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Don't try to ride the Ferris wheel by yourself

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Happy Friday, Montrose! I can't believe that we're already well into May — it feels like I was celebrating Christmas with my family last week! Growing up in Denver, one of my favorite things that I looked forward to in the summer was going to Lakeside Amusement Park: the rides, the neon lights and staying up past my usual bedtime. I went out to the Lion's Club carnival last night to scope it out and take some photos and was super delighted to find a substantial amusement park set up at the fairgrounds. Here are some of the trucks that all of the equipment came in. What I want to know is how they get everything to fit on semitruck trailers... I chatted with one of the employees at the carnival stand and he told me that all of them are based out of Arizona and travel to a new spot every week. They all have their own rooms in trailers and access to fresh showers! He said that they can set things up within a day. The carnival is open all weekend, so feel free to stop by the fairgrounds to enjoy some rides — or just nosh on a funnel cake if that's your vibe. -Anna Lynn PS: If you want to go on the Ferris wheel, don't forget to bring a friend! I wasn't let on by myself :( Is the bark worse than the bite? The meeting of the board of county commissioners on Wednesday was a doozy — it lasted over two hours! One of the biggest things they talked about, though, was a proposed new barking dog ordinance. Some of the commissioners seemed kind of skeptical of the measure at first, but they heard from Assistant County Attorney Joe Gaffney and Animal Control officer Jason Robillard about the measure, which strives to balance holding dog owners accountable for problematic barking without inflaming neighborly disputes. How did they try to accomplish that, you may be wondering? The ordinance is structured to identify a pattern of issues and neighbors would not be able to make anonymous complaints. If you can catch the total amount of canine puns I snuck into this story, then... I'll throw you a bone! The wholesome story of the week: A man in the Czech Republic went out for a walk in the woods with a metal detector and unearthed a bracelet that had been separated from its owner, who now lives in Grand Junction, for nearly 80 years. 95-year-old veteran Joe Esquibel lost a bracelet at a P.O.W. camp during World War II and just got it back a few months ago. Earlier this week, the two men met for the first time. Read (or listen!) to the story from Colorado Public Radio here. Cool promo alert: There's just a few days left on this cool circulation promotion: you can be entered to win in a drawing for a $250 Montrose Bucks card with a purchase of a new/renewed subscription or conversion to EZ Pay. PS: if you want to enter for free, you can also stop by our office during business hours! 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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