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In between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, head out into your own community and do some shopping at local small businesses.

MONTROSE MUSIC owner Ken Crombie sat in his store's showroom Monday afternoon. (Photo by William Woody)
Owner Ken Crombie opened the doors of Montrose Music in late July, and has been hard at working tearing down the walls to access an adjacent vacant space for the creation of music classrooms and a ...
Colorado Smiles’ Daniel Clader, DDS, is a man who truly loves dentistry, but he probably loves his patients even more.
Bon Ton proprietor Tim Tucker alleges that former employees have sabotaged his business by giving the restaurant poor online reviews on sites like Trip Advisor.
Telluride was chosen to host next year’s annual Governor's Colorado Tourism Conference, on heels of TTI’s win for ‘Outstanding Marketing Award’ at this year’s event, in Steamboat Springs.
The country’s largest uranium producer will concentrate on mining its lower cost resources in northern Arizona.
Condé Nast Traveler magazine has released its annual Readers’ Choice Awards survey naming the Fairmont Heritage Place, Franz Klammer Lodge in Telluride as No. 70 in the coveted Top 100 Hotels & Res...
YOUR RIDE AWAITS – Mirek and Jen Saez outside their hot rod shop in Ridgway, God’s Rods. The restored ’39 Chevy is “not really a show car,” Jen said. “We’ve taken it to shows, but it’s more of an every-day, drive-around car.” (Photo by Peter Shelton)
In the old Sunset Automotive garage in Ridgway, God’s Rods builds one-of-a-kind hot rods, for show, and for driving around.
Telluride Brewing Co.’s second gold-medal win in less than a year makes the Telluride-born company the stuff of legend.
THE STAFF at the Firehouse II. (Photo by William Woody)
A new restaurant opens on Main Street in Montrose.
Ouray Brewing’s Camp Bird Blond Ale received accolades recently… Telluride DMC Realize Planning selects Eileen Burns as new director of sales and marketing.
READY FOR PRIME TIME – Brewmaster Chris Fish ran the Telluride Brewing Co.’s new Wild Goose canning machine Monday. The made-in-Colorado machine, developed especially for small craft brewers, lets TBC automate its canning process, which was formerly done by hand. Developers of the new Telluride Venture Accelerator program plan to “accelerate” the growth of more businesses like TBC, in Telluride. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
Telluride Foundation CEO Paul Major asked, “Can you do good and make money at the same time?”
YOGINI REBECCA MAYER blends the physical with the more cerebral yogic teachings, creating individualized
programs for clients. (Courtesy photo)
Yogini Rebecca Mayer blends the physical with the more cerebral yogic teachings, creating individualized programs for clients.
Corn Maze – The DeVries Fruit and Veggie Corn Maze, as seen from above, is now open. This year’s design is a Pirate and an Indian, in support of the Olathe and Montrose schools. (Courtesy Photo)
DeVries Farm’s corn maze and pumpkin patch now open
TOASTING THE OPENING – Sean Murphy (left) and Scott MacLaren celebrated the opening of their wine bar and art gallery in Telluride’s east end. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
Art Gallery/wine bar brings low-key ambiance, top-flight art to the Telluride afternoon-evening scene
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.
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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)

