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A judge sends the uranium mill licensing decision back to the CDPHE, which initially granted Energy Fuels a radioactive materials license in 2011.

CHUCK HORNING
The owner of the Telluride Ski Resort has no intention of stepping back from day-to-day management of the business and no interest in selling.
The State of Colorado and the Ute Mountain Ute tribe signed an agreement last week to define and guarantee Indian hunting, fishing and gathering rights beyond the reservation.
Ouray’s county commissioners met in a work session Monday to discuss goals for 2013.
The college fair is open to everyone, current and potential adult college students, parents, high school students and all adult learners interested in options for higher education and how to pay fo...

INOCULATED? – Public health officials overwhelmingly agree that it isn’t too late to be immunized with this year’s flu vaccine – and that those who haven’t yet gotten the vaccine should do so as soon as possible. (File photo)
Telluride is seeing uptick in influenza and norovirus since Christmas holiday; Montrose and Ouray counties have not been as hard – yet.

HOSPITAL BOARD HEARING – Montrose County Commissioner Ron Henderson, left, listened to fellow commissioner Gary Ellis speak on the appointment of new members to the Montrose Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees during a special meeting of the County Commissioners Friday Jan. 11. (Photo by William Woody)
The Montrose Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees has a quorum following new appointments by the BOCC.

INES PAPERT rested her hand as she worked her way toward the top of the Elite Mixed Climbing Competition route on Saturday; she went on to win 1st Place in the Women’s Division. (Photo by William Woody)
Almost every contender managed the lower portion of the climb and many exhibited jaw-dropping, head-scratching feats of strength and flexibility as they figured out how to tackle the complexities a...
The Ridgway Area Trails Group is hosting a party this Saturday at the Sherbino to discuss BLM’s single-track trails plan.

POWER CHECK – The San Miguel Power Assn.’s Board of Directors and General Manager Kevin Ritter (right to left) presented a $10,000 check to Paul Major of the Telluride Foundation, while BOD members Marcus Wilson, Wes Perrin, Rube Felicelli, Jerry Hoffer, Jack Sibold, Doylene Garvey and Dave Alexander looked on. The donation was made possible through SMPA’s Sharing Success Program, launched last fall by CoBank, an SMPA funding resource, offering rural electric cooperatives matching funds for donations made to charities in their communities. The program required that the donation needed to be given to a single entity; SMPA donated the full $10,000 to The Telluride Foundation, for a donor-advised account. (Courtesy photo)
Emergency Preparedness for Daycare Centers...Monday Night Avalanche Awareness Forum Series...
SMPA Calling for 2013 Scholarship Applications...January 2013 is Radon Action Month in Montrose...MMH I...
Cost and timing challenges cause some on council to argue against proceeding on improves to the Town Park Pavilion…Council discusses skier traffic jam at gondola spur
In December the Wilkinson Public Library announced it would close on Sundays to help close a budget deficit; a crowd gathered Tuesday to protest the decision.
BLUE LAKE – Blue Lake in Upper Bridal Veil basin, as seen from the air on Friday. Part of the Colorado River Basin headwaters, Blue Lake serves as a backup surface water source for the Town of Telluride. It will feed the soon to be constructed Pandora Water Treatment Plant. The water level is well below normal, for this time of year, as the snow-covered shoreline clearly shows. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
Future water demands in the entire river basin were analyzed under various hypothetical situations including population growth, potential savings from conservation, and differing economic conditions.
San Miguel County resident Beth Hess is recovering at St. Mary’s Hospital, in Grand Junction, from injuries suffered in a Jan. 4 car accident.
MONTROSE HOSPITAL - Richard Harding, left, was appointed to the Montrose Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees in Dec. 2012. (Photo by William Woody)
Ongoing Disputes Over Control of MMH
Monday’s event has been coordinated by the grassroots gun violence prevention advocacy organization Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
President Jeff Proteau says the Town of Mountain Village Owners’ Association will seek more input from its members as it faces funding challenges
Thanks to a collaborative effort between the Telluride Montrose Regional Air Organization, the Telluride Ski Resort, the Telluride Tourism Board, and Crested Butte Mountain Resort, two-for-one air...
The city has months to consider whether to restrict or regulate pot businesses
With ever more demands placed on the Colorado River and its tributaries, the Telluride Institute is launching a new initiative on water, beginning with with the screening next week of the Redford C...
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RATS’ NEST – A rack of demo bikes at last year’s Ridgway Area Trails (RAT) Festival in Hartwell Park. This year’s 3rd annual will again feature trail building and skills clinics, along with a new Friday beer-and-shorts film night at the Sherbino Theater. (Courtesy photo)
VOLUNTEER Linda Granzow worked twine through spent round casings at the Welcome Home Montrose Warrior Resource Center last week. (Photo by William Woody)
WARRIOR WIND CHIMES – Welcome Home Montrose staff Emily Smith painted ceramic part of wind chimes at the Welcome Home Montrose Warrior Resource Center last week. (Photo by William Woody)
BACK HOME IN TELLURIDE – members of Telluride’s Volunteer Fire Department helped move the Galloping Goose No. 4 back to its home next to the San Miguel County Courthouse on May 16. The railbus spent the last four years in Ridgway while it was refurbished. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)

ROBERT JUSTIS (Courtesy photo)
