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Painter Alice Billings in the pasture of her Ridgway place with Gus, one of her seven horses. Billings’ show of some 45 paintings and sketches will be hanging at the Ridgway Library through February. (Courtesy photo)
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Alice Billings’ colorful horse portraits are hanging at the Ridgway Library through February.
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An Art Ranch Saloon Salon event is coming to Ridgway’s Colorado Boy Pub and Brewery.
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Ouray elks host fine dining with entertainment Saturday, Jan. 22 … Carl DeSelm earns his doctorate …
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ARRA Grant Would Pay for Solar System Atop Sunset Mesa
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The public is invited to a public meeting on the Mountain Village’s Comprehensive Plan and plastic bag ban/fee. The town also announces its 2011 grant recipients.
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In their first meeting of the year Ridgway’s Town Council discussed water rights, the struggles of the local Chamber of Commerce and its Trivia Bowl team.
RISING STAR – 2009 Ridgway High School graduate Lauren Hagemeyer soared for the kill in a 2010 match for BYU-Hawaii. A 6’-1” right-side hitter, Hagemeyer helped the Seasiders to a PacWest Division title.
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Lauren Hagemeyer moved on from volleyball stardom at Ridgway High School to college at BYU-Hawaii.
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But the property may no longer be operated as a Capella.
MUSH! – Rocky Mountain Sled Dog Club President Lynn Whipple and her four-dog team turned a corner while racing in Leadville, Colo. last March. Dogsled racing comes to the Grand Mesa on Jan. 29 and 30. (Photo courtesy Lucy Bettis)
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The fifth annual Rocky Mountain Dogsled Races will be an exciting way to explore the Grand Mesa and the sport.
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Landowners have a new means to secure changes to San Miguel County’s GIS mapping database.
FUNKY AND REFINED – The eclectic interior design of the new bar/restaurant ‘There…’ (Courtesy photo by Merrick Chase)
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Find yourself ‘There…’ at Telluride’s newest bar and restaurant
IT’S OFFICIAL – John Hickenlooper was sworn in as Governor of Colorado at the State Capitol Building on January 11, in Denver. (Photo by Brian Ahern)
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Hickenlooper’s eight-city tour brought Ouray Commissioner Lynn Padgett to Fruita as a panel member discussing Governor’s ‘bottom-up’ economic plan.
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Montrose City Council does not bow to Community Development Director Kerwin Jensen’s argument for fee increase.
COOL JUDGE – The CoolSculpt competition in Mountain Village was judged by Ben Rand (left) seen here with teammate Aaric Kendall, who together took top honors at the 2010 Cultural Olympiad Ice Art World Championships. (Courtesy photo)
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This year’s CoolSculpt winners were judged by2010 Olympic Ice Art World Championships Gold Medalist Ben Rand.
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The Telluride School District will see two new senior administrators in the coming school year.
One of the buses transporting a group of more than 100 Texas Tech students is engulfed in flames about six miles south of Ouray. The students, none of whom were injured, were returning to Lubbock from a skiing trip. (Photo by Lauren Ferguson)
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One of two buses transporting a group of more than 100 Texas Tech students is engulfed in flames about 6 miles south of Ouray. The students, none of whom were injured, were returning to Lubbock fro...
GOING DIGITAL — By mid-summer, Montrose Regional Airport will look more like this rendering, thanks to a recent agreement with Clear Channel Airports to put up to 65-inch TV monitors, virtual wall displays and stretch fabric banners where local businesses can promote themselves to the traveling public. (Rendering courtesy of Clear Channel Airports)
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Big and small businesses get more ad space at Montrose airport.
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Late news that the Capella and Inn at Lost Creek may not close after all is welcome.
HARD TIMES HELP – Sponsored by the Montrose Community Foundation, last year’s day-long Help for Hard Times event drew more than 1,000 people, who learned of the many resources in the Montrose area to help them cope with unemployment and a tough economy. A second annual Help for Hard Times takes place Jan. 21, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Montrose Pavilion. Call 901-6575 to learn more. (File photo)
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Free bus service to Montrose’s ‘Help for Hard Times’ event
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Sixteen Montrose area nonprofits received checks for grants that totaled more than $12,000 from the Montrose Community Foundation.
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SAFETY FIRST – Surrounded by students, Gov. Hickenlooper signed a bill into law at Ouray School on Thursday afternoon that seeks to enhance school safety across Colorado by providing support at the state level to hire more school resource officers. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
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)
