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Category Archives: September 2020
Hoping to bring people together: Commission candidate Samulski has expertise in land-use planning, public policy and fire prevention
In these days of conflict nationwide, Rebecca Samulski, who is running as an unaffiliated candidate for Montezuma County commissioner, hopes to be able to help pull people together. Continue reading
Published in September 2020
Tagged 2020 election
Water in the desert: Nonprofit works to distribute sanitary washing stations to Native communities
By Morgan Craft Flagstaff, Ariz. – The village of Oraibi sits on a dusty mesa high above the desert floor, two hours northeast of Flagstaff, the unofficial capital and historic heart of the Hopi nation. Occupied since 1150 AD, it … Continue reading
Published in September 2020
Tagged COVID-19
Cortez residents receive a state archaeological award
The Hisatsinom Chapter of the Colorado Archaeological Society has announced that Robert and Diane McBride have been awarded the prestigious Ivol K. Hagar Award for 2020. Named after a well-known Colorado avocational archaeologist, this award is given by the Colorado … Continue reading
Published in September 2020
An increasing rape culture?: Incidents in San Juan County, Utah, are sparking locals’ concern
An easily pictured and positive stereotype of southeast Utah’s teenage population might include youths bursting with the physical health that comes from an active rural lifestyle and instilled with a respect for decency that comes from religious teachings rooted in … Continue reading
Published in September 2020
Ute Mountain Tribe garners historic-preservation funding
The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe has received a grant of nearly $100,000 for historic preservation from History Colorado’s State Historical Fund. The nation’s largest preservation program of its kind continues to fend for Colorado’s future. History Colorado’s State Historical Fund … Continue reading
Published in September 2020
Tagged Ute Mountain Ute
It’s election time — political signs are disappearing
On Aug. 8, Rebecca Samulski, an unaffiliated candidate for the Montezuma County Commission, had her campaign yard signs available for pickup in Dolores, Cortez and Mancos. Since then the green-and-white signs have sprouted up around the county, as many residents … Continue reading
Published in September 2020