Events for October 16, 2025

SunUte Fitness Fans! Get ready to haunt your health goals this October with our Haunt For Health Challenge — a fun and motivating way to stay active all month long! Challenge Dates: October 1st – October 31st How it works: Every minute of exercise = POINTS! 5 Winners will be announced at the end of the month! You can earn points through: • Weightlifting • Walking • Group Ex Classes • Pickleball • Softball • Volleyball • Swimming • Any form of exercise! Sign up by September 30th using the QR code, clicking this link or stop by the Trainer’s Desk and chat with Eliyah! Let’s make October strong, spooky, and sweaty! SunUte Fitness Team

SunUte Fitness is holding a used equipment drawing for: a Cybex VR3 Glute Machine, 45lbs plates, and a hip thrust bench. The drawing is exclusively open to Southern Ute Tribal Members. To enter, please contact Fitness Director-Abel Velasquez at (970)563-2651 or abvelas@southernute-nsn.gov

Please join Southern Ute Home and Health Servies for a Blood drive at the Annual Tribal Health Fair on November 13th, 2025! You may register to donate blood by clicking this link: https://donors.vitalant.org/.../guest/phl/timeSlotsExtr... See the attached flyer for more information.

It is time for the Annual Southern Ute Fall Clean-Up! Fall Clean-Up will be October 14-17, 2025. Operation hours will be 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Tribal departments are tasked with clean-up throughout the week and will pick up based on their route and by specific task such as hazardous waste or tire removal. If customers requesting services have any questions regarding the Fall Clean-Up week in general, please contact Tyson Thompson, Property and Facilities Director at (970) 563-2945. For specific pick-up questions or to set-up pick up times, please contact the responsible tribal department at their respective phone numbers provided in the flyer.

Come out and join Shining Mountain Health and Wellness on October 16th for Indigenous PINK Day to raise awareness of breast cancer across Indian Country. We will have information about the breast cancer, the importance of early detection and can assist you in completing your mammogram. Where: SunUte Community Center When: 11:30-1:30pm PINK YOGA: 12:10-12:50pm (optional group walk) If you are not about to join us, you can wear pink and share photos on social media using the hashtag #IngigenousPink to raise awareness across Indian Country. For more info, check out https://americanindiancancer.org/breast-cancer/

The Pageant will be held at the SU MPF from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.  If you have any questions; please call Hailey Yesslith at (970) 903-6871.