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For the past two decades the Montrose Community Foundation has given more than a half-million dollars to local charities every year through its Forever Fund grant program.
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MONTROSE – The National Mule Deer Foundation is launching an Uncompahgre Mule Deer Chapter on the Western Slope of Colorado in Montrose, organized by Chairmen Mark Harmon and Bruce Leben, who wil...
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Dinner in the Dark, a fundraiser for Telluride Adaptive Sports Program, will feature an inspiring presentation by Erik Weihenmayer, the first blind adventurer to summit Mt. Everest.
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It’s not just for seasoned climbers, but anyone interested in finding out what the sport is all about.
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The Sherbino Theater met its fundraising goal in late 2012, earning$25,000 in matching funds from an anonymous Ridgway donor.
MAN THERAPY – Dr. Rich Mahogany in an advertisement of the new Man Therapy program created by Colorado’s Office of Suicide Prevention. (Courtesy image)
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Man Therapy aims to provide men approaching crisis, and their loved ones, a website to learn more about men’s mental health.
IT’S A FAMILY AFFAIR – Jarrett Arguelles and his sister Jessie Rae McConnell, with her daughter, Madeline, at Wizard Emporium and Custom Framing. Jarrett and his dad, Chuck Arguelles, will run the custom framing business, while Jessie Rae and her mom, Jackie Arugelles, run the emporium. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Telluride family unveils Wizard Emporium, a locally and sustainably minded gift shop.
ESTATE VINEYARD – The Pritchard Hill Estate vineyard. The smaller vines on the right are Cabernet; the Syrah are to the left. The view is of Lake Hennessy, with the winery residence in the background. (Courtesy photo)
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When Harmon Brown and his wife, Joanne, bought a home in California’s Napa Valley in 2006, they were not thinking of starting a winery.
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EAGLENet Says It’s Just a ‘Temporary Postponement’ WESTERN SAN JUANS – The Broomfield-based telecommunications co-op EAGLENet Alliance is waiting for a determination from the feds in the comi...
JUST ACROSS THE RIVER – Dr. Dave Sherwood, for 16 years a physician at Mountain Medical Center in Ridgway, has left to start his own family-medicine practice across Highway 550 in temporary quarters in the Ridgway Pharmacy building. He and wife Donna will add new office space this coming summer. (Photo by Peter Shelton)
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Longtime Ridgway doc, Dave Sherwood, has left Mountain Medical to start his own practice.
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While it seeks approval for the proposed Pinon Ridge Uranium Mill in Montrose County, Energy Fuels invests in the largest the largest known uranium deposit in the United States in Virginia.
TIME TO RELAX – Travis and Becky Best, owners of Best Appliance and Home Gallery in Montrose, are closing the retail business’s doors; they opened it in 1995. Their son, Allen, will continue to run the family’s appliance service business. (Photo by Gus Jarvis)
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Since 1995, customers from around the region including Telluride, Ouray, Ridgway and Montrose have purchased home appliances – everything from refrigerators to stoves to washing machines – from Bes...
SEED STORAGE – Colorado Parks and Wildlife staffer Jim Garner organizing Mountain Mahogany seeds at the organization’s new 9,000 square-foot seed warehouse, northwest of Delta. (Photo by William Woody)
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Grass and forb seed, critical for habitat restoration, are being collected in a new 9.000-square-foot facility northwest of Delta.
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While the county maintains ‘healthy’ reserves, those savings may be needed in the next five years.
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Organized into three primary categories – including crops, livestock and business management – the daylong forum will bring a wealth of knowledge to both long-time and prospective food producers on...
WELCOME ABOARD – Friends of the Wright Opera House President Dee Williams and newly hired Executive Director Josh Gowans at the Wright Opera House in Ouray. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
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The new year promises to be a good one for the Wright Opera House, as s the grand old theater building in the heart of the National Historic District of Ouray celebrates its 125th anniversary in 20...
STORMIN’ NORMAN – The retired four-star general at Telluride’s 2005 Fourth of July Parade
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Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who died on Dec. 27, is remembered in Telluride as an activist/philanthropist.
DINOSAUR FOSSIL – An Allosaurus fossil, found by Sylvan Bald on a hike in Ilium Valley last May, was stabilized by Dr. Jon Powell, with acetone and glue, as Bald (far right) and Telluride Mountain School math and science teacher Andy Shoff (center) looked on. Once stabilized, the fossil was moved to a secure location. (Courtesy photo)
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A Telluride 8th grader discovered an Ilium Valley fossil that likely belongs to one of the most fearsome dinosaurs: the Allosaurus.
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As part of a state-sponsored Main Street Program, a report on Ridgway’s economic-development future will be presented Tuesday, Jan. 8, at Town Hall.
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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)