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The addition of Ross Reels builds on 3M’s core fly-fishing portfolio and further expands the business.
HAPPY DIRECTOR – Lloyd Arnold, director of aviation at the Montrose county airport, is finally getting to see his hard work come to fruition with current construction to expand the passenger terminal by 11,000 square feet. Construction will be complete by June, Arnold says. (Photo by Beverly Corbell)
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The Montrose Airport’s $3.2 million expansion should be completed by next summer.
Oct 07, 2010 | 0 | 11 |
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It has been a long time in the making, but Telluride now has the state’s first law banning the distribution of most plastic bags.
HOLDING ON – The Montrose Holiday Inn Express was recently placed in receivership in Montrose District Court and will now be operated by a court-appointed trustee.
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The motel will continue to operate under the control of the receiver.
The treatment room at Elyse Rothschild's new business, Amala. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
Sep 30, 2010 | 0 | 14 |
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Amala, which in Sanskrit means “most pure,” is Telluride local Elyse Rothschild’s answer to toxic skin care regimes
Sep 29, 2010 | 0 | 14 |
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While negotiations between Montrose County and Extra Air drag on, officials promise that the process is on track and ongoing.
Owner-chef Luis Bolaños stands ready behind the counter of Ridgway’s newest eatery, Land & Ocean, which specializes in colorful dishes from Bolaños’s native Costa Rica. (Photo by Cecily Bryson)
Sep 16, 2010 | 0 | 11 |
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A new restaurant with a Costa Rican flair is opening in Ridgway’s Riverview Plaza.
VALUABLE HARVEST – Mature flowering Cannabis ready for harvesting at a grow operation on the Western Slope. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
Sep 09, 2010 | 0 | 20 |
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The Colorado Medical Marijuana Code requires medical marijuana centers to cultivate at least 70 percent of their own crops, putting pressure on San Miguel County to approve “optional premises culti...
Sep 01, 2010 | 0 | 10 |
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Prices remain low and the market is not stable.
Aug 13, 2010 | 0 | 9 |
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Montrose County Hires Due-Diligence Consultant for aircraft manufacturing…Merle’s Brown Bag Sells Out First Order of Reusable Carryout Containers… Dave’s Mountain Tours a Fodor’s Choice.
Aug 13, 2010 | 0 | 11 |
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A new massage therapy school opens up career opportunities for Montrose area residents.
ESPRESSO WITH THAT TATT? – (Above) Johnny Chimpo whipping up a coffee drink at Montrose’s Fifth Street Tattoo and Café. (Bottom) Artist/co-owner Zach Zombie puts some ink on business partner Erick Stylez. (Photos by Brett Schreckengost)
Aug 12, 2010 | 2 | 13 |
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Fifth Street Tattoo and Café in Montrose is open. Grab a coffee, a tattoo or a piercing.
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STREET SCENE — Since Montrose closed off three blocks of Main Street for Main in Motion on Thursday afternoons, the weekly festival has seen dramatic increases in both visitors and vendors. (Photo by beverly Corbell)
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Though its funding was cut off, Montrose’s ‘Main in Motion’ has its most successful year.
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TELLURIDE – Merle’s Brown Bag, a favorite main street breakfast-and-lunch counter/carryout, is selling out of its green, corn-based reusable salad containers faster than customers can write up thei...
Doug Kiesewetter, president of BrightLeaf, shows one of his company’s solar collectors that will soon be manufactured in Montrose, and will be affordable to the average homeowner. (Photo by Beverly Corbell)
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New plant in Montrose to make high-tech, low-cost ‘concentrated solar’ panels for homes – and they’re portable.
GALLERY GATHERING – Pausing for a chat at the new Canyon Gallery during the Business After Hours event on Tuesday were, from left, Katie Smits, gallery owner Amy Harmsen, Lu Anne Tyrrell, and Ken Brengle, CEO of the Montrose Association of Commerce and Tourism. (Photo by Beverly Corbell)
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The new Canyon Gallery in Montrose is a dream come true for the couple who owns it. The photo-focused gallery will also print customer’s digital photos.
STILL CLOSED — JetAway Aviation's building just north of Montrose Regional Airport has been inactive for months due to legal wranglings with Montrose County, but its antitrust lawsuit against the county is still active. (File photo)
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Federal judge allows JetAway ‘limited discovery’ to prove antitrust case against county.
The Historic Wright Opera House (Courtesy photo)
Jul 12, 2010 | 0 | 15 |
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The proposed purchase of Ouray’s Wright Opera House is another step closer to reality.
CATCHING SOME AIR on the Mwave near Montrose. (Photo by Anjin Herndon)
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Twelve-year-old Telluride Kayak outfitter now offers stand-up paddle lessons and a popular youth program.
GREAT HARVEST – The natural-foods franchise, featuring fresh-baked whole-grain breads, now has a bakery in the historic Missouri Building, at 347 Main St., in Montrose. (Photo by Dale Kondracki)
Jul 01, 2010 | 0 | 15 |
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An outpost in natural-foods movement has opened its doors in the historic Missouri Building, on Main Street.
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SAFETY FIRST – Surrounded by students, Gov. Hickenlooper signed a bill into law at Ouray School on Thursday afternoon that seeks to enhance school safety across Colorado by providing support at the state level to hire more school resource officers. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
RATS’ NEST – A rack of demo bikes at last year’s Ridgway Area Trails (RAT) Festival in Hartwell Park. This year’s 3rd annual will again feature trail building and skills clinics, along with a new Friday beer-and-shorts film night at the Sherbino Theater. (Courtesy photo)
VOLUNTEER Linda Granzow worked twine through spent round casings at the Welcome Home Montrose Warrior Resource Center last week. (Photo by William Woody)
WARRIOR WIND CHIMES – Welcome Home Montrose staff Emily Smith painted ceramic part of wind chimes at the Welcome Home Montrose Warrior Resource Center last week. (Photo by William Woody)
BACK HOME IN TELLURIDE – members of Telluride’s Volunteer Fire Department helped move the Galloping Goose No. 4 back to its home next to the San Miguel County Courthouse on May 16. The railbus spent the last four years in Ridgway while it was refurbished. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
ROBERT JUSTIS (Courtesy photo)
