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Photos by Toni Steffens-Steward
Two Monte Vista trustees Jason Lorenz (center) and Matthew Martinez (right), as well as new Monte Vista Mayor Debbie Garcia (left), were sworn in at the city council meeting on Jan. 2.
Photo by John McEvoy
Team members played like pros in attempting to beat the opposing team vying for the trophy during the Seventh Annual Silver Pick Pond Hockey Tournament at Creede in Janaury.
Photo by John McEvoy
A full moon Valentine’s Day drum circle was held at the Ruth Marie Center in Del Norte.
Photo by John McEvoy
In the midst of a February storm, the sun came out from behind the clouds for a brief respite before the wind and snow returned with a vengeance leaving five feet of snow in the high country.
The Centauri Falcons dominated the Class 3A Region 4 regional tournament in February as they won their second straight regional title. They advanced 10 wrestlers to state. Courtesy Photo
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Bronco mania hit the Valley as the Denver team was Super Bowl-bound! Terry Strain went all out to honor his favorite team of all time with a colorful display at his home in Saguache.
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A crowd comprised of mostly South Fork residents opposed to the creation of a new parks and recreation district file into the courtroom for a hearing on the matter. Photo by John McEvoy
The Family Dollar store in Del Norte held a grand opening in March to celebrate the new store.
“The best thing about memories is... making them.”
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Sanford seniors Dalton Rodriguez left, and Calder Larsen flank manager Chris Petty, as they took a moment to pose with the 2A State Championship trophy won at Massari Arena in Pueblo.
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And, many thanks to you, our friends and neighbors. Community Committed Agriculturally Driven Photo by John McEvoy
“Leprechauns” prepared the cornbread patties on a griddle in the kitchen for the Irish feast at the Chapel of the South Fork to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
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Center San Luis Valley Regional Science Fair participants won awards this year at many levels.
R o n M a r t i n e z , C a ro l Martinez, Annavee Hinkley and Dr. David Hinkley pose next to one of the trees destined to landscape the Veterans Memorial Park in Monte Vista. They stressed that helping with the park is a way for the community to come together and remember the fallen. Photo by Sylvia Lobato
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Photo by Lundsie Ferrell
Newly elected South Fork Trustees Donald Spencer, Jerry Hickson and Rob Plucinski were sworn into office on April 10.
Photo by John McEvoy
Monte Vista Mayor Pro-tem Carol Schroeder gave a speech at the Arbor Day event held at the future site of the Veterans Memorial Park.
Photos by Sylvia Lobato
Children ranging in age from under two to 12 celebrated Easter with an egg hunt at 23-Acre Park in La Jara.
Photo by Teresa Benns
You know it’s spring when… the sprinklers start running and the Easter Bunny is just around the corner. This sprinkler is located in La Garita off County Road 43.
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The town of Del Norte swore in Annette Archuleta, Mark Ulrich and Bob Muncy as town trustees.
Photo by Sylvia Lobato
Flags fly in the breeze as Colorado Veterans Community Living Center Painters and artists found spots along Creede’s Main Street to demonstrate their talents during the annual (CVCLC) Administrator Mindy Montague and keynote speaker Matt Taste of Creede Festival held Memorial Day weekend. Martinez prepare for Memorial Day ceremonies at CVCLC. Photo by Lyndsie Ferrell
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Photos by John McEvoy
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During the “Rally in the Valley” to benefit the Faith Hinkley Veterans Memorial Park in Monte Vista on Saturday, June 14, Bob Bryning held onto an awning post to keep it from flying away during a strong gust of wind. Bryning is present at all veterans events and is a pillar of the community (pun intended).
Conejos County Hospital Chief Administrator Kelly Gallegos, left, is joined by San Luis Valley Health CEO Konnie Martin, right, and DOLA Regional Manager Christy Culp at the announcement that CCH had secured funding for a new roof and replacement generator.
Photo by Lyndsie Ferrell
Photo by Lyndsie Ferrell
DOW officer Jeremy Gallegos talked to children about fishing rules and The original miners cabin at Last Chance Mine near Creede has been restored and is used as guest house today. regulations during South Fork’s annual Kids Fishing Derby.
Photo by John McEvoy
The Crestone Tribal Belly Dancers performed at the Fifth Annual Wildwood Sound Benefit Concert in Del Norte.
“....because every picture tells a story.” A hidden cash craze hit Monte Vista; clues were given via Facebook and Twitter to find cash within the community. Finders were asked to “pay it forward.” Courtesy Photo
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Photo by Lyndsie Ferrell
A growing moon lifted itself above the mountains as the skies geared up for the first of two lunar eclipses to occur in 2014. The first in April and the second in October.
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The Weller family use their talents to showcase their Bronco pride in Creede.
Photo by Sylvia Lobato
Moving from pasture to pasture, herds of cattle are given the right-ofway. These animals moved along the highway north of Antonito.
Photo by Teresa Benns
A young lady, clutched her mom’s Photo by John McEvoy cell phone, while keeping time with the drummers at the Wacipi Pow Willa Seese-Sanchez played the violin during the South Fork Music Association’s concert in February at the South Fork community building. Wow in Saguache .
Photos by Teresa Benns
CBS featured a television segment on the Saguache Crescent newspaper. Publisher Dean Coombs is shown turning the paper laid out with hot lead type.
Photo by John McEvoy
A very old truck stood sentinel beside the American flag just east of South Fork off Highway 160.
“It is more important to click with people than to click the shutter.” ~ Alfred Eisenstaedt
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Photo by John McEvoy
Photo by John McEvoy
“Standing in the current cold, enjoying time to play, trees surrounding dripping gold, no better way to spend the day.”
Wolf Creek Mountain Folk offered wagon rides in place of a sleigh due to lack of snow at the first annual South Fork Winterfest held in December.
Photo by John McEvoy
The Denver and Rio Grande Rail Road bridge along Highway 149 sat empty and quiet waiting for the tours of summer. Photo by John McEvoy
Children enjoyed riding around on the train at Chapman Park during Monte Vista’s annual Potato Festival.
Photo by John McEvoy
Ferocious winds fanned a grassfire west of Monte Vista just north of the National Forest Service headquarters in June.
Photo by Lyndsie Ferrell
Photos by John McEvoy
Signs of patriotism were evident Monte Vista’s Shriners Circus displayed many great acts to the enjoyment of Valley children. during the Taste of Creede.
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Photo by Teresa Benns
This patriotic old classic was decked out for the Crestone 4th of July parade.
“Life is like a camera; focus on what’s important and you’ll capture it perfectly.”
Photo John McEvoy
In an effort to bring awareness to the world about a subject that touches everyone in some way—suicide. Ian Cummins walked across America and passed through a few Valley towns on his way over Wolf Creek Pass and beyond.
Photo by Lyndsie Ferrell
After a full year of planning and mapping out a sufficient trail system, the Roundup Riders of the Rockies A young cow poke wipes his brow during the Ski Hi Stampede rodeo took their 67th adventure, this year over the La Garita Mountains. The riders wrapped up their journey in Creede after traveling Western style through 90 miles of trails. in Monte Vista. Photo by John McEvoy
Deb Zenz (Hootie Owl Woman) and Ken Frye (Chief Many Friends) visited High Valley Community Center to demonstrate and educate the students about Native American traditions, including drumming cermonies. The children banged, rattled and shook various instruments in an unrehearsed concert that brought many smiles and giggles. Photo by John McEvoy
Manassa Pioneer Days’ annual calf scramble is a fun time for the children. Photo by Eric Flores
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Photo by Lauren Krizansky
Turkeys were a part of the SLV Fair for the first time in history.
Photo by John McEvoy
Sheriff Brian Norton addressed more than 50 people who filled one of the Rio Grande County Annex conference rooms to express their opinions about the current laws that ban all ATV use on Rio Grande County roads.
Photo by Teresa Benns
This little-known Indo-China war Courtesy photo Photo by Lyndsie Ferrell memorial is situated high in the Racers celebrate during the Snow- Crowds gathered to enjoy the annual Rhythms on the Rio music festival. Rio Grande National Forest in shoe Shuffle in Creede. in South Fork. northwest Saguache County.
“Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.” ~Marc Riboud
Critical emergency care is now more readily accessible for western Valley residents with the new addition of a 24/7 emergency air ambulance transport service to Denver, based at the Kent Rominger Airport in Del Norte. The Eagle Air Med airplane can transport a patient to Denver in about 40 minutes. Photo by John McEvoy
Photo by John McEvoy
A large crowd of Rio Grande Hospital supporters attended the annual “Keeping the Dream Alive” fundraiser.
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Photo by John McEvoy
More than 35 people came to the Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado trail-building exercise to work on the Stone Quarry trail system. Photo by Sylvia Lobato
Cano Espinoza waved and smiled as he carried the United States Flag in the Antonito Labor Day parade.
“You don’t take a photograph, you make it.” ― Ansel Adams
Photo by Lyndsie Ferrell
Balloons filled the skies for three days during the Labor Day celebrations in Creede. An ode to relaxation and the hard working people of the area, the balloons were a reminder of the year’s hard work. Courtesy Photo
Tamlen Mortensen was been released to the Ronald McDonald House after 60 days in Children’s Hospital, most of those in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Her and her younger brother were critically burned in an accidental camper fire July 1 at their home in Sanford, and were flown to Children’s Hospital for specialized care, which included skin grafts and treatment for the physical after-effects of the fire.
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These headstones are two of 22 markers that comprise the Bonanza Cemetery, located in the vicinity of Black G in the town of Bonanza. Photo by John McEvoy Bonanza property owners and residents were in a battle to save their Going Down! Officer Wil Pena, of the Monte Vista Police Department, gets dunked, then smiles as he emerges town after Saguache County petitioned the Secretary of State’s Office for the town’s disincorporation. from the vat of mashed potatoes during the Potato Festival in Monte Vista’s Chapman Park.
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Photos by Teresa Benns
Center students showed off signs made in support of Superintendent George Welsh; Welsh was asked to resign by board members Phillip Varoz and James Sanchez.
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Center Post Dispatch Reporter Teresa Benns (left) pictured with CFOIC President Steve Zansburg, Center Post Dispatch/Valley Publishing Publisher Jennifer Alonzo and Valley Courier/NMC Division Manager Keith Cerny was honored with the Jean Otto Friend of Freedom Award
Photo by Lyndsie Ferrell
Contestants of this year’s South Fork Chili Cook-off had a great time entertaining the crowd and sharing family recipes.
Photo by John McEvoy
Police Chief James Grayson looked on as officer Evan Lopez removed packages of methamphetamine from the evidence box that was confiscated during a traffic stop in Monte Vista which netted $508,000 worth of meth.
Photo by John McEvoy
Governor John Hickenlooper high fived with his son Teddy during his “Pick Hick” campaign stop in Del Norte at Boogie’s Diner.
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Photo by John McEvoy
Monte Vista Vali Theatre was featured on Kevin Torres’s 9News segment Storytellers. Torres was greeted at the theatre by former owner George Kelloff. Photo by John McEvoy
A flag hoisted high above by the Monte Vista and Del Norte fire departments was a crowd pleaser as the Monte Vista Veterans Day parade made its way under the arch.
Photo by John McEvoy
These little penguins stayed warm during the annual Del Norte Parade of Lights.
Former Saguache resident Daniel Bessey, 43, was found guilty as charged on all counts and could spend as much as 232 years behind bars. Bessey was accused of killing Sarah Janay Beasley, 29, and John Salazar, 54, in the early morning Courtesy Photo hours of Feb. 13, 2012, at the home Mineral County Dental Clinic’s first patient, Mary Ashley, showed her they shared in Monte Vista. winning smile with Doctor Brian Talley and Hygienist Theresa Northrup.
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