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Get ready for more soap opera stylings in the NFL as Favre makes a run at the Super Bowl. That’s right, the old man is gunning for the postseason.
THS CHEERLEADING SQUAD – (top, left to right) Whitney Rigsby, Juliette Brown, Katie Mallard, Jo Bush, Tenae Sandoval, Mackenzie Bronson, Allison Horn, Cale Cramer, Emily Horn, Shelby Blueher, Coach Katie Kennedy; (bottom, left to right) Jayleen Troutwin, Yayoi Tani, Amy Knight, Madison Ward, Natalie Brown, Chancee Forestier, Carla Stauder, Coach Liza Huet. Not Pictured: Coach Teresa Brachle. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
The THS cheer squad will perform its most difficult routine to date at Regionals on Saturday.

GRIPPED – Johnny Gregory, a junior at Ouray High School and captain of the 13-member Ouray/Ridgway Climbing team, made a move on the elementary school’s climbing wall at last Thursday’s practice. Open climbing at the wall is free and open to the public on Tuesdays from 6-8 p.m. (Photo courtesy Jason Nelson)
Ridgway/Ouray Climbing Team eyeing new summits this season.

STATE MAMMAL – The Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep has a special home in the Ouray area. Learn more about the issues facing the animal’s survival at tonight’s Living With Wildlife talk that will take place at 7 p.m. at the Ridgway Community Center. (Photo courtesy of The San Juan Corridors Coalition)
Colorado’s bighorn sheep population has increased dramatically, but still needs protection.
The U12 Shockwave soccer team went 2-1 in the Cortez Panther Prowl over the weekend.
THS freshman Josephine Bush finished 10th at the State Meet in Fort Collins on Saturday.
Lady Miners finish season at Districts with two losses and a win.

SPIKE! – Telluride eighth grader Scout Franklin readied the ball for a grand spike at the Minerdome Saturday, in an early-morning game featuring Telluride vs. Ridgway. Telluride lost the first match, but then won the next two, coming away with a final score of 15-8. (Photo by Erin Raley)
After an impressive win over Ridgway, two losses eliminated the team from league championship contention on Saturday.
The THS volleyball squad has two regular season games left, both on the road, before district play begins in Ignacio.
The middle school volleyball team played its last regular game of the season last night. A win would mean tournament berth.

OPHIR CLIMB – John Hubbard (left) Daniel Murray (right) and a K-9 competitor raced to the top of the pass in Sunday morning’s Ophir Hill Pass Climb. See page 9 for full story. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
This is no Imogene Pass Run…It’s a race by the people, for the people.
The U14 girls’ and boys’ soccer teams gave bigger teams from the “city” a run for their money at the Colorado State Recreational Tourney.

PREPARATIONS – Stephen Allen tuned up the brakes on his Surly Cross Check steel framed touring bicycle in preparation for his around-the-world departure from Telluride on Oct. 15. Photo by Brett Schreckengost
With a newly formed nonprofit he created, Stephen Allen is going global in his fight against epilepsy.
MINERS VS. TITANS – Telluride High School senior Edgar Torres controlled a high ball during Tuesday’s game against Crested Butte. The Miners lost, 0-5. (Photo by Erin Raley)
Coach said teams loss is the kind that comes under pressure.
SPIKE – Telluride senior Emma Gross nailed the ball across the net and into the Mancos Lady Bluejays’ court during Friday’s game at the Minerdome. Telluride played strong that evening but eventually lost the match in five games. Photo by Erin Raley)
With weekend losses, Lady Miners get a glimpse of what it will take to make it to the top of the conference.
Fat Alley defeated Flubba Dubba Floradora to claim the A League championship for at least the fourth year in a row.
THS senior Nate Brannon has qualified for the State golf tournament on Oct. 6 and 7.
GOING THE DISTANCE – In his first cross country competition, seventh-grader Malcolm Major flew to the finish line during Friday’s meet at the Ridgway Reservoir. Malcolm finished 13th with a time of 16:55. (Photo courtesy of Keith Hampton)
Telluride’s small contingent of runners posted impressive times at Ridgway race.
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BIG NEWS – Motion Picture Corporation of America CEO Brad Krevoy (at right), who is a producer of “When Calls the Heart,” and two of the show’s stars, Daniel Lissing and Erin Krakow (left and center), were among those who spoke at Tuesday’s press conference at the State Capitol. (Photo by Greg Clifton)
Law enforcement officials in San Miguel County are searching for the whereabouts of 33-year-old Matthew Busker, who was reported missing on Monday. (Courtesy photo_

ALL AMERICA CITY MANAGER – Montrose City Manager Bill Bell flourished the award Sunday evening in Denver. Montrose was awarded the title of All America City this weekend. (Photo courtesy Scott Shine)
TELLURIDE ACADEMY STAFF – Gathered for a pre-season photo just prior to the Monday, June 10, launch of its 33rd Summer Season. (Courtesy photo)
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER – Trish Greenwood, Ridgway Elementary School’s new principal (here with husband Jim Nowak), is returning to the school where she began teaching, in 1989. (Courtesy photo)
HEALTHY FAWN – Leave them alone, even if they seem to be abandoned. They more-than-likely are not. (Photo courtesy of David Hannigan, Parks and Wildlife)
HIGH TIMES – The Gold Belt Theatre was part of the “small empire” of vice developed by the brothers Vanoli in late Victorian Ouray. The Ouray County Historical Society Evenings of History presentation next Tuesday (June 18) will look at artifacts from the Vanoli Block, and what it all means. (Courtesy photo)
BEN WAYNE LILLARD, 1957 - 2013
DIXIE KEITHLY, April 3, 1931 – June 9, 2013
