Mary Mitchell points at a plaque presented to her by Ouray City Councilor Dawn Glanc and Mayor Pam Larson (not pictured) during a city council meeting in October 2019. The plaque noted the information desk, where Mitchell worked for 20 years, will be named after her. The 85-year-old died at her family's home in California on Jan. 6. Mike Wiggins â Ouray County Plaindealer
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‘A really incredible ambassador for Ouray’
The Ouray City Council work session was tense. The discussion centered around the Ouray Chamber Resort Association, and several of the comments were harsh and critical. At the end of the meeting, then-Mayor Pam Larson asked if there was anyone else in the audience who wanted to say something.
Mary Mitchell raised her small hand into the air.
“She turned around and basically gave it to the person who was so negative to OCRA, like a public lashing,” recalled Dawn Glanc, a city councilor at the t...
