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Ukraine. The headlines are grim and heartbreaking: A maternity hospital bombed. The mayor of Melitopol kidnapped and another suspected mayoral kidnapping over the weekend. American journalist Brent Renaud killed; his fellow journalist Juan Arredondo shot and wounded; separately, Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall injured. Ongoing humanitarian crises. Uncomfortable, challenging questions, the most important of which — how to stop nuke-wielding Vladimir Putin — has no easy answer. But amid all the strife, people around the world are turning their compassion into action. That includes Montrose, where two little girls are working to help the people of Ukraine. Amelia Fishering, 7, and her sister Emma, 5, with the help of their parents and several businesses, have launched Sunflowers for Ukraine. Starting with events Saturday, Sunflowers for Ukraine is spearheading creative events, the results of which will go up for auction in April. Those proceeds will be donated to International Relief Teams for benefit of the Ukrainian people. This is Katharhynn from the Newsroom, inviting you to read more in our Tuesday, March 15, edition about the inspiring example these very young Montrose residents are setting. (Artwork the Fishering girls created over the weekend as part of Sunflowers for Ukraine.) Fancy some pi? It's Pi Day! Not to be confused with the pastry, Pi Day, 3/14, is shares the digits of pi — 3.14. Physicist Larry Shaw founded the unofficial holiday in 1988, while working at San Francisco's Exploratorium. Celebrate Pi Day with a pizza pie, a regular pie, or by brushing up on your mathematics. Unlike the Ides of March (Tuesday), it's all in fun! QUICK LINKS Listen to our podcast Montrose Fresh, it's available everywhere podcasts are found including Apple, Pandora, Spotify and Amazon Music Remember those we've lost in our obituaries section View the letter to the editor. If you would like to submit a letter please email: editor@montrosepress.com Get today's weather forecast Check out our classifieds and explore the MDP e-editions Already a subscriber, but need to activate your digital account? Click here to create an account or call our office at 970-249-3444 and we'll get you all set up!

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