Old Journal photos go on display Oct. 22

The Montezuma County Historical Society has hundreds of black-and-white photo negatives donated by the Cortez Journal from the 1950s to ’70s.

Dale Davidson of the Historical Society, will share some of these photos on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. at Hampton Hall, First United Methodist Church, 515 N. Park St. in Cortez. Audience members are encouraged to help provide more information about the photos at this free event. Refreshments will be served. More information: Vivienne Kenyon, 565-7714.

Alliance discusses repatriating objects

Southwest Colorado Canyons Alliance will present Dan Simplicio, cultural specialist for Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, as he discusses repatriation of sacred objects and human remains before and after enactment of Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act in 1990 at 7 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Anasazi Heritage Center in Dolores.

Prior to the passage of the act, the Zuni Pueblo have long been involved in the repatriation of sacred objects. Repatriation of human remains has been an ongoing dilemma, however, due to cultural and religious beliefs. Mechanisms to offer solutions have been applied on a small scale and hopefully will result in the return of thousands of individual remains.

More information: Diane McBride at 560-1643 or email diane.mcbride@swcocanyons.org.

No commodity giveaway to be held on Oct. 10

Montezuma Senior Services announced Monday that there won’t be a commodity giveaway on Oct. 10. Its next scheduled giveaway is on Oct. 17.

Commodities take a beating in 2015

As the third quarter ended, most commodities have posted losses year to date, with only rough rice, cocoa and cotton among the only major traded commodities to see prices climb January through Sept. 28.

Performance of major commodities, 2015

Rough rice 13.6%

Cocoa 11.1%

Cotton 0.7%

Palladium -1.6%

Corn -2.6%

Silver -3.0%

Gold -4.3%

Ethanol fuel -5.7%

Gasoline -6.1%

S&P 500 Index -8.6%

Lean hogs - 12.0%

Natural gas -12.1%

Soybeans -14.0%

Feeder cattle -15.6%

Oil -17.5%

Brent crude -17.7%

Heat oil -18.8%

Sugar -19.1%

Live cattle -20.2%

Copper -20.5%

Wheat -20.6%

Orange juice -23.7%

Platinum -24.1%

Oats -24.5%

Aluminum -26.2%

Coffee -28.8%

Lumber -34.6%

Source, Libertas Wealth Management Group