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Raul Perez-Ramirez (Courtesy photo)
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After 26 years on the lam, attempted murderer Raul Perez-Ramirez has been captured and returned to Montrose to face charges.
PRE-SEASON MOUNTAIN PREP – Telluride Ski Resort snowmaker Jake Vavricka ran a final gun check on a snowmaker on lower Misty Maiden ski run Wednesday morning. The ski resort opens Nov. 23
with First Tracks Wednesday, a fundraiser for the Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club. Tickets are $25 and all proceeds benefit TSSC. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Until Wednesday, Nov. 23, when the Telluride Ski Resort hosts its traditional “First Tracks Wednesday,” the traditional day-before-Thanksgiving fundraiser for the Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club w...
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An electric car rally, a moratorium on smart meters, a new BMX trail, and other issues came before the Ridgway Town Council last week.
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BLM and USFS Christmas tree permits on sale Monday throughout Western Slope.
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Weatherization Program Helping Families Save…CSU Master Gardener Applications Now Available…Nonprofit Holiday Bazaar Saturday.
HOT POTENTIAL – For the first time ever, the Chipeta’s outdoor pool will be open in the winter and set for a steamy 100 degrees. The pool and the lodge’s new soaking tub are heated by newly installed solar panels. (Courtesy photo)
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For the first time ever, the Chipeta’s pools will be open during the winter thanks to new solar-heating panels, and there’s more hot news to come next spring.
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"Peach Valley" by Kurt Isgreen
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Ceramicist, landscape artist and watercolorist featured at Art on Trout Road.
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A modern-day take on the ancient arts of weaving, spinning and related fiber crafts at the 34th Annual Weavers Guild Show and Sale, Saturday, in Montrose.
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The Telluride Town Council asks CDOT for the lowest illumination possible without compromising safety.
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Local products are key to two Ouray businesses, which just keep expanding.
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Budding chefs at Montrose County schools are learning kitchen skills early.
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Dr. Sam Jahani, who ran clinics in Montrose, Grand Junction and Delta, pleaded not guilty in September to multiple charges.
Barbara Bynum
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Incumbent Barbara Bynum will keep the seat until the election is decided.
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WORKING REMOTE – Louis and Sharon Blanchard paused in their office on Hastings Mesa, from which they run a successful plumbing and heating business – in their native Louisiana. (Courtesy photo)
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Southerners Louis and Sharon Blanchard so loved their home on Hastings Mesa, they found a way to run the family business – in Louisiana – from the high country.
STATE BOUND – The Telluride Lady Miners Class 2A volleyball team finished second at Regionals behind Mancos last weekend. They head to the
State tournament in Denver today. Pictured: (Left to right) In back, Emily Langley, Erin Kean, Mallory Bosse, Coach Fawnda Rogers, Carson Brumley,
Genevieve Matamoros, Scout Franklin; middle, Ryan Niebruegge, Mikaela Balkind, Emy Ludwig; front, Sarah Wontrobski. (Courtesy photo)
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Telluride’s high school volleyball team earned a trip to the state tournament with two wins last weekend at regionals.
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Telluride’s two theater companies merge, and hire a new executive director.
TENTATIVE – Susannah Smith working to befriend some of the six wild mares she has adopted from the latest BLM Spring Creek gather. Smith hopes eventually to release the horses, from her Circle S Ranch between Ridgway and Ouray, back into the wild herd in the West End of San Miguel County. (Photo by Peter Shelton)
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Ridgway psychologist Susannah Smith is one of several local activists to adopt wild horses from the recent Spring Creek gather.
NEW TO TOWN – United Church of the San Juans will introduce Rev. Harry Lee Strong and his wife, Anna, on Monday. (Courtesy photo)
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DMEA Extends National Guard Outreach…Rockfall Mitigation Underway on Colo. State Hwy 145 South of Telluride… Montrose Interagency Fire Plans Winter Burns … Free Homemaking Services to Seniors
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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)