Year established as a nonprofit: 2008 What does your organization do for Ouray County? The George Gardner Scholarship Fund provides financial assistance to Ouray County youth to pursue outdoor or expe...

SEASON OF SHARING Editor’s note: The Ouray County Plaindealer started publishing profiles of nonprofits between Thanksgiving and New Year’s in 2020 as a community service. The purpose of these profile...

When Seattle native Ann Fellin moved to Ouray a little more than a year ago, she had a vision for her life: A peaceful few years of teaching yoga, the perfect capstone to a lengthy corporate career. B...

CALENDAR & EVENTS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 MOVIE: Jesus Revolu_on, rated PG-13, 7 p.m., Wright Opera House, 472 Main St., Ouray. $5. MEETING: Annual mee_ng of the Ouray County Water Users Associa_on to ...

November 22, 1973 - The old school at Ridgway is no longer in use. Monday this week the move was made into the new school. A potluck open house was held Tuesday night this week, to celebrate and to gi...

Thirteen-year-old Ariel Hessler of Ridgway receives her first-place award and $200 for her entry in the Spirit of the River Youth Art & Poetry contest held by the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership. UW...

Editor’s note: The Ouray County Plaindealer started publishing profiles of nonprofits between Thanksgiving and New Year’s in 2020 as a community service. The purpose of these profiles is to highlight ...

CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16 LIVE THEATER: "Dracula," featuring middle and high school students from Ridgway and Ouray. 7 p.m., Ouray School. Tickets $15 for adults, $10 for students, avail...

November 15, 1973 - Restitution of $76 stolen from a locker at the Ouray School two weeks ago has been paid by a 13-yearold Ouray student. The money belonged to the eighth grade class and was in a stu...

'Everybody' shows this weekend at the Wright We’re all going to die, and ultimately, we’re going to do it alone. Hilarious, right? That’s what John and Kate Kissingford, husband-and-wife co-founders o...

Ninth-annual event expands to four days, features 26 short films Arielle Bielak wants you to trust her. The director of the Ridgway Independent Film Festival knows we’re in more control than ever over...

CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2 LIVE MUSIC: Never Come Down live at the Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway, 7:30 p.m. $15 advance, $20 door. THEATER: “The Crucible,” presented by Minerv...

OURAY COUNTY November 1, 1973 - Elk hunters in extreme southwestern Gunnison County and northwestern Gunnison County and northeastern Hinsdale County should be alert for signs prohibiting motor vehicl...

CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26 THEATER: “The Crucible,” presented by Minerva West at 7 p.m. Ouray County 4-H Event Center, 22739 U.S. Highway 550, Ridgway. Advance _ckets, $20 adults, $10 stud...

From the Ouray County Herald, Ouray County Plaindealer and the Ridgway Sun October 25, 1973 - Ouray’s star runner did it again. Last Sunday, 25-year-old Rick Trujillo left 97 runners in the dust in As...

Million Roadhouse bar and restaurant opens in Ridgway When Telluride-based Realtor and developer Ben Jackson and his ownership group first set out to buy a hotel within an hour from world-class skiing...

Clothing drive, donations help Navajo, Ute near Four Corners More than 5,000 items of clothing were delivered to residents of the Navajo and Ute reservations near Four Corners last week, thanks to Rid...

Arthur Miller’s classic drama, “The Crucible,” takes to the stage in Ridgway this week, featuring a cast of community theater performers. Just in time for Halloween, Minerva West is presenting eight o...

CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19 EVENT: Candidates' forum, 6:30 p.m., Ouray Community Center. Listen to the three candidates for the Ouray City Council and four candidates for the Ouray School B...

October 18, 1973 - Benjy Kuehling reports that sufficient donations have been received to meet costs of wood shakes for the new swimming pool bathhouse roof. The shakes are on the property. Constructi...