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On Aug. 1, the San Miguel County Commissioners will hear public comment on the possibility of a Land Use Code amendment designed to clarify current regulation of short-term rentals.
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Sheriff Rick Dunlap will lift all fire restrictions in all unincorporated areas of Montrose County effective at 8 a.m. on Friday, July 27.
PRO CHALLENGE SAFETY - Montrose Police Department's Lt. Blaine Hall discussed street closures and parking rules along the USA Pro Cycling Challenge route that takes place in Montrose on Aug. 21. (Photo by Kati O'Hare)
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USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Montrose promises lots of events, but street closures and parking rules will be in place, too.
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Despite interference from State Ag Committee Chair Sonnenberg and Rep. Coram, Ouray
County presses for solution to waste tire disposal problem.
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The estimated date for full containment has been bumped back to July 28 at 7 p.m.
VISTA MEMBER – Emily Galanto lent a helping hand by pulling weeds in Ridgway’s Rollans Park. (Photo courtesy of Alex Brooks)
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Emily Galanto and Emily Kuehn are two AmeriCorps VISTA members working in Ouray and San Miguel counties.
GOAL! – Real Colorado Foxes goalie Roberto Perez with up-and-coming goalies Brendan Kelley and Connor Overly. Perez took a break from the Premier Development League semi-pro soccer playoffs to work with the Telluride Academy’s Mountain Soccer Program this week. (Courtesy photo)
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Soccer pro Robert Perez worked with local athletes in Telluride this week.
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Ridgway’s town council grappled with renegade bike trails, riparian remedies, medical marijuana licensing, and an empty seat at last month’s meeting.
GOLD STANDARD - The 18-unit Gold Run community complex, located on the east side of Telluride, was built jointly by the Town of Telluride and San Miguel County. The unique collaboration in creating affordable housing has earned the housing complex two awards recently. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Telluride Mayor Stu Fraser said it was the unique collaboration between the town and the county that has made it stand out among other projects.
PSYCHED - A jubilant Hal Koerner with his medal around his neck, standing beside race director Dale Garland, moments after winning the 2012 Hardrock Hundred Endurance Run with the third fastest Hardrock time ever at 24:50:13. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
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This year, a brand-new touchstone presided over the race’s beginning, and end, on a dirt street in downtown Silverton, awaiting its first kiss.
TOSSED - Bridger Wilson of Montrose was tossed from a sheep while competing in the qualifying round of the mutton-busting contest at the 2010 Montrose County Fair. (Photo by Joel Blocker)
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Something for everyone, from dog obedience to CPRA rodeos to pancakes, parades, horse races, ATV races and so much more.
FLYING HIGH - Norwood's Chas Burbridge launched at the inaugural FMX Motocross last year. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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A greased pig contest and Garrett Carothers Memorial Motocross Exhibition kick off the San Miguel Basin Fair and Rodeo in Norwood, July 20-29.
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The signs that are missing are SKI PATROL, EASIEST WAY DOWN, MILLIONS, ELECTRA, DYNAMO, SULLY'S, JOINT POINT, SEE FOREVER, PLUNGE, HAPPY THOUGHTS, BUZZ'S GLADE, and LOOKOUT.
MEASURED – Chambri Swartz (Juliet), Charlotte Delpit (Isabella) and Peter Chadman (Escalus) rehearsed onstage in Telluride Town Park Tuesday, putting the finishing touches on Shakespeare’s ‘Measure for Measure,’ which opens Saturday. The play runs July 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28 at 8 p.m., with a matinee Sunday, July 22, at 1 p.m. (all tickets $12). On Patrons' Night, Thursday, July 26, tickets cost $50, with drinks and a reception at 7 p.m., and an 8 p.m. showtime. Tickets available at brownpapertickets.com, or by calling 970/369-5675. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Shakespeare in the Park, Concerts in Ridgway and Paonia, and Rainforest baskets in Telluride – all in the arts this week.
RIDERS participated in the 2010 Grin and Barrett bicycle ride fundraising event benefiting the San Juan Healthcare Foundation. (Courtesy Photo)
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Saturday's bicycle charity ride raises money to help cancer patients with non-traditional expenses.
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The Telluride Baseball Festival offers young players, ages 5-18, the combination of an instructional baseball camp followed by a competitive wood bat baseball tournament.
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Pinhead hosting stargazing series...Historic rural schools in Ouray...Violins and art for young music fans...
PICKUP – Montrose High School students Samantha Oman, left, and Kelly O'Meara, have been spending their Saturdays picking up neighborhood recycling and hauling it to the recycling center, every since the city's recycling program ceased, sparking the girls' community service project. (Courtesy photo)
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Montrose teens work to continue curbside recycling efforts in lieu of discontinued city program.
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What is the best mix of office space and retail establishments on Telluride’s main street?
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BIG NEWS – Motion Picture Corporation of America CEO Brad Krevoy (at right), who is a producer of “When Calls the Heart,” and two of the show’s stars, Daniel Lissing and Erin Krakow (left and center), were among those who spoke at Tuesday’s press conference at the State Capitol. (Photo by Greg Clifton)
Law enforcement officials in San Miguel County are searching for the whereabouts of 33-year-old Matthew Busker, who was reported missing on Monday. (Courtesy photo_
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