The ELHI Community Center that is located in the former Ignacio Elementary School building houses many organizations and growing.
Gina Schulz, a board member with the ELHI Community Center in Ignacio, talks on Tuesday about the new locking metal doors that were put in place at the center for the Silver Spruce Academy and Hope Community Christian Academy that are at the end of the hallway of the Ignacio Historical Society displays. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The Ignacio Historical Society is located in the ELHI Community Center in Ignacio. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Single-pane windows in the ELHI Community Center in Ignacio need to be replaced at some point. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The newest addition to the ELHI Community Center in Ignacio is a free clothing room that recently opened. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The open area for community gatherings inside of the ELHI Community Center in Ignacio. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The newest addition to the ELHI Community Center in Ignacio is a free clothing room that recently opened. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Children still come and play in the playground at the ELHI Community Center in Ignacio that once was the Ignacio Elementary School. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The Silver Spruce Academy and Hope Community Christian Academy are housed in the ELHI Community Center in Ignacio. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The open courtyard in the ELHI Community Center in Ignacio offers an area that can be developed into a nature area. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Some of the awnings collapsed under the snow load on the backside of the ELHI Community Center in Ignacio, so now the board must decide to either replace them or not. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Kasey Correia, left, and fellow board members of the ELHI Community Center in Ignacio meet with personnel from the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, and students from Harvard and Fletcher universities on Tuesday to discuss options of growing the outreach of the center. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The newest addition to the ELHI Community Center in Ignacio is a free clothing room that recently opened. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The Dancing Spirits Gallery offers crafts and art for sale in the ELHI Community Center in Ignacio. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The front entrance to the ELHI Community Center in Ignacio is filled with different types of art. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The front entrance to the ELHI Community Center in Ignacio is filled with different types of art. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The Dancing Spirits Gallery offers crafts and art for sale in the ELHI Community Center in Ignacio. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The front entrance to the ELHI Community Center in Ignacio is filled with different types of art. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The front entrance to the ELHI Community Center in Ignacio is filled with different types of art. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
