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AFGHAN BOUND — Members of the National Guard’s 928th medical unit received a rousing parade and sendoff in Montrose on Monday. The troops had another sendoff ceremony at Ft. Collins on Tuesday before traveling to Washington State, where they’ll undergo more training before shipping out for a tour in Afghanistan. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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National Guard ‘M.A.S.H.’ unit leaves Colorado for more training before shipping out
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More than 60 businesses are expected at the Montrose Pavilion for the 12th annual Uncompahgre Valley Business Expo on Jan. 14.
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Telluride and Norwood enjoyed a year in the sports spotlight in 2010, thanks to luminary athletes and record-smashing high school teams.
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Perhaps the most significant arts story for 2010 is the successful campaign to purchase the historic Wright Opera House in Ouray and preserve it as a small performance space and a home for the Cent...
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What a year – from joy for the January winners of a raffled-off Habitat for Humanity home to sorrow for regulars at Baked in Telluride, destroyed in an early-morning fire in February, with births a...
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Victim says shooting wasn’t a suicide attempt.
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In Mountain Village and Telluride, 2010 brought a host of new businesses.
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Losing the war on weeds, Ridgway gets serious about a Weed Management Plan.
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A fundraiser for the Red Mountain Pass Area Chapter of the Colorado Mountain Club.
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Former Ouray High School student Brianna White Gomez dies in auto accident in Texas.
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Ouray County’s 4-H Club hopes to re-energize with fundraiser dinner on New Year’s Eve.
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DEEP AND DANGEROUS – A skier dropped into Deep and Dangerous from Delta Bowl in early 2010. The popular off-piste ski terrain has now been closed by the US Forest Service. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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While the backcountry access gates into Bear Creek are now closed, it seems the battle has only just begun.
PIÑON RIDGE – A small crowd gathered to tour the site of a proposed uranium mill in the west end of Montrose County last spring. (File photo)
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For the second year in a row, the proposed Piñon Ridge uranium mill makes it into the top five stories of the year.
THE CAPELLA will close its doors on Jan. 31. (File photo)
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For the third year in a row Colorado residents and local governments faced hard economic times, and if three state-wide ballot measures had passed in November, things would have gotten even worse.
PAINTED SKY – Clouds and rainbows painted the Cimarron Range above Ridgway in a rainbow of color following the move of a series of powerful late-autumn thunderstorms to the east. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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It was the most contentious issue to hit Ouray County last year, and it’s likely not going away any time soon.
MOUNTAIN VILLAGE – An aerial view of the Mountain Village Core (File photo).
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After two years the Mountain Village Comprehensive Plan cleared a major milestone.
TELLURIDE AIRPORT – The newly completed runway and TEX airport terminal as seen from the air last year. (Photo by Brett Schrekcengost)
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With the expansion of the terminal in Montrose and the possibility of allowing larger planes into Telluride, air travel into the two airports is improving.
DEMOCRATIC GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE – And now, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper came through Ouray shortly before election day with his “GiddyUp ‘n’ Vote” bus tour. (Photo by Peter Shelton)
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The 2010 midterm election dominated local and national news.
A LATE-NIGHT FIRE – Began in the basement of Baked in Telluride Feb. 9 and smoldered for several days, burning the popular eatery to the ground (File photo).
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Baked in Telluride, which first opened its doors in 1976, burned to the ground in February. The new and improved Baked in Telluride is expected to open in time for Telluride Bluegrass Festival 2011.
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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)