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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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The Town of Telluride is closing April 30 on 13 mining claims totaling just over 100 acres of open space.
GETTING CLOSER – Ouray Mayor Bob Risch accepting a check for $6,000 from Ouray Ice Park, Inc. Boardmember Brad McMillon at Monday’s Ouray City Council meeting. The money, which OIPI raised at the 2012 Ouray Ice Festival, will go toward helping the city acquire U.S. Forest Service land in the heart of the Ouray Ice Park. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
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Ouray inches ever-closer toward closing a deal to purchase a key parcel of U.S. Forest Service land in the heart of the Ouray Ice Park.
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The nominating period for Ridgway Town Council elections runs through Feb. 17. Three council seats and the mayor’s chair are up.
MARK ARCHER of Ridgway is being held at the Montrose County Detention Center on a $60,000 bond. He is alleged to have sexually abused a now 14-year-old girl. (Photo courtesy of Montrose County Jail)
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RIDGWAY – A 39-year-old Ridgway man appeared at a bond hearing in Ouray County Court on Thursday, Feb. 2 on charges of child sexual abuse, and is now being held at the Montrose County Detention Cen...
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Montrose County Hosting 10th Vaccination Clinic…Roland McCook to Speak on History of the Ute People…Local Mushers Shine at the Grand Mesa Sled Dog Races…San Miguel Power Partners Open House Event i...
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TIME TO BUY? – With foreclosure numbers dropping and sales increasing, there are indications that the worst real estate market conditions are behind us, and in some areas, prices are beginning to stabilize. (Photos by Watch Staff)
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The question is no longer “if” but “how long will the recovery take.”
CAUCUS NIGHT – Members of the San Miguel County Republican Party began Tuesday’s caucus with the Pledge of Allegiance at St. Patrick’s church in Telluride. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Rick Santorum wins area voters and the states presidential hopeful nomination at caucuses.
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Mining, fiberoptics, and “Building a Prosperous Ouray”
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Council votes down proposed sales tax increase, for now.
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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)
