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Camping, hiking, trekking and reading poetry at the incomparable Shi Shi, on the northwestern tip of the Olympic National Park.
Baffled by those who still root for Jay Cutler – but hey, good luck, Chicago.
Opening on Wilkinson Library’s Five-Member Board of Trustees
That old saw that “a fed bear is a dead bear” became even more true following the sad demise of Ouray bear-feeder Donna Munson.
A ‘wise man’ in the White House, and on the road with a 10-year-old.
Jarvis on Baseball: “If I were in Vegas, I would put a sizable amount of money on the Rockies ending their regular season as NL West Champions.
Sheep Mountain Alliance to protest at Special Use Permit application review for Piñon Ridge Uranium Mill Thursday, Aug. 13, at 4 p.m.
Having had a baby in France, let’s talk about national health care.
He’s going to California by way of recreational vehicle.
‘For me, there is now such a huge gap in the veil that separates this world from the next’ with the passing of Dolores, Ed and now David LaChapelle.
‘We honor the memory of not just a man and colleague who made the ultimate personal sacrifice, but we pay tribute to all of the men and women of the law enforcement community…’
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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