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Telluride will host the Aug. 20 finish of the opening stage of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, with a daylong festival now in the organizational stages.
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Stage I fire restrictions are now in effect on Bureau of Land Management lands within Mesa, Eagle, Garfield and Pitkin counties, as well as portions of southern Routt County and northern portions o...
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Unusually high temperatures and dry conditions on the Western Slope have sparked an early wildfire season and lead local agencies to warn citizens of their personal responsibility to prepare for po...
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As of Yesterday, Fire Almost 50 Percent Contained.
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Ridgway’s water, like Ouray’s, has been called. But not the most senior rights, and Town Engineer Joanne Fagan says there’s “plenty of water.”
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SPLENDOR ON MAIN STREET – After being lovingly restored by Dan and Mary King, Ouray’s 125-year-old Beaumont Hotel once again became a centerpiece of the community. A grand celebration to commemorate the Beaumont birthday takes place this Saturday, June 2, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., including a historic fashion show, hotel tours, door prizes, and ceremonial tribute to fallen miners and their
families. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Everyone’s invited to the Beaumont Hotel’s 125th birthday bash.
FIRE OUTLOOK – Along with parts of California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah, the entire Western Slope of Colorado is expected to have a higher than average wildland fire potential this summer. (Courtesy image)
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Thanks to a La Niña climate pattern, the Western Slope is hot, dry, windy and highly susceptible to fire.
TELLURIDE SKATE CAMPERS – Cedar Palmer in a perfect-form Ollie off the big hubba. (Photo by Craig Wasserman)
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Craig Wasserman – artist, skateboarder, snowboarder and educator – is a pretty mellow dude. Until you get him talking about kids and skateboarding. His summer camp starts next month.
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The combination of unusually high temperatures and dry conditions, combined with light winter snowpack, have increased the risk for extreme wildfire, particularly as temperatures increase through J...
LOCAL INFESTATIONS of the whitetop on Wright’s Mesa are expected to reduce forage and hay production for 2012 and beyond. (Photo courtesy Sheila Grother)
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For another year, Wright’s Mesa landowners can take advantage of a whitetop cost share program that reduces the cost of the herbicide by 75 percent.
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Scott Stewart hopes his resignation from TMRAO will give the organization the space it needs to adjust to the ever-changing airline industry.
GOOD MODELS – Educators and administrators gathered to celebrate Ouray School’s model status for students with autism spectrum disorders, as recognized by the Colorado Department of Education. Back row, from left: UnBOCS clinical psychologist Sharon Sirotek, CDE Autism Coach Kate Loving, 2nd grade teacher Melissa Cervone, 3rd grade teacher Carol Turner, 4th grade teacher Jenny Hart, middle school teacher Greg Foy. Front row, from left: CDE COMASP Director Brook Young, 5th grade teacher Phylis Fagrelius, Dean of Students Di Rushing, Superintendent Scott Pankow, 6th grade teacher Darla Haselnus. (Courtesy photo)
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Ouray School is one of two schools in the entire state which has achieved model status as a school for children with autism spectrum disorders.
TEEN MOMS – Hulita Delacruz, Ana Nieto, Asia Broughton and Maria Navarro from the Passages Charter School in Montrose shared their stories with Ouray Middle School students. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
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oung mothers who attend the Passages Charter School in Montrose do outreach to middle schools and high schools throughout the region to spread the message that parenthood is tough.
ON DECK – Captain Bob Harnish aboard the sloop Easter Tide, on Ridgway Reservoir. His business, Barnacle Bob’s Sailing Adventures, launches this summer, offering sailing excursions and lessons out of the marina at the State Park. Captain Bob says, “If you can sail the mountain lakes of Colorado, you can sail anywhere.” (Photo by Peter Shelton)
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Barnacle Bob’s Sailing Adventures launches this summer at Ridgway State Park.
DOGS' INN owner Patricia Traufield plays with her guests, most of whom are regular daycare clients, in one of three indoor/outdoor play areas. (Photo by Kati O'Hare)
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Montrose’s Dogs’ Inn takes a different approach to doggie daycare and boarding.
COFFEE TALK – Priscilla Peters has decided, after more than 20 years behind the counter at Cimarron Books and Coffeehouse in Ridgway, that it’s time to “pass the torch.” She doesn’t have a buyer yet. But the change feels right. (Photo by Peter Shelton)
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After 20-plus years, Priscilla Peters has decided to sell Cimarron Books and Coffeehouse in Ridgway.
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Water conservation measures will go into effect June 1, regulating the frequency and amount of irrigation on Mountain Village landscapes, including the golf course.
SMALL HYDRO – Ouray School 3rd graders visited the Ouray Hydroelectric Plant earlier this week – the oldest continuously running plant in the country. Its Pelton wheels churn out 800 Kw of clean green power on the banks of the Uncompahgre River. Pending legislation would streamline the regulatory process for small hydro projects. (Photos by Samantha Wright)
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Ouray Mayor Bob Risch, too, knows first-hand how FERC’s institutional unwieldiness can thwart all but the most stalwart proponents of small hydro; he spent 18 months and hundreds of hours navigatin...
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3M takes city, county offer to stay in Montrose.
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TELLURIDE MOUNTAINFILM - Presenter Chris Sharma, whose film, "King Lines," won the 2008 Charlie Fowler Award.
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This year marks the 34th Telluride Mountainfilm Festival, and true to its roots, there are films about life in the mountains.
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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)