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Head to Priest Lake Saturday for the Butch Cassidy Chase and Barbecue.
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Montrose tries out 4-day, 10-hour schedule for city offices.
COLORADO NATIONAL MONUMENT to the West of Grand Junction. (File photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Sen. Mark Udall weighs costs, benefits of designating Colorado National Monument a national park.
THE HOMEBREW CONNECTION has everything that’s needed to brew batches of sudsy joy. (Photo by Beverly Corbell)
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Grains, hops, recipes, and classes – Homebrew Connection in Montrose has everything you need to brew great beer in the confines of your own home.
Region 10 Executive Director Paul Gray (left) and new Business Loan Fund Director Vince Fandel. (Courtesy photo)
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Region 10 hires Vince Fandel as its new Business Loan Fund Director.
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At its regular Feb. meeting, Ridgway’s Town Council contemplated the future, and a Trivia Bowl triumph.
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Development for a Rosewood Hotel was approved for the property in 2007.
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The lineup gets even better.
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The Mountain Village Town Council’s second Comprehensive Plan meeting kept most recommendations intact.
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DANCE WORKSHOP - Ames Conservatory Artistic Director Valerie Madonia teaches a pointe class to aspiring professional dancers during the inaugural Director’s Choice Workshop in early February. (Photo by Melissa Plantz)
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Young dancers got the opportunity of a lifetime at the Ames Conservatory’s Director’s Choice workshop.
"GET ME A JET FOR ED HELMS" - Mini-mogul William Berrier gets a crash course in putting on a comedy festival from his dad, Jeb, organizer of the Telluride Comedy Festival, opening for its twelfth year in a row tonight. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Laughter kicks into high gear at the Telluride Comedy Festival this weekend.
MOUNTAIN LANDING – A glider piloted by 'Glider Bob' Saunders landed on the west end of the Telluride Regional Airport runway Wednesday, after Saunders and passenger Glen Anderson spent an afternoon soaring over Telluride. (Photo By Brett Schreckengost)
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Gov. Hickenlooper earmarks state aviation fuel tax revenues for Telluride/Montrose airports from the state’s Aviation Discretionary Grant program. In Telluride, the funding will allow for more airc...
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New charges of violating bail bond formally filed against ex-DA
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CU professor, students work on plans for downtown Montrose
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Last week’s quarterly Tri-County meeting revealed more perhaps about personalities than policy.
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Mountain Village Town Manager Greg Sparks is looking for a new position to enable his wife to go back to the job she loves.
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Proceeds will go to the Denver-based Parkinson’s Association of the Rockies, which provides funding for research and information to caregivers.
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In its quest for economic viability, the Telluride Town Council signaled a willingness to walk its talk.
DOWNTOWN GURU — Bob Brown, chair of the new Downtown Development Authority and owner of Around the Corner Art Gallery, wants everyone to fill out a survey on downtown Montrose and come to a meeting on Feb. 22 to help guide the new agency as it plans for merchants, shoppers and residents.(Photo by Beverly Corbell)
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New DDA will also host a community open house on Feb. 22.
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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)