https://voicesofignacio.cvlcollections.org/files/original/f47979843d40e0978212186fc0eb7897.pdf 1f18807d04666deeb0af77160d911775 PDF Text Text ) ' �EDITH SHOSHONE BURCH rrsince my parents both died when I was 3 years old, the only things I know about them. came from my oldest sister, l{ay. I was born June 6, 1907 in t he Pine valley across the river froffi Ignacio, probably in a teepee. The Indians often moved into their teepees during the warm months , partly because t hey were easy to move when they got restless and partly because they reminded them of an earlier time. My father, Henry Shoshone, Sr . , was a tribal policeman. Death came early and unexpectedly for hhi~ . He was sent to patrol a fair in DiJrango and in the course of his duty he chased some unrul:r drunks, stepped in a hole while running and broke his leg. Infection set in. The leg was amputated and he died from loss of blood. A few nonth later my mother, Laura, died also. I do not know the cause of her death. 11 11 I was placed in the Indian Schnol Dormitory north of Ignacio. Since I was so young, I was placed with the cook, Mrs. Simpson, (.Tesse Hott's mother) who had an anartment in the dorm. Later she married and became 1{rs. Stauffer. She was like a mother to me and took a special interest in me until I left the Ignacio School at the age of 11. The dormitory I lived in is now the boys dorm. At that time one end was for boys and the other for girls. Some of the other original buildings are now gone and the water tower which gave us so much fun is now gone. We were not ~upposed to climb it ; so , of course, we did. I tried it once, but got so scared half way up, I cane back do~,\rn. None of us went home for the holidays . We stayed at school all year until summer vacation. I spent summers with my sis t er l·iay. 11 11 At the e.ge cf 11 I was sent to school at Towaoc for a year. Then I went to Santa Fe where I finished 8th e:rade. I could have .eone to Albuquerque to finish high School, but instead I took a job working in a Sanitarium at Dulce. Later I worked for a Presbyterian missionary in t he Dulce a rea . When he mov ed to Al buquerque, I c awe bac k to Ignacio . Erne st Burch went to s chool wi t h rae , but I never paid any a ttention t o him until I move d back t o I gnac io . He built dams and irr igation ditches f or the Pine River Pro jec t . He had boug ht an old Ford c a r with a crank s tar t . 2:t was f un t o go on da t e s i n a car . We got married in 1927. At f i rs t we lived with my s i ste r J ane Bir d in an old adobe h ouse l ocated near the present site of the Tribal Maintenance Shop. Soon we moved into a 2 room frame house with a livingroom-kitchen and one bedroom. It had a wood-burning cookstove and no other improvements. Later we got Louie Val-dez to build us a l+ room adobe house. It still stands s outh of Graves Gunn's house. We had running water in a spring down near the river bank. We fenced the spring to keep dogs and cows from spoiling the clean water. Fortunately I knew how to ride a horse, because Ernest needed me to help round up his cattle. It was ~ostly open range, so the cows wandered in all directions. Ernest kept both cattle and sheep f~r many years.After several years we built a house uo on the hill east of Ignacio. It was a special house since it was our first one with modern pluobing and lights." 11 My husband was a singer and dancer in the old tradition of the tribe. He was often the first one up the valley to sing and play the drum while the Sun Dancers held up their arms to pray. He knew the Bear Dance scngs and often helped with that. All the Indian ways and ceremonials were very important to him. He followed the Indian ways until he died in 1977. 11 �~ I 91 'l 11 We had 10 children in all. The ones still l iving are Homer, Ernes tine, LaVarra~ Nova Dene, Robert, Dennis and Cynthia. Franklin 11 died when he was 1~. Two others died when they were babies. ' l We moved to Ignacio i n April of 1977 . Erne s t died in November. Ais funeral was at Sacred Heart Church in Durango where we were married 50 years befor e . wnen I think about the days when we were young, I remember how active we were. We baked our .own bread a nd made quil ts •. If we needed ·something from ·the s t o~e 1 we walked to town with packs on our backs to carry the canned goods. l think we have gotten too lazy." 11 The imuortant thing for me today is to go to church. I like to go t wice on Sunday. I enjoy i t and I enjoy going to Worker's Conference i n other towns . I try to get my Indian friends to go to church regularly. 11 I t helps me and I think i t would hel p them, too. 11 Shelby Smith Ada Shepherd, one time Ignacio primary teacher, is now making her . h ome in the Good Samaritan Center in Loveland, Colorado. Miss Shepherd phoned V.il's. Lena Witt this past month and the two enjoyed a good visit. ~u-s. Witt was substituting in the Ignacio schools at the time Miss Shepherd made her home here for the five years she was teaching. Now 93 years old she retired at the age of 78 from her many years of teaching, the last 20 in Colorado. She reported he·r heal th was good and she could do quite a little, but her eyesight has failed considerably.· Ada Shepherd maestra de escuela in Ignacio por varios anos vive en Good Samaritan Center en Loveland, Colorado. El mes pasado llamo por telefono a su a miga Lena Witty l es dos tubieron mucho gusto de poder platicar una con la otra . La s enora Witt era maestra de susti tucion en ese tiempo. Ada tiene noventa y tres aiios de edad y dice que tiene buena .salud, nomas su vista le esta faltando. ************************* Kent and Earlene Carlson, Randy and Tammy, moved from Tiffany to Phoenix in February to make their home. Mr. Carlson had been employed in construction wo1·k for some time in Phoenix before moving there. Hrs. Carlson is taking on a new position in Phoenix as manager of a Beauty Shop • ., Kent y Earlene Carlson sus hijos Randy y Tammy vivian en Tiffany se an mudad~ pa Phoenix, ~izona donde los dos tienen trabajo. Kent en trabaj o de construccicfn y Earlene va a manejar un s alon de belleza. ************************* Francis and Hazel Jones observed their 52nd wedding anniversary on Friday, February 23rd, On Sunday Lyle and Evelyn Crawford took 11r. & Mrs. Jones to Pagosa Lodge for dinner in honor of the occasion. I . Francis y Hazel Jones celebraron su anniversario de boda de cincuenta y dos a'?ros el dia 23 de febre~o. El domingo Lyle y Evelyn Crawford los llevaron a. tomar la comida en Pagosa Lodge en horor de la ocasion. ************************** �Garvin Snook Jr . , son of GarYin and Ruth Snook, longtime I gnacio residents now l i ving in Aztec, di ed Mcnday , March sixth in a hospital in Honolulu . Burial was to be in the Aztec ce □etery . Garvin was born in Pagosa Springs, October 1943 and moved to Igna cio with his parents when he was in the third grade . He graduated fr om Ignacio High School in 1961 . He was 35 at the time of hi s death . For some time he lived in San Francisco and was an employee in the Bc>nlr of America . He was then transf erred to the Bank in Hawaii. Garvin had a promisi ng car eer ahead of him when he was badly in jured in a f all . One evening as he was walking along the edge of. a cliff , he fell to the beach below and was paralyzed from the neck down for the remainder of his life . He loved Hawaii and continued to live there following his accident . A short while before his death his sister, r~yrna went to see hir.1 . Besides his parents, he i s survived by two sisters; Wanda Sarrett in Texas and 1-:yrrn: Stearne s of Aztec . ************************** Get well vishes to Paul Lunsford and Dan Shaughnessy both ill this month. Mr . Lunsfor d was a patient in Mercy Hospital and then in Denver Presbyterian for fur the r t ests . He was able to come home Saturday 17th and was feeling some better. Mr . Shaughnessy hurt his back and was in Mercy for at least a week for x - r ay and treatment . ************************** J �~ ) :: ;}.. : ,, - It ' :2- l t,_ 11 - &. :po - Ci:/J o P. /11. - 1-:J.: '3 0 . P./Yl · ,r - 1:io A.~. ,:l.f"" I .2 : oO ~ ;2.. '7 Yolanda Duran, the youngest of the children of Andy and Lucy Duran will graduate this April from Fort Lewis College. Yolanda also attended Adams State College before going to Fort Lewis. She is finishing her school year by practice teaching this quarter at Miller Junior High in Durango. Following in the footsteps of her sports minded brothers, she is ffiajcring in Phy~ical Eiw~~ticn a~d tG&chi~g PE this quart&~ and pla.115 to teach following her graduation. Yolanda Duran la hija menor de senor y senora. Andres Duran va a graudar de el colegio en Fort Lewis en abril. Yolanda ateddio colegio de Adams Sj;ate en Alamosa antes de venir a Fort Lewis. Ella esta pra'cticando ensenanza en la escuela Mill er Junior High en Durango, y su especialidad es educaci6n en ejercicios. ************************* The March Happy Homemakers Extension Club meeting was at the home of Mrs. Christine Callison with Y..rs. Olive Dillon as co-hostess. Club president l~s. Nona Roberts conducted the business □eeting. It was announced that Hrs. Virginia Richtlond had r e ceived the l'krth Star Hor:-.e ..maker award for this district. The state North Star Homemaker will be chosen at the state convention in Stea~boat Springs ·in June. A district meeting of the Lxtension Clubs will be in Cortez in April. The program was given by Hrs. Olive Dillon. She showed a nu□ber of interesting slide scenes of Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Honument Valley and other not often visited places. Interior scenes at Hubell's Trading Post a.:.'1d the Navajo.way of life which included herding sheep, weaving and other activjties were enjoyed by the club members. There were 19 club members present and one guest, Hrs . .Ar.ill Oliver from Aztec. A foreign foods dinner will be the feature of the April meeting at the home of Hrs. Eula Preston. ************************** �l·h-. & :ti.rs. Frank Gallegos and young son moved the last of Feb;:~ary into to their new split level four bedroom home on South Buri:is. 1.ne Gallegos home was built by those busy carpenters Frank and his father, Tony Gallegos. Frank Gallegos y familia se mudaron para su c~s~ nueva ~~-f~brero. El mis00, junta con su papa Tony Gallegos construiron el edi-icio. ************************** A birthday dinner for Hr s. Olive Dillon was celebrated on Sunday February 25th at the home of he r daughter, Donna Egger. Others enjoying the day besides Chuck and uonna Egger were grandsons Donnie Egger , his wife , Cindy and their two children . On Tuesday afternoon Hrs . Christine Callison was the hostees at her home for Birt hday cake and coffee for Hrs, Dillion. Other guests included s everal ladies in the i m~ediate neighborhood • . ,_.. Una comida en honor de el cumplfano de Ol i ve Dillon tomo lugar en la casa de s u hija Donna Egger . Otros presentes pa la comida fueron s us nietos Donnie Egger .5u. esposa Cindy y sus dos ninos, Kenny Egger esposa Roxanne y dos ninoso El marte s en la tarde Christine Callison invito a las vecinas a tomar cake y cafe ensu casa en honor de la seTI'ora Dillon. �7 "Boris and the Brief Case, 11 the Spring Creek one-act 4-H play won the La Plata County 4-H play contest Tuesday evening, March 13 at Smiley Jr. High in Durango. The play will now be given in Pagosa Springs in 4-H play contest. This FBI spy skit placed first and won a blue ribbon in the Junior Eastsj.de preliru.naries on February 27th. The directors were: V.rs. JoA.~n Cross and l✓.rs. Barbara Lambrecht. . The second place winner was the Allison Go-Getters with 11 The Baking Contest," coached by Hrs . Diane Lane. This was also pr€sented11 March 13th. The other two preliminaries and red ribbon winners were Kids Will Be Kids, 11 by the Oxford Combined 4-H Club and coached by Carmen Rea and ;fancy Tomberlin. The Pine River Agriculture 4-H play was 11 He Tried With His Boots On, 11 coached by Mrs. Judy Rodman. ************************* It is back home for Robert and Pat Dickey who are now living in · · The ~ickeys sold their home and acreage in the Oxford area and moved to Alaska in August of 1 78. They lived in a trailer park and Hr~ Dickey had work in Anchorage. They did not like the climate, especially during the winter ~onths of little sunshineo So last month they moved back to La Plata County. Bob 1 s brother Ray and family have been living in Anchorage for a number of years. VITs. Vida Ritter I s house. Robert y Pat Dickey en regresado a vivir otra vez en Ignacio. ~n agosto 1978 venderon su propiedad y su casa cerca de Oxford, y se fueron a vivir en Anchorage ► Alaska, donde vive un.herrr.ano de Robert. Holes gusto el clirr.a especialmente durente el invierno cuando no se ve el sol no masque muy alolejos. ************************** Eugene and Dorothy Mae McAllister of Portola Valley, California were killed in a plane crash in the Ruby Mountains south · or Elko, Nevada on Saturday, March third. Another couple with them also were killed. The four were on a skiing outing. Dorothy Mae was the daughter· of Al ton and. Ouida Farmer. She taught years ago in tre Ignacio school syste~ along with her mother. In recent years the McAllisters did a lot of flying. Ml'. Mc.Allister was a flying instructor and she also flew her mm plane. They had one son, Kirk, who survives. Interment was in Portola Valley. Eugene y Dorothy }~e McAllister se mataron en el reque de su a6rop!ano en Ruby Mountains cerca de Elko, Nevada el dia tres de marzo. Ellos vivian en Portola Valley, California ella era hija de Alton y Ouida Farmer residentes de Ignacio por rnuchos anos. La senora Farmer y su hij a Dorothy -~~e fueron maestras de escuela aqui. �************************** Guest speakers David Stone and Shelby Smith presented the Pah-ChuChu- Wa club meeting programs for February 26th and March 12th. David Stone who has worked with the Drug Abuse Center in Durango the past year and a half in administration and counselling serving the 4-corners area showed a vivid film on the Drug Scene in San Francisco Haight- Ashbury . Hr . Stone pointed out that the center in Durango is a drug free program funded by the State of Colorado. The clients range in age from 12 to 65 years ·of age and are using everything from marijuana to heroin . The business meeting was conducted by club president, Violet Sams . The club is buying a unit of trees for the Memorial Forest in mee1ory of charter member Ma-rgaret Wiseman. Mrs . Wiseman was an active club member for many years and was also a past president. Refreshments were served by the hostesses Mrs. Sams and Sheryl Hayfield. The February program was in charge of }frs . Hayfield. For the March 12'th oeeting l·fr . St::lith told of the activities and housing and meals served at the Senior Center. The center is a part of · the Southern Ute Community Action ?rogram and is funded in part by the Soutrern Ute Tribe . Tribal members have first choice of housing if they qualify as to age. At the present time all housing units are taken and -the re is a waiting list. Hr. Smith also told of future plans of the Senior Center which call for a ?ark and a Greenhouse . This progra~ for }far ch 12 on Hc=e Life was arrange by Ruby Hailey. It was noted to the business ~eeting the District Convention would be }fay 12 in Cortez. Table decorations were in memory of St . Patrick and the refre shments were serve~ by Vivian and Virginia Richnond. rr . _&Hr s. Be~ C~avez ar~ th~~pr9~d grandparents of a baby girl born to 1,heir son BenJam.in and his W1..L e Vicky from l<l.ora Vista, New Mexico . - The baby weighed 8 lbs and was named Dane tte . The sponsers for her baptism will be her aunt Ida Chavez from Denver and her uncle Bill Collins fro□ Montrose . Serior y senora Ben Chavez son abuelos de una nina que nacib a SU hijo Y esposa Benjamin y Vicky de Flora Vista, Hew Hexico . Peso ocho libras Y su no~bre es Danette . Los padrinos Para su bautisrno van a ser su tia Ida Chavez de Denver y su tio Bill-Collins de Mont~ose . ************************** Ernest and Rose Pacheco were over visiting his parents Criselda and Liva and sister Christina last weekend. They were living in l-'.anchester N. H. but have moved to Colorado Springs where he will be working for :-1 . 0 .R.A. D. Ernesto Pacheco y_es~osa Rosa visitaVo~ a sus padres Criseldo, Liva y su hermana Christina la semana pasada. _Ellos vivian en manchester Il. H. y ahora se an m.udado para Colorado Spr·1ngs. �************************** A baby shower for Cynthia V.ouser Guye was given by Mrs. Pat deKay at her home on Tuesday after noon , Februar y sixth. Cynthia received a ·nunber of attrac tive as well as u seful gifts for hEr first baby to be. She and her husband, Wyatt, are living in Durango . C·y nthia Xouser Guye fue honrada por la senora Pa t deKay con un baby shower el :sarte.s en la tarde d.ia seis de febr e ro. Cynthia re ci c,io muche s regalos muy bonitos y u sables para su ~ino que esperan en unos meses . ************************** February ~as t he Heart Drive month. Audrey Ellison was the Heart Chairman-for the I gnacio a rea . A Hear t Benefit Bridge was given at the home of Hrs . Eeinie Gardner will sixteen ladies pres ent for an evening of card playing . Assisting l·:rs. Gardner were l·a-s~ Lll ison a nd 1•:rs. Grace Patrick , The variety of prizes were donated by Ignacio merchants and those attending reported a good tit1e. 1"!l' . & Hrs. Bruffett - Thelna & Cliff are leaving for Denver Mon~av 19, 1979 to go ~o Bri ghto~, near Denver,to pick up their nnebego .d oter Home . On t hei r r eturn in 5 or 6 days they will- return to ~he center to get the ~otor ho□e r eady f or a tr ip in Anril and pa~t of ha:ch for ~lorida . They will be vi siting fria::1.ds the r e and seeing the .s i ghts. ~ill r eturn back home in t i me to attend Laurie Smalle; ' s wedaing on Apr~l 28th . She will marry Bill Steward of Bayfield buildinft contractor of .::>Un Ho!:les i n Bayfield where he lives also Mr Br ~ffett ~ will be celebrating his birthday on April 26th . ' • Wi �*•************************ Joyce Danford knew how t~ go about spending a ~ew ~ays here wi t:r. her parents, l·~. & l•:rs . Carl nasters. She telepho:1ea fr~ends here and they made t he arranger:ents for t : e l·(asters to_ oe a~ norue, they met the plane and saw to it t hat >'.rs. Danfor e1 ar~i ,~e~ at the ranch south of Ignacio. After spendin g the weeke:1d v1.sit1.n~ she re turned to her hon:e in California on Wecinesd.ay, Fe oruary 21 s-c .• Ignacio, tovm of human liberty, i.:uch as the t eepee of the Chieftain brave, Yours is a brand cf native dignity And toleration that will s·,.,,eep a nd save. Your world is yours for ri ght ~as willed it so, you have your code , your h~~or and your pe ace, Your vision i s a strong and vi tal glow Fro:n which your la bors never shrink nor cease . The selfish worlds of men ~ay baffle th0ught, Your toleration ~s a job subli~e, In iifty yea.rs t-hls v irile town you;ve wrought Old as the land and new as futur e ti~e . Milford~. Shields The above poem 1,,as \v.r i tten in 1963 by Hr . Shields and publ ished i n The Ign2cio Chieftain for the 50 years c eleoratio!.1 of t he town ~..;hich had been incorporated in July 1913. l·: ilf orci Shields 80 died in February in Co!'.'l.'rrtE1i t:r Hospital in Dura!1go. He had been the Poetry £ditor for the Heral d 's Singing San Juan since 1951+ , He r et j_red in October 1978. As ?cet Laureate of Colorado he took this honor seriously aTid wrote, at least a few lines~ for nu!:lerous observances through t he years . For 34 years he was the □ovie projectionist at the Kiva Theater. *******************~******* !-'..rs. Belle Hays 72, a :resident of Allison since 1922 died Febr'.lary 19 in Mercy l·'.edical Center following a l ong illness fro::n cancer . 1·1rs. Hays was born Hay 3 , 1906 in Farr.iin6 ton . She married J oh_r1 :~·fays in 1922 . Dur ing her years in Alli son she took part in co::-..."Juni ty activities . For some years she drove a school bus in the Allison area . Funeral services ·we:re in the Allison Gra n ge Holl with the Rev . Jack Matlock officiating. Bu1·ial •..;as in the Allison Ce!i'.:etery . 1-ie!:1orial contribu tions in Mrs . Hays nane were rr.ad~ to the Allison Comrnu:::-ii ty Church . � 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: March 1979 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1979-03 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 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 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smith, Shelby Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ignacio Senior Center