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Ouray seeks to establish itself alongside Paonia and Ridgway as an outdoor concert venue this summer.
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Facing adversity following the death of their classmate Garrett Carothers just last week, Norwood girls ended their season the #3-ranked team in Colorado.
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Jan Sunderland, the co-owner of the Story Block building in Ouray, is reopening Ouray Toys under a new name.
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Road construction continues in Montrose.
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Bear Hunting Workshop March 10 in Montrose… Mountain Sprouts Preschool Presents Zumba for the Family… Big Game License Seminar March 22 in Montrose… Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s 2012 Big Game Hunt...
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U.S. District Judge modifies injunction to allow federal agencies to conduct activities that are absolutely necessary but largely upholds his Oct. 18 decision to halt the leasing program.
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Each will receive $8,000 and a customized package of technical assistance to enhance the probability they will be certified as Colorado Creative Districts in the future.
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The City of Montrose is reviewing six proposals and considering privatizing its sanitation department.
MENTOR EXTRAORDINAIRE – Ridgway teacher, guide and mentor George Gardner (second from left in blue) with students at the Ouray Ice Park. Gardner inspired countless local kids to take their learning outdoors, to challenge themselves physically and mentally. A new scholarship in Gardner’s name is available for young people ages 15-18 to further their experiential educations. (Courtesy photo)
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The George Gardner Experiential Education Scholarship Fund is offering scholarship help for students who want to further their education outdoors.
FASHION SENSE - Eco-fashion designer Tracie Olsen puts some finishing touches on a dress modeled by Mindy Steibler. One of 11 hot looks in Olsen’s recycling-themed line of clothing premiering at the Wine and Whiskers Carnival this Saturday in Ridgway, the dress features a generous garnish of “danger” tape, reflective lights and a real seat belt. The high-heeled patent leather combat boots are Steibler’s own. The full line will be on display at the Second Chance Thrift Shop in Ridgway for a week or two following this Saturday’s fashion show. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
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Second Chance Humane Society hosts its Fifth Annual Annual Wine and Whiskers Carnival this Saturday, March 10, where one person’s trash is another’s high fashion.
WELCOME HOME MONTROSE – The organization for returning veterans is the brainchild of Montrose business owner and community leader Melanie Kline (center). (Photo by Joel Blocker)
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A group of Montrose Citizens is working hard to establish a new concept for Montrose's future – that which supports the country’s wounded warriors.
MAYORAL CANDIDATE – John Clark of Ridgway has been on town council for 11 years. (Photo by Peter Shelton)
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Veteran Ridgway town councilor John Clark is running “to fill the vacuum” left by departing Mayor Pat Willits.
THE STATE OF HEALTH CARE – Ouray residents Glynn Williams, Karen Avery and Brandy Ross engaged in a lively dialogue about the state of health care in Ouray County at a discussion at the Ouray Community Center last Thursday, March 1. CLUB 20 Health Committee Chair Dick Allison moderated. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
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The discussion, held at the Ouray Community Center, was the first of 25 ambitious region-wide health care discussions hosted by CLUB 20 that will take place across the Western Slope this spring, su...
FORUM Q&A – Montrose County Commissioner and incumbent David White, right, of District 3, answers a question at a recent candidate forum in Montrose, while District 1 candidate Ed Ulibarri listens. (Photo by Kati O'Hare)
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Delegates listen to four commissioner candidates prior to upcoming Republican County Assembly.
NORWOOD TRADITION - The annual Norwood horse races bring in about 300 people a day to the San Miguel County Fairgrounds, with a majority of racers coming from out of town, but financial restraints in a bad economy threaten to end the summer tradition. (File photo)
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San Miguel Horse Racing Association is looking for community support to secure this year's racing event.
LUMINARY Award winner Cheryl Roberts. (File photo)
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After 18 years as Ouray County’s Director of Public Health, Cheryl Roberts will retire within the year.
THE BAND IS BACK – With a long-awaited new album on the way, Leftover Salmon members (from left) Drew Emmitt, Greg Garrison, Vince Herman, Jose Martinez, and Andy Thorn are bringing their high-energy slamgrass to the Sheridan Opera House on March 11 and 12. (Photo courtesy of Alicia J. Rose)
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On their current winter tour, a newly refreshed Leftover Salmon is getting all fired up for the release of their newest album, Aquatic Hitchhiker .
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Put on your dancing boots, pony up $40 and support Telluride Adaptive Sports Friday.
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Spend $5 for a chance to win $100,000.
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ALL AMERICA CITY MANAGER – Montrose City Manager Bill Bell flourished the award Sunday evening in Denver. Montrose was awarded the title of All America City this weekend. (Photo courtesy Scott Shine)
TELLURIDE ACADEMY STAFF – Gathered for a pre-season photo just prior to the Monday, June 10, launch of its 33rd Summer Season. (Courtesy photo)
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER – Trish Greenwood, Ridgway Elementary School’s new principal (here with husband Jim Nowak), is returning to the school where she began teaching, in 1989. (Courtesy photo)
HEALTHY FAWN – Leave them alone, even if they seem to be abandoned. They more-than-likely are not. (Photo courtesy of David Hannigan, Parks and Wildlife)
HIGH TIMES – The Gold Belt Theatre was part of the “small empire” of vice developed by the brothers Vanoli in late Victorian Ouray. The Ouray County Historical Society Evenings of History presentation next Tuesday (June 18) will look at artifacts from the Vanoli Block, and what it all means. (Courtesy photo)
BEN WAYNE LILLARD, 1957 - 2013
DIXIE KEITHLY, April 3, 1931 – June 9, 2013
TROUT LAKE is currently being drained in order for Xcel Energy, which owns the recreational area, to complete work on the output of the lake’s dam. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
AZTECA DANCERS will be in Ridgway this weekend. (Courtesy photo)