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WINNER OF 13 SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISM AWARDS IN 2011

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Staff reportThe Southern Ute Drum

The Southern Ute Drummade its best showing ever in ajournalism contest in April,winning 13 awards — includingfive first-place prizes — in theSociety of Professional Journal-ists’ annual Top of the Rockies.

Top of the Rockies is thelargest regional journalismcompetition west of the Missis-sippi, open to all newspaper,radio and TV outlets in fourstates: Colorado, Utah, Wyomingand New Mexico.

Last year the Drum won fiveTop of the Rockies awards: a firstplace, a second place, and threethirds. This year, the staff nearlytripled its take. Editor Ace Stryk-er traveled to the Denver PressClub on Friday, April 13 toaccept the awards.

Composition TechnicianRobert L. Ortiz won a first-placeaward for news photography forhis coverage of the opening ofthe Southern Ute Cultural Center& Museum, and a second-place

award for feature photography.Photographer/reporter Jeremy

Wade Shockley won two first-place awards: one for featurephotography for his coverage ofthe Durango & Silverton Narrow

Gauge Railroad’s annual South-ern Ute Heritage Train, and onefor sports photography for hiscoverage of last summer’s RockyMountain State Games inColorado Springs. He also wonsecond and third place in newsphotography, third place infeature photography, and secondplace in single-story news report-ing for his article on last year’sNational Congress of AmericanIndians annual convention.

Between Ortiz and Shockley,the Drum swept the news andfeature photography categories,which include all newspaperswith circulation under 10,000 inthe four-state area.

Stryker won five awards,including a single-handed sweepof politics general reporting withfirst, second and third places.Stryker also earned first place forpublic service for his ongoingcoverage of Southern Ute elec-tions, and third place in educationgeneral reporting.

The Drum has received awardcertificates that will be framedand added to the trophy case nearits office on the west side of thesecond floor of the Leonard C.Burch Tribal AdministrationBuilding. The staff has alsosubmitted entries for the annualNative American JournalistsAssociation competition, thewinners of which will beannounced later this summer.

The latest round of journalismawards brings the Drum’s all-time total to 41, including 26 inthe past three years alone.

Drum brings home 13 SPJ awardsphoto Jeremy Wade Shockley/SU DRUM

Fishing ramps up for season

Fishing and fish were bothon the agenda for Thursday,April 12. Select students fromthe Southern Ute IndianMontessori Academy helpedto stock fish at Scott’s pond aspart of their ongoingcurriculum, Fish in theClassroom, Randy Herrera(above) releases trout using anet. The program wasorchestrated by Jon Broholmwildlife technician with theDepartment of NaturalResources. The studentsadded a total of 300 trout tothe recently reconstructedfishing habitat, a localfavorite among students. TheCasias family made openingday at Lake Capote an all-day outing, sharing in thecatch was War Casias, hiswife Lori, and their twochildren, Ethan and Ayden.

Ignacio gets egg-cited about Easter hunt

photos Jeremy Wade Shockley/SU DRUM

Between Ortizand Shockley, theDrum swept the

news and featurephotographycategories.

The Easter bunny once again graced the grounds ofthe SunUte Multi-purpose fields on Saturday, March31 to the delight of many kids, young and old. TheSouthern Ute Police Department and a host ofvolunteers, led by Community Resource Officer DonFolsom held it’s annual Easter Egg Hunt. Thousands ofeggs were filled with candy and rewards ready to besnatched by kids of all ages. Three age categories withdesignated areas of the fields were marked off as kidsreadied themselves to compete with one another tograb as many eggs as they could gather.

photos Robert Ortiz/SU DRUM

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News in briefIGNACIO

Woodward winter wood for heat has ceasedThe summer yard maintenance program will

begin May 1. This is available for elders and phys-ically challenged Tribal Members. Please callConstruction Services for information regardingthese services at 970-563-0260.

Free bison meat available to tribal membersThe Southern Ute Indian Tribe’s Division of

Wildlife Resource Management maintains a smallherd of bison for the Tribe’s ceremonial, cultural anddietary needs. As a service to the tribal membership,the division makes available bison meat to enrolledSouthern Ute tribal members free of charge. Tribalbison are grass-fed at low herd density and are free ofartificial hormones and other synthetic chemicals.Bison meat is naturally low in cholesterol and anexcellent, healthy alternative to beef. If you are anenrolled Southern Ute tribal member interested inobtaining bison meat for personal use, call the Divi-sion of Wildlife at 970-563-0130. Quantities andcuts of meat available may be limited.

Explorers to host yard saleOn Saturday, April 28, the Ignacio Elementary

Explorers Club will be hosting a yard sale in theparking lot at Ignacio Elementary School. You canrent space for $15. All the profits from your salesare yours. If you would like to reserve a space,please contact Deb Otten at 970-563-0661.

Los Pinos Softball Tournament, May 26 & 27Open Men’s & Women’s tournament will take

place May 26 and 27. Entry fee is $300. All teamsmust pay at the SunUte before their 1st game.Men’s teams will hit their own Core .44 andWomen will hit Core .47. Awards will be given for1st thru 3rd place, All Tourney, MVP. NO homerunlimit! Only approved ASA bats on current bat listwill be allowed. To sign up and for more informa-tion contact Recreation at 970-563-0214.

Mid America, May Madness Shoot-OutThe shoot-out will take place May 5 and 6. All

teams are invited to play. Grade levels are: Boys 3rdthru 8th, & High School Divisions and Girls 3rdthru 8th, & High School Divisions. Games will beplayed at the SunUte Community Center, 290Mouache Circle and the Ignacio Jr. High & HighSchools, 315 Ignacio Street. Register Online atwww.mayb.com or call 316-284-0354. For moreinformation contact the Tournament Director at970-563-0214. Hotel accommodations at the SkyUte Casino & Resort. For reservations call 800-876-7017 or www.skyutecasino.com. Mention orenter: MAYB Basketball to receive discounted rate.

May Madness Softball Tourney, May 12 & 13Tournament will take place May 12 and 13. Entry

fee is $300. All teams must pay at SunUte beforetheir 1st game. Men’s teams will hit their ownCore .44 balls and Women’s teams will hit theirown Core .47 balls. ASA and USSSA stamped batsonly. Awards will be given for 1st thru 3rd place,All Tourneys, and MVP. No homerun limit. Tosign up and for more information contact Recre-ation at 970-563-0214

Red Willow to celebrate 20 yearsPlease join us for Red Willow Production

Company’s 20th Anniversary Party on Friday,May 4 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Sky UteFairgrounds. An authentic Louisiana Cajun boillunch from Norton’s Catering will be served withlive music from BeauSoleil. Red Willow wasformed in 1992, and this year marks 20 years ofcontinued success.

Casino to host fish and wildlife conferenceThe 27th annual Native American Fish and

Wildlife Society Southwest Regional Conferencewill take place at the Sky Ute Casino Resort, July24 – 26. This year’s conference theme is “HonoringMother Earth, Preserving Our Native Teachings,Adapting for the Future.” Registration is on-siteonly and is $175. Hotel rooms have been blockedat a rate of $112 per night; to reserve, call 970-563-7777 or 888-842-4180. For more information, callNorman Jojola at 505-753-1451 or Joe Jojola at505-563-3408.

Education Dept. community class for AprilDress and ribbon shirt workshop: Saturday, April

21, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Participants will learn tomeasure, cut out and sew a simple ribbon dress, ora ribbon shirt. Participants will receive the materi-al and the ribbons to complete your project. Partic-ipants must know how to operate a sewingmachine and have basic sewing skills. For moreinformation, and to sign up, call Luana Herrera atthe Department of Education 970-563-0237.

DURANGO

Information sessions for adult learnersAre you ready to earn your bachelor’s degree?

Learn how at free informational sessions from FortLewis College. Sessions will cover opportunitiesfor adult learners at FLC and explain how to enrolland apply for financial aid. Sessions are free andopen to the public, and will be held every Wednes-day except for the second Wednesday of each monthat the Durango Public Library from 6 to 7 p.m. inProgram Room 3. For more information, call 970-247-7670.

10 years agoSouthern Ute Tribal Chairman Leonard C. Burch had received flags from the Colorado

Department of Corrections in Denver on the 25th Anniversary of the ColoradoCommission of Indian Affairs. Chairman Burch then presented the Southern Ute ColorGuard with the flags on April 9th in Council Chambers. Russell Box Sr. received theAmerican Flag and Rod Grove accepted the Colorado State Flags.

This photo first appeared in the April 19, 2002, edition of The Southern Ute Drum.

Jim Newton/SU DRUM archives

20 years agoNathan Winder, Steve Rivera and John Chad Williams show off buffalo skulls that they

hope to market with the help of the Economic Development Department. The skulls werepurchased from the Denver Buffalo Company.

This photo first appeared in the April 18, 1992, edition of The Southern Ute Drum.

T. Weaver/SU DRUM archives

The Southern Ute Environmental Programs is offering free home radon testing to Tribal members.

Please call Peter Dietrich for more information or toschedule an appointment. Priority to Elders and

those with infants in their homes.

970-563-0135 ext. 2238, pdieth@southern-ute.nsn.us

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Powwow Trails20th Annual NCIPA Powwow

April 20 – 22CSU Moby Arena • Fort Collins, CO

Contact: Northern Colorado Intertribal Powwow Assoc.Phone: 970.498.0290 or ncipa@fortnet.org

Email: ncipa@fortnet.orgWeb:www.fortnet.org/PowWow/NCIPA_powwow.html

Gathering of Nations PowwowApril 26 – 28

University of New Mexico’s University Arena • Albuquerque, NMPhone: 505-836-2810

Web: www.gatheringofnations.com

Randlett Bear DanceApril 27 – 30Randlett, UT

Contact: Louis Chapoose 707-971-9853 or Henry Cesspooch 435-401-5363

Northern Ute “Spring Celebration” Bear DanceMay 11 – 14

Uintah & Ouray Reservation • Fort Duchesne, UTPhone: 435-722-3136 (Bear Dance), 435-724-2451 (Powwow)

Web: www.utetribe.com

19th Annual Spring Bear PowwowMay 19

Regis University Field House, 3333 Regis Blvd. • Denver, COPhone: 303-648-3414

Email: powwow@ravendancers.orgWeb: www.ravendancers.org/powwow/

Tesoro 12th Annual Indian Market & PowwowMay 19 – 20

The Fort, 19192 Hwy. 8 • Morrison, COPhone: 303-839-1671

Web: www.tesoroculturalcenter.org

University of Denver PowwowMay 26

Driscoll Green, 2190 E. Asbury Ave. • Denver, COPhone 505-269-4761Web: www.du.edu/

This is your language'ícha-'ara muni 'apaghapi 'ura-'ay

By Tom GivónUte Language Program

6. Words6.1. PreliminaryA language is a system of communication. In order to communicate, we take words that carry meaning

and combine them into utterances (sentences, clauses) that carry information.A human language works as a combinatorial system, one that can be divided into two main parts:• Vocabulary (lexicon, dictionary): The collection of all the meaning-bearing words of the language;

that is, the elements that can be combined into meaningful utterances.• Grammar: (a) The rules used for combining words into utterances; and (b) the rules used for combin-

ing the smaller sub-parts of words into whole words. Our column today opens the discussion of Ute words.

6.2. Word meanings: The vocabulary as cultural world-viewOur vocabulary as a whole represents what we know about our universe of experience. Individual words

classify either the types of states or events that our culture recognizes as significant, or the types of enti-ties (‘things’) that partake in those states or events. Our universe of experience encompasses first physi-cal reality (‘woman’, ‘cat’, ‘tree’, ‘rock’, ‘water’, ‘hill’, ‘red’, ‘large’, ‘eat’, ‘break’, ‘run’, ‘talk’, etc.), aswell as social-cultural constructs (‘husband’, ‘medicine-man’, ‘celebration’, ‘court’, ‘chief’, ‘police’,‘lawful’, ‘polite’, ‘mediate’, ‘marry’ etc.), and finally mental experience (‘mind’, ‘love’, ‘fear’, ‘hate,‘painful’, ‘suspicious’, ‘want’, ‘know’, ‘expect’, ‘mean’ etc.).

The words that code what we know about our universe of experience are used as the reference or contents ofour communication; that is, they code what we communicate about. It is of course true that we also have expe-riences for which we have no words. But in each culture, having a word for some type of experience indicates thatthe experience is important, general, or frequent. And it is hard to communicate about non-verbal experiences.

6.3. Word classes and word structureWe have noted last time, in our discussion of hyphenation, that English words can be deceptively short and

simple, as in e.g. ‘horse’, ‘man’, ‘rock’, ‘chair’, ‘knife’, ‘green’, ‘tall’, ‘strong’, ‘walk’, ‘sleep’, ‘love’, ‘want’,or ‘know’. In contrast, Ute words are overwhelmingly longer and complex; that is, they are most commonlymade of several parts that are combined together. This combinatorial complexity of Ute words is different fordifferent word-types. We will thus discuss this subject as part of our description of Ute word types.

Our vocabulary, or dictionary, is made out of different word classes, the most common of which arenouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs. We will describe these word classes. In deciding how a word fits intoone class rather than another, we use a combination of three criteria:

• meaning: what type of experience the word codes;• syntactic distribution: what is the grammatical slot in the sentence (‘clause’) into which the wordtypically fits;• structure: what are the smaller sub-parts – morphology – that make up a word.

6.3.1. Nouns6.3.1.1. MeaningThe traditional definition of nouns as “names of persons, places or things” is intuitively appealing but requires

some elaboration. Nouns most typically code the stable, durable, concrete, compact entities of our physicaluniverse, be they features of the terrain (‘hill’, ‘river’), materials (‘water’, ‘rock’, ‘sand’), plants (‘pine’, ‘grass’),animals (‘deer’, ‘mouse’), humans (‘woman’, ‘child’, ‘father’, ‘grandma’), artefacts (‘knife’, ‘house’, ‘blanket’).Less typically, nouns code general concepts derived from verbs (‘drinking’, ‘knowledge’, ‘trial’).

6.3.1.2. Syntactic distributionNouns can occupy five major syntactic positions in the clause (‘sentence’). First, the positions of

subject (S) and object (O) as in:ta'wa-chi 'u sivaatu-chi 'uway paqha-qaman/S the/S goat/O the/O kill-ANT‘the man killed the goat’

Next, the position of indirect object, marked in Ute with a post-position, as in:múusa-chi 'u kani-náagha-tukhwa yuga-pugacat/S the/S house/O-in-to enter-REM‘The cat went into the house’

Next, the position of predicate (PRED) as in:'icha-'ara po'o-kwa-tu 'ura-'aythis/S-be book/PRED be-IMM‘This is a book’

And finally, the position of possessor/genitive (GEN) noun modifying another noun, as in:'áapa-chi po'o-kwa-tu túu'a-tu 'ura-'ayboy/GEN book/S good be-IMM‘The boy’s book is good’

In the next column we will deal with the internal structure (‘morphology’) of Ute noun.'uvus. toghoy-aqh

Announcing the 2012 Young Native Writers Essay Contest

The Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation is proud to welcome entries for the Young NativeWriters Essay Contest, which we organize each year in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution’sNational Museum of the American Indian. This essay contest for Native American high school stu-dents is designed to encourage young Native Americans to think about the most important issuesaffecting their tribal communities, as well as ways in which challenges can be addressed. Hundredsof Native American high school students participate each year. While all participants receive aCertificate of Honor for submitting their essays and adding their voices to this important dialogue inIndian Country, the five first-place winners are awarded an all-expenses-paid "Scholar Week" trip toWashington, D.C., accompanied by a teacher or mentor nominated by each winner, to visit theNational Museum of the American Indian and other prominent Washington, D.C. sites. Each winneralso receives a $2,500 college scholarship. Please help us spread the word about this year’s con-test by forwarding this email to groups and individuals who might be interested in submitting anessay. The deadline for submissions is April 30, 2012. We look forward to reading this year’s essays!For more details please visit: http://www.nativewriters.hklaw.com/

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Health April 20, 2012wHchuwiini (4)

The Kidney Corner: Hematuria: blood in the urine

By Dr. Mark SaddlerDurango Nephrology Associates

The presence of blood in theurine is always a worrisome event.In this edition of the KidneyCorner we will discuss some ofthe causes of this problem.

When blood leaks into the urineit is usually plainly visible. Theaddition of only a few drops ofblood in a litre of urine will makeit appear red. Sometimes, howev-er, blood can be present in theurine in such small amounts thatit can be detected only by clinicaltests of the urine. This is some-times done using a “Dipstik” teststrip designed for this purpose, orby examining the urine under amicroscope (“microscopic hema-turia”). Some foods, most notablybeets, can discolor the urine red,giving the appearance of bloodyurine. However, the dye whichenters the urine as a result ofeating a lot of beets is completelybenign. Some drugs can also causered or orange urine. And some-times urine which is extremelyconcentrated, as might happenwith severe dehydration, can lookdark enough to look like blood.Urine testing in the clinic canquickly determine whether bloodis really present in the urine.

Bleeding from the “lower”

urinary tract is common.Tumours, infections and otherlesions in the bladder arecommon causes of visible hema-turia. Urine infections usuallycause burning and frequency ofurination, while bladder tumorsmay not cause any symptomsother than the blood in the urine.

Kidney stones frequently causesome bleeding. Most peoplepassing a kidney stone havesignificant pain, though occa-sionally stone passage may notcause any symptoms at all.Kidney stones are usually easilydiagnosed by CT scanning.

Kidney tumors often presentwith blood in the urine before anyother symptoms are present.Once again, the usual way tomake the diagnosis is by CT scan

or ultrasound. It’s important todiagnose and treat kidney canceras early as possible to preventspread of the tumor, so blood inthe urine should never be ignored!

Another common cause ofblood in the urine is glomeru-lonephritis, inflammation of theglomeruli, or filtering parts ofthe kidneys. Glomerulonephritiscan take many different forms andit includes diseases such as lupusand vasculitis. A very commontype of glomerulonephritis,particularly in Native Americanpatients, is called IgA nephropa-thy. This disease may presentwith intermittent blood in theurine, which sometimes occursafter an upper respiratory tractinfection (ie a “cold”). Fortunate-ly, most people with IgAnephropathy don’t get severekidney failure as a result of theillness but a small proportionmay have a more severe form ofthe disease which can result inend stage kidney disease requiringdialysis or transplantation.

So, hematuria (blood in theurine) can have many differentcauses. The important point is toalways have the problem thor-oughly evaluated by your medicalcaregiver to determine the cause.Many of the causes are treatable.It’s not a symptom to ignore!

Sexual Assault Awareness Month Events! Call SASO for more information 970-259-3074

Schedule of Events

SAAM Film Series III – Trust: April 23 at 6 p.m., Noble 130, FLC • The third film in our film series explores the transcendent power of creativity and common stories that

are rarely told. Thru the eyes of a young Hondurena healing her history of rape and incest takes placewhile building trust within the theatre arts.

Universal Dance Project – Salsa Night: April 26 at 7 p.m., Moe's Starlight • Quieras bailar? Tonight Moe's will have Salsa instructors ready to teach you how to shimmy and sizzle.

Cover will be $5 and there will be door prizes! Proceeds go to benefit SASO.

Day of Hope and Healing: April 27 All day, Downtown Durango • Guilt free shopping at its best! Support local businesses and a portion of their sales will come directly

to SASO. More information will be coming soon so keep your eyes peeled and come spend money for agood cause.

Los Monologues de la Vagina: April 27 at 7 p.m., Henry Strater Theatre• How to better the end of a shopping than to sit down and enjoy a little theatre. For the second year

in a row, SASO and CSVP are bringing Eve Ensler’s hit play The Vagina Monologues to Durango butwe do it in Spanish! Join us for this amazing treat!

For making a difference

Jimmy R. Newton Jr., chairman of the Southern Ute Indian Tribal Council, called SocialServices Case Worker Lark Goodtracks into his office on Friday, April 6, to expressappreciation for a job well done. Newton presented Goodtracks with a Pendelton blanketin recognition of his ongoing attempts to make a difference in the lives of tribal members.

Veterans air concerns

Southern Ute Veterans Association members Roderick Grove and Howard D. RichardsSr., also a Southern Ute Indian Tribal Council member and former chairman, made a tripto Durango on Wednesday, April 4 for a roundtable discussion at the Veterans of ForeignWars building with U.S. Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet. Bennet took questions on delaysin delivering benefits promised to veterans and promised further action.

photo Ace Stryker/SU DRUM

photo Ace Stryker/SU DRUM

April 20, 2012manügiini (5) Education

Education announces GED test datesThe Department of Education would like to announce the GED test dates for the upcoming months:

May 4, June 1 and July 13. The test is held the first Friday of every month at the Southern Ute EducationBuilding at 330 Burns Ave. Registration and payments are due by Tuesday before the test. Scholarshipsare available for Native Americans who live within 50 miles of the service area, spend 12 hours in class,score a 450 on practice tests and submit paperwork two weeks in advance. For more information, callPine River Community Learning Center at 970-563-0681 or Donna Broad at 970-563-0237 or 970-749-1953. Also, the Education Department has an online GED Academy classroom that is available for athome GED test preparation. Please call Donna Broad at 970-563-0237 ext. 2784 or 970-749-1953 forpasswords. There is a minimum time requirement each week to be allowed to use this program.

The GED test will be changing January 2014. All previous test scores will be thrown out andstudents will need to retake all 5 sections. It is important that students complete all 5 sections oftheir GED before the January 2014 date.

Education update

Media releaseSouthern Ute Indian Tribe

Nominations are now beingaccepted for the annual Elbert J.Floyd Award. Eligibility require-ments for recipients of the ElbertJ. Floyd Award are:

• A member of the SouthernUte Indian Tribe

• Deserving• A student of any age, formally

enrolled in an education program,at any level, or someone planningimmediate enrollment in such aprogram

• Interested in continuing hisor her education

• Interested in serving theTribe and the community

• Approved by the Departmentof Education

An eligible recipient need notbe living on the Southern UteIndian Reservation at time of thenomination and need be availableto return to the Tribe to receivethe award in person.

Any teacher, Tribal member orother interested person maysubmit the name of an eligiblerecipient for the Elbert J. FloydAward to the Department ofEducation of the Southern UteIndian Tribe.

Nomination must be submitted

in writing to Ellen S. Baker atthe Southern Ute EducationDepartment by 4 p.m. on Friday,May 11, 2012 and shall state thebasis for the nomination. Formore information call Ellen at970-563-0235 ext. 2793.

The selection of the recipientwill be made by a committee oftwo members consisting of theChairman of the Southern UteIndian Tribe and Vice-Chairmanof the Southern Ute Indian Tribe.

This annual award is in memo-ry of Elbert J. Floyd and ispresented by Mr. Floyd’s childrenand grandchildren to a deservingSouthern Ute Indian student.

Elbert J. Floyd Award nominations are now being accepted

Setting sights on nation’s CapitolSouthern Ute Education

Department staff membersMike Kirsh and Julie Stonehave been working alongsidestudents and parents RyanPrice (left) in an effort to raisefunds for a field trip to theNation’s Capitol. All proceedswill be used to send 15 Tribaland JOM students toWashington DC in June ofthis year. William Mendoza,director of White Houseinitiative on AmericanIndian and Alaska Nativeeducation is workingtowards possibly arranging aprivate tour of the WhiteHouse for this select group ofstudents. Bake sales havebeen held in the Tribaladministration building’sHall of Warriors and at theIgnacio High School. Thefundraising goal is 1,300.Donations are also welcome.

photo Jeremy Wade Shockley/SU DRUM

Golden High School tours Tribe

Seniors students of Golden High School toured the Southern Ute tribal campus as part oftheir Senior Semester Program’s annual southwest trip. They made a stop in Ignacio on April9 and 10. As part of their tour the students visited the Southern Ute Indian MontessoriAcademy, SunUte Community Center, The Southern Ute Drum offices in the Leonard C. Burch

Building and finished with tours of the Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum and theMulti-Purpose Facilty. The group spent the night at the Southern Ute Fairgrounds, as they dothroughout their trip, being fully self-sufficent. The students will also visit other tribes in NewMexico and Arizona. We hope to see them again next year.

photos Robert Ortiz/SU DRUM

April 20, 2012naveeini (6)SUIMA

The Durango Discovery Museum took advantage of clear skies on Monday, April 16 to bring theirSolar Roller presentation to the students of The Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy. Studentsof all age groups made their way out for interactive – hands on activities with their peers. Solarpowered objects included toy cars, bugs, light bulbs, and even a radio set tuned into the Tribe’s ownsignal – KSUT. On Wednesday, April 18, John Kent gave an enlightening presentation on the teslacoil and its practical applications before a captive audience at the Ignacio Community Library.

Discovery Museum wows and educates youthphotos Jeremy Wade Shockley/SU DRUM

April 20, 2012naveekyaveini (7) SUIMA

Cutting back the thistles

On Thursday April 12,three students from SouthernUte Indian MontessoriAcademy’s Upper Elementaryclass lend a hand at Scott’spond as part of the school’s‘Fish in the classroom’curriculum. The areaaround Scott’s pond isundergoing some habitatreclamation following therestructuring andmaintenance that went onthis past winter. Studentsused spades to cut andremove invasive species, suchas the musk thistles that arenow just beginning to breakthe surface along the banksof the pond. Students whovolunteered on Thursdayincluded Dustin Sanchez,Randy Herrera, and AndrewMorgan.

photo Jeremy Wade Shockley/SU DRUM

SUIMA: Hands on trout releaseOn Thursday, April 12, three

students from the SouthernUte Indian MontessoriAcademy’s Upper Elementaryclass helped stock trout atScott’s pond as part of theschool’s “Fish in theclassroom” curriculum.Dustin Sanchez, RandyHerrera, and Andrew Morganeach took turns netting troutduring the annual springstocking. The stocking of thefish was orchestrated by JonBroholm wildlife technicianwith the Department ofNatural Resources, adding atotal of 300 trout to therecently reconstructed fishinghabitat, in addition to anexisting 300 released theprevious day.

photos Jeremy Wade Shockley/SU DRUM

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Lake Capote opening dayCapote opensamid scatteredsnow flurries

Lake Capote opened thegates to fisherman onThursday, April 12. Snowflurries interspersed withclear skies and crisp air didnot deter the many fishermanwho descended on the lake foropening day. Drawing anglersfrom the Ignacio communityand as far south asFarmington, New Mexico.Derby prizes were awardedtotaling in the hundred dollarrange for specially tagged fish.Lake Manager Craig Reinhartmanned the bait shop with alittle help from Parks andRecreation Manager JoshBatchelor. Capote is now openfor the season!

photos Jeremy Wade Shockley/SU DRUM

EasterApril 20, 2012suwarog’omasuwiini (9)

Fundraising with Easter baskets

On Friday March 30, Members of the Sunshine Cloud Smith Youth Advisory Council setup in the Hall of Warriors to sell Easter baskets in an effort to raise funds for theirprogram. Representing the council, (left to right), Keiston Goodtracks-Alires, KieferGoodtracks-Alires, and Brianna Goodtracks–Alires.

photo Jeremy Wade Shockley/SU DRUM

Hoppy Easter

photo Robert Ortiz/SU DRUM

The Southern Ute Police Department held its annual Easter EggHunt at the SunUte Multi-purpose Fields, Saturday, April 7.Hundreds of kids hunted the thousdands of eggs strewn throughoutthe park. Age categories separated the experienced hunter from therookies, as every egg was snatched and basketed, reaping the rewardsof a hunt well done. The Easter Bunny began the event by making hisannual appearance in a Los Pinos fire truck and was quicklyswarmed by eager children and parents, later Mr. Bunny posed withkids for photos – ending the event.

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Baseball: 2A/1A San Juan Basin League

OVERALL SJBLTeam W L Pct. W LDove Creek 3 4 .428 2 0IGNACIO 2 6 .250 1 1Dolores 2 7 .222 0 2Nucla 2 7 .222 0 2

—compiled by Joel Priest

Girls’ Soccer: 3A Southwestern League

OVERALL SWLTeam W L T Pct. W L TBayfield 8 0 0 1.000 6 0 0Telluride 9 1 1 .818 6 1 1Ridgway 4 2 0 .667 4 2 0Alamosa 5 2 1 .625 3 2 1Pagosa Spgs. 2 5 0 .286 2 4 0IGNACIO 1 6 0 .143 1 6 0Center 0 8 0 .000 0 7 0

By Joel PriestSpecial to the Drum

Having already seen theiropponents—via their openingfive batters—enjoy a start they’dsought, it took all of five pitcheslast Thursday for Pagosa Springsto answer, with senior TysonRoss taking Ignacio’s ClaytonJefferson over 380 feet to deadcenter for the 3A Pirates’ firsthomer of 2012.

52 pitches and nine more runslater, Jefferson finally retiredcounterpart Caden Henderson toend a taxing 40-minute inning.And though IHS responded quick-ly—a three-run rally with twoouts—starting the second, thedamage ultimately provedirreparable in a 16-6 loss, final-ized via a bizarre ‘sacrifice fly.’

PSHS three-hole hitter AustinDeVooght belted a shot to center,but Bobcat senior Jeff Herreramade a fine catch—surprisingPirate Sean Blanchard, who’d ledoff the bottom of the fifth with asingle to left and then stolensecond base…and who’d appar-ently forgotten to tag up whenHerrera made the grab.

Having already rounded thirdbase as Herrera showed the ball toall, Blanchard touched home plateas the relay throw smacked intothe Strohecker Field backstop.Through the confusion, the ’Cats

slowly threw the ball back out tosecond base to appeal to theumpires—and hopefully doubleoff Blanchard (3-3, 4 R, RBI),nullifying the mercy-rule run andprolonging the contest.

But with neither official appar-ently having seen the Pirate’stag, or lack of one, the scorestood and brought an end to thenon-league contest in frigid,blanket weather where the sunonly shone for show.

Ignacio freshman catcher IaasicPena went 1-for-2, plating bothJefferson (2-3, 2B, 2 R) andsenior Tyler Young in the firstwith a single up the middle, andalso drew a third-inning walk, butwas frozen on a called third striketo end the Bobcats’ fourth withYoung on third base and JesseVigil on first.

Having hammered Henderson(CG; 7 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 10 K) fortwo doubles—one hopping overthe fence in deep left-center—anda 2-RBI triple to right, Youngstayed hot (even though theweather was somehow worsethan in Archuleta County) inIHS’ return to SunUte Field twodays later against Dolores.

Two-for-three with the bat,Young’s chief contribution to a9-8 escape was his right arm.Credited with the last one-and-athird frames against Pagosa,‘T.Y.’ answered another, longer

relief call to shut down theBears—earning the win withseven strikeouts in five innings.

Jefferson had taken the lossagainst Pagosa, going just theone inning (6 H, 8 ER, 2 HB, 2BB).

Herrera (1-2, 2 R at PSHS)again proved potent as Ignacio’sleadoff batter, going 3-for-4against DHS as the ’Catsimproved to 2-6 overall, and to 1-1 in the log-jammed 2A/1A SanJuan Basin League.

First-year junior DawrenceRomero rapped a crucial two-runtriple in the IHS fifth againstCody Carroll (L; CG, 14 K), to“put us over the top,” accordingto head coach Ardie Eleck.

“Things went really well,” hesaid afterwards, defrosting likeeveryone else as flakes beganflying furiously, “and I washappy with how we did.”

Dey Campuzano went 3-5 (3R) for Dolores (2-7, 1-1), andTyler Weir was 2-4 with 2 RBI.

The SJBL slate’s long haulgreets Ignacio this weekend, withtomorrow’s trip to Dove Creek(11 a.m. start) the first of threeconsecutive varsity doublehead-ers. The Bobcats then visitDolores on April 24 (1 p.m.start) with Nucla—whom IHStraveled to on the 17th, after theDrum had gone to print—comingto town on the 28th (11 a.m.).

By Joel PriestSpecial to the Drum

Clinton Portis made his exitfrom the Denver Broncos’ back-field prior to the 2004 season.

But for the last four years—inIgnacio High School’s hallways,at least—his name lives on…

…through now-senior ShaneRichmond’s sobriquet, acquiredlong ago but which hasendured—beyond the gridiron,where he was an interior line-man—to the point of it beingregarded by outsiders as his givenname. Count the scribes of theDenver Post in that company.

Dubbed ‘Shane Portis-Rich-mond’ by the publication, theBobcat big was included amongthe Honorable Mention All-2Abasketball players for his workduring the 2011-12 season [thelist was released April 11], afterwhich he was also named the2A/1A San Juan Basin League’sPlayer-of-the-Year.

Had it not been for Sanford inthe Region III finale, Richmondwould almost assuredly havebulled his way through opposinglow-post players to the tune of a600-point campaign (reportedstats have him finishing his one-year rampage with 585—an aver-age of 25.4 per game). He alsoaveraged eight rebounds percontest (SHS, fortunately forthemselves, held him to justfive).

Senior guard Xavier Watts aver-aged just 4.5 ppg, but did notchan even century—helped by thefact that 23 of his 34 field goalsmade came from beyond thethree-point arc. He was also anAll-SJBL selection, as was start-ing backcourt mate ClaytonJefferson.

Coming on strong late in theseason, the sophomore pointguard upped his season scoringaverage to 7.1 ppg by booking45 points during Ignacio’s fourdistrict- and regional-tournamentgames. And All-SJBL forwardAdison Jones had about as fine aseason as a freshman could hopefor, posting norms of 8.2 pointsand 6.9 boards during IHS’ 23outings—showing that the nextaddition to the Bobcats’ impres-

sive lineage of paint powers isalready in uniform.

Finally, head coach ChrisValdez was named the SJBL’sCoach-of-the-Year after a seasonending a perfect 11-0 in the loop,18-5 overall, and with yet anoth-er district-tourney title in hand.

ONE OVER ALL: Howdynamic was Richmond’s produc-tion in 2011-12? One stat trulyjumps out—that he topped, bywell over 100 points, an entireteam’s season output.

The Nucla Mustangs amassedjust 462 points in their 18games. Ouray wasn’t too far inthe clear, posting 802 in their 20(Richmond would have needed 35per outing to hit 802; he had ninegames of 30 or more, and oftensat major minutes when theoutcome wasn’t in doubt), andneither was Dolores (831 in 19).

KEEPING PACE: In addition,

Richmond wasn’t too far frombeing the top scorer in thestate—a distinction going to 6’9”Josh Scott (28.5 ppg, 9 rpg) ofMonument-based Lewis-Palmer,Class 4A champs.

ON THE SMALL SIDE: Alsoawarded props from the Post fromthe SJBL were Norwood seniorNick Rushing (Second Team All-1A) and sophomore MorganRummel (Honorable Mention).

HOW IT PLAYED OUT: Inthe 2A championship DenverChristian beat Limon 54-50inside the Pueblo Events Center,ending 26-0 for outgoing coachDick Katte while Limon ended23-4. Iliff-based Caliche won the1A title, 83-77 over SierraGrande [Blanca] at the BudweiserEvents Center in Loveland.

DC’s Austin LeFebre, a 6’5”senior, was named Player-of-the-Year.

By Joel PriestSpecial to the Drum

Though rather hard to seeamidst the heavy gray cloudsshrouding IHS Field last Satur-day, there was a slight silverlining shining through—surrounding the Lady Bobcats’recent back-to-back losses.

Maybe not bright enough topreview a blinding performanceagainst 3A Southwestern-leadingBayfield, but certainly bodingwell for upcoming rematchmatches against Center, Ridgway,and—saying this for the first timein a long while—Pagosa Springs,which barely managed to beatboth the afternoon’s snowstormand weather-ignorant Ignacio withjust four goals.

“This game started off…ourforwards were a little bit lack-adaisical, little bit sleepy,” saidhead coach Andrew Fenity, “but Ithink we started turning it forwardand doing much, much better.”

“Next time we’ll come outstronger and more aggressive-ly…more tactically sound, offen-sively.”

Registering eight goals the daybefore, RHS’ Lady Demons hadsent the ’Cats home pondering abig (but somewhat reassuring)what-if: What if starting goal-keeper Nicole Williams had notbeen injured early, forcing Fenityto make the snap decision to

stick inexperienced ShannonMestas between the pipes?

“Yesterday’s game I actuallythought we played really well,”said Fenity of the Solar Ranchtrip, “and we had to put Shannonin, who’s never played before.So…they’re not eight goalsbetter than us.”

Taking the chilly pitch againstPSHS with a mending Williams,IHS was soon—enemy seniorBrooklynn DuCharme’s fifth-minute goal shoved to the backsof their brains—asking a fargreater what-if:

What if we actually beat thesegirls?

For just as the re-building LadyPirates (2-5, 2-4 SWL) showedconfidence in Lindsey Kurt-Mason’s instructions to linkpasses, change field and directionof their attack, and keep the ballas far from rookie goalie RoseGraveson (a sophomore) aspossible, the Lady Bobcatsappeared to do likewise in allregards with Fenity and assistantOscar Cosio yelling instructions.

“We’ve been working combina-tion plays, working diagonal runs,using the width of the field to ouradvantage,” Fenity said, “and Ithink we demonstrated that.”

PSHS soph Anissa Luceroscored in the 24th minute, butIgnacio regrouped to hold untilLucero struck in the 56th off anassist from freshman Johannah

Laverty. Senior Sydney Aragonbooked the Lady Pirates’ fourthin the 65th, somehow to theshort side of Williams, but withWilliams finishing with a press-counted 20 total saves, Springswent wanting again until the full-time whistle sounded in the 83rd.

IHS (1-6, 1-6) managed threeshots at Graveson (two saves), withone staying on net, but the onlyarea in which the locals were truly‘beaten’—by an 11-3 margin—wasthe corner-kick category.

Up next for the Lady ’Cats—the April 17 trip to BHS wascompleted after the Drum went toprint—will be Round 2 againstRidgway on the 21st (IHS Field,11 a.m.), prior to a three-matchroad swing (4/24 at Alamosa,4/27 at Center, 5/4 at PSHS)ending the regular season.

The RHS match will be thelast at home—already—forseniors Abeth Okall and ShawniTroup and Carly Barborinas.Okall and Troup have playedprimarily on the back line, whileBarborinas has directed trafficthrough midfield.

GOT ’ER DONE: Ignaciodowned CHS’ Lady Vikings 4-1on April 10 to record their firstwin in 2012. Junior DestineeLucero, marked relentlessly byPagosa, booked a hat trick afterBarborinas got IHS on the boardwith what would eventually standas the match-winner.

Bobcats tighten SJBL race

Soccer sees strides vs. Bucs

photo Joel Priest/Special to the Drum

photo Joel Priest/Special to the Drum

photo Joel Priest/Special to the Drum

Ignacio’s Akasia Oberly (8) boots a ball out of danger during the Lady Bobcats’ 4-1 home winover ever-scrappy Center on April 10, as teammates Shawni Troup (20), Jasmine Red (6) and SallyNiggli (18) look on.

Richmond scores All-2A nod

Ignacio guard Xavier Watts (12) hoists up a three-pointer over a late-arriving Telluride defenderduring action inside IHS Gymnasium. Watts was tabbed All-SJBL for the 2011-12 season.

Ignacio guard Clayton Jefferson (11) whips a wrap-around pass under an airborne BayfieldWolverine inside IHS Gymnasium this season. Jefferson was named All-SJBL for his work.

Ignacio forward/center Shane Richmond (10) crashes for arebound during road action at Norwood. Richmond wasnamed the SJBL’s Player-of-the-Year for the 2011-12 season.

Setting the table(s)standings as of April 16, 2012

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Museum fills the tour schedulewith educational workshops

The Southern Ute Culturalcenter has opened itself up forthe season with a successionof school tours, some localand others from afar. BayfieldHigh School brought instudents for a half-day sessionon Wednesday, April 4, whichincluded a beading workshopby Venessa Carel. along withoral history and traditionalflute music by NathanStrongElk. On Friday, April 13,a visiting tour group stoppedin from North Denver. TheGlobal Leadership Academy,traveling on a collegiate roadtrip that extended its time toalmost three days in order toadequately cover theSouthwest region. Jered Cantyand Rose Rivera were amongthose leading the culturalpresentations.

photos Jeremy Wade Shockley/SU DRUM

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BURCH - Kenneth Elbert Burch, Jr., died Monday, April 2,2012 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado . A Funer-al Service was Monday, April 9, 2012 at the Southern Ute Memo-rial Chapel at Ute Park. Deacon Larry Tucker of St. IgnatiusCatholic Church officiated. Burial occured at Ouray MemorialCemetery in Ignacio. Visitation was held at the Southern UteMemorial Chapel on Monday.

Mr. Burch, Jr. was born February 20, 1959 in Ignacio, Coloradothe son of Kenneth Burch, Sr. and Rosemarie Howe. Mr. Burchgrew up and attended schools in Ignacio. After he graduated fromIgnacio High School, he traveled extensively throughout the Unit-ed States on his motorcycle. He held various jobs through theSouthern Ute Indian Tribe. He mainly worked maintenance for thetribal housing. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and joking with hisfriends and family. “He was a very kind and caring individual andwas never mean to anyone,” fondly recall his family. He was a

member of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and in his younger days, he was a War Dancer. Mr. Burchalso liked listening to the music by Eric Clapton.

He is survived by Maxine Silva (companion) of Ignacio, CO, Josephine Howe (sister) of Ignacio,Dora Howe (sister) of Ignacio, Sandra Burch (sister) of Telluride, CO, Daniel Weaver (brother) of Igna-cio, Clayborn Scott, Sr. (brother) of Ignacio, Irene Burch (aunt) of Ignacio, Mary Santistevan (aunt) ofIgnacio, Vonestine William (aunt) of Ignacio and numerous nieces, nephews and other extended familymembers.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Tribal obituaries

Happy Birthday Stoney!Continue to grow on your path inlife & continue putting smileson everyone’s faces. You’re anawesome little boy and wecouldn’t be more grateful for youeveryday. Happy Birthday son,we love you.

Love Mom, Dad, Birdand Monika

Happy Birthday Baby #2I wanted you to know that I amso proud of you. You havebecome a Beautiful Woman & aGreat Mom and you will neverknow how much I love you evenwhen your stuck to me like gum.Jerrika wants to wish her BFF aHappy Birthday too! Thank youfor being you, Augusta.

Love Mom

Happy 9th BirthdayTo My Son

Gerald Ivan Emerson HoweI love you more... than chocolatecake!

Love, Momma Roni XOXO

Happy Birthday to “Uncle G”Love you lots!!

Love, MOMO

Happy Birthday to OUR brother G

Love Tay & D

To: Isiah ValdezCongratulations SON!On making the Honor Roll!

Love your Mom, Dad, Brotherand Little Sisters

Happy birthdays and congratulationsThe following are the results from the MLB Pitch, Hit, Run, event held on the March 31. Thanks to

all the participants that came out and participated, and the SunUte recreation staff. We will be lookingforward to the upcoming events and activities.

MLB Pitch, Hit and Run results

2012 BOYS DIVISION – LOCAL RESULTS

Age 7/8 Name ScoreAll-Around Champion Nathaniel Hendren 233Pitch Champion Nathaniel Hendren 75Hit Champion Clint Benavidez 110Run Champion Clint Benavidez 50

Age 9/10 Name ScoreAll-Around Champion Jawadin Carona 349Pitch Champion Lakota Bartley 75

Jawadin Carona 75Hit Champion Jawadin Carona 224Run Champion Lakota Bartley 80

Age 11/12 Name ScoreAll- around Champion Kai Roubideaux 505Pitch Champion Kai Roubideaux 75

Andrew Morgan 75Hit Champion Kai Roubideaux 380Run Champion Calvin Levato 150

Age 13/14 Name ScoreAll-Around Champion Jordan Carmanoros 248Pitch Champion Jordan Carmanoros 50Hit Champion Jordan Carmanoros 138Run Champion Jordan Carmanoros 60

2012 GIRLS DIVISION – LOCAL RESULTS

Age 11/12 Name ScoreAll- around Champion Shoshone Thompson 646Pitch Champion Shoshone Thompson 150Hit Champion Shoshone Thompson 206Run Champion Shoshone Thompson 290

Dear Mr. HoweMoav A. J. Berry, a sixth grader at Margaret Leary School, has received the Bronze Honor Roll Award

for the first semester of the school year 2011-2012. This award signifies that Moav came up in one ormore subject grades and down in none. The students who receive awards for good grades are given apizza party at school, which is sponsored by the Butte Kiwanis Club.

Moav is the son of Thomas Berry of Butte, Montana and Cassandra Naranjo of Ignacio, Colorado.

Sincerely,Jim O’Neil

Principal - Margaret Leary School

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By Tim YawNuuciu Bible Baptist Church

Are we natural beings orspiritual beings? The answer isYes! We are spiritually formedliving in a nature realm. Ourmonths of investigation haveproven that we are comprised of asoul (spiritual) covered with afleshly form (natural). The bodyrelies on sensual realities forsatisfaction while the soul seeksemotional or spiritual realities forsatisfaction. Evidence has shownthis fact to be the reason humansare incapable of loving each othersacrificially. We have previouslyclassified and proven that humanlove is self-generated and self-centered because it is based on thesensual desires of the flesh whichoverpowers the desires of thesoul. As we have seen, God’s loveis sacrificial and directed awayfrom him toward and through hishuman creation. This is true lovebecause it puts others’ feelingsand needs ahead of one’s own.Only through God’s love can wetruly love each other properly.

We have established that humanpride and selfishness separateshumans from a loving relation-ship with God. This separation iseternal after our soul departs thebody upon physical death.Because our spiritual self will notcease to exist, the real us, oursoul, will exist in a consciencestate forever. This conscienceexistence will be either in thepresence of God (Heaven) or sepa-rated from him (Hell). We spent agood deal of time investigatingand eventually proving that Godhimself paid the penalty of separa-tion from him through JesusChrist, humanity’s Savior, thusreconciling those who believe inJesus’ atonement for our pridefulsin. Remember that Jesus tookthe sin of the world on himselfand died in that sin; thus payingthe penalty that condemned us toHell. Because God raised Jesusfrom the dead, he lives to intercedefor us today. Through all this,God demonstrated his own lovefor us in that while we were yetsinners, Christ died for us. There’sthe perfect picture of the sacrificiallove we have been seeking.

You might say, Okay Tim, I

understand all that. I say greatbecause as we saw in the lastissue, belief in Jesus’ atonementfor us leads to a growing faiththrough God’s Holy Spirit livingin us who empowers us to takecontrol of the natural body andlive spiritually. Our spiritualbeing cannot control the desiresof the natural being withoutbeing made new. This is whatGod does in the genuine believer:He gives them a new Spirit;Himself! “Therefore, if anyone isin Christ, he is a new creation;the old has gone, the new hascome!” (2 Corinthians 5:17).

The Holy Spirit of God livingin a regenerated person throughbelief in Jesus Christ matures ourGod-given faith during this exis-tence, enabling the believer tocontrol natural and sinful desires.This maturity is a progressivegrowth developed through theempowerment, enlightenment andencouragement of the Holy Spiritdwelling from within the believer.Let’s see how this process works.

The passage of 2 Peter, Chapter1, verses 5-7 in the Bible gives anexcellent formula for maturing inour faith. There God tells us to addto our faith goodness; and to good-ness, knowledge; and to knowl-edge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perse-verance, godliness; and to godli-ness, brotherly kindness; and tobrotherly kindness, love. Godgives us the faith to believe in himand then he generates peace andlove through us! Let’s look a littlecloser at this formula. Rememberthough that we are led through thisprocess by the Holy Spirit wholives only in the genuine believerof Jesus Christ. These qualities areimpossible to bring to fruitionunder our own effort.

The operative word in thepassage is ADD. We allow theHoly Spirit to add to our faithgoodness. By exercising thisprovided goodness, we developknowledge. This is knowledge ofGod gained through the Bible andcontinual conversation with God(prayer). By learning more aboutour Creator and his love, we thendevelop self-control that ispatterned after God’s spiritualdesires and not our worldly desires.When we realize the purity of

God’s desires for us and others,perseverance from self-controldevelops. This is the dreaded word,patience, and we exercise patienceby waiting on the Lord and notacting on our own emotions andselfish desires. Patience thatresults from goodness, knowledgeof God, and self-control developsinto godliness. Godliness issimply showing God to othersthrough our actions and conversa-tion. With God working inside thenew creation the believer hasbecome, brotherly love developsleading to the sacrificial love ofGod pouring out from within us.

Therein lays the answer to ouroriginal question that started thisinvestigation several months backof how we can all live togetherpeacefully. We need to exhibitbrotherly love which is sacrificiallove that can only come to usfrom God. You see, God’s desiredrelationship with mankind is notcomplicated. God asks us to dojust 2 things: “... ‘You shall lovethe Lord your God with all yourheart, with all your soul, and withall your mind.’This is the first andgreat commandment. And thesecond is like it:‘You shall loveyour neighbor as yourself.’ Onthese two commandments hangall the Law and the Prophets.”(Matthew 22:37-40).

Since God does all the workfrom giving us the faith tobelieve to bringing us closer tohim; what then is our part? Wemust make Jesus Christ Lord ofour lives by admitting we arehelpless and asking him to livein us and be our life. Add to thata willingness to allow him todraw us closer to him by study-ing his word, the Bible, andgetting involved with otherbelievers through church atten-dance and godly service.

God desires a sincere heart thatloves him; not a bunch of ritualsand superficial words and actions.I encourage you to stop trying toappease God by following anoth-er road in attempt to reach him.We have investigated and foundthat the standard of belief in JesusChrist is the only road to recon-ciliation with our loving God.Any other road might be enticingand pretty, but it only leads toeternal destruction.

Who am I?Are we natural or spiritual?

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Southern Ute BraveArnulfo Pardo III

My name is Arnulfo Pardo III;I am Southern Ute Brave 2011-2012. My Ute name is Saa kuia-gat, I attend the Ignacio JuniorHigh School and will be partici-pating in baseball this summer.

Southern Ute Brave AlternateAmatante Pardo

My name is Amarante Pardo; Iam Southern Ute Brave Alternate2011-2012. My Ute name is Aya,I attend the Ignacio ElementarySchool and will be participatingin my first year of kid pitch base-ball this summer.

Little Miss Southern UteEufemia Pardo

My name is Eufemia Pardo; Iam Little Miss Southern Ute2011-2012. My Ute name is Wati-tach, I attend the Ignacio Elemen-tary School and will be participat-ing in my first year of pitching-machine baseball this summer.

2011-2012 Southern UteRoyalty Quarterly Reports

Mique,We are the great-great grand-

children of the late Moav andMaria Frost and of the late Rileyand Chippewa Eaton Joy. We arethe great-grandchildren of the lateJulius Cloud and Mamie Frostand of the late Preston and Jean-nette Eaton Joy Barry. We are thegrandchildren of Raymond andEdna Frost Sr. and Arnulfo andLoretta Pardo Sr. We are the chil-dren of Arnulfo and Heather PardoJr. We have a brother, Kruz Pardowho also attends Ignacio schools.

We have all been busy attend-ing different functions represent-ing our Tribe. Back in January weentered a float in the Snow downParade, our theme was thecreation story “How the Nuchecame to be”. We had a papermache coyote and handed outcandy to the spectators. KristaRichards made our banner and didan awesome job!

In February we attended theCabin Fever powwow held at themultipurpose building in Igna-cio, it was good to get out anddance, we sponsored a cake walkand some volunteers helped withthe baking, thank you all whowere a part of that, it is greatlyappreciated.

The following week in Febru-ary we held our first workshop atthe multipurpose building for thegirls who are interested in danc-ing, the do’s and don’t’s ofpowwows, Veteran’s roles/songs,care of regalia. We also talkedabout the different dance styles.We would like to thank Mr.Howard Richards, CassandraNaranjo, Miss Jicarilla; TylandAnderson, Samanth Maez, andJalisa Paul. You all did a wonder-

ful job, we appreciate you forsharing your knowledge with us.

We attended the 18th AnnualMadison School Powwow theweekend of our workshop inPhoenix, Arizona. It was a goodpowwow, very hot, but we had agreat time.

The following week to wrap upMarch we held our second work-shop for the boys who are inter-ested in dancing. We also wentover care of regalia, Veteran’sroles/songs, gourd dancing, androles of the drum for boys inter-ested in singing and differentdance styles. We would like tothank Mr. Howard Richards, Mr.Andrew Frost, Mr. ConradThompson, Mr. John Oberly, andMr. Duane Richards. We appreci-ate you sharing your knowledgewith us.

The beginning of March wewere invited to Ft. Defiance for aReading Royalty event. Manyroyalties present shared with thekids why reading is important.We were invited to a reward lunchwith some students who had notbeen interested in reading butwere beginning to improve. Wewere happy to be a part of thisexperience with them. We were inawe of the way their school wasso oriented around their language,hardly any English was spoken. Itwas so cool to see and hear them.

During the week of DenverMarch Powwow, we were invitedto a Flag Ceremony at the StateCapitol. The Southern Ute andUte Mountain Ute Tribes werepresent for this ceremony. It is anhonor to have our flags flying atthe Capitol building in recogni-tion of our two Ute Tribes.

The same weekend we attended

the Denver March Powwow; manydancers were in attendance. This isone of our favorite powwowsbecause there are so many people.We enjoy watching all the dancerswith their amazing regalia.

The following weekend weattended the Hozhoni DaysPowwow at Fort Lewis College.There were many people celebrat-ing the reign of outgoing MissHozhoni Tawnie Knight and theincoming Miss HozhoniSunshine Perry. Congratulationsto the new Miss Hozhoni!

We will be hosting more work-shops for you all to attend. Oursoonest workshop coming up isour ribbon shirt and dress makingworkshop to kick off our BearDance, This will be held May 1at the multipurpose building ,with our Bear Dance workshopfollowing May 15 at the multi-purpose building. We hope youwill come and join us. Everyoneis invited!

We enjoy representing ourTribe and hope we are doing well.Thank you all for allowing us torepresent you, we will keep youupdated on our travels and func-tions we are attending.

The first thunder has come andgone, its Bear Dance time!!

Togoiak,Saa Kuiagat

Southern Ute Brave2011-2012

AyaSouthern Ute Brave Alternate

2011-2012

WatitachLittle Miss Southern Ute

2011-2012

William August WestermanJob Title: Range TechnicianDescription of Duties: Assist in range land management acitivities. Workunder the head of the range division.Hobbies: Avid outdoorsman andvolunteer fire service.Family: Mother, father and youngerbrother.

Anthony CioccoJob Title: Youth in Natural

Resources Crew LeaderDescription of duties: Help

youth learn about various NaturalResource and Wildlife Work.Hobbies: Hunting, Fishing,

Graphic Design, ArtTribe: Muskoke (Creek & Seminole)

Comments: Looking forward to another fun and educational summer!

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The Health and Wellness Powwow committee isnow accepting bids for catering for the upcomingHealth and Wellness Powwow, taking place Oct.20, 2012. All bids must be turned in, in writing, byJuly 1, to be considered. A menu must be planned,included with the specific recipes. Catering will beplanned for 500 people, for the meal break at 5 PMat the Sky Ute Fairgrounds. Preference will begiven to caters and their servers/helpers who have

food handlers certificates, or able to obtain prior tothe event. Each interested caterer will be asked toturn in two bids, 1 will include set-up and clean upof all meal related items, 2 the other bid should befor cooking and food preparation only (committeeand volunteers can be responsible for set up andclean up). If interested in catering this event, pleasecall the Southern Ute Shining Mountain Diabetesprogram at 970-563-4741.

Requests for bidsHEALTH AND WELLNESS POWWOW COMMITTEE

CATERING SERVICES FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS POWWOW

Bid-Notice is hereby given that Bids from qualifiedcontractors shall be received by the Southern UteGrowth Fund, Safety & EnvironmentalCompliance Management Group (SECMG), onbehalf of Sky Ute Sand & Gravel, in their officelocated at 65 Mercado Street, Suite 205, Durango,Colorado 81301, until 5 p.m. (MDT) on May 4,2012. Copies of the Bidding Documents may beobtained by contacting Lynn Woomer, SECMG bytelephone at 970-764-6486 or by email atlwoomer@sugf.com as of April 20, 2012. Each Bidmust be clearly marked with the Bid Title and FirmIdentification. Bid evaluation will comply with theTribal Employment Rights Ordinance (TERO)code, Preference in Contracting and Subcontracting.

A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on-site at65 Mercado Street, Suite 205, Durango, CO at 9a.m., Friday, April 27, 2012. Deadline forQuestions: All questions relating to the bid must besubmitted via e-mail to Lynn Woomer atlwoomer@sugf.com by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 1,2012. The Owner reserves the right to reject lateBids. The Owner reserves the right to cancel thisBid, or reject any and all submittals, in whole or inpart, when it is in the best interest of the Owner.The Owner assumes no financial responsibility/lia-bility whatsoever for the preparation of anyresponse to this Bid. Bids will not be accepted bytelephone, fax or e-mail.

Requests for bidsSOUTHERN UTE GROWTH FUND - WEASELSKIN PIT RECLAMATION PROJECT

BACKFILLING & GRADING ACTIVITIES

Bid-Notice is hereby given that Bids from qualifiedcontractors shall be received by the Southern UteGrowth Fund, Safety & EnvironmentalCompliance Management Group (SECMG), onbehalf of Sky Ute Sand & Gravel, in their officelocated at 65 Mercado Street, Suite 205, Durango,Colorado 81301, until 5 p.m. (MDT) on May 4,2012. Copies of the Bidding Documents may beobtained by contacting Lynn Woomer, SECMG bytelephone at 970-764-6486 or by email atlwoomer@sugf.com as of April 20, 2012. Each Bidmust be clearly marked with the Bid Title and FirmIdentification. Bid evaluation will comply with theTribal Employment Rights Ordinance (TERO)code, Preference in Contracting and Subcontracting.

A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on-site at65 Mercado Street, Suite 205, Durango, CO at 9a.m., Friday, April 27, 2012. Deadline forQuestions: All questions relating to the bid must besubmitted via e-mail to Lynn Woomer atlwoomer@sugf.com by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 1,2012. The Owner reserves the right to reject lateBids. The Owner reserves the right to cancel thisBid, or reject any and all submittals, in whole or inpart, when it is in the best interest of the Owner.The Owner assumes no financial responsibility /liability whatsoever for the preparation of anyresponse to this Bid. Bids will not be accepted bytelephone, fax or e-mail.

Requests for bidsSOUTHERN UTE GROWTH FUND - WEASELSKIN PIT RECLAMATION PROJECT

REVEGITATION ACTIVITIES

OWNER:Southern Ute Indian TribeConstruction & Project Management Dept.P.O. Box 737116 Mouache DriveIgnacio, Colorado 81137970-563-0138

The Southern Ute Indian Tribe is requesting thesubmittal of responses to the RFQ for ProfessionalEngineering Design Services services for the LaBoca Bridge. Responses to this RFQ will bereceived by the Southern Ute Indian Tribe’sConstruction and Project Management Departmentlocated at 116 Mouache Drive in Ignacio, Colorado

81137 until 2 PM MDT, Monday, April 23, 2012.Proposals received after that time will not beaccepted and will be returned unopened. ContactApril Toledo for a copy of the RFQ at 970-563-0138 or atoledo@southern-ute.nsn.us. TheSouthern Ute Indian Tribe Tribal EmploymentRights Office (TERO) has established a preferencefor contracting and subcontracting to certifiedIndian Owned businesses. For information onTERO, contact the TERO office at 970-563-0117.The Southern Ute Indian Tribe reserves the right toreject any and all bids, to waive any informality inbids and to accept the bid deemed, in the opinion ofthe Tribe, to be in the best interest of the SouthernUte Indian Tribe.

Requests for quoteSOUTHERN UTE INDIAN TRIBE

LA BOCA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES

In the Legal Name Change of, Case No.: 2012-NC-019NOTICE OF LEGAL NAME CHANGEWalter Reynolds Jr., Civil SubjectNotice is hereby given that Walter Reynolds Jr. filed an applica-tion for legal change of name, to be known hereafter as WalterJim Roubideaux Reynolds Jr.. As of April 9, 2012 at 3:00 pm noperson filed an objection to the request, and therefore notice ishereby given that Walter Reynolds Jr. name shall be and is here-by legally changed to Walter Jim Roubideaux Reynolds Jr.

Dated this 10th day of April, 2012.Suzanne F. Carlson, Southern Ute Tribal Judge

In the Legal Name Change of, Case No.: 2012-NC-020NOTICE OF LEGAL NAME CHANGEWalter Darwin Reynolds III, Civil SubjectNotice is hereby given that Walter Darwin Reynolds III filed anapplication for legal change of name, to be known hereafter asWalter Darwin Roubideaux Reynolds III. As of April 9, 2012 at3:00 pm no person filed an objection to the request, and there-fore notice is hereby given that Walter Darwin Reynolds IIIname shall be and is hereby legally changed to Walter DarwinRoubideaux Reynolds III.

Dated this 10th day of April, 2012.Suzanne F. Carlson, Southern Ute Tribal Judge

In the Legal Name Change of, Case No.: 2012-NC-022NOTICE OF LEGAL NAME CHANGEErika Jennifer Antoinette M Goodtracks, Civil SubjectNotice is hereby given that Erika Jennifer Antoinette M Good-tracks filed an application for legal change of name, to be knownhereafter as Jennifer Mayanda-Gre-Mi Antoinette Goodtracks. Asof April 16, 2012 at 9:00 am no person filed an objection to therequest, and therefore notice is hereby given that Erika JenniferAntoinette M Goodtracks name shall be and is hereby legallychanged to Jennifer Mayanda-Gre-Mi Antoinette Goodtracks.

Dated this 16th day of April, 2012.Chantel Cloud, Southern Ute Tribal Judge

In the Legal Name Change of, Case No.: 2012-NC-027NOTICE OF LEGAL NAME CHANGEJaela Rae Porambo, Civil SubjectNotice is hereby given that Jaela Rae Porambo filed an applica-tion for legal change of name, to be known hereafter as JaelaLucinda Rae Velasco. As of April 9, 2012 at 2:30 pm no personfiled an objection to the request, and therefore notice is herebygiven that Jaela Rae Porambo name shall be and is hereby legal-ly changed to Jaela Lucinda Rae Velasco.

Dated this 10th day of April, 2012.Chantel Cloud, Southern Ute Tribal Judge

In the Legal Name Change of, Case No.: 2012-NC-028NOTICE OF LEGAL NAME CHANGEKylan Porambo, Civil SubjectNotice is hereby given that Kylan Porambo filed an applicationfor legal change of name, to be known hereafter as Kylan JacobVelasco. As of April 9, 2012 at 2:30 pm no person filed anobjection to the request, and therefore notice is hereby giventhat Kylan Porambo name shall be and is hereby legallychanged to Kylan Jacob Velasco.

Dated this 10th day of April, 2012.Chantel Cloud, Southern Ute Tribal Judge

In the Legal Name Change of, Case No.: 2012-NC-044NOTICE OF LEGAL NAME CHANGEMarquise Javier Salazar, Civil SubjectNotice is hereby given that Marquise Javier Salazar has filed anapplication for legal change of name, to be known hereafter asMarquise Javier Cibrian. Any person desiring to object to thegranting of the petition may do so by filing an objection in writ-ing with the Clerk of the Court no later than May 28, 2012 at5:00 pm. If no objection is made, the Court will grant the legalname change.

Dated this 2nd day of April, 2012.Karla Tucson, Deputy Court Clerk

IN THE SOUTHERN UTE TRIBAL COURT

OF THE SOUTHERN UTE INDIAN TRIBE • ON THE SOUTHERN UTE RESERVATION

PO BOX 737 #149, CR 517, IGNACIO, CO (970) 563-0240

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Community Business Section

SOUTHERN UTE INDIAN TRIBEPowwow Committee vacancy

The Southern Ute Indian Tribe has four Powwow Committee Member vacancies. Must be an enrolledSouthern Ute Tribal Members or a Native American community member. Members serve on a voluntarybasis. The responsibility of the Southern Ute Indian Powwow Committee is to promote the traditions andculture of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe through powwows. All interests individuals are urged to submit aletter of intent to Personnel Department in the Leonard C. Burch Tribal Administration Building.

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Sky Ute Casino ResortHuman Resources Department: 970-563-1311 • Fax: 970-563-1419P.O. Box 340 • Ignacio, CO 81137 • Office Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Indian Preference Employer • All Applicants Welcome • Apply online: www.skyutecasino.com

Preference Given To Qualified Southern Ute tribal members and other Native Americans. FT: Full-time, PT: Part-time, OC: On-Call, TMP: Temp; * Must be 21 years of age.

Apprentice Instrumentation & Controls TechClosing date 4/23/12 – Red Cedar Gathering Co.Durango, CO. This program is to provide specifictraining and experience through a structured trainingprogram to become a I&C Technician.

Apprentice Field Mechanic TechnicianClosing date 4/23/12 – Red Cedar Gathering Co.Durango, CO. This program is to provide specifictraining while gaining knowledge and experiencethrough a structured training program to become aField Maintenance Technician or Plant Mechanic.

Director of Construction Project ManagementClosing date 4/23/12 – Aka EnergyDurango, CO. Providing safe project execution andconstruction management, cost control, schedulecontrol, coordination with engineering and opera-tions on all major projects, pipeline systems, com-pression facilities, and processing plants.

Revenue AccountantClosing date 4/24/2012 – Red Cedar Gathering Co.Durango, CO. Responsible for the revenue activitiesand producer/pipeline gas imbalance, assuring accura-cy, consistency, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.

Mechanic IIClosing date 4/25/12 – Frontier Field ServicesMaljamar, New Mexico. Assists in maintaining

equipment at the gas processing plant and the fieldcompressor stations safely and efficiently.

Mechanic IIIClosing date 4/25/12 – Frontier Field ServicesMaljamar, New Mexico. Maintaining equipment atthe gas processing plant and the field compressorstations safely and efficiently.

Engineering Technician IIClosing date 4/23/12 – Red Willow Production Co.Provides advanced technical support to theEngineering and Development Department involv-ing input, extraction, processing, and manipulationof data associated with company software programsThis position also performs administrative duties.

Construction Manager - OperationsClosing date 5/2/12 – Aka EnergyTulsa, OK. Managing construction projects for nat-ural gas pipelines, compressor stations and gasplants.

Senior Midstream Business DevelopmentEngineerClosing date 5/2/12 – Aka EnergyDurango, CO. Works with staff, management, cus-tomers, and potential partners to identify, evaluate,develop, and implement projects.

Southern Ute Growth Fund - Job AnnouncementsObtain complete job descriptions and applications from the Growth Fund Human Resources,

14933 Hwy. 172 • P.O. Box 367 • Ignacio, CO • 970-563-5064 • rtaylor@sugf.comTribal Member Employment Preference, Must Pass Pre-employment Drug Test & Criminal History.

Administrative Assistant/Coordinator TraineeClosing date 4/20/12Trainee position for a Southern Ute Tribal Member.Assists Multi-Purpose/Chapel/Ute Park FacilityOperations Manager with the operations and inter-nal coordination of the Multi-Purpose/Chapel/UtePark activities and basic office management.Responsible for assisting in the oversight/coordina-tion of all regularly scheduled events and specialevents for the Multi-Purpose Facility, MemorialChapel and Ute Park. Pay grade 15; $28,884/year

Detention OfficerClosing date 4/23/12Under general supervision of the Detention Sergeant,maintains the safety and welfare of inmates and vis-itors and monitors all activities within the DetentionCenter. Pay grade 17; $35,267/year.

Gaming Investigator IClosing date 4/23/12This is an entry level position located under theSouthern Ute Division of Gaming (DOG). Undergeneral supervision of the Investigator III, incum-bent works in coordination with other DOGInvestigators to learn and perform LawEnforcement/Regulatory duties for the enforcementof Class II and Class III gaming on the SouthernUte Reservation. Pay grade 18; $38,504/year.

Tribal Court AdministratorClosing date 4/25/2012Provides assistance to the Chief Judge on budgetanalysis and preparations, as well as providesadministrative and clerical support. Responsible forcoordinating and managing the Baliff, Clerk andProbation functions through directives issued by theChief Judge. Implements and maintains office sys-tems to assure the efficient operation of the TribalCourt. Responsible for scheduling, preparing,recording and summarizing meetings.

Air Quality Compliance SpecialistClosing date 4/26/2012Under the supervision of the EnvironmentalCompliance Manager, develops and administersEPA Brownfields grant for the EnvironmentalPrograms for the Southern Ute Indian Tribe. ThisPosition is grant funded. Continued employment iscontingent upon renewed grant funding.

Culture Department – Administrative AssistantClosing date 4/26/12Tribal members only. Provides administrative sup-port for the Culture Department, including secretar-ial duties, filing, clerical and information systemsupport including office records management servic-es. Pay Grade 14; $26,139/year.

Geographic Information systems (GIS) ManagerClosing date 4/26/12Provides technical support for the CAD/GIS staff,including general support for GIS products usedwithin the Tribe. Provides support to GIS staff,maintains geospatial databases, and produces stan-dard cartographic products for SUIT entities. PayGrade 21; $53,373/year.

Recording SecretaryClosing date 4/27/12Takes minutes and transcribes both regular andspecial council sessions, which also includesCouncil work sessions notes and provides supportto the Office Manager of the Tribal Chairman,Vice Chairman and Tribal Council. Pay Grade 15;$28,884/year.

Building Maintenance Division HeadClosing date 4/30/12Management of personnel, programs and projectswithin the Southern Ute Indian Tribe BuildingMaintenance Division as it related to building main-tenance. Pay Grade 21; $53,373/ year.

Contracts and Grants ManagerClosing date 4/30/2012Ensures compliance with the terms of the SouthernUte Indian Tribe contracts and grants with State andFederal Regulations. Pay Grade 22; $59,512/year.

Culture Department – Events/Heritage TourismCoordinatorClosing date 4/30/2012Tribal members only. Responsible for planning andorganizing various traditional cultural events, devel-ops heritage tourism activities, and performs docu-mentation of tribal historical events and locations.Pay Grade 18; $38,720/year.

Culture Department – Medial TechnicianClosing date 4/30/2012Tribal members only. Responsible for creatingaudio and video documentation of language and cul-ture teaching and activities, creating language andculture learning technological tools, editing thematerial, and copying/archiving the material. PayGrade 18; $38,720/year.

Culture Department – Education CoordinatorClosing date 4/30/2012Tribal members only. Responsible for the designand development of the Ute Linguistic curriculumwhich shall be used in teaching and instruction toTribal Members, staff, clients, and community.Assists Tribal Members, staff, clients, and the com-munity in reaching the goals and objectives of theCulture Department. Responsible for incorporatingthe Ute history, culture, and folklore into the lan-guage curriculum and instruction. Pay Grade 20;$47,868/year.

(NAGPRA) CoordinatorClosing date 4/30/2012Tribal members only. The Native American GravesProtection and Repatriation Act coordinatorDdvelops and administers procedures for determin-ing the affiliation of Native American remains,funerary objects, sacred objects of cultural patrimo-ny, as well as the protection of archaeological andsacred sites. This position is at Pay Grade 19;$42,932/yr.

Patrol SergeantClosing date 4/30/12Coordinated the efforts of the officers and dispatch-ers to achieve the objectives of the PoliceDepartment and in the absence of the PoliceLieutenant will command the Southern Ute PoliceDepartment. Pay Grade 20; $47,686/year.

Recording Secretary TraineeClosing date 4/30/12Trainee position for an enrolled Southern Ute TribalMember. The trainee will learn to take minutes andtranscribe both regular and special council sessions,to include Council work sessions notes and providesupport to the Office Manager of the TribalChairman, Vice Chairman, and Tribal Council.This position will start at 10% below entry level fora grade 15 and will receive quarterly evaluations.

Southern Ute Indian TribePlease refer to the complete Job Announcement and Requirements in the Human Resources Dept.

P.O. Box 737 • Ignacio, CO 81137 • www.southern-ute.nsn.us/jobsPhone: 970-563-0100 • Fax: 970-563-0396 • Hotline: 970-563-4777

*Human Resources accepts applications for Temporary Employment on an on-going basis.

A great new way to find out about job opportunities 24 hours a day, seven days a week! The job hotlinelists the job title and closing date for both Permanent Fund and Growth Fund positions. Full job announce-ment including qualifications in Human Resource Department. Hotline is updated weekly.

Administrative AssistantVictim’s Advocate Coordinator Trainee

Our Sister’s Keeper Coalition and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe TERO office are accepting applicationsfor an individual interested in completing a training program within our organization. Our Sister’s Keeperis a tribal coalition assisting survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking.Applicants must be at least eighteen years old; have the desire to stop violence; have some computerknowledge; demonstrate a professional attitude; have some office management skills; willingness to workvarious hours as needed. Applicant must NOT have current crimes associated with violence or crimesagainst children. Applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent. Applicant must have a cur-rent drivers license and be able to transport clients. All applicants will be subject to a background inves-tigation and drug testing. Please contact Our Sister’s Keeper for the complete job announcement and qual-ifications at 970-259-2519. TERO Preference applies.

KSUT Board vacanciesKSUT is seeking two tribal members to fill vacancies on its board of directors. These are non-paid posi-tions that require attending board meetings every month, with additional special meetings as needed.KSUT is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Please send a letter of interest to Eddie Box Jr. at KSUT,P.O. Box 737, Ignacio, CO 81137.

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Count*Count Team Lead – FT, 4/20/12Food & BeverageRolling Thunder Grill*Wait Staff – FT, 4/23/12Rounds Cook – TMP, 4/20/12*Restaurant Supervisor – FT, 4/20/12HotelRoom Attendant – TMP, Open until filled

SalonCosmetologist – PT, no/benefits, Open until filledSlots*Slot Technician II – FT, 4/20/2012*Slots Administrative Assistant – FT, Open untilfilledTable Games*Multi-Games Dealer – TMP, Open until filled

Early Care EducatorOpen until filled - Southern Ute Early Head StartExceptional opportunity for those who love chil-dren. Full-time. Must have High SchoolDiploma/GED and CDA, AA, or Infant/ToddlerCertification; BA in Early Childhood Education pre-ferred. Must pass background checks. Pay based oneducation/experience

Substitute TeachersOpen until filled - Southern Ute Head Start

Prefer previous experience working with children ina group setting. Must pass TB test, criminal histo-ry and child abuse/neglect background checks.

Residential Assistant Open until filled - Peaceful Spirit/SUCAPFull-time, must have High School Diploma/GED,2 years of continuous sobriety. Must be available towork weekends, nights, midnight shifts, irregularshifts and holidays. Must pass criminal historybackground check.

SSUUCCAAPPSouthern Ute Community Action Program

Central Office • 285 Lakin St., Ignacio, CO • (970) 563-4517Obtain complete job description/application from SUCAP offices.

Attention Tribal Hunters:Annual Brunot Area Rare Game Permitting Lottery

Included with Brunot Area hunting available to Southern Ute Tribal hunters is the opportunity to pursuerare big game, including Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, moose, and mountain goat. Due to the rarity ofthese animals within the Brunot Area, only a limited number of permits will be available each year throughan application and random draw process administered by the Southern Ute Wildlife Division. Tribalhunters may apply to receive a permit during the month of May only, and drawings and notifications willbe made in June. The window for submitting an application is Tuesday, May 1 through Thursday, May 31.

Applications must be signed by the applicant and received by hand-delivery or postmarked during theapplication window.

Please note that if you apply but are not drawn for a permit in a given year, you will receive a “bonuspoint” toward drawings for that hunt type in the future. The more bonus points you accrue, the better yourchances are at being drawn.

Applications are available free-of-charge to enrolled Southern Ute Tribal Members only. Applicationsmust be obtained and submitted through the Southern Ute Wildlife Division at P.O. Box 737, Ignacio CO81137. For more information, contact the Division at 970-563-0130.

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Hawk high over Los Pinos

Scoping out the landscape, a Red-tailed hawk takes a low pass over the Los Pinos riveron Thursday, April 12. Warmer temperatures and an early spring have stirred the wildlifein recent weeks throughout the region.

photos Jeremy Wade Shockley/SU DRUM