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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.
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)
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.
“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)
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 ...
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)
For her winning ways last weekend, Duce is now ranked third overall (in the world) and second in the U.S.
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)
“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)
From jaw-dropping cliff drops to shower-curtain wall descents, Gannett has embarked on a lifetime journey to “save our snow."

CHUCK HORNING
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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.
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...
MORE OF THIS, PLEASE - Ridgway Area Trails group and the Bureau of Land Management are working cooperatively on plans for new mountain bike singletrack on public lands north of Ridgway. This rider sped across the Dallas Trail last summer. (Courtesy photo)
Ridgway Area Trails (RAT) has big plans for new mountain bike trails, and resulting economic stimulus.
POST ELECTION PAY-UP - Days before the Nov. 6 presidential election, Montrose County Republican Vice-Chairman Bob Brown (right) shook hands with Montrose County Democratic Chairwoman Jayne Bilberry (left) betting who would win the election. Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney lost to President Obama and, as a result, Brown had to don a pro-Obama, pro-Democratic display at the corner of Main Street and Townsend Avenue on Nov. 9. (File photo)
From the Presidential race to Senate and House races to local county commissioner races, the 2012 election brought little change.

RESURRECTED - Despite a Denver District Judge's ruling that a new public hearing must be held in order for Energy Fuels Inc. to acquire a radioactive materials license for a new uranium mill in the Paradox Valley, proponents of the mill still hold hope a new uranium industry will be resurrected in the West End of Montrose County. Undergoing a resurrection of its own, the historic Uranium Drive-In sign in Naturita was fully restored last year. (File photo)
If the issuance of a radioactive materials license for the proposed Piñon Ridge Uranium Mill seemed to signal the end of its approval process, 2012 signaled it’s restart.
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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)
‘SIT DOWN JOHN' – Cast members sing in the romping musical 1776 at Magic Circle Theatre. (Courtesy photo)
WANTING ANSWERS – Ouray hotelier and former city councilor Betty Wolfe expressed her concern about the recent police department resignations, and demanded answers, at last Monday’s Ouray City Council meeting as a crowd of about 30 community members watched. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
