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SEN. MARK UDALL testifies in front of the Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee on the merits of the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act.
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Udall’s San Juan Mountains Wilderness legislation takes first step forward
HONORED – Ouray County’s Lynn Padgett was chosen Commissioner of the Year by Colorado Counties, Inc., at a cermony in December. She is flanked by CCI Board member John Sandoval (left) and husband Jeff Litteral. (Courtesy photo)
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“I think I have been able to represent the interests of the people and businesses of Ouray County, and would be honored to continue to do that,” says Ouray County Commissioner Lynn Padgett, who wil...
ON THE BALLOT – During Saturday’s San Miguel County Democratic Party Assembly at the San Miguel County Courthouse, local Democrats confirmed the nomination of Elaine Fischer as the party’s candidate for the District 1 county commissioner seat. Dan Chancellor was also nominated on Saturday to run for the District 3 seat in the November election. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Because of an unforeseen housing issue, Christine McGinley drops from candidacy in District 1 county commissioner primary.
DENNIS OlMSTEAD – Democratic candidate for Montrose County Commissioner
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One More Democrat Joins Montrose County Commissioner Race
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Need help navigating Medicare for the first time? Call Mabel Risch in Montrose.
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Regional groups, including the Ouray County Ranching History Museum, are hosting a symposium in April, at the 4-H Event Center, to explore “Regional Successes, Past and Present,” on the changes com...
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Two enhancements have already been made to AT&T’s cellular network in Telluride with a major enhancement may be completed by the end of the summer.
ABBIE BREWER, new marketing manager of the Montrose Farmers Market. (Courtesy Photo)
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Montrose Farmers Market’s new manager is excited about her new position and new programs, including an online distribution program.
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The ruling appears to end JetAway's long legal battle with Montrose County.
‘NO LLAMA, no music, no nightlife, no fun,’ was the message of one Llama patron, who joined others in posting messages on the restaurant/night club’s windows after learning of its closure. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Owner Fletcher McKusker is philosophical about the closing of a business that started as a Mexican restaurant on West Pacific Ave. in 2004.
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SORTING IT OUT – Professional mountaineer Hilaree O'Neill carefully sorts through her gear as she packs for a 70-day Mt. Everest expedition commemorating the 50th anniversary of the American summit of the world's highest mountain. National Geographic is blogging about the expedition and will feature it in their May 2013 issue. To compare the gear of the 2012 expedition to that of the American team who first summitted in 1963, go to National Geographic. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Telluride mom and North Face mountaineer Hilaree O’Neill departs for Everest this week as part of National Geographic’s 50th Anniversary of Americans climbing Everest.
MORNING CHILL – Mountain Chill Radio’s new morning DJ Janet Dunham eases listeners into the day during her live DJ set, Morning Drive Time. Listeners in Telluride, Norwood and Mountain Village can tune in at KRKQ 95.5 FM. Listeners anywhere at all can tune in via i-Tunes or at mountainchill.com.
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Janet Dunham is the newest voice at Mountain Chill Radio, the independent radio station otherwise known as KRKQ 95.5 FM that hit the airwaves around Mountain Village, Norwood and Telluride last fall.
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‘To Cody, Abby, Laura, Jim, Hoot, Wiley and everybody in between. You are missed beyond belief.’
READY TO SHIP – David Whitelaw (right), housekeeping manager of Mountain Lodge at Telluride, sent out his first shipment of soap and bottled amenities to Clean the World, as a new partner in its hotel amenity recycling program. (Courtesy photo)
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Spearheaded by Tomboy Soap Company’s Denise Weaver, Telluride is beginning to do its part to reduce hotel amenity waste, and save children’s lives at the same time.
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Senate Bill 48 eases impediments to local markets by exempting home kitchens from certain health inspections.
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Funeral services are planned for Monday, March 26.
JOE NOLL flanked by his teacher, Ouray School Special Education Director Barb Vickers, and his father, Rick Noll. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
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“How is my life just like yours?” A Ouray student with Down syndrome counts the ways, in his prize-winning essay.
GOING GREENER – Montrose's Recla Metals, a metal supplier and recycling center, recently installed a 50-kw system on the roof of its building. (Photo Courtesy of Tom Polikalas)
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Montrose’s Recla Metals has become the largest collector of solar energy in Montrose County.
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Ouray County Commissioners Heidi Albritton and Lynn Padgett came away from the NACo Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C., having listened, and been heard.
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JANELLE SMILEY topped the podium at the recent ISMF North American Ski Mountaineering Championships in Crested Butte on Jan. 28-29. Fellow La Sportiva-sponsored athlete Sari Anderson took second, and Stevie Kremer took third in the women’s division. (Courtesy photo)
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“Butte Mutants” Janelle Smiley and friends took the Mt. Sneffels Half Loop by storm earlier this month. Now, Smiley’s got her sights set on a second trip to Claut, Italy for the biennial World Cham...
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SAFETY FIRST – Surrounded by students, Gov. Hickenlooper signed a bill into law at Ouray School on Thursday afternoon that seeks to enhance school safety across Colorado by providing support at the state level to hire more school resource officers. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
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)
