13 10 216 https://voicesofignacio.cvlcollections.org/files/original/780577d48ff6c3d8c6950dd6b0bb9c4b.pdf 133c6b07a045355ce33e1732063723f5 PDF Text Text Russell Box, Sr. (Southern Ute Tribal Elder) My name is Russell Box, Sr. I was born here in Ignacio in 1935 where the old tribal building is. They called it Taylor Hospital at that time. The time when I was born was when most of the tribal members were still traveling on horseback. So, when I was growing up, before I went to school, a lot of the people who were visiting would bring a lot of-excitementto the family, because we were kind of isolated: W-e didn't live close together. S-o, if a family member traveled from La Boca clear up to Bayfield, it was a real treat for all ofus. The whole family was enthused about it, because ifwe knewa family member traveled from as far away as La Boca that meant that the person would stay overnight. Us kids were excited because we thought maybe we would hear stories from what the elders were talking about. Our grandmother was the one who told us that when someone was speaking we were not to say anything. When they came to visit, we had to be on our best: notte be rude, not to talk. A lot of these things seem to have dissipated now. Young people do not listen, and they don't seem to honor their parents and their grandparents. A lot of the elders that came to visit- a lot of their stories were oral, and were passed down to all of us. They were stories that would help us in our lives: how to canyon; how we should conduct ourselves. When I got to the age of six, I was taken to the boarding school down at the Agency. And, that was my first experience -of-going to school. · Atthe time-that I went to schooH did not speak English, I just spoke in the Ute language. The boys' dormitory was a two-story building. My first experience entering-that building felt like I was -entering a big tunnel because -of its long hallways. That first or second evening a lot of the young kids were taken down into the basement, down below ground level, and the older boys were given the authority to cut the little boys' hair. So, a lot ofus gathered around and everything was exciting, because of the lights and the water. Things that we saw-there were totally different for us. Back home-we ha-d-t-o -carry-our water from the spring for the household. That meant washing the dishes, to take a bath, and to wash our clothes. There was no -electric or butane stove~everything had to be taken care of. The older people had to chop the wood, and us kids had to bring the wood into the house. So, it was the young people's duty to bring those things in: the water, the wood, and even to start the wood stove. When the older people went to the store on the wagon to get groceries, it was our job to get the water and wood in and·to·have the wood stove burning by the time they got back in the evening, which was about four or five o'clock. We didn't have time, didn't have a clock in the house, but we kind of went by the wn. -So; when they got home-they didn 'thave to do ·all of that-it was in there in the house: All they had to do was start the cooking. My grandmother used to say if you want to eat you've-gotto do-all of these things. When I was in school we were excited about all these things that we saw: there was a washbasin, toilets, you'd step on a lever and the water would come out. To-us;·these wer-ethingsthatwe never experienced before. When we went down to the basement, the older boys told us what kind of haircut we wanted. At that time we didn't know that-theywer-e jokingwithus. So,·when we told them we wanted our hair to be cut a certain way is when they cut our hair completely off. Us young kids were traumatized. We didn't knowthe diff-erenrewhethefihey used hand clippers Of ,dect-ric -dipperS. �--------------- -------------------------- Page 2 of9 So, all of us, us young kids at the age of six, were all crying because her-ewe were-we had lost all of our hair. After that was done to us we were told to strip our clothes down, to get in the shower. We didn't have no privacy, everybody was all together. After we had our shower and dried off, they put powder on us. I guess a lot of this was for hygiene-some ofus kids had lice. Since we were young we didn't understand what wa-s-happening to us. Even going to the bathroom was kind of funny, because we'd sit on the bowl, and we were taught how to tear the toilet paper. Some ofus never had indoor-toilets, w to-flu-sh the-t-oilet we wtmdered wher-e it all went. So, some of-those things were good to experience and some of it bothered us in some way or another, especially when you tlidn'tknowhowtospeak in English. The first few months that we went to school a lot of us didn't know how to speak English. A few of us ~w some words, but some -of us totally did not understand. ·A lot -of-us didn't know how to say, 'I have to go to the bathroom.' So, some ofus had accidents in the classrooms. Where we slept, in the dormitory, there were about 60 kids. We had closets, but we had to share the closet with somebody else-maybe 3 or 4 persons. Notoniythat,-we-hadtoi:eamirow to make our own bed; how to take the mattress cover off; how to fold the sheets on the bed. When you are at age six that-is-something to experience. But, akogether, the dormitory life was good. And at that time I didn't know how good I had it, because at the boarding school, everything that we had was fresh. -We had fresh milk from the-dairy cows. We-had-a-gar-denihat a lot of the young students took care of during the spring and in the fall. We had a big cellar there where things were put after being harvested so that we could have fresh -things-during-the winter months. They had chickens, so we had eggs. We had milk, we had beef, and they had a bakery there. We had to learn how to make bread so that the students could have bread to eat. For some reason or another some ofus wanted to run away, we wanted to go back home. Some ofus lived about 10 miles away, 5 miles, or less than that. I remember there were several Navajo kids who lived with us, ho came all the way from Nageezi, Shiprock, or Farmington. And there were some Ute kids who came from Towoac. Sometimes we had arguments or got into a fight, or something like that. But, the majority of the time it was controlled real good. In the boys dormitory there maids were the ones who took care of our clothing-sorted them out. They sewed our clothes. Some ofus didn't have enough clothes at that time, so the government issued us cover alls. It was sort of like a jump suit: it had buttons down the middle, from the collar all the way down. So, when you had to go to the bathroom you had to unbutton all of the buttons to take off the top part and then sit down. We had to be in bed at about 6:00 in the evening. During the summer we were in bed when the sun was still going down. We had to get up, I would say, about 6:00 in the morning. We had to do our detail: make our bed, wash up before going to breakfast, and then wait until the buzzer rang. When the buzzer rang we all lined up to go to the dining room. Everything was like a military way. When I first experienced the dining room there were a lot of tables there. When we sat down to eat, most of the food was served at the table. A lot of us young kids did not eat good, because the older boys would take most of the food that was there. A lot ofus kids cried because we didn't get something that we were supposed to get. They did have prayer: everybody stood up for a minute or two and then sat down to eat. There was no certain way we were told to do it, �Page 3 of9 we were just told to do this. As the years went by those things started to change. Instead of the food being served at the table, they had cafeteria style. All of the students that went to the boarding school had to fix their bed, brush their teeth, and comb their hair. We had to take a shower two times a week, and our bedding had to be changed once a week. The rooms were always warm in the winter time-we had plenty of heat. I did that for 12 years in the boarding school. As we got older we participated in sports: played football, basketball, baseball. In fact, when I was at school there we had the best gym in all of La Plata County. I remember Ignacio had a gym, in fact, I think it's still there. I think they turned it into some type of garage now. Its ceilings were real low. Most of the schools we played had decent places to play basketball. But, over the years some of things began to change, too. I remember Bayfield: Bayfield had a gym on the second floor of a building on Main Street there. That's changed, too. We played with local schools in this area: Pagosa, Bayfield, Dove Creek, and we even went down to Gallup to play with some of the Native students there. And, they had tournaments for basketball and baseball. They had the regular season and they had tournaments. I guess a lot of this was to keep the students busy, so that we wouldn't get into trouble. The doors of the boys' dormitory were not locked at night. You could open the door to go outside, but it was locked when you tried to get back in. Some of us, trying to be ornery or just to experience something, would go out into the night. I remember there were some houses close to the dormitory, and I think they had raspberries. So one time some ofus went out at night, and crawled around their gardens picking and eating raspberries. But, before we did that we put rock at the bottom of the doorway, so that when we came back we could get back inside. If not, or if we made a mistake, we had to scratch on the window so that one of the kids would open the door for us. A lot of the roads in this area at that time were not paved. They were all dirt roads. When I was little, when we had snowstorms, I remember my grandfather would put skis on the wagon wheels. I remember playing down by the Agency, which is close to the Bear Dance grounds, and a lot ofus kids would go to the river, which would freeze to about an inch thick. But, we don't see that now. A lot ofus would play games on the ice using sticks and rocks for hockey. When I was in school I didn't know what Christmas was. When we were in school they would start decorating maybe a month or two weeks before Christmas-decorating the classrooms with ornaments. It was exciting to a lot ofus, because we didn't understand. In the gym they had tall Christmas trees that almost went clear up to the ceiling. I remember the first Christmas tree I saw in the gym was lit by candles-they didn't have lights. They lit the candles at certain times, as long as there was someone there to watch them. As time went by that changed, too. They got lights and started to decorate differently. The students would have parts in the Christmas play. Even when we had movies in the gym, they were always held in the evening. The movies were on Friday evenings, and some of the parents would come on horseback to come see the movies. I remember my grandmother coming to see a movie one time, and I think that was the only time she came. A lot of the parents, during the summer or during the fall, would camp along the river if they came to visit their children. I was a long ways home for them to go in the evening. �Page 4 of9 School would open in September. Some of us were fortunate that our parents cam after us during the Christmas holidays. Most ofus who didn't go home for the Christmas holidays stayed in the dormitories for Christmas. I think it was in the middle of May that school was over, and the school would always have some kind of game like baseball or softball, or hand games before we had our picnic. After that, if your parents were there fore the picnic you would go home. So, we went back home in the summer for three months. When you were small three months was a long, long time. It's not like when you are older and time goes by quicker. So, you might say I've seen a lot of change here. The roads: a lot of the roads are paved now. The side roads, I call them, or county roads are better maintained. You've got barred ditches that are maintained by the road department-some of them taken care ofby the County, some of them by the BIA So, there are a lot of changes that have happened, and a lot of experiences that we've had. When I was growing up, my grandfather died, and I didn't see the burial and the funeral. When I s~y my grandfather, at the time I didn't realize that he wasn't my real grandfather. My real grandfather passed on, maybe before I was even born. His name was Jacob, and my grandmother's name was Bertha. So, you might say, that the Southern Utes here are sort of all related to each other through marriage and through our relatives. After my grandfather passed on, I do not know how long afterwards, but my grandmother passed on. I was taken out of school and brought to one of grandmother's houses. She was there sick, but I do not know how long she had been sick. I guess she wanted to see the grandchildren. I remember being there and we went into the kitchen where she laid next to the stove in her bed. They talked to her and she didn't respond. You could tell that she was breathing; maybe she was in a coma or something. They told us kids to go outside and play. Later on, maybe an hour or two later, was when we heard the crying in the house. So, they called us kids to come into the house. The traditional way when someone passed on you would have to step over that person's body. At that time I didn't understand why they did that. I guess you might say they did that because she was an elder: you stepped over the person to honor that person. Some of these traditions are still carried on by some ofus, but not always. Like I said: there are a lot of things that have changed. When people were buried they didn't have coffins. At that time the person was wrapped, someone would dig the hole, and the body would be lowered into the hole. Now we've got all of these expensive coffins. But, when I was going to school (after my grandmother died) it seems like all of my relatives-my uncles and my aunts-it seemed like we all scattered. The reason why I say that is because my grandmother was the one who held us all together. And, when she passed on it seemed like we all started wandering around. We did not live in the same place when I was raised-we kind of moved around and lived with different relatives. I remember my aunt went into Durango and got a job there. I want to say I was about six or seven, maybe seven or eight, years old when we went over there. She got a job there at the COD laundry. I think the First National Bank is there now. It's up by the Durango High School. There used to be a COD laundry that burned down. Since she didn't have the money to rent a house, we lived in a tent down by the river; where the old fire plant is. They called it "Swinging Bridge" in Durango; that's where we lived. We lived there in the summertime. From the railroad tracks (the Narrow Gauge) to the Animas Rive there was hardly �Page 5 of9 anything: no buildings (like the Town Square) and all those buildings in that area now. Maybe a month later, or two weeks later, she told me to go back to Ignacio to pick up my mother and my cousin. So, I experienced the Narrow Gauge, because the Narrow Gauge used to run through Ignacio, La Boca, and I think Arboles, Pagosa, all the way clear to Colorado Springs. I went from Durango to Ignacio, and I was between six and seven years old when they put me on the train. I walked from the train depot south oflgnacio almost half way to Bayfield. That's a lot of responsibility for a young man, but I did it. When I got to the house, where my grandmother lived, I told my mother we were going and I told my cousin we better get ready for the next day to go back to Durango. Early the next morning we left the house on foot. We're not talking about taxi service, we're not talking about horseback. Because, at that time, there was hardly any people who had cars. We had no phone to call somebody and say, 'Can you take me here or there.' But, we walked roughly, I want to say, from today's Sun Dance ground-about three miles north of the Agency. You might say, altogether, from the train depot up to where we lived was maybe five miles. As soon as we got there we bought the tickets, and as soon as we bought the tickets here comes the train. It was about 1:00, so it took us all morning to walk there. We got off at the train depot in Durango, which is still there. They use it for the Narrow Gauge up to Silverton. From there we went along the railroad tracks until I knew where to tum and go down by the nver. There were a lot of little houses that were along the Animas Valley at that time, by the river. They were mostly Spanish people. Their houses were little frame houses. All those things are gone now. So that was one experience. And, the other experience-I don't remember how old I was, maybe eight-my aunt decided to go to Albuquerque. She had gotten a job there. So, the following summer when school was out we went to Albuquerque. That was the first time, you might say, that I really left the reservation. We got on the bus right at the BIA building. I remember the times it used to stop in Ignacio, in Bayfield, just about anywhere you would want it to stop. From there we went to Durango, from Durango we went to Albuquerque. As we were going to Albuquerque it seemed like the bus stopped at every trading post, every little town or whatever it was down to Albuquerque. By the time we left from here at 8:00 in the morning we arrived in Albuquerque about 4 or 5:00 in the evening. And, the highway from here down to there wasn't the way it is today. It was paved, but it was a very narrow two lane, and it had a lot of curves in it. Even Albuquerque has changed. When I first went to Albuquerque it was only two lanes, and now they've go t all those freeways there. Going back to Durango ... When we were kids, we wandered around in Durango-all over the place. In fact, we went on top of where the present Fort Lewis is now. There was nothing up there. There was a small airport and a large lake of some kind. There was no college up there at that time. I remember one summer, you might say, we did just about anything to make money. We collected boxes, we collected milk bottles and even iron ... metal, so that we could go to the movies. They had several movie houses in Durango at that time. Most it's gone now. Anyway, those are the things we did when we were kids. I remember one time we decided to go to 3rd Street, and that was considered to be upper call at that time., There was about four ofus, and we went from house to house asking if we could cut their grass, clean their yard, whatever. I remember one time a lady was telling us what to do. She had one of those push mowers; it �Page 6 of9 wasn't an electric or gas mower like you have today. One of the lids was doing that, someone else was raking, and the rest ofus did what the lady wanted us to. She was an elderly lady. So, when we were through, we collected all of the things that we used and put them into the garage. As we were in the garage, she had boxes of stuff all over the garage. To us, it was kind of exciting, because we saw all kinds of things in the garage. We saw boxes of comics, magazines, tools and stuff like that. One of us saw a box there, and we opened the lid. We saw that there cigars in it. I don't remember who started it, but one of us started taking the cigars and sticking them in our pockets. We didn't get caught doing that, and we got paid on top of it. Instead of going to another job, because we had the cigars in our pockets, we headed down to the river. There were four ofus sitting there down by the bank and we all lit up! We didn't even finish our cigars! · I mean, we got to where we were all green-our colors were changing. I remember we threw all of our cigars in the river. So, when my aunt came back from work my cousin was sick, and she wanted to know why he was sick. But, we weren't going to tell her. I just wanted to tell you that we roamed Durango. I remember the streetlights in Durango would tum off as soon as the sun went down. No stores were open-nothing like that. In other words, 'they rolled the sidewalk up' -that's what we used to say. Ft. Lewis wasn't there. The Narrow Gauge was there, but it was only used to transport people to certain areas. After Ft. Lewis came, the Narrow Gauge became more of a tourist attraction. When I went to Albuquerque, we lived on First Street. Central was the main drag, and, you might say, First Street was where all of the bars and lower class were. That's where we were. My aunt used to give us money and tell us to go get food to eat. When we were at the boarding school we had good food. But, during the summer months there wasn't enough food for everybody. So, each day, when we were in Albuquerque, we walked Central one block at a time. The first day we walked one block, then back to the hotel. The next day we walked two blocks. We walked until we went from First Street all the way to the park. When we saw the park we thought we were in heaven, because there were trees and grass there. So, I took my mother and my cousin's sister to that area to have a little picnic. Then, a month later (I can't remember) we moved to another area in Albuquerque on 4th Street they called, up by the Indian school. My aunt had rented a house up there. We didn't have indoor plumbing. We had only a faucet in there, and there was one bed in that house: a spring bed. So, when we got there we threw our coats and our clothes on the bed so we could have something to lie on. Now you can tell how poor we were. We got to know the kids in that area. After we got acquainted with them we started roaming the area. We went to Central, the zoo, the Rio Grande, all on foot, or if we had the money, by bus. Even Albuquerque has changed. By the time I went to school in 1941, and experienced all of that clear up to the 11 th grade, I went to Santa Fe (to go to the boarding school there). The reason for that was I was in Albuquerque at the hospital; where I had a hernia repair. There were a lot of kids already in school, and when I was out of the hospital I was going to try to go to school in Albuquerque. But, the administration said I couldn't attend, because I think, at that time, it was only open for the Navajo kids. They told me that maybe I would try Santa Fe. I took the bus from �Page 7 of9 Albuquerque to Santa Fe and got off at the school. I went to the administration there, and they told me they were going to take me in. They told me to go to the boys' dormitory and check in. I had just had surgery done on me and the suitcase was real heavy for me. I was struggling with my suitcase with my suitcase, and I remember one young man came and asked if he could carry my suitcase for me. He carried it to the dormitory. I met the boys' supervisor, and they told me they would get me a room as soon as I went to eat dinner. So, I walked down the sidewalk with some of the guys and I didn't know anybody. Because I was a newcomer, everybody was looking at me. They gave me a room with three other guys. So, that was my experience there for the first time. I was there for nine months, and while I was in Santa Fe I had to report to the probation officer down there. Because, I had gotten into trouble in Bayfield when I was a young man. I think I was like 13 or 14 years old when it happened. So, I went to school down there, and it was different because there were a lot more kids than in Ignacio. I learned a lot about Santa Fe and how that school ran. I kind of liked it, because when you were in grade school they taught you different trades: carpentry, farming, things like that. Some of the boys even got involved with home economics: learned how to cook, how to take care of your room. I guess they were preparing you for when you left the boarding school. In the senior year you pick a trade that you want, and that's the reason why I liked Santa Fe. But, I did not go back the following year, which was my senior year. I went back to Ignacio. We graduated; I want to say safely, with only 10 seniors in our class. And, I'm sitting here today thinking to myself, 'How many of those kids are still here, are still with us?' The only thing I can say is there are maybe three ofus left from that class. After going through all that (experiencing the BIA boarding school and learning to speak English), I don't think I went to many ceremonies. The only ceremony I remember from when I was small was the Bear Dance. Going back to before I went to school, my grandmother took me to the Sun Dance. And, that was the last time I saw that particular ceremony until I was between 14 and 16, when I saw the Sun Dance come back. After graduation, a lot ofus went into Durango to go into the service, to enlist. Because of my probation-trouble with the law-they couldn't take me. So, I went to Haskell Institute, in Lawrence, KS, for a post-graduate trade school. I was there for nine months and took auto mechanics (that was my major). I got into trouble there, too. (I didn't learn how to get out of trouble.) So, I stayed in jail there for a while. When I got out of jail, I went back to school. But, school was already closing by that time. So, I took my suitcase and, with one of my buddies, went to Kansas City, MO, which is just on the other side of the river. We looked for a job over there, and I guess we didn't have good luck. I was running out of money, so I asked my buddy about going back to Ignacio. I found some money here, and instead of staying around, we went to Chicago. So, we got a bus ticket all the way to Chicago. We finally made it to Chicago (it took us maybe two or three days), and we got a room at the YMCA (close to the "Loop," they called it). I guess they called it the "Loop", because the train went in a loop through the heart of Chicago. �Page 8 of9 We started looking for a job and went to the employment agency. We finally got a job several miles from there (south of Chicago). Our job was at a hardware store. We stayed at the YMCA, so everyday we had to wake up, eat a small breakfast, and ride the subway. So, that was another experience: riding the subway. It goes under the ground then above the ground. Our job there was to police the area: pick up trash and sweep the area. That was our first job, and it took us a couple of days to do that. Our second job was to sort all of the lumber. That's when I learned how long a piece was just by looking at it. We had the tape with us, and they told us to sort them out into separate piles: lx4s, lx6s ... Then, when someone came with an order we had to fill that order: put everything on a big truck (flatbed)-lumber, cement, plywood, whatever was in that order. It got to where it didn't take us very long to get certain items and put them on the delivery truck. I remember twice a month we had to go to the train yard with the flatbed. The man that was with us knew the number of the boxcars that we had to break the seal, open the sliding doors, and unload the lumber onto the flatbed. We then delivered it to the lumberyard and sorted it out. We were there for three or four months. (I was 18 at that time.) So, that was another experience away from the reservation. All of those places that we went to on the bus: there were no freeways there. When we were in Chicago, they were just starting to do some of the suburbs. That was between 1954 and whatever. After we did our thing up there, school was going to open again. So, I thought I had a chance to go back to school. When we came back to Lawrence, KS, we went to the administration and informed them that we were coming back to school then. They denied me of coming back in. But my friend, who was with me, they accepted him back into school. So, he asked me what I'm going to do, and I told him I'd find our later. He checked in, and I left campus, went back to Lawrence, KS; I guess a mile or two away. I got a room; I went to eat, went to my room and went to sleep. The next day I bought a bus ticket and went back to Kansas City, MO. So, I got a hotel room and the first day I just kind of wandered around the town. The next day I checked out ofmy room and asked if there was a YMCA close by. I walked over there with my suitcase (to the YMCA), checked in, and they gave me a room. I asked the people at the YMCA if there was any training for auto mechanics, and they told me where to go. I went in there, signed up for enrollment, and the next day I asked them if they could help me get a job. The classes were 6:00-10:00 at night, so during the day you needed some kind of job. They sent me to a couple of jobs, but they didn't hire me. The third job I went to they hired me. It was to do upholstery on automobiles. What you do is, when a vehicle comes in, you take all of the old seat covers off, and the costumers would say, 'I want this kind of seat cover and color.' Our job was to put the new seat covers on. Some people did custom seat covers-that means they did the designing and all the custom style work. It took me a couple of days to get the hang of it, depending on the customer. I did that for eight hours, go back and eat a quick lunch, then go to school from 6-10:00 at night. And, I did that for nine months. Then I came back. I got a letter from the Agency saying I had to come back. So, I quit the school, paid my bills and everything, and came back this way. I took care of the problem I had here, and instead of going back I stuck around here. So, my cousin and me stayed on the farm and helped my aunt and here husband. After a year or two, we both got into trouble and we both couldn't drive. So, I guess we were both down on our luck. �Page 9 of9 We didn't know what to do with ourselves anymore, so we decided to join the service. So, we went over to Durango and passed the test over there. After that our parents took us to Denver to do more tests: physical and written. We both passed with 'flying colors'. The only problem with that was they told me I had to go see someone upstairs, because of my record; that happened when I was 13-14 years old. The man told me, 'I'll sign the waiver if you go back home and have four affidavits signed by four people.' So, I was delayed one week, and my cousin told me he was going to go on. I assumed that we were going to be together for basic, because we both signed the buddy system. So, I came back, got the affidavits, sent them to Denver, and a few days later I got a letter saying for me to come in. That evening I flew to San Antonio, and my cousin went to California. We never saw each other for four years. I was at San Antonio, at boot camp down there for the Air Force. When boot camp was over, I got my orders to go to Las Vegas, NV. I came up here, because I had 15 days of leave before I reported to my next base. And, I was there for two years, I guess. Then I went to the Philippines, South Pacific, and I was there for about two years. I (!Ji,'re.w,W~ {!,,1. ~Vd(.~L 6 \).t-':.,1J'.\, wv<Z.U..~( W1l~«--1 Jtw. Hrli -ZV-CLL) � 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 Michael Miller Interviews Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2003-2004 Subject The topic of the resource Ignacio, Colorado; Southwest Colorado Description An account of the resource Collection of twelve biographies written by VISTA worker Michael G. Miller of prominent people in the Ignacio community. Based on interviews conducted by Miller between December 9, 2003 and March 15, 2004. Some contain the additional attribution "for the Ignacio Historical Society." Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Ignacio, Colorado; Southwest Colorado Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Miller, Michael G. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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 Russell Box Sr. Biography Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2004-01-11 Subject The topic of the resource Box, Russell Sr.; Ignacio, Colorado; Southwest Colorado Description An account of the resource Biography of Russell Box Sr. written by VISTA worker Michael Miller and based on an interview conducted by Miller on January 11, 2004. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Ignacio, Colorado; Southwest Colorado Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Box, Russell Sr. Extent The size or duration of the resource. 9 pages https://voicesofignacio.cvlcollections.org/files/original/528b641f18412144b98046eab3ac32aa.pdf dbeecf70bf3189c78cd587ae03d34e48 PDF Text Text SARAH MAE "SALLY" (WICKLIFF) CAPELL Can on Ohio girl find happiness in Colorado? "Sally" didn't think so in 1938 when her husband Arthur decided he wanted to move to Ignacio. Arthur Capell had wanted to live in the mountains for many years. In 1930 he and Sally visited Montana looking for a job, but shied away from starting a new life there when they learned it sometimes is 40 degrees below zero. Then in 1938 Arthur discovered a man in Ignacio wanted to trade mail routes with someone in Ohio. Arthur reasoned that Ignacio would have a mountain climate more to his liking since its latitude is the same as that of Virginia. Sally agreed to move, wanting whatever would make Arthur happy, but she admits the move was a traumatic one accompanied by tears and more tears at the thought of leaving all her relatives and friends acquired over a lifetime. The Capell's only son Kenneth was already married and had started his life in Columbus, Ohio, where he and his wife still live. In one way the move to Ignacio was a disappointment to Arthur. Accustomed as he was to the well graveled roads in Ohio, the unimproved La Plata County Roads of 1938 were a frustrating obstacle to a rural postman. Despite her original reluctance about moving, Sally learned to love her new life in Colorado even more than Arthur did. Now that Arthur is deceased, Sally has been urged by her friends and relatives in Ohio to be "sensible" and move back home. However, Sally says "Ignacio has the friendliest, finest people and a beautiful climate. I'll never leave." Sarah Mae "Sally" Wickliff was born in her parents 3 story brick home on 39 acres near Pataskala, Ohio, in 1889. Though her father's farm was small, he worked it efficiently, rotating crops of corn and wheat and putting up hay and taking good care of his cattle. Sally remembers the beauty of the green Ohio countryside with its scattered woods and clear flowing creeks. The covered bridges in the area were useful in the summer as well as winter. Teamsters and horsemen would hurry to them during rain showers. After graduating from high school, Sally and her sister passed the state test to become teachers. They taught in country schools one mile apart for four years. Teaching was a pleasant 8 month per year job for Sally. She says she never had much trouble getting along with the students. "After the first couple of paddlings, they found out who was boss!" Sally liked square dancing, but recalls being nervous about it during the years she was teaching, since many parents of that time would criticize a teacher for disporting herself in such a manner. During this lime Sally was being courted by Arthur Capell, who had been a childhood friend since age 12. One of Arthu~s first jobs as a young man was driving a Huckster's wagon. This was a covered wagon which served as a traveling general store. He sold cloth, hardware, pots, patent medicine and groceries to farm residents who seldom traveled to town. Since many farmers had little cash, they would pay for their supplies with butter, eggs, cream and produce. Later Arthur drove a produce wagon before he accepted a job as a U.S. Postman. 24 �Sally smiles when she talks about Arthur's fast horses. Before they were married, Arthur bought a sleek black horse which he named Diamond Denmark. Sally smiles even bigger when she recalls that the purchase of Diamond Denmark. "required" the purchase of a new buggy! During the long Ohio summer evenings Sally would sit in a lawn chair listening for the hoof beats of the black horse which she could hear long before it came into view over the crest of the hill. On Sunday afternoons Sally and Arthur would hitch Diamond to the new buggy for a ride on the "Pike" near Pataskala. Arthur would travel at moderate speed until some other young blade and his gal would try to come around them. No one, she recalls was ever able to pass Diamond Denmark. When the Capells came here in 1938, Ignacio and the whole country was coming out of the Great Depression. Ignacio had the train then and Sally wishes it were still here. One Thanksgiving she rode the train back to Ohio to visit her family. Returning a few days before Christmas she remembers changing from the wide gauge to the narrow gauge train at Alamosa. The narrow gauge coaches were carpeted and very comfortable. Sally says the magnificent snowy peaks and canyons through which the train traveled in the region of Cumbres Pass was an unforgettable sight. ) ) ) J J _) _) _) ..) _) J J J J J ...J ...J ...J ...J J In 1945 Arthur got horse fever again in the form of a fine mare named Queen-of-Hearts. He built a stable and corral just across the street from his home on Browning. In 1948 "Queenie" gave birth to a little filly which was to become Arthur and Sally's pride and joy. Miss Jody Reed won races in Denver and was a source of pleasure to Arthur for many years. Perhaps the only "Colt Shower" ever held in Ignacio was held in honor of Jody's birth. Some of those who brought presents to this tongue-in-cheek affair were Paul Ritter, Lawrence Wiseman and Okla Lunsford. Miss Jody Reed, now a Regal 25 years old is in retirement on the Emmet Hott farm. When Sally Capell goes out to visit Miss Jody Reed, we'll excuse her if she sees more than an aging mare. It may be she will recapture the image of quiet rides in the Pine River Valley of a summer evening or the excited roar of the crowd at Centenial Downs and Ruidosa and Raton. It may be the apprehension at facing a new life in a new land far from familiar things and the discovery that neighborliness and generosity and friendship can take root wherever they're planted. We'll excuse Sally if she hears the singing of buggy wheels and the drumming of hooves on the Pataskala Pike, or if for just a moment she hears distant hoof beats growing clearer and more distinct until a rider on a tall black horse rises into view at the crest of a green Ohio hill. We'll excuse her because all of us have links with the past which evoke memories and reveries of great value. Today Sally Capell is a hospitable, gracious lady and a good citizen, and a good friend. We wish her many more happy years. November, 1973 -- Shelby Smith 25 � 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 Shelby Smith Interviews Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-NC/1.0/?language=en Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1973-1980 Subject The topic of the resource Ignacio; Southwest Colorado Description An account of the resource Collection of biographies, predominantly of residents from the Ignacio Senior Center, based on interviews conducted by Shelby Smith from approximately 1973 to 1980. The abridged interviews were originally published as individual entries in The Thoughtful Years newsletter, published by the Ignacio Senior Center, beginning in 1973. They were later published as a whole in Smith's book: Oral Histories of the Southern Pine River Valley, from which the original scans in this collection have been derived. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smith, Shelby Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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 Sarah Mae (Wickliff) Capell Biography Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1973-11 Subject The topic of the resource Capell, Sarah Mae (Wickliff) Description An account of the resource Biography of Sarah Mae "Sally" (Wickliff) Capell based on an interview conducted by Shelby Smith. Originally included in the November, 1973 issue of "The Thoughtful Years" newsletter published by the Ignacio Senior Center. Later included in the book "Oral Histories of the Southern Pine River Valley" by Shelby Smith. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Ignacio, Colorado; Southwest Colorado Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Extent The size or duration of the resource. 2 pages Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Capell, Sarah Mae (Wickliff) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/ Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smith, Shelby https://voicesofignacio.cvlcollections.org/files/original/ad80f74d1d0eb7cb098f4e617cf4156c.pdf 5b4cb5d17b0670cb182bbb24183872b7 PDF Text Text L .. l!1!':!ll1 ret -to--et..,~r!: --:0re ,:,~' )o:: a~le ,, ni.:r next eior~L1) b le:"ltat1ve1y r,lt.trn'led for See-tember ?l'.lth wh'itrt h c,r, ,- Muehteimas P,raciu a to dos los .I,) "Cuidadanoa Mayorer" que attende1•on a :.a junta social el 22 dE! Agosto Tubimos mueho gusto al ver tanta ,j ente viner a 1, pr~mera junta I> Espcra"X>s que @l ..,tro mes cuando tf!n~amos la junta., uo -vecino que los acompane~ Combide n Tam'bien quir~mos saber qua ~eeean ver pa~.ando c.1.· eh el, ~Centro de Los &yors" La otra junta sera tentativamente el 2~ des~ ~ t~~Con?l'esa~an,, Frank Evans II for this diatrect was in Ignacio Tuesday, A-..ru~ , 29j at the Pino Nuche Cozmr,unity Center~ His main objective UH' h> introduce himself~ He sdd that he would be tack i.n ~tober ... F.:l representante ~l Con~es90 para es-te diatrito, 1''rank E;,tanu, e:,tuho en Ignacio el Martes, Af!o8to 29, en e: Ptno Nuche o Pla~ue hM besn founrl in some prairie~•dog colonias in thfl !Pl'l.9.t~ic ar<>a 0 Action has been tak'en on the part of the- tribe to prP.Vent this situation from i?Ptti:i.g out of hand o The meaaure~ tliat al"e being t~~n ar~ dusting of bt:l'rm,s 'ilhare prairie dogs live the1•efore y ~st:rcying the fleas that carr-y the o1aP!'.u6 o It 1s also l'ecommended that indivlrh,als spl'ay thsir psts with flea powder or fasten a flea colh.r arvund their necks " -...j �' Es recornendsdo que c~da famlUa tome ln. pl'ecaucion de curl!r :eus p~?'l:'o~ y gatos ccm polvo para los pul~aso Naeie~ientos ~itths Mr .. and Hrs. Joe Pena are the proud pal'eint:, of' a new be.by da.ught11r" ,J Setfor :, Senora JoBe Pena son los padl"e8 de una hi,jLta que naeio en ee"te el Nrso Emlindra Atencio is thESo P,randmother of a little g?'-inrlau~hter born at Gomm.unity Ho~pital in tlut'a.ngo on 'Friday Am:i;UBtt ~~t.h .. '!'he voun~ l~rly weiPhed 6 1h8o 11 07.~o an~ W~S ~iven the name Abelina Joo The parents are ~"ro amd ~~o Joe Atancfo., ...,, La Senora ~melin~ra. Atencio ~8 la abuela de una nieta que naeio ~n Duran~ en el f!c:1tpital del Community. Abelina Joo La nina p1111!10 s~b libra:, y onca onzas~ Los padl4ee ~on Senor y s enora Jose Atenciov Happy Birthday= Feliz Cmrpleanos . ' Se JJ~mn �.. We 'b.aY,en' t l'tceiftd aa;, •uae1t1ona u * ' • ."' j.. J plea • ·n ud in • • 1, • 1~••• 1 1 ·:1 to ,mat to call our, "Jf1W1lette1•,• .. r Toda'fll no" t.~aio•\f~nol!bre para nuaetro\f.("per 1ocfiao. Nec••itooa • • contejo■ .._ i ! ! -. I para po•~-•tco.te • aollltre paa el Pl'od• • •• Ml' o Paul Sbaanon .vu admitted to Mercy Hospital Wednesday'. A speedy 1ec0'1el'y to Ml'. Shanan. ~.,/! n 1Jell01' Paul Shannon tall a&nitido al Mercy HoaJ)ital en Durango el '191"cole8 1 eeperemoa que eu 'fid.ta al bost>1tal sea COl'tao Vacetion time 1111 over and Petttha Sanrloval eays thd her hot'cle is ktud or lone~ since he1' grandchildl'en are gonea La Senora Bertha Sandoval nos dice qua su casa esta muy triate sin sue ntetaa. IA,e nieresitas eetubieron con Bel'tha hasta que se llego el tianipo da escue1a·., loa. muchach1taa son de DenYel'. Ml- <) Ted Gillis baa ~old his liquor store ~ Mr .. Rutu.s Valdez :formerly of Albuquerque. . ,., Rufus 11 a nephew of Pate Valc.iez a . . . . . . El Senor Ted Gillis a vendido su eantin.a al senor Rufus Va1dez o Ruf.wJ es s0bl'"1no de Pedito Valdez de Igns.cio o Mon~ay September Lth i& Labor Day o Th9 'Rank of' Ignacio a.ad the pos t offica will be closed on that day . 'El lunes., dia cuatro da Septiembre eis el dia de fiesta para los trabaja dores ~l banko y tambi en la estafPt a no abri£"1 eus puer tas ase dia .. Ray (:Jasiae f'l'9m Og_d en, Utah visited his par e nts, Mr c and Mrs-., Chl-est1no Casias l ·a st weeka This week Tino Oasiaa ancl f'arni ly horn Salt Laka are visiting t he Chrestino Casias family o �fodr'J Cnsias and family o.f MaMssa" Colol'ado visited the Casias fai-.:ej'ly<, Pe<ll'o C:a!S<las y -farriilia de Manassa, Colorado riaso la ~a,..ana con Senor y· ,..,,., Senor a G!-L~fJstino Casias G and J'l'ira~ Mlll'."dose a!"e f~3'" Pet".'rsonts gl"an<laup;htel"So E1 Sa;c,r y Senora Jim Woonroro de 'Phoenix» Arizona y e1 S::.rior " Senor~ Mickv Mur dose f.e Lol'J Alaroos » ~Juevo !~rlro ·~t,9 itaron 2- la Senor». Anne Peter. S"on la I'oll:r Watt;sll Euterpe Ta'.1lor- and i;i:randchildren went choke cherry .pkkincr ~ They claim that t.he choke> cherries ~re so good they didn't laeit for je-lly-n;~\dng .. Ls. sJr;ora Dolly :1atts, -Suterpe Taylor y los nietoa fucron ;:~ junt.'ll" capu'.!.:i n �. . ¥;Hly r; 1ood 'fay}a?''' .~ ,_,ici:UI~ ia iri thu nel' book abo~,;: foa r:te Ht!rtory ' Loi.e Flint an-d Ronnie ere Yll!iti.r.r~ ½-r~. 1arian · 1orforr! vhile T..ois'e huebancl P."ho le in the Al'm~li force!.'~ is chang:f.n:;,; stat.ions ., ( ,\ '.. �li..-, ., . ', 'i} ) \ i .,,. � 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 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/ Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1972-1979 Subject The topic of the resource Ignacio; Ignacio Senior Center; Southern Ute; Bayfield; Arboles; Allison; Tiffany; Oxford; Southwest Colorado 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. 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 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Muehteimas P,raciu a to dos los .I,) "Cuidadanoa Mayorer" que attende1•on a :.a junta social el 22 dE! Agosto Tubimos mueho gusto al ver tanta ,j ente viner a 1, pr~mera junta I> Espcra"X>s que @l ..,tro mes cuando tf!n~amos la junta., uo -vecino que los acompane~ Combide n Tam'bien quir~mos saber qua ~eeean ver pa~.ando c.1.· eh el, ~Centro de Los &yors" La otra junta sera tentativamente el 2~ des~ ~ t~~Con?l'esa~an,, Frank Evans II for this diatrect was in Ignacio Tuesday, A-..ru~ , 29j at the Pino Nuche Cozmr,unity Center~ His main objective UH' h> introduce himself~ He sdd that he would be tack i.n ~tober ... F.:l representante ~l Con~es90 para es-te diatrito, 1''rank E;,tanu, e:,tuho en Ignacio el Martes, Af!o8to 29, en e: Ptno Nuche o Pla~ue hM besn founrl in some prairie~•dog colonias in thfl !Pl'l.9.t~ic ar<>a 0 Action has been tak'en on the part of the- tribe to prP.Vent this situation from i?Ptti:i.g out of hand o The meaaure~ tliat al"e being t~~n ar~ dusting of bt:l'rm,s 'ilhare prairie dogs live the1•efore y ~st:rcying the fleas that carr-y the o1aP!'.u6 o It 1s also l'ecommended that indivlrh,als spl'ay thsir psts with flea powder or fasten a flea colh.r arvund their necks " -...j ' Es recornendsdo que c~da famlUa tome ln. pl'ecaucion de curl!r :eus p~?'l:'o~ y gatos ccm polvo para los pul~aso Naeie~ientos ~itths Mr .. and Hrs. Joe Pena are the proud pal'eint:, of' a new be.by da.ught11r" ,J Setfor :, Senora JoBe Pena son los padl"e8 de una hi,jLta que naeio en ee"te el Nrso Emlindra Atencio is thESo P,randmother of a little g?'-inrlau~hter born at Gomm.unity Ho~pital in tlut'a.ngo on 'Friday Am:i;UBtt ~~t.h .. '!'he voun~ l~rly weiPhed 6 1h8o 11 07.~o an~ W~S ~iven the name Abelina Joo The parents are ~"ro amd ~~o Joe Atancfo., ...,, La Senora ~melin~ra. Atencio ~8 la abuela de una nieta que naeio ~n Duran~ en el f!c:1tpital del Community. Abelina Joo La nina p1111!10 s~b libra:, y onca onzas~ Los padl4ee ~on Senor y s enora Jose Atenciov Happy Birthday= Feliz Cmrpleanos . ' Se JJ~mn .. We 'b.aY,en' t l'tceiftd aa;, •uae1t1ona u to ,mat to call our, "Jf1W1lette1•,• Toda'fll no" t.~aio•\f~nol!bre para nuaetro\f.("per 1ocfiao. Nec••itooa • • contejo■ .._ para po•~-•tco.te • aollltre paa el Pl'od• • •• Ml' o Paul Sbaanon .vu admitted to Mercy Hospital Wednesday'. A speedy 1ec0'1el'y to Ml'. Shanan. ~.,/! n 1Jell01' Paul Shannon tall a&nitido al Mercy HoaJ)ital en Durango el '191"cole8 1 eeperemoa que eu 'fid.ta al bost>1tal sea COl'tao Vacetion time 1111 over and Petttha Sanrloval eays thd her hot'cle is ktud or lone~ since he1' grandchildl'en are gonea La Senora Bertha Sandoval nos dice qua su casa esta muy triate sin sue ntetaa. IA,e nieresitas eetubieron con Bel'tha hasta que se llego el tianipo da escue1a·., loa. muchach1taa son de DenYel'. Ml- <) Ted Gillis baa ~old his liquor store ~ Mr .. Rutu.s Valdez :formerly of Albuquerque. . ,., Rufus 11 a nephew of Pate Valc.iez a . . . . . . El Senor Ted Gillis a vendido su eantin.a al senor Rufus Va1dez o Ruf.wJ es s0bl'"1no de Pedito Valdez de Igns.cio o Mon~ay September Lth i& Labor Day o Th9 'Rank of' Ignacio a.ad the pos t offica will be closed on that day . 'El lunes., dia cuatro da Septiembre eis el dia de fiesta para los trabaja dores ~l banko y tambi en la estafPt a no abri£"1 eus puer tas ase dia .. Ray (:Jasiae f'l'9m Og_d en, Utah visited his par e nts, Mr c and Mrs-., Chl-est1no Casias l ·a st weeka This week Tino Oasiaa ancl f'arni ly horn Salt Laka are visiting t he Chrestino Casias family o fodr'J Cnsias and family o.f MaMssa" Colol'ado visited the Casias fai-.:ej'ly<, Pe<ll'o C:a!S<las y -farriilia de Manassa, Colorado riaso la ~a,..ana con Senor y· ,..,,., Senor a G!-L~fJstino Casias G and J'l'ira~ Mlll'."dose a!"e f~3'" Pet".'rsonts gl"an<laup;htel"So E1 Sa;c,r y Senora Jim Woonroro de 'Phoenix» Arizona y e1 S::.rior " Senor~ Mickv Mur dose f.e Lol'J Alaroos » ~Juevo !~rlro ·~t,9 itaron 2- la Senor». Anne Peter. S"on la I'oll:r Watt;sll Euterpe Ta'.1lor- and i;i:randchildren went choke cherry .pkkincr ~ They claim that t.he choke> cherries ~re so good they didn't laeit for je-lly-n;~\dng .. Ls. sJr;ora Dolly :1atts, -Suterpe Taylor y los nietoa fucron ;:~ junt.'ll" capu'.!.:i n . . ¥;Hly r; 1ood 'fay}a?''' .~ ,_,ici:UI~ ia iri thu nel' book abo~,;: foa r:te Ht!rtory ' Loi.e Flint an-d Ronnie ere Yll!iti.r.r~ ½-r~. 1arian · 1orforr! vhile T..ois'e huebancl P."ho le in the Al'm~li force!.'~ is chang:f.n:;,; stat.ions ., 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 Senior Citizen News Release: August 1972 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. 1972-08 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ignacio Senior Center https://voicesofignacio.cvlcollections.org/files/original/5bd0c5bde07a6b3e3252630508228dd2.pdf c4b97e7b3ef15221e768e459999da243 PDF Text Text .rif vY'L-t-~V &~) c--;,<_) ~~~L/ I q I/;;__, 7J~L, IL ed.. St p·rt rv, BEr~ SNIT vvT F S 2 3 5 '7 9 ID II I~ 14- /7 I~ ;q 2 I ;}_)_ J..3 15 lb - ._ - , __ �.. SENIOR CITIZENS NEWS RELEASE The Southern Ute Fair was held September 8th, 9th and 10th in Ignacio . La. Feria de los Utas fue sl dia 8, 9, y 10 de Saptiembre. Miss Theatis Cloud, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Ralph Cloud was chosen to be Miss Southern Ute for the next yaa.r. Mias Cloud wa.s Miss Scuthern Ute fcr 1971 - 72. Among her duties are representing the Southern Ute Tribe throughout the country. Ia Senorita Theatis Cloud, hija del Senora y Se~ra Ralph Clcud fue escojeda para reinar este siguente ano. La Senorita Cloud fue la reina este ano pasado tambien The Pow-Wow-during the Ute Fair was helil on Friday and Saturday nie:hts. drums were used for the dancing. One, of course, belonged to the Southern Ute Tribe and the other to a group from the Ute Mountain Tribe. was worn by the participants. dress. Two Beautiful dress There was a fast war dance group wearing beautiful There was also staignt war dancing. d'-'-""o..ntc. . El Pow-Wow que tubieron la feria de los Utas fue el Viernes ~~e la noche y el Sabodo por la noche tubieron dos tambores durante el bails, uno pertenesea a los Utas de esta reserva y el otro a los, Mountain Utas, Habia muy bonitos vest1doa para esta ocasion Bailaron diferentes bailes y estubieron muy interesantes. I~ contestas que tubieron durante este Pow-Wow - fueron dei La ropa de ~amuza Los Tambien hubo contestas i/t bailes pa.ra los chiquetines. tapalos. Todas las personas 4ue atendieron esta festividad tubieron muy buen tiempo y todos estan envitados que vengan cuando los Utas tienen aus Pow-Wows en Ignacio. Antes que se comansarl!. el baile dieron una sena a tads la gente que estaba alli. Fancy clothes contests were held dUl"ing the Pow-Wow. ) Buckskin contest, and Fancy shawl contest. There was a: Dance contests were: Tiny Tot f<nmy- war da nee Little girl war dance contest �All the participants enjoyed the contest;young as well as old. Everyone is invited to come down and have a good time whenever Pow-Wowsare held in Ignacio. A supper was given by the fair committee to everyone who attended the gay affair. The primary election was held at the Lion's Club Building, Tuesday, September, 12. The Presidential Election will be held November 7, 1972. The Name of persons not voting in the General Election will be taken out within 45 days thereafter and these persons will have to register again before they ean vote at any future elections. ta Eieeci~n Primaria fue el dia 12 de Septiembre en el, Lion's Club Building. La Eleccion General se.ra el dia 7 de Noviembre 1972. Los nombres de _las· pers, nas que no han votado en esta eleeci&n (GeneralJ tendran qua volver enregistrarse / otra vez antes qu.e puedan votar an la eleccion de la plaza ode la escuela. Plans are being made to attend an afternoon social at Eventide Nursin~ Home in .Durango on-·Thixr;tday-:-af'tern.oon...-.!l'hey_ ..hav<~r li~· -tl'tUSi.o----and .other-forms of ·1'ui:erta.imnent,_ Anyone interested in attending these s-.cials .. plsase.~oall._oµr__ office: 563-4~61. i,.s &ntretenimientos qua tiene~ alli t~dos l,'\g Ju.e~es a la 1:30 de la tarde • .SL.algun!"IS de. ustedes estan intereaanos en ir> llamen nuestra •fieina: '563-M6l. Mr. Alcari.o Vigil was one· of the speaker~ during Chican~ Week at Fort Lewis College in Durango. His topic was: C~icano Culture . In t alking with different people I have found that there is a misunderstanding among many about the te~m, 11 Chicano". Many people associate this word with militancy. I would like tt'l make an attempt to clearify the. meaning ~f this word as it is being used today. For example, the dictionary dei'inition of the term, 11 anglo--Saxon'1 is as follow~ A member of the Germanic people conquering F;l,glish in the 5th Century A.D. and forming the ruling elass until the Norman conquest. In the United States, the tem, Anglo-Saxon infers that an Anglo-Saxon is a member of the EnP-lish-speaking ..... �-3connnunity but it includes people from many different countries. So today, the term, ''Chicano", is merely used to identify persons as being of spanish-speakin~ ancestry. This includes people from many countries. Mexicanos, ~span'oles, Hispanos and La.tions. Other terms used are: I feel that many tilTles an explanation that can clear up misunderstandings helps in such a way that there is better understanding among differest cultures. ,.... El Senor Alcario Vigil fue una de las personas que hablo en el colegio de Fort Lewis en Durango. Su presentacion fue sobre la cultUl'a del Chicano. Yo he hablado con mucha gente que no entiende que queremos decir cuanc'lo dicemos, 11Chicano'', esta palabra nomas quere decir que s0mos de habla espanola y hov dia se usa nomas para indicar que somoa "Raza". Todos debemos de tener orgullo de perteneser a la raza qua nacimoa y toda la gente de habla Bspa~ola se debe unir y hacer lo que uno puede para que otras, culturas entiendan la nuestra y acepten nnestros modos com.o parte ne nuestra cultura. No emporta si nos dicen, Hispanos, Mexicano or que otras palabras usen para innicar que somos de habla Espanola. Ahora quero dar un ejempelo: 11 Anglos 11 , A toda la gente de habla Ingles les decemos, este termino comenso en I n~la-tierra y no toda la gsnte que habla ingles vino de.Ingla-tierra pero esta cultura de habla ingles saben qua estan hablando de la gente que habla ingles. Congratulations Congratulations and Best Wishes to Janie Olguin and Louis Herrel'a who exchanged Wedding promises Saturday, September 2nd, in Ignacio. and prosperou.a married life. May they have a long happy Janie is the daughter of Mr. and 'Mrs. John Olguin. Louis ia the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Herrera and grandson of Mrs. Maria Lucero. Les queremos desear una larga, buena, y prospera virla casada a la Janie Olguin ya Louis Herrera que tomaron sus bodas el nia 2 de Septiembre. La Janie es /\,, ,,... , hija de el Senor y Senora Juan Olguin y el Louis es hi70 de el Senor y Senora Benoes Herrera y nieto de la Senora Maria Lucero. �-4Remember Remember me when I am gone away, Gone far away into the silent land; When you can no more hold me by the hand, Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay. Remember me when no more day by day You tell me of our future that you planned, Only remember me; you understand It will be late to counsel then or pray. Yet if you should forget me for a while And afterwards remember, do not ~rieve; For if the darkness and corruption leave A vestige of the thoughts that once I ha•, Better by far you should forget and smile Than that you should remember and be sad. Christina Rossetti Our heartfelt sympathy goes to the following families of the loss of their loved ones. Ruth Washington Family Warren Naranjo Family Amos Eagle Family Eustavio Lucero Quaremos dar e 1 pe same a las siguentes familias: La Famila de John Washington La Famila de Warren Naranjo _) La Familia de Amos Eagle La Familia de Eustavio Lucero �-5A Quick Recovery To Ada Kent Dolly Watts Cance Cruz Jane Martinez Ernie ',Teil nnd Donald Rock Price Wayt Marylin Silva May you get well soonL Las siguentes personas ban estado en el hospital. Ada Kent Dolly Watts Gonce Cruz Jane Martinez Ernie We iland Donald Rock Pr ice Wayt Marylin Silva Sanen Pronto l Tribal election will be held Friday, October 6th. calendar and come in and cast your vote. Make a mark on your Any tri~al member wishing transportation to the place of election may drop us a card or call us on the telephone . Our office will be happy to furnish transportation . Las elecciones para el concilio de los Utas sera el Viernes, dia 6 de Octubre • ._) Es necessario que todos los miembros de el tribo ven~an a votar . Nuestra oficiana est~ lista acomodar con transportacion a cualquer persona que necessi te este servecio. El numeros de te lefano es S63-4~61. �-6Noticias Sociales Miss Kathryn Anderson from Mars Hill, North Carolina is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Bess English for three weeks. We hope she enjoyes her stay in our beautiful state. La Senorita Kathryn Anderson de Mars Hill, North Carolina esta visitando a su tia, ~a Senora Bess English. Esperamos que la Senorita ~nderson ten~a muy buena visita en nuestro estado. Mr. and Mrs. Harry McJunkin of Lenis Beack, California visited Mr. Jake McJunkin and Mrs. Myrtle Bowers. They all en,ioved lunch at the Pino Nuche Friday. El Senor y la Senora Harry McJunkin de Long Beach, California Visitaron al S~or ,, Jake McJunkin y a la Senora Myrtle Bowers las cuatro comieron en el Pino Nuche el Viernes. Mr. Kriegler, former operator of the Ignacio train depot visited in the Ignacio area and somG of his friends. El Se~or Kriegler, visito amigos en Ignacio. El Se"nor Kriegler era el operador de la estacion de ferrocarril en Ignacio. Mrs. Frances Farmer is moving to Moab, Utah. a going away party on ~-vednesday. Her friends are giving her We hope Mrs. Farmer will be happy in her new location. 1,a Senora Frances Farmer se va a mudar para Moab' Utah SUS amir?:OS le Van a dar una fiesta para despedirse de ella. Arlene Millich and Martha Archuleta visited Elsie Thorne, Frances Valencta~ and Tony Aragon at Eventide Thursday. La Senora ~rlene Millich y la Se'?i'ora Martha Archuleta visitaron a la Se~ora Elsie Thorne, Fransisqui ta Valencia y Tony Aragon en el Eventide el Vueves. Mrs. Claude Callison Darcy and Trevor from San Jose, California are visiting �-7Mr. and Mrs. Owen Callison also visiting the Callison's are Mrs. Donald Brown and children, Tracy and Stephanie from Lake Bluff, Illinois. La Senora Claude Callison y hi jtos Darcy y Trevor estan viaitando al Senor y ,.,, ,v Senor a Owen Callison. Tambien la Senora Donald Brown y hi .i itos, Tracy y Stephanie de Lake Bluff, Illinois estan visitando a los Callisons. La Senora Claude Callison es nuera de los Callisons y la Senora Brown es hija. John Ea~le was here from Blanding, Utah to attend the furneral of his brother , ~Jnos Eagle . El Senor Juan Ear.:le de Blanding Utah vino a a t e nder al funeral de su hermcno , Mrs. Nana Vesper of Durango visited Mrs. ~.artha Semler for a week. ,'J La Senora Nana Vesper de Durango visito a la Senor a l>tu' t ha Semler la semana pasada. Sunday dinner ques t s of Mrs . Mar tha Semler were: Mr. ancl Mrs. William Seml er and family, Mr. and Mrs . Porter of Durango , Colorado and Mr. Jim Ke n nedy and son, Calvin from Oxf ord. Convidados a una comida en casa de la Senora Martha Semler el Domingo fueron: Senor y Senora Paul Semler y familia , Senor y Senora Porter de Durango, Colorado y Senor Jim Kennedy y hijo , Calvin do Oxford . Mrs. Nettie Turner from Long Beach, California and Mrs . Paul Snyder of Hyollsville , M:iryland visited the Morril l Turners i n Durango and also came to Ignacio to visit Mrs. Vida Ritter. They all enjoyed lunch at t he Pino Nuche . la sinora Nettie Turner de Long Beach, Ca li~ornia y l a Se;-ora Paul Sn~cler de ; Hyol lsville, Maryland viaitaron a las ~_ar rill Turner s en Duranoo v t ambien vinieron a Ignacio a visitar con l a Senora Vida Ritter . Mrs. Vida Ritter enter+.ained Mr. Pr ic e Wayt and her nephew Buford Wayt. �. .. - 8The occasion: t he Price Wayt 1 s ~3rd weddi ng anniver sary. Mr- . Bufor d Wayt is in the Intercultural Departm~nt at Fort Lewi s College. la Senora Vida Ritter env i to a Senor y Senora Price Wayt y su soPrinoJBufor d que. celebraran el aniversario de 53 anos ae Casados en SU casa . Senor y Senora Price es hermano de la Senora Vida Ritter. Mrs. Vida Ri tter i s hav i ng Mr s . Bess English and her niece , Kathryn Anderson for pot luck Tuesday. La Senor a Vida Ritter convido a l a Senora Bess Engl ish ya la Senor ita K~thryn Anderson a un pot luck el Mar tes. Miss Darlene Mestas, grandaughter of Mr. nnd Mrs . Chre stino Casias has returned from Garden Grove, California where she spent a month visiting her uncle Lloyd Casias. La Senorita Darlene Mestas, nieta de Senor y Senora Chrestino Cas ias ha r Egr esado de Garden Grove, California donde es taba visitando a su tio, Lloyd Casias. Miss Anita Mestas will be teac hing a t the college lev el in Price, Utah. She will be teaching beginning spanish and History of the Southwest. La Senorita Anita Mestas sera una de los J:,1::Jc:str.~s en el col eP:io e n Price, Utah. Ella ensenara espan'ol y Historia del Suroeste. Mrs. Geneva Olbert and Philli:i: ·· spent several days in Westminister, Colorado last week visi t ing Mr . and Mrs . Pat Baumgardner and family . La Senora Geneva Olbert y hijo Phillip visit aron al Se~or y Senora Pat Baumgardner y familia en Wes tminister, Colorado. Eppie Quintana is attending S.C.S.C. in Pueblo, ColCY.'ado. His intentions ar e to become a dentist . Bcrn3rd Quintana is a ttending Trinidad Junior Colle ge in Tr i nidad, Colorado . Fernard and Eppie ar e sons of Mr. and Mrs . Epimenio Quintana . �A .,. . . . . .. -9El Senor Eppie Quintana va a atender s.c.s.c. en Pubelo, Colorado. intenciones son de estudiar para dientista. Sus El Senor Bernard Quintana atiende Estos dos jovenes son hijos del Senor y Trinidad Junior College en Trinidad. Senora Espemenio Quintana. The following students al'e attending Christo Rey Academy in Gallup: Joseph Lucero, Chris Lucero, Fred and Larry Quintana. Los siguentes estudiantes estan atendiendo la escu.ela; Gallup: Joesph y Chl'is Lucero y Fred y Larry Quintana. September Happy Birthday ;I ....,.. Feliz Cumpleanoa Lida ---- Beaty 9-20- Frances Buck 9-10-14 Bertha '~. Frost 9-20-03 Andrew A. Herrera 9-21-07 William Liese 9-15-L7 Alice F. Lunsford 9-09-07 M3.ria D. Manzanares 9-07-92 Natividad Martinez 9-08-01.i Jose E. Quintana 9-07-06 Ruth Rowse 9-29-00 Christo Rey Academy en � 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 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/ Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1972-1979 Subject The topic of the resource Ignacio; Ignacio Senior Center; Southern Ute; Bayfield; Arboles; Allison; Tiffany; Oxford; Southwest Colorado 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. 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 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document SENIOR CITIZENS NEWS RELEASE The Southern Ute Fair was held September 8th, 9th and 10th in Ignacio . La. Feria de los Utas fue sl dia 8, 9, y 10 de Saptiembre. Miss Theatis Cloud, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Ralph Cloud was chosen to be Miss Southern Ute for the next yaa.r. Mias Cloud wa.s Miss Scuthern Ute fcr 1971 - 72. Among her duties are representing the Southern Ute Tribe throughout the country. Ia Senorita Theatis Cloud, hija del Senora y Se~ra Ralph Clcud fue escojeda para reinar este siguente ano. La Senorita Cloud fue la reina este ano pasado tambien The Pow-Wow-during the Ute Fair was helil on Friday and Saturday nie:hts. drums were used for the dancing. One, of course, belonged to the Southern Ute Tribe and the other to a group from the Ute Mountain Tribe. was worn by the participants. dress. Two Beautiful dress There was a fast war dance group wearing beautiful There was also staignt war dancing. d'-'-""o..ntc. . El Pow-Wow que tubieron la feria de los Utas fue el Viernes ~~e la noche y el Sabodo por la noche tubieron dos tambores durante el bails, uno pertenesea a los Utas de esta reserva y el otro a los, Mountain Utas, Habia muy bonitos vest1doa para esta ocasion Bailaron diferentes bailes y estubieron muy interesantes. I~ contestas que tubieron durante este Pow-Wow - fueron dei La ropa de ~amuza Los Tambien hubo contestas i/t bailes pa.ra los chiquetines. tapalos. Todas las personas 4ue atendieron esta festividad tubieron muy buen tiempo y todos estan envitados que vengan cuando los Utas tienen aus Pow-Wows en Ignacio. Antes que se comansarl!. el baile dieron una sena a tads la gente que estaba alli. Fancy clothes contests were held dUl"ing the Pow-Wow. ) Buckskin contest, and Fancy shawl contest. There was a: Dance contests were: Tiny Tot f<nmy- war da nee Little girl war dance contest All the participants enjoyed the contest;young as well as old. Everyone is invited to come down and have a good time whenever Pow-Wowsare held in Ignacio. A supper was given by the fair committee to everyone who attended the gay affair. The primary election was held at the Lion's Club Building, Tuesday, September, 12. The Presidential Election will be held November 7, 1972. The Name of persons not voting in the General Election will be taken out within 45 days thereafter and these persons will have to register again before they ean vote at any future elections. ta Eieeci~n Primaria fue el dia 12 de Septiembre en el, Lion's Club Building. La Eleccion General se.ra el dia 7 de Noviembre 1972. Los nombres de _las· pers, nas que no han votado en esta eleeci&n (GeneralJ tendran qua volver enregistrarse / otra vez antes qu.e puedan votar an la eleccion de la plaza ode la escuela. Plans are being made to attend an afternoon social at Eventide Nursin~ Home in .Durango on-·Thixr;tday-:-af'tern.oon...-.!l'hey_ ..hav<~r li~· -tl'tUSi.o----and .other-forms of ·1'ui:erta.imnent,_ Anyone interested in attending these s-.cials .. plsase.~oall._oµr__ office: 563-4~61. i,.s &ntretenimientos qua tiene~ alli t~dos l,'\g Ju.e~es a la 1:30 de la tarde • .SL.algun!"IS de. ustedes estan intereaanos en ir> llamen nuestra •fieina: '563-M6l. Mr. Alcari.o Vigil was one· of the speaker~ during Chican~ Week at Fort Lewis College in Durango. His topic was: C~icano Culture . In t alking with different people I have found that there is a misunderstanding among many about the te~m, 11 Chicano". Many people associate this word with militancy. I would like tt'l make an attempt to clearify the. meaning ~f this word as it is being used today. For example, the dictionary dei'inition of the term, 11 anglo--Saxon'1 is as follow~ A member of the Germanic people conquering F;l,glish in the 5th Century A.D. and forming the ruling elass until the Norman conquest. In the United States, the tem, Anglo-Saxon infers that an Anglo-Saxon is a member of the EnP-lish-speaking ..... -3connnunity but it includes people from many different countries. So today, the term, ''Chicano", is merely used to identify persons as being of spanish-speakin~ ancestry. This includes people from many countries. Mexicanos, ~span'oles, Hispanos and La.tions. Other terms used are: I feel that many tilTles an explanation that can clear up misunderstandings helps in such a way that there is better understanding among differest cultures. ,.... El Senor Alcario Vigil fue una de las personas que hablo en el colegio de Fort Lewis en Durango. Su presentacion fue sobre la cultUl'a del Chicano. Yo he hablado con mucha gente que no entiende que queremos decir cuanc'lo dicemos, 11Chicano'', esta palabra nomas quere decir que s0mos de habla espanola y hov dia se usa nomas para indicar que somoa "Raza". Todos debemos de tener orgullo de perteneser a la raza qua nacimoa y toda la gente de habla Bspa~ola se debe unir y hacer lo que uno puede para que otras, culturas entiendan la nuestra y acepten nnestros modos com.o parte ne nuestra cultura. No emporta si nos dicen, Hispanos, Mexicano or que otras palabras usen para innicar que somos de habla Espanola. Ahora quero dar un ejempelo: 11 Anglos 11 , A toda la gente de habla Ingles les decemos, este termino comenso en I n~la-tierra y no toda la gsnte que habla ingles vino de.Ingla-tierra pero esta cultura de habla ingles saben qua estan hablando de la gente que habla ingles. Congratulations Congratulations and Best Wishes to Janie Olguin and Louis Herrel'a who exchanged Wedding promises Saturday, September 2nd, in Ignacio. and prosperou.a married life. May they have a long happy Janie is the daughter of Mr. and 'Mrs. John Olguin. Louis ia the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Herrera and grandson of Mrs. Maria Lucero. Les queremos desear una larga, buena, y prospera virla casada a la Janie Olguin ya Louis Herrera que tomaron sus bodas el nia 2 de Septiembre. La Janie es /\,, ,,... , hija de el Senor y Senora Juan Olguin y el Louis es hi70 de el Senor y Senora Benoes Herrera y nieto de la Senora Maria Lucero. -4Remember Remember me when I am gone away, Gone far away into the silent land; When you can no more hold me by the hand, Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay. Remember me when no more day by day You tell me of our future that you planned, Only remember me; you understand It will be late to counsel then or pray. Yet if you should forget me for a while And afterwards remember, do not ~rieve; For if the darkness and corruption leave A vestige of the thoughts that once I ha•, Better by far you should forget and smile Than that you should remember and be sad. Christina Rossetti Our heartfelt sympathy goes to the following families of the loss of their loved ones. Ruth Washington Family Warren Naranjo Family Amos Eagle Family Eustavio Lucero Quaremos dar e 1 pe same a las siguentes familias: La Famila de John Washington La Famila de Warren Naranjo _) La Familia de Amos Eagle La Familia de Eustavio Lucero -5A Quick Recovery To Ada Kent Dolly Watts Cance Cruz Jane Martinez Ernie ',Teil nnd Donald Rock Price Wayt Marylin Silva May you get well soonL Las siguentes personas ban estado en el hospital. Ada Kent Dolly Watts Gonce Cruz Jane Martinez Ernie We iland Donald Rock Pr ice Wayt Marylin Silva Sanen Pronto l Tribal election will be held Friday, October 6th. calendar and come in and cast your vote. Make a mark on your Any tri~al member wishing transportation to the place of election may drop us a card or call us on the telephone . Our office will be happy to furnish transportation . Las elecciones para el concilio de los Utas sera el Viernes, dia 6 de Octubre • ._) Es necessario que todos los miembros de el tribo ven~an a votar . Nuestra oficiana est~ lista acomodar con transportacion a cualquer persona que necessi te este servecio. El numeros de te lefano es S63-4~61. -6Noticias Sociales Miss Kathryn Anderson from Mars Hill, North Carolina is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Bess English for three weeks. We hope she enjoyes her stay in our beautiful state. La Senorita Kathryn Anderson de Mars Hill, North Carolina esta visitando a su tia, ~a Senora Bess English. Esperamos que la Senorita ~nderson ten~a muy buena visita en nuestro estado. Mr. and Mrs. Harry McJunkin of Lenis Beack, California visited Mr. Jake McJunkin and Mrs. Myrtle Bowers. They all en,ioved lunch at the Pino Nuche Friday. El Senor y la Senora Harry McJunkin de Long Beach, California Visitaron al S~or ,, Jake McJunkin y a la Senora Myrtle Bowers las cuatro comieron en el Pino Nuche el Viernes. Mr. Kriegler, former operator of the Ignacio train depot visited in the Ignacio area and somG of his friends. El Se~or Kriegler, visito amigos en Ignacio. El Se"nor Kriegler era el operador de la estacion de ferrocarril en Ignacio. Mrs. Frances Farmer is moving to Moab, Utah. a going away party on ~-vednesday. Her friends are giving her We hope Mrs. Farmer will be happy in her new location. 1,a Senora Frances Farmer se va a mudar para Moab' Utah SUS amir?:OS le Van a dar una fiesta para despedirse de ella. Arlene Millich and Martha Archuleta visited Elsie Thorne, Frances Valencta~ and Tony Aragon at Eventide Thursday. La Senora ~rlene Millich y la Se'?i'ora Martha Archuleta visitaron a la Se~ora Elsie Thorne, Fransisqui ta Valencia y Tony Aragon en el Eventide el Vueves. Mrs. Claude Callison Darcy and Trevor from San Jose, California are visiting -7Mr. and Mrs. Owen Callison also visiting the Callison's are Mrs. Donald Brown and children, Tracy and Stephanie from Lake Bluff, Illinois. La Senora Claude Callison y hi jtos Darcy y Trevor estan viaitando al Senor y ,.,, ,v Senor a Owen Callison. Tambien la Senora Donald Brown y hi .i itos, Tracy y Stephanie de Lake Bluff, Illinois estan visitando a los Callisons. La Senora Claude Callison es nuera de los Callisons y la Senora Brown es hija. John Ea~le was here from Blanding, Utah to attend the furneral of his brother , ~Jnos Eagle . El Senor Juan Ear.:le de Blanding Utah vino a a t e nder al funeral de su hermcno , Mrs. Nana Vesper of Durango visited Mrs. ~.artha Semler for a week. ,'J La Senora Nana Vesper de Durango visito a la Senor a l>tu' t ha Semler la semana pasada. Sunday dinner ques t s of Mrs . Mar tha Semler were: Mr. ancl Mrs. William Seml er and family, Mr. and Mrs . Porter of Durango , Colorado and Mr. Jim Ke n nedy and son, Calvin from Oxf ord. Convidados a una comida en casa de la Senora Martha Semler el Domingo fueron: Senor y Senora Paul Semler y familia , Senor y Senora Porter de Durango, Colorado y Senor Jim Kennedy y hijo , Calvin do Oxford . Mrs. Nettie Turner from Long Beach, California and Mrs . Paul Snyder of Hyollsville , M:iryland visited the Morril l Turners i n Durango and also came to Ignacio to visit Mrs. Vida Ritter. They all enjoyed lunch at t he Pino Nuche . la sinora Nettie Turner de Long Beach, Ca li~ornia y l a Se;-ora Paul Sn~cler de ; Hyol lsville, Maryland viaitaron a las ~_ar rill Turner s en Duranoo v t ambien vinieron a Ignacio a visitar con l a Senora Vida Ritter . Mrs. Vida Ritter enter+.ained Mr. Pr ic e Wayt and her nephew Buford Wayt. . .. - 8The occasion: t he Price Wayt 1 s ~3rd weddi ng anniver sary. Mr- . Bufor d Wayt is in the Intercultural Departm~nt at Fort Lewi s College. la Senora Vida Ritter env i to a Senor y Senora Price Wayt y su soPrinoJBufor d que. celebraran el aniversario de 53 anos ae Casados en SU casa . Senor y Senora Price es hermano de la Senora Vida Ritter. Mrs. Vida Ri tter i s hav i ng Mr s . Bess English and her niece , Kathryn Anderson for pot luck Tuesday. La Senor a Vida Ritter convido a l a Senora Bess Engl ish ya la Senor ita K~thryn Anderson a un pot luck el Mar tes. Miss Darlene Mestas, grandaughter of Mr. nnd Mrs . Chre stino Casias has returned from Garden Grove, California where she spent a month visiting her uncle Lloyd Casias. La Senorita Darlene Mestas, nieta de Senor y Senora Chrestino Cas ias ha r Egr esado de Garden Grove, California donde es taba visitando a su tio, Lloyd Casias. Miss Anita Mestas will be teac hing a t the college lev el in Price, Utah. She will be teaching beginning spanish and History of the Southwest. La Senorita Anita Mestas sera una de los J:,1::Jc:str.~s en el col eP:io e n Price, Utah. Ella ensenara espan'ol y Historia del Suroeste. Mrs. Geneva Olbert and Philli:i: ·· spent several days in Westminister, Colorado last week visi t ing Mr . and Mrs . Pat Baumgardner and family . La Senora Geneva Olbert y hijo Phillip visit aron al Se~or y Senora Pat Baumgardner y familia en Wes tminister, Colorado. Eppie Quintana is attending S.C.S.C. in Pueblo, ColCY.'ado. His intentions ar e to become a dentist . Bcrn3rd Quintana is a ttending Trinidad Junior Colle ge in Tr i nidad, Colorado . Fernard and Eppie ar e sons of Mr. and Mrs . Epimenio Quintana . A .,. . . . . .. -9El Senor Eppie Quintana va a atender s.c.s.c. en Pubelo, Colorado. intenciones son de estudiar para dientista. Sus El Senor Bernard Quintana atiende Estos dos jovenes son hijos del Senor y Trinidad Junior College en Trinidad. Senora Espemenio Quintana. The following students al'e attending Christo Rey Academy in Gallup: Joseph Lucero, Chris Lucero, Fred and Larry Quintana. Los siguentes estudiantes estan atendiendo la escu.ela; Gallup: Joesph y Chl'is Lucero y Fred y Larry Quintana. September Happy Birthday ;I ....,.. Feliz Cumpleanoa Lida ---- Beaty 9-20- Frances Buck 9-10-14 Bertha '~. Frost 9-20-03 Andrew A. Herrera 9-21-07 William Liese 9-15-L7 Alice F. Lunsford 9-09-07 M3.ria D. Manzanares 9-07-92 Natividad Martinez 9-08-01.i Jose E. Quintana 9-07-06 Ruth Rowse 9-29-00 Christo Rey Academy en 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 Senior Citizen Newsletter: September 1972 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. 1972-09 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ignacio Senior Center https://voicesofignacio.cvlcollections.org/files/original/ecf8d7f5636288f8a6c6cab0f6196a03.pdf cff9bfc4dad5a4a503331e418395da42 PDF Text Text ri ~ 'l 'l 'l "J 'l l 'l ) ') l J -, l } ) ) ) Afterword (about the Author of most of these Stories) I blame my maternal grandparents, Edmon and Delia Throckmorton, for provoking me to write the short biographies in this collection. Ed and Delia were true covered wagon pioneers who homesteaded a farm in SW Oklahoma. When they entered that vast empty land in November of 1893, there were few neighbors and the nearest place to buy anything was the suttler's post 60 miles away at Ft. Reno. I loved to ask questions and listen to them talk about those days. They were the most interesting people I knew. Interviewing the older people in the Pine and Piedra Valleys was, perhaps, my way of bringing back those pleasant visits with my grandparents. I was born in Enid, Oklahoma in 1938. My dad Carl Smith was an expert mechanic and later service manager at the Chevrolet Agency. My mom, Orpha, was a newspaper reporter and later a tissue tech working with the pathologists at our hospital. I acquired a teaching degree at college, but the most fortunate thing that happened there was meeting a beautiful girl named Roberta Davidson, who became my best friend. We were married in 1963 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ..J ....) ..J ..J _J _J _J _J _J ...) .._) In 1970 we bought several wooded acres with a log home in the Florida Valley near Durango. There we began to reenact in a small way the pioneer life of our grandparents. We built a cellar to store the produce from our garden, learned to harvest honey from our hives, raised pigs and milk goats and kept a colt for the enjoyment of the children. Raising such a large garden required lots of time and help -- so much so that on one bright, warm day our youngest, Brad, announced when he grew up he was going to find a job in the shade. He later did so. Adjacent to our property were several hundred acres of forested 8.L.M. land. This was our playground for hiking, mushroom hunting, flower identifying, berry picking, snow shoeing, cross country skiing, sledding, wildlife watching and Christmas tree cutting. In 1975 our family grew a bit when Roberta and I adopted a beautiful five-year-old girl from the reservation area. Annette's mother was Gladys Reddick who had died in 1974. With her cheerful and sprightly personality she has been one of the lights in our lives . During most of our years in La Plata County I worked for SUCAP, as a program director writing grant applications and doing the start-up and management of a variety of programs. I was there from September of 1973 until May of 1983. In time I became well acquainted with many of the members of the tribe as well as their Hispanic and Anglo neighbors. Our monthly newsletter, The Thoughtful Years, contained announcements of up coming events, news written by Charlotte Jones and Liva Pacheco and short biographical sketches of the Pine River people For twenty years Roberta was a full time stay-at-home mom, expert in all house and garden and culinary and child-rearing skills. About the time our youngest reached the age of 16, both of us decided to begin a second teaching career. For this we chose ..) ...) .._) I..) 183 �to work in Cortez. For the next 18 years Roberta taught French and I taught English once again. Art, our oldest son, received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Texas and currently is a research professor in nano science at Ohio University. Our daughter, Annette, is raising five little ones and is now a nurse specialist assigned to care for the many people of our area who suffer the after effects of working in uranium mines. Our youngest son, Brad (the one who wanted a job in the shade), received his law degree at Yale and currently works at one of the premier law firms in New York City. ) ) ) ) Roberta and I both retired from our teaching careers in 2003. Volunteer work has taken over part of our lives. We soon learned it wants lo take over all of it. So we are occupied with church events, projects for our Cortez Cultural Center, planning tours for an archeological preserve near our home, resuming watercolor painting, playing my violin, trying to stay toned and fit, and going on vacation as often as possible. In November of 2004 I was fortunate to survive a serious complication from a routine surgery. With a new awareness of how fragile life can be, I am very happy lo be here to write this little autobiographical sketch. Reading and editing these stories has once again reminded me how rich and wonderful it was to work in Ignacio. I wish to thank Donna, Manuel, Liva, Sally, Margaret, Claudelle, Phoebe, Hazel, Alice, Carmen, Joyce, Margie, Robert, Freddie, Gisela, Adela, the Arboles Honor Camp boys and many others for supporting everything I tried to do. I was always proud of them for the tender kindness they bestowed on the senior citizens and the disadvantaged people in this community. With warmest regards lo all, Shelby & Roberta Smith 184 1 � 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 Shelby Smith Interviews Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-NC/1.0/?language=en Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1973-1980 Subject The topic of the resource Ignacio; Southwest Colorado Description An account of the resource Collection of biographies, predominantly of residents from the Ignacio Senior Center, based on interviews conducted by Shelby Smith from approximately 1973 to 1980. The abridged interviews were originally published as individual entries in The Thoughtful Years newsletter, published by the Ignacio Senior Center, beginning in 1973. They were later published as a whole in Smith's book: Oral Histories of the Southern Pine River Valley, from which the original scans in this collection have been derived. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smith, Shelby Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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 Shelby Smith Autobiography Subject The topic of the resource Smith, Shelby; Ignacio, Colorado; Southwest Colorado Description An account of the resource Autobiography by Shelby Smith included as afterword in his book "Oral Histories of the Southern Pine River Valley." Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Ignacio, Colorado; Southwest Colorado Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Smith, Shelby Extent The size or duration of the resource. 2 pages Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/ Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smith, Shelby https://voicesofignacio.cvlcollections.org/files/original/6a68b76dfa8503ab976f4e830bd4cce6.jpg c74caa3c5b7f885ce2bc1ade738ddf0a 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 Historic Photographs Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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 Southern Ute Agency Subject The topic of the resource Ignacio; Colorado; Southern Ute Agency; Southern Ute; Ute Description An account of the resource A photo of the Southern Ute Agency. Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/</a> https://voicesofignacio.cvlcollections.org/files/original/0a0923b51a97ffe89e05da47dc0ea3e8.pdf 93d4ec610dadd4a746e54a36c2874330 PDF Text Text ~ ~ 'I ~ ~ ,, ' } 1 ) l ) 1 1 ) ) } ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) SUNSHINE (Burch) SMITH (TAV-NEE-JA-GET) Sunshine was born on October 20, 1916. Sunshine's parents loaded her and her luggage into their buggy and drove slowly to the railway station south of Ignacio. She was very excited and a little frightened to be going so far from home. Haskell Institute, a secondary school for Indian children was located in Lawrence, Kansas. With the help of the B .I.A. superintendent, Sunshine was enrolled at Haskell. She rode the train to Alamosa and in the evening boarded a Union Pacific Pullman for Kansas. After supper a porter approached her and said, "Little girl, your berth is ready." Sunshine slept, occasionally awakened by the roar of passing trains and the screeching of brakes as the train stopped in small plains towns. In the early morning hours, the porter came to her berth and said, "Little girl we're almost there." Sunshine dressed quickly and in a few minutes the train stopped and let her off. She was greeted by two girls from Haskell who told her they were to be her big sisters until she was settled in the new school. Haskell was a wonderful place. There were Indian students there from dozens of tribes all over the country. There were Senecas, Otoes, Pottawatomies, Pawnees, Creeks, Papagos and many more. Sunshine enjoyed the school band and the football team (which beat the University of Kansas) and especially enjoyed the "Indian Club." The club was intended to preserve Indian history and culture. It produced pageants depicting Tribal history for fairs and other public events. Sunshine says Fritz Box was there and was a member of a band called the "Night Hawks". Sunshine worked part time in a hospital in Lawrence and considered going on to nursing school. One of the nurses in the hospital took such a liking to Sunshine that she even offered to pay her way through nurses training in Independence, Missouri. Sunshine's parents, however, had other ideas. They decided she had been far away from home long enough. She spent the summer at home and after considerable thought, decided to go to college at the University of New Mexico. ) J _) _) ...) ..J J J J J J ...) J J J ...J ....J ...) Sunshine took many courses in Home Economics and Art, but the course she enjoyed most was probably horseback riding. She had to act a little inexperienced to get into the course, but the truth was Sunshine had ridden horses all her life and loved it. As a child she had ridden a horse to school in good weather and bad. The Ignacio School had a stable where the horses could eat their oats and rest for the ride home. By the time school was out both students and horses were "feeling their oats". Sunshine recalls, "We often raced our horses all the way home." Her love for horses and riding was a natural outgrowth of her family's race horse ventures. John Burch owned several race horses, hired men to train them, entered them at Cortez, Farmington, Montrose and Monte Vista and made good money at it. His best horse was called Bumblebee. Sunshine remembers crying to ride Bumblebee at the age of 8 or 9. Except for learning to jump horses over fences and hedges, the horseback riding course at the university served mainly as recreation. In the summers, Sunshine earned money working in the Ed C. Taylor Hospital in Ignacio. Later she worked at the hospital at Towaoc. Francis Buck was the secretary for Superintendent Mcspadden. Whenever he would come to Towaoc, Francis came, too, and she and Sunshine would have a good visit. Sunshine went to Indian School (Ute 1 55 �vocational) and was Assistant Matron to small Navajo girls. She then went back to Business School at Haskell. After graduation in the early 1940's Sunshine moved to Muncie, Indiana, and worked for the Owens-Illinois Glass Co. which made land mines. She made friends with a group of ladies who began talking about joining the W.A.C.'s. Finally, they talked themselves into joining. Basic training at Ft. Des Moines, Iowa, was in the heat of mid-summer. It included K.P. duty and drill on a blistering parade ground. After basic training Sunshine was given the blitz courses for surgical technician. From there she was stationed at a hospital on Staten Island, New York. She well remembers the damp cold of that winter. P.O.W.'s were imprisoned in a nearby compound. "Every morning one of the prisoners was sent into our barracks to build our morning fire." Sunshine worked a while at a hospital in Utica, New York, and then was sent back to Staten Island for convoy duty. This was a 24 hour duty to receive the sick and wounded who were arriving back in the U.S. Some of these man had been involved in the European war for years. "Many of them cried when they got off the ships, they were so glad to be back in their own country. Some would ask to be taken off the stretchers so they could kiss the ground. We would get them settled in the hospital and then allow them one free phone call to their folks. It was all a very emotional and touching experience." After this Sunshine was given training in occupational therapy, the field in which she worked until she was discharged in 1945. By then she had reached the rank of T-4, Technical Sergeant. Sunshine was very happy to return to Ignacio. "The thing I missed the most was the mountains.'' She worked for a while at the girl's dorm and while there became acquainted with a fellow doing construction work and painting on the campus. Sunshine and Diamond Smith were married and soon afterward move to California, but not just to California - to Hollywood. They lived in Hollywood Hills overlooking the whole beautiful metro area of Los Angeles. She wouldn't mind living there again if it were as clean and uncrowded as it was then. In 1947 sunshine's only child Gayla was born. They lived in San Diego and in Bullhead City, Arizona, for a while before coming back to Ignacio. In 1950 Sunshine was elected to the Tribal Council. II was in interesting transitional period for the tribe. During the preceding decades the BIA superintendents had managed the affairs of the tribe in a paternalistic way, expecting the tribal council to act merely as "yes" men. About this time the council changed this. They began meeting separately rather than under the watchful eye of the BIA. Soon they began to act independently on all matters related to tribal policy and welfare. Sometime during 195254 the Southern Ute Tribe won their land claim case and was awarded a very large sum of money. It became the job of Sunshine, Eddie Box, Fritz Box, Jack Frost, Julius Cloud, Sam Burch and others of that period to create a program for administering the money. Of all the work required during those years it's obvious Sunshine is most proud of one idea she put forth. It was her idea to set up a trust fund for each Ute child. The youth in the tribe are still benefitting from her foresight. Sunshine is bilingual, and an inspiration to many. She was a dancer and still dances occasionally. Sunshine has worked for the Tribe all her life and is still very active. When 156 �""'\ "") ~ } J ' 'J J ) l ,l } ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) J J .J .J ...J J she was younger, she did beading and made dancing costumes for her grandchildren. She has had Tao Chi training. "Diamond was a good baker," she said, and they owned the "Cornbread Feather Cafe" in Ignacio during the oil boom. She's seen lots of changes. She said, "At one time there were few buildings and now it's so different". Ignacio had "out houses" and no sewers. She also said the Tribe developed it over the years and now it's hard to find an outhouse. She got electricity in 1959. Sunshine stated it "brightened up the place." She said running water in the house was "something, because before we had to carry it in." When asked about the old days, Sunshine says there were more farmers and more livestock in the country. More people grew wheat and oats and other crops, and neighbors helped one another. She remembers fondly their neighbors - the Washingtons, Joneses, Stones, Holinsons and others. "My father would help them with their harvesting and then they would come help him with his. We didn't think of our neighbors as Anglos or Indians, just as people. We had no trouble and we were happy." The greatest improvement in the area since the 1920's according to Sunshine has been the roads. Pavement and graveling has made a great difference in convenience. However, one old time means of travel she misses is the sled trips to town in the winter. The whole family would bundle up in coats and blankets and go into town for shopping. She recalls a few differences in the town. Practically the whole block where the city hall and the Texaco station are today was a corral and hitching area for horses and buggies. A meat market stood where the Shell station is and the old Post Office was located where the Phillips now live. Diamond died in December, 1991 . Sunshine now lives with her grandson. She has 5 grandchildren and they all lived with her while attending high school. She has served on the many tribal committees. Some include the Cultural Board, Health Board, Sunshine tells her grandchildren "you don't know how easy you have it". She told them she had to bring in wood and do lots of chores that don't have to be done today. Sunshine is very active today. Besides serving in various capacities of the Tribe, including the Constitution, the Ute Dictionary, and the Committee of Elders, she joins the other seniors in Eldercize and travels often. She is a pleasure to be around . Started by Shelby Smith (October, 1974) Ended by Karen McKay-Wright _) ..) ._) .._) J J ..) ...J J ._j ...J J 157 � 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 Shelby Smith Interviews Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-NC/1.0/?language=en Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1973-1980 Subject The topic of the resource Ignacio; Southwest Colorado Description An account of the resource Collection of biographies, predominantly of residents from the Ignacio Senior Center, based on interviews conducted by Shelby Smith from approximately 1973 to 1980. The abridged interviews were originally published as individual entries in The Thoughtful Years newsletter, published by the Ignacio Senior Center, beginning in 1973. They were later published as a whole in Smith's book: Oral Histories of the Southern Pine River Valley, from which the original scans in this collection have been derived. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smith, Shelby Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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 Sunshine (Burch) Smith Biography Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1974-10 Subject The topic of the resource Smith, Sunshine (Burch) Description An account of the resource Biography of Sunshine (Burch) Smith based on an interview conducted by Shelby Smith. Originally included in the October, 1974 issue of "The Thoughtful Years" newsletter published by the Ignacio Senior Center. Later included in the book "Oral Histories of the Southern Pine River Valley" by Shelby Smith. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Ignacio, Colorado; Southwest Colorado Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Smith, Sunshine (Burch) Extent The size or duration of the resource. 3 pages Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/ Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smith, Shelby; McKay-Wright, Karen https://voicesofignacio.cvlcollections.org/files/original/15f55e3c33b8d923e49e1ada887dffa8.jpg 45fb83a133a8957b90ddec7faa3af370 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 Historic Photographs Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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 T.D. Burns and Sons General Store Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/</a> Subject The topic of the resource Ignacio; Colorado; General Store; Independence Day; 1913 Description An account of the resource A newspaper photo of the T.D. Burns & Sons General Store from July 4, 1913. https://voicesofignacio.cvlcollections.org/files/original/9b3036821c9313cc9549cc6426330178.pdf aaf636a21685ddc168c14eef6873b898 PDF Text Text The 1'houghtful Years Volume II Edition IV Arlene Millich----------Director Martha Archuleta--------Coordinator Margaret Silva----------Secretary Lillian Valencia--------Outreach Worker Liva Pacheco------------outreach Worker Claudette Gilbert-------Outreach Worker Manuel Baca-------•-Outreach Worker �-2- NEW LAW ELIMINATES 3-YEAR ENROLLMENT People who don't have the medical insurance part of Medicare because they didn't enroll during the first 3 years they were eligible now have a new chance to enroll. Previously you had to sign up in an enrollment period that began within 3 years after you became eligible for the medical in,urance--or within 3 years after your protection stopped because you cancelled. after your protection stopped because you cancelled. The 3-year The 3-year deadline 1s eliminated by the new law. These people can sign up for medioal insurance in any general enroll- ~emt perios--Janua~1, February, and March of every year. The basic premiun is now $5.80 a month. However, the monthly premium 1nf!reases by 10 percent tor evel'y 12 month period you could have been enrolled but w·eren' t. Unde~ the New law, disabled peeple newly eligible for Medicare bene~ fits and almost everyone who reaches age~, after June 1973 will automatically be enrolled for the·medicai insurance part of Medicare unless they t '-'•-< ' say-do~•t want'. jt, If they do deline the protection and later decide they want it, they can enroll at any social security office during the first 3 months of any year. The Medical insurance part of ~dicare helps pay for doctor billa and other medical services. It is funded by individual premiums and general revenues or the Federal Governme·nt. \ Your social security office 1s as near as your telephone. '--" Colorado. In· Durr:."'.'g:> �-3- .._ NUEVA LEY ELIMINA ALISTAMIENTO DE TRES ANOS Las pe~sonas que no tengan la parte de Medicare referente al seguro medico - porque nose incribieron durante los primeros tres anos que eran eligibles ahora tienen una oportunidad nueva de inscribirse. Antes Ud. tenia que inscribirse durante un periodo de inscripcien que comenzaba dentre de tres anos despues de ser eligible para el seguro medico- ·~ despues de terminarse su proteccion porque Ud. cancelo o dentro de tres anos -i.., El limite de tres anos se queda eliminado por la ley nueva. Estas personas pueden inscribirse para seguro medico en cualquier periodo de enl1stmiente--enero 9 febrero, y marzo de cada ah'o, El premio basico ahora es $5.80 mensuales. Sinembargo, el premio mensual se aumenta per 10% para cada periodo de 12 meses que Ud. hubiese pedido inserito y no le hizo. Bajo la nueva ley, las personas incapacitadas nuevamente elegibles para beneficios de Medicare y casi todo el mundo que alcance los 65 despues de junio de 1973 automaticamente sera in8crito para la parte de Medicare referente a seguro medico a menos que digan no lo desean. Si rechazan la I proteccion y mas tarde lo desean, pueden inscribirse en cualquier oficina ....__ de Seguro Social durante las prirneros tres meses del ano. La parte de Medicare referente al seguro medico ayudar a costear los gastes de medico y etres eervicios medicos. Se consolida por premies 1ndiv1duales y entradas generales del Gobierno Federal. Su oficina de Seguro Social esta tan cerca coma su telefona. Durango Colorado. En I;;. ~ Social Notices Noticias Sociales Greg and .Joyce Box son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Box of' Bayfield have gone on their senior trip. ~ - ~~ Greg y Joyce Box hijo y hj.ja del Senor y Senora Fritz Box and"ii en via,je ... �con su clase de cuarto ano. Ernest Ruybal, son of Mrs. Adelaida Ruybal is in the Veteran's hospital in Denver. Ernest had back surgery. His wife, Virgie and his mother were in Denver with him for ten days. -- Ernesto Ruybal, hi)j de la Senora Adelaida Ruybal esta en el hospital de los veteranos en Denver. Su esposa y su nana estuvieron con el por diez dias. If a blond green eyed young woman knocks on your door one of these days she's not selling Avon that's our new outreach worker, Claudette Gilbert and she will be calling on sone of you soon. Si un dia de estos una CTUjer con pelo guero y con ojos verdes toca su puerta, Nose espante~ no anda vendiendo, 11 Avon 11 es nuestra trabajadora nueva y algun dia de estos va a visitar a algunos de ustedes. Balce and Take Day will take place April the 28th. Sone of you lucky people will have so□e generous person sharing their goodies with you. We want to thank all the people that helped with the afghan. Ermelindra Atencio Euterpe Taylor Viola. Lipscomb Louisa Hartig Pauline Rodriquez Phyllis Lucero The afghan was raffled March 24th. Gallegos. The lucky winner was Mrs. Ernestine The proceeds will go into our congregate nenl fund. QuereI!los dar las gracias a todas las personas que ayudaron con el, 11 a.fghan" que pusinos en rifa, especial□ente: Ercelindra Atencio Euterpe Taylor Viola Lipscomb Louisa Hartig Pauline Rodriquez Phyllis Lucero ~-- La Senora Ernestina Gallegos saco el afghan. J Mrs. Janie King has been visiting her □other, Mrs. T.Eo Terry in Tucumcari, New Mexico. __,., La Senora Janie esta visitando a su nana 7 la Senora i.E. Terry en Tucumct3ri Nuevo Mexico. �-5- .... ,..- Liva Pacheco and Shirley Waters had lunch with Mrs. Vida Ritter on Tuesday • ___, .. _/ La Senora Liva Pacheco y la Senora Shirley Waters tonaron la coflida de nedio dia con la Senora Vida Ritter el Martes. The Presbyterian Church is having a rul':'lr.1.ange sale at the church annex on May the 25th. There will be plenty of su!!'.lner clothes. La Iglesia Presbyterian tendra un Runnage Sale el dia 25 de Mayo. nucha ropa de vernno. Habra Atiendan todosl We are planning to have an Arts and Crafts fair in May. Anyone having crafts and hand ~ade things to sell □ay contact the S.O.S. office to make arrangenents ~or their sale in the Senior Citizen's booth. Persanos tener una venta para las labores de costura o otras cosas de ) curiosidad en Mayo. Si tienen alguna cosa ~ue queran vender llanen nuestra oficina para hacer los arreglos. This month's social will be held on April 14th. luck dinner at 12:00 noon. This will be a pot There will be bingo after the neal. Each person that can is asked to brin~ a white elephant that we can use £or a If anyone needs a ride to the social call our office. prize. The nunber 563-4561 • is : El Social para 'it,bt,• nes sera el dia catorce de Abril a las doce del dia • Esta co□ida seraj 11 Pot Luck 11 • Despues de la conida habra Bingo si pueden traiga~ alguna cosa que puedanos usar ~ara pre□io en el bingoa necesita transportacion llanen nuestn o.f'icina: Si alguen 563-4561. Mra and Mrs. Jackson Payne were in $alt Lake City, Utah for a week on business. v El Senor y Senora Jackson Payne fueron para Salt Lake City Utah la senana pasada. ~any concerned friends have asked us how Mrso Paul Brake is getting along• We are happy to report tha't she is getting al.ong nuch better. �-6Mucha. gente nos ha preguntado que si cono ha segido la Senora Paul Brake. __, La Senora Brake esta nucho □ejor de SU saludo Mrs. Dick Gardner fractured a bone on her right habd last week. -.., La Senora Dick Gardner se quebro un huezo de la nano derecha la se□ana pasada. Girl scout troop 276 would like to have styrafoan egg cartons ~:~,r soBe of their projects. Call 563-4561 and soneone will be to pick then up. Lasj Girl Scouts necesitan cajas de huevos de (styrafoa□) lla□en al nu□ero / de telefono ,--563-4561 y alguen ira por ellas. Abel Velasquez!! son of Mr. and Mrs. Agustine Velasquez is the new deputy of the town of Ignacio. Abel Valasquez, hijo del Senora y Seno~ l.,lnstine Velasquez es el deputado nuevo de la plaza de Ignacio. Stations of The Cross are being said every Friday during Lent at the Catholic Church. They are in Spanish at~ 2:30 P. M. in English at: 4gQQ P. Ma for children after school Todos los viernes durante la cuaresua estan resando las Estaciones de la Cruz en Espanol a las dos y media de la tarde. Si alguen necesita transportacion lla□en al nuoero~ 563~4561 y alguen puede ir por ustedes. A be:-::cfit t01n-w:l'~, the 15roccu.ls··going ·to,.the-..co.ncter fund will be given by -Hrs .. E"h1la ·•sittcn:in· B~yfiC;l~ ,.:1 thc· ·10th.of· AJ>ril-. : : : .·., /:_ .:· ·; --,/-: · La Senora Eula Sitton de Bayfield dara un 7 ate en su casa el dia 10 de Abril. Los beneficios son para el fondo para conbatir cancer. Mrs. Sally Cappel and Virs. Vida Ritter visited with Mrs. Cecil Sower in Bayfield Tuesday. La Senora Sally Cappel y la Senora Vida Ritter visitaron c.!3!1 la Ser.era. Cecil Sower en B.ayf·ield el Martes. Mr. Marker reported that Mrs. Nell Marker was f'eeling a 1!,ittle stronger, but that she would be in a convalescent hoI:'le for a. whJ.le. Mr. �-7Marker will be here for a while then he will return to Oregon. -t El Sei{or Lawrence Marker nos dice que s u esposa, l a Senora Nell Marker esta riejor de salud pero que todavia se tiene que conYa.1:e..~ descanso por un tienpo . _ en una casa de El Senor Marker regresara para Ignacio por un .... tienpo y luego volvera para Oregon donde esta La Senora Marker. While we were battling the snow in Colorado Mr. and Mrs. Adolfo Olguin were enjoying the sunshine in Arizona visiting their daughter and her family Mr. and Mrs. Modesto Ortiz and s on. Nientras que nostros estuvirios peliando con la nieve. El se-n or y Senora Adolfo Olguin estavan gozando el sol en Arizona mientras que visitaron con su hija y su esposo por tres senanas. We are very happy t o announce that our outreach worker, Liva Pache co received her High' :School Equivalency Certificate on March 26th. Con- gratulations to LivaJ Tenemos mucho gusto de ananciar que una de nuestras trabajadoras ha recibido su certificado de la escuela alta. -"\./ Congratulaciones a la Senora Pachecol Two more young nen have enlisted in the United State s Army they are: Stanley son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cox of Allison and Bob, Son of Mr. and Hrs. l'tlanuel Valencia. Bob and Stanley enlisted on the, "Buddy System", and are stationed in Fort Ord, California while taking their basic training. Dos jovenes de Ignacio se han enlistado en la Araada De Los Estados Unidos son ; Stanley, hijo del Senor y Senora Bob Cox de Allison y Bob Valencia hijo del Senor y Senora Manuel ~-alencia de Ignacio. Mr. Donna Young gave a talk about our S.OoS. and E.F.MoSo Progra~s before the Oxford Grange. - -'\ . La Senora Donna Young hablo atocante los progra!!!as, S.OoS. y E.F.M.SD en el Oxford Grange. �Hartha Archuleta , Cormuni ty Coordinator for S • 0 . S • spoke before the Happy Ho□enakers E:.ii:tension Club on liarch 8th. The topic was 1 11h'hat we I re Doing at s.o.s. and E.F.H.s. 11 • La Senora Eartha Archuleta hablo a.tocante los prograi1as 1 S. 0 .S. y E .F .1;:.s,: el Dia nueve de Marze antes del 5 Happy Hone□akers Extension Club. Wednesday is still our routine day for trips to Durango for Doctor's appoint2ents or other business. We will also be adding Thu:rsday to our These 1'1ill be nos tly pleasure trips • For e::icanple 5 visits to the hospitals 9 visits to Eventide or shopping. Anyone wishing a ride Durango run. to Durango nay call 563-4561. Dia i::iercoles todavia es el dia que vanos para Durango para llevar a los i:1a.yores al doctor y otras necesidades pero presto ireuos para Durango taubien dia Jueves. ,.E ste dia seran los viajes para .el placer de ustedes. Ya buen pueden ir a visitar a gente en las hospitales o en el Eventide o pueden ir a tratar en las tiendas o algunas otras cosas que queran hacer. 1-Irc Alfred Gillanj director of 9 La Plata County Uelfare has informed us that he is willing to cone to Ignacio to answer questions concerning) old-age pension, Social Security or any other service that the departnent offers if there is a need for this. If there are any questions that you would lilre to ask please let us lcnow • ....... El Senor Alfredo Gillanj director de las beneficios sociales del condado de La Plata nos ha dicho que el esta listo para venir para Ignacio a responder ques~iones que puedan tener ya sean de la pension para nayores, Segura Social o algunas de las otras ayudas que presentan en ese departanento • Si alguen tiene alguna question dejenos saber. Phyllis Lee~ Hone E:::tension for the tribe and Nary Ann Creelr, Hor~e Econocist for San Juan Basin l\Tutrition Project Will~h":iv'€ a ·workshop- 6n A-prtl th¢. 17tl+ at th~ Pino· ?Tuch~ 1 Cc:··:·~rr1::ty--i(!EJnter\. :The .. .1adi.as 11.till also demonstrate the cook- �-9ing of meals using meat and meat substitutes. La Senora Phyllis Lee y La Senora Mary Ann Creek presentaran un prog•a.rna - -..,J corno cociniar comidas usando carne y comidas nutritivas sin came en el Pino Nuche 1 Co!!ummity Center el dia 17 de Abril. We are very anxious to preserve some of the stories that can be told only by senior citizens in the area. Our office has a tape recorder and our workers are willing to come out and tape any stories, toungue tw1sters 7 riddles, ant~tes,songs in Spanish, Ute~ and English please let us knowo :P.Juestra oflcina quere hac er esfuerca de preservar alguna.s cosas que nomas los cuidadanos ma¥ores nos pueden dar. Estas son en forma de cuentos~ adevinanzas, canciones, remedies o otras cosas de interes. Haganos el favor de llamar a nuestra oficina para que alguen venga a poner su contribucion en el, 11 tape re corder 11 • U.G. (Jake) HcJunkin is a patient in a hospital in El Paso after suffering a slight stroke last week. home in Ignacio before 1ong. He is improving and hopes to be back He has been spending the winter months with his son Harry HcJunkin. I •. •• • ""'-" La Senora Lillian Turn,er que fue I!laestra en las escuelas de Ignacio por IilUChos anos se ha retirado de este oficio y ahora se ocupa en el arte de Pintar retratos. La Senora Turner vive en Bloomfield, Nuevo Mexico y tiene algunos retr~tos para vender. A former Ignacio resident and l~ng time teacher in the fourth and fifth grades in Ignacio, Mrs. Lillian Turner was one of· the exhibitors at the Art Show Saturday and Sunday, Apri:3. 7 & 8, in the new Salmon Ruins Research Center near Bloomfield. 1'frs. r.rurner had a nurn.ber of· pictures, oils and watet- colores, on display and fo~ sale. Hrs. Turner lives in Bloomfield and retired from teaching some years ago. painting much of her time. She is happy �-10-...J El Senor Jake He.Junkin est~ ,1 hospital en El Paso 1 Texas. Nos dicen que es ta nucho mejor y que ya esta ansioso por volver para Ignacio. El """' . Senor HcJunltin se ha estado con su hijo, Harry Hcjunkin todo el invierno. ,..-~\ The ~ndship Circle of the Ignacio Presbyterian Church will be the hostess organization for the:~istrict Presbyterial all day~ Friday, April 27th. Besides ladies fron the Ignacio and Allison church groups~ nany other churches will be represented. Lunch will be served at 11 :30 at Pino l\Juche. El "Friendship Circle" de la Iglesia Presbyteriana de Ignacio va a tener una jui1ta para el districto Presbyteriano todo el dia el Viernes dia 21 de Abril. Adenas de las nujeres de Ignacio y Allison vendran representantes de muchas otras iglesiaso Hr. and Hrs. Louie Norris returned home Saturday after spending - several weeks in their mobile home in Apache Junction~ Arizona. El Senor y Senora Louie Morris ban regresado de Arizona donde habian estado por varias semanas. Mrs. Larsen reports that Hary Pargin is doing t'lUCh better though she is still on crutches. - -- La Senora Larsen nos dice que la Senora Mary Pargin esta oucho mejor pero todavia anda con □uletas. l'londay Needle work activities have been changed to Tuesday afternoon Las Actividades de los lunes para las mujeres han cambiado dias. Ahora se juntaran los l-Jartes despues de medio dia a la una de la tarde. Hen's Recreation The teen Center will be open every Thursday afternoon at 2:00 P.H. These arrangenents have been o.ade for the men of the comm.unity over 21. There is a pool table, card tables and other ganes. The center is open �, -11- only on Thursdays as of nowi.•but if Yeti :.t';len would like to have these activi tie5 nore··tllaft.,o.De•,&ftet-noon a week let us know and we can 1:1.a.ke the arrangements. Let's make this project a successi / Recreacion para los Hombres / El teen center estara abierto para los hombres de la comunidad. - Prefere~os que los hoDbres tengan arriba de viente y un ano. Hay una ~esa de pul 1 barajasy otros juegos de interes para los hombres~ Ahora rds~o este centre esta abierto unicanente el Jueves de las dos de la tarde adelante pero ~ si desean que tengamos este lugar abierto 1~as dias de la ~ semana dejenos saber y nosotros ha:rlmos los a arreglos. Atiendan a este projecto esta es su co~.munidaa_,appreciamos mucho el esfuerzo de cada quen. Hrs. Vida Ritter attended a birthday party given by~ Ruby and Bobby Campbell on April 2nd. - The guest of honor~ Jay Jensone -- La Senora ~ida Ritter atendio una fiesta de Cumpleanos que dieron Bobby y Ruby Campbell en Bayfield para Jay Jenson. This is no April Fool's Joke----- Happy Anniversary to: i'.lR. AND URS • JACK NEHER Trying to find a Job? They need a cook at SU.ARC lodge A teacher 1 s aide at Headstart On the job training at the Radio Shack in Durango. ' l.Busca Trabajo? Se necesita una cocinera en el SUARC Lodge Assistenta para maestra para Headstart y alguen que quera aprender el trabajo en el Radio Shack en Durango. �-12-- Joe Lucero Arnold Luvera Manuel Sandoval Gerald Howe Bird Red Della, Atencio Ernest Ruybal John Green --- - ~-~ : ., ,_-_~·--·- _,. .-~ Happy Birthday Bertha Frost Stella Gallegos Alcario Vigil Frank Padilla Paul Harris Mrs. Paul Harris Lillian Valencia Abraham Lucero Alma Bos Martha Semler Dick Gardner Heinie Gardner Carlos Si;J,.y_E). ·-.,,,,,.,. ...---.... ..... ... ~- . {_:_,.,-Congratulattons'l-, .~: :i . .:·- Congratulaciones! Mr. and Mrs. John Gill **.**Son Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Quintana***Son Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Jefferson***Son Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Salvador***Daughter "l _, Que Dios se los preste por muchos anosi Remember When : Blue Waltz Perfum was popular. They had Box Socials. Shoulder pads were popular on dressware. An ice cream cone was 5¢. Women wore pompadoures. They used ration stamps. It was ind~cent~. to expose . your knees. Cars had a rumble seato Currew was at 10:00 PoM. White Lightening was the biggest thrill of all. Ice boxes were used. .. . -· �-13Men wore pants and women wore dresses. Children were seen and not heardo Se Recuerdan Cuando? Hacian Mula Los bailes duravan hasta las tres de la manana. Cuando se daban las dias. Los dias del abuelo. Los carros de caballos. Las Luminariaso Las Matasecas. Cuando paseavan a San Antonio por las labores. Hacian jabon hechizo. Cuando se usaban pretales. Como hacer rQeditas. Cuando le lavavan el cabello con amole. Cuando se empachava la gente. �-14- ,-..Jr Q:: .._,: ·=<· .. We would like to express our deepest sympathy to the friends and relatives Emelie DennisonJHv-\-s·· lk~u.ii· f-\..o4--A.11..v Lulu Tulin, 1/\.r, Lu:~,P..,y,.A.~ /l'"--1Vhv Donald Vesper, Buel ah Brewei; ~/). 'r~ ,;_~ -- J.,~ ·---~~. C. •· 1 God hath not promised -..W-';:~Skies alway s blue, Flower strewn pathways all our lives through; God hath not promised U;UA,~-- Dan Mackey, Esidora Baca, Sun without rain 7 Joy without sorrow~ Peace without pain. Duffy House) Do..~ f;.~_;, t.."-~p-".., Laura Hackey John Walker, Queremos dar el pesame a las familias y amigos de: Emilie Dennison Lulu Tulin Donald Vesper Buelah Brewer But God hath promised Strength for the day, Rest for the labor, Light for the way. Grace for the trials, Help from above, Unfailing sympathy Undying Love ••••••••• Dan Mackey Esidora .Mackey Duffy House Lau~a Mackey Juan Walker I '. ·, ' ··· --..... ~ ~ '1 • I J ,/ ..,..,...1 � 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 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/ Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1972-1979 Subject The topic of the resource Ignacio; Ignacio Senior Center; Southern Ute; Bayfield; Arboles; Allison; Tiffany; Oxford; Southwest Colorado 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. 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: April 1973 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. 1973-04 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ignacio Senior Center https://voicesofignacio.cvlcollections.org/files/original/258bf613d1ea2a73229f8746f0123d18.pdf 6326ad3e05faf2aba0df63a45ccecc22 PDF Text Text . .. . i . • l.) . , . . �/, EUTERPK 1AYI.OR The roan was s~all and· dusty and" very dark. · Sor.1,e broken desks and piles of books were stacked nea.7 th~ rear_ ,~all. -A s9a11· indi·s ~inct .fqrn .sat very still on the floor. Tne little girl had cried. hard £or a long Euterpe was 8 years old. She had been enrolled in the Ute Agency Boarding School for a yearand a half. Ordinarily 11 Terpe 11 was very shy, but this evening at sup:;1er when the little boy at the next. table put three green :peas in his spoon and neatly flipped theo across the room to snack agai.nst another boy's face, 11 Terne 11 couldn 1 t resist the lure of a little deviltry, She was aiming her-third spoon of peas when the ~atron grabbed her arn. Isol ation in the dark roo:r:i was only one of the punish!:.ents the natron had reserved for cisbehaving children. AdCTinistering punisru::ents fox cause or often for no carise seemed to be the chief interest of the ~atron. Thou~h the mer.i.ories "Terue 11 has of her exneriences with _ the ca tron are unhap-::-y ones, perhaps some good ca~e of it. - As the years passed so~ething in the shy littl·e girl stiffened and strenghtened until· she beca-::e outsJoken a...Yid · couragepus, willing . to stand up for her rir;hts and for her f ar.2ily a.,.--id friends. '.l'hough Terpe ' s parents lived nearby (their far.t.!site is now the north part of Ignacio), they put her in the boa~ding schcol. They wanted her to get a good education, which at that ti~e largely ~eant learning to speak Engl i sh , On the first day of school Te:!:":pe couldn't s!]ealc one wor::: of English or of Ute . Though Terpe 1·s ~other ·rras · a fu,11-'rJlood Ute, · she tall:ed Spanish at ho:ne ,u1d at the age o.f 6 ~ Spanish ·was all Terp e 1-:new. 3ut children l ear n. fast and soon she could sJeak three languages ·well. She still dces. When Terpe was 8, her father , John Taylor, built a house on Joh."1 Green's place nor th of to•.,m and moved his f a!:lily there. Terpe got to attend the Ellen Day School. She lilted it r:uch better· than the boardir.g sch.col part1y because she got to live at ho~e. The me~ory of the day the doctc~s ca~e to Ellen Day. School is still with her. A sr:all pox vaccination in 190 8 •..r:2.s n o gentle pricl:ing of the ar~. The doctors of that ti~e felt it neces s ary to raake many crisscross sla shing cut s on the upper arm to insure the vaccinati on took . "We were 11 all whooping and holleri ng and screeching . I f e lt li1-:e Terpe went to school t ill she was 1 5, then she stayed I had been bra...11ded . at hor.i.e to help with the work. Terpe had al ways had to work hard a t hor::e. At 6 she was cooking and sewing dia-oers for her little brothers on t he treddle se·wing machine . At the a ge - of 11 she c ooked her f:i.rst Thanksgiving dinner - turkey, pies, everything. For entertainnent Terpe liked nothing be tter than dancing . She enjoyed bath the cererr.onial dances of the Ut es and t he social dc.nces of the S-oanish 11 and the Anglos. Hhen we had a dance, we di dn 1 t quit at midnight, i t-lasted all nigh:t. 11 When Terpe married Joe Valdez, she- had no idea she would get to raise 20 chi ldr en, 7 of her OiID and 13 nei ces , nephews and gra_.,.1dshildren. If it was needed, there was always roon for one ~ore. The whole grou~ worked the gardens and shelled peas and snapped beans and cooked and canned, It took a l ot of wor k to pr ovi de for s o many for so long, but Terpe says, 111.-le always had enough ." When Terpe ' s fathe r, J ohn Taylor, died in 1935, he lacked 2 weeks of being 100 years old. How he car::e to be a respected participant in the . affairs of the Southern Ute Tribe is a f ascinating story. John Taylor was a black nan , born a slave in Louisvi lle , Kentucky, in 1835. He was sold in the slave l:lar~:et to a Kent ucky Plantation m•mer a..'1.d worked there for many year s . At the outbreak of t he Ci vil War, John, who was 26 ran a,:,ay to j oin t he Yankee Armyc Four ye ars of -horror followed. John was assigned · tice. How only an occasional soft sniff was heard. �to an artillary Conpany to load the car.non. There were times when,the dead and the _suffe ring injured wer.e_ all around, tices when the Johnny Rebs were close, tiIJes when the-Yanks would run in fear, but nc;,t John. "I didn 't run, '1 e told his children, "I didn't want. to be a slave any .!:.ore." When the ,-m~ He lived· in Raton. for a while, then ~cved to -Tierra A.carilla where he married a Spanish girl and had -several· children. · ~as· over, J ohn traveled west. A tragic epide~ic of s~all pox kiiled a~l his fa~.ily . Hoving en west, Johr. lived among the lfavajo for a while before coming into Colorado. Re quickly learned to speak Ute. Since he could already speak i'l'avajo, Spanish, Apache, English, French· and Italian, John ·Taylor soon proved to baa valuable translator for the Southern Utes. In 1895 John and Kitty Cloud decided to get married. John was 40 years older than Kitty and her faci.ly thought it was inaddness for her to r:iarry such an old can. Age; however, is a relative thing. · John and Kitty were narried for 40 years, and had 15 chilcren, the last of whom was born when John was 81 years old. He told his children =any stories of his experiences, sor.:e of which Ter pe ·re::e!:".bers. 11 He would ofte!"l s1~ with a faraway look in his eyes, singing · 11 Harching Through Georgia" or other songsof the war. So:metil:!l.es he 1 d cry when he'd tell us. of the death and horror of the war. And always he'd say he didn •·t ever want none of us to have · to fight in a war. 11 · Today Terpe is approaching 74 years of age. She looks and feels like n much younger person. A.~ything she could ever do, she can do today. She is .just as able and willing to offer help, counsel and encourag~ment today as she was 40 years ago • · . . . · Terpe misses the wagon days and especially the train. "I like cars, but the wagon days were better. Life was calmer and ~ore fun then. A,.?J.yone going to . Durango rode . the t _rain and once there you coul_d ride the street cars froc one end of Hain .to the other for . 10<t. 11 A beautifully carved Love Calling Flute hangs on. Terpe's wall. It was ....,de b"lr ?"e--ber ~w CO"'O ... -~n,--l °'"' - ....... _ - .!.1..1.., _ ..., \:, "'d 5.1,.J. .--'! Tl.~ l·'.c1·· c.·av•~ -" ~J· ·i•'-,e ~ •' ;;,;;; C-1. v.L ,:;:a.~ ..L. v t ,/ .::> -J.on.:.· r.:, ..\!C...~ young men of the Utes carved their own flutes. On .the long su~.er eveni~gs they would sit a~ong the trees or on a hill above the ho~e cf the girl they loved and call to her with the haunting, conyelling songs of the love flute. Terpe says the sound o:f the Love Calling Flute carried a long way on the still air of the evening. "They were the saddest songs I ever heard. :-r.nen I was a little girl they always made ne cry. 11 The songs are gone fro::! the hil1.s·, but the tren:ory of the:1 a."1.d of the old way of life lingers on with Terpe and others of her generation. ,1 • - -.:. e'J '-- "-4 .1..;I d, ,:,.J., I., e I, ~•• by Shelby Smith I have often wondered wha.t made so many Senior Citizens beautiful people. I found the answer 1n a statement I heard over TV the other day, · This statement is very apropos for the Sen~or Citizen Newsletter, I think. Beautit'ul at 20 -- It's nature .Beautiful at 40 -- It's with work and care Beautiful at ,50 and over -- It•s the love, wisdom and spirit showin'! -- ) "Say, ·•cheese. • " through. �--. ' A T T E N T I O N ~~~--S E N I C R --~----~CI T I ZE NS ~--------ARK Ir.TVITED 'fO THE Governor I s r e gic;.1 9 co:-i:f er ence o!'l Agin·g for Archuleta - Dolores - La Plata - Hontezur1a and San Juan Counties May. 2, 1 974- 9: 0Q a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Pino Nuche CoID!Ilunity Center Ignacio, Colorado .To make their needs knovm and . presented to .the Governor of the State of Colorado· Trans·p orta tion Can Be Provided · Luncheon ?rovid.ed , \ ' We - hope to see many, many of you at the conference_ on Aging. very inport~t that you c.6me and make your needs known. It is Pl~ase check the appropriate square and return to: Senior Opportunity Service Box 324 Ignacio, Colorado 81137 I will attend the Conference (Sign Here ________________ I will furnish my o,m transportation (Initial_ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ I will need transportation - my address is_______ _______ _ - - - - - - - - - - - ~·Phone No. ______~Initial._ __________ I will not attend - I would like to express these comments: _ _ _ _ __ Signed._ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Co-Sponsored By: State of Colorado - Colorado Denart~ent of Social Services Division of Services for the Aging ... � 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 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/ Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1972-1979 Subject The topic of the resource Ignacio; Ignacio Senior Center; Southern Ute; Bayfield; Arboles; Allison; Tiffany; Oxford; Southwest Colorado 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. 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: April 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. 1974-04 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smith, Shelby Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ignacio Senior Center