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On our way back down the hill after a long and glorious day of snow boarding, we once again found ourselves at a local waterin’ hole in a beautiful mountain community. While, as you know, we drink very responsibly, it also encourages our best behavior when a good friend who happens to be the local police chief is eating dinner with us. It’s all about who you know.

While we are inhaling a couple dozen Buffalo wings our lawman buddy hits us with a project. Turns out this picturesque little mountain town has a kind of “special forces” unit in its police department. Who knew? They call themselves the Black Sheep. Pretty cool, eh? We thought so. The conversation’s volume quickly lowers to a whisper as we talk about his ideas and what we can do to make them a reality. It was like a top-secret mission . . . and we chose to accept it!

Sorting out the art