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BIG WIN – Ignacio High School’s Wyatt Hayes (2) passed the ball as Telluride’s Brooks Rogers (33), Sam Demus (24) and Wilder Hanley (1) went to block the pass and get ready for a rebound during Saturday’s basketball action in Telluride. The Miners won the game 60-50. (Photo by Dale Kondracki)
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Telluride Boys’ basketball ranked #2 in the league, with two more games before tournament time.
NORAMS BRONZE – Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club freestyle skier Keaton McCargo, who is on the World Cup team, laid down a run on the NorAm course on Hermit Saturday. McCargo came in 16th Saturday, but roared back Sunday to a third-place finish. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Telluride takes three of 12 podiums at home-hosted NorAm moguls events.
SKI-JORING – The annual races take place on Silverton’s Blair Street Saturday and Sunday. (Photo by David Emory)
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The event delivers huge thrills for competitors and spectators alike, as skiers navigate a series of six-foot high jumps and obstacles on a straight-of-way course through the historic heart of Silv...
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Can you imagine what we would be talking about this week, if the 49ers had been able to come back and win the game? Believe me, there would be an investigation.
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Seven Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club athletes, including Troy Tully (competing in his first NorAm event since suffering a broken femur at a NorAm event last winter), Keaton McCargo, Kealey Zaumse...
FREE BIRD – Janelle Smiley flies down the mountain at a recent skimo event. (Photo by Xavier Fané)
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Janelle Smiley is part of a team of six women and eight men from the U.S. who will be competing in France from Feb. 9-15.
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“It was great to see so much competitive travel to kick off the New Year,” said Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club Executive Director Justin Chandler of January activities.
RIDE THE ROCKIES – Telluride Mayor Stu Fraser and Tourism Director Michael Martelon attended a press event in Denver last weekend at which it was announced that Telluride will host the lead stage of the 28th Annual Ride the Rockies Colorado Bicycle Tour. (Photo courtesy of Ginny Fraser)
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Up to 3,000 cyclists and their supporters will descend on Telluride in early June, as the town hosts the lead stage of the 28th Annual Ride the Rockies Colorado Bicycle Tour. News of the route for ...
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It’s beginning to look too much like an act, which is something Ray Lewis supporters should worry about.
GLITTER GIRLS – Gold medalist Bibian Mentel of the Netherlands, silver medalist Amy Purdy, and bronze medalist Heidi Duce shared the podium at last weekend’s IPCAS-sanctioned adaptive snowboarding competition at South Tahoe in Nevada. (Courtesy photo)
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For her winning ways last weekend, Duce is now ranked third overall (in the world) and second in the U.S.
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It’s hard to believe he’s innocent in this. All of the stories told, I think Te’o and his entire family are behind it.
TRIBAL TRIBUTE – A large crowd of Ice Festivarians rose to their feet at the Ouray Community Center last Saturday evening to honor Jeff Lowe (seated, raising a glass), the visionary climber and founder of the Ouray Ice Festival. In honor of Lowe’s contributions to the Ice Fest over the years, long-time friend and fellow climber Jim Donini introduced the Jeff Lowe Award, which will be given annually from now on to someone who has volunteered significant time and talents to the Fest’s success. The first annual Jeff Lowe Award appropriately went to Bill Whitt, the co-founder of the Ouray Ice Park. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
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“My church is out there on the ice. In the mountains. I am a religious fanatic. I am very much a fundamentalist outdoorsman.”
SHELDON KERR prepared to ski a beautiful line to the Arctic Ocean and flag a cod fisherman down for a ride home. (Photo courtesy of Mark Allen)
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From jaw-dropping cliff drops to shower-curtain wall descents, Gannett has embarked on a lifetime journey to “save our snow."
CHUCK HORNING
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The owner of the Telluride Ski Resort has no intention of stepping back from day-to-day management of the business and no interest in selling.
INOCULATED? – Public health officials overwhelmingly agree that it isn’t too late to be immunized with this year’s flu vaccine – and that those who haven’t yet gotten the vaccine should do so as soon as possible. (File photo)
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Telluride is seeing uptick in influenza and norovirus since Christmas holiday; Montrose and Ouray counties have not been as hard – yet.
HOSPITAL BOARD HEARING – Montrose County Commissioner Ron Henderson, left, listened to fellow commissioner Gary Ellis speak on the appointment of new members to the Montrose Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees during a special meeting of the County Commissioners Friday Jan. 11. (Photo by William Woody)
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The Montrose Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees has a quorum following new appointments by the BOCC.
INES PAPERT rested her hand as she worked her way toward the top of the Elite Mixed Climbing Competition route on Saturday; she went on to win 1st Place in the Women’s Division. (Photo by William Woody)
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Almost every contender managed the lower portion of the climb and many exhibited jaw-dropping, head-scratching feats of strength and flexibility as they figured out how to tackle the complexities a...
TRAINING AT ALTITUDE – Ferguson at Machu Picchu. (Courtesy photo)
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The 57-year-old retired school teacher from Austin, Texas (now a city councilor in Ouray) has run marathons in all 50 states, and all seven continents. So far, in his lifetime, he’s bagged a total ...
GOING UP – An ice climber worked his way up a sliver of ice in Ouray Ice Park on Sunday, Dec. 23, one day after the park’s opening. Dozens of climbers swarmed the site. The 18th Annual Ouray Ice Festival takes place Jan. 10-13. (Photo by William Woody)
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Ice climbers from around the world are flocking to Ouray in anticipation of the 18th Annual Ouray Ice Festival, Thursday, Jan. 10- Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013.
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You can look at all kinds of stats to judge a team, but when a team rallies around a coach recovering from leukemia, it’s immeasurable. And that’s why the Colts may now be the team to beat in the p...
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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
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)