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CHAMP – Montrose High's Logan Morris earned her second straight Class 4A state championship in the 100-yard breaststroke at this year's state meet in Thornton. (Photo by Joel Blocker)
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Montrose High School girls swim team brought home a state gold medal and seventh place overall.
CLOSING TIME – Montrose Jeans Westerner employee Amanda Thurston readied inventory in preparation for the store’s closing after 40 years. A liquidation sale started Feb. 14 and will continue until everything is sold. (Photo by Joel Blocker)
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Montrose staple to sell everything before closing.
DEE HILTON (left), the proprietor of the Wildflower Boutique, and June Kirchner, who heads up the Ouray Dog Park effort, at a fundraiser in Ouray last weekend. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
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Supporters of the Ouray Dog Park have shifted into fundraising mode to make their vision a reality.
WISE GUYS – Seth Morris, left, and Rob Corddry, onstage in 2009 at the Sheridan Opera House. They’re back for this year’s Telluride Comedy
Festival. (File photo)
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Telluride funnyman Jeb Berrier brings his cast of comedians, including Rob Corddry, Seth Morris, Jason Mantzoukas, Jon Daly, Scot Armstrong, Owen Burke, Nick Thune and more, to town for 13th Annual...
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The resort’s ski patrol and security departments have stepped-up their boundary patrols following a flurry of internal closure violations.
CLOSED – Large avalanches were clearly visible behind the boundary line at the top of Revelation lift in upper Bear Creek Wednesday. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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In the wake of the Feb. 13 death of longtime Telluride resident Nate Soules, Sheriff Bill Masters reminds snowriders, yet again, that skiing in Bear Creek is dangerous and ‘unprotectable.’
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Racers climbed the dirt road of Cottonwood pass during last years Queen stage from Gunnison to Aspen. Photo by Brett Schreckengost
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Montrose will also benefit from August’s USA Pro Cycling Challenge.
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A memorial service for Telluride resident Nate Soules will be held Saturday, Feb. 19, at 12 p.m., at St. Patrick's Church
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RODEO AND JULIET – (Chris and Jan Harris) perform in concert at the Wright Opera House in Ouray on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, at 7:30 p.m. (Courtesy photos)
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‘The Adventures of Rodeo and Juliet’ comes to the Wright Opera House for a Valentine’s Day concert.
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HOME BOY – Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club freestyle skier Troy Tully hit the top jump on the Hermit bump course Tuesday during practice session for the upcoming NorAms in Telluride (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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The first-ever Telluride-hosted NorAm mogul event converges on Hermit ski run this week.
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The bill authorizes funding for the FAA for the next four years, including $3.35 billion per year for the Airport Improvement Program, which provides grants to airports in Colorado like TEX.
CHANGING HANDS – Clint Cook and Nate Disser hung out in Ouray this week. Cook is passing the reins of San Juan Mountain Guides to Disser in a deal that is set to close April 1. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
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A new owner and new era for San Juan Mountain Guides.
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A limited number of health-conscious travelers seeking an all-inclusive fitness program can experience Fitness Ridge Telluride, April 8-May 26.
MONTROSE ANIMAL SHELTER MANAGER Kari Kishiyama with shelter cat ‘Panther.’ Kishiyama was recently awarded the City of Montrose Employee of the Year. (Photo by Kati O'Hare)
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Montrose Animal Shelter manager is awarded for her hard work and compassion on the job.
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In a court ruling, District Judge Emmett Sullivan declares Rural Utilities Service violated NEPA by failing to prepare an EIS.
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: At-large candidate Judy Ann Files; At-large candidate Jim Brockman; District III incumbent Gail Marvel; District III candidate Bob Nicholson; Mayor (and District IV incumbent) Kathy Ellis; District IV candidate Bill Patterson
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All Three Montrose City Council Races Contested
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Big Oil took a hit with the announcement last Friday that the BLM will scale back leasing for oil shale development in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.
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In the tragic death of “Dancing Patrick” Morris, the official manner of death is accidental.
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Patrick Swonger, DQ’d by party officials, will petition his way onto the Democratic primary ballot.
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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