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Getting out

Good Monday evening from the newsroom! We hope you took advantage of the fairly temperate weather today, even if it was just sneaking outside for some fresh air during the work day.

This weekend brought a big opportunity to get some very fresh air up in Ouray, where the Ouray Ice Fest was in full swing. Staffers more intrepid than yours truly went, and had an amazing time. (I'm too chicken of heights!)

You can read more about this year's ice fest in our upcoming Outdoor pages this week. In the meantime, here is a shot of what I missed — but hope you did not.

(Photo by Jeremy Morrison, managing editor)

Other tidbits

I did not get to the ice fest this weekend, but I did get out for my customary Sunday ramble, which, thanks to city trails, did not require me to leave town! I have always enjoyed the trails by the river (and especially the wild wood, unpaved trails that wind through Cerise Park). I often pass beneath the overpass on West Main, where I can get a close look at our river — and also the incredible mural, created by artist Heather Bischoff to celebrate the Connect Trail in 2020.

Now, I grew up the daughter of a sign painter, who would often take me along when painting business windows with seasonal decorations during Christmas. I know, somewhat at least, what it is to stand on hard, cold concrete for hours at a time, trying to paint. I can only imagine the amount of work Heather and those who participated in community paint days poured into that mural I now enjoy.

And I often marveled that no ne'er-do-well has ever vandalized the mural. Which brings me to Sunday.

You probably know where this is going. Yes, unfortunately, Heather's piece of art was smeared with (really dumb) graffiti. I don't know who did it, but I have a few words to share with those responsible:

1. If you need canvas, beg, borrow or buy some.

2. If you are caught, I hope you are ordered to stand on the concrete for hours alongside the folks who unfortunately will be cleaning up your mess.

3. This is hardly the crime of the century, but you're hardly the edge-lord you think yourself, either.

(Below is a picture of Heather working on the mural, courtesy William Woody, with the City of Montrose)

Over and out — Katharhynn, from the Newsroom

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