{"id":51728,"date":"2020-09-05T17:10:12","date_gmt":"2020-09-05T23:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/signs-around-cortez-remind-residents-to-be-kind\/"},"modified":"2020-09-05T23:10:12","modified_gmt":"2020-09-05T23:10:12","slug":"signs-around-cortez-remind-residents-to-be-kind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/signs-around-cortez-remind-residents-to-be-kind\/","title":{"rendered":"Signs around Cortez remind residents to be kind"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"The
The \u201cHuman-Kind\u201d sign in front of The Doobie Sisters in Cortez. The Wolf family started giving out signs from their home, but moved it to their business when demand grew.<\/span>Emily Hayes\/The Journal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

The weight of political division in the community sat heavily with the Wolf sisters, co-owners of The Doobie Sisters in Cortez. When they were young, they scrawled \u201cHumankind: Be both\u201d in chalk on the sidewalk with their mother.<\/p>\n

The message resonates with how the family feels now, so they printed 50 black signs with the word \u201cHuman-Kind\u201d in rainbow letters, and the words \u201cbe both\u201d beneath it. Initially, they planned to post the signs along Montezuma Avenue.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s kind of dark times right now, and there\u2019s not a lot of positivity no matter what side you\u2019re on,\u201d Corin Wolf said. But Montezuma Avenue is a \u201cbeautiful street to have a positive message,\u201d Wolf said.<\/p>\n

But people started knocking on the door of their home and asking where they could get \u201cHuman-Kind\u201d signs too, and thanking the family for creating them.<\/p>\n

Donations have made more prints possible for residents and businesses across Cortez. Initially, the family gave the signs away, but by the third order, donations covered the bulk of their costs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re all human, and no matter what your beliefs are, we are all doing what we think is best,\u201d Wolf said.<\/p>\n

Saturday morning on Main Street in Cortez, politics have collided between the Black Lives Matter walk and the Montezuma County Patriot ride.<\/p>\n

But the \u201cHuman-Kind\u201d sign is a nonpolitical message, which is \u201creally refreshing,\u201d Wolf said.<\/p>\n

One elderly woman shared her concern that the community was losing that kindness through the current political division, Wolf said. And grandparents have picked up signs with their grandchildren to teach them about being kind.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt makes me emotional,\u201d Wolf said.<\/p>\n

The sisters are working to ship \u201cHuman-Kind\u201d signs to the Blake Street Tavern in Denver, where they once worked. And friends from Chicago and New Jersey are ordering signs. Given the interest, the Wolf family has made \u201cHuman-Kind\u201d bumper stickers.<\/p>\n

\"The
The &#x201c;Human-Kind&#x201d; sign in front of the WildEdge Brewing Collective in Cortez.<\/span>Emily Hayes\/The Journal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Brian Puett, owner of the Loungin\u2019 Lizard, said he wanted a sign in his window because it is \u201ca simple message, but we love the concept.\u201d<\/p>\n

Restaurant customers have commented positively on the sign, and asked where they can get one, Puett said.<\/p>\n

Jake Reed of the WildEdge Brewing Collective in Cortez also said people have asked where they got their sign, displayed in their patio area.<\/p>\n

Reed said drivers and passersby often yell at WildEdge employees for wearing masks. The signs have helped because they \u201cremind people to be kind,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

ehayes@the-journal.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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