Today - Officials in Montrose County School District have been hard at work to swap the Indians and Braves mascot since Governor Polis signed a law last summer banning Native American mascots in all Colorado public schools. But just last month they learned that a third Mascot in Montrose would need to be changed. The Thunderbirds.

Before we go - A Colorado marble quarry, in Marble, Colorado, has been mined for its stone since the late 1800s. It's still being utilized to this day, and since 2019, the manufacturing plant that turns large marble blocks into slabs and tiles for distribution all over the world, has been located right in our backyard in Delta.

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