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Saturday was the first hot day of summer. I don’t know exactly how hot because our thermometer exaggerates in the afternoon this time of year. It was in the nineties, though. Hot enough.
Mind yo...
Jun 18, 2007 | 0 | 3 |
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Grace Herndon
After all these years, I figured our relationship with the Denver Post was solid. Here at the ranch, we’ve been subscribers since probably the early 1950s. Then last week we received ...
Jun 17, 2007 | 0 | 8 |
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JOE GOODE … The renowned choreographer director premiered his new dance piece, Humansville, at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco (my hometown) with his award-winning performance ...
Jun 17, 2007 | 0 | 3 |
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Isn’t the Telluride Valley glorious in late spring when the aspens have first leafed out and you drive into the valley about 8 a.m. when the light is so dynamic? The terrific shadows that highlight...
Jun 17, 2007 | 0 | 6 |
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Word on the street is Telluride is one of the best places to get into law school.
Not at Harvard. Not even Pat Robertson's Regent University School of Law, where graduate Monica Goodling, now a se...
Jun 13, 2007 | 0 | 6 |
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I’ve been going out to the canyon country for over thirty years, since I first moved to Telluride; as soon as I discovered how close we were to the slickrock mazes, mysterious slots and lost alcove...
Jun 13, 2007 | 0 | 9 |
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MOVING TO TUESDAY … Friday’s op-ed page has gotten pretty crowded with columnists Jack Pera and Rob Schultheis moving to the Watch. Dean of local columnists Grace Herndon also makes an occasional a...
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Isn’t the Telluride Valley glorious in late spring when the aspens have first leafed out and you drive into the valley about 8 a.m. when the light is so dynamic? The terrific shadows that highlight...
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Grace Herndon
After all these years, I figured our relationship with the Denver Post was solid. Here at the ranch, we’ve been subscribers since probably the early 1950s. Then last week we received ...
Jun 11, 2007 | 0 | 7 |
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The Ridgway Schools Board of Education, Superintendent Douglas Bissonette and likely the majority of the parents and students in the district, think they deserve a new gymnasium to the tune of �...
Jun 11, 2007 | 0 | 8 |
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I reckon it’s been two months since I was a wanted man. Not wanted as in needed, but as in a fugitive from justice.
It all came back to me when I ran into Ouray County Sheriff Dominic “Junior”...
raising elle
By Martinique Davis
up bear creek
By Art Goodtimes
sports watch
By Gus Jarvis
dispatches
By Rob Schultheis
photos
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)
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