sports
BEYOND CATEGORY – Members of Ridgway’s new Devo mountain bike club gathered at the top of the BMX track in town during their first week of lessons. The program has 20 members, ages 5-14, according to organizer Jen Charrette of Peak to Peak Bicycles. (Photo by Jen Charrette)
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The new Ridgway Devo mountain bike club has formed and begun its first eight-week training session.
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In addition to the strong boys team, the Telluride High School girls are also making their mark on the statewide cross country scene.
YOUNG CLIMBERS – At the Horizon Club climbing wall. (File photo)
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Youth climbing program will remain the same, but will see stronger administrative support under the Telluride Academy umbrella.
FLEET FEET – Coach Jill Burchmore (third from left) helps runners stay safe. (Courtesy photo)
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180 Wellness offers lessons in running with new Running Workshop in Telluride
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The 38th annual IPR is slated for next Saturday, pitting 1200-plus runners against the daunting 17-mile Imogene Pass.
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Perhaps Colo. Gov. Hickenlooper best summed up the allure of the U.S.A. Pro Cycling Challenge/Tour of Colorado: “Color, Pageantry and Drama.” But behind the theater is an audience so committed, it ...
MONTROSE QUARTERBACK Drew Casebier surveyed the line of scrimmage then rolled out looking to pass during the Indians’ Friday game against Rock Creek. (Photo by Barton Glasser)
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Football team looks to overcome previous season.
STAGE ONE OF THE US PRO CYCLING CHALLENGE – Tour de france winner Cadel Evans caught the wheel of a breakaway rider with 500 meters to go in the first stage race on Tuesday afternoon at the finish in Crested Butte. American rider and local favorite Levi Leipheimer won the stage in the final sprint. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Jesse James McTigue on the final leg of the US Pro Cycling Challenge
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SRAM, makers of the new 2x10 MTB drivetrain, will be in Elks Park Sunday, Aug. 28 in conjunction with local Life Cycles bike shop. Local riders are encouraged to check out the new technology.
STAGE ONE OF THE US PRO CYCLING CHALLENGE – Tour de france winner Cadel Evans caught the wheel of a breakaway rider with 500 meters to go in the first stage race on Tuesday afternoon at the finish in Crested Butte. American rider and local favorite Levi Leipheimer won the stage in the final sprint. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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The US Pro Cycling Challenge makes its inaugural run over Colorado’s highest mountain passes this week – a report, and a primer.
HALF-MARATHONERS – Runners embarked on the Mt. Sneffels Half Marathon Saturday morning, running from Ouray to Ridgway. Marathoners continued from Ridgway back to Ouray to complete a
26.2-mile loop. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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This year's Mt. Sneffles Marathon drew 400-plus runners, including one, a Guinness Book of World Records-holder, running his 772nd marathon.
KUNG FU MASTER Philip Sahagun will be one of three instructors, with Telluride black belt Eric Nepsky, at the upcoming Meditation Summit, August 14-17 in Telluride. (Courtesy photo)
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Eric Nepsky, who has long dreamed of studying with Chinese karate masters, is hosting a Meditation Summit in Telluride August 14-17.
SAFETY FIRST – Kira Hamblin (left) coaching Mesa and Sage Barnes at a mid-July swimming class in the Telluride Town Park pool. (Photo by Dale Kondracki)
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Telluride Town Park swim lessons teach valuable life skills to local and visiting kids.
FUTURE COWBOYS – Young boys watched the action at last year’s Montrose County Fair and Rodeo, which starts Friday night. (Courtesy of Montrose County)
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Montrose fair and rodeo parade set for Saturday afternoon.
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How do you know when you're doing something nobody who isn't there could possibly be doing? When you're at the Lunar Cup.
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)
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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)
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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)
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Frenchmen Julien Chorier wins men’s division, Diana Finkel grabs her fourth straight Hardrock 100 victory.
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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.
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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
TROUT LAKE is currently being drained in order for Xcel Energy, which owns the recreational area, to complete work on the output of the lake’s dam. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
AZTECA DANCERS will be in Ridgway this weekend. (Courtesy photo)