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SPLISH SPLASH – Kaelie Kennedy (Telluride Torpedoes), Mara Gabriel (Montrose Marlins), and Geli Brown (Rangely) competed in the 200M freestyle at the Montrose Aquatic Center last Friday at the 2011 Montrose Open swim meet. See story on page 38. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
As of July 10, 19 Montrose Marlins had qualified for states.
BOOT CAMP – Mikaela Balkind, McKenna Brumley and Carson Brumley did push-ups at Boot Camp in Telluride Town Park on Tuesday. (Photo by dale Kondracki)
TELLURIDE – Ruth Homan of FitLife personal training conducts boot camp classes in Telluride Town Park, Tuesdays and Thursdays through July 28, 9-10 a.m. For more information about this or future cl...
ROCK AND A HARD PLACE – Hard Rock runners, due to ongoing private property disputes, added an extra 2.3 miles to their arduous run, so that instead of ascending Wasatch Trail this year from Bear Creek, they were rerouted up Bridal Basin to the John McCarron Junction, marked here. (File photo)
Frenchmen Julien Chorier wins men’s division, Diana Finkel grabs her fourth straight Hardrock 100 victory.
With more free classes, world class instruction, and a new Marketplace, 2011 Telluride Yoga Festival shaping up to be the best yet, says Director Aubrey Hackman.
OPENING DAY – Josh Sands splashed through Prospect Creek Wednesday, taking advantage of the U.S. Forest Service’s official opening of Prospect Trail in Mountain Village. The trail is one of three being used for this weekend’s Mountain States Cup Full Tilt mountain bike races (see related story, page 21). (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
Whether you’re a downhiller or a converted ‘two-niner,’ there’s a bike, and a trail, for you.
Injuries, a tired bullpen and a struggling offense are keeping the Rox stuck in mediocrity.
Montrose Summer Open Swim Meet Friday, July 15
Mt. Sneffels Marathon adds new category
GOLFERS FINISHED UP a round of play on the 18th hole of the Telluride Golf Course Wednesday evening, during youth benchmark program practice. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
Telluride’s Benchmark Program will teach 50 kids the sport of golf this summer, along with a few other life skills.
The Bowl Championship Series is a real mess, a waste of time, and the implosion of its national championship system is underway.
NORWOOD – Norwood’s Wright Stuff Community Foundation presents its Third Annual Wright Stuff Challenge, a 5k/10k race for walkers and runners, on Saturday, June 25, on the county roads south of tow...
Scott Mercier (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
Telluride-bred pro-cyclist Scott Mercier made his decision about performance enhancing drugs more than a decade ago.
Ridgway Area Trails group (RAT) is hosting a trail building class and fundraiser/party June 9-12 in Ridgway.
The Telluride-Norwood Girls track team took third at state, the boys fifth, proving they’re among the best athletes Colorado.

ROUND THE BEND – After a long absence, and now for the second year in a row, bush track horse racing has returned to the Montrose Fairgrounds. The races, sponsored by the Black Canyon Horse Racing Association, will be held June 18-19. (Photo courtesy of James McElman)
Volunteers and county staff work to keep Fairgrounds race track in shape.
THE SILVER MEDAL triple jump at the state meet last weekend went to Ouray’s Kaleb Sackman, who leaped to a new school record of 43’ 8.5”. Ouray tracksters scored three other podium finishes at state. (Courtesy photo)
Ouray track brought home four podium finishes (and two school records) from the state track meet last weekend.
Alpine Bank National Junior College World Series this Memorial Day Weekend, in Grand Junction.
CLASIC FORM – Ouray senior Geordyn MacDougall (center, between unidentified runners from Soroco and Dove Creek) led the pack in the finished third in Grand Junction in
100 m hurdles last weekend in Grand Junction. MacDougall qualified for the state championships in a school record 17 seconds flat. (Photo by
David Emory)
The combined Ouray-Ridgway-Silverton-Lake City high school track and field team qualified a dozen athletes to the state championships next week in Lakewood.
DYNAMITE – The Telluride/Norwood track team. (Courtesy photo)
Telluride/Norwood high schools are headed to the state track and field meet with a menacing reputation.
GET SET, GO! – Runners in the Black Canyon Ascent charged up state Highway 347, climbing more than 2,000 feet before they reached the canyon’s campground. Race Director Scott Shine said a record number of runners and walkers took part in the race that benefited the Montrose Community Foundation. (Photo courtesy of San Juan Runners Club)
Black Canyon Ascent course records still stand
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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)
