught by Trj_ba.1 »1embers from Imm, Washingtrn:1 '. Utah an) Arizona. . To-ptcs studied were 'i ) Cultural cc Religious Beliefs, 2) Group Work with the Elderly, 3) PsychoJ.ogical Aspects of Agirig, l~) Reality Ther2py and Comprel1ensive Planning for the ElderJ_y Amer:iccm Indian. In the even:i.ngs the g1~ouJ onj oy(-:10. Qood I"",eals 1 a little sho;Yping and touring ~1 e1:r!J1e Squa:ee. '.L'tmrsu.ay evening they heard the I-~ormon Tabenw,cle CboJ.r in a practive session. • t;.b ~'t>Ct,.,.,...e7". 't<1.-·~ (J Ruby Cloud recently returned froE1 a tour w:L th. the A.7-U-i·IAI Perfon1ing Group. They perf ori!\ed. in IJyom.ing, 1,·;ashingtcn State and Cal 1 f crni a. V!hi le in Calif or.r:..ia. Ruby took Shovm to soe Disnc,yJ.and.. Ruby en,j oyed the trip very much. ' ~~~~~~~~& Sa dtUed : A wt:allhy man, lhq financi~,1 i.nd social 1,~,Hler in his \-~Jl:lgc, was asked by u visiting 1.dcrnl: "\\.'hy dfJ you. st,1~• m this !itJ.lc 011e-h1m;c to,•:n?" "\.'ell," ,:rwm.,red th<:: man, ··1 5Lt])poc;e it's bccaus,~ I llappc:ll io ½e tile horse:" · _ _ - ,:/ "" II":, a hippie cio ll• --yol.' wind it up ~nd it cJoesr, 'l work." _ 6 t"I . ·1"' I I ,·s I : HOT DOG-5 - SOD/\ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource English; Espanol Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smith, Shelby; Jones, Charlotte Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ignacio Senior Center Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Thoughtful Years: November 1974 Description An account of the resource Monthly newsletter published by the Ignacio Senior Center with various contributors describing local news, events, obituaries, and biographies of prominent community members living in Ignacio, Colorado and the surrounding area. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/ Subject The topic of the resource Ignacio; Ignacio Senior Center; Southern Ute; Bayfield; Arboles; Allison; Tiffany; Oxford; Southwest Colorado Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Language A language of the resource English; Espanol Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1974-11 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smith, Shelby Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ignacio Senior Center