update on southwest transitions
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - DURANGO - 04/02/13 - Danny Armenta, who is a resident of Southwest Transitions, said he works with Animas Valley Construction five days a week.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - DURANGO - 04/02/13 - Danny Armenta, a resident of Southwest Transitions, now works full-time with Animas Valley Construction. The owner of the company, Frank Hiemer, is also the president of Southwest Transitions.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - DURANGO - 04/02/13 - John Olivas, left, and Danny Armenta both work full-time with Animas Valley Construction. Olivas is a former resident of Southwest Transitions, and Armenta is currently staying there.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - DURANGO - 04/02/13 - Former Southwest Transitions resident John Olivas, front, and current resident Danny Armenta work for Animas Valley Construction on Tuesday afternoon on north Main Avenue.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - DURANGO - 04/02/13 - Frank Hiemer, center, president of Southwest Transitions, also owns Animas Valley Construction and employs some current and former residents, including John Olivas, right, who left the facility five months ago. At left is Shane Newman.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - DURANGO - 04/02/13 - Danny Armenta, front, who is a resident of Southwest Transitions, said he has been working for Animas Valley Construction for about a year. The company is owned by Frank Hiemer, who is also president of Southwest Transitons. At left is Shane Newman, and in back is John Olivas, who is a former resident of Southwest Transitions.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - DURANGO - 04/02/13 - John Olivas, who left Southwest Transitions five months ago, works for Animas Valley Construction.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - DURANGO - 04/02/13 - Danny Armenta, who is a resident of Southwest Transitions, said he works with Animas Valley Construction five days a week.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - DURANGO - 03/30/13 - Randy Hannum, resident manager at Southwest Transitions, said there are far fewer problems at the transitional house than there were with the motel that previously occupied the site. Residents Irvin Wilson, left, and Danny Armenta work on the grounds on Saturday morning.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - DURANGO - 03/30/13 - Lee Chavez looks out over the grounds at Southwest Transitions on Saturday morning.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - DURANGO - 03/30/13 - Randy Hannum, resident manager at Southwest Transitions, said the facility holds as many as 12 residents, who all go through an interview process that includes a check of their criminal and mental health records. Hannum said no sex offenders are accepted. At left is resident Danny Armenta.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - DURANGO - 03/30/13 - "I love it here...there's peace and quiet," said Irvin Wilson, who said he's been staying at Southwest Transitions for two months.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - DURANGO - 03/30/13 - Adam Booker cleans windows on Saturday morning at Southwest Transitions, a transitional housing facility for convicts on parole at 5802 County Road 203.
