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Ridgway’s town council debated the wisdom of more frequent curbside recycling and whether or not let developer Rusty Weaver off the hook, temporarily, for a new pedestrian bridge over the Uncompahg...
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The Ouray Board of County Commissioners filled two vacant seats on the county planning commission Tuesday amid political tension.
CASE CLOSED – Tara Lehigh, left, and her mother, Martha Lehigh, talk outside the Montrose courthouse after the sentencing of Daniel Lee Ryan in the death of 15-month-old Hailey Rocha. Tara is a friend of Pamela Barnes, Hailey’s mother, and wears a T-shirt with Hailey’s likeness. (Photo by Beverly Corbell)
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The family of 15-month-old Hailey Rocha was not satisfied with her killer’s sentence.
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The scoop on MV Bluegrass parking…Housing Grants Available in Telluride…Seven Regional Graduates Receive Cindy Watson Foundation Scholarships…All Points Transit Needs You to Review MONTROSE Bus Ser...
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Just half of $500,000 in stopgap funding needed to secure air service for next winter has been pledged.
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Montrose Association of Commerce and Tourism is partnering with Local Card Systems on a Montrose Local Card discount-and-marketing system.
VALLEY FLOOR PRAIRIE DOG (File photo)
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The Telluride Town Council will take up a recommendation from the Open Space Commission on June 21.
TELLURIDE ACADEMY KIDS (FILE PHOTO)
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The Academy is offering 100 outdoor enrichment and theater programs this summer for students ages 5-18.
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The San Miguel Power Association held its 72nd Annual Meeting of Members, Saturday, June 4,at the Michael D. Palm Theatre, with 57 registered members in attendance.
TRACE BUNDY
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The so-called “Acoustic Ninja” will bring his unforgettable music style to Ouray before he starts his European tour.
FAIRGROUNDS OPEN – The Montrose County Fairgrounds, along with fairgrounds in San Miguel, Ouray
and Gunnison counties, have reopened after a two-week closure due to equine virus in the state. Summer events will continue as planned at all the arenas. (Photo by Dale Kondracki)
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Area fairgrounds reopen in time for horse racing season.
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Deep snowpack plus a wet spring could produce dangerous water levels.
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Groovin’ in the Canyon book signing with author, Telluride local Jill Burchmore, this Monday.
GLUTTONY WILL GET YOU FIRST PLACE – Jeb Berrier finished his own pie then stole the last of
Glider Bob’s in a pie-eating contest at the Telluride Historical Museum June 2. The event promoted Heritage Festival coming this weekend (see below). (Photo by Dale Kondracki)
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Colorado Ave will be closed to traffic Saturday, June 11, from Pine to Aspen St. 9-4p.m. for the Telluride Historical Museum's Heritage Festival.
THE OLD HUNDRED MINE is the subject of the first lecture in the Evenings of History series presented by the Ouray County Historical Society, Tuesday evenings through July 27. This is the Old Hundred Mine boarding house on Galena Mountain east of Silverton. (Photo courtesy Ouray County Historical Society)
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The weekly Evenings of History lecture series returns to Ouray and Ridgway for seven programs this summer from June 14 to July 27.
EIGHTH GRADE HISTORY SCHOLARS – Mikayla Unruh (left) and Marcina Sarmiento (with social studies teacher Mallory Clark) showed off their second-place medals at the state National History Day competition in Denver. The two Ridgway students leave Saturday for the national finals in Washington, D.C. (Courtesy photo)
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Two Ridgway students are taking their Meeker Massacre project to Washington, D.C., for the National History Day finals competition.
WALKING FOR A CURE – At last year’s Relay for Life, the annual two-day event to raise money for the American Cancer Society, cancer survivors, all in purple shirts, and their families took part in the Survivors Walk, led by Kelly Marston, 2010 Honorary Chair. This year’s event will be held this weekend, June 10-11, at the Montrose High School stadium. (Photo courtesy of Lori Sharp)
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This year’s Relay for Life dedicated to local cancer survivors.
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NORWOOD – Norwood’s Wright Stuff Community Foundation presents its Third Annual Wright Stuff Challenge, a 5k/10k race for walkers and runners, on Saturday, June 25, on the county roads south of tow...
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The Veterans of Foreign Wars, Norwood Post 9398, host a Fishing Tournament Saturday, June 11, as a fundraiser for American veterans and for the Norwood College/Vocational Scholarship Fund.
SIGN AND SMILE – Gov. John Hickenlooper signed two bills in Montrose Wednesday on a statewide bill-signing tour. Among those watching the governor sign SB 267, the Forest Health Act of 2011, are Sen. Gail Schwartz, right, and Rep. Don Coram, second from right, two of the bill’s sponsors. (Photo by Beverly Corbell)
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Governor signs 17 bills on 18 stops in 5 days.
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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)