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Birdwatching: An equal opportunity hobby for the family
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Birdwatching: An equal opportunity hobby for the family
By Mary Menz Special to the Plaindealer 
January 14, 2026
Birdwatching is one of the most accessible hobbies for people of all ages. Little special equipment is required, though beginners often find binoculars and a guidebook to help them identify bird speci...
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Calendar & Events
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Calendar & Events
Jan. 15-29, 2026
January 14, 2026
Thursday, January 15 Community book club, noon-1 p.m. at the Ridgway Public Library. Bring lunch and discuss "Wild Dark Shore" by Charlotte McConaghy. Tech Thursday – Get help with quick tech problems...
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Calendar & Events
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Calendar & Events
Jan. 8-22, 2026
January 7, 2026
Thursday, January 8 Sewing class: Mug Rugs, from 1-3 p.m. at the Ridgway Public Library, 300 Charles St. Sign up at the front desk. Tech Thursday – Get help with quick tech problems from 4-6 p.m. at t...
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‘I want to see them get to the most terrifying part of the climb … and see them complete it’
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PREP ROUNDUP
‘I want to see them get to the most terrifying part of the climb … and see them complete it’
By By Matt Meyer Special to the Plaindealer 
December 31, 2025
Ridgway coach Jonny Zaugg dedicated to helping young c limbers of all skill levels When Jonny Zaugg returned to Ridgway several years ago, he saw an opportunity to give back to the community and be th...
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Calendar & Events
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Calendar & Events
Jan. 1-14, 2026
December 31, 2025
THURSDAY JANUARY 1 Polar Bear plunge at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool, 1 p.m. SATURDAY JANUARY 3 Trivia Night. Free to attend. 7 p.m. at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St. in Ouray. WEDNESDAY JANUARY 7...
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Second Chance Humane Society
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Second Chance Humane Society
December 24, 2025
Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is continuing its tradition of featuring nonprofit organizations based in Ouray County, serving Ouray County in a series of profiles called Season of Sharin...
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Home Trust of Ouray County
December 24, 2025
Year established as a nonprofit: 2018 What does your organization do for Ouray County? Affordable housing remains one of the most pressing challenges facing Ouray County, where the median price for a ...
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Sherbino Theater/ Ridgway Chautauqua
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Sherbino Theater/ Ridgway Chautauqua
December 24, 2025
Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is continuing its tradition of featuring nonprofit organizations based in Ouray County, serving Ouray County in a series of profiles called Season of Sharin...
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Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership
December 24, 2025
Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is continuing its tradition of featuring nonprofit organizations based in Ouray County, serving Ouray County in a series of profiles called Season of Sharin...
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West Region Wildfire Council
December 24, 2025
Year established as a nonprofit: 2007 What does your organization do for Ouray County? With wildfires becoming a greater and greater risk to Western Colorado, WRWC strives to educate and aid in wildfi...
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Ouray Elks Lodge
December 24, 2025
Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is continuing its tradition of featuring nonprofit organizations based in Ouray County, serving Ouray County in a series of profiles called Season of Sharin...
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Ridgway coach aims to honor grandfather’s legacy while forging own identity
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Ridgway coach aims to honor grandfather’s legacy while forging own identity
By By Bernie Pearce Special to the Plaindealer 
December 24, 2025
The Hills are alive with the sound of coaching, as Scott “Scotty” Hill received his indoctrination to the Ridgway High School coaching ranks at the San Juan Mountain Madness basketball tournament earl...
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Still full of Grit, 40 years later
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Still full of Grit, 40 years later
Ridgway's True Grit Cafe marks anniversary as community institution
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
December 24, 2025
If you walk into True Grit Cafe, there's a good chance the proprietor herself will be the one who greets you before the door shuts behind you. She doesn't spend much time up in her office, where there...
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Coffee, community, conversation at Colorado Girl
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Coffee, community, conversation at Colorado Girl
Colorado Boy owner opens companion shop in Ridgway
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 24, 2025
People poured in around large dark wooden tables lining the entryway of a sun-soaked room, cupping coffee and entrenched in conversation. Colorado Girl owner Matthew Beyer sits beside two people he’d ...
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Business briefs: closings and openings
December 24, 2025
Flower shops close store fronts Two flower shops that opened store fronts in Ridgway this fall have closed their doors. San Juan Blooms, which opened Aug. 25 in the greenhouse of the Ridgway Fire Hous...
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Ouray Mountain Rescue Team
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Ouray Mountain Rescue Team
December 17, 2025
Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is continuing its tradition of featuring nonprofit organizations based in Ouray County, serving Ouray County in a series of profiles called Season of Sharin...
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Calendar & Events
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Calendar & Events
Dec. 18, 2025 – Jan. 1, 2026
December 17, 2025
Thursday, December 18 "Muppet Christmas Carol" movie, tickets $5, 6 p.m. at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St. in Ouray. After-school craft time for elementary-aged students featuring watercolor orn...
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Young Ridgway squad marked by stifling defense
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Young Ridgway squad marked by stifling defense
By By Matt Meyer Special to the Plaindealer 
December 10, 2025
Certain career milestones set apart high school basketball players, the most well-known being 1,000 points. But on the defensive end, there’s an equivalent figure, with 300 career steals signifying a ...
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Trust for Land Restoration
December 10, 2025
Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is continuing its tradition of featuring nonprofit organizations based in Ouray County, serving Ouray County in a series of profiles called Season of Sharin...
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Spotlight on the Arts: Marisa Feller and High Alpine Aerial
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Spotlight on the Arts: Marisa Feller and High Alpine Aerial
By By Natasha Hessler Special to the Plaindealer 
December 10, 2025
High Alpine Aerial founder Marisa Feller has a long performance career in aerial arts, but she still remembers how difficult she found her first aerial class. “The next day I was so sore, I could bare...
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City takes plunge on hot springs repairs
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City takes plunge on hot springs repairs
Council approves $286,568 contract to resurface, replace tiles in overlook pools in September
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
April 22, 2026
The city of Ouray will spend more than $280,000 to resurface the hottest soaking areas at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool this fall, a repair pool managers say is vital to maintaining one of the city’s mos...
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County backs down on road closure
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County backs down on road closure
Rather than block access to upper Yankee Boy Basin, commissioners focus on managing, restoring
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 22, 2026
Ouray County has decided against closing the upper section of Yankee Boy Basin road to motorized traffic, and will work with the U.S. Forest Service and volunteer groups to keep drivers on the main ro...
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County leaders campaign for merger
Commissioner claims benefits to combined fire, EMS; Log Hill Fire District concerned about structure, cost
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 22, 2026
Ouray County leaders last week campaigned for a combined countywide fire and emergency services authority at a Log Hill Mesa Fire Protection District meeting, while the district’s board of directors a...
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City keeps status quo on Via Ferrata operations — for now
Climbing course to open soon under new municipal management, as users seek changes to guide fees, weight restrictions
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
April 22, 2026
The Ouray Via Ferrata is scheduled to open May 1 under a new municipal management structure, even as city leaders and commercial guides debate whether to tweak key details like guide fees and weight r...
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Federal officer charged with assault over confrontation at Durango ICE protest
By By Chase Woodruff Colorado Newsline 
April 22, 2026
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer is facing charges of assault and criminal mischief in Colorado state court after an investigation into an October 2025 incident in Durango in which he seiz...
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