Choir boys lined up before May Crowning at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Red Cliff, 1965. In back, from left: Mike Beck, Joe Beck, Bill Beck, Henry Manzanarez Front: Leonard Vigil, Tommy Medina, Anthony Beck May crowning is a traditional Roman Catholic ritual that occurs in the month of May of every year. In some countries, it takes place on or about May 1, however, in many United States Catholic parishes, it takes place on Mother's...

Johanna Fear (1927-1937) with her First Communion sponsor, Marie Edwards (later Marie Marshall).

Participants in May Crowning at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Red Cliff, in 1948. Angela Fear (Beck) is tallest, standing in back. Gloria Fear is in front of her on the right; Christine Fear is in front of Gloria. The two girls on the left are unidentified. May crowning is a traditional Roman Catholic ritual that occurs in the month of May of every year. In some countries, it takes place on or about May 1, however, in many United States Catholic parishes,...

First Communion class of June 29, 1958, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church. Sister Innocence (L) and Sister Robert (R) flank acolytes at the back of the group. "The nuns came from Canon City in the summer to teach Vacation Bible School to our children. They prepared them for 1st Holy Communion and Confirmation. The nuns stayed in Minturn. The ladies of the Altar Rosary Society in Red Cliff drove to Minturn in the morning to pick up the nuns...