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POINTS LEADER - After Monday's win, Nate Holland will wear the yellow bib for the first time. (Courtesy photo ©Tom Zikas)
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Holland beat out a tough field in the finals edging out Canada's Tom Velisek for the win.
RACE THE STATES – Ouray runner Elysa Barron trained in warmer weather this fall on the road between Ouray and Ridgway. Barron plans to run 51 marathons in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the course of 52 weeks, beginning Jan. 30, 2011. (Courtesy photo)
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Ouray runner Elysa Barron will try to run 51 marathons in 52 weeks through 2011.
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Ridgway businesses, Peak to Peak Bicycles and COREsolutions have crafted a training program specific to the Iron Horse Classic bicycle race next Memorial Day.
Rachel Barth
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Breathe Wellness Center’s Rachel Barth integrates multiple modalities into therapeutic massage to offer transformative results for both body and mind.
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The Polar Express, at the Michael D. Palm Theatre, this Friday, Dec. 10 through Sunday, Dec. 12, with special guest singer Ted Keegan, features Telluride’s own Paul DiStefano and Durango’s Katy Bow...
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If the new Ames Conservatory has its way, Telluride will become a hub for the performing arts.
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VISIONS OF SUGAR PLUMS – Kendall Mueller ran through a tunnel made by her fellow pixies during Tuesday’s dress rehearsal for Weehawken Creative Arts’ production of the Nutcracker at Ouray’s Wright Opera House. (Photo by Dale Kondracki)
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Little Ouray Puts on Big Production of ‘Nutcracker’ ballet this weekend.
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Two anti-drug groups team up to help affected Montrose County children have a better holiday, with Winter Warmth Drive.
John Randolph
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Ridgway Resident John Randolph will perform his original song ‘Two Pesos Pobres’ in New Orleans on Dec. 8
WHITE CANYON — Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park wears a coat of white during the winter, and the park is planning special events on Dec. 5 and Dec. 19 to celebrate the season and encourage locals to visit the park and enjoy its winter magic and lack of tourists.
Photo courtesy of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
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Black Canyon National Park has planned December special events to draw more visitors during the winter months.
A WALK ALONG MAIN STREET delivers whiffs of marijuana from dispensaries as well as cannabis images on sandwich signs. Some residents and tourists find this in-your-face approach offensive, especially when children are in tow. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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With neighboring counties voting to ban marijuana in the November election, tiny Telluride may be poised to the southwestern Colorado’s hub for the medical marijuana industry.
NEW DIRECTION AT TELLURIDE TV – Katie Karow has taken the helm as Telluride TV’s new Executive Director, just in time for the launch of its new, locally-produced, “Telluride Time” program hosted by Ashley Boling and airing throughout the ski season. (Courtesy photo).
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With its funding back in place, Telluride TV has a new executive director and locally-produced programming on tap for the season.
COURT JESTER Ben Potter during Tuesday’s dress rehearsal for the Sheridan Arts Foundation Young People’s Theatre production of an original play by Artistic Director Jen Julia, Sleeping Beauty (Sort Of). (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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In it’s 12th year the Young People’s Theater takes an unorthodox look at Sleeping Beauty.
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Free photos with Santa at Elks Lodge during Ouray’s Yule Night
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San Juan Healthcare Foundation Donates Blood Cell Counter to San Juan Cancer Center ... Center for Avalanche Studies Fundraiser Features Venture Snowboards ... Early Childhood Education Text-to-Giv...
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A coyote in Cortez has tested positive for rabies, bringing the rabid animal count in the state to 138 animals for this year.
George Newton Swift (June 26, 1910-Nov. 21, 2010)
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An enormous number of people were touched by knowing him over his long and very active life.
MADE IN PERU – Rosmery Ortega Johnson has missed her native Peru since moving to Ridgway seven years ago but she’s bringing back a little of home with handbags she design and has made by artisans in her native city of Cusco, the ancient Capital of the Incas. Ortega’s bags are available in boutiques in Telluride and Vail and now she’s making them available from her studio at a discounted price. (Photo by Beverly Corbell)
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Peruvian designer uses fine leather, fabrics made by indigenous people for one-of-a-kind handbags.
John Jacob Wool,52, is a suspect in the shooting. (Courtesy photo)
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A longtime dispute between parties involved in the Nov. 24 shooting may be at the heart of the shooting that sent Delta resident Patricia Johnson to St. Mary’s Hospital, in Grand Junction.
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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)