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Kids teach adults at opioid conference I had the privilege of attending the statewide conference for the Colorado Opioid Abatement Council, which is using opioid settlement money to address addiction and crime throughout the state, through individual regions. The conference packed information into three days, so there were several sessions we could not attend, but we did get to hear the rollout of a new awareness campaign targeting youth, the Connect Effect. What made this one all the more important was hearing directly from youth, including girls from Montrose and Delta. The skinny: They don't want to be talked down to; far fewer kids are using drugs than you might think, and they do want to be part of the solution by talking to their peers. Thank you, Ellah Zimmerman, Violette Offett, Michaela Brennan, Lella Young, Kenadee Stewart and Akelia Calkins, for your valuable perspectives. — Katharhynn, from the Newsroom, wishing you a happy Monday. Birthday wishes There are birthdays, and then there are, well, birthdays. Two Montrose residents recently celebrated milestones, Helen Legendre Orr, who turned 100 today and Lloyd Wenzel, who celebrated the Big 9-0 by going skydiving on Friday. You can read about both of these remarkable folks in the Saturday Daily Press, or by clicking their names above. Happy Birthday to Helen and Lloyd! (There goes Lloyd! Photo by Kylea Henseler) (And here's Helen! Courtesy photo) 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. https://www.montrosepress.com/free_access/foster-homes-fill-critical-need-for-shelter-cats/article_9a4a30a4-ca91-11ed-901d-23aeede5f39c.html

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Stronger together, experts say, as Montrose hosts statewide opioid conference Deaths from opioid overdoses and poisoning in the past two years outstripped traffic and gun deaths — and the effects of what public health and legal experts have branded an epidemic keeps hitting home. Read More Proposed grocery chain merger grows fears for Montrose stores Local workers and union members see in the proposed Kroger and Albertsons Companies grocery chain merger a triple threat: Job loss, with a ripple effect on retirees' pensions; higher prices for local and visiting consumers; and a reduced market for… Read More Climbing Iron: A guide to Western Slope Via Ferratas Roughly a century after Italian armies drilled iron rungs into cliff faces to efficiently move troops through treacherous mountain terrain — via ferratas, or "the iron way," — the ferratas have spread across the world, including to the Western Slope. Read More

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