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An application for a new liquor store in Ridgway brings out philosophical arguments for free enterprise versus regulation.
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HOME AT LONG LAST – Xavier Smith held on tight to his dad, Sgt. Sheldon Smith, who came home last week from a year-long our of duty in Afghanistan with the 928th Area Support Medical Company of the Colorado Army National Guard. The soldiers came home to a heroes’ welcome at Montrose Memorial Airport Thursday, Jan. 12, and a flag-waving parade Friday along Main Street to Friendship Hall, where they celebrated a belated Christmas with their families. Smith is a San Miguel County deputy sheriff, in civilian life; his last tour of duty was in 2003, in Iraq. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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National Guard soldiers get warm welcome home after a year of service in Afghanistan.
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Since arriving at hospital, Amber Kenyon remains unconscious but has made “great little baby steps” in recovering.
JACK ROBERTS climbing the Mini Moonflower Buttress on Mount Hunter in the Alaska Range last year. (Photo courtesy of Cindy Foley)
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An accomplished world climber and author, Jack Roberts was a fixture in the local climbing community.
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Lester Vann Waters, 47, and Michael Keith Spell, 22, of Parachute, face charges in death of Sidney, Montana high school math instructor Sherry Arnold, who disappeared more than a week ago.
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Sydney Elizabeth Owens slid 1,500 feet on steep, ungroomed terrain.
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The program, which started in 2003, transported over 25,000 passengers home from Telluride bars.
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It wasn’t smart meters this time, but the quarterly Tri County meeting in Ridgway did focus on a knotty aspect of San Miguel Power Association’s service: demand rates.
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PATRICK MORRIS – Standing outside Season’s Harvest Natural Foods four years ago, in Ridgway, which he co-owned with longtime partner Melissa Johnson. Morris died in the early hours of Sunday, Jan. 15, after being hit by a vehicle. (Watch file photo)
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Patrick Morris, 52, had 'inexplicably' laid down in front of the taxi's front wheel as it prepared to depart.
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The road up to the entrance on the North Rim of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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"When I go biking, I am mentally far, far away from civilization. The world is breaking someone else's heart." – Diane Ackerman
HANGING IN THERE – Crews work to reconstruct a portion of the historic Hanging Flume above the San Miguel River. Flume history expert Jerald Reid will present a slide show on the engineering marvel Jan. 24 at the Radio Room in Grand Junction. (Courtesy photo)
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An expert on the historic Hanging Flume above the San Miguel River will give an illustrated talk at the KAFM Radio Room in Grand Junction Jan. 24.
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Tuesday’s council meeting included discussions on funding a summer airline guarantee program, instant runoff voting, and making Telluride a one-precinct town.
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The burlesque circus is back and bigger than ever at the Telluride Conference Center.
NEW OWNERS – Tyler Hill (left) and Tim Tucker have bought the St. Elmo Hotel and Bon Ton restaurant, located in the hotel’s basement, in a five-year lease purchase deal. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
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Front Range, Telluride duo acquire historic Ouray businesses.
CHICK WITH PICK – Canadian climber and author Margo Talbot kicks off this year’s Chicks with
Picks women’s ice climbing clinics with a slideshow at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14 at the Ouray
Community Center. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
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This weekend, Talbot ushers in a new season of Chicks With Picks women’s ice climbing clinics with a slideshow presentation at the Ouray Community Center on Saturday, Jan. 14 that promises to take ...
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Four-course Fundraiser for Southwest Institute Jan. 19… January is School Board Recognition Month… MMH Health Fair Scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 25
FOLLOW YOUR BLISS – The recently expanded Trout Lake/Lizard Head trail system (above) has inspired two- and four-legged users alike this sunny winter, with its gentle grades and expert grooming. The region’s higher altitudes have some of the best Nordic skiing in the country this winter, with other popular Nordic designations including Vail, Aspen and Crested Butte still unable to open much of their terrain. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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In a low-snow winter, the Telluride Nordic Association has opened more track-skiing terrain atop Lizard Head Pass; clinics this Saturday.
ANDRES MARIN shows off his dry-tooling technique in the difficult upper third section of the competition route at last weekend's Ouray Ice Festival. Marin, who placed second in Elite Mixed Ice Climbing, hails from Colombia, but lives and guides in Ouray. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
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Crowds of climbers thrill to exciting photo finish at Ouray Ice Festival competition.
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It may not seem like it but Telluride had some of the best early season snow in the country and sales at Telluride Regional Airport are proving it.
SQUEAKY CLEAN – San Miguel Power Assn. will buy power from this solar garden being built by Clean Energy Collective in Montrose County. (Courtesy photo)
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Clean Energy Collective, an innovator of community-based clean energy facilities, has finalized a power purchase agreement with the San Miguel Power Association for all the energy output from the ...
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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)