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Montrose Wins 'Nobel Prize" for Civic Accomplishment'
by William Woody
Jun 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 46 46 recommendations | email to a friend
The All American City award is a first for Montrose, after being a finalist in 1990.
Trout Lake to Be Drained and Closed by July 15
by Gus Jarvis
Jun 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 58 58 recommendations | email to a friend
Xcel Energy is closing the recreational area in order to complete dam upgrades this year.
Airborne Dust on the Rise
by Gus Jarvis
Jun 13, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 90 90 recommendations | email to a friend
A new study from University of Colorado scientists finds the amount of dust blown across the U.S. is increasing.
District Misses Grant Funding, Looking to Patch School Together
by William Woody
Jun 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 84 84 recommendations | email to a friend
With the loss of funding to replace the school, built in 1961, officials are working to patch things together with temporary fixes to its crumbling foundation, poor air quality and the roof – as we...
Native Son Mario Zadra Dies at Age 97
by Watch Staff
Jun 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 83 83 recommendations | email to a friend
Zadra was born in Ouray County and raised there and in Telluride and Norwood.

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Mumford Replaced by Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers Featuring Edie Brickell
Jun 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 40 40 recommendations | email to a friend
After Mumford and Sons’ cancellation due to a medical emergency, Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell will close opening night of the 40th Telluride Bluegrass Festival.
Montrose Wins 'Nobel Prize" for Civic Accomplishment'
by William Woody
Jun 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 46 46 recommendations | email to a friend
The All American City award is a first for Montrose, after being a finalist in 1990.
Telluride Academy Launches 2013 Summer Season
by Watch Staff
Jun 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 46 46 recommendations | email to a friend
The Telluride Academy kicks off its 33rd season, with camps covering everything from studying the local watershed and birds while paddling the San Miguel River and rock climbing to fixing a flat ti...
Rural Philanthropy Days Comes to Ouray Next Week
by Watch Staff
Jun 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 44 44 recommendations | email to a friend
The conference can make a crucial difference for nonprofits of all kinds, during a time when the economy has caused local funding dollars designated for nonprofits to dry up.
Trish Greenwood Is New Ridgway Principal
by Peter Shelton
Jun 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 53 53 recommendations | email to a friend
After 23 years with the Telluride Elementary School, as teacher and principal, Trish Greenwood is returning to Ridgway, to the place she began her teaching career in 1989.

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ALL AMERICA CITY MANAGER – Montrose City Manager Bill Bell flourished the award Sunday evening in Denver. Montrose was awarded the title of All America City this weekend. (Photo courtesy Scott Shine)
ALL AMERICA CITY MANAGER – Montrose City Manager Bill Bell flourished the award Sunday evening in Denver. Montrose was awarded the title of All America City this weekend. (Photo courtesy Scott Shine)
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TELLURIDE ACADEMY STAFF – Gathered for a pre-season photo just prior to the Monday, June 10, launch of its 33rd Summer Season. (Courtesy photo)
TELLURIDE ACADEMY STAFF – Gathered for a pre-season photo just prior to the Monday, June 10, launch of its 33rd Summer Season. (Courtesy photo)
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PRODIGAL DAUGHTER – Trish Greenwood, Ridgway Elementary School’s new principal (here with husband Jim Nowak), is returning to the school where she began teaching, in 1989. (Courtesy photo)
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER – Trish Greenwood, Ridgway Elementary School’s new principal (here with husband Jim Nowak), is returning to the school where she began teaching, in 1989. (Courtesy photo)
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HEALTHY FAWN – Leave them alone, even if they seem to be abandoned. They more-than-likely are not. (Photo courtesy of David Hannigan, Parks and Wildlife)
HEALTHY FAWN – Leave them alone, even if they seem to be abandoned. They more-than-likely are not. (Photo courtesy of David Hannigan, Parks and Wildlife)
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HIGH TIMES – The Gold Belt Theatre was part of the “small empire” of vice developed by the brothers Vanoli in late Victorian Ouray. The Ouray County Historical Society Evenings of History presentation next Tuesday (June 18) will look at artifacts from the Vanoli Block, and what it all means. (Courtesy photo)
HIGH TIMES – The Gold Belt Theatre was part of the “small empire” of vice developed by the brothers Vanoli in late Victorian Ouray. The Ouray County Historical Society Evenings of History presentation next Tuesday (June 18) will look at artifacts from the Vanoli Block, and what it all means. (Courtesy photo)
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BEN WAYNE LILLARD, 1957 - 2013
BEN WAYNE LILLARD, 1957 - 2013
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DIXIE KEITHLY, April 3, 1931 – June 9, 2013
DIXIE KEITHLY, April 3, 1931 – June 9, 2013
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TROUT LAKE is currently being drained in order for Xcel Energy, which owns the recreational area, to complete work on the output of the lake’s dam. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
TROUT LAKE is currently being drained in order for Xcel Energy, which owns the recreational area, to complete work on the output of the lake’s dam. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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AZTECA DANCERS will be in Ridgway this weekend. (Courtesy photo)
AZTECA DANCERS will be in Ridgway this weekend. (Courtesy photo)
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