commentary
Deceased Freeskier Shane McConkey may not be the best of all time but he deserves to be in the lineup of skiing greats.
Ouray Republican Party Chair Dave Hamilton addresses Colorado Senator Michael Bennet and Obama’s healthcare proposal in a public letter.
With Drama Players Favre, Vick Back in the Game, It’s Shaping Up to Be a Must-See Television Season
The 29th Telluride Mushroom Festival rolls into town – and with it, predictions for much-needed rain. This year’s theme is ethnomycology, the study of how different civilizations around the world u...
A West End resident with a Ph.D. in geology weighs in against the Piñon Ridge Uranium Mill application.
It’s the 29th Annual Telluride Mushroom Festival, with, sadly, loving memories of John Corbin.
Babies in triplicate – Elle and Mom visit the Second Chance Humane Society.
Columnist Peter Shelton ponders an emergency ban on evolving technology in the world’s most popular boring sport.
Seeing the West by RV can be an amazing experience, especially once you name your RV. Columnist Peter Shelton provides just a few tips on achieving the experience in this week’s View to the West.
Find serenity on the San Miguel River.
raising elle
By Martinique Davis
up bear creek
By Art Goodtimes
sports watch
By Gus Jarvis
dispatches
By Rob Schultheis
photos
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)

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