By Archie Wyatt

Tuesday, April 25, proved a historic day for CSU Pueblo’s golf program as both the Men and Women’s programs clinched the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference titles. 

The women won wire-to-wire and came out on top by an extremely impressive 27 strokes. Furthermore, Junior Kylie Severin and Sophomore Zoey Rodriguez shared the individual medalist honors, giving them their second-season win. Coach Koscheke commented, “Wow, what a week! I was looking for a full team effort this week, and that’s exactly what we got. Extremely proud of our women at the #3,#4, and #5 spots – Freya Constable, Zoey Rodriguez, and Anju Ogi. Especially proud of Kylie and Zoey, who won once again and showed what they’re capable of. 

As a result of their win, the women have qualified for the upcoming NCAA Regional tournament at the Golf Club of Dallas, TX,  May 8-10. “Really excited for the women who have earned their opportunity to further extend their season in Texas. If they can carry this momentum forward and continue their consistent play, the sky’s the limit”, Koschke added. 

Meanwhile, it was another historic victory for the Men’s program, equaling the RMAC record of three consecutive wins at the Conference tournament. Nevertheless, it wasn’t as straightforward as Coach Koschke would have liked, “Every time I refreshed the live scoring, the leaderboard changed; it was chaos.” 

The Thunderwolves were trailing the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs by six shots heading into the final round, however with windy conditions forecast, the men were quietly confident, “Coming from 6 behind, the wind played right into our hands. The guys are great wind players, and we knew what we had to do”, Koschke said. 

Freshman, Archie Wyatt, made an essential birdie on 18 in regulation play which left the Pack sitting at -15 for the tournament, -3 for the day after Liam Duncan also posted the low round at -2. 

The Pack had to do it the hard way, as after all the scores were finalized, they had tied with Colorado Christian at -15. As a result, both teams headed to the 18th tee to face off in a playoff. All five players from each team battled it out in the same group. However, it was the Thunderwolves who prevailed. With Jamie Roberts, Liam Duncan, Archie Wyatt, and Jeff Nelson all in for par, Junior Matt Millar rolled in a 12-foot birdie putt to win the playoff against Colorado Christian by one shot. “That playoff will stay with me forever. Those moments are why we all work so hard, and I’m just so delighted for the men who proved they can still win championships without having their A-game”. Koschke added.

The Men’s team is next in action May 11-13 at Foxtail Golf Club as they look to defend their title and make it to the National Championship for the third year running.

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By Archie Wyatt

Tuesday, April 25, proved a historic day for CSU Pueblo’s golf program as both the Men and Women’s programs clinched the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference titles. 

The women won wire-to-wire and came out on top by an extremely impressive 27 strokes. Furthermore, Junior Kylie Severin and Sophomore Zoey Rodriguez shared the individual medalist honors, giving them their second-season win. Coach Koscheke commented, “Wow, what a week! I was looking for a full team effort this week, and that’s exactly what we got. Extremely proud of our women at the #3,#4, and #5 spots – Freya Constable, Zoey Rodriguez, and Anju Ogi. Especially proud of Kylie and Zoey, who won once again and showed what they’re capable of. 

As a result of their win, the women have qualified for the upcoming NCAA Regional tournament at the Golf Club of Dallas, TX,  May 8-10. “Really excited for the women who have earned their opportunity to further extend their season in Texas. If they can carry this momentum forward and continue their consistent play, the sky’s the limit”, Koschke added. 

Meanwhile, it was another historic victory for the Men’s program, equaling the RMAC record of three consecutive wins at the Conference tournament. Nevertheless, it wasn’t as straightforward as Coach Koschke would have liked, “Every time I refreshed the live scoring, the leaderboard changed; it was chaos.” 

The Thunderwolves were trailing the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs by six shots heading into the final round, however with windy conditions forecast, the men were quietly confident, “Coming from 6 behind, the wind played right into our hands. The guys are great wind players, and we knew what we had to do”, Koschke said. 

Freshman, Archie Wyatt, made an essential birdie on 18 in regulation play which left the Pack sitting at -15 for the tournament, -3 for the day after Liam Duncan also posted the low round at -2. 

The Pack had to do it the hard way, as after all the scores were finalized, they had tied with Colorado Christian at -15. As a result, both teams headed to the 18th tee to face off in a playoff. All five players from each team battled it out in the same group. However, it was the Thunderwolves who prevailed. With Jamie Roberts, Liam Duncan, Archie Wyatt, and Jeff Nelson all in for par, Junior Matt Millar rolled in a 12-foot birdie putt to win the playoff against Colorado Christian by one shot. “That playoff will stay with me forever. Those moments are why we all work so hard, and I’m just so delighted for the men who proved they can still win championships without having their A-game”. Koschke added.

The Men’s team is next in action May 11-13 at Foxtail Golf Club as they look to defend their title and make it to the National Championship for the third year running.

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By Ashlyn Drury

The CSU Pueblo baseball team had an outstanding performance against the NCAA DI University of New Mexico Lobos. They won the season with an eight-to-six victory over the Lobos.

Game one of the two-game series occurred on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. The Thunderwolves kept the Lobos on their toes through the entirety. CSU Pueblo was down two to one for most of the game, but they finally took the lead in the sixth inning, bringing in five runs. 

New Mexico brought in three runs in the seventh inning, keeping the score very close. The Thunderwolves kept the lead going into the ninth and final inning. However, the Lobos picked up their energy bringing in two runs, winning with a walk-off. The final score of game one was eight to seven in favor of the Lobos.

Game two of the two-game series took place Wed. On April 12, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., the Thunderwolves returned hungry for a win. After keeping the score as close as they did in game one, they knew they could do it. 

Some new faces were put on the field for the Thunderwolves during this series. Lefty pitcher, Caden English, got his first career start with an outstanding performance in the first inning. English is a redshirt freshman out of Broomfield, Colorado, with 14.1 innings pitched and eight strikeouts this season. 

Edwing Corrales came in following English, pitching 4.1 innings and picking up the win for the pack. Corrales has 21.8 innings pitched and 13 strikeouts for the season and picked up his first pitching win in this game.

Other key players in the game include Cole Knightley, who hit a three-run home run in the top of the fifth inning, giving the pack a seven-to-three lead, giving them the momentum to win the game. Ruben Portillo got his first save of the year with two innings pitched and zero earned runs. Portillo struck out the heart of the New Mexico Lobos order in the bottom of the ninth inning. 

The Thunderwolves had an eight-to-six victory over the Lobos. While they did not win both games, they showcased their talents and abilities and proved they could play at the next level. As a minor NCAA DII university, they played amazingly against a DI team.

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By Ashlyn Drury

The CSU Pueblo baseball team had an outstanding performance against the NCAA DI University of New Mexico Lobos. They won the season with an eight-to-six victory over the Lobos.

Game one of the two-game series occurred on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. The Thunderwolves kept the Lobos on their toes through the entirety. CSU Pueblo was down two to one for most of the game, but they finally took the lead in the sixth inning, bringing in five runs. 

New Mexico brought in three runs in the seventh inning, keeping the score very close. The Thunderwolves kept the lead going into the ninth and final inning. However, the Lobos picked up their energy bringing in two runs, winning with a walk-off. The final score of game one was eight to seven in favor of the Lobos.

Game two of the two-game series took place Wed. On April 12, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., the Thunderwolves returned hungry for a win. After keeping the score as close as they did in game one, they knew they could do it. 

Some new faces were put on the field for the Thunderwolves during this series. Lefty pitcher, Caden English, got his first career start with an outstanding performance in the first inning. English is a redshirt freshman out of Broomfield, Colorado, with 14.1 innings pitched and eight strikeouts this season. 

Edwing Corrales came in following English, pitching 4.1 innings and picking up the win for the pack. Corrales has 21.8 innings pitched and 13 strikeouts for the season and picked up his first pitching win in this game.

Other key players in the game include Cole Knightley, who hit a three-run home run in the top of the fifth inning, giving the pack a seven-to-three lead, giving them the momentum to win the game. Ruben Portillo got his first save of the year with two innings pitched and zero earned runs. Portillo struck out the heart of the New Mexico Lobos order in the bottom of the ninth inning. 

The Thunderwolves had an eight-to-six victory over the Lobos. While they did not win both games, they showcased their talents and abilities and proved they could play at the next level. As a minor NCAA DII university, they played amazingly against a DI team.

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CORRECCIÓN: El artículo, The Earth Day: Indigenous Music & Arts Festival de Real Storytelling, contuvo errores en las leyendas de las fotografías para la edición impresa de mayo. Las leyendas de las fotografías para el artículo de Real Storytelling en línea son las correctas.

Por Hailee Langowski

El sábado 22 de abril, el Museo de Historia El Pueblo organizó un Día de la Tierra para toda la familia: el Festival de Arte y Música Indígena, una celebración de nuestro hogar, la Madre Tierra, una conexión con artistas locales y regionales a través de un mercado de artesanías, además de actuaciones de grupos locales de música y danza indígenas. El evento gratuito estuvo abierto para todo el público. Aunque el día comenzó con un clima nevado, la directora del Museo de Historia El Pueblo, Dianne Archuleta, informó que más de 800 personas asistieron ese día. 

“En colaboración con Storytellers of the Ancestral Red Road (SOAR), Pueblo Levee Mural Project y otros generosos patrocinadores y voluntarios, nos propusimos organizar un evento para celebrar el Día de la Tierra y todas las maneras en que dependemos de ella para la vida y la sostenibilidad, así como también para ilustrar el talento de nuestros artistas de la comunidad indígena local y estatal”, dijo Archuleta.

Cuando el festival se reanudó en un espacio al interior debido al frío, el mercado de artesanías se extendió por el pasillo principal del museo, alrededor de la tienda de regalos y hacia las secciones de las exposiciones. Organizaciones comunitarias dedicadas a la protección de la Tierra tenían puestos de información, había oportunidades para crear una obra de arte de manera colaborativa y varios vendedores construyeron un espacio para compartir y apoyar la inspiración.

Un vendedor local presente en el festival fue Bryan Rivera, quien forma parte de Morning Star Creations Inc, una organización sin fines de lucro cuya misión es “mejorar los parques y sistemas de senderos de los ríos de nuestra ciudad creando diversión para las personas de todas las edades”. Mientras promocionaban su arte, joyas, aceites y jabones locales, Rivera habló sobre mejorar los skateparks y equipos de ejercicio locales para hacer que las personas salgan al aire libre y enseñarles resistencia a los miembros de la comunidad más jóvenes. 

“Sentimos que existía una necesidad de un medio de skateboarding aquí… necesitamos más skateparks locales para los niños que ya no tienen interés en los parques infantiles y equipos de plástico, ya que puede que ya no se encuentren activos [al aire libre]. [Las caídas] en skate, bicicleta o patines pueden desarrollar carácter para los jóvenes”, declaró Rivera. 

A través del mercado de artesanías y hacia exposiciones de mayor extensión, se encontraba el escenario de los artistas. El cartel de artistas durante el día incluyó Opening Blessing: Eagle Bear (Thomas), Revolution of the Sun, Chela Lujan, Strange Love, Sam Gallegos – Rabbit Dance, Alan Poor Bear – Kiowa Dancer, Ed Kabootie & the Yoties de Arizona y Sacred Earth Storytelling – Meral Jones. 

El día estuvo cargado de vida y música mientras las personas bailaban y escuchaban a diferentes artistas. Fue un espacio alegre para conectarse con la comunidad y una experiencia enriquecedora para aprender y comprender mejor la cultura, música e historias de los líderes indígenas. 

El festival también contó con presentaciones en los salones de clases sobre educación y conexión con la Tierra. Las presentaciones de EarthTalk fueron transmitidas en vivo y todavía se pueden ver en la página de Facebook de The Today at CSU-Pueblo. 

La presentadora, Paris Latka, realizó un breve taller de movimiento sobre los efectos de la postura en nuestro bienestar físico y mental y dio consejos sobre cómo posicionar el cuerpo para transmitir optimismo y paz interior. 

Frank Cordova presentó cómo el concepto de “código abierto” se puede aplicar a nuestras vidas individuales y colectivas y cómo vivimos en comunidad tanto con otras personas como con seres vivos e inertes.

Felicia Sanchez Garbizo presentó historias transformadoras que nos recuerdan cómo estamos todos conectados entre sí y con nuestra hermosa Tierra. Los niños se reunieron alrededor de Garbizo con expectación y emoción para escuchar las narraciones sagradas. 

Angelina Perez hizo una presentación sobre como sanar con el agua y relaciones, considerando los desafíos hídricos de Colorado y regionales, además de cómo nuestra relación con la Tierra viva podría influir en la manera de tomar decisiones en el futuro sobre políticas y asignación del agua. 

Archuleta declaró: “Fue maravilloso ver a las personas conociendo a nuestros artistas y organizaciones locales, quienes realmente representan la diversidad y fortaleza de Pueblo. La música, risas y artistas interesantes hicieron que fuera un día especial en el Museo de Historia El Pueblo y unieron más a nuestra comunidad”.

El Museo de Historia El Pueblo continuará contando con la participación de la comunidad, ya que recientemente inauguró una nueva exposición de fotografía llamada: A través del lente: la fotografía de Frank Muramoto. El museo celebrará el Cinco de Mayo en su próximo evento del primer viernes con admisión gratuita. El camión de comida Lunchbox servirá tacos callejeros y un DJ tocará música durante toda la tarde.

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Por Hailee Langowski

CORRECCIÓN: El artículo, The Earth Day: Indigenous Music & Arts Festival de Real Storytelling, contuvo errores en las leyendas de las fotografías para la edición impresa de mayo. Las leyendas de las fotografías para el artículo de Real Storytelling en línea son las correctas.

El sábado 22 de abril, el Museo de Historia El Pueblo organizó un Día de la Tierra para toda la familia: el Festival de Arte y Música Indígena, una celebración de nuestro hogar, la Madre Tierra, una conexión con artistas locales y regionales a través de un mercado de artesanías, además de actuaciones de grupos locales de música y danza indígenas. El evento gratuito estuvo abierto para todo el público. Aunque el día comenzó con un clima nevado, la directora del Museo de Historia El Pueblo, Dianne Archuleta, informó que más de 800 personas asistieron ese día. 

“En colaboración con Storytellers of the Ancestral Red Road (SOAR), Pueblo Levee Mural Project y otros generosos patrocinadores y voluntarios, nos propusimos organizar un evento para celebrar el Día de la Tierra y todas las maneras en que dependemos de ella para la vida y la sostenibilidad, así como también para ilustrar el talento de nuestros artistas de la comunidad indígena local y estatal”, dijo Archuleta.

Cuando el festival se reanudó en un espacio al interior debido al frío, el mercado de artesanías se extendió por el pasillo principal del museo, alrededor de la tienda de regalos y hacia las secciones de las exposiciones. Organizaciones comunitarias dedicadas a la protección de la Tierra tenían puestos de información, había oportunidades para crear una obra de arte de manera colaborativa y varios vendedores construyeron un espacio para compartir y apoyar la inspiración.

Un vendedor local presente en el festival fue Bryan Rivera, quien forma parte de Morning Star Creations Inc, una organización sin fines de lucro cuya misión es “mejorar los parques y sistemas de senderos de los ríos de nuestra ciudad creando diversión para las personas de todas las edades”. Mientras promocionaban su arte, joyas, aceites y jabones locales, Rivera habló sobre mejorar los skateparks y equipos de ejercicio locales para hacer que las personas salgan al aire libre y enseñarles resistencia a los miembros de la comunidad más jóvenes. 

“Sentimos que existía una necesidad de un medio de skateboarding aquí… necesitamos más skateparks locales para los niños que ya no tienen interés en los parques infantiles y equipos de plástico, ya que puede que ya no se encuentren activos [al aire libre]. [Las caídas] en skate, bicicleta o patines pueden desarrollar carácter para los jóvenes”, declaró Rivera. 

A través del mercado de artesanías y hacia exposiciones de mayor extensión, se encontraba el escenario de los artistas. El cartel de artistas durante el día incluyó Opening Blessing: Eagle Bear (Thomas), Revolution of the Sun, Chela Lujan, Strange Love, Sam Gallegos – Rabbit Dance, Alan Poor Bear – Kiowa Dancer, Ed Kabootie & the Yoties de Arizona y Sacred Earth Storytelling – Meral Jones. 

El día estuvo cargado de vida y música mientras las personas bailaban y escuchaban a diferentes artistas. Fue un espacio alegre para conectarse con la comunidad y una experiencia enriquecedora para aprender y comprender mejor la cultura, música e historias de los líderes indígenas. 

El festival también contó con presentaciones en los salones de clases sobre educación y conexión con la Tierra. Las presentaciones de EarthTalk fueron transmitidas en vivo y todavía se pueden ver en la página de Facebook de The Today at CSU-Pueblo. 

La presentadora, Paris Latka, realizó un breve taller de movimiento sobre los efectos de la postura en nuestro bienestar físico y mental y dio consejos sobre cómo posicionar el cuerpo para transmitir optimismo y paz interior. 

Frank Cordova presentó cómo el concepto de “código abierto” se puede aplicar a nuestras vidas individuales y colectivas y cómo vivimos en comunidad tanto con otras personas como con seres vivos e inertes.

Felicia Sanchez Garbizo presentó historias transformadoras que nos recuerdan cómo estamos todos conectados entre sí y con nuestra hermosa Tierra. Los niños se reunieron alrededor de Garbizo con expectación y emoción para escuchar las narraciones sagradas. 

Angelina Perez hizo una presentación sobre como sanar con el agua y relaciones, considerando los desafíos hídricos de Colorado y regionales, además de cómo nuestra relación con la Tierra viva podría influir en la manera de tomar decisiones en el futuro sobre políticas y asignación del agua. 

Archuleta declaró: “Fue maravilloso ver a las personas conociendo a nuestros artistas y organizaciones locales, quienes realmente representan la diversidad y fortaleza de Pueblo. La música, risas y artistas interesantes hicieron que fuera un día especial en el Museo de Historia El Pueblo y unieron más a nuestra comunidad”.

El Museo de Historia El Pueblo continuará contando con la participación de la comunidad, ya que recientemente inauguró una nueva exposición de fotografía llamada: A través del lente: la fotografía de Frank Muramoto. El museo celebrará el Cinco de Mayo en su próximo evento del primer viernes con admisión gratuita. El camión de comida Lunchbox servirá tacos callejeros y un DJ tocará música durante toda la tarde. 

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Por Hailee Langowski

CORRECCIÓN: El artículo, The Earth Day: Indigenous Music & Arts Festival de Real Storytelling, contuvo errores en las leyendas de las fotografías para la edición impresa de mayo. Las leyendas de las fotografías para el artículo de Real Storytelling en línea son las correctas.

El sábado 22 de abril, el Museo de Historia El Pueblo organizó un Día de la Tierra para toda la familia: el Festival de Arte y Música Indígena, una celebración de nuestro hogar, la Madre Tierra, una conexión con artistas locales y regionales a través de un mercado de artesanías, además de actuaciones de grupos locales de música y danza indígenas. El evento gratuito estuvo abierto para todo el público. Aunque el día comenzó con un clima nevado, la directora del Museo de Historia El Pueblo, Dianne Archuleta, informó que más de 800 personas asistieron ese día. 

“En colaboración con Storytellers of the Ancestral Red Road (SOAR), Pueblo Levee Mural Project y otros generosos patrocinadores y voluntarios, nos propusimos organizar un evento para celebrar el Día de la Tierra y todas las maneras en que dependemos de ella para la vida y la sostenibilidad, así como también para ilustrar el talento de nuestros artistas de la comunidad indígena local y estatal”, dijo Archuleta.

Cuando el festival se reanudó en un espacio al interior debido al frío, el mercado de artesanías se extendió por el pasillo principal del museo, alrededor de la tienda de regalos y hacia las secciones de las exposiciones. Organizaciones comunitarias dedicadas a la protección de la Tierra tenían puestos de información, había oportunidades para crear una obra de arte de manera colaborativa y varios vendedores construyeron un espacio para compartir y apoyar la inspiración.

Un vendedor local presente en el festival fue Bryan Rivera, quien forma parte de Morning Star Creations Inc, una organización sin fines de lucro cuya misión es “mejorar los parques y sistemas de senderos de los ríos de nuestra ciudad creando diversión para las personas de todas las edades”. Mientras promocionaban su arte, joyas, aceites y jabones locales, Rivera habló sobre mejorar los skateparks y equipos de ejercicio locales para hacer que las personas salgan al aire libre y enseñarles resistencia a los miembros de la comunidad más jóvenes. 

“Sentimos que existía una necesidad de un medio de skateboarding aquí… necesitamos más skateparks locales para los niños que ya no tienen interés en los parques infantiles y equipos de plástico, ya que puede que ya no se encuentren activos [al aire libre]. [Las caídas] en skate, bicicleta o patines pueden desarrollar carácter para los jóvenes”, declaró Rivera. 

A través del mercado de artesanías y hacia exposiciones de mayor extensión, se encontraba el escenario de los artistas. El cartel de artistas durante el día incluyó Opening Blessing: Eagle Bear (Thomas), Revolution of the Sun, Chela Lujan, Strange Love, Sam Gallegos – Rabbit Dance, Alan Poor Bear – Kiowa Dancer, Ed Kabootie & the Yoties de Arizona y Sacred Earth Storytelling – Meral Jones. 

El día estuvo cargado de vida y música mientras las personas bailaban y escuchaban a diferentes artistas. Fue un espacio alegre para conectarse con la comunidad y una experiencia enriquecedora para aprender y comprender mejor la cultura, música e historias de los líderes indígenas. 

El festival también contó con presentaciones en los salones de clases sobre educación y conexión con la Tierra. Las presentaciones de EarthTalk fueron transmitidas en vivo y todavía se pueden ver en la página de Facebook de The Today at CSU-Pueblo. 

La presentadora, Paris Latka, realizó un breve taller de movimiento sobre los efectos de la postura en nuestro bienestar físico y mental y dio consejos sobre cómo posicionar el cuerpo para transmitir optimismo y paz interior. 

Frank Cordova presentó cómo el concepto de “código abierto” se puede aplicar a nuestras vidas individuales y colectivas y cómo vivimos en comunidad tanto con otras personas como con seres vivos e inertes.

Felicia Sanchez Garbizo presentó historias transformadoras que nos recuerdan cómo estamos todos conectados entre sí y con nuestra hermosa Tierra. Los niños se reunieron alrededor de Garbizo con expectación y emoción para escuchar las narraciones sagradas. 

Angelina Perez hizo una presentación sobre como sanar con el agua y relaciones, considerando los desafíos hídricos de Colorado y regionales, además de cómo nuestra relación con la Tierra viva podría influir en la manera de tomar decisiones en el futuro sobre políticas y asignación del agua. 

Archuleta declaró: “Fue maravilloso ver a las personas conociendo a nuestros artistas y organizaciones locales, quienes realmente representan la diversidad y fortaleza de Pueblo. La música, risas y artistas interesantes hicieron que fuera un día especial en el Museo de Historia El Pueblo y unieron más a nuestra comunidad”.

El Museo de Historia El Pueblo continuará contando con la participación de la comunidad, ya que recientemente inauguró una nueva exposición de fotografía llamada: A través del lente: la fotografía de Frank Muramoto. El museo celebrará el Cinco de Mayo en su próximo evento del primer viernes con admisión gratuita. El camión de comida Lunchbox servirá tacos callejeros y un DJ tocará música durante toda la tarde. 

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CORRECTION: The Earth Day: Indigenous Music & Arts Festival, Real Storytelling article, contained errors in the photo captions for the May print edition. The photo captions for the Real Storytelling article online are correct.

By Hailee Langowski 

On Saturday, April 22, El Pueblo History Museum hosted a family-friendly Earth Day: Indigenous Music & Arts Festival, a celebration of our home- Mother Earth, connection with local and regional artists through an artisan market, as well as performances of local Indigenous musical and dance groups. The free event was open to the public. While the day began with snowy weather, the Director of El Pueblo History Museum, Dianne Archuleta, reported that over 800 people walked through the doors that day. 

“In partnership with Storytellers of the Ancestral Red Road (SOAR), the Pueblo Levee Mural Project, and other generous sponsors and volunteers, we set out to host an event to celebrate Earth Day and all the ways in which we depend on it for life and sustainability, but also illustrate the talents of our local and statewide Indigenous community performers and artists,” said Archuleta. 

As the festival resumed indoors due to the cold weather, the artisan market followed throughout the museum’s main hallway, around the gift shop, and into sections of exhibits. Community organizations dedicated to Earth stewardship had information booths, opportunities to create a collaborative art piece, and various vendors constructed a space to share and support inspiration.

A local vendor at the festival was Bryan Rivera, part of Morning Star Creations Inc., a nonprofit organization whose mission is to “improve our city’s parks and river trail systems by creating fun for all age groups.” As they promoted their local art, jewelry, oils, and soaps, Rivera spoke about enhancing local skateparks and exercise equipment to get people outside and teach young community members endurance. 

“We felt there was a need for a skateboarding outlet here… We need more local skateparks for children that outgrow the plastic playground and equipment, then may not be active [outside] anymore. [Falling while] skateboarding, bicycling, or rollerblading can build character for young people,” said Rivera. 

Through the artisan market and leading to more extensive exhibits was the performer’s stage. The lineup of performers throughout the day included Opening Blessing: Eagle Bear (Thomas), Revolution of the Sun, Chela Lujan, Strange Love, Sam Gallegos – Rabbit Dance, Alan Poor Bear – Kiowa Dancer, Ed Kabootie & the Yoties from Arizona, and Sacred Earth Storytelling – Meral Jones. 

The day was full of life and music as people listened and danced to various performers. It was a joyful space to connect with the community and an enriching experience to learn and understand more from Indigenous leaders about culture, music, and stories. 

The festival also hosted presentations in the classrooms about earth education and connection. The EarthTalk presentations were live-streamed and can still be watched on The Today at CSU Pueblo Facebook page. 

Presentator, Paris Latka, gave a brief movement workshop about the effects of posture on our physical and mental well-being and advice on positioning your body to convey optimism and inner peace. 

Frank Cordova presented how the concept of “open source” may be applied to our individual and collective lives and how we live in a community with other people and both living and nonliving things.

Felicia Sanchez Garbizo presented transformational stories reminding us of how we are all connected and our beautiful Earth. Children gathered around Garbizo in anticipation and excitement to hear the sacred storytelling. 

Angelina Perez presented on healing with water and relationships, considering Colorado and regional water challenges and how our relationship to the living Earth might influence how we make decisions in the future about water policy and allocation. 

Archuleta states, “It was wonderful to see people getting to know our local artists and organizations who truly represent the diversity and strength of Pueblo. The music, laughter, and engaging performers made for a special day at El Pueblo History Museum and brought our community closer together.”

El Pueblo History Museum continues with community involvement as it recently opened a new photography exhibit called: Through the Lens: The Photography of Frank Muramoto. The museum will celebrate Cinco de Mayo for its next First Friday event with free admission. The Lunchbox food truck will serve street tacos and have a DJ playing music throughout the evening. 

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By Madison Lira

Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom Hashoah in Hebrew, commemorates the 6 million Jews and the millions of others who were tragically killed in the Holocaust. The date of this remembrance marks the beginning of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. It is set under the Hebrew calendar to the 27th of Nisan, which varies in the Gregorian calendar. This year, Holocaust Remembrance Day was held from sunset on April 17 to sunset on April 18. For the past eight years, CSU Pueblo has held a day-long event to commemorate the victims and continued the event for this year. 

Dr. Pam Richmond and the Department of Social Work held the event in the OSC this year on campus. The event featured keynote speakers and a live-virtual tour of Auschwitz from Dr. Jerzy Wójcik, a guide and educator at Auschwitz-Birkenau for over 17 years—as well as a couple of presentations from social work students and faculty members and a documentary screening. 

At the event’s start, Pueblo resident and member of Temple Emmanuel of Pueblo, Helen Atlas-Acuna, presented and recounted her parent’s survival during the Holocaust. Acuna gave a brief overview of the Holocaust before discussing to attendants her parent’s personal stories of survival and telling how they came to live in Pueblo, CO, after the war ended. 

“My father and his brothers and a brother-in-law, they fled across the border to over here in what is now Ukraine. However, the Soviets were not really pleased. What the Soviets wanted since they were not in the war yet, they wanted all the Pols to stay and fight so that the Nazis would not get to the Soviet Union, so anybody that didn’t last and fight, if they crossed the border, they were arrested and placed in labor camps, and that’s what happened to my father and his brothers and a brother-in-law,” said Acuna.

Her mother would later be taken to the Sudentland and lie about her age to the Nazis to avoid going to the death camps and would be sent to a labor camp. Acuna’s parents would later reunite after the war ended and would begin moving to the U.S., away from Europe.

“In 1950, they were able to legally immigrate to the United States. There were various Jewish organizations that sponsored people from all over the United States, you could not come to the United States without a sponsor, and one of the local Jewish fraternal organizations sponsored the families who came here (Pueblo, CO). The local Jewish community found housing for them,” said Acuna.

The next part of the event was the virtual live tour of Auschwitz-Birkneau, a new installation for the event this year; as Dr. Richmond discussed, “Typically, there is no budget for programming. This is the first year there was funding to have a tour of Auschwitz-Birkenau.” 

Dr. Wójcik, who gave the live tour over Zoom, gave the audience an insightful look into the two main camps and their history—especially highlighting the victims and their pain and survival through the Holocaust rather than the people who committed the atrocities against them.

After the virtual tour, a memorial service was held by Rabbi Becker with a musical accompaniment by Dr. David Volk. Laid out on the memorabilia table, Rabbi Becker lit six candles to remember the 6 million Jewish lives lost to the Holocaust. Rabbi Becker recounted the critical dates that led up to the Holocaust, letting the audience know the signs to look for that led up to the genocide of millions of people. In her service, Rabbi Becker quoted the work of a 19th-century Jewish poet, who had his books engulfed in flames during the 1933 book burnings in Berlin. “Where they burn books, they will, in the end, burn human beings too” (Heinrich Heine). 

Rabbi Becker sang beautifully haunted songs to remember the victims, signing Al Kol Eleh (For all these things) and Somewhere over the Rainbow. At the end of the service, Rabbi Becker invited anyone who knew it to recite the Mourner’s Kaddish as a prayer for those lives lost in the Holocaust.

As the day progressed, a presentation about PTSD and the Holocaust was given by Dr. Krista Bridgmon, Dr. Grant Weller presented the 1965 documentary Night and Fog in the late afternoon, and the event commenced with presentations from Savannah Cassares and Lara Gribble, master of social work students.

Dr. Richmond hopes that event attendants are left with an “understanding of the facts of the Holocaust, an appreciation for diversity, recognition of propaganda and hate, critical thinking about social responsibility, and respect for the millions that perished.”

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By Madison Lira

Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom Hashoah in Hebrew, commemorates the 6 million Jews and the millions of others who were tragically killed in the Holocaust. The date of this remembrance marks the beginning of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. It is set under the Hebrew calendar to the 27th of Nisan, which varies in the Gregorian calendar. This year, Holocaust Remembrance Day was held from sunset on April 17 to sunset on April 18. For the past eight years, CSU Pueblo has held a day-long event to commemorate the victims and continued the event for this year. 

Dr. Pam Richmond and the Department of Social Work held the event in the OSC this year on campus. The event featured keynote speakers and a live-virtual tour of Auschwitz from Dr. Jerzy Wójcik, a guide and educator at Auschwitz-Birkenau for over 17 years—as well as a couple of presentations from social work students and faculty members and a documentary screening. 

At the event’s start, Pueblo resident and member of Temple Emmanuel of Pueblo, Helen Atlas-Acuna, presented and recounted her parent’s survival during the Holocaust. Acuna gave a brief overview of the Holocaust before discussing to attendants her parent’s personal stories of survival and telling how they came to live in Pueblo, CO, after the war ended. 

“My father and his brothers and a brother-in-law, they fled across the border to over here in what is now Ukraine. However, the Soviets were not really pleased. What the Soviets wanted since they were not in the war yet, they wanted all the Pols to stay and fight so that the Nazis would not get to the Soviet Union, so anybody that didn’t last and fight, if they crossed the border, they were arrested and placed in labor camps, and that’s what happened to my father and his brothers and a brother-in-law,” said Acuna.

Her mother would later be taken to the Sudentland and lie about her age to the Nazis to avoid going to the death camps and would be sent to a labor camp. Acuna’s parents would later reunite after the war ended and would begin moving to the U.S., away from Europe.

“In 1950, they were able to legally immigrate to the United States. There were various Jewish organizations that sponsored people from all over the United States, you could not come to the United States without a sponsor, and one of the local Jewish fraternal organizations sponsored the families who came here (Pueblo, CO). The local Jewish community found housing for them,” said Acuna.

The next part of the event was the virtual live tour of Auschwitz-Birkneau, a new installation for the event this year; as Dr. Richmond discussed, “Typically, there is no budget for programming. This is the first year there was funding to have a tour of Auschwitz-Birkenau.” 

Dr. Wójcik, who gave the live tour over Zoom, gave the audience an insightful look into the two main camps and their history—especially highlighting the victims and their pain and survival through the Holocaust rather than the people who committed the atrocities against them.

After the virtual tour, a memorial service was held by Rabbi Becker with a musical accompaniment by Dr. David Volk. Laid out on the memorabilia table, Rabbi Becker lit six candles to remember the 6 million Jewish lives lost to the Holocaust. Rabbi Becker recounted the critical dates that led up to the Holocaust, letting the audience know the signs to look for that led up to the genocide of millions of people. In her service, Rabbi Becker quoted the work of a 19th-century Jewish poet, who had his books engulfed in flames during the 1933 book burnings in Berlin. “Where they burn books, they will, in the end, burn human beings too” (Heinrich Heine). 

Rabbi Becker sang beautifully haunted songs to remember the victims, signing Al Kol Eleh (For all these things) and Somewhere over the Rainbow. At the end of the service, Rabbi Becker invited anyone who knew it to recite the Mourner’s Kaddish as a prayer for those lives lost in the Holocaust.

As the day progressed, a presentation about PTSD and the Holocaust was given by Dr. Krista Bridgmon, Dr. Grant Weller presented the 1965 documentary Night and Fog in the late afternoon, and the event commenced with presentations from Savannah Cassares and Lara Gribble, master of social work students.

Dr. Richmond hopes that event attendants are left with an “understanding of the facts of the Holocaust, an appreciation for diversity, recognition of propaganda and hate, critical thinking about social responsibility, and respect for the millions that perished.”

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