Southern Ute Tribe and the town of Ignacio as a community
Pat DeKay leads senior citizens in exercises at the Ignacio Senior Center. The weekly program aims to keep seniors fit through light weight lifting and stretches. SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
Meals on Wheels lunches are prepared at the Ignacio Senior Center that will be delivered to area residents in need. From the left is Jazmynn Howell, Trish Jacket and Ernestine Maze. SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
Sharon Hammack reads with Ruby Tallbird at the Ignacio Head Start program. SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
Pat DeKay leads senior citizens in exercises at the Ignacio Senior Center. The weekly program aims to keep seniors fit through light weight lifting and stretches. SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
Analise Mahnken rocks 8 month old Amaya Toledo to sleep after feeding from a bottle at the Ignacio Head Start program. SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
Mildred Leonard lifts a ball above her head during an exercise session at the Ignacio Senior Center. The weekly program aims to keep seniors fit through light weight lifting and stretches. SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
Faustino Joy and Forrest Vega, both 3 years old, enjoy a moment of reading each other books at the Ignacio Head Start program. SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
As Cole Stump watches, Na Sir Butcher plays a game on a computer set up in his classroom at the Ignacio Head Start program. SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
Mel Silva, owner of Waci-ci Trading Company in Ignacio stands behind display counters at his business in the town where he is President of the Chamber of Commerce. SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
Virginia Archer holds Tobias Romer, 10 month old and Zach Raines, 11 month old as 13 month old Bella Aguis lays on the floor during the day program at Ignacio Head Start. SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
Seven Rivers at the Sky Ute Casino Resort in Ignacio. STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald
Brindi Jackson, a server at Seven Rivers at the Sky Ute Casino Resort in Ignacio, takes an order from Doug Schomerus during a recent dinner rush. STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald
Chef Fred Hamadou, front, Victor Tenorio, back left, and Patrick Reilly, back right, of Seven Rivers at the Sky Ute Casino Resort in Ignacio, cook during a recent dinner rush. STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald
Restaurant manager Greg Shepard said Seven Rivers has around 80 wines primarily from Southern California and France and will offer more in the future. STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald
Coffee mugs for the regulars hang on a wall near the entrance to The Patio Restaurant in Ignacio. STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald
Emily Meisner, right, owner of The Patio Restaurant, works the lunch rush on Wednesday afternoon in Ignacio. At left is former long-time Ignacio resident Lucas Martinez Jr., who now lives in Pagosa Springs. STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald
The Patio Restaurant in Ignacio drew customers from Bayfield and Pagosa Springs during a recent Wednesday lunch rush. STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald
Ignacio resident Cody Haga heads into The Patio Restaurant for lunch on Wednesday afternoon. STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald
Server Shanna Cundiff, right, serves lunch to Eddie Pickens, left, and Michael Flores, center, on Wednesday afternoon at The Patio Restaurant in Ignacio. STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald
Server Juanita Velasquez works the lunch rush on Wednesday afternoon at The Patio Restaurant in Ignacio. STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald
