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While there is a need for the free late night transportation program, operating such a service is complicated and few answers have yet to be found.
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While commiserating those who are affected by smart meters, the commissioners believe there is not enough data to make a strong case for or against them…BOCC makes its collective voice heard on a v...
READY FOR USE – Donna Harrison, kitchen coordinator for The Shepherd's Hand, points to her new cooking utensils at the facility, 17 N. Sixth St., while a donated washer and dryer for visitors to use sits in the background waiting for a load of clothes. (Photo by Kati O'Hare)
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New soup kitchen provides more than soup in Montrose.
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ALL GUSSIED UP – Gertrude and Jerald Perotti dressed up for the camera. The Perottis were among the oldest ranching families in Ouray County, going back four generations. Gertrude died last week at 95. (Photo courtesy of Rolan Perotti)
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Harmonica-packing Ouray native Gertrude Perotti, one of the last of a pioneer ranching generation, died last week at 95.
ON THE JOB – Crewmen from Ridgway Valley Enterprises form the walls of the new Justice Center Annex building on Jan. 31 south of the Justice Center in Montrose. (Photo by Kati O’Hare)
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The project stems from the state's requirement that the county – home to the 7th Judicial District – provide two additional courtrooms and a new hearing room for the additional judges being added t...
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What started out as a domestic disturbance turned into an arrest of an undocumented immigrant, who appeared to be dealing cocaine.
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Aaron James Ball, a 25-year-old new to Ridgway, was found dead at his apartment on January 16.
DQ’D – Pat Swonger, here in his hometown of Silverton, is considering contesting the state Democratic Party’s recent decision to disqualify him as a candidate in the race for House District 59. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
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Swonger sees the petition process as another way to engage voters, so they can help a fellow citizen get to the statehouse.
TWIRLING SUFIS – Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, foreground, demonstrating a twirling ritual used by Sufi poet Rumi during her writing workshop at the Weehawken Creative Arts Center in Ridgway on Jan. 28. Trommer's new book of poems, The Miracle Always Happening, is a creative imagining of interactions with Rumi, in a contemporary context. (Photo by Joel Blocker)
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San Miguel County’s first poet laureate is crushing on a Persian mystic named Rumi.
JOKE GONE WRONG – Montrose police officers drew their weapons on a Dodge Durango Wednesday afternoon, after receiving a call that individuals inside the vehicle were putting on masks outside a bank, possibly to rob it. (Photo by Kati O’Hare)
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A car, four passengers, some in gorilla masks, draws armed response, stern warning, from Montrose police.
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Mountainfilm in Telluride will premier Ken Burns’ The Dust Bowl, which examines the decade-long, manmade ecological disaster that began in 1930 and nearly ruined America’s breadbasket.
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In Ouray, a park for pooches.
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Ice skating in Norwood is becoming a new pastime thanks to the underutilized ‘Pig Palace’ at the County Fairgrounds.
WINTER MARKET – Karen Byler, far right, of Straw Hat Farm in Montrose answered questions about her products during Montrose's indoor Winter Farmers Market Jan. 21. The indoor farmers market is held on the first and third Saturdays of each month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the old city council chambers off of Centennial Plaza. (Photo by Joel Blocker)
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Locals get farmers market items even in winter
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Communities seek summer airline program support with donations.
TOP FORM – Rick Finkelstein carving down Aspen's Snowmass mountain. Paralyzed in a ski accident six years earlier, he was linking turns again on his first run in ‘The Movement,’ a movie screening as a benefit for benefit the Telluride Adaptive Sports Program Monday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m. at Wilkinson Library. (Photo by Michael Faas)
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The Movement , a ski film produced by Kurt Miller, looks at what happens after a ski accident paralyzes a lifelong skier, chronicling his struggles to get back to the hill that nearly killed him.
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This spring, running enthusiasts of all abilities will be able to take part in a new six-part running event: the Ouray County Race Series.
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Paper, plastic, or neither?
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Montrose School District’s hiring freeze may have done more harm than good.
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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)