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WE ARE DEVO – At the end of the day, with Junior Mogul Team Coach Nori Lupfer (Courtesy photo)
TSSC’s Zaumseil garners Women’s Overall title at DEVO Championships; Stoltzner finishes first at Junior Olympics women’s duals.

SUMMER DREAMS – The long winter months are almost over. Get ready for the fishing season at this Saturday’s Fly Fishing Show at the Montrose Pavilion. (File photo)
The Black Canyon Fly Fishing Show will provide numerous educational opportunities for anglers of all ages.
The Ouray and Ridgway basketball teams made strong showings at their regional tournaments, but were ultimately denied state tourney berths.
MIKE MATTHEWS took one to the basket during Saturday’s game against Ignacio in Dove Creek. (Photo by Tom Schroedl)
Telluride travels to Alamosa on Friday as the No. 2 seed in regional tournament play, where they’ll face Rocky Ford.
NUMBER-ONE GOAL SCORER – Madison Ward took another one to the goal during Saturday evening’s U-19 game against Steamboat Springs. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
Telluride’s U-19 girls’ squad poised for State Title repeat
DUELING IT OUT – Telluride Freestyler Lane Stoltzner (left) in Sunday’s Duals event on Lower Plunge. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
Team Telluride crowds the podium at Rocky Mountain Divisional on Lower Plunge
AT YOUR SERVICE – (Left to right) Greg Carberry, Zach Zwart and Dave Hemphill show off their goods in front of the Black Tie HQ at Lawson Hill. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
Despite dire economic times one new business has found a formula for success

BIG BROWN – Dan Kowalski, a Colorado Department of Wildlife aquatic biologist, held a brown trout that was caught at the Ridgway Reservoir. Kowalski will be featured at the next Living With Wildlife presentation on March 12 at 7 p.m. at the Ridgway Community Center. (Courtesy photo)
Sport fishing is one of the area’s major wildlife attractions, and the successful management of fisheries is a big part of keeping trout populations healthy.
CARL SCHROEDL, #22, took it to the hoop against Dove Creek last weekend. (Photo courtesy Tom Schroedl)
The district tournament in Dove Creek could see a rematch between the THS boys and their league rivals, Ignacio.
The boys’ basketball team felt the sting of defeat for only the second time this season in a one-point loss to Ignacio.

THE ‘A’ TEAM – Telluride’s Box Canyon Beavers in Aspen. (Courtesy photo)
Telluride’s women’s hockey program is blooming thanks to fresh Beaver energy.
The fate of 20 miles of new single-track ultimately rests with the Bureau of Land Management, but the Ridgway Trails Group is lining up support for its project in advance of a decision.
Sixteen-year-old freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy is now a sponsored athlete and starring in two ski movies.

SLAM DUNK – Ouray High School’s Clay Schafer slammed the ball into the basket Friday evening in Ouray’s 84-34 win over the Nucla Mustangs. (Photo by Martinique Davis)
The Ouray boys’ basketball team is looking strong as they enter the final games of regular season.
Miners post homecoming victories, but have tough weekend ahead; Hannah Smith and Walker Hollrah crowned 2009 Homecoming Queen and King.

TOUGH HOMECOMING – Ridgway High School’s Jenna Beamer (top) and Jake Coulter (bottom) took shots against a tough Mancos defense in Friday evening’s basketball action. The Ridgway girls’ team lost 18-37 with the Ridgway boys’ team losing 49-63. (Photos by Cecily Bryson)
For Ridgway High School Girls’ and Boys’ Basketball, it was a Homecoming to forget.
IAN!’ – The Telluride Miners again made history Saturday, when Ian Mac-
Cracken became the team’s second player awarded a full-on four year college scholarship. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost
The Telluride boys are on a roll with nine wins in a row, while the girls posted an overtime win against Nucla. Two homecoming games are scheduled for this weekend.
The Rocky Mountain Competitive Series opened in Steamboat, with TSSC skiers holding their own.
JUMP SHOT – Ouray High School senior Clay Schafer took a long-range shot in Tuesday evening’s 70-41 home loss to the Telluride Miners. (Photo courtesy Sara Wilbur)
An anticipated rematch resulted in a disappointing loss for the Ouray boys’ basketball team – only their second of the season.
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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)
