In this episode of Mountain Echo, we hear from Chelsea Meece, the Director of the Ouray County Support and Advocacy Project (OCSAP) and Tabitha Champlin, the Ouray County Law Enforcement Victim Advocate.

OCSAP is promoting “Survivor September” – which is their campaign created to bring awareness to this newly formed organization and the services they provide to our community members who are survivors of sexual assault or intimate partner violence.

Chelsea and Tabitha also share what the differences are between “systems-based” and “community-based” support models, and the ways they work together to support survivors in our county.

Listen in to learn more about events OCSAP is hosting this month, such as their Teen Night Out on Saturday, September 21 at the Decker Room from 5pm-9pm, as well as their Homecoming event on October 12. Show your support for survivors in our community! Reach out to OCSAP if you want to volunteer or would like to sponsor an upcoming community event. 

You can learn more about OCSAP and their events at www.ocsap.org and more about the Ouray County Victim Services program at: https://ouraycountyco.gov/447/Ouray-County-Victim-Services

Get ready for the Ouray County Fair! The Fair, which is titled "A Place for Family, Friends and Fun" this year, is August 8-10. Erin Stadelman, manager of the Ouray County Fairgrounds, and Treasurer for the Ouray County Fair Board, provides all the details about the Fair, the 4H kids and their animals, and how to enter the Open Class Divisions, which include arts, crafts, homebrewing, wine making, leather work, and more! Listen in and find out all about the fun you and your family can have at the Ouray County Fair. 

In this episode of Mountain Echo of Ouray County, we get a visit from our fabulous Ouray County Clerk and Recorder, Cristy Lynn, and her Chief Deputy Jonathan Arebalos who bring us a lot of great information about our county elections team and what it takes to coordinate and manage an election in Ouray County. Learn more about procedures that are followed, what you can expect if you vote in person, what happens if there's something wrong with your ballot, how to track your ballots, and so much more! Give it a listen and share with your friends and family.

Welcome to our new podcast Mountain Echo of Ouray County! We hope you enjoy it and tune in often to listen to news, stories and updates from Ouray County Government. 

In this episode, we chat with Commissioner Jake Niece about Wildfire Mitigation and what the County and our local partners are doing about it. 

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