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The City of Montrose is reviewing six proposals and considering privatizing its sanitation department.
MENTOR EXTRAORDINAIRE – Ridgway teacher, guide and mentor George Gardner (second from left in blue) with students at the Ouray Ice Park. Gardner inspired countless local kids to take their learning outdoors, to challenge themselves physically and mentally. A new scholarship in Gardner’s name is available for young people ages 15-18 to further their experiential educations. (Courtesy photo)
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The George Gardner Experiential Education Scholarship Fund is offering scholarship help for students who want to further their education outdoors.
FASHION SENSE - Eco-fashion designer Tracie Olsen puts some finishing touches on a dress modeled by Mindy Steibler. One of 11 hot looks in Olsen’s recycling-themed line of clothing premiering at the Wine and Whiskers Carnival this Saturday in Ridgway, the dress features a generous garnish of “danger” tape, reflective lights and a real seat belt. The high-heeled patent leather combat boots are Steibler’s own. The full line will be on display at the Second Chance Thrift Shop in Ridgway for a week or two following this Saturday’s fashion show. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
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Second Chance Humane Society hosts its Fifth Annual Annual Wine and Whiskers Carnival this Saturday, March 10, where one person’s trash is another’s high fashion.
WELCOME HOME MONTROSE – The organization for returning veterans is the brainchild of Montrose business owner and community leader Melanie Kline (center). (Photo by Joel Blocker)
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A group of Montrose Citizens is working hard to establish a new concept for Montrose's future – that which supports the country’s wounded warriors.
MAYORAL CANDIDATE – John Clark of Ridgway has been on town council for 11 years. (Photo by Peter Shelton)
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Veteran Ridgway town councilor John Clark is running “to fill the vacuum” left by departing Mayor Pat Willits.
THE STATE OF HEALTH CARE – Ouray residents Glynn Williams, Karen Avery and Brandy Ross engaged in a lively dialogue about the state of health care in Ouray County at a discussion at the Ouray Community Center last Thursday, March 1. CLUB 20 Health Committee Chair Dick Allison moderated. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
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The discussion, held at the Ouray Community Center, was the first of 25 ambitious region-wide health care discussions hosted by CLUB 20 that will take place across the Western Slope this spring, su...
FORUM Q&A – Montrose County Commissioner and incumbent David White, right, of District 3, answers a question at a recent candidate forum in Montrose, while District 1 candidate Ed Ulibarri listens. (Photo by Kati O'Hare)
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Delegates listen to four commissioner candidates prior to upcoming Republican County Assembly.
NORWOOD TRADITION - The annual Norwood horse races bring in about 300 people a day to the San Miguel County Fairgrounds, with a majority of racers coming from out of town, but financial restraints in a bad economy threaten to end the summer tradition. (File photo)
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San Miguel Horse Racing Association is looking for community support to secure this year's racing event.
LUMINARY Award winner Cheryl Roberts. (File photo)
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After 18 years as Ouray County’s Director of Public Health, Cheryl Roberts will retire within the year.
THE BAND IS BACK – With a long-awaited new album on the way, Leftover Salmon members (from left) Drew Emmitt, Greg Garrison, Vince Herman, Jose Martinez, and Andy Thorn are bringing their high-energy slamgrass to the Sheridan Opera House on March 11 and 12. (Photo courtesy of Alicia J. Rose)
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On their current winter tour, a newly refreshed Leftover Salmon is getting all fired up for the release of their newest album, Aquatic Hitchhiker .
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Put on your dancing boots, pony up $40 and support Telluride Adaptive Sports Friday.
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Spend $5 for a chance to win $100,000.
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An individual indicated his willingness to travel to the United States from Brazil for the purpose of having sexual intercourse with three females.
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Complaints from residential tenants of the mixed-use Winter Crown Building lead popular live-music venue at the Llama to shut its doors.
BILL STEELE, coordinator for Public Lands Partnership and husband of Colorado Seventh Judicial District Judge Mary Deganhart, died unexpectedly on Friday, March 2. (Courtesy photo)
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Bill Steele, public lands advocate, and husband of Seventh Judicial District Judge Mary Deganhart, died unexpectedly at age 55, in Ridgway on Friday, March 2.
AVALANCHE CASUALTY – Search and Rescue teams, including members of the Grand County Sheriff’s Department, converged on Beaver Basin, in the La Sals, Sunday, March 2, to recover the body of Redvale resident Garrett Carothers. The 18-year-old was killed Saturday, in an avalanche, while snowmobiling from Gateway, Colo. To Beaver Basin. (Photo courtesy of Utah Avalanche Center)
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After Three Days of Grieving and Counseling, Tiny School Sends Boys' and Girls' Basketball Teams Off to States
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The American Cancer Society’s Daffodil Days comes to San Miguel, Ouray counties Wednesday, March 7.
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Mines and the water problems they cause often aren’t addressed because of certain provisions in the federal Clean Water Act that hold people back from initiating cleanup efforts due to fear of liab...
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Positive Communication with the City and County is a hopeful sign of a successful for this summer’s Main in Motion.
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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)
