The “Good For You!” page is a new feature we’re launching in the Plaindealer, where we publish reader-submitted photos illustrating community, celebrations and more.
Maybe you snapped photos of volunteers doing trail work, or your kids raising funds for a local nonprofit with a lemonade stand. Maybe someone in your family was recognized with an award or a scholarship. That’s the kind of thing we’re shooting for. We’re looking for photos of people in the community.
Want to submit a photo for publication? Here are some guidelines for submissions:
• This page is dedicated to photos of locals doing community-related activities here in the region.
• Photos should be clear and in focus. We are unable to publish photos that are blurry – a good rule of thumb is if it’s blurry on your screen, it will only look worse in print.
• Photos should be recent. If you took the picture more than a month ago, it’s probably too old to publish. It should also be clear what’s happening in the photo.
• Please email your photo to erin@ouraynews.com. In your email, include a description of what’s happening in the photo and please identify the people who are pictured. Dates, the name of the event and first and last names are a must. Not sure what information you need to include? Look at the captions on this page for guidance. Please check to make sure names are spelled correctly.
• Submission of photos grants the Plaindealer the right to publish submitted photos. In submitting a photo for consideration, you are claiming to be the owner of the image. Please do not submit others’ photographs or work done by professional photographers – they retain the copyrights to their images.
Ouray resident Sara Martinez gets inked by visiting tattoo artist Michael Moet at the Ouray Public Library’s tattoo pop-up fundraiser on June 14. The library is raising funds for its expansion project. Photo courtesy Aimee Vann
Attendees wait their turn during the Ouray Public Library’s first pop-up tattoo fundraising event on June 14. Pictured here from left are Christine Coyer, Genevieve McArdle, Sadie Dunham, Audrey Gibbs, Jordan Leo and Vale Hirt. Photo courtesy Aimee Vann
Ouray County Special Olympics swimmers Keegan Coughlin and Charlie Exstrum hold medals they won during the Colorado Special Olympics Summer Games in Grand Junction on June 7. The competition was held at the Colorado Mesa University El Pomar natatorium. Photo courtesy Brian Exstrum
Charlie Exstrum, 30, of Ouray, competes in the Colorado Special Olympics Summer Games in Grand Junction on June 7, held in Grand Junction. Exstrum received silver and bronze medals in this year’s competition. Photo courtesy Rick “Worm” Charbonneau
Ridgway resident Randy Parker, standing on the left, receives the Ridgway-Ouray Community Council’s 2025 Outstanding Citizen Award from Scott Williams, during the annual ROCC’n by the River barbecue event at Ridgway State Park on June 6. Parker was honored for his many years of leadership and community service, helping to update the county’s master plan. Parker spent 11 years volunteering on the Ouray County Planning Commission and finished his tenure as chairman earlier this year. Photo courtesy Rein van West
Charlie Exstrum, 30, of Ouray, competes in the Colorado Special Olympics Summer Games in Grand Junction on June 7, held in Grand Junction. Exstrum received silver and bronze medals in this year’s competition. Photo courtesy Rick “Worm” Charbonneau
