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Opinion: Anderson continues grandmother’s Memorial Day tradition

Patty Anderson is continuing a tradition started by her grandmother.
The day before Memorial Day, Patty and other family members and friends will go to two of the little-known cemeteries in the county and decorate the graves for the holiday.
“That was something my Grandma Burke started,” Patty said. “We make the flowers we put on out of crepe paper, which is something my grandma started, because she couldn’t get fresh flowers out on Piceance…