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Montrose School District’s hiring freeze may have done more harm than good.
STAR SKIER - Telluride's Gus Kenworthy is expected to rock at the Winter X Games, which start today. (Photo by Robin MacDonald)
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Telluride’s Gus Kenworthy to make his X Games comeback this weekend in Aspen.
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“GOD, I LOVE IT.” – Wilkinson Library founder Larry Wilkinson, at 89, still gets out on Telluride’s mountain whenever he can. (Photos by Peter Shelton)
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From quonset hut to stone jail to five stars.
ZEST CREW – Chef/owner Mark Krasic (right) with sous chef Matt Gorman (center) and Jay Cheromcha (left) behind Zest’s 12-foot deli case. (Photo by Gus Jarvis)
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Gourmet food to go, daily specials, a salad bar, and affordable prices are the ideas behind Telluride’s newest dining establishment, Zest.
SILVER MINE – San Miguel Power Association workers installed a power line at the Revenue-Virginius mine near Yankee Boy Basin above Ouray Tuesday. A flurry of activity has taken place at the mine in recent months. New operators hope to resume mining operations at the historic silver property by 2013. (Photo courtesy of San Miguel Power Association)
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Denver company acquires historic silver mine near Ouray.
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Supporters of the beleaguered Home Safe Program are trying to find a way to keep it in operation.
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This week, Serra is expected to be transferred to the Denver Regional Diagnostic Center where he will be evaluated based on his behavior and crimes.
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Two subjects that keep coming around like a bad penny, visual impacts and waste tires, highlighted last week’s meeting of the Ouray Board of County Commissioners.
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A new Colorado Geological Survey document helps to identify
little-known geologic hazards that can, if unaddressed, wreak havoc on homes, commercial buildings and infrastructure built in Montrose ...
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A green light for a greener future in Ouray and Ridgway
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College and Financial Aid Night at Wilkinson Library Tuesday...Register a team for the second annual MSEF Trivia Bowl
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Although there are similarities among the recent rash of burglaries in Montrose, not all of them are related.
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As the biggest storm of the season blankets the state, the avalanche hazard increases in the San Juans and throughout Colorado.
SEIZED – The door of the Q&T convenience store of East Main Street, along with four other Q&T stores, was seized by the Colorado Department of Revenue Monday for nonpayment of $46,745 in sales taxes. A man in the parking lot of one of the seized properties, who claimed to be the owner, said he expects to have the stores reopened by the end of the week. (Photo by Kati O’Hare)
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If the taxes aren't paid, the properties are scheduled for auction in the first week of February.
HIGH LIVING – Lizzy Tilles served up an elegant lunch, including Croque Madame with duck leg, lobster gnocci and lamb stew at Bon Vivante, the newest fine-dining restaurant on the ski area . (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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A completely outdoor, umbrella-covered and heated deck restaurant at the top of Telluride’s Polar Express Lift, Bon Vivant confirms Telski is headed in a “different direction” with its culinary exp...
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Thirty thousand acres of proposed oil and gas leases in the North Fork Valley raised the ire of local Delta County residents.
ELYSA BARRON lopes along the course of the Running from an Angel marathon near Boulder City, Nev. on Jan. 7. It was her last of 51 marathons that she’s run over the past year for the nonprofit organization First Descents. (Courtesy photo by Joe Skalsky)
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‘Race the states’ endeavor raised $20,000 for First Descents
THE POWER OF FLOUR – Amy Madaris, founder, with her parents and husband, Roger, of Ridgway’s new bakery/café, Flour Power, in the Silver San Juan Building. (Photo by Peter Shelton)
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Flour Power, Ridgway’s new bakery/café just opened in the Silver San Juan Building downtown.
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Ouray Hot Springs Pool breaks a million, gets a facelift.
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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)