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In the years since Bloemsma was hired, the museum has seen a 6 percent growth in admissions; 67 percent increase in membership; a 200 percent boost in education outreach; and over 250 percent more ...
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Christmas may be over, but the spirit of the holidays is still bubbling along in the Montrose, Ouray County and Telluride areas, with musical concerts, stage shows, parties, extravagant buffets and...
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NORWOOD WRESTLER Brent Harris took top honors in his weight class at state. (Courtesy photo)
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The year in sports, from defending champs winning the Ouray July 4 water fights to Telluride and Norwood Volleyball teams compete at State Championships in 2011 to Montrose’s Kolton Kyne qualifying...
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The Telluride real estate market shows signs of life. If it recovers, can the rest of the region be far behind?
NIGHT FLIGHTS OR NO? – The Telluride Regional Airport held a night flight demonstration this year to help determine the feasibility of extending its operating hours. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Air service into the region was threatened at a time when the region’s tourism economy needed it more than ever.
Site of the proposed uranium mill.
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Despite new fears of the safety of nuclear energy and a federal leasing program being halted, Energy Fuels seems closer than ever to building the Piñon Ridge Uranium Mill.
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A confrontation over who should control the Montrose Memorial Hospital may have led to a recall campaign that ultimately failed.
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2011 marked the end of a process in drafting a blueprint document that’s taken nearly three years to complete.
SOLAR ARRAY – Almost 500 solar panels have been installed next to the Telluride Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant. Engineer Rob Rutherford (pictured) helped see the project through. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Not only were actual alternative forms of energy making headlines in 2011, a solar research institution took the conversation a step further.
NO TRESPASSING - The Gold Hill Development Company said they had armed guards posted on the Wasatch Trail to keep trespassers out. (File photo)
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Along with envisioning an expanded ski area, Tom Chapman takes an access fight to the courtroom and posts armed guards on the Wasatch Trail.
MILLIONS WATCHED as Telluride homegrown Gus Kenworthy competed in his first X-Games Slopestyle finals in Aspen last February. (File photo)
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Telluride boasts some of the burliest slopes in North America, so it’s no wonder it’s also home to some of the best skiers on the continent – Kenworthy, Discoes, Kearneys.
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After heated debate in the Colorado Reapportionment Commission, for Districts 58 and 59 the outcome was much a do about nothing.
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“Can you hear me? Can you hear me now?”
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WEEHAWKEN ART – A woodcut from Weehawken instructor Jennifer Ghormley. (Courtesy photo)
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Weekawken Creative Arts offers new programs this winter for athletes as well as aesthetes.
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Mountain Village thinks green this holiday season with newly restructured Green Gondola Project; Adopt-a-Cabin sponsorship rates slashed.
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The Telluride Mountain Village Owners Association will to elect three members next week.
MOVED TO SPEAK – An audience member at Mountainfilm’s Moving Mountains Symposium, which opens the festival each year. (File photo)
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Today’s Mountainfilm Festival has expanded from the celebration of mountaineering pioneers to the celebration of the work of pioneers in a myriad of fields, many of them focused on solving the most...
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Redistricting is not expected to make state house districts in southwestern Colorado more competitive.
KICKIN BACK – Ridgway’s Angela Hawse was named Guide of the Year for 2011 by the American Mountain Guides Association. Chile (in foreground) approves. (Photo by Peter Shelton)
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Ridgway’s Angela Hawse wins prestigious Guide of the Year Award.
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ROBERT JUSTIS (Courtesy photo)
‘SIT DOWN JOHN' – Cast members sing in the romping musical 1776 at Magic Circle Theatre. (Courtesy photo)
WANTING ANSWERS – Ouray hotelier and former city councilor Betty Wolfe expressed her concern about the recent police department resignations, and demanded answers, at last Monday’s Ouray City Council meeting as a crowd of about 30 community members watched. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
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)