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Photos: Bud Werner Memorial Library kicks off celebration of Dia de los Muertos in Steamboat

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Pamela Meijer leads a traditional lighting ceremony at the Dia de los Muertos altar in Library Hall on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. Each year the Bud Werner Memorial Library partners with Integrated Community, the Health Partnership of Northwest Colorado, The Latinx Alliance and students from Soda Creek Elementary School to celebrate Dia de los Muertos. The display will be open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, with a storytelling session set for 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
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Addilyn Agular writes a note with Tracy Gomez that will be placed on the altar during a traditional lighting ceremony for Dia de los Muertos in Library Hall on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. Each year the Bud Werner Memorial Library partners with Integrated Community, the Health Partnership of Northwest Colorado, the Latinx Alliance and students from Soda Creek Elementary School to celebrate Dia de los Muertos. The display will be open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, with a storytelling session at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
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Addilyn Agular places a candle during a traditional lighting ceremony at the Dia de los Muertos altar in Library Hall on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. Each year the Bud Werner Memorial Library partners with Integrated Community, the Health Partnership of Northwest Colorado, the Latinx Alliance and students from Soda Creek Elementary School to celebrate Dia de los Muertos. The display will be open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, with a storytelling session at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
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The candles on the Dia de los Muertos altar glow following a traditional lighting ceremony in Library Hall on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. Each year the Bud Werner Memorial Library partners with Integrated Community, the Health Partnership of Northwest Colorado, the Latinx Alliance and students from Soda Creek Elementary School to celebrate Dia de los Muertos.
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Renzo Reategui was in full costume for a traditional lighting ceremony at the Dia de los Muertos altar in Library Hall on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. Each year the Bud Werner Memorial Library partners with Integrated Community, the Health Partnership of Northwest Colorado, the Latinx Alliance and students from Soda Creek Elementary School to celebrate Dia de los Muertos. The display will be open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, with a storytelling session at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
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Glowing candles and bright colors blend together on the Dia de los Muertos altar in Library Hall following a traditional lighting ceremony marking Dia de los Muertos on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. Each year the Bud Werner Memorial Library partners with Integrated Community, the Health Partnership of Northwest Colorado, The Latinx Alliance and students from Soda Creek Elementary School to celebrate Dia de los Muertos. The display will be open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and there will be a storytelling session at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
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John F. Russell is the business reporter at the Steamboat Pilot & Today. To reach him, call 970-871-4209, email jrussell@SteamboatPilot.com or follow him on Twitter @Framp1966.

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