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BOX FACTORY ASPENS – One of the large-scale panoramic photographs by Kane Scheidegger on display this Saturday (Feb. 9) at Ridgway’s Independence Building (555 Clinton Street). (Photo by Kane Scheidegger)
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Kane Scheidegger’s large-format panoramas will be on display, and for sale, Saturday evening (Feb. 9) at Ridgway’s Independence Building.
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In a surprise decision announced Wednesday, the Bureau of Land Management deferred 20 controversial oil and gas leases in the North Fork Valley.
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A tanker carrying 6,000 gallons of gasoline and 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel crashed and ruptured near Gateway on Jan. 25, spilling “an unknown amount of petroleum product” and starting a fire tha...
RIDE THE ROCKIES – Telluride Mayor Stu Fraser and Tourism Director Michael Martelon attended a press event in Denver last weekend at which it was announced that Telluride will host the lead stage of the 28th Annual Ride the Rockies Colorado Bicycle Tour. (Photo courtesy of Ginny Fraser)
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Up to 3,000 cyclists and their supporters will descend on Telluride in early June, as the town hosts the lead stage of the 28th Annual Ride the Rockies Colorado Bicycle Tour. News of the route for ...
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The Colorado State University Extension Office in San Miguel and West Montrose Counties is now accepting applications for its 13 week Food Growing Series.
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Kris Holstrom, Pam Hall and Marty Schmalz will return to the San Miguel County Planning Commission following their reappointments on Wednesday; Ian Bald and Kevin Kell are the commission’s newest m...
NEW COORDINATOR - Delta County Volunteer Coordinator Carlton Mason (left) was welcomed to CASA of the 7th Judicial District by Supervised Exchange and Parenting Time (SEPT) Program Manager Mary Jo Mills (center) and Montrose County Volunteer Coordinator Alma Buis (right). The CASA office for Delta County is located at 511 E 10th St. in Delta. (Courtesy photo)
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Affiliated with the national and state CASA organizations, CASA of the 7th Judicial District is the Western Slope’s regional affiliate, working to strengthen and stabilize families and provide voic...
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES – Ouray County Judge David Westfall and Court Clerk Jane Holmes fiddled with the courthouse’s video conferencing equipment in an attempt to make it function properly last Thursday. The problem, it turned out, was with Montrose County Jail’s end of the system. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
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County Commissioner Lynn Padgett, who has worked hard to draw Ouray County into the digital age, spearheaded the effort to set up video arraignments at Ouray County Court.
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A new study by the Sonoran Institute shows housing trends moving away from “bigger lots and homes farther away” and toward “character, walkability, and more urban-style amenities.”
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Despite heated opposition from residents, the San Miguel Board of County Commissioners decided on Wednesday, in a vote of 2-1, to send a letter urging federal legislators to act immediately in supp...
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The Montrose City Council voted to terminate the City’s contract with the Montrose Association of Commerce and Tourism on Jan. 22.
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New retail slated for Mountain Village, including the high country's first Starbucks.
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Each open house meeting will be followed that evening by a special HARC work session at 6 p.m. (also at Town Hall) at which property owners will have a chance to outline specific concerns regarding...
HOMECOMING ROYALTY – Ouray High School seniors Jacob Fedel and Brandy Connally enjoyed their moment in the spotlight as Homecoming King and Queen last Saturday night. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
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Law enforcement personnel will begin making more frequent visits to the school to walk the halls and become familiar with the layout of the facility.
SNOW STABILITY – Jake Hutchinson of the American Avalanche Institute (orange coat) conducted a Level 2 avalanche training course for members to the Telluride Ski Patrol on Tuesday. Results from this test pit in upper Bear Creek confirmed reports from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center that storm slabs near and below treeline are sitting on a weak faceted snowpack. A series of winter storms since Sunday deposited 14 to 35-plus inches of snow across the region. The CAIC is continuing an Avalanche Warning for the Northern San Juan Mountain zone. Strong wind loading has created dangerous avalanche conditions near and above treeline on slopes that face northeast, east, southeast and south. Natural avalanche activity is likely. Human-triggered avalanches are very likely. Travel in or below these lee slopes is not recommended. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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On Tuesday morning, with three days worth (and more than 26 inches) of snow falling on the Telluride Ski Area and surrounding peaks, avalanche conditions are rated High overall and Extreme at highe...
STORYTIME – Pre-schoolers laughed and listened to the story, "Old Woman Who Swallowed A Fly," at the Hug-A-Bear Child Care and Learning Center located at 118 Apollo road in Montrose Tuesday afternoon. The learning facility is participating in the Early Learning Ventures new pilot project. (Photo by William Woody)
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Bright Futures and Early Learning Ventures partner to provide new pilot program for preschools in Montrose, Ouray and San Miguel counties.
BE MY VALENTINE? – A pedestrian walked past a hand-crafted Valentines display within the Pollux clothing store in downtown Montrose on Tuesday. Love the merchants in Downtown at the First Friday Stroll. (Photo by William Woody)
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In the words of A + Y Gallery’s Yesenia Duncan,the theme of this month’s First Friday Stroll is: “Love your community, love your downtown businesses, and love the one you’re with.”
SPELLING BEES – Dillon Crim (left), Ulysses Flores (center) and Jaime Vanchaik (right) were the top three spellers at Johnson Elementary Schools annual Spelling Bee held on Wednesday, Jan. 16. There were 29 students from 3rd-5th grade who participated in the event. The first-, second- and third-place winners from Johnson Elementary School will get the chance to compete at the District Spelling Bee that will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 5, at 6 p.m. at Calvary Chapel Church of Montrose, 2201 S. Townsend Avenue. (Courtesy photo)
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No cause of death declared regarding Jan. 22, Jan. 26 deaths in Ouray County..MHS Student Athlete Scholarship Available...Prevent frozen water lines...Montrose County Republican Women Scholarships....
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A group of Montrose residents has come up with a 28-day plan for giving, dubbed 28 Days of Generosity, that begins on Friday, Feb. 1 (“Day to Share and Prepare for a Generous Month”).
A SKETCH of the suspect. (Courtesy Image)
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Mountain Village Police Investigator Antony Morabito confirmed Sunday morning that a local 11-year-old girl was the subject of an attempted abduction yesterday, in Mountain Village.
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RATS’ NEST – A rack of demo bikes at last year’s Ridgway Area Trails (RAT) Festival in Hartwell Park. This year’s 3rd annual will again feature trail building and skills clinics, along with a new Friday beer-and-shorts film night at the Sherbino Theater. (Courtesy photo)
VOLUNTEER Linda Granzow worked twine through spent round casings at the Welcome Home Montrose Warrior Resource Center last week. (Photo by William Woody)
WARRIOR WIND CHIMES – Welcome Home Montrose staff Emily Smith painted ceramic part of wind chimes at the Welcome Home Montrose Warrior Resource Center last week. (Photo by William Woody)
BACK HOME IN TELLURIDE – members of Telluride’s Volunteer Fire Department helped move the Galloping Goose No. 4 back to its home next to the San Miguel County Courthouse on May 16. The railbus spent the last four years in Ridgway while it was refurbished. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
ROBERT JUSTIS (Courtesy photo)
