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May 23, 2007 | 0 
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Things in Silverton have started picking up. More RVs and campers are claiming their summer spots at the base of Kendall Mountain and nearly all the plywood has been removed from shop window...
May 23, 2007 | 0 | 7 |
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Now grab your favorite toys, guys and gals and do-si-do. Push the pedals fast and hard, and around those wheels do go. We’ve got a valley that’s a tailor-made playground, so head right out and pro...
May 22, 2007 | 0 | 1 |
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Jeff Hunt
I didn’t mind hearing my annoying alarm clock blaring at 2:30 Friday morning. Yes, I woke up the whole house, but they quickly went back to sleep while I prepped for my five-hour ride to...
May 22, 2007 | 0 | 7 |
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Peter Shelton
Two weeks ago, the Watch reported on Ridgway’s latest attempt to clean up its act. Town council, noting the proliferation of vehicles with expired plates scattered around town, propos...
May 21, 2007 | 0 | 2 |
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Things in Silverton have started picking up. More RVs and campers are claiming their summer spots at the base of Kendall Mountain and nearly all the plywood has been removed from shop window...
May 21, 2007 | 0 | 8 |
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View To The West Peter Shelton
Two weeks ago, the Watch reported on Ridgway’s latest attempt to clean up its act. Town council, noting the proliferation of vehicles with expired plates scattered a...
May 21, 2007 | 0 | 4 |
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Hunt(ing) in Colorado Jeff Hunt
I didn’t mind hearing my annoying alarm clock blaring at 2:30 Friday morning. Yes, I woke up the whole house, but they quickly went back to sleep while I prepped fo...
May 21, 2007 | 0 | 4 |
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Uncertain Payback of Massive Debt
To date we have spent nearly $3 million of town funds in pursuit of the Valley Floor. Now we are being asked to approve $20 million in additional debt that will...
May 21, 2007 | 0 | 8 |
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Newspapers aren’t supposed to be so nakedly partisan, but this is an unusual year in American politics. Six years into the Bush nightmare, we approach election day with a realistic hope of finally ...
May 17, 2007 | 0 | 4 |
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Those of us who favored the 91 percent compromise solution for preserving the bulk of the Valley Floor as preferable to proceeding with what we saw as a risky path of condemnation were absolutely ...
May 14, 2007 | 0 | 4 |
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Peter Shelton
It’s amazing what a difference a new administration makes.
I wish I were talking about Washington. But no, this is Denver we’re discussing. And the changes being put in place by a De...
raising elle
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By Gus Jarvis
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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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