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TRIBAL TRIBUTE – A large crowd of Ice Festivarians rose to their feet at the Ouray Community Center last Saturday evening to honor Jeff Lowe (seated, raising a glass), the visionary climber and founder of the Ouray Ice Festival. In honor of Lowe’s contributions to the Ice Fest over the years, long-time friend and fellow climber Jim Donini introduced the Jeff Lowe Award, which will be given annually from now on to someone who has volunteered significant time and talents to the Fest’s success. The first annual Jeff Lowe Award appropriately went to Bill Whitt, the co-founder of the Ouray Ice Park. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
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“My church is out there on the ice. In the mountains. I am a religious fanatic. I am very much a fundamentalist outdoorsman.”
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Why, regrettably, the Wilkinson Public Library is now closed on Sundays.
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A judge sends the uranium mill licensing decision back to the CDPHE, which initially granted Energy Fuels a radioactive materials license in 2011.
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The State of Colorado and the Ute Mountain Ute tribe signed an agreement last week to define and guarantee Indian hunting, fishing and gathering rights beyond the reservation.
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Ouray’s county commissioners met in a work session Monday to discuss goals for 2013.
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The college fair is open to everyone, current and potential adult college students, parents, high school students and all adult learners interested in options for higher education and how to pay fo...
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The Ridgway Area Trails Group is hosting a party this Saturday at the Sherbino to discuss BLM’s single-track trails plan.
POWER CHECK – The San Miguel Power Assn.’s Board of Directors and General Manager Kevin Ritter (right to left) presented a $10,000 check to Paul Major of the Telluride Foundation, while BOD members Marcus Wilson, Wes Perrin, Rube Felicelli, Jerry Hoffer, Jack Sibold, Doylene Garvey and Dave Alexander looked on. The donation was made possible through SMPA’s Sharing Success Program, launched last fall by CoBank, an SMPA funding resource, offering rural electric cooperatives matching funds for donations made to charities in their communities. The program required that the donation needed to be given to a single entity; SMPA donated the full $10,000 to The Telluride Foundation, for a donor-advised account. (Courtesy photo)
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Emergency Preparedness for Daycare Centers...Monday Night Avalanche Awareness Forum Series...
SMPA Calling for 2013 Scholarship Applications...January 2013 is Radon Action Month in Montrose...MMH I...
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Cost and timing challenges cause some on council to argue against proceeding on improves to the Town Park Pavilion…Council discusses skier traffic jam at gondola spur
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In December the Wilkinson Public Library announced it would close on Sundays to help close a budget deficit; a crowd gathered Tuesday to protest the decision.
BLUE LAKE – Blue Lake in Upper Bridal Veil basin, as seen from the air on Friday. Part of the Colorado River Basin headwaters, Blue Lake serves as a backup surface water source for the Town of Telluride. It will feed the soon to be constructed Pandora Water Treatment Plant. The water level is well below normal, for this time of year, as the snow-covered shoreline clearly shows. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Future water demands in the entire river basin were analyzed under various hypothetical situations including population growth, potential savings from conservation, and differing economic conditions.
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San Miguel County resident Beth Hess is recovering at St. Mary’s Hospital, in Grand Junction, from injuries suffered in a Jan. 4 car accident.
MONTROSE HOSPITAL - Richard Harding, left, was appointed to the Montrose Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees in Dec. 2012. (Photo by William Woody)
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Ongoing Disputes Over Control of MMH
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Monday’s event has been coordinated by the grassroots gun violence prevention advocacy organization Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
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President Jeff Proteau says the Town of Mountain Village Owners’ Association will seek more input from its members as it faces funding challenges
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Thanks to a collaborative effort between the Telluride Montrose Regional Air Organization, the Telluride Ski Resort, the Telluride Tourism Board, and Crested Butte Mountain Resort, two-for-one air...
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The city has months to consider whether to restrict or regulate pot businesses
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With ever more demands placed on the Colorado River and its tributaries, the Telluride Institute is launching a new initiative on water, beginning with with the screening next week of the Redford C...
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For the past two decades the Montrose Community Foundation has given more than a half-million dollars to local charities every year through its Forever Fund grant program.
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MONTROSE – The National Mule Deer Foundation is launching an Uncompahgre Mule Deer Chapter on the Western Slope of Colorado in Montrose, organized by Chairmen Mark Harmon and Bruce Leben, who wil...
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DISCUS THROWER Lance Brooks competed in the 2012 London Olympics. (Photo by Steve DeAutremont)
RESEARCH ASSISTANTS – Ridgway High School students (left to right) Jack Middleton, Abel Lannan and Tashi Hackett presented the results of their research on possible sister cities to Ridgway Town Council last week. Mountain towns in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Dominican Republic made the cut. Next step: contact. (Photo by Peter Shelton)
MAIN STREET GELATO – A+Y Design Gallery owners Adam and Yesenia Duncan offered up gelato samples from behind their Italian-imported gelato case Monday morning. Along with unique furniture and fine art, the two offer 22 flavors of locally-made gelato. (Photo by Gus Jarvis)
BUILDING OPTIMISM – Tom How (left) and Daniel Key of Sjoden Wood Designs worked on a new home in the Cobble Creek Golf Community Tuesday morning. The spec home is being built under the direction of contractor Bert Welz, who said he’s optimistic for the region’s construction trade. (Photo by William Woody)
GROWTH INVESTMENT – Students took advantage of a "living classroom" at the Telluride School's new Grow Dome this spring. The Dome, which will be open to the public for tours Wednesday, May 22, was funded in part by a Telluride Medical Center's Physical Education Program (PEP) grant. (Courtesy photos)
HEADED TO PLAYOFFS - Montrose High Shoo0l's Jake Kastendieck fielded a ground ball last Saturday during the team’s 10-0 victory over Woodland Park. The Indians advance to the state 4A quarterfinals this Friday at Cherokee Trail High School against Valor Christian. (Photo by William Woody)
PINHEADS, PIXELLATED – The Pinhead Institute holds its annual fundraiser, entitled Minecraft Mania,at the Sheridan Opera House this Sunday, May 19. (Courtesy photo)
TELLURIDE IN 1910 – A hypothetical model of the main street facades, made up of buildings throughout the region, the television producers are proposing to build for the production of "When Calls the Heart." (Courtesy image)