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OURAY COUNTY PRIDE
Participants in the Ouray County Pride Festival Parade of Flag display various LGBTQIA flags during the parade of flags in front of the crowd in Hartwell Park in downtown Ridgway on Saturday. Photo by William Woody
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By News Staff, on June 21, 2023
OURAY COUNTY PRIDE
  • Participants in the Ouray County Pride Festival Parade of Flag display various LGBTQIA flags during the parade of flags in front of the crowd in Hartwell Park in downtown Ridgway on Saturday. Photo by William Woody
  • Dozens of participants in the Ouray County Pride Festival Parade of Flags stand along Clinton Street in downtown Ridgway on Saturday. Photo by William Woody
  • Drag performer Kandrii Zavalla of Cedaredge performs during the third annual Ouray County Pride celebration in Ridgway’s Hartwell Park on Saturday. Photo by William Woody
  • A pet donned with pride colors participates in the costume contest during the annual Ouray County Pride celebration in Ridgway’s Hartwell Park on Saturday. Photos by William Woody — Special to the Plaindealer
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