San Luis Valley Voices

The Monte Vista Chamber of Commerce Business Spotlight for September 2020. Featured in this three-part podcast are Chamber Director and Co-Owner of SLVoices, Adam Lock. Then we have the September 2020 Chamber Business of the Month, Dairy Queen Grill & Chill, with Chief Operations Officer Mike Flagg. Wrapping up this podcast is the September featured business, The Soup & Sandwich Company, with owner Steven Valdez. Please listen as Adam, Mike and Steven discuss their unique roles, the services they offer, current business challenges, supporting your local chamber/community, debunking preconceived notions, where they see Monte Vista in the future and a lot more.

National Suicide Prevention Month is recognized throughout September. Behavioral Health Specialists from San Luis Valley Health and SLVoices want to help you learn more about tools and strategies to cope with stress and challenges in life, signs and symptoms of suicidality, various high risk groups, the services available from a national level all the way down to locally and a lot more. Joining us in this all important discussion are Gina Bousquet, Medical Assistant, Primary Care, Monica Hinds, RN, Director of RMC Emergency Department, Laura Burkhardt, LCSW, Director of the Behavioral Health Department and Micaela Romero, LCSW, Behavioral Health. Special thanks to Donna Wehe, Director of Communications at SLV Health for arranging this all important podcast.

Do you know what Satan's fantasy is? If you don't then don't worry, you will most like it hear it preached from the pulpit of your church next Sunday. In this brief live audio teaching, Bro. Shane Vaughn of First Harvest Ministries teaches and exposes the false gospel of the modern church and talks about his personal journey. There was a moment in his life when everything in his thinking changed, when God asked him "When will you preach MY Gospel?" This question came after Bro. Vaughn spent a lifetime of preaching what he knew to be "The Gospel" but as he was soon to find out from his studies, he had actually been teaching Satan's Gospel.

Torah, Law of Moses, Law of God, Jewish Law...... all words that we are forced to deal with, sometimes uncomfortably so when we make up in our minds to become a Commandment Keeping believer. Sounds great but then we run headlong into which Commandments still apply! Which ones were done away with and since we all know that no one can practically keep all 613 laws of Torah then shouldn't we just disregard it under grace and hope for the best? (Would you discard your car's instruction manual just because it's overwhelming?) Is there an answer? There Is! This is part 4 of a 4 part teaching series by Shane Vaughn. We will deal systematically with the entire conversation about the Law of God.

The longest running sustainable energy fair in the country is coming up. The 31st Annual Crestone Energy Fair is happening on Saturday, September 12th. Here to explain more about hempcrete, this year’s keynote speaker, the energy fair’s future, their new social media channels, how you can attend in person or virtually, their need for volunteers and so much more are Director Lisa Bodey, Onsite Producer Nick Nevares and Helper At Large Donovan Spitzman.

The Monte Vista Chamber of Commerce Business Spotlight for August 2020. Featured in this three-part podcast are Chamber Director and General Manager of Rain Brews, Kyle Riggenbach. Then we have the August 2020 Chamber Business of the Month, The Monte Vista Coop, with Petroleum Director Skotty Morris, Administrative Assistant Denise Temple and Farm Store Manager Stephanie Schaefer. Wrapping up this podcast is the August featured business, The Finery, with owner Debbie Garcia. Please listen as Kyle, Skotty, Denise, Stephanie and Debbie discuss their unique roles, the services they offer, current business challenges, supporting your local chamber/community, debunking preconceived notions and a lot more.

The Native American Artist Fair is happening, all summer long in Monte Vista, Colorado. Come out and see authentic Handcrafted beadwork, rugs, jewelry, paintings, artwork and leather craft, all lovingly made with special prayers. Enjoy Native American foods, music and more. All the fun is happening on the Saturday’s and Sunday’s, of July 25th & 26th and August 8th and 9th as well as August 29th and 30th. The Native American Artist Fair is easy to find with plenty of free parking and free admission. Located in the Fassett Building parking lot, right behind Rain Brews; the same parking lot that hosts the Monte Vista Farmer’s Market on Friday. This is one art fair you don’t want to miss.

Bustang’s daily outrider services can get you to and from the San Luis Valley to areas such as Durango, Pueblo, Lamar, Salida, Telluride, Montrose, Cortez and Canon City, with connecting services to major cities like Denver, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins and Grand Junction. This comfortable, cutting-edge transportation alternative connects Colorado 7 days a week, 365 days per year. Keep listening to learn all about this statewide service, from CDOT’s Bustang Outrider Project Manager Jeff Prillwitz. You’ll hear about when and why they started, current safety precautions in place, all of the amenities and services available and how you easily and conveniently can get from the San Luis Valley to all of the major cities across our state.

The Monte Vista Chamber of Commerce Business Spotlight for July 2020. Featured in this three-part podcast are Chamber Director and Parts Advisor at USA Tractor & Harvest, Kelly DeSautell. Then we have the July 2020 Chamber Business of the Month, The Polished Edge, with the owners of this family run business, James, Rhonda and Garrett Pacheco. Wrapping up this podcast is the July featured business of the month, Valley Electric, Inc, featuring three generations, Dick Clark, Mark Hensley and Josh Hensley. Please listen as Kelly, James, Rhonda, Garrett, Dick, Mark & Josh discuss their past, what they do now, the services they offer, supporting your local chamber and where they see our area in the future.

It is time for a deeper discussion of The Law Of God. After months of preparing and study, we are now releasing our series on The Law of God, entitled "The Layers Of The Law" If you are ready to start back at the bottom, the foundation of The Law Of God and work your way up layer by layer....you will be able to work through the confusion of this law (Which ones do we keep, which ones were done away with, what's the difference in the Law of Moses and the Law of Christ or do we just keep the Big Ten?) This is part 3 of a 4 part teaching series by Shane Vaughn. We will deal systematically with the entire conversation about the Law of God.

It is time for a deeper discussion of THE LAW OF GOD. After months of preparing and study, we are now releasing our series on The Law of God, entitled "The Layers Of The Law". If you are ready to start back at the bottom, the foundation of THE LAW OF GOD and work your way up layer by layer.... you will be able to work through the confusion of this law (Which ones do we keep, which ones were done away with, what's the difference in the Law of Moses and the Law of Christ or do we just keep the Big Ten)? This lesson doesn't scratch the surface but the entire series will. This is part 2 of a 4 part teaching series by Shane Vaughn. We will deal systematically with the entire conversation about the Law of God.

Have you seen the banners at the east and west ends of town? Have you heard the buzz?? Monte Vista is Open For Business! Ken Hamko has a great story to tell about a grass roots movement that has taken the challenge to do what they can to help rejuvenate interest and business in our little town. And there's more to come from this citizen led and funded group. Listen to find out more.

Any discussion of "THE LAW OF GOD" brings with it a myriad of responses and debate. Was the law done away with and replaced by Christ? If not then which laws exactly do we still have to keep and which ones do we not? If there is no way to keep the law perfectly why even try? Didn't Paul say that we are not justified by the works of the law and didn't Jesus nail the law to the cross? Didn't God realize he made a mistake with the 1st law and repeal it? While you may have your opinion already about this subject, it might serve you well to go through this series with us here at First Harvest Ministries to see it from ANOTHER ANGLE. This is part 1 of a 4 part teaching series by Shane Vaughn. We will deal systematically with the entire conversation about the Law of God.

The Monte Vista Chamber of Commerce Business Spotlight for May 2020. Featured in this three-part podcast are Jeff Harmon, a Director at the Monte Vista Chamber and also Owner & Manager of Valley Wide Welding, Inc. Following that is the May Chamber of Commerce Business of the Month, K's Bookkeeping Services, featuring President & Owner Kay Harmon. And wrapping up this podcast is Attorney Gene Farish, Managing Partner of Eugene L. Farish, PC, Law Office. Please listen as Jeff, Kay and Gene discuss their past, what they do now, the services they offer, where they see Monte Vista in the future and more.

Counting & Courting - a Further Look Into the Intricate Details of the Feast of Firstfruit. God (Yahweh) did not tell Israel to simply WAIT 50 days or seven Sabbaths. Rather, He explicitly told them to COUNT 50 days. He wanted them intricately involved in this process of time known as the Counting of the Omer. But Why? Is there is a meaning that perhaps we have overlooked? I think there is and in this podcast, I will examine with you what we mean by COUNTING & COURTING.