SLVoices – Your Voice & Guide in the San Luis Valley
Welcome! Our mission is to raise awareness and encourage involvement throughout the San Luis Valley region of south-central Colorado. We offer the most comprehensive, searchable calendar of events for this entire 8,000+ square mile area. Submit your event or meeting for a free listing. We produce a local podcast called “San Luis Valley Voices,” and videos as well, telling the stories behind businesses, events and organizations of interest to local residents and visitors alike. We’re even listed by the Colorado Department of Tourism for what we do. From Villa Grove to Antonito, from San Luis to Creede and everything in-between, we are Your Voice and Guide in the San Luis Valley.
SLVoices continues to grow at an amazing rate. As of January 2024, we have had nearly 1.6-Million visitors and about 3.4-Million page views on this website. There are over 3,700 active followers on our Facebook group, and we’ve have had over 300-Thousand listens to our podcasts.
Check out our sortable and searchable Podcast Directory Page, listing all of the podcasts, businesses, guests, events and more.
New Podcasts
The LOR Foundation and the Monte Vista Police Department. In this latest podcast with the LOR Foundation, we get together with Irene Arellano, Records and Evidence Manager for the Monte Vista Police Department. Listen as Monte Vista Community Officer Ivette Atencio and Irene discuss the four special events put on by the police department last year, to help connect with community, along with future plans, other project ideas, and a lot more. Enjoy…
The LOR Foundation and the Monte Vista Youth Cheerleaders. In this latest podcast with the LOR Foundation, we get together with Monte Vista Youth Cheerleader Coaches Jessica Ornelas and Jenny Emmons. This group of young cheerleaders are wowing audiences at local ballgames, parades and various events across Monte Vista and beyond. Jessica & Jenny discuss their history, future plans and how the LOR Foundation helped them to thrive in this banner year of growth. Enjoy…
The Spa At Tiny Timbers. The Tiny Timbers Resort was developed to share the owners’ love of South Fork, and to provide guests with the opportunity to make cherished family memories in one of the most beautiful areas of Colorado. Expansion of their dreams has continued with The Spa at Tiny Timbers. SLVoices got together with Charity Legg, Tiny Timbers Spa Manager & Esthetician to find out more about this unique addition to their resort, what they offer, their mission & vision and a whole lot more. Enjoy…
The LOR Foundation and the Early Childhood Council of the San Luis Valley. In this latest podcast with the LOR Foundation, we get together with Kathryn Trujillo, an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant with the Early Childhood Council of the San Luis Valley. Listen as Monte Vista Community Officer Ivette Atencio and Kathryn discuss the focus of the Early Childhood Council, a couple of the neat projects they collaborated on, future plans, other project ideas, and so much more. Enjoy…
The LOR Foundation and the Monte Vista Recreations Department. This fifth podcast with the LOR Foundation features Dervin Taylor, Director of the Recreations Department for the City of Monte Vista. Listen as Monte Vista Community Officer Ivette Atencio and Dervin discuss the new projects the LOR Foundation has helped fund for outdoor recreation activities such as new soccer and baseball equipment. We also talk about the Monte Vista Youth Cheerleaders, the overall reaction to the new equipment, other projects on the horizon and so much more. Enjoy…
The 34th Annual Crestone Energy Fair. The Crestone Energy Fair is so much more than just sustainable energy practices. It’s evolved over the years to encompass health & wellness, alternative building practices, self sufficiency, workshops, demonstrations, speaker panels, great music and even guided home tours. This free to the public event is the longest running sustainable energy fair in the country and takes place on Saturday & Sunday, September 16th & 17th. In this podcast you’ll hear from event organizers Nick Nevares, Lydia Sprouts, Chris Manfield and Goldie Mariola, as they discuss how the Energy Fair has evolved, what’s planned for this year and so much more. Enjoy…
The LOR Foundation and the Children’s Specialty Clinic of the SLV. This fourth podcast with the LOR Foundation features Dr. Mikaila Pence, Pediatrician & Medical Director of the Children’s Specialty Clinic of the San Luis Valley. Joining Dr. Pence is DJ Enderle, Board Member and City Planner for Monte Vista. Listen as Monte Vista Community Officer Ivette Atencio, DJ and Dr. Pence discuss this new children’s clinic serving neurodevelopmentally diverse children and their families. We also talk about the outdoor therapy space, slated to open this fall; how it came to be, the result of the LOR grant funding and so much more. Enjoy…
The LOR Foundation and Bill Metz Elementary School. This third podcast with the LOR Foundation features Bill Metz Elementary School Principle Gabe Futrell. Listen as Monte Vista Community Officer Ivette Atencio and Gabe discuss some of the wonderful projects that are helping the school teachers, students and parents. These include a teacher revitalization space, family fun nights and of course the positive impact these projects have already had. Plus they both touch on some future solutions also funded by the LOR Foundation. Enjoy…
The LOR Foundation and the City of Monte Vista. This second podcast with the LOR Foundation features Monte Vista City Manager Gigi Dennis. Listen as Gigi tells us of her own fascinating history as well as some of the history of the town of Monte Vista. Community Officer Ivette Atencio and Gigi Dennis discuss at length incredible projects that have had a direct impact on our community, along with others that are still in the works. Enjoy…
Getting To Know The LOR Foundation. By now you’ve probably heard of the LOR Foundation but do you know that they’re working on multiple projects in Monte Vista? Well they are! SLVoices sat down for an intimate one on one interview with Community Officer Ivette Atencio to find out more about her background, how she became involved with LOR, what this private foundation is all about, some of innovative solutions they’ve helped with in other towns, and how you can get involved. This is the first of a multi-podcast series we are proud to produce with the LOR Foundation.
Monte Vista’s 2023 Cinco de Mayo Street Festival. Get ready!! Plan to join with the community and enjoy all the fun and excitement in beautiful downtown Monte Vista from 11:00AM until 8:00PM. This downtown street party is hosted by the OptiMystics Citizens Action Network! Bring the children for bounce houses, Hall’s Way Escape Room, games, face painting, and of course local business specials and deals and craft vendors. Treat yourself awesome food! DJ Pete “Big Sexy” will have you dancing in the streets. New this year! The Grande Musical Finale is in the evening with Moonshadow Marauders and Mariachi San Luis. Listen as event organizers discuss some of what’s planned for this lively and vibrant one day event! In this podcast you’ll hear some behind the scenes discussions on who The OptiMystics are, what they’ve done, and of course even more about Cinco de Mayo. As well, how The OptiMystics are connecting people and creating community and how you can become a part of this grass roots non-profit celebrating and enhancing our vibrant and diverse City of Monte Vista! Come join us for all the fun and frivolity as we elevate Monte Vista and the entire San Luis Valley!
Lorraine and Amy Music Ministry. Sharing Jesus Through Song. That’s the vision of Lorraine and Amy Music Ministry, based in Del Norte, Colorado. They’re very excited to share the wonderful things that the Lord has been doing in their lives and pray that their songs will touch people’s hearts in a special way. In this podcast, Lorraine and Amy talk about their past, discuss where their music ministry is today and even share a couple of special songs. Enjoy…
40th Annual Monte Vista Crane Festival. It’s time for the 40th annual Monte Vista Crane Festival. SLVoices got together with Co-Coordinator Deb Callahan and Artist Amanda Charlton about this year’s event. We talked about what’s planned, the world premier of their new video, the craft fair, the Swoop of the Cranes, their special guest speakers, and of course, the Sandhill Cranes.
The Swoop Of The Cranes is a community art and city beautification project, put on each year by the Monte Vista Chamber of Commerce. SLVoices produced a mini-documentary video highlighting the Swoop of the Cranes art project. Watch as local community members and leaders discuss how it started, yearly plans, the regional impact it has, and people’s impressions. Information on the yearly crane festival and more is here.
Podcast Highlights
These are some of our most popular & memorable podcasts to date.
The Mysterious San Luis Valley-Part 1. Start at the beginning with Part One of a Four-Part special podcast series where we interviewed paranormal researcher Christopher O’Brien. This podcast sets the stage for the rest of the series and introduces Christopher to our listeners. In this podcast, we go back to the beginning and hear how Christopher got started, his early days researching in the San Luis Valley, and more. This podcast series is absolutely the most popular we’ve produced to date. You can access all four of the podcasts from this page. Enjoy…
Larry Animal Garner. Larry ‘Animal’ Garner is a local author, long time SLV resident and a man of many talents. In this podcast, we sit down with Larry to discuss such things as growing up here, his latest book, the paranormal, his views on meth and a whole lot more.
Bustang Outrider-Serving The San Luis Valley. Bustang’s daily outrider services can get you to and from the San Luis Valley to areas such as Durango, Pueblo, Lamar, Salida, Buena Vista, Telluride, Canon City, and Penrose. 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. In this new podcast, learn all about this statewide service, from CDOT’s Bustang Outrider Project Manager, Jeff Prillwitz. You’ll hear about the resources available, standard accommodations, how to connect from the San Luis Valley to the rest of the state, the current special being offered, along with their special Pegasus, Snowstang, Estes Park and Denver Bronco buses; and how you easily & conveniently can get from the SLV to all of the major cities across our beautiful state.
All of the “San Luis Valley Voices” podcasts are listed here, in chronological order. They are also available on the following podcast platforms and apps:
Subscribe to the SLVoices YouTube Channel channel and watch our Swoop of the Cranes mini-documentary and the virtual vendor videos we produced in 2020. You can also enjoy Living Historian Kurt Skinner’s performance of “I So Declare It,” filmed live at the Vali 3 Theater in Monte Vista, in March 2020. And check out our past work with the Monte Vista Police Department and their YouTube Channel: MVPD-TV.
Let Us Get To Work For You
Promote your business, event, non-profit or fundraiser. Contact us today to discuss the most cost effective way to meet your advertising needs and increase interest for what you provide to the community. SLVoices reaches not just to The San Luis Valley, but all over the United States and around the world, using a modern social media approach. We put eyeballs and ears on what you are doing and why you are doing it, by providing the free events calendar along with professionally produced local podcasts and videos that tell your story. All this information is available on people’s smart devices 24/7/365, so they can consume your material and learn more about you at their leisure, any time and practically anywhere. Call us today – 719.239.1811 or email Adam@SLVoices.com.