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Second Chance Humane Society sold its Ridgway lot and now can begin phase two of its Angel Ridge Ranch project, which aims to build state-of-the-art dog pods.
OURAY ASTRONOMERS - Bob Risch (wearing hat at left) and Gary Hansen (not pictured) set up a telescope at the base of Lee's Ski Hill in Ouray on the afternoon of June 5 and invited the community to join them in observing the planet Venus passing between Earth and the sun in an event known as a transit. Many stopped by to observe the rare event. Here, they are looking at a projected image of the sun, just as the tiny dot that is Venus appears to enter its disk. The transit began at about 4:08 p.m. Colorado time, and took over seven hours to complete, although of course it was visible only until sunset in Ouray (shortly after 8 p.m.) The next transit won't happen until Dec. 11, 2117. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
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The leases will augment the city's supply of water for the rest of this year.
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Council shows frustration with the lack of progress.
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Four Republican candidates are vying for two Montrose County Commissioner Seats.
REPAVING - Crews resurfaced Telluride's main street this week, shutting it down for two days to mill the surface. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Council mulls next step for Solar Fuels Institute…Telluride aims to be a part of SMPA’S Community Solar Project...
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The Montrose County Commissioners asked the Horse Racing Association to add a third event this year.
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One-hundred and fifteen-year old Ouray Woman’s Club broadens its name and keeps its philanthropy alive with its major fundraiser, the annual Rummage Sale, set for June 22-23.
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The third annual Randy Skees Memorial West End 4x4 Poker Tour hits the back roads around Paradox on June 9. The route is always a surprise and the funds benefit the Nucla-Naturita Area Chamber of C...
LISTEN TO SENSEI – Imagine getting a bike clinic from two-time world mountain bike champion Sara Ballantyne. These kids did, at last year’s RAT Fest in Ridgway. The second annual is coming up June 8-10, and Ballantyne will once again share her wisdom. (Courtesy photo)
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The second annual RAT Fest (Ridgway Area Trails) mountain biking confab is coming up June 8-10.
DONE DEAL – Ouray Ice Park, Inc. board members Clint Estes, Bill Whitt and Mike MacLeod, Great Outdoors Colorado representatives Jake Houston and Josh Tenneson, Ouray Mayor Bob Risch, Tammy Randal-Parker and Jim Dunn of the United States Forest Service and Ouray City Administrator Patrick Rondinelli gathered last Friday afternoon at the Ouray Brewery to celebrate the successful conclusion of a years-in-the-making deal that allowed the City of Ouray to purchase 24 acres of Forest Service land in the heart of the Ouray Ice Park. A tour of the park, showing the boundaries of the new acquisition, takes place next Wednesday, June 6. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
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See the boundaries of the City of Ouray’s newly acquired land within the Ouray Ice Park, during a tour with surveyor Bob Larson next Wednesday, June 6.
SITE WALK – With the rear of the historic Steaming Bean building as a backdrop, Dirk de Pagter (right), a representative of the applicant, discussed a proposed project to expand the building with Telluride Town Councilmember Thom Carnevale at a site walk during Wednesday’s call-up hearing. (Photo by Gus Jarvis)
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It took over two years for HARC to approve the project and after 10 hours of discussion on Wednesday it became apparent that the Town Council wouldn’t be making any quick decisions either.
A memorial service for Sharon Shuteran, who died unexpectedly last month, takes place Saturday, June 2, at 2 p.m., at the Palm Theatre
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Shuteran’s death on May 5, in Mexico, sent shock waves through the Telluride community, where she served as San Miguel County Court judge since 1984.
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A contest offering amateur songwriters a chance to perform at this summer’s first Montrose Troubadour Contest during Main in Motion's opening evening on June 7 is now accepting applications.
PAG ROUTE MAP – After years of hard work, research and collaboration, the Public Access Group of Ouray County unveiled to the public its pièce de résistance, the Ouray County Public Access Group (PAG) Route Map, last Wednesday, May 23 at the Ouray County 4-H Event Center in Ridgway. The purpose of the map is to indicate the existence and document the history of historic public routes in Ouray County with the intention of heading off potential conflicts with private property owners. It is annotated with a Ouray County historic route index which shows some of the historic documents supporting public routes in Ouray County. The map and route list are not exhaustive; other public routes and sources may exist and may be added as further research is conducted. (Courtesy image)
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After years of hard work, research and collaboration, the Public Access Group of Ouray County has unveiled to the public its pièce de résistance, the Ouray County Public Access Group (PAG) Route Map.
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Budget shortfalls force Montrose County School District to take actions.
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Telluride will host the Aug. 20 finish of the opening stage of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, with a daylong festival now in the organizational stages.
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Stage I fire restrictions are now in effect on Bureau of Land Management lands within Mesa, Eagle, Garfield and Pitkin counties, as well as portions of southern Routt County and northern portions o...
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Unusually high temperatures and dry conditions on the Western Slope have sparked an early wildfire season and lead local agencies to warn citizens of their personal responsibility to prepare for po...
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As of Yesterday, Fire Almost 50 Percent Contained.
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Ridgway’s water, like Ouray’s, has been called. But not the most senior rights, and Town Engineer Joanne Fagan says there’s “plenty of water.”
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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
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)