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LIKE FATHER LIKE DAUGHTER – Ridgway’s Steve and Tracy Hill, seen here coaching the All-State basketball game in 1996, have always had a special bond around basketball. Under her father’s tutelage, Tracy became the most prolific scorer in Colorado high school history. She will be inducted this summer into the National High School Hall of Fame. (Courtesy photo)
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Prolific Ridgway scorer Tracy Hill is being inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame this July in Nashville, Tenn.
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The Telluride Historical Museum has hired Erica Kinias, who most recently served as Programs and Grants Manager for the Arizona Humanities Council, and who has held positions with the Chiddingstone...
FOOD FROM SEED TO TABLE – Valley Food Partnership Fran Adams working with Olathe Elementary School teacher Paul Althaus and students in his fifth-grade class. (Courtesy photo)
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The Valley Food Partnership is working with the with Olathe Elementary School’s fifth-grade class to build and stock a greenhouse that will be used by school cooks.
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‘R-squared – The Risk & Reward Conference’ launches fall 2012 in Telluride
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Former Mountain Village Finance Director Erin Neer designed MuniRevs, an automated, paperless, self-collecting tax collection and licensing system whereby businesses submit sales tax information an...
SEN. MARK UDALL testifies in front of the Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee on the merits of the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act.
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Udall’s San Juan Mountains Wilderness legislation takes first step forward
HONORED – Ouray County’s Lynn Padgett was chosen Commissioner of the Year by Colorado Counties, Inc., at a cermony in December. She is flanked by CCI Board member John Sandoval (left) and husband Jeff Litteral. (Courtesy photo)
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“I think I have been able to represent the interests of the people and businesses of Ouray County, and would be honored to continue to do that,” says Ouray County Commissioner Lynn Padgett, who wil...
ON THE BALLOT – During Saturday’s San Miguel County Democratic Party Assembly at the San Miguel County Courthouse, local Democrats confirmed the nomination of Elaine Fischer as the party’s candidate for the District 1 county commissioner seat. Dan Chancellor was also nominated on Saturday to run for the District 3 seat in the November election. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Because of an unforeseen housing issue, Christine McGinley drops from candidacy in District 1 county commissioner primary.
DENNIS OlMSTEAD – Democratic candidate for Montrose County Commissioner
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One More Democrat Joins Montrose County Commissioner Race
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Need help navigating Medicare for the first time? Call Mabel Risch in Montrose.
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Regional groups, including the Ouray County Ranching History Museum, are hosting a symposium in April, at the 4-H Event Center, to explore “Regional Successes, Past and Present,” on the changes com...
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Two enhancements have already been made to AT&T’s cellular network in Telluride with a major enhancement may be completed by the end of the summer.
ABBIE BREWER, new marketing manager of the Montrose Farmers Market. (Courtesy Photo)
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Montrose Farmers Market’s new manager is excited about her new position and new programs, including an online distribution program.
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The ruling appears to end JetAway's long legal battle with Montrose County.
‘NO LLAMA, no music, no nightlife, no fun,’ was the message of one Llama patron, who joined others in posting messages on the restaurant/night club’s windows after learning of its closure. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Owner Fletcher McKusker is philosophical about the closing of a business that started as a Mexican restaurant on West Pacific Ave. in 2004.
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SORTING IT OUT – Professional mountaineer Hilaree O'Neill carefully sorts through her gear as she packs for a 70-day Mt. Everest expedition commemorating the 50th anniversary of the American summit of the world's highest mountain. National Geographic is blogging about the expedition and will feature it in their May 2013 issue. To compare the gear of the 2012 expedition to that of the American team who first summitted in 1963, go to National Geographic. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Telluride mom and North Face mountaineer Hilaree O’Neill departs for Everest this week as part of National Geographic’s 50th Anniversary of Americans climbing Everest.
MORNING CHILL – Mountain Chill Radio’s new morning DJ Janet Dunham eases listeners into the day during her live DJ set, Morning Drive Time. Listeners in Telluride, Norwood and Mountain Village can tune in at KRKQ 95.5 FM. Listeners anywhere at all can tune in via i-Tunes or at mountainchill.com.
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Janet Dunham is the newest voice at Mountain Chill Radio, the independent radio station otherwise known as KRKQ 95.5 FM that hit the airwaves around Mountain Village, Norwood and Telluride last fall.
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‘To Cody, Abby, Laura, Jim, Hoot, Wiley and everybody in between. You are missed beyond belief.’
READY TO SHIP – David Whitelaw (right), housekeeping manager of Mountain Lodge at Telluride, sent out his first shipment of soap and bottled amenities to Clean the World, as a new partner in its hotel amenity recycling program. (Courtesy photo)
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Spearheaded by Tomboy Soap Company’s Denise Weaver, Telluride is beginning to do its part to reduce hotel amenity waste, and save children’s lives at the same time.
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Senate Bill 48 eases impediments to local markets by exempting home kitchens from certain health inspections.
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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)