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HARD MAN – San Juan Hut System founder Joe Ryan in his Ridgway shop, preparing for next month’s third running of the Sneffels Half Loop, a backcountry, or randonée, ski race around the Sneffels Range from Telluride to Ridgway. (Photo by Peter Shelton)
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The Sneffels Half Loop backcountry Nordic race returns for a third running March 10, as part of the COSMIC (Colorado Ski Mountaineering Cup) series.
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Tickets for the 36th Annual Telluride Jazz Festival go on sale Thursday, March 1, for locals, at The Wizard.
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Delta Montrose Electric Association and Colorado State University are jointly sponsoring a one-day conference on agricultural water use and efficiency in Montrose March 1.
INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION – Bright Beginnings teacher Christian Simmons worked with Maya Liotta, in the school’s multi-age K1 class, on Tuesday, Feb. 21. (Photo by Joel Blocker)
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The Maslow Academy of Applied Learning employs multiage classrooms and individualized instruction, allowing students to advance according to their own needs.
TOP TOWN – National Geographic Adventure named Telluride one of the “World’s 25 Best Ski Towns” this month. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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National Geographic Adventure names Telluride one of the world’s best ski towns, along with Chamonix, Crested Butte, Park City and more.
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Business owners and residents in Lawson Hill want more neighborhood commercial uses but the conversation shifted to the possibility of annexation.
CRYSTAL LAKE south of Ouray on the way to Red Mountain Pass may get a fishing pier accessible to disabled anglers, if stakeholders secure a Fishing Is Fun grant from the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife. (Courtesy photo)
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U.S. Forest Service fisheries biologist Matt Dare has come up with a plan to not only preserve but enhance accessibility to the Crystal Lake fishing area going into the future.
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Mountain Village will match Telluride’s $37,500 to help fund the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, which is expected to bring many thousands to Telluride for stage one of the race.
BOTTLENECK – The Colorado Department of Transportation will replace the Leopard Creek bridge at the T-shaped intersection of Colorado State highways 145 and 62 this summer with a bridge that’s wide enough to hold two lanes of traffic and a turn lane, with better turning angles and dedicated turning lanes, as well. It’s welcome news for commuters using the intersection where traffic often bottlenecks during rush hour. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Bids came in too high for construction of the Society Turn roundabout this summer but don’t worry, there are plenty of other road construction projects slated for this summer.
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Yet another round in an ongoing six-year legal battle unfolds in a Denver courtroom.
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Community leaders in Ouray will add their voices to a new regional health care discussion next Thursday.
STATE CHAMP – Montrose High School senior Geordon Hudson was named the Colorado Class 4A 145-pound state championship this past weekend. (Photo by Joel Blocker)
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Along with the first place finish for Georgon Hudson, Montrose High Finishes Fifth at State Wrestling Tournament.
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Two of the five participants in the Sept. 6-7 Norwood home invasion – Brisa Felix-Gonzales and her husband, Juan Carresco-Lopez – plead guilty to felony charges.
IPHONOGRAPHY – This installation, titled “Light Impressions: A Celebration of iPhone Photography,” featuring iPhone photographs taken by 40 artists, goes on display at the Palm Theatre next week, for the two-day TEDxTellurideLive event, Feb. 29-March 1. (Courtesy photo)
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TEDxTellurideLive simulcast screens at the Palm Wed., Feb. 29-Thursday, March 1
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Food safety classes…Radon Awareness Class in the West End…Skin cancer screening clinic honors Gary Wright…Top Gear America Features Ouray County.
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Montrose County’s application was different from others submitted to the state, but perhaps it more closely followed the guidelines.
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The only question left: Who’s going to be the headliner?
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Montrose Downtown Development Authority businesses, property owners and residents are invited to learn about a new Plan of Development.
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BACK ON THE MOUNTAIN – Former Telluride resident Daniel Fulton, seriously injured in a December 2010 collision with a tree while snowboarding, returned to Telluride Mountain Saturday, with the Telluride Adaptive Sports Program. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Telluride Adaptive Sports Program provides recreational opportunities to disabled veterans this week during its Winter Adventure Camp.
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Ridgway’s Town Council ratified its Comprehensive Plan and Parks and Trails Plan at last week’s meeting.
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RATS’ NEST – A rack of demo bikes at last year’s Ridgway Area Trails (RAT) Festival in Hartwell Park. This year’s 3rd annual will again feature trail building and skills clinics, along with a new Friday beer-and-shorts film night at the Sherbino Theater. (Courtesy photo)
VOLUNTEER Linda Granzow worked twine through spent round casings at the Welcome Home Montrose Warrior Resource Center last week. (Photo by William Woody)
WARRIOR WIND CHIMES – Welcome Home Montrose staff Emily Smith painted ceramic part of wind chimes at the Welcome Home Montrose Warrior Resource Center last week. (Photo by William Woody)
BACK HOME IN TELLURIDE – members of Telluride’s Volunteer Fire Department helped move the Galloping Goose No. 4 back to its home next to the San Miguel County Courthouse on May 16. The railbus spent the last four years in Ridgway while it was refurbished. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
ROBERT JUSTIS (Courtesy photo)
