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Category Archives: June 2021
Two MCHS grads discuss the lunch clubs
Support for the LGBTQ2S+ community has sometimes sparked controversy in Cortez and Montezuma County. In February of this year, a member of the Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School Board, Lance McDaniel, was recalled for reasons that had little to do with any … Continue reading
Published in June 2021
A matter of pride: Cortez, Mancos pass proclamations celebrating the LGBTQ2S+ community
For the first time, the Cortez City Council has passed a proclamation declaring June as LGBTQ2S+ Pride Month. The acronym stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, two-spirit and any other possible sexual orientations and gender identities. The … Continue reading
Published in June 2021
‘Montezuma’ and ‘Cortez’: Why are they so called? The story behind the names, and the names behind the stories
On a cloudy, windy day in late May, the Montezuma Heritage Museum in Cortez opened the doors of its new building to the public for the first time. Local historians, elected officials, and other community members milled about the mostly-empty … Continue reading
Published in June 2021
Honoring those who came before: The Montezuma Heritage Museum is slated to open in Cortez this autumn
“Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.” — Edmund Burke (1729-1797) British philosopher “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”. — George Santayana (1863-1952) American philosopher born in Spain “Those that fail to … Continue reading
Published in June 2021