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Maintaining positive mental health during an ongoing pandemic

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Power Outage: A vehicle apparently collided with a power pole on Chipeta Road Sunday night, cutting electricity to thousands. Details about what led to the crash were not immediately available, with law enforcement still on scene at 8:30 p.m. Power was later restored. AQHA World Cup during COVID-19: Riding comes as naturally to Hayley Reed of Montrose as breathing and is a passion she's had since she was little. Growing up on a horse when she was 3 years old led to a culmination of hard work when she was selected as a member of Team USA to compete in the American Quarter Horse Youth World Cup in 2020. But the pandemic changed this year's event. Playing cards: In the 9th century, the Chinese began developing games using money and other paper objects. These early playing cards bear no resemblance to the sturdier European playing cards that emerged a few centuries later. Card games spread around the world in a variety of shapes and styles. From the elaborate Mamluk designs of Egypt to the appearance of the first playing cards during the Early Renaissance in Europe, the decks were divided into four suits of coins, cups, swords, and sticks or batons. So grab some cards and shuffle the deck in celebration of National Card Playing Day.

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