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Ridgway’s town council got a first look at a new logo, approved outside tables for the True Grit, and gave the Weaver family another two years to build a required pedestrian bridge.
READY FOR INFILL – The roads were built and the infrastructure
in place before the housing bust of 2006. Today, at long last, real-estate sales
are trending upwards, although well below asking prices from the top of the housing boom.
Comparable Sales Research’s Lynn Vogel reports sales of single- family homes are up significantly,
from recent years, and that vacant city lots are trending upwards, as well. (Photo by William Woody)
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"There's the glimmer of hope that things are starting to move up," Community Development Director Kerwin Jensen told Montrose City councilors early this month.
RECOVERY – Rescuers lowered the litter through technical terrain in Black Canyon National Park Friday to retrieve the body of fallen hiker Marion Gamble. (Photo courtesy National Park Service)
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Investigators believe the man fell near his intended route in the national park.
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On tap this summer at the Ouray County Historical Museum: New exhibits, events and activities, including a John Fielder photography workshop.
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The BLM also decided this week not to appeal a U.S. District Court ruling ordering the names to be released.
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Rocky Mountain Aggregate and Construction, LLC proposes to build and operate the Uncompahgre Gravel Pit on 247.76 acres of land south of Montrose.
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511 Colorado runners in Boston Marathon, including two from Montrose and two from Telluride who the crossed finish line
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The San Juan Mining Conference will celebrate its third year of free public education Thursday, April 18-Friday, April 19, in Lake City’s Moseley Arts Center.
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The City of Montrose and the Montrose Recreation District have jointly applied for GOCO grant money to build a whitewater park.
DOWNTOWN DEMOLITION - Montrose Downtown Development Authority Director Scott Shine worked demolition in the former Salvation Army building located at 514 S. First Street Friday morning April 5. The DDA and the city have agreed to renovate the building for agriculture-related purposes to be used in conjunction with the Montrose Farmers Market and ag related businesses. (Photo by William Woody)
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DDA Executive Director Scott Shine believes public-and-private partnerships with the city can not only rehabilitate the city’s older buildings, but help bring in even more private investments.
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Montrose representatives have applied for the honor of being named an All-America City for the city’s continued work in helping military veterans.
DICK CRABB (Courtesy photo)
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Ridgway’s longtime official weather observer and Volunteer Fire Department stalwart Dick Crabb died at home on April 3 following a brief illness. He was 64.
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Mountain Village Owners Association votes to continue funding Dial-A-Ride and the Sunset Concert Series. Taxi service will remain free to residents and guests; summer music series to utilize more l...
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Former Ouray pastor Dick Craft was sentenced last week to 10 years in prison for possession of child pornography.
ORANGE CRUSH – Denver Broncos safety David Bruton (left) signed a football and teammate defensive lineman Malik Jackson signed a poster during a recent visit at the Montrose Pavilion. The defensive players as well as cheerleaders and Miles, the team's mascot, were in town as part of the week-long Mile High Salute to Fans Tour. The tour was designed to connect the team with its fans and had stops in 20 communities across Colorado. (Photo by William Woody)
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Women’s Business Alliance of Colorado Hosts 2013 Annual Leadership Summit...Montrose Wine and Food Festival...
Exploring Educational Opportunities in the North Fork Valley
LAST DAY HEROICS – Telluride Medical Center’s Dr. Dan Hehir skimmed across frigid waters at Goronno Ranch during the Sunday’s Pond Skim closing day party, capping 40 days of organized events celebrating the Telluride Ski Resort 40th year. While the mountain officially closed on Sunday, the Telluride Ski and Golf Co. will allow hiking access to the mountain beginning Friday. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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A recent administrative decision by the Telluride Ski and Golf Co. is a reversal of a no-access policy put into place in the spring of 2012.
AWARD WINNING – In the rum distilling process, “tasting transitions” and “making cuts” are critical steps of the process of making a great tasting rum. Montanya President Karen Hoskin overlooked the transitions recently from one of the company’s stills, ready for decisions. (Photo courtesy of Nathan Bilow)
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With smooth-tasting rum and a lively bar in Crested Butte, Montanya Distillers is on the rise.
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After falling approximately 1,000 feet down the San Joaquin Couloir and suffering head injuries, a skier was successfully rescued and flown to St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction.
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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)