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OVER THERE – Members of the Colorado National Guard Medical Supply Company left Montrose last January for a one-year tour of duty in Afghanistan. They will be coming home later this month (all 85 of them), and Montrose is planning a day-long delayed-Christmas celebration. (File photo)
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A little more than a sendoff to remember, the Colorado National Guard’s 928th Area Medical Supply Company returns to Montrose, for a daylong celebration.
SWEET LOAF - Named "Povitica," after the Slovenian sweet loaf, a steel beam will add some spice to the mixed climbing competition this year. Here, route setter Vince Anderson completed some last minute work on the route where climbers will attempt to ascend from the left, cross the beam and then continue up the right rock wall. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
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Vince Anderson unveils heinous new comp route for 2012 Ouray Ice Festival.
NEW LEASE ON LIFE – Cornerstone, the Greg Norman designed 18-hole golf course named Golf Magazine’s “Best New Private Course in the Country” in 2009, is under new management. (File photo)
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SilverLeaf Financial, which specializes in buying distressed debt, purchased Cornerstone fee simple with clear title, for an undisclosed price in late December.
NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jodi Pounds joins the Ah Haa School with plans to “grow it and grow it.” (Courtesy photo)
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The Ah Haa School’s new executive director, Jodi Pounds, arrives from U.C. Berkeley.
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Friends of the Montrose Recreation Center turned in more than enough petition signatures to get a funding measure on the ballot in April.
TWEED - Victoria Crawford in the new Telluride studio. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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All the stars aligned for Robyn Shaw and Victoria Crawford in creating the unique Tweed Studio.
TOO MANY COVER INTRUSIONS – The Ouray Town Hill rope tow opened “by the skin of our teeth” with a significant snowfall before Christmas, according to lift manager Dylan Baer. But now the city has decided to close the free, after-school hill until the next storm replenishes the thin cover. Ski areas around the state are dealing with the effects of a fickle La Niña weather pattern, resulting in base depths around 60 percent of average for this time of year. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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A low-snow winter, so far, leads experts to conclude that one La Niña is not the same as the next one.
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The Reverend Father Lawrence Kern died Friday, Dec. 23, 2011, at Kenton Manor.
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Changes in key jobs throughout the tri-county region
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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.
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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)