Things We Do:
May 2015 “Just Desserts” with Dolley Madison
Uncompahgre Valley Chapter NSDAR, Irene Means (Mrs. James), then chapter regent, welcomes guests to “Just Desserts” with Dolley Madison, the 2015 tea on May 2nd.
March 2015 Colorado State Society DAR Donation
Melanie Kline (left) accepting a donation on behalf of the Warrior Resource Center. Irene Means (Mrs. James), then regent, (right), presented the donation made possible by the Colorado State Society DAR in support of projects and programs in local communities.
April 2014 Mad Hatter Tea Party
(left to right) Cathy Ann Treadway Percefull, Suanne Hughes, Erin Smith Berge (Mrs. Patrick); readers of the newspaper article describing the scene at Appomattox Courthouse on the day of the surrender of the Civil War.
October 2013 Handcrafted Quilt Supporting Programs
Designed and Crafted by Jane Murphy
November 2013 Holiday Mail for Heroes Program
Signing Cards for the Holiday Mail for Heroes program: (left to right) Lenay Crow, Jean Cornett (b.1928 – d.2017), Janet Evans Rogers (Mrs. Roy), Tasiana Basdekis, Robin Melvin Barrett, Evelyn Louise Pitney Purcell Kiser, Lena Taylor
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June 2013 Ute Museum Yard Sale
Fourth of July Parades
Rail Fence” Quilt
“Rail Fence” quilt made by Jane Murphy (left) and Claudia Joan Kinney Delgado (right, b.1946 – d.2010) for a 2010 fundraising event. Claudia was a wonderful asset to our chapter, and we will all miss her.
Flag Retirement Ceremony
Assisting the work of the Olathe Boy Scouts in an honorable flag retirement ceremony.
2009 Items for Veterans Donations
2 Items Collected for Veterans Donations
April 2018 Chapter Meeting
Sue Nichols presents a program on the Draper Manuscripts.
Irene Means (Mrs. James), then secretary, reads meeting minutes.
Cherie Collins (Mrs. Dan), historian, presents a program on the history of the American flag.
Janet Evans Rogers (Mrs. Roy) and Evelyn Kiser, then regent.
Welcoming New Members
April 2017 Uncompahgre Valley Chapter NSDAR welcomes new member Brandi Morgan.
October 2013 (left to right): Lindsay Toms Gurule; Judy Klinker (Mrs. Leo),; Jane Murphy; Cathy Ann Treadway Percefull; Robin Melvin Barrett.
Photographed in October 2012: (left to right): Erin Smith Berge (Mrs. Patrick) then regent, Lena Taylor, Lanay Crow, Elizabeth “Becky” Jones, Evelyn Kiser, Judy Klinker (Mrs. Leo).
March 2017 Chapter Meeting
Marsha Ann Black Kirby (Mrs. Ronald), then vice-regent, called the meeting to order and shared the President General’s message.
Cherie Collins (Mrs. Dan), historian, presented the Flag Minute which was a demonstration on the correct way to fold the American flag. Cherie also presented on the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and on the Women Suffragettes.
Janet Evans Rogers (Mrs. Roy) gave a reading of a letter written by one of her ancestors to his family when fighting in the Indian Wars in 1837.
December 2016 Chapter Meeting
Evelyn Kiser, then chapter regent (standing), Barbara Youngblood (Mrs. Stephen Troy), then chapter second vice-regent (left), Irene Means (Mrs. James), then chapter secretary (right).
Cherie Collins (Mrs. Dan), chapter historian.
Uncompahgre Valley Chapter Officers
2012-2013 Chapter Officer Installation
Pictured in May 2012 (from left to right) Marsha Ann Black Kirby (Mrs. Ronald), registrar & past regent 2010-2012; Gayla Holland Scheid, librarian; Teresa Hamilton (Mrs. Don), treasurer; Cathalee A. Nielsen, recording secretary; Judy Klinker (Mrs. Leo), chaplain; Irene Means (Mrs. James), vice regent; Erin Smith Berge (Mrs. Patrick), then regent. Not Pictured: Cherie Collins (Mrs. Dan), historian; Shirley Baker Sutphen (Mrs. Earl), parliamentarian (b.1935 – d.2016); past regent 1997-1999 and 2006-2007.
September 2015 Chapter Meeting
(left to right) Irene Means (Mrs. James), then regent; Evelyn Kiser, then secretary.
(left to right) Erin Smith Berge, then treasurer; Irene Means (Mrs. James), then regent; Evelyn Kiser, then secretary.
October 2013 Member Year Anniversaries
(left to right) Jane Murphy ~ 10 years; Jean Cornett (b.1928 – d.2017) ~ 20 years.
September 2012 Chapter Tour at the Ouray Museum
(left to right, bottom to top) Marsha Kirby (Mrs. Ronald), then regent; Erin Smith Berge (Mrs. Patrick), Elizabeth “Becky” Jones, Cathalee “Cathee” Cornel Nielsen (Mrs. Robert), Evelyn Kiser, Irene Means (Mrs. James), Gayla Scheid (Mrs. Wm.), Nancy Rule (Mrs. Walter, Jr.), Donna Hollis (George).
National Defense Committee
Janet Evans Rogers (Mrs. Roy), then National Defense Committee chapter chairman, delivers National Defense report at the April 2012 chapter meeting.
May 2010 Friendships
Sharon Grable (left), then chapter secretary, and Judy Klinker (Mrs. Leo), chapter chaplain.
2010 A New Chapter Historian
Shirley Baker Sutphen (Mrs. Earl), (b.1935 – d.2016) past regent 1997-1999 and 2006-2007, installing Cherie Collins (Mrs. Dan) as chapter historian.
2010 25 Years of DAR Service!
Marsha Kirby (Mrs. Ronald), (left), then regent, recognizes Sibyl L. Baker (right) for 25 years of DAR service.
Beautiful Meeting Refreshments
Beautiful November Meeting Refreshments 2010
Beautiful Meeting Refreshments 2010
Delightful Meeting Refreshments 2009
Festive Fourth of July Meeting Refreshments 2009
Beautiful Christmas Meeting Refreshments 2009
Delightful St. Patrick’s Day Meeting Refreshments 2009
May 2010 Presentation
Cherie Collins (Mrs. Dan) presents the “History of the Uncompahgre Valley Chapter NSDAR” and a display of yearbooks.
May 2008 New Officer Installations
Mrs. Bonnie L. Murphy installing Uncompahgre Valley Chapter NSDAR then regent, Jane Murphy (right) and then vice regent, Marsha Kirby (Mrs. Ronald) (center).