Ouray School fourth grade class went before Ouray City Council Monday night to propose construction of a sign for the fish pond at Ouray Hot Springs Pool. Class members took turns reading portions of the proposal. The sign will display a history of the fish pond, researched by the class. The class... + continue reading
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by Dalton Carver
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Charging ahead with a plan to rid Ridgway of all plastic bags, Ridgway Secondary School students will host a screening of “Bag It!” at the Sherbino Theater on March... + continue reading
by Mary Menz
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Dissimilar schedules—especially foreign travel trips for students—prevent the two area high schools from hosting a joint prom and after-prom event this year. In lieu of... + 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.
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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.
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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
