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HAND-WOVEN – Two tradition rugs, made by Valley of a Thousand Hills, are on display at Palladin in Ridgway. Conan Brooks, co-owner of the organization, will be hosting nightly lectures in Telluride during a three-day sale event, July 9-11. (Photo by Gus Jarvis)
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Ridgway-based Palladin will be hosting a three-day event centered around beautiful hand woven rugs.
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RACC offers ribbon cuttings, deals on membership…Equine Therapy From Olga Spanhoff and Susannah Smith…Mountain Village Hotel Project Comes Under Review Thursday
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Ridgway store Sunrise Southwest carries work of wide variety of regional artists.
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KemperSports to Manage Cornerstone Club (and its 18-hole Greg Norman designed golf course)
CHILLIN’ OUT — Kiley Nicholas holds a popsicle in the window of her new business, Chill Out Ice Cream. Nicholas couldn’t find a summer job, so the Olathe High senior decided to start her own business to raise money for college. (Photo by Beverly Corbell)
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Olathe High senior Kiley Nicholas sells ice cream and candy from her own truck to raise money for college
MAIN STREET OFFICE – Colorado Mountain Property, Inc. owner Michael Underwood (left) and office
manager Jen Mitchell (right) at their new office in Ouray’s Beaumont Hotel. (Photo by Gus Jarvis)
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With the opening of Colorado Mountain Property, Inc., Michael Underwood now offers a variety of services from buying to selling to vacation rentals in one, Main Street Ouray office.
STICKING POINTS — Deborah Thompson of the recently opened Nu You Acupuncture and Massage Clinic holds up some of the acupuncture needles she uses which can range from one to about five inches long. Thompson wants to allay fears some have about acupuncture, which she says can treat many ailments and really doesn't hurt. (Photo by Beverly Corbell)
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Practiced for 4,000 years in China, acupuncture is slowly gaining acceptance in conservative Montrose.
Longtime local Kenny Rosen – The new owner of the Cornerhouse bar and grill. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Kenny Rosen, of the Sweet Life dynasty, to roll out new specials and cheap drinks at “The House” this summer.
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Telluride’s Honga Im and Lucas Price discussed their green-minded restaurants at this month’s Green Business Round Table.
MAINTAIN YOUR RIDE – Ridgway’s Peak to Peak Bicycles (shop owner Randy Charrette pictured) is offering a free bicycle maintenance clinic this Friday, May 14 from 6 to 9 p.m. Learn how change a flat, fix your brakes, adjust your derailleur when it skips cog, and other valuable tips from the experts. It’s a bicycle season celebration of sorts, with appetizers, Colorado Boy brews (donations appreciated) and shopping discounts. And for the month May, Peak to Peak is donating 10 percent of its bike sales to help fund Ridgway’s Pickin’ in the Park summer concert series. For more information, call 626-3177. (Photo by Gus Jarvis)
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City of Ouray hosts three summer cycling events, starting with Ride the Rockies on June 25
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RIDGWAY – Lorimer Network Research has donated funds to the Ridgway Area Chamber of Commerce to cover the purchase of a new tile floor for the Ridgway Visitors Center. The tile will be purchased f...
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Commissioners believe current definition of mineral operation takes away their Special Use Permit authority if the operation has less than one acre of surface disturbance.
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Clark’s Market owner tells council that if he doesn’t receive a vested right extension, he won’t go through the expensive approval process again.
WHAT ABOUT MAMA? – About 30 people joined in a town hall-style discussion with the board of the Montrose Area Merchants Association on Monday. The 1,700 member group is trying to decide whether to dissolve or regroup now that city funding has dried up. (Photo by Beverly Corbell)
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City attorney says MAMA still owes the city $60K.
SEASON’S HARVEST PROPRIETOR Melissa Johnson has cut out everything “extracurricular” to keep the store open. (Photo by Cecily Bryson)
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Sign of the times: With community backing, Ridgway’s Season’s Harvest Natural Foods is one step closer to becoming a cooperative.
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While the town’s budget is not out of the woods yet, increased sales tax and RETA numbers signify that the worst may be over.
Local realtors participated in a tour of vacant land listings on Log Hill Mesa to provide them with more knowledge of what listings are available to this summer’s potential buyers. (Courtesy photo)
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At least one broker from every real estate office in Ridgway participated in an April 6 vacant land listings tour on Log Hill Mesa.
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Local real estate agents are reporting more interest and activity.
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An April 27 Regional Business Expo at the Montrose Pavilion is aimed at boosting small business’s bottom line.
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Cornerstone retains Telluride Properties’ Steve Cieciuch and team …KRYD-FM ‘The Ride’ to Sponsor Ridgway Balloon Festival… Latitude 38 Vacation Rentals…Adam Miller Earns ‘Certified Financial Planne...
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DISCUS THROWER Lance Brooks competed in the 2012 London Olympics. (Photo by Steve DeAutremont)
RESEARCH ASSISTANTS – Ridgway High School students (left to right) Jack Middleton, Abel Lannan and Tashi Hackett presented the results of their research on possible sister cities to Ridgway Town Council last week. Mountain towns in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Dominican Republic made the cut. Next step: contact. (Photo by Peter Shelton)
MAIN STREET GELATO – A+Y Design Gallery owners Adam and Yesenia Duncan offered up gelato samples from behind their Italian-imported gelato case Monday morning. Along with unique furniture and fine art, the two offer 22 flavors of locally-made gelato. (Photo by Gus Jarvis)
BUILDING OPTIMISM – Tom How (left) and Daniel Key of Sjoden Wood Designs worked on a new home in the Cobble Creek Golf Community Tuesday morning. The spec home is being built under the direction of contractor Bert Welz, who said he’s optimistic for the region’s construction trade. (Photo by William Woody)
GROWTH INVESTMENT – Students took advantage of a "living classroom" at the Telluride School's new Grow Dome this spring. The Dome, which will be open to the public for tours Wednesday, May 22, was funded in part by a Telluride Medical Center's Physical Education Program (PEP) grant. (Courtesy photos)
HEADED TO PLAYOFFS - Montrose High Shoo0l's Jake Kastendieck fielded a ground ball last Saturday during the team’s 10-0 victory over Woodland Park. The Indians advance to the state 4A quarterfinals this Friday at Cherokee Trail High School against Valor Christian. (Photo by William Woody)
PINHEADS, PIXELLATED – The Pinhead Institute holds its annual fundraiser, entitled Minecraft Mania,at the Sheridan Opera House this Sunday, May 19. (Courtesy photo)
TELLURIDE IN 1910 – A hypothetical model of the main street facades, made up of buildings throughout the region, the television producers are proposing to build for the production of "When Calls the Heart." (Courtesy image)