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The Town of Telluride is closing April 30 on 13 mining claims totaling just over 100 acres of open space.
GETTING CLOSER – Ouray Mayor Bob Risch accepting a check for $6,000 from Ouray Ice Park, Inc. Boardmember Brad McMillon at Monday’s Ouray City Council meeting. The money, which OIPI raised at the 2012 Ouray Ice Festival, will go toward helping the city acquire U.S. Forest Service land in the heart of the Ouray Ice Park. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
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Ouray inches ever-closer toward closing a deal to purchase a key parcel of U.S. Forest Service land in the heart of the Ouray Ice Park.
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The nominating period for Ridgway Town Council elections runs through Feb. 17. Three council seats and the mayor’s chair are up.
MARK ARCHER of Ridgway is being held at the Montrose County Detention Center on a $60,000 bond. He is alleged to have sexually abused a now 14-year-old girl. (Photo courtesy of Montrose County Jail)
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RIDGWAY – A 39-year-old Ridgway man appeared at a bond hearing in Ouray County Court on Thursday, Feb. 2 on charges of child sexual abuse, and is now being held at the Montrose County Detention Cen...
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Montrose County Hosting 10th Vaccination Clinic…Roland McCook to Speak on History of the Ute People…Local Mushers Shine at the Grand Mesa Sled Dog Races…San Miguel Power Partners Open House Event i...
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TIME TO BUY? – With foreclosure numbers dropping and sales increasing, there are indications that the worst real estate market conditions are behind us, and in some areas, prices are beginning to stabilize. (Photos by Watch Staff)
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The question is no longer “if” but “how long will the recovery take.”
CAUCUS NIGHT – Members of the San Miguel County Republican Party began Tuesday’s caucus with the Pledge of Allegiance at St. Patrick’s church in Telluride. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Rick Santorum wins area voters and the states presidential hopeful nomination at caucuses.
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Mining, fiberoptics, and “Building a Prosperous Ouray”
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Council votes down proposed sales tax increase, for now.
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The theme of this year’s TED Conference is “Full Spectrum.”
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Due to lynx habitat, future grooming of “Tom’s Loop” and “South Meadow Trail” must go through a proper process and analysis with the U.S. Forest Service.
MAP QUEST – Existing wilderness is dark blue; the proposed San Juan Mountains Wilderness shows here in lime green, including the Whitehouse Addition to the Mt. Sneffels Wilderness, and the Sheep Mountain Special Management Area south of Ophir. (Reprinted courtesy of Sheep Mountain Alliance)
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Still on the fence about the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Bill, Tipton will not attend third “listening session” in Telluride next week.
CIVIC POWERHOUSE – Ridgway-Ouray Community Council’s Citizen of the Year for 2012, Dee Williams, has been an energizing force, since 1975, in everything from the Ouray County Nordic Council to saving the Wright Opera House. (Courtesy photo)
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Ouray’s civic powerhouse, Dee Williams, is this year’s Ridgway-Ouray Community Council Citizen of the Year.
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ON THE STUMP – GOP Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum made a stop in Montrose on Saturday looking for support in Tuesday’s Colorado Primary. (Photos by Gus Jarvis)
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The Republican candidate told a large audience on Saturday that he’s a true conservative who can offer a sharp contrast to President Obama.
FOLLOWING HIS PASSION – For 20 years, Dr. David Homer has been Telluride’s “Town Doc” at his private Telluride Family Practice. In April, he’ll be the full-time medical director of the Uncompahgre Medical Center in Norwood. Picture is Homer with his 5-year-old son Noah on Wednesday. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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In a bittersweet decision, Dr. David Homer his following his passion and has accepted a full-time position as medical director of the UMC in Norwood.
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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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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)