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TEAM LIFE CYCLES – (left to right) James Colt , Summer Colt, J. Michael Brown (sales), Travis Young (head mechanic. The bike is a featherweight 15.5 pound road-racing machine by Specialized, featuring electronic shifting, top-of-the-line components and $9,900 price tag. (Photo
by Brett Schreckengost)
Life Cycles, Telluride’s first bike-specific shop, opens for business.
BEST LANDSCAPING – The Horsefly Brewing Company at 846 East Main Street received the Landscaping Project of the Year Award from the Montrose City Planning Commission by creating an outdoor dining space and landscaping along Main Street. (Photo courtesy of the City of Montrose)
Horsefly Brewing Co. in Montrose wins city’s landscaping award.
Brian Scranton and his company, GrahamSpencer have scored an on-line hit with a video about Rockford, Ill., the place Wisconsin state senators escaped to.
Montrose Association of Commerce and Tourism announces board…CPA Bonnie Hellman at Ouray Business Roundtable…Women’s Business Alliance of Colorado meets March 24.
After a few very dry years, architecturally speaking, some Telluride architects are optimistic about 2011.
THE HOMEBREW CONNECTION has everything that’s needed to brew batches of sudsy joy. (Photo by Beverly Corbell)
Grains, hops, recipes, and classes – Homebrew Connection in Montrose has everything you need to brew great beer in the confines of your own home.
Development for a Rosewood Hotel was approved for the property in 2007.
Tim Miller
Master Ashtangi returns to Telluride February 25-27.

DYNAMIC DUO – Businesswomen Sue Hansen, left, and Terri Leben decided to pool their decades of experience to form a new organization for women in business, the Women’s Business Alliance of Colorado. Members will receive educational and professional services to help their business prosper and the first event is set for the Holiday Inn Express on Feb. 24. (Photo courtesy of the Women’s Business Alliance)
Founders of new group for businesswomen say they’re meeting a need.
Neil Armstrong, three others, this year’s newly elected Telluride Foundation boardmembers.
Montrose City Council does not bow to Community Development Director Kerwin Jensen’s argument for fee increase.
MONTROSE – According to the Montrose Association of Commerce and Tourism more than 60 businesses are expected at the Montrose Pavilion for the 12th Annual Uncompahgre Valley Business Expo on Jan. 1...
More than 60 businesses are expected at the Montrose Pavilion for the 12th annual Uncompahgre Valley Business Expo on Jan. 14.
CLASSY FASHION – Telski’s new women’s boutique, Swanky Buckle, opened recently in the Mountain Village core. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
Swanky Buckle brings upscale style to Mountain Village
Breathe Wellness Center’s Rachel Barth integrates multiple modalities into therapeutic massage to offer transformative results for both body and mind.
As an incentive to keep holiday shopping in Montrose County, the Montrose Association of Commerce and Tourism is offering Montrose Bucks to area residents, a sustainable program that encourages loc...
Mountain Village hosts a night to remember, with everything from Santa to a tree-lighting to free ice-skating to an abundance of shopping and some discounts of up to 40 percent.
New domain to provide visitors with a comprehensive guide to all that Telluride has to offer...SourceGas customers to see lower natural gas bills this winter.
Ridgway businesses, Peak to Peak Bicycles and COREsolutions have crafted a training program specific to the Iron Horse Classic bicycle race next Memorial Day.
Free fly tying seminars with regional experts will be happening every Saturday of the winter at RIGS in Ridgway.
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Law enforcement officials in San Miguel County are searching for the whereabouts of 33-year-old Matthew Busker, who was reported missing on Monday. (Courtesy photo_

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)
TELLURIDE ACADEMY STAFF – Gathered for a pre-season photo just prior to the Monday, June 10, launch of its 33rd Summer Season. (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)
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)
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)
BEN WAYNE LILLARD, 1957 - 2013
DIXIE KEITHLY, April 3, 1931 – June 9, 2013
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)
