Congratulations to Mara Lynn Luther, Katrina Mendrey, and Marisa Neyenhuis, owners of Chapter One Bookstore, Hamilton, Mont., who last week were presented with a beautification award by the city council.
The Bitterroot Star wrote: "The popular downtown bookstore is now easily recognizable due to the large mural that runs the western length of the building along North 3rd Street. The mural, designed and installed by muralist Britt Flood of North Carolina, depicts western Montana landscape together with a passion for books and reading. The mural was installed last summer, and its vibrant colors and compelling imagery will certainly carry warmth of summer into the cold months ahead.
"Mayor Dominic Farrenkopf read aloud from a letter to the bookstore owners, thanking them for their 'amazing gift of community art.' The letter continued to add that the mural, 'adds meaning to our surroundings and is a confirmation of why we live here. You have made Hamilton more special.' "