1. By Eric John Monson
News Editor
The Chronicle-News
“I should have been a dancer.”
“I should have went into health
care.”
“I should have went to college.”
“Why did I spend so much time at
school on a career I hate?”
“I wish I made more money.”
“I wish I had more time with the
kids.”
“I should have had a plan.”
There’s a whole litany of would-ofs/
could-ofs/should-ofs when discussing
the choices most people make in their
careers and education. Then there’s
the unforeseen forces
like layoffs and disabil-
ity that rise up like a
wall in front of people’s
dreams and ambitions.
But that’s where Trini-
dad State Junior Col-
lege and the Workforce
Center on Commercial
St. in Trinidad are here
to help. And they are
helping by simply ask-
ingpeople“What’syour
passion?” and then giv-
ing them the resources
to chase it down.
The joint program “Find Your Pas-
sion” is a grant funded collaboration
between TSJC and the Workforce
Center that assists people with career
and academic planning to help people
leverage learning opportunities, or
work experience into a strong support
network and eventually, a career they
will be passionate about.
On Tuesday, May 19 from 6-8 p.m.
and on Wednesday May 20 from 2-5
p.m. TSJC will hold special Find Your
Passion workshops, on campus, at the
Berg Building, room 305/307. Students,
people looking for jobs, people transi-
tioning jobs, people just coming out of
prison, or people interested in further-
ing their education are all encouraged
to attend. They will be led through a
series of interest tests and TSJC staff
will be on hand to discuss the results
and dig into the next step on the path to
finding a dream career.
“Rather than just running out and
getting a job, this is a different way of
thinking. ‘This is my passion, this is
what I want to do’— that’s pretty much
were I take them,” said program coor-
dinator Tori Eckes from the Workforce
Center where she serves people look-
ing for careers, or education, four days
a week.
“I want to send that message of hope
out there. If you are in the middle of a
job transition—these [Pioneer] layoffs
just came down recently—if you’re
thinking about it, rather than just
jumping into another job and climb-
ing that ladder again—without really
knowing if it’s really what you want to
do—this is a way you can get a lot more
information first,” said Eckes.
More on TSJC’s Find Your Pas-
sion program and The Workforce
Center will be in next week’s Chron-
icle-News.
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Photos by Eric John Monson / The Chronicle-News
Pictured above and below, Career and Academic Navigator for Trinidad State Junior
College, Tori Eckes, meets with Teresa Larson as part of the Find Your Passion pro-
gram being run by TSJC at the Workforce Center. On Tuesday, May 19 from 6-8 p.m.
and on Wednesday May 20 from 2-5 p.m. TSJC will hold special Find Your Passion
workshops, on campus, at the Berg Building, room 305/307. People looking for jobs,
transitioning, or people interested in furthering their education are encouraged to at-
tend. Contact Eckes at (719) 846-9221, or email tori.eckes@trinidadstate.edu. See
more of the story in next week’s Chronicle-News.
What’s your Passion?
TSJC with
Workforce
Center can
help you find,
achieve, it
CITY HALL
HappeningsBy Pat Fletcher
City Council Member
The city is in the process of adding some new ordi-
nances as happens from time to time when a need for new
regulations come into play. An example would be the sale
of marijuana that became legal in Colorado as well as in
the city of Trinidad.
Conversely, some ordinances get dropped when they
become irrelevant. Looking back in an old 1896 book of
Trinidad ordinances, a few of them in existence at that
time that eventually became irrelevant and thus dropped
are kind of amusing. A sampling:
Under General Provisions: “That there may be and is
herein created the office of City Scavenger within and for
the City of Trinidad”. This city official had the unenvi-
able job of cleaning up dead animals, offal, privies and
cess pools (indoor plumbing not around yet), swill, slops,
and any other foul and offensive substances through
the streets or alleys of the city. The city was divided up
into two sections with the river being the division point.
There were certain days of the week assigned for each sec-
tion. Per the ordinance, during the day, the refuse had
to be transported somewhere out of the city limits in an
“air-tight vessel or apparatus.” An exception was made
for the contents of privies, which could be removed in”…
other than such vessels if done between the hours of elev-
en o’clock p.m. and five o’clock the next morning.” For
the removal of dead animals, he was given three dollars
for removing mules, burros, and cows; twenty cents for
dogs, hogs, sheep, and goats. Smaller animals yielded him
ten cents each.
Chapter XII, Article 1, Section 325. Bathing in nude
condition: Any person who shall bathe in the Purgatoire
River, or any ditch or pond within the limits of the city
in a nude condition between the hours of six o’clock A.M.
and nine o’clock P.M. shall upon conviction be fined not
less than one dollar nor more than fifty dollars for each
offense.”
Chapter XII, Article 1, Section 338. Female waiters,
saloons : “Any person who shall employ any woman in
any liquor or beer saloon within the limits of the City of
Trinidad as a waiter or bartender …shall be held guilty of
a misdemeanor.”
Chapter XII, Article 1, Section 347. Opium joints : “Any
house or room, or other place, where any persons are al-
lowed …to smoke, chew, eat, or in any manner consume
opium…being the place commonly called ‘opium joints’ is
hereby declared to be a nuisance and a disorderly house.”
I wonder, will someone come across a 2015 book of or-
dinances in a hundred years or so and deem them quaint?
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