Trinidad State Magazine Fall 2017

pg. 8 Gunsmithing at 70

The Long Road pg. 14 A student’s perspective from inside prison walls

Year of Firsts Trojan Athletics pg. 12 In This President's Column Issue... As always, our students continue to inspire us. On the Cover We think you’ll feel the same as you read these 70 years of Gunsmithing ��������������������������� 8 pages. Trinidad State has a colorful heritage that continues to grow in many innovative The Long Road: Prison Education ������������ 14 ways. After 92 years we’re still reinventing Main Stories ourselves. Fun & Friendraiser ������������������������������������� 4 Our Robotics Team (which includes several Aquaculture students brave the elements high school students) took a big step in May to learn about salmon ������������������������������� 5 with a trip to NASA’s “Mars Yard” at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. They’re Old West Hatmaking Class ������������������������� 6 practicing for a future competition against some of the most prestigious Eclipse in Southern Colorado ��������������������� 7 four-year schools around. The robot they built, named CLOEE, held her Gunsmithing students gain own in the face of every challenge she faced. national attention ������������������������������������� 9 Our Gunsmithing Program still draws national attention for the Track & Field �������������������������������������������� 10 quality of education we provide and the skill of our graduates. We commemorated its 70th year with a reunion in June. We complemented Cross Country teams �������������������������������� 11 that with our second Art of the Gun at the A.R. Mitchell Museum in Men's Soccer ������������������������������������������� 11 downtown Trinidad. Also, one of our students, Ainsley Ridgeway, was Baseball �������������������������������������������������� 11 featured on the cover of Women and Guns Magazine in their November/ December 2016 edition. NJCAA All-Academic teams ��������������������� 12 Softball ��������������������������������������������������� 12 Our sports teams continue their strong tradition of competitiveness balanced with integrity and academic achievement. We’ve quickly put Women's Basketball �������������������������������� 12 Trinidad State on the map when it comes to competitive running. Our From Troublemaker to B+ student ���������� 13 Cross Country team had a respectable inaugural season, then two of our Recent graduate receives high praise runners went to the Indoor Track and Field Nationals and took 12th from City of Trinidad �������������������������������� 15 place. This past May our Baseball Team won the Region IX Title for the fourth year in a row. Our Softball Team had their best season ever and VP chosen for national award ������������������ 17 one of our players was named Offensive Player of the Year. Our Women’s Azar Endowment for Excellence �������������� 18 Basketball Team made it into the playoffs and our Men’s Soccer Team Elizabeth and William Eckhart went to the national tournament. Memorial Scholarship ����������������������������� 19 As I reflect on Trinidad State, I am so humbled by where we’ve been and Regular Features so excited about where we’re going. Thank you for taking the time to see what’s been happening in our corner of the world. Campus News ������������������������������������������� 3 Class Notes ���������������������������������������������� 15

Memorials ����������������������������������������������� 16 Carmen M. Simone Donor Report ������������������������������������������ 18 President, Trinidad State

Trinidad State Magazine Please contact Trinidad State's President...... Dr. Carmen Simone Fall 2017 Alumni Office with any additions Editor...... Greg Boyce Trinidad State Magazine is published or corrections: Writers...... Greg Boyce, Toni DeAngelis, by the Communications Department Mike Salbato, and Margaret Sanderson, Trinidad State at Trinidad State with support from the unless otherwise noted Alumni Office Trinidad State Educational Foundation. Graphic Designer...... Elise Russell (719) 846-5569 Contributors...... Toni DeAngelis, [email protected] Linda Perry Campus News CLOEE vs. the Mars Yard Our Robotics Team took an off-world turn over the last year, deciding to build a robot Bus becomes rolling billboard capable of competing with top tier four-year schools at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in In September, just in time for the Trinidad Houston. The event is called Robo-Ops and Labor Day Parade, we had one of our buses is designed to mimic an unmanned Mars “wrapped” with vinyl images to promote the mission. While Robo-Ops was canceled college. This bus regularly makes trips to this year because of a shortage of funds, New Mexico, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska and NASA agreed to host our team anyway, Wyoming. We hope this new look will turn as a warm-up to the next event planned some heads along the way. for 2018. Our robotics team came up with The bus features runner Elias Gedyon, himself CLOEE (Computer-controlled Land-based a national champion (page 10), as well as Optical Electronic Explorer). Using a cell Isabella Navarro (page 12), softball offensive phone connection, operators see video from player of the year in 2016-2017. We’ll feature robot-mounted cameras and then respond a new design on another bus in the next few with movement commands. Her task was to navigate difficult terrain at NASA’s months. “Mars Yard” and pick up specially colored rocks. While the trip in May was a test run, the scores were comparable to those earned by top tier four-year schools in the 2016 Robo-Ops event. The team plans to compete in Houston next year.

College for Kids comes to the Valley For the first time Trinidad State brought the popular College for Kids program to Upward Bound Alamosa on three Thursdays $1.86 grant renewed in July. This is a fun and educational “day camp” for about 20, seven to 11 year olds patterned after a MILLION for five years successful program that has operated on the Trinidad Campus for many years. In September we learned our Upward Programs included archeology, dinosaurs, rockets and health care. As part of Bound Math-Science summer program the health care program the children got to see an air ambulance up close after it has been funded for another five years! The landed in the Valley Campus parking lot! federal grant provides $379,000 a year for an immersive six-week college experience for The program was free, with a suggested donation of $5 and included lunch. This high school students. It's aimed at low income was a collaborative effort of the University of Colorado Natural History Museum, and 1st generation college students. They stay the San Luis Valley Area Health Education Center and Trinidad State. in our residence halls and eat in the cafeteria to get a feel for what college is like. Courses in New signs send welcoming message math and science give them a taste of the skills needed in a technology career. We're upgrading our signs at both our campuses to give them A special thanks to Judy MacLaren, who is a more modern look. We hope stepping down as director after more than this modern sign at the corner two decades! We are fortunate Judy plans to of Main and Bell Avenue in continue teaching full-time for Alamosa catches your eye as you Trinidad State after the current head down the street. A sign grant ends. marking the entrance to our L-R Jason Lozano Valley Campus parking lot on from Madre, NM Alamosa Avenue is also on the and Eric Morales way. Two more signs will soon be installed on the Trinidad Campus at Park and from Anthony, NM Prospect and at the corner of Pine and State streets. with a pig ready for dissection 3 TSJC Educational Foundation’s Fun & Friendraiser features interview with OtterBox Founder and honors Hall of Fame inductees The Trinidad State Educational Foundation's annual Fun & Friendraiser event attracted more than 150 supporters, despite a spring snow storm. With a reception, dinner and silent auction, the event featured an interview with Curt Richardson, founder of

OtterBox, and the return of the Educational Foundation’s Hall of Fame induction. DeAngelis (left) and Hall of Fame Inductee Zappanti

n addition to proceeds from the event helping them understand their gifts that both her volunteer work and donations to benefitting the Trinidad State Student God has given them and giving them the Foundation. Emergency Fund, a $20,000 donation the opportunity and tools to be able to Upon accepting her nomination to the Iwas presented to the Foundation and succeed with those gifts.” Hall of Fame, Zappanti proudly spoke of plans for a $30,000 vocational scholarship Another highlight of the evening was the her three sons who each graduated from were announced. Trinidad State Educational Foundation’s Trinidad State, and thanked her family Richardson, the featured speaker at the Hall of Fame induction, honoring and friends for their support throughout event, is the Founder and Chairman of those who have contributed to the her career. OtterBox, a Fort Collins, Colo.-based betterment of Trinidad State through A life-long educator, Smith-Bacus joined innovator of protective cases for handheld service, commitment and dedication. the Trinidad State faculty in 1965. After and wireless devices. Miriam Zappanti was inducted into a total of 51 years of teaching, she retired the Hall of Fame and from Trinidad State in 1985. Upon her Anna Smith-Bacus and retirement, she said, “My students’ success James M. Romero were is the highest achievement in my teaching posthumously inducted. career; that’s why I’m here.” Romero served as a Smith-Bacus’ son, Roger Smith, accepted member of the Trinidad the award on behalf of his mother, then State College Council presented the Foundation with a donation from 1943 to 1963. He of $20,000 from his family. played a key role in the early development of the Proceeds of about $10,000 from ticket sales and the silent auction at the event DeAngelis (left) interviews OtterBox Founder, Curt Richardson College with tremendous growth of TSJC in the benefitted the Trinidad State Student In a conversational-style interview, 50’s and 60’s during President Guy Davis’ Emergency Fund, providing financial DeAngelis and those in attendance asked tenure. One of the first two residence halls support to Trinidad State students when Richardson a few questions. Richardson, built on campus in 1960 bears his name they need assistance with unexpected a 1977 graduate of Trinidad High School, and was dedicated in May 1966. emergency expenses. spoke about his 35-year path toward Zappanti worked at Trinidad State from In addition to the event benefitting the developing his successful business. 1973-2006 as an instructor, grant writer, Student Emergency Fund, the guest “When I walked into that machine and Director of the GED program. After speaker, Richardson and his wife, Nancy shop sophomore year of high school, I retiring from Trinidad State, Zappanti Richardson, offered a $30,000 matching knew what I continued to support the scholarship gift to help inspire others wanted to do. I saw those machines, and College and its students to donate to Trinidad State. Once the I saw those I saw creating things. through her leadership Foundation raises $30,000 in vocational machines, and as past President and program scholarships, the Richardson’s I saw creating things,” Richardson said. board member of the TSJC Educational will establish an endowed scholarship, the Curt Richardson Vocational Scholarship When asked what drives his success, he Foundation. She continues to show her Fund. said, “For me, it’s about people. It’s about dedication for Trinidad State through

4 Trinidad State Magazine The eggs are then rinsed in an iodine life, at my age (she’s in her 50s), I better Aquaculture solution to help prevent disease and get with it!” said Andrews. collected in containers where they are left On the other hand, Steve Bunker’s choice students brave to harden for thirty minutes before they to change careers was a necessity. An are transported to electrician for the elements the Durango Fish I just decided if I want nearly twenty Hatchery. years, Bunker, to learn more Early that frigid to do something different a Valley native, November morning with my life, at my age ,I'd suffered a severe about salmon all but two class ankle injury members had better get with it! when he fell off a The wind-driven snow pelted Trinidad opted out of the demonstration, all roof. Following a lengthy surgery it was State aquaculture students as they but Durango resident Sheryl Andrews six months before he began the painful strained to hear Aquatic Biologist Jim and Steve Bunker. As a volunteer at the process of learning to walk again. When Durango Fish Hatchery, Andrews had he was ready to consider a new career, White, during the first winter storm of arranged for the demonstration. Her he went to Trinidad State to investigate. the season. White was demonstrating volunteer work at hatcheries in Michigan After taking the introductory class, he the spawning of Kokanee salmon at Lake and Arizona had sparked in her a love for registered for the program. “I’ve always Nighthorse near Durango. biology. Her many accomplishments as a loved fishing and being outside,” said manufacturing engineer includes creating Bunker. a design for a part that flew on a shuttle. pawn are the eggs of aquatic After the spawning demonstration, the She is a Colorado State University master animals. Spawning is the process group visited the Durango Hatchery gardener who received extensive training of depositing those eggs. For the where Sarah (Bashaw) Gump, a 2008 in horticulture and has passed that on to Sland-locked (grown in large lakes but Trinidad State aquaculture graduate, gave others by turning her very large garden not the ocean) Kokanee salmon in Lake the tour. into a Community Shared Agriculture Nighthorse, the eggs and sperm are (CSA). “Aquaculture is a natural extension In the hatchery, the eggs pass through expressed by hand. While holding the of agriculture,” said Andrews. She enjoyed an “egg picker” machine that has a laser tail of a female Kokanee over a container, her seasonal volunteer work at hatcheries beam. When that laser cannot penetrate the harvester applies gentle even pressure so much she a white dead egg, a puff of air shoots it around her body decided to change into a receptacle for disposal. Another while leading with careers; but, receptacle houses the live pink eggs. A the thumb along the first, she needs a human “picker” will then use what looks belly toward the tail college credential like a turkey baster to pick out the dead fin. The eggs shoot in order to apply. eggs missed by the machine. Twenty out in a row looking Andrews worked elevated cement water runs each house much like a strand with Ben Webster, 40,000 kokanee salmon eggs in one of pink pearls. A the Trinidad specially designed bucket where 50-degree stream of sperm State aquaculture water continuously circulates. The eggs is then squeezed director, to hatch into minnows in about 30 days and out of a male fish, establish a are released into the runs. Their first meal identified by its hybridized is raw cow liver followed by a fish specific prominent hooked jaw and reddish version of the program. She attends labs meal blend for the next 18 months. When color, into the same container. Although at the college in Alamosa on Wednesdays they grow to two to three inches in length, fertilization may take place in only one and does the rest of her classwork online they are stocked in designated Colorado to three seconds, the eggs and sperm from her Durango home. “I just decided if lakes thus completing their life cycle. are swished in the receptacle and left to I want to do something different with my sit for 30 seconds to assure fertilization.

Trinidad State Magazine 5 Weeklong Hatmaking class now on both campuses For a real cowboy a hat is as much a tool as boots and a lariat. Of course it provides shade from the brilliant Colorado sun and it keeps cold mountain showers from running down your neck. But for a real cowboy it can double as a food dish for your horse. You might even haul water with it.

hat’s why Jerry Sinor was thrilled machinery. I use my hands.” Hirt’s antique to hear about a week-long summer collection of hundreds of crown blocks hatmaking class at Trinidad State’s provides the bases over which an almost TSouthern Rockies Heritage School. Sinor endless variety of hat shapes can be is Ranch Agent for the rugged 10,500 acre formed. His hats have covered the heads Purgatoire Peak Ranch south of Stonewall of Sam Elliot, Val Kilmer, Sharon Stone and fits the definition of a real cowboy. and President Reagan. Sinor’s the type who wears a cowboy The next month Hirt took his tools to hat all the time, even indoors. He says Alamosa for the first-ever hatmaking he started wearing one when he was six. class in the San Luis Valley. Another real Now 68, he’s thrilled with his new skill. cowboy from La Jara, Tom Davis, signed Instructor Tom Hirt forms a hat using steam “To design it in my with an artificial leg that has no bounce, own way and to form To design it in my own way and to form it but he was happy to be back on a horse it the way I want it again. formed, it’s the ultimate the way I want it formed, it’s the ultimate wonderful feeling that wonderful feeling that you can get in life. Also in the Alamosa class of five was you can get in life.” Mary Robbins, who describes herself as a “craftaholic.” She lives in the Waverly The class is taught each summer by up. Decades ago at the age of 27, he rode a district and raises llamas. She made Tom Hirt of Penrose. Hirt has done his horse, with a string of pack animals from two hats, one for her, the second for her share of cowboy work and understands El Paso, Texas to Fairbanks, Alaska. The husband. Robbins also quilts, knits, spins, the demands put on a hat. As the four- six month trip is chronicled in his book, weaves, and makes candles and stained time winner of the best hat maker in the Be Tough or Be Gone. glass. She said she wanted to add felt hat country award, Hirt is a highly recognized Davis said, “I buy felt hats for myself making to her crafting repertoire. “I’m ‘hatter.’ He uses vintage tools to fashion and I thought I’d like to learn how to so glad this class is being held here in the hats one by one. “I am a dying breed,” he take care of them right and make ‘em, Valley,” Robbins said. “I wouldn’t have said. “My hats are made like they were because they are expensive. I’ve been laid gone to Trinidad to take it with the extra made in the late 1800s or early 1900s. up with a leg for about five years. I wish expense of food and lodging.” That makes me uniquely different. I I would have had this when they started couldn’t walk into a modern-day hat puttin’ my new leg on because I had a lot Robbins described the process: They first shop like Stetsons and use their of down time that I couldn’t do nothin’. I turned the hat blanks upside down and have no hobbies. I’m a rancher. We just poured water in them, let them soak, then work – eight days a week, 26 poured the water out and set them on hours a day!” Davis broke appropriate sized hat blocks to form them. a leg which became Then they sanded the beaver fur until infected and it was smooth, ironed the hats, cut the ultimately was brims and hand creased the crowns after amputated. steaming them. He just recently Dr. L. VanOsdol, from northwest climbed back Oklahoma spends summers in South on a horse Fork. “My family has been coming up which he here since the 50s,” she said. “I saw the said is newspaper article and thought it could be challenging Photo (left): Alamosa Hat Making class a new skill I could learn after retirement. I Louden-Henritze might set up a hat shop in South Fork!” Sinor chose a unique material for his hat Archaeology Museum band. He found two dead rattlesnakes, boiled them and then painstakingly cleaned each piece of snake spine. What looks from a distance like a string of white coral, took more than two days to complete. He said he’d think hard about it before attempting that again. “I’ve been all over the country cowboyin’ and I’ve never seen a rattlesnake vertebrae hatband.” His hat is in the Vaquero style, also called Free Admission a buckaroo in some parts of the country. The white bone on black felt is striking. Open Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. “This will probably be my Sunday/Go East Entrance of Freudenthal Library at Trinidad State to Meetin’ hat. It’s something I probably Look for the giant T-Rex! won’t be cowboyin’ in,” said the always practical (719) 846-5508 • www.trinidadstate.edu/archaeology-museum Sinor. “At 68 years old I probably don’t back and make another hat next summer. ideology and simple words that you can have but 10 more He realizes there’s a lot to learn about understand. And the fact that you come years riding on hats. “I have talked to other people, and in and you start working with that hat as a horse so I’m all my cowboy friends and they’re going soon as you sit down, it blows your mind.” gonna save this to be coming up here registering for this “To be able to say to people, ‘I made this for special course.” Hirt’s laid back, show-and-do hat,’ is probably one of the greatest things occasions.” style, resonates with the students. “When I’ve experienced in my life,” said Sinor. you start out you think, ‘How would “And I’ve experienced a lot of things as a And Sinor you ever get one to look like this or like might be cowboy.” Sinor wears the hat he made this?’ But Tom breaks it down into simple

Eclipse in southern Colorado

Students, staff and community members Nebraska and set up on a high gathered at Trinidad State in both school football field with various Alamosa and Trinidad to watch the eclipse viewing devices including two partial eclipse in southern Colorado on telescopes provided by Physics Instructor August 21. Using a grant from the Bar N Bob Philbin. They shared the football field I Community Service Fund plus college with four other area schools and by all funds, Trinidad State purchased 5,000 accounts had an unforgettable time. eclipse glasses. These were given away to Tamera Morton, writing for the Trinidad students and staff as well as thousands Eclipse Trip Chronicle News said, “We could see of area children. Groups of people could Ten community members and three staff the prominences with the naked eye on be seen on both campuses taking a break members took a trip to Nebraska on the sides of the eclipsed sun. Seeing the from class or other duties to look up at the August 20 and 21 to see the total eclipse. sun’s chromosphere, the outer layer of its progressing partial Planning for the trip started more than a atmosphere, radiating outward in silvery eclipse. year ago when Dean of Instruction Keith wispy-like clouds that were glowing and Gipson reserved a block of hotel rooms in moving with brilliance. Everyone just Ogallala, Nebraska. A diverse group from started shouting “Oh, wow!” along Colorado, New Mexico and Oklahoma left with a lot more screaming Trinidad in two college vans on August and yelling. It was the most 20. On Monday morning, August 21, they amazing sight of a lifetime.” drove north about 35 miles to Arthur, Trinidad State Magazine 7 70 years of Gunsmithing and 40 years of the NRA Program

It’s been 70 years since legendary Gunsmith P.O. Ackley teamed up with Trinidad State to start a gunsmithing training program. It was 1947 and military service members were returning from war and looking for job opportunities.

he newly constructed Mullen NRA Museums, which and firearms to their limits. Building would become home to include the NRA National His cartridges are this program, which is now known Firearms Museum in still known as “Ackley Tas America’s premier gunsmithing school. Fairfax, Virginia, the Improved” and even NRA National Sporting now his handbooks are Past graduates gathered on June 9 and Arms Museum in regarded as a cartridge 10 to celebrate this milestone as well as Springfield, Missouri, experimenter’s bible. forty years of NRA summer gunsmithing along with the Frank classes at Trinidad State. From this rich heritage the Brownell Museum of gunsmithing program has This celebration of gunsmiths and guns the Southwest in New prospered, and continues to as art culminated with a presentation Mexico. About 10,000 gain national attention. by Jim Supica. He’s the director of the firearms are included in inventory. Trinidad State payed homage to the most artistic of the Later Fred Zeglin took the stage. He’s world’s gunsmiths that same weekend an author and gunsmith from Kalispell, with the second Art of the Gun at the Montana. He had recently released P.O. A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art in Ackley: America’s Gunsmith. Ackley downtown Trinidad. From the intricate was nationally known as a barrel maker, to the unusual, the main floor of the cartridge designer, experimenter, tool museum was filled with examples of maker, reloading expert and of course gunsmithing that ranged from bizarre to gunsmith. He moved on from Trinidad to sublime. They ranged from a four-barrel Utah and died in 1989 at the age of 86. movie prop shotgun made by Trinidad Ackley wrote handbooks on cartridge State students for the 1988 film Big Bad Jim Supica, Director of the NRA Museums design and was known to push cartridges John, which was shot in Trinidad, to

8 Trinidad State Magazine has ten .22 caliber barrels and can fire 600 to 700 Save the shots a minute. Date Art of the Gun will return in 2018 at the same location on June 8 and 9. When they weren’t Lee Griffiths' engraving work displayed at Art of the Gun learning or perusing June 8-9, 2018 beautiful guns the past the remarkable engraving work of Lee graduates shared stories. They were also Griffiths. Several of his works were loaned treated to a mouth-watering chuckwagon for the weekend by the Frank Brownell dinner provided by Tom Hirt of Penrose, Plan now to attend Museum of the Southwest at the NRA and entertainment by Cowboy Poet Don 3rd Annual Art of the Gun Whittington Center south of Raton, O’Barr of Castle Rock. June 8-9, 2018 New Mexico. Many of the dozen artists in attendance took orders for A.R. Mitchell Museum custom work during the show. Trinidad, Colorado A mid-grade Ackley rifle was For more info, call 719-846-5724 also on display, part of Trinidad State's gun collection. Ackley had used it to barter for dental work when he lived in Trinidad. A handmade miniature Gatling Gun built by Paul Moore of Aguilar was also on display. It Cowboy Poet Don O'Barr at the Chuckwagon Dinner

Gunsmithing students gain national attention

2012, with honors, having been active in FFA and sports. While at TSJC she was active in student government and was also a Residence Life Assistant. Another 2016 article in Gun World Magazine also promimently featured Ainsley. She graduated in May with an Associate of Justin Kamal Gunsmithing project Applied Science degree in Gunsmithing in Las Vegas. It’s a one-of-a kind .50 with a Certificate in Computer Numerical caliber single shot that is so unusual you Control Machining. Ainsley now works just can't look away. It includes silver wire at the headquarters of Cabelas in Sydney, inlay, relief carving, and checkering on a Nebraska. beautiful English walnut stock. It weighs in at 43 pounds! A media company called Rated Red saw it and turned our photos Ainsley Ridgeway (Class of 2017) of this eye-catching rifle into a video was featured on the cover of Women and which was viewed 3.5 million times on Facebook! You just can’t buy that kind of Guns Magazine November/December Ainsley Ridgeway Gunsmithing project 2016 edition in an article about the publicity. Needless to say, this was great Trinidad State gunsmithing program. advertising for Justin as he searched for She grew up in Western Nebraska on a Justin Kamal graduated in December his first gunsmith job. He is now back farm/ranch growing alfalfa and raising 2016 and showed off his final project in home in Connecticut preparing to start cattle. She graduated high school in January at our booth at the SHOT Show his own business. Trinidad State Magazine 9 Track & Field Unlikely team of two finishes 12th in the nation The team that finished first brought 34 athletes. Trinidad State came with only two, but ended up in twelfth place at the NJCAA Indoor Track and Field national meet in Pittsburg, Kansas, in February. Considering 2016 was the first year of athletics at the Valley Campus in Alamosa, this was an amazing accomplishment. And their story, which spans the world, is just as amazing.

aised in downtown Los Angeles, the goof ball. It’s hard to have a bad day ranch (dressing) with everything.” Elias Gedyon, won first in the when the two of them are around. I’m Haymes laughed and said, “They don’t 1000 meter with a time of 2:29.85. really proud of them.” know what that means back home. I use it RComing clear from Darby, England, to for everything even on my cereal!” Adjusting to the 7,600-foot altitude in the train with Coach Lauren Masterson, Valley didn’t come easy. Both young men Gedyon came to the Valley after a Daniel Haymes placed fourth in the essentially came from sea level. “After I two-year stay in Ethiopia with friends nation in the 3000 meter in 8:30.22, just got here and was walking upstairs and and relatives where he learned to speak ten seconds behind the first-place winner. was out of breath, I thought ‘man I’m Amharic, an Ethiopian language. He said In the mile run Gedyon placed second really out of shape,’” said Haymes. “I got he experienced a culture shock when and Haymes placed seventh. fatigued much more quickly and couldn’t coming to Alamosa compared to the “They’ve exceeded my expectations. That’s do the things I did at sea level.” fast-paced living in California. “It’s a more for sure,” said Coach Martin. “Dan is a Gedyon agreed, “It was really tough at relaxed slower lifestyle here,” he said. “The really good kid who shows up every day, first. My body wasn’t used to the thin people are very welcoming and it’s very super excited to be here. Elias is usually air at the time and it took around three peaceful here. It was the best decision for months just to get used to the altitude.” me.” He transferred in August to Adams State where he is now running under For as long as he can remember the direction of Coach Damon Martin, Haymes wanted to come to America Lauren's dad. on a scholarship and study and run. “When Coach Martin (now “We’re a small campus and with the small Masterson) contacted me about the classes, the students get a lot of attention. Gunsmithing program, it seemed like a perfect fit. You get that connection with the teacher student Emmit He explained that getting his visa was and it makes it easier,” said Haymes. “And Reimer was a a bit challenging and leaving his family even though this is a junior college, the walk-on, but and his girlfriend has been hard. “But, training here is done like a Division finished 6th in I have no regrets,” Haymes said, “I love I school,” he said. the nation in the it here. At home people are always Elias agreed. “I really Javelin Throw rushing and they don’t take time to enjoy it – all aspects. visit. Here the people are very friendly I’m enjoying the and will take time to talk to you. And classes I’m in England it’s cloudy all the time and taking. it’s cold. I love the sunshine here. I am happy to commit to two years Another gold at here. I’ll keep running my butt off! My main objective is to become a Outdoor Track & professional runner.” The Haymes, who said he takes his teachers Field Nationals education a lot more seriously are really Four Trojans competed well in May at now, is studying massage therapy. cool, very the NJCAA Outdoor Track and Field laid back. Word usage in England is a ‘tad’ Championships in Hutchinson, Kansas. Always the different than in the U.S. When Elias Gedyon took home a gold in the jokester, he the team travels for competitions, 1500 Meter Run, Daniel Haymes placed quipped, “I want they often eat at Chipotle Mexican 4th in the 5000 Meter Run, Emmit to be just like her Grill. Martin said, “Dan always asks Reimer placed 6th in the Javelin Throw (Coach Masterson) for tomato (pronounced toe-maw- and Margarita Jones placed 17th in the when I grow up!” toe) sauce, which in England means Women’s 800 Meter Run. Trinidad State ketchup!" Gedyon added, “He eats Photos: Haymes (left) and finished 16th in the nation. Gedyon 10 Trinidad State Magazine Cross Country teams Trojan Baseball wrap up inaugural season at Nationals continues A strong new tradition College won the overall title with a began at Trinidad State time of 17:11.34. Winona Martin was domination in in 2016 when 10 Trojan the first Trojan across the line in 134th runners joined more place with a time of 20:46.33. Region IX than 600 others, “There is no recreating a national meet representing more during the regular season,” commented Our Trojan Baseball Team continued to than 40 colleges Coach Lauren Martin. “It was a great dominate in NJCAA Region IX with a in El Dorado, learning experience for the ladies. They tournament crown for the fourth time in a Kansas at all got out there and competed, which row. The Trojans came into the May 11-13 the NJCAA will serve them well in the long-run tournament seeded second, having given Cross picture.” up the Empire Conference title to Western Country Nebraska Community College. This was In the Men’s 8K, TSJC was 20th overall National Western’s first conference title and gave with 540 points. Individually, Trojans Championships. them the right to host the tournament. And Elias Gedyon and Daniel Haymes they were tough at their home diamond in The Lady Trojans wrapped up a great season with another Scottsbluff with a 15-3 record. competed first, strong performance, both finishing in running the 5K the top 25 in the nation and earning with 316 individuals All-American awards. Gedyon was representing 37 11th overall with a time of 25:25.95. schools. TSJC placed Haymes finished 23rd crossing the 27th overall with line at 25:52.69. Central Arizona’s a team total of 728 Gilbert Kigen won the individual title, points. Leanne completing the race in 23:47.45. Pompeani from Iowa The biggest thing we try to do here is be Central Community Photo (left): Winona Martin as good as we can be on a daily basis, this includes our work in the classroom and the community. Men's Soccer I honestly never think about the winning, we are always trying to figure Trojans return to out how to get better the next day. National Tournament - Matthew Torrez, Head Baseball Coach But the Trojan bats were hot and they The Trojan Men’s Soccer Team capped burned through the tournament with wins another stellar season with a trip to over Northeastern (9-1), McCook (7-1) and the NJCAA Division 1 National then Western Nebraska for the title with a Championships. TSJC 15-5 win. followed the Region IX Tournament with a win over That put them into the next round of Yavapai 3-1 and then Trinidad State’s first West play for the fourth year in a row. The District title with a 1-0 win over Southern Nevada. District Tournament for Regions 1, 9 and 18 happened the following week at Walt Ten days later they entered the 12-team national Kammann Baseball Field in Yuma, Arizona. tournament in Tyler, Texas. On November 15, Our Trojans lost there to Arizona Western, 2016 they defeated Hill College 2-1 and then the beat Salt Lake and then lost to next day fell to top-seeded and eventual National Southern Nevada. Another Champions Tyler Junior College by a score of 2-1. very successful year for Tyler ended their season with a perfect 24 wins Trojan Baseball! and no losses. TSJC finished with an 18-5 record. Photo (right): Jermey Elmore-Klepac 11 NJCAA Trojan Softball Year of firsts 2017 saw the Lady Trojans win the all-time leader in runs scored (146), hits announces Region IX Conference Title and the (177), doubles (36), HR (47) and batting Region IX Tournament Championship average at .511 All-Academic for the first time in program history. in her two It also saw Coach Steve Swazo attain years at his 300th collegiate victory when the Trinidad Teams Trojans topped Otero on April 23. State. In A total of 31 student-athletes from Trinidad Swazo now has 307 wins in his eleven 2016, she was State qualified for the 2016-17 NJCAA years coaching at Trinidad State. named Region IX All-Academic Teams for their hard work Other firsts this year were setting a new Freshmen-of-the-Year and success in the classroom. school record for home runs as the Lady and in 2017 was selected All-Academic First Team: 4.00 GPA Trojans smacked 118 out of the park, as Region IX Player-of-the- • Mitchell Gray – Baseball top in the nation, breaking the previous Year. She also was selected • Michel Dagenais – Baseball school record of 79 set last season. The All-Region two straight years • Job Alexander – Men’s Basketball team ended the season with an all time and now attends Colorado • Daniel Haymes – Men’s Cross Country/ best batting average of .396, most hits State University in Fort Track and Field (690), most doubles (120), most runs Collins on a softball • Filip Milivojevic – Men’s Soccer scored (505), and most runs batted in scholarship making her • Filip Cvetinovic – Men’s Soccer (460). The team also had a best slugging the first Trinidad State • Avery Boccella – Softball percent of .687. softball athlete to be • Kaitlyn Smith – Volleyball awarded a Division I Sophomore Isabella Navarro put herself • Noelle Gallegos – Volleyball scholarship. in the school's record book as the • Mandie Perea – Women’s Basketball • Alayna Latimore – Women’s Basketball/ Track and Field All-Academic Second Team: women's Basketball 3.80-3.99 GPA • Reese Patterson – Baseball First playoff victory in history of TSJC • Billy Biyombo – Men’s Basketball In the first basketball playoff game the Trinidad State women’s basketball • Emmett Reimer – Men’s Track and Field played at TSJC’s Scott Gym in almost program. • Olivia Muniz – Softball forty years the Lady Trojans prevailed • Megan Cosslett – Softball “It was a great crowd and it increased over McCook Community • Nyece Smith – Women’s Basketball the pressure on our team a little,” College to punch their • Brittnee Coberly – Women’s Basketball commented Coach Rich Holden. “but ticket to the elite eight • Maria Montes – Women’s Cross Country/ I believe that ended up being a good of Region IX. It was the Track and Field thing. I was extremely proud of the way first playoff victory • Claire Gay – Women’s Soccer/ our girls responded to a McCook team in the history of Track and Field who really brought the intensity.” All-Academic Third Team: 3.60-3.79 GPA The magical run by the basketball team • Seth Crummer – Baseball came to an end in Scottsbluff, Nebraska • Blagoje Tokovic – Men’s Soccer with TSJC dropping a tight contest • Darian Morlan – Softball to Eastern Wyoming in the semifinal • Mariah McDermott – Softball round. The previous evening • Alyssa Suazo – Volleyball the Trojans prevailed over Miles • Shahennessey Bradford – Community College in the Region IX Women’s Basketball quarterfinals. Trinidad finished the • Gabby Enloe – Women’s Basketball season 16-16, 10-4 in region, in what • Jordan Wyatt – Women’s Basketball many believe was the most successful • Victoria Bonahoom – Women’s Soccer season in program history. • Laeticia Rambeau – Women’s Soccer • Alex Stabler – Women’s Soccer Get more sports news: www.tsjctrojans.com

12 Trinidad State Magazine General Education requirements, his work study position in the Learning Center at the college enabled him to assist other students. His fluency in both Spanish and English enhanced his interactions. From trouble His work study supervisor, Todd Cotton, said, “From the first day I met him I knew there was something special about him. maker to B+ He’s friendly, comfortable with anyone, and positive. He is one of the most conscientious students I have met in my student thirty years of education.” Corvera also tutored students in Statistics. The road to nursing school has been long and unusual for 21 year-old David Corvera. His Julianna Chaparro, the TRiO Director, said “He was always available, always goal now is to get a nursing degree at Trinidad State and eventually, a doctorate. willing and loved tutoring. He’s very charismatic. Students came to him for hat’s light years from his I am today without him,” said Corvera help due to his welcoming demeanor.” elementary school days in who credits God and exercise “for keeping California. “I was in 5th grade and me going and alive and aware.” In fact, “I jumped right in to student government Twas expelled because I hurt other students exercising at a CrossFit class is where he my first year at Trinidad State and served by tapping them with hot scissors. It was met his girlfriend, Erika. “I try to keep as senator at large,” said Corvera. Last quite a handful of classmates I did that to myself in peak condition because I know semester he served as President of Student during class and the police department that with this nursing gig, there’s going to Government as well as President of T²SC got involved and did a psychiatric be a lot of heavy lifting going on,” Corvera (TRiO Transfer Student Club). questionnaire test to see if I had any explained. In May, Corvera graduated with both mental problems, but I honestly did it as Corvera was not always so fit. His mother Associate of Arts and Associate of General a joke thinking it was funny at the time.” fainted during his birth which affected Studies degrees. Although he is no longer Being expelled meant he couldn’t go to his neck giving him limited movement a member of the executive board, he still any public school in Salinas, California. from side to side. Nor can he look up. “It attends the student government meetings He ended up in a private Christian school. doesn’t stop me from doing anything.” He representing Nursing Level I students as “That played a huge role in my maturity also had a kidney removed at four months their President. and development towards a relationship and suffered from with Jesus Christ.” After several years, asthma, which he I'm the first one there, the last one out. It's Corvera’s family moved to Monterey has outgrown. where he returned to a public school, definitely everything I thought it would be. Monterey High School. While living in California, Corvera attended one year “It took me three years of college classes He said his freshman and sophomore at Hartnell Community College near to finally get accepted into the nursing years were disastrous. He is grateful the Salinas. He was drawn to nursing – program. “It’s hard,” he said. “It’s time staff was patient with him and he didn’t possibly due to the college level EMT class consuming and your life has to evolve get expelled again. Kevin Mayer, his tutor he had taken in high school where he was around it. That’s what I’ve been living as well as youth pastor, played a large role required to do some Emergency Room these past four weeks now. It’s been a good in helping steer Corvera’s life in a more work at a community hospital. ride. I’m loving it. It’s awesome. I love positive direction. Respect for his teachers studying it. I love the hands-on activities. grew his junior and senior years. By a slim When his parents relocated to the San I’m all over it. I’m the first one there, the margin he beat out his only competitor Luis Valley, Corvera moved with them. last one out. It’s definitely everything I to become senior class president for “I didn’t want to waste any time without thought it would be.” doing any schooling,” said Corvera. “It approximately 240 students. But he barely After this year, Corvera plans to enroll in managed to graduate with a minimum was great because there is a college and a university here. Obviously, I didn’t want the summer program for LPNs. He plans grade point average. That changed once to earn his RN next year and then transfer he started college. He is now an A and B to pay more so I chose Trinidad State real quick.” to earn his BSN, then his master’s and student. finally his doctorate “because I want to be “I can confidently say that God plays a big While Corvera worked an additional two the person in charge.” That certainly does role in my life. I wouldn’t be the person years at Trinidad State to complete his not sound like a ‘trouble maker!’

Trinidad State Magazine 13 Our Journey

The following is the speech given during achieved. The cohort strengthened and the form of a business plan and include fortified. inspired companies like The House of the 2017 Entrepreneurial Operations Higuera: Custom Men’s Tailoring, J.P.’s Certification Graduation Ceremony at the The journey resumed. The classroom threshold—the proverbial barrier Mobile Oil Change Service, Red Wolf Trinidad Corrections Facility on May 4, that once crossed—transformed State HVAC Services, Adirondack Furniture 2017 by student Joseph Ramirez. Classes greens to Trojan blue and gold. At first Works, Austin & Robert’s Auto Sales, included Business Communication, it was a small transition, unnoticed and Red Hammer Construction, Eco-Green Auto Recycling, and LanDocked Seafood Business Law and Business Math. insignificant but as class progressed, goals were achieved, milestones met Market. and the threshold grew. It expanded and ur journey began with eight men became uncontained, immeasurable, like with nothing in common but a shadow, it enveloped us. It followed blind ambition, unrefined goals us outside the classroom, onto the yard, Oand the color green, asking ourselves and into our houses. It followed into why we would volunteer to embark on conversations we had with loved ones at a journey that demands so much but home. Priorities shifted, accountability seemingly delivers so little. prevailed and we looked at ourselves, A journey that began with test results, no longer student-inmates at Trinidad that revealed English was in fact, not Correctional Facility but as college Ramirez (right) with Trinidad State President our primary language. Test results that students at Trinidad State, pridefully Dr. Carmen Simone dictated and required extensive and peacocking our insignia totes across the yard to class. This journey produced a cohort, a remedial composition tutoring. Who motivated, determined and confident knew commas serve a real purpose, The end of the journey is here and as we group of future business leaders that verbs and past participles have to match look up from our books we can see light learned the value of hard work, goal and some kind of acronym, FATBOY or at the end of the tunnel. Finals come setting, self-discipline and the value FANBOYS can actually help prevent a and go with one last push of intense placed in the respect for self, a virtue that comma splice. determination to make it through to the many of us lost or buried. This respect Along the journey, a syllabus was end. It is not for the weak, we are expected for self is now excavated, refined and introduced, time requirements revealed to give it everything we have, to the very polished. It is exposed with renewed vigor and at that point reality set in—and end. Tired—no not tired—exhausted, that drives us to succeed. It creates in us it was only the first week of class. We doing whatever we can for just a few more a desire to invest in ourselves through understood quickly, this is for real, precious minutes in the computer lab or continued education and programs, to no more TV, chess, no down time, no library. At last, it is over and we have a continue our journey well after these walls more life. All that we once knew was moment of clarity, a moment of reflection, are a distant memory. surrendered. a realization of accomplishment, a LIFE VICTORY! There is a self- It is a journey that began with a college The journey continued. We adapted and acknowledgment that through all the that had a design to bring together eight pressed on. Game plans created, schedules adversities over the past 10 months: men who had nothing in common, but it laid out, study groups forged. A cohort lack of resources, work, other programs, ends with one cohort whose unfinished was born. Now of course at first, there was lockdowns, shakedowns and even waiving goals and desire to achieve will reflect our hesitation, pushback. An uncomfortable our right to parole just to finish what we Trojan spirit that has been ignited. cloud that sheltered our innate self-reliant started. We endured! We prevailed! We This is our life, our success, our journey. mentalities and the prideful tendencies overcame challenges that even traditional Ramirez now plans to get an online degree that inhibited our effectiveness as a students will never face. We conquered! from Trinidad State and then pursue a group. Quickly independence gave way Our accomplishments produced business degree at Adams State University. to interdependence, the private victories Eventually he hopes to open a seafood comprehensive and detailed visions in became public ones. Synergy was market. 14 Trinidad State Magazine Emily (Roitz) Cimino, ’58 attended the University of the 1964 U.S. Olympic track team. Gayle spent Class Notes of Denver for one year after graduating from TSJC. several years in California, teaching and coaching while She then went to earn a degree in Business Education working on his PhD. From 1983–2010, he worked in Share your updates with Trinidad State! and English Literature from the University of Northern various administrative capacities at the University of Email Shannon.Shiveley@trinidadstate. Colorado. She married Gerald (Jay) Cimino, ’58, in Arizona, where he was affectionately known as “Doc edu or visit www.trinidadstate.edu/alumni. 1960. Emily focused on caring for their four children, Hop.’’ Gayle passed away in March, 2016 from causes Anna (Konogeris-Kelloff) Floyd, ’46 relocated but still she had a passion for flowers and creating related to diabetes, leaving behind a wife, Pat, and two to Pueblo with her first husband, Mitchell Kelloff, beautiful gardens. As the children grew, she began her children. Sr. where they opened and managed 19 movie own business supplying local companies with plants Thomas Schenker, ‘64 was only able to attend TSJC for theaters including the historic Uptown Theater. She and floral arrangements. In 2014, the Cimino family one year, but he always felt that the lessons he learned began a second career with the Colorado Division of dedicated Emily’s Bel’ Fiore Garden at Mt. Carmel in including self-discipline and strong work ethic were Rehabilitation where she met her second husband, Trinidad. Emily passed away November 17, 2016. invaluable to him in his eight-year career in newspapers Robert Floyd. They were married 41 years. Following her Gerald (Jay) Cimino, ’58 was recognized by the and over 30 years in shopping center management. He retirement in 1990, she and Robert traveled the world. Trinidad/Las Animas County Chamber of Commerce as shared, “Words cannot begin to express how much it In her final years, she overcame cancer yet ultimately the 2016 Chenoweth Award winner for his passion and meant to me to finally visit Trinidad State after 53 years succumbed to Alzheimer’s disease. Anna passed away commitment for his hometown of Trinidad. He is largely and the kind reception I received.” Foundation Note: It March 14, 2017. responsible for the revitalization of Mt. Carmel Catholic was our pleasure, Thomas! Robert “Bob” Menardi, ’51 was an outstanding high Church into the Mt. Carmel Health, Wellness and Alexander Bell, ‘65 said "TSJC was the best part of school and college multi-sport athlete. After college Community Center and is working on the LaPuerta de my college education...my heart is with TSJC!" He went and a short time in the U.S. Army, he extended his love Colorado development near historic downtown Trinidad. on to say, "I am so thankful that I attended TSJC and of sports into a 10-year teaching and coaching career. Paul Milosevich, ’59 who studied under A.R. Mitchell consider my two years there as the most rewarding In 1965, Bob began a 23-year career with the Colorado currently has a retrospective show at the A.R. Mitchell of my college years from junior college to graduate Department of Youth Services. Bob and his wife Betty Museum of Western Art. It’s a retrospective showcasing school." have four children and nine grandchildren. Bob passed his work from the 1950’s through today with an away January 21, 2017. Patrick Squire, ’66 attended the Gunsmithing outstanding array of oils, watercolors and sketches. program until being drafted for Vietnam. Upon his Martin Castenada, ’54 was a member of the track Dr. Gayle Hopkins, ’61, did some amazing things return, he completed his undergraduate degree at team at TSJC that placed 4th at the National Junior on various types of athletic fields through the years, Penn State, then attained his law degree at University College Track & Field meet, where Martin won second especially in long jump pits. While at TSJC, he played of Wisconsin Law School. After graduation he was a place in the two-mile run. Martin transferred to CSU-Ft. football and ran track, earning All-American honors as general practice lawyer in a town of 50,000 people and Collins and ultimately the University of Washington. He a freshman and also won the national junior college “it was the worst job ever.” So he went to the library and studied government and law but didn't stay in those high jump championship in 1961. Gayle transferred to researched industrial manufacturers (gunsmithing). He areas. the University of Arizona and won the NCAA indoor and then wrote a cover letter to about 30 gun manufacturers Nova (Hutchison) Johnston, ’53 shared recently “two outdoor long jump titles in 1964. He was a member and told them he had studied gunsmithing at TSJC, great years of my life were at TJC.” Nova and her sister, Eileen (Hutchison) Johnston, ’56 married brothers. William Riccotone, ‘53 was also known Recent graduate receives high as Coach, Rick, and Buddy to his family and friends. Rick was a teacher and coach at Aguilar High School his entire career until he retired. He praise from City of Trinidad enjoyed fishing, weekend trips to the cabin at Raven Paiz received a degree in Jonathan Taylor. “This was one of three Monument Lake, playing poker and watching Graphic Design in May of 2016 and tourism goals for 2017 and once this sporting events especially the Broncos and his grandchildren’s sporting events. Rick passed has already made her mark at the guide is published today, we’ll have met away March 13, 2017. City of Trinidad in her job as Media all three goals by July. This was Raven’s Administrator. In July Trinidad project. I oversaw it, and the first Tom Miller, ’57 graduated from the Building released a 67-page Visitor’s Guide floodgate was getting past me, because trades program. He then spent two years in the filled with beautiful photography and I’m very particular, but Raven did an Army. He used his training and skills learned at TSJC and in the Army to become a successful information about places to amazing job. full-time farmer and rancher raising cattle and go and things to do in the Taylor said Paiz had been put in charge growing alfalfa. area. Raven took most of of the photography for the guide the photos. Robert Tapia, ‘57 was an educator, insurance because of her unique skillset. “Like I salesman, a member of the early Model “We hired Raven for said at City Council the other night, Cities program, and up until his retirement in this specific reason,” hiring Raven has been our biggest 1996, on staff at Western State University in said Director success here in Trinidad.” Gunnison, CO. Robert passed away December of Economic 13, 2016. Photo and story excerpts courtesy of the Development Trinidad Chronicle News Trinidad State Magazine 15 was a Vietnam veteran, and was a lawyer. He received a requesting party. For questions, please call the Alumni Alumni Memorials number of job offers and that is how he spent his career Office at 1-800-621-TSJC ext 5569 or email – as a lawyer for gun manufacturers. He recently retired [email protected] Caroline (Fantin) Martini, Dennis Rice, ‘68 ‘39 as VP of Colt Manufacturing. Jeffrey Kennison, ’73, nicknamed “Bear” in college, Agapito Martinez Rivera, Frank Steed, ‘67 played football and was selected cherishes his memories of TSJC and considers the Max Kennedy, ‘43 ’68 for the TSJC Student Leader Award. Frank earned a Gunsmithing program a very valuable part of his overall Anna (Konogeris-Kelloff) Mariana (Floyd) Buhr, ‘70 bachelor’s degree in 1969, and later a master’s from the education with many experiences that have helped him Floyd, ‘46 Paul Julian Duran, ’70 University of Missouri-St. Louis. He was an electrical in life. After TSJC, Jeffrey went to Western State College Mary Dona, ‘47 Christina Sena, ‘70 engineer at McDonnell Douglas, working on aerospace and studied business and music. Music was always a first Joseph W. Torres, ‘47 programs. In 1976, he went to work for Samsonite love of his along with firearms and shooting. In 1976, Manuel Zuniga, ‘70 Corporation, eventually becoming President of he joined a rock band and continues to make his living James F. Begano, ‘48 Janice Lynn Bulson Shew, Samsonite, USA. Frank has co-founded many companies playing music. George Ortiz, ‘48 ‘71 including Optimum Water Technologies, a wastewater Laura DeBella, ’74 transferred to the University of Lee Albright, ‘49 Leslie (Rodger) Colucci, ‘73 treatment company; eBags.com, one of the very first Northern Colorado where she received her bachelor’s Olga (Genis) Reorda, ‘49 Pia (Jackie) DiPaolo, ‘73 internet e-commerce companies and he is currently degree in Consumer Education with a minor in Business. Ruth (Cunniff) Smelser, Robert Rice, ‘73 President of Apera, manufacturer of high-end sports and She worked for a short time for The Equitable Insurance ‘49 Joseph DeGregorio, ‘75 fitness bags. Frank has taught entrepreneurism classes Company as a management trainee receiving her license Joseph Cassio, ‘50 at the University of Denver, and mentors high school in all lines of insurance. In 1978, she helped her brother, Dunklin McCondichie, ‘75 students for the Think Like a Genius Foundation. Frank Pete, establish his State Farm Insurance agency. For Russell Titsworth, ‘50 Orville Gilpin, ‘77 has been married to his wife Letha, a Trinidad native, for the next 17 years, she helped grow and manage the Ardeth Marie Banta 47 years, has two daughters and three grandchildren. Robert (Romero) Barron, agency. In 1994, she was appointed as the State Farm Lemaire Winslette, ‘50 ‘78 Mike Lujan, ’72 came to Trinidad State from Agent in Trinidad and has received numerous company Donald Anderson, ‘51 Christopher Samuel Albuquerque, NM and received a degree in Education. recognitions including the State Farm Legion of Honor Robert “Bob” Menardi, ‘51 Welch, ’81 Mike says “Trinidad State changed my life. I was one of award and a State Farm Select Agent for the years 15 children and TSJC was where I got help to continue 2001-2004. Laura is active in many organizations in the Richard Selfridge, ‘51 Gwen (Martinez) my education. Mike went on to teach for 42 years and Trinidad area. Harold Tupps, ‘51 Breedlove, ‘84 coach wrestling for 28 years. He retired from Santa Fe Joseph A. DeGregorio, ’75 attended the University Betty (Newcomb) Owens, Gwen R. Martinez, ’84 High School three years ago. of Colorado-Boulder to earn his BS in economics. ‘53 Mary (Sena) Begano, ‘94 Robert Romero, ‘72 celebrated his mom’s 99 1/2 He directed the Huerfano/Las Animas Council of William J. Ricottone, ‘53 Marco Anthony birthday party in July, 2016. Sadly, Lucy (Torres) passed Governments for several years. In 1986, he earned his Gerald Maes, ‘55 Mattorano, ‘98 away November 9, 2016. The family requested gifts be Doctorate of Juris Prudence at Gonzaga University. After a Michelle Sepulveda, ‘02 made to the Fidel Romero Scholarship at TSJC. short time in private practice, Joe began working for the Albert Bracco, ‘56 Crist Donald Cunico, ‘57 Wessley Duran, ‘07 Dennis Stone, ‘73 shared his contact information Denver City Attorney’s office. Even while practicing law, Aerial Valdez, ‘08 and noted he’s looking for classmates Debbie Lucero, he became a certified welder and enjoyed woodworking, Robert “Bob” Tapia, ‘57 making much of the furniture in his home. Joe passed Carlos Guzman, Joseph Winkelbauer, Lee Royce Bird, Emily (Roitz) Cimino, ‘58 Martin L. Abeyta away unexpectedly November 10, 2016. Nick Fortune, and Virginia Guzman. Please note, when MaryLee (Gray) DeGarbo, Portofino Sanchez asked for personal information, the TSJC Alumni Office Douglas Rodriguez, ’75 is a professional business ‘59 policy is that the request is forwarded to their peer. consultant owning and operating Pro-Law Assist Friends of TSJC Stanley Nobles, ‘60 Then individuals can make the choice to contact the Incorporated in the greater Denver area since 1988. He Memorial earned his Masters of Business Administration from Shirley Werden, ‘60 Peter Frank Borrego Kansas State University. He and his wife Miriam have Gayle Hopkins, ‘61 Frank A. Deluca, Sr. Trinidad State graduate Jeff Gipson is been married nearly 40 years and have two sons. Paul Kracht, ‘61 Father Robert DeRouen SJ on the Disney team that won an Oscar at Jeff Mangino, ’76 began a new career in 2016 as Clark B. Scott, ‘61 Janyce DiPaola the Academy Awards for "Zootopia." He owner of the Farmers Insurance Agency in Trinidad. He Judith (Langoni) Tyler, ‘61 works as a lighting artist. And this isn't purchased the business from his son Jon Mangino, ’00 Louis Girodo the first time Jeff has had his hands on when he relocated to Denver. Prior to that, Jeff served Gloria Tunney, ‘62 Leon F. Gutierrez an Oscar. He also worked on "Frozen" as President of The First National Bank in Trinidad for 17 Roger Hoxie, ‘63 Cliff Kitchen years. Jeff and his wife, Judy (Martorano) ’77, have and "Big Hero 6." After graduation Marilyn (Swift) Palovich, Rosemary Iuppa from Trinidad State he three children Jon ’00, Jina ’03, & Jenna ’09. ‘63 Sam Madrid attended the University Kimmi Lewis, ‘77 attended Trinidad State on a Anthony B. Schroeder, ‘63 Marjorie Marty of Colorado and got a basketball scholarship and was a member of the TSJC Darrell Pedri, ‘64 degree in Environmental choir. After graduating, Kimmi and husband, Dave, Loan Kieu (Anderson) Stanley Blatnick, ‘65 Design (Architecture). owned and operated Dave Lewis Trucking, while raising Maas Richard Hartwig, ‘65 For a time he designed six children. The couple purchased the Muddy Valley Shirley Ann Owens Ranch and Lewis continues to operate the ranch after skate parks before Ronald Passarelli, ‘67 Lucy G. Torres losing Dave to leukemia. In 2017 she was sworn in to the landing a job Tom Martinez, ‘68 Colorado House of Representatives. Mary Martinez Torres at Disney in 2013. William “Billy” Garlutzo, ‘80 has been in the jewelry very productive, rewarding, and stable career in business for 35 years and is an accomplished designer nursing. My education has helped me to support Trinidad State and maker of fine jewelry. He graduated from the my three daughters and be a valuable role model Gemological Institute of America in Santa Monica in for them. It is one of the best decisions I’ve made.” 1984, where his passion for these small treasures began. Heather obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing VP chosen for Billy is the owner and creative force behind Andrews from Grand Canyon University and has worked at Jewelry Store in Centennial, CO. A few years ago, he the San Luis Valley Health Regional Medical Center. national award bought the Middle Fork Resort in Stonewall, CO. Heather plans to return to school to pursue a Master’s The National Council of Instructional Charles Glorioso, ’84 Trinidad’s Police Chief was Degree in Family Nurse Practitioner/ Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. Administrators (NCIA), headquartered honored in 2016 with the Hispanic Chamber of at the University of Nebraska—Lincoln, Commerce Business Award. While Daniel T. DuRan, ToniJo Niccoli, ’99 was recently honored for her selected our Lynette Bates as the recipient of ’94 received the Hispanic Leader of the Year Award; work and positive impact in education. She is its 2017 Emerging Chief Academic Officer Francisca Villani, ’62 received the Women in Business Assistant Principal at Old Columbine High School in Award; and Lydia Baca, ’62 received the Education Longmont, Colorado. She says the commitment and award. Award. encouragement she received from her teachers and Lynette became our vice president for Gregory “Bubba” Leal, ‘86 has been working for a coaches when she was growing up “inspired her to academic affairs in 2015. She first came to manufacturing company that sells vacuum chambers. become an educator and to hopefully do the same Trinidad State Junior College as an assistant His travels have taken him to South Korea, Russia, & for my students one day.” ToniJo is the daughter of coordinator of a tech prep grant in 2002. Gerald and Kim (’79) Niccoli. China. Over the years Ms. Bates has provided Doug Bak, ’87 enrolled at TSJC in the fall of 1985 and Laurie Corradino, ‘07 continued her education leadership in multiple roles, beginning in graduated in 1987 with an AAS degree in electronics at Colorado State University – Pueblo, earning a 2003 as the Career and Technical Education technology. He continued for a second AAS degree in Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. advisor, in 2011 she was named Associate computer maintenance in 1988. During the summer of She became a licensed CPA in 2011. Laurie taught Dean and in 2012 the Dean for Career and accounting at Colorado Mesa University, then 1988, Doug applied for and was hired as TSJC’s Audio Technical Education. Visual Director. Doug has worn many hats since then returned to school, graduating last year from She earned her bachelor’s degree at and has been involved with all the technology changes Texas Tech University with a Ph.D. in Business at TSJC for 30 years. Doug currently serves as the IT Administration. Laurie currently resides in Laramie, Colorado State University-Pueblo. She Director at Trinidad State. Wyoming, and is an Assistant Professor of Accounting earned a master’s degree in Education at at the University of Wyoming. Colorado State University. Leeann (Lackey-Fabec) Pacheco, ‘89 earned her accounting degree at TSJC and then completed her Brandon Gylling, ‘07 received an Associate of NCIA is a professional organization bachelor’s degree in business finance from Regis Applied Science with a major in computer and affiliated with the American Association of networking technology. Brandon founded and University. She began working as the Las Animas County Community Colleges (AACC). This award owns Rocky Mountain Fire and Security, and feels finance director in 2000 and was appointed county recognizes instructional administrators who administrator in 2012. Leeann retired in 2016. fortunate to provide a service to the San Luis Valley and surrounding areas. Brandon said, “I enjoy the have served as chief academic officer for less James “Dodie” Smith, ’95 served in the Army for technology field as it always continues to grow and than 3 years. seven years after graduating from Trinidad State, then change. I will always be thankful for Trinidad State Photo: Trinidad State President Dr. Carmen attended William Penn University in Iowa. He currently Junior College and its instructors, as it has helped me Simone (left) resides in the Houston area and has been doing what he to achieve and continue to achieve new goals that presents the NCIA can to help out after the recent hurricane. come my way.” Emerging Chief Lisa (Saracino) Glorioso, ’97 remembers her Our newest alumni from the class of 2017 include Academic Officer involvement with the Upward Bound program as a these students who will be furthering their award to Vice highlight for both learning and fun. Lisa then attended educations at four-year institutions: President Adams State College, now Adams State University, and Tedi Archuletta – Adams State University Lynette earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. She continued Bates. her education and in 2006, she graduated from Grand Nancy Chan Balderrama – Adams State University Canyon University with a Master’s Degree in Teaching. Jennifer Ball – Colorado State University, Pueblo Lisa has been employed by the Trinidad School District Regina Ball – Colorado State University, Pueblo for 17 years, teaching now at Trinidad Middle School. Filip Cvetinovic – University of Nevada, Las Vegas Devin Dallas – Montana State University Stephanie Martinez – Adams State University Eric O’Brien, ‘97 graduated from Alamosa High School Oswaldo Diniz – W. Florida State College, Pensacola Tashena McIntosh – Houston State University in 1996. He went on to Trinidad State Junior College Rachel Fraser – Wayne State College, Nebraska Megan Mckibbon – Adams State University Valley Campus and completed the Diesel Mechanic Thais Gomes Dos Santos – Ohio Valley University, WV Filip Milivojevic – University of the Cumberlands, KY Certificate in 1997. He worked for local farms from 1997 Elias Gedyon – Adams State University Isabella Navarro – Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins until 2006 when he began teaching the Diesel Mechanic Angela Henderson – Adams State University Anthony Ruybal – Adams State University Program at Trinidad State. Johanna Hoffpauir – Colorado State Univ., Pueblo Kaitlyn Smith – Univ. of Colorado, Colorado Springs Heather Haefeli, ‘97 received both an LPN certificate Steven Holden – Southwestern Oklahoma State Univ. Rebekah Trodick – Adams State University and an Associate Degree in Nursing (RN) from Trinidad Seychelle Lusk – Colorado State University Blagoje Tokovic – University of the Cumberlands, KY State. She says “TSJC was a great starting point for a Cheryl Martinez – Adams State University

Trinidad State Magazine 17 Azar Endowment for Excellence In January, Denver attorney and Trinidad The endowment will help with funding native Franklin D. Azar established in areas such as responding to training the Franklin D. Azar Endowment for and education needs, strengthening Excellence through the Trinidad State academic programs, providing Educational Foundation with a $100,000 professional development for faculty gift. Back in 2014 Azar had committed to implement the newest technologies $250,000 to support scholarships over a in teaching, or offerings that maximize five-year period. He then elected to shift student success. the focus of the fund to help the college in a broader way. Donor Report Trinidad State Junior College Educational Foundation • Gifts were received September 1, 2016 – August 31, 2017 $100,000+ Century Savings & Loan Pioneer Natural Resources Kevin & Suzette Megyeri Karen & Hal Carter Patrick Heminger John Newell City of Ft. Collins Rodney Reed Sue & Earl Nesbitt George Caswell Clifton & Bonnie Henry Joseph & Julie Ontiveros Franklin D. Azar Laura DeBella & Kerry Cal & Karen Sandbeck Dan & Kathy Nuschy Cedar St. Printing Melvin Hoch Tano & Loretta Paolucci $25,000+ Taube Shaun & Elle Sullivan Phil Qubain Mark Chanlynn Hogue Inc Donald Parker Pete Deluca Trinidad Miners Baseball Nick & Alicia Reyes John B. Clark Dave Houghton Stephen & Karyn Paulman Foundation for Colorado First National Bank in Alumni Assoc Phillip & Bea Rico Glenn Clauser Steven Hughes Richard Pavlov Community Colleges Trinidad John Vaccaro Al & Betty Sanchez Kristina Clements JM Tire Robert Perry Dennis Grabowski Griego Insurance Chris Veltri Brian & Deann Sanders Robert Compton John Icabone Tom & Linda Perry Curt & Nancy Richardson Health Solutions Miriam & James Zappanti Donald Shea Sarah Compton Domenic & Catherine Louis Petrizzi San Luis Valley Federal Les A Liman Robert Scavarda The Computer Kernal Incitti Charles & Margaret Bank Jeffrey & Judy Mangino $250+ State Farm Companies Robert Conland Rosemary Iuppa Pfalmer TSJC Booster Club Masonic Lodge #44 Pedro Acosta Foundation Daniel Conroy Irving Jaquez Ron & Carol Rankin $20,000+ Alamosa American Press Walter & Paula Steige, Jr Roberta Cordova John E. Johnson Laura Reck-Merkel Mt. San Rafael Hospital Foundation Marshall Swing Corradino Auto Body & Steven Kelly Dana Riccatone-Trujillo Kane Family Foundation Stan & Peggy Obrey Joyce Anderson John Tarabino Radiator Dale Kerby Robert Richardson Betty Holloway Frank & Mary Beth Pierz Bank of the West Charles Thomas Karen Costa Charlotte Kilpatrick Richard Richmond Roger Smith San Isabel Electric Charitable Program Rachael Torres-Harla Florence Cuccia Dr. Walter Krawiec Antonio Rodriguez $10,000+ Association Martin & Betty Bania Trinidad Community Shirley Cunniff Donald & Diane Langum Robert & Susan Romero McLane & Clynne Tilton Robert Bell Foundation Lorene Cusimano Charlie Larzalere Joanne Romero Barbara Knight Ed & Pat Trommeter Herschel Berry Margaret Weurding Joe DeBella Gregory Leal Wilma Ruiz C. R. Palmer Wells Fargo Randy Beverly Jan Yupcavage Dr. and Mrs. Harold James Leamer Richard & Frances Salter Mary T. Torres James & Sally Bjerklie Deselms Bob Leid $500+ $100+ Patrick & DaLonna $5,000+ Mark & Gloria Bosley Noreen Dickerhoof "Doc" Leonetti Sandoval Alamosa Rotary Club Phil & Sandy Byrd Thomas C Aden Louis DiPaolo Rob & Kim Lucero Cheryl Santi Alamosa State Bank Sheryl L. Andrews Richard & Karen Clements Nelle Alessi Edward Dominguez Bruce & Diane MacLiver William & Joan Savage Anonymous Alexander Bell Gloria Coke William Anderson Dennis Downing Gerald & Judith Maglia Anahid Savio Bar NI Community Paul Briggs Richard Compton Anne Aranda Dennis Erhardt Tony & Karon Maniscalco Thomas & Karyl Scarlett Foundation Paul Connell Ronald & Laura Cordova Raymond Barela Stephen Farmer Michael & Maura Mansour Harold Scherff Spanish Peaks Purgatoire Leon Crocfer Joe & Geraldine DeAngelis Elizabeth Beardsley James & Nancy Federico Jesse & Kathryn Thomas J Schenker River Conservation Joe & Toni DeAngelis Ken & Beth Dochter Tim & Pat Beauchamp Victor & Marggie Manzanares Elizabeth Schill District James Fidler M. Salvatore Gray Edward & Georgia Bell Ferrendelli Anthony & Lucille Mattie Charles Schmidt $2,000+ Leslie Gerbracht & Chuck Angela Henderson Kathleen Bell Bernadette Garcia Anthony & Cathy Janet Scott Grace Anna Hoagland Dr. Daniel H. Berry Mary Ann & George Mattorano John & Mary Lou Sebben American Firearms & GFWC Woman's Jerry & Jean Iuppa John J Bicanich Ghella Gloria Maupin Aldo & Carole Sebben Shooting Foundation Citizenship Club Ricardo James David Bisant John & Rita Giron Rudolph Mazza Jess Sheets Lynette & Marty Bates Fritz Hallberg Astrid Kramarz Carol & Steve Bolton Phillip & Karen Glendye John McBee Don Smith Carl & Diane Baylor International Bank of George & Judy Latuda Albert Bolduc Veronica Goodrich Devon McFarland Gerald Snapp Steven & Susan Cook Trinidad Daniel & Judy MacLaren James Bonato Edward & Karen Griego Mike & Laurie McMillan Richard Solis Phil Long Dealerships Dr. & Mrs. Joe Jimenez Rene Maher Stephen & Lynne Harold Gutierrez John Micheliza Valerie Sorensen Robert Hoag Rawlings Molly & Robert King MarketPlace Gallery LLC Broadbent David & Mary Ellen Hadad Mindy Nails Frank & Letha Steed Foundation Sharon Leone Emilio & Dorothy Bryan & Jan Bryant Tony & Donna Haddow Viki Montera Charles Stevens Tercio Foundation Jonathan Mangino Mattorano Raymond & Maureen Edward Hall Norma Murr Kim Taylor $1,000+ Ramon B Martinez Claude & Cathy McAnally Buckley Scott Hansen Richard & Debbie Temple Aaron Mary Margaret Meyer Dr. & Mrs. Douglas Elizabeth Budd Rickey Hector Nacewicz Basin Electric Power Ralph Trickey Carol & Pat Patrick McFarland Louis Carbonare Michael Helmer David Newcomb Company Trinidad Abtract & Title Co. 18 Trinidad State Magazine George Turner Al Becker Kenneth & Nancy Stephen Knopp Topar Trailer Sales Jeff & Joann Smith Elizabeth June Valentine Bella Luna Dimick Lee Koning Dolores Parker Leslie & Carol Smith Mike Valentine Abel & Judy Benavidez Michael DiPaolo Dean Kuehl Jody Pedri Jerry & Katherine Smith and William Glenn & Lisa Vallejo Eva Benine Robert & Mary Dixon Robert & Sharon Bernard & Betty Perry Carol J Sola Jack & Georganne Stuart A Bennett Shirley Donachy Langowski James Petrigala Francisco Solis Eckhart Vallejos Adele Benter Nick Dosen Theodore Langowski Floyd Pierce Gloria & Paul Starkovich David & Karyl Vasquez Fred Bertola Brian Drevs Kathie Leighty Walter Pierson Robert Suich Memorial Lorrie Velasquez Ellen Blaine Felix Duplessis Daniel Leiro Albert Poorman Bernard & Lynda Sysko George & Sandra Veltri Nicholas & Joan Blanton Vickie Duran Walter & Mary Lempart Larry & Gail Porter Daniel Tamez Scholarship Thomas & Patricia Michael & Emily Bocko Fran Eigenberg Leone Ready Mix LLC. Clifford Porth Joseph & Irene Tanis Verquer Richard & Melissa Natalie Emerson Margaret Lewis Nik & Betsy Pry Teri's Hallmark Gary Vezzani Bonacquista Carol Emery John & Lucille Leyba John Ratliff Marti Torres Charles Vezzetti Jerrold Booher George Erb Joseph & Phyllis Leyba Karla Reed Jim & Nancy Toupal Toni & William Wallace Bruce & Kathleen Bowie Frances Evans Erich Linkenauger Carl Regan Leo Townsend Harold Waterman Christine Brabb James Fletcher Michael Lloyd Beverly Reif Janice Trantham McSherry Weber Roger & Cleo Brunelli Evelyn Foutz Janet Lowther Roy Richardson Bruce Trotter Barbara Eckhart Knight Peter A. Wells Daniel Campbell Santina Frank James Luckett Anna Risley Robert & Beatrice established the Elizabeth Nancy Wilkinson David Caputo Frank Images Jacquelyn Maccagnan Mary Risley Turmenne and William Eckhart Mary Williams Phillip & Shirley Castle Karl & Kerry Gabrielson Tammie & Ronnie Mack James Ritsch Polly Turner Louis & Karen Witwer Anna Marie Cerame Ronald Garcia Douglas MacLaren William & Karen Robert Twining Memorial Scholarship Renee-Mae & Jame Angela Cesario Howard & Mary Gardner Sam Madrid Robertson Gaylene Uyemura fund in the spring of 2017 Yates - Ota Carlos Chacon Christine Getz John & Christine Magel Ronald & Karen Rubin Charles & Lynn Van Over in honor of her parents. Geraldine Cuzzetto Susan Chavez Elida Gibbons Carolyn Maio Jacob Ruxer Kent VanHorn Matched dollar for dollar Yoakum Bob & Belinda Frank Giuliano James Mangino Catherine Louis Vardaman by the Trinidad State Robert Zamborelli Christoffersen Richard & Marlene Mariposa Rehabilitation Salerno-Johnson Richard T Varner Educational Foundation, Gerald Cimino Gomez Center Glenn Robert & Rebecca Climaco Velasquez Up to $99 Ronald Cleaver Pete & Ina Gomez Maria Marusich Salisbury James & Patricia Veltri it funds a scholarship 4 On The Floor, Inc Ryan Coberly Ken & Karen Green Alicia Massarotti Hameed Salman Helen Veltri for a student pursuing a Herman Abeyta Kathleen Cole Stanton Handley Bernadette Mattorano Paul D Salvatore James & Eleanor Vigil vocational path of study. Leroy Abeyta Robert Compton Christopher Hayes Claudia N McDonald Diane Salvatore Vincent & Lucille Vigil Barbara had just finished Jerry Ahnstedt Frank Conder Stephen C Heller Wallace & Anna McLeroy Margaret & Tom Maryann Vigil elementary school when Reza Ahrabli Daniel Costa Craig Henningfeld Robert Meek Sanderson Isabelle Vigil-Arman her family moved to Frank & Marie Alfonso Daniel Cowen Dewey Hill Robert & Betty Menardi John Sarracino Frances Villani Vicente Alvarez William Creel Lynn Hinch Marie Cuzzetto Miller Michael Schmidt John Wagner Colorado Springs. Her AmazonSmile Timothy & Jean Crisler Robert Hitchcock Margaret Mitchell Angie Sciacca Ivan Walcott father was a judge in Foundation John Cunico Larada Horner-Miller Cheryl & Kenneth Se La Vie Inc, The Café Jeff Walters Las Animas County and Virginia Anderson Bruce Daley Billy & Marilyn Hughes Monheiser Robert Sellers Eleanor Weir was later appointed to Kirby Anderson John Wesley Daniel Lola Hurst Joanne Montero Edward & Freida Thomas White the bench in Colorado’s Lydia Baca Ian & Jerene DeBono Elza Hyrick Dennis & Jan Montrella Sempkowski Raymond Wilder 4th Judicial District in Ron & Christine Barela Michael DeFelice Ernest Ibarra Glen & Sherry Morovits Douglas & Elizabeth Mr. Dan Wilson Thomas F. Barnes Elizabeth Del Monte IBM Janet Morris Shanfelt Tonna & Allen Winford Colorado Springs. “I William & Susan Barrett Frank Deluca Merrill Jacobson Leland Myers Robert & Judy Shew Edmeston Woodley wanted to help someone Elaine Baudino Cheri Deluca Michael Jewell Michael Nagy David Shuster James & Agnes Wooster go to school and get the Gary & Margie Baudino Frank & Deborah Deluca Owen Johnson Clyde & Theresa Nash Carmen Simone Steve Woytek training needed to come Albertine & Joe Beakley Kathleen Delzell Khalid A Kassir Marjorie Orth Robert Skalko Your Cause / Chevron out and have a job,” she William & Virginia Bruce Dewey Robert Kidder Jeff & Hallie Owsley Joseph & Cathy Slavec Matching Becella Stephen Smaldone said of her gift. Betty Diele Geraldine King Mary Lou Paddock Mark Zappanti

Alamosa State Bank establishes endowment SLV Federal contributes to TSJC endowment Trinidad State Junior College Educational Foundation recently San Luis Valley Federal Bank's board of directors approved finalized a gift agreement with Alamosa State Bank for an a $25,000 contribution to the Trinidad State Educational endowed scholarship for students attending the Valley Campus. Foundation for scholarships to benefit Valley Campus students. Trinidad State Magazine 19 Alumni Office 600 Prospect Street Trinidad, CO 81082 www.trinidadstate.edu

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