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<b>MAP QUEST</b> – Existing wilderness is dark blue; the proposed San Juan Mountains Wilderness shows here in lime green, including the Whitehouse Addition to the Mt. Sneffels Wilderness, and the Sheep Mountain Special Management Area south of Ophir. (Reprinted courtesy of Sheep Mountain Alliance)

MAP QUEST – Existing wilderness is dark blue; the proposed San Juan Mountains Wilderness shows here in lime green, including the Whitehouse Addition to the Mt. Sneffels Wilderness, and the Sheep Mountain Special Management Area south of Ophir. (Reprinted courtesy of Sheep Mountain Alliance)

Tipton Turns Ear Toward Telluride for Third Wilderness Listening Session

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Still on the fence about the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Bill, Tipton will not attend third “listening session” in Telluride next week.

Two Popular Cross-Country Trails Will No Longer Be Groomed
Due to lynx habitat, future grooming of “Tom’s Loop” and “South Meadow Trail” must go through a proper process and analysis with the U.S. Forest Service.

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Tipton Turns Ear Toward Telluride for Third Wilderness Listening Session
Still on the fence about the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Bill, Tipton will not attend third “listening session” in Telluride next week.

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<b>CIVIC POWERHOUSE</b> – Ridgway-Ouray Community Council’s Citizen of the Year for 2012, Dee Williams, has been an energizing force, since 1975, in everything from the Ouray County Nordic Council to saving the Wright Opera House. (Courtesy photo)

ROCC Honors Dee Williams as Citizen of the Year
Ouray’s civic powerhouse, Dee Williams, is this year’s Ridgway-Ouray Community Council Citizen of the Year.

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<b>ON THE STUMP</b> – GOP Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum made a stop in Montrose on Saturday looking for support in Tuesday’s Colorado Primary. (Photos by Gus Jarvis)

Santorum in Montrose: ‘We Need a Sharp Contrast.’
The Republican candidate told a large audience on Saturday that he’s a true conservative who can offer a sharp contrast to President Obama.

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<b>FOLLOWING HIS PASSION</b> – For 20 years, Dr. David Homer has been Telluride’s “Town Doc” at his private Telluride Family Practice. In April, he’ll be the full-time medical director of the Uncompahgre Medical Center in Norwood. Picture is Homer with his 5-year-old son Noah on Wednesday. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)

Telluride’s ‘Town Doc’ David Homer Going to Uncompahgre Medical Center
In a bittersweet decision, Dr. David Homer his following his passion and has accepted a full-time position as medical director of the UMC in Norwood.

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Home Safe Program Will Not Continue
While there is a need for the free late night transportation program, operating such a service is complicated and few answers have yet to be found.

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SAN MIGUEL COUNTY BRIEFS
Not Enough Data to Support Moratorium on Smart Meters
While commiserating those who are affected by smart meters, the commissioners believe there is not enough data to make a strong case for or against them…BOCC makes its collective voice heard on a v...

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<b>READY FOR USE</b> – Donna Harrison, kitchen coordinator for The Shepherd s Hand, points to her new cooking utensils at the facility, 17 N. Sixth St., while a donated washer and dryer for visitors to use sits in the background waiting for a load of clothes. (Photo by Kati O Hare)

For the Homeless: The Importance of the Little Things
New soup kitchen provides more than soup in Montrose.

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<b>ALL GUSSIED UP</b> – Gertrude and Jerald Perotti dressed up for the camera. The Perottis were among the oldest ranching families in Ouray County, going back four generations. Gertrude died last week at 95. (Photo courtesy of Rolan Perotti)

Ouray Original Gertrude Perotti Dies at 95
Harmonica-packing Ouray native Gertrude Perotti, one of the last of a pioneer ranching generation, died last week at 95.

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Courts, ER and Child Services to Get Much-Needed Space by Summer

by Kati O'Hare

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The project stems from the state's requirement that the county – home to the 7th Judicial District – provide two additional courtrooms and a new hearing room for the additional judges being added t...

24-Year-Old Undocumented Immigrant Busted for Cocaine Possession

by Gus Jarvis

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What started out as a domestic disturbance turned into an arrest of an undocumented immigrant, who appeared to be dealing cocaine.

Young Man Found Dead in Ridgway

by Watch Staff

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Aaron James Ball, a 25-year-old new to Ridgway, was found dead at his apartment on January 16.

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Swonger to Petition Into District 59 Primary

by Samantha Wright

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Swonger sees the petition process as another way to engage voters, so they can help a fellow citizen get to the statehouse.

Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer on Life, the Universe, and Rumi

by Samantha Wright

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San Miguel County’s first poet laureate is crushing on a Persian mystic named Rumi.

Is Telluride Ready to Tackle Lift 7 Subarea Master Plan?

by Gus Jarvis

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Telluride Ski and Golf CEO Dave Riley asked the Telluride Town Council if it was ready to open the book back up and begin a planning process for Lift 7.

A Joke Gone Sour

by Kati O'Hare

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A car, four passengers, some in gorilla masks, draws armed response, stern warning, from Montrose police.

Ken Burns to Premier ‘The Dust Bowl’ at Mountainfilm

by Watch Staff

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Mountainfilm in Telluride will premier Ken Burns’ The Dust Bowl, which examines the decade-long, manmade ecological disaster that began in 1930 and nearly ruined America’s breadbasket.

OURAY BRIEFS
Ouray City Council Approves Dog Park Proposal

by Samantha Wright

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In Ouray, a park for pooches.