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NOW IT’S HAVEN HOUSE – The old Olathe Dormitory, as it’s long been known, is now officially Haven House, a new transitional shelter for homeless families in Montrose County. Applications are being accepted and up to 20 families will be moved in gradually. (File photo)
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Homeless families can start moving into new transitional shelter within weeks.
BOOK PARTY – Montrose author Hans Christian Hollenbeck signed copies of his recently published novel Highpoint at Horsefly Brewing Co. Tuesday night. The novel, which took nine months to write and nine years to get published, is Hollenbeck's first and tells the story of a man who had it all and lost it all – including the disappearance of his family – and his only clue is a letter written in blood. (Photo by Beverly Corbell)
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Hans Hollenbeck, who grew up in Montrose and Ridgway, has been writing all his life, and at 31, has just published his first novel, Highpoint .
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The combined Ouray/Ridgway track and field team competed at the Bulldog Invitational in Hotchkiss last weekend.
VIGIL - A group of citizens gathered for a candlelight vigil held Monday evening in Elks Park. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Telluride local and Esprit Travel guide Nancy Craft is spearheading this grassroots relief effort, aimed at alleviating some of the discomforts faced by Japanese children now living in shelters fo...
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Fourth Annual Ridgway River Festival Call for Food Vendors …American Cancer Society Relay for Life Events Begin in April … Big Game Meeting …Be Bear Aware this Spring…
…Gunnison Sage Grouse Festival
HAPPY HOUR – "The Peaks is Back!" declared its Director of Marketing Mike Hess, and the après ski crowd that gathered on the newly expanded west-facing deck off the Grand Room Tuesday would suggest he's right. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Both hotel occupancy and sales are up dramatically, and an après ski crowd has discovered the new Great Room deck.
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A $1.02 million block grant to Extra Air was tabled temporarily by the state Financial Review Committee last week.
TRAGEDY AVERTED – Emergency technicians from Silverton and Ouray tended to accident victim Eric Petranek beside his flaming vehicle 300 feet below Hwy 550 last Friday night. (Photo by Mike Gibbs)
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A flaming car wreck off Red Mountain Pass last Friday resulted in a dramatic rescue.
ON LOCATION – George Gage (left) and Eliza Slayman worked on the documentary Bidder 70 in Salt Lake City during Tim DeChristopher’s federal trial. (Courtesy photo)
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While celebrating the end of the year at the KOTO Street Dance, stop into the Steaming Bean and support a film that will highlight Tim DeChristopher’s acts of civil disobedience.
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The Norwood Ranger District has some interesting projects on tap.
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Cleanup of the former Newmire Vanadium Mill east of Sawpit finished last November and San Miguel County is impressed with the results.
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Larry Mallard brings business acumen and strong community ties to the Telluride Hospital District Board.
SKYWALKER – Gary Woods and his hot-air balloon ‘Skywalker’, seen here floating above Ridgway, have been invited to a first-ever balloon event in Monument Valley, April 2-3. (Courtesy photo)
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Balloon pilot Gary Woods was selected to participate in a first-ever Hot-Air Balloon Event in Monument Valley.
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Visiting skiers were found atop cliffs in the same area from which skiers were rescued in February.
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McHale, currently superintendent of schools for the Dolores RE-4A School District in Dolores, has worked in education for 21 years.
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New agreement stems from a disagreement over the 7.4 percent surcharge SMPA enacted last August.
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Kyle Schumacher is currently assistant superintendent for educational services in Lake Forest, Illinois.
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Since others have their personal reasons, here are Cagin's.
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David W. Tunget, a previous sex offender, gets more than 15 years.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY – Ouray County Historical Museum’s Don Paulson showed photos of the Guston townsite to citizens on a Winter Mine Tour near Red Mountain Pass on Sunday. Co-sponsored by the Uncompahgre Watershed Project, the tour also focused on mine waste pollution in the region’s waters. (Photo by Peter Shelton)
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The Ouray County Historical Society and the Uncompahgre Watershed Project hosted a second annual winter mine tour on Red Mountain Pass.
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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)