There are wine festivals where tasters are herded like cattle, where swollen crowds jostle for space, where there’s no time or ability to visit with winemakers to gain a better understanding and appre...

Sometimes they’ll talk about Minecraft, movies or lunch at school that day. Other times they’ll play video games and dream up plans to bike around or play basketball when the weather warms up. One Fri...

LIVE MUSIC: Gasoline Lollipops, 8 p.m. at The Sherbino, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway. $20 advance tickets, $25 day of show. Tickets at sherbino.org. STORY AND CRAFT TIME: "Double Bass Blues" with Gina Wen...

For the first time, the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation Ice Climbing World Youth Championships will be held in the United States this week. Not only that, but these young ice clim...

Local students were recognized at the Uncompahgre STEAM Fair last week for their projects in science, technology, engineering, math and art. The fair included students from Ouray, Ridgway, Telluride, ...

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 6 SEWING CLASS: Free basic sewing class from 1-3 p.m. with available sewing machines at the Ridgway Public Library, 300 Charles St. Sign up required, call 970-626-5252 or visit front...

The public will be able to view a showcase of student inventions, science experiments, art projects and beyond at the second annual Uncompahgre STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathema...

Jeff Skoloda’s towering metal warehouse mirrors its inner workings: a fabrication shop large enough to fit specially designed 100-foot-long metalwork and drive in a full semi truck to load those proje...

Ninazuma Pottery owner Becca Doll-Tyler opened Ouray Clay & Co. for local ceramicists and artists to create a community while working on their craft. She wanted to detach her personal pottery brand, w...

Ouray Ice Park’s 30th Ice Festival doubles as a four-day long birthday party that is equal parts celebration and reflection of three decades as a keystone of Ouray winter. “There's going to be an ener...

In the shadows of the Uncompaghre Gorge, Sonya Wilson carefully swung her ice axe and kicked her crampons up a frosty pitch. Hooked into belayers watching from above, neighboring climbers treading up ...

I had a delightful conversation with Sue Young after the Second Chance Humane Society shelter manager let me know that she has been a star volunteer for years, walking dogs, helping at adoption events...

THURSDAY, JANUARY 9 TALK: "Guiding the Heights: Inside Mt. Everest's Commercial Climbs" with Chad Peele, 6 - 8:30 p.m. at The Sherbino, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway. Tickets $10 in advance or $15 day of s...

THURSDAY, JANUARY 2 MEETING: Ouray County Republican Central Committee monthly meeting, 6 p.m., County Land Use building, 111 Mall Road, Ridgway. More information at ourayrepublicans.com. FRIDAY, JANU...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...