by Mary Menz
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Ridgway resident Susan Lacy was appointed superintendent of Ridgway School District at a special session of the board of education Thursday evening.
A five-minute discussion about the three superintendent finalists kicked off the meeting that also included a... + continue reading
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by Beecher Threatt
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Two county commissioners approved a limited planned unit development on County Road 24 on Tuesday. They expressed reservations but noted the land use code allows... + continue reading
by Dalton Carver
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In preparation for its final decision in mid-May, Ridgway town council conducted a work session the evening of April 25 to discuss the ongoing dilemma of animal-... + continue reading
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John Hammond and Abby Eurich install stream monitoring equipment in the bed of Portland Creek. Eurich is studying the combined effects of snow and land cover change in mountain watersheds for her master’s degree in watershed science.
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Christine Potter Witherspoon poses with her display at the Ouray County Fair last week. The exhibit depicts memories associated with the 80-year history of the Potter Ranch. Included was an antique washing machine used by the family for years, her father’s old hat and spurs, and her mother’s boots, among other memorabilia, some of which has been donated to the Ouray County Ranch History Museum in Ridgway.
Plaindealer photo by Mary Menz
According to Guy Zani, Jr., an antique safe collector in Florida, distributors of safes and vaults in the late 19th century offered to have the purchaser’s name hand-lettered on the safe as an incentive to buy from them. Occasionally a safe also features the name of the distributor or selling agent on the front of the safe. This one was owned by Cascade Grocery.
Plaindealer photo by Mary Menz
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Here we go again, although it's been three years since we last said that.
The lease for our 8th Avenue office is up at the end of May. We could have renewed for another three years, but it's... + continue reading
