About Chuck’s List

A neighbor-to-neighbor lifeline for Montezuma County

Chuck’s List is a community bulletin and events platform serving Montezuma County and the surrounding Four Corners area — a simple, trusted way for neighbors to share information, find help, and stay connected.

This website is the public front end for the long-running Chuck’s List email workflow, bringing the same curated listings into a readable web format while keeping the original list at the heart of the project.

See today’s listings Browse the events calendar

Who runs Chuck’s List

Built by neighbors, stewarded by Chuck and MB McAfee

Chuck’s List began as a simple email that longtime Montezuma County resident Chuck McAfee sent to friends and neighbors — a way to share housing leads, local events, and community news without relying on social media.

Chuck and his wife MB manage McAfee Ranch, a multi‑generation family operation placed under conservation with the Montezuma Land Conservancy, and are deeply involved in land stewardship and civic life across the county.

What started as an informal “who needs what” email has grown into a trusted list that hundreds of neighbors use to stay informed and help each other out.

What it does

A curated stream of local bulletins and events

Chuck’s List gathers postings from residents, organizations, and small businesses and turns them into clear, readable bulletins and event listings.

Housing and room‑for‑rent leads, local services and help offers, community announcements, mutual‑aid requests, job postings, and “urgent” notices are all part of the daily mix — with neighbor‑to‑neighbor listings remaining free.

A parallel events calendar highlights what’s happening around the county, from library programs and school events to concerts, meetings, and volunteer efforts.

Where it serves

Montezuma County and the broader Four Corners neighborhood

The list focuses on Montezuma County — Cortez, Mancos, Dolores, Lewis, and the surrounding rural areas — and naturally reaches into the broader Four Corners region where people, work, and watersheds overlap.

It is built for the people who live and work here: ranchers and teachers, tradespeople and small business owners, library and nonprofit staff, new arrivals and multigenerational families who want to keep a pulse on home.

How it works today

From a hand-curated email to a living web platform

For years, Chuck’s List has been an email compiled from a master spreadsheet, with bulletins and events curated into sections and sent to a growing subscriber base on a regular rhythm.

Behind the scenes, a moderated publication workflow keeps bulletins, events, and jobs in their own lanes, enforces date windows, and generates campaign-ready HTML from approved listings.

The web version and campaign exports use the same approved database listings, so publication does not require double entry.

Why it matters

Reducing friction, strengthening mutual aid

Chuck’s List exists to make it easier for people to help each other: finding housing, sharing rides, filling local jobs, promoting events, matching resources to needs, and getting urgent information out quickly when it counts.

The design choices are deliberate — clear sections, no public comment threads, no engagement algorithms, and no paywalls on neighbor listings — so the signal stays strong and the list remains easy to read and act on.

As the project grows into a more formal community institution, the mission stays the same: keep Montezuma County connected, informed, and better able to care for each other in both everyday life and times of stress.

What you can do

Be part of the list

Chuck’s List only works because neighbors participate. If you have an event, a bulletin, a housing lead, or a local service to offer, you’re invited to share it so others can benefit.

Subscribe to receive the latest bulletins and events in your inbox.
Send a clear, concise post with the details people need to help or attend.
Pass the word along to friends and neighbors who would benefit from the list.

Join the list Submit a bulletin or event

Support Chuck’s List

Help keep this community resource going

If Chuck’s List has helped you find housing, fill a position, promote an event, or stay connected to what’s happening here, you can help sustain it by contributing financially at whatever level makes sense for you.

Contributions support the ongoing work of curating, publishing, and maintaining the list so it can stay focused on service to Montezuma County and the wider Four Corners community.

Make a one-time donation Become a monthly supporter

Accessibility and help

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