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DONATION DAY – TSSC skiers Anna Fake, Ebba Green, Maddie Gumerman and Hayden Fake grabbed first chair Wednesday morning in Telluride as the ski area brought back the TSSC Donation Day benefit. Skiers were given world flags to wave as the rode up lift 4 in anticipation of the World cup event that will be held in Telluride in a few weeks. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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TSG opens the 2010-2011 season with yet more upgrades and improvements, including new night dinners at Alpino Vino and new storefronts in the Mountain Village Core
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Six Ridgway artists present Art Studio Night this Wednesday, featuring photography, painting, ceramics and functional art.
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Montrose ACT has announced the grand marshals for this year’s North Pole Fantasy-themed Holiday Parade of Lights.
SCENIC NATIVITY – Father Mike Walker, a retired Catholic priest, created his Montrose front yard nativity scene from chainsaw-carved tree trunks. For the holidays, he had the figures repainted and added a lighted Christmas tree to signal the coming season. (Photo by Beverly Corbell)
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A ‘Miracle on Miami’ Road brought his wooden Virgin Mary back to a priest’s house in Montrose.
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Weehawken/Voyager hold Gingerbread House Workshops Dec. 11, 12 in Ouray, Ridgway, on a first-come, first-served basis.
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‘New breeding density maps are critical to ensure the largest biological return on our conservation investment.’
TEACHER NOMINEE – Ellen Angeles, who teaches English as a Second Language at Johnson Elementary School in Montrose, is one of the nominees for 2011 Teacher of the Year award, presented annually by the Montrose Education Foundation. Teachers and other school employees were honored with a reception last Thursday at the Montrose Pavilion when the nominees were announced. (Photo by Beverly Corbell)
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Olathe High nominates 10 teachers for ‘Teacher of the Year’ award.
RUNWAY AT DUSK - With the current curfew in place, summer flights can land as late as 9 p.m. while winter flights terminate as early as 5:20 p.m. on the shortest days of the year. (File photo)
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A new TEX board committee will help the airport figure out the implications of a proposed winter curfew expansion.
GONDOLA GROUNDS, the new micro-coffee shop in Mountain Village, is located adjacent to the Gondola terminal in Town Hall Plaza. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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New coffee shop in Town Hall Plaza will be open year-round.
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For all you hot shot basketball players out there, participate in the Ouray Elks Hoop Shoot on Dec. 12 and go national.
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Peter Decker has a new book out, a “satiric novel” that reads like recent history.
LEUKEMIA PATIENT MAX SCHUETZ, looking out the window of Children’s Hospital in Denver, where he recently began receiving treatment for a second time, after his cancer returned. Although he is responding to chemotherapy, a bone marrow transplant gives him the best chance of making a full recovery. A bone marrow registration drive for Max will take place at the Montrose Public Library on Dec. 4, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (Courtesy photo)
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It’s easier than you think to register as a bone marrow donor.
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Learn about REAP energy efficiency grants in Montrose, or Gunnison’s Prairie Dog Conservation in Poncha Springs.
John Jacob Wool,52, is a suspect in the shooting. (Courtesy photo)
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An altercation on Escalante Road in Montrose County led to pepper spraying and a shotgun blast, wounding a 66-year-old woman.
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While city officials say the numbers are not up all that dramatically, they agree that communication between police and the business community could be better.
RENTAL POOL – The former Telluride Visitors Center building will be transformed into a long-term, free-market rental property with three bedrooms and three-and-a-half bathrooms. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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There was more to consider than just the sales price when it came to acquiring the former Telluride Visitor’s Center.
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Montrose BOCC and Hospital Trustees remained locked in a battle of wills despite court-ordered negotiations.
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The Town of Telluride forgot to ask Mountain Village to help pay for a new solar array being installed at the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
READY FOR BUSINESS - Despite the foreclosure process, the receiver in control of Capella and Inn at Lost Creek hotel and condominium projects, Jack Westergom, said at a town council meeting last week that the properties will remain open and he is seeking ways to improve them as well. (File photo)
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The court-appointed receiver controlling the Capella and Inn at Lost Creek is looking for ways to improve the properties and to make them self-sufficient.
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Over $750,000 has been raised from both private donations and grants to save Ouray’s Wright Opera House.
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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)