It was 50 degrees at 6 a.m. when Scooby and I took our (first) morning walk. A cool breeze was still flowing down from the La Platas. It was nice sleeping last night, after several nights that were a bit warm ... felt good to snuggle down in the bed clothes.
It's nice to have a day of catching up. Yesterday we hung the 81328 photo exhibit (one each from 20 disposable cameras used by 20 local residents to take pictures in our 81328 ZIP code). They really look good, and represent a fascinating variety of aspects of our area, all on the theme of "Passages." It's in the community center for all to see during Mancos Days this weekend; the reception is tomorrow night.
I went from that to the last-gasp meeting of the Mancos High School centennial committee, while Sandy met with another chamber of commerce board member on Mancos marketing options. At my meeting, we learned that State Senator Jim Isgar got the federal position he was hoping for and won't be able to be our keynote speaker at the all-class reunion celebrating the MHS centennial Friday night. So, Bobbi Black immediately got nearby State Representative Scott Tipton to fill in. Last minute monkey wrenches; it'll go fine!
Then to the 5 o' clock meeting of Mancos On the Move for both of us, with good results. We decided on the focus of a rack card advertising the downtown art venues, so that can move forward. We also may have a foot in the door to get permission for the chamber of commerce to use the Town's trademarked slogan, "Mancos, Gateway to Mesa Verde." It's a catchy way of tying the community to the adjacent destination park, but the Town trademarked it a few years back and then never made arrangements for anyone to use it. Town Manager Tom Yennerell attended our meeting and said he would put it on the agenda for next month for the board's consideration; we had already come up with four possible uses for it in marketing. Tom's presence was good, too, in that we were able to have a little dialogue with him about what the Town can and can't do to support marketing efforts. It was good to hear him say that he had no problem providing Town support (marshal's office, etc.) for street events like our highly successful May 16 art event.
Tomorrow we start ramping up for Mancos Days ... another four days of activities. I'm doing a step-on bus tour of Mesa Verde for ARAMARK in the morning, after which I need to make baklava and then go to the 81328 reception, after which I'm hoping my son Drayton will arrive from Fort Collins. Friday will be taken up mostly with MHS centennial activities, including setting up the football field, working the booth in the park and the big pig roast and all-class reunion at the football field that night. Saturday morning is the Boy Scout pancake breakfast, the Fun Run (spectator only!) and the big parade, while we have a reception for five new artists at Artisans of Mancos.
Saturday afternoon we plan to sneak away for a musical picnic potluck up the Dolores River, which should be a beautiful, relaxing interlude with good music. Don't know the other two groups, but I love to hear the Lindells!
Sunday we host meeting for the Mancos Valley Worship Group, Drayton heads back to the populous side of the mountains and we will spend the afternoon dispensing our photographs and baklava at a wine-and-art event at the Bauer House in Mancos. Maybe we can at least look in on the Cox Rodeo up at Echo Basin.
Monday we collapse!!! tv
PS: If you go to www.mesaverdecountry.com/tourism/lodging.html and wait for the fourth picture to rotate into view, it's a shot I took of a Winnebago RV framed in a double rainbow. It's owned by British Servas guests on a two-year tour of this country, and the rainbows just perfectly framed it in our front yard!
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