Tipton's departing thoughts, holiday lights & family sues park service | From the Newsroom

We are nearing the end of our series aptly titled, "Then what?" while nearing the end of a most memorable year. Twitter recently asked followers to describe 2020 in one word. Corporate America chimed in with clever answers. From @Target:…

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HOLIDAY LIGHTS: Christmas has now come and gone, but it isn't too late to go Christmas light gazing. The City of Montrose this year has planned and organized a "Tour of Lights," featuring people's homes and their holiday light displays. The lights stretch all across town and vary in style and scale. Departing thoughts: As he departs Congress after serving five terms, U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton urged the 3rd District and the nation to continue focusing on COVID-19 and making sure businesses can reopen. "Getting the economy back open and our people back to work is going to be critically important. We need to be taking very seriously the amount of death we have incurred during this time as well," the Cortez Republican said, while reflecting on his decade in Congress. Candy Canes: National Candy Cane Day is on December 26, and while that doesn't mean it'll keep us from munching on the sugary sticks as early as Thanksgiving, it does give us a chance to indulge as much as we can before New Year's. With beginnings in 17th-century Germany, these sweet treats were curved to represent the shepherds' crooks. They later made their way to the states in the mid-19th century. Now we see them everywhere, even on trees.

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