http://newsrack.in/rss/flenvcenter/Four-Corners_Regional/rss.xml This is a custom RSS feed generated by NewsRack for user flenvcenter for topic Four Corners-Regional Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:10:50 GMT Four Corners-Regional Four Corners-Regional 2010-03-18T19:10:50Z http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20100318/NEWS/100319561 DURANGO, Colo. - Melting mountain snow has triggered a mud flow near a rock slide area in La Plata County, leaving behind muck as deep as 4 feet in some spots on East Animas Road along the Animas River. County workers closed the road Tuesday as mud and debris coursed down Missionary Ridge northeast of Durango. County Office of Emergency Management director Butch Knowlton says it's too early to say when the road could reopen but it could be weeks. He says there's still 4 feet of snow above the rock slide area. More snow was expected Thursday and Friday, and the seasonal snow melt will continue as temperatures rise. East Animas Road resident Mike Bruce says he has seen beach ball-sized boulders and one the size of a school bus coming ... Rivers Four Corners Region Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20100318/NEWS/100319561 Associated Press Vail, CO Colorado 2010-03-17T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/opinion/doc4b46963e7c176186204810.txt Stu Fraser/Mayor of Telluride [Editor’s note: Telluride Mayor Stu Fraser gave his State of the Town Address on Tuesday, and subsequently submitted it for publication.] Four Corners Region Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/opinion/doc4b46963e7c176186204810.txt 2010-01-07T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/opinion/doc4b85e29a73b53656892431.txt Local VoicesStewart Seeligson Fluctuations in the real estate market can affect all of us, especially in a resort town like Telluride. Obviously, these fluctuations directly affect the homeowners, lenders, architects, contractors, subcontractors, investors, appraisers, inspectors, real estate brokers and property managers. This in turn affects the rest of our community as there is often a correlation between fluctuations in the real estate sales and the overall Telluride economy. Four Corners Region Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/opinion/doc4b85e29a73b53656892431.txt 2010-02-24T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/opinion/doc4b8f1bd4d6550099874648.txt Allen BestWriterson theRange Republicans this year are supposed to start taking back those state capitols that have swung to Democrats and that looked possible in Colorado until early January. That’s when Republicans closed ranks behind former Congressman Scott McInnis, a one-time cop turned Denver lawyer, who was eager to don the mantle of outsider in a year when all on the inside seemed tarnished. Four Corners Region Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/opinion/doc4b8f1bd4d6550099874648.txt 2010-03-03T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ac7c4637a696574253341.txt The year 2009 has been tough on town coffers. With major revenues tumbling, the town of Telluride cut major projects, laid off employees, whittled down expenditures and gave less in grants. Four Corners Region Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ac7c4637a696574253341.txt 2009-10-03T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ac7c6efd33df115262269.txt Karen Korona was in Telluride this weekend to help yoga enthusiasts prepare for the energy shift of 2012. Four Corners Region Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ac7c6efd33df115262269.txt 2009-10-03T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ac7c7b51b2f3651305824.txt BLANDING, Utah (AP) — High above the spiky sandstone spine known as Comb Ridge that snakes for 120 miles through the desert, archaeologist Winston Hurst treads carefully through a cave of ruins. Four Corners Region Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ac7c7b51b2f3651305824.txt 2009-10-06T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4acbf5063c197472738210.txt What was closed to backcountry skiers last winter in the silver and cold morning hours will remain that way: A ski-area-ran snow study in Bear Creek will continue through this winter on the heels of an extension granted by the U.S. Forest Service. Four Corners Region Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4acbf5063c197472738210.txt 2009-10-06T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4acbf52f8db12982487773.txt In the town of Telluride, development is often a game of exchange — applicants offer public benefits to the town in order to obtain more value from a project. Four Corners Region Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4acbf52f8db12982487773.txt 2009-10-06T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ace97046429e716167389.txt The year 2009 brought a financial downturn unexpected in its severity to the Town of Telluride. With major sources of revenues plummeting, the town made deep cuts to its budget — sawing away nearly $5 million in infrastructure projects, grants, services and even eight employees. Four Corners Region Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ace97046429e716167389.txt 2009-10-08T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ace975387e1e384458865.txt The nine candidates vying for four seats on the Telluride Town Council represent a cross-section of the community — from a late-20s video store manager to a retired schools superintendent, from a glider-plane-flying incumbent to a computer tech taking his first stab at council. Four Corners Region Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ace975387e1e384458865.txt 2009-10-08T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ace97be2dfb3741077326.txt The Telluride Town Council has put a sales tax increase on November’s ballot that would help plug holes in financing for non-profit groups and special events in Telluride, but for now it seems the council may be the measure’s biggest supporter. Four Corners Region Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ace97be2dfb3741077326.txt 2009-10-08T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ace980832b72720517243.txt Graphic Design Intensive Study at the high school Four Corners Region Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ace980832b72720517243.txt 2009-10-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad11c4c87591965234881.txt As medical marijuana dispensaries continue to crop up all over Colorado — from Vail to Longmont to Grand Junction — cities are wrestling with how to regulate the legal sales of pot within their limits. Four Corners Region Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad11c4c87591965234881.txt 2009-10-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad11c8f08931052490354.txt Buying the Valley Floor was just the beginning. Now, the non-profit group that raised $24.5 million to buy the land running West out of Telluride is shifting it’s mission toward stewardship of the property. Four Corners Region Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad11c8f08931052490354.txt 2009-10-13T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad11da1d9e78951839560.txt As it settles into the thick of drafting its 2010 budget, the Telluride Town Council has been spending a lot of time talking about next year’s money. Four Corners Region Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad11da1d9e78951839560.txt 2009-10-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad1203e93b7d402721637.txt In an era of steep revenue declines, the Telluride Town Council is asking voters to consider a 3 mil property tax increase that would pay for street maintenance, snow removal, curb and gutter projects and paving. Four Corners Region Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad1203e93b7d402721637.txt 2009-10-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad120a6bb850771914381.txt Telluride Question 2C asks voters to overturn a PUD ordinance passed by the Telluride Town Council in April after a dramatic lifetime in Rebekah Hall. The ordinance had been passed, repealed, killed and loudly debated prior to passing. Four Corners Region Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad120a6bb850771914381.txt 2009-10-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad120dd4c3d9958841266.txt The Town of Ophir has put a measure on November’s ballot that would raise property taxes by 3 mils. Four Corners Region Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad120dd4c3d9958841266.txt 2009-10-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad1212cd799b881056234.txt In an effort to plug a hole in the revenue stream supporting arts, special events, and non-profit organizations in Telluride, town council has asked voters to consider a .6 percent sales tax increase on the November ballot. Four Corners Region Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad1212cd799b881056234.txt 2009-10-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad12183cb2c7830001392.txt Ann Brady thinks she’s a long shot for a seat on the Telluride Town Council. The former superintendent of the Telluride R-1 School District said she has no big issues, and no endorsements. Four Corners Region Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad12183cb2c7830001392.txt 2009-10-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad121cce9589570906891.txt Matthew Hintermeister knows a thing or two about the real estate economics of ski resorts. At Bates College, he wrote his thesis on the subject. Four Corners Region Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad121cce9589570906891.txt 2009-10-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad1220118501197509136.txt Lulu Hunt took her spot on council two years ago, when she slid into the seat vacated by Stu Fraser when he was elected Mayor. Four Corners Region Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad1220118501197509136.txt 2009-10-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad1224401ea6653493869.txt Jill Masters moved to Telluride in the late ‘70s as many do: she came to visit a friend and never left. Over the years, Masters has plied many a trade in this ski town; she has worked retail and waited tables, she has been a Nordic ski instructor and a clerk at the pharmacy. Four Corners Region Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad1224401ea6653493869.txt 2009-10-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad1228309db5177804600.txt It’s hard to pin down Chris Myers as a candidate for town council; he wears so many hats in this community he needs a few heads. Four Corners Region Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad1228309db5177804600.txt 2009-10-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad122c7d49b0457234163.txt Jenny Russell is an attorney, boater and runner who has lived and played in Telluride since 1995. As she’s carved out a life here, she has also accrued a bit of experience with town government. Four Corners Region Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad122c7d49b0457234163.txt 2009-10-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad1233fa3482478310121.txt Bob Saunders sees himself as the working person’s voice on the town council. In addition to selling glider airplanes through his business based at the Telluride airport, Saunders also worked as a furniture-maker when he first moved to Durango in 1974. Four Corners Region Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad1233fa3482478310121.txt 2009-10-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad1237e7d2f5977358301.txt He’s the youngest candidate in the race with the least political experience. But that’s what Jeff Taylor is banking on. Four Corners Region Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad1237e7d2f5977358301.txt 2009-10-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad123b57403c771507061.txt When Brian Werner moved to Telluride, fresh out of Williams College, at first he had no intention of staying for a long time. Four Corners Region Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad123b57403c771507061.txt 2009-10-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad123fe7f90b486021008.txt Telluride finds itself amid strange times. Our revenues are lean and our land scarce. Our challenges mount and our options, seemingly, dwindle. We have to fix our roads, find ways to create affordable housing and increase tourism. And we must do it all with less money than we’re used to. Certainly, it won’t be easy. Four Corners Region Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad123fe7f90b486021008.txt 2009-10-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad124352de2d273102170.txt While a measure asking voters to help pay for road repairs is a good idea, it comes at a time when raising taxes on Telluride’s business owners could serve as a death sentence. Four Corners Region Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad124352de2d273102170.txt 2009-10-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad124f9cd301658536096.txt The Telluride Ski and Snowboard School is launching new youth ski and snowboard program named The Telluride Development Squad. The Squad’s goal is to instruct and promote the sport of skiing to children in a fun and safe learning environment. The program will instruct kids ages 3 to 14 over a 2 1/2 month period of time, beginning Jan. 9, 2010. Four Corners Region Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad124f9cd301658536096.txt 2009-10-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad52c406ef94681225402.txt Teacher Matt Wade and a group of students from Ridgway High School had a big idea. They saw a need for renewable energy education in Ouray County and they wanted to learn in a hands-on, innovative way. Their vision: To study solar energy through the installation of a 10-watt solar panel on the school, and to generate enough energy to power a student-made iPod listening station in the student lounge. Four Corners Region Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad52c406ef94681225402.txt 2009-10-13T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad52c7253f96693236902.txt The Ah Haa School for the Arts and the University Centers of the San Miguel are working together to offer art classes for credit through Mesa State College. This fall, Western Art of Modern Centuries is offered for one credit taught by Laura Kudo, MA. This class is held Monday and Wednesday evenings from Oct. 20-Nov. 10. Four Corners Region Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad52c7253f96693236902.txt 2009-10-13T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad52d0c90540543434010.txt Telluride faces a choice with lasting impact this November. Four seats are vacant on town council, and with big holes to be patched in the 2010 budget, each of the nine candidates who’ve tossed their hats in the ring say they’ll bring a different kind of experience to bear on town’s problem. Four Corners Region Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad52d0c90540543434010.txt 2009-10-13T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad52d523941a780032243.txt The interests of those who live on Colorado’s mesas, plains and mountains, and those who want what’s below them, are often in conflict. Four Corners Region Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad52d523941a780032243.txt 2009-10-13T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad52d9c2342e146940388.txt Since mid-summer, medical marijuana dispensaries have been on the rise all over Colorado — a brand new wave of businesses that have cropped up in commercial spaces from Vail to Durango. Four Corners Region Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad52d9c2342e146940388.txt 2009-10-13T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad7ceb6da0f5871292301.txt Snowsliders of both stripes will be able to pick up a hot crepe or score a quick wax on the Mountain Village plaza for at least one more year. Four Corners Region Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad7ceb6da0f5871292301.txt 2009-10-15T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad7cf47bbeac910710588.txt The Town of Mountain Village is trimming its budget for 2010, but the process has not been as painful as it has been in Telluride. Four Corners Region Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad7cf47bbeac910710588.txt 2009-10-15T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad7d09a8d41c644556829.txt Mountain Munchkins, an early childcare facility and program in Mountain Village, will celebrate its newly renovated preschool with a grand opening ceremony on Friday. Four Corners Region Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad7d09a8d41c644556829.txt 2009-10-15T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad7d0cf35588921893844.txt In May, Telluride Ski and Golf Company proposed the development of a new music venue — an outdoor amphitheater on the slopes of Misty Maiden. Four Corners Region Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ad7d0cf35588921893844.txt 2009-10-15T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ada6e62adb70897941007.txt The Telluride Town Council on Tuesday will take a first look at its draft 2010 budget, which has been carved up extensively to make up for falling revenues. Four Corners Region Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ada6e62adb70897941007.txt 2009-10-17T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ada6ec0e9392718724274.txt The Mountain Village Town Council unanimously voted on Thursday to ask for an end to hunting on the wooded parcel adjacent to the Valley Floor lying between Telluride and Mountain Village known as “the Wedge.” Four Corners Region Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ada6ec0e9392718724274.txt 2009-10-17T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ada6ef8eec76766844689.txt The San Miguel Resource Center serves some 200 victims of domestic violence and sexual assault each year, offering everything from counseling to legal referrals, safe-housing and a 24-hour hotline. Four Corners Region Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ada6ef8eec76766844689.txt 2009-10-17T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ada6ff4100b4978363256.txt The Ophir general assembly will consider Tuesday whether it wants to explore the possibility of a town-run medical marijuana dispensary as a means to create some new revenue. Four Corners Region Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ada6ff4100b4978363256.txt 2009-10-17T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ada6fc3e37fb258351462.txt The Telluride Foundation — in partnership with its Local Health Initiative, Bright Futures Early Childhood Regional Council and childcare providers and school districts in San Miguel, Ouray, Montrose and Delta counties — has received $301,410 for its Medicaid and CHP+ School and Childcare Based Outreach and Enrollment Program. Four Corners Region Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ada6fc3e37fb258351462.txt 2009-10-17T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ada71e39ef7a867989499.txt It’s been a banner year for Norwood Football. It was 13 years ago that the team last won their league, but the Mavericks turned that around Friday night with their win against Dove Creek. Four Corners Region Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ada71e39ef7a867989499.txt 2009-10-17T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ada71a134561565223621.txt The Telluride Ski Resort 2009-2010 season pass sale is quickly approaching the Oct. 30 deadline. Four Corners Region Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ada71a134561565223621.txt 2009-10-17T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ade5d296e8b7246559141.txt The town of Telluride’s 2010 budget — a paltry thing stripped of projects, expenditures and services — inched toward completion on Tuesday, when a draft version passed through a work session. Four Corners Region Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ade5d296e8b7246559141.txt 2009-10-20T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ade5d0c7b9d6395443095.txt At the San Miguel County Department of Health and Environment, workers don’t have enough time to work — they’ve been answering their phones for days, fielding calls about flu vaccines. Four Corners Region Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ade5d0c7b9d6395443095.txt 2009-10-20T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ade5d4356fb8566045884.txt Fifteen years ago, voters in Telluride authorized the town to sell $5 million in bonds for be used for finding, designing and building affordable housing projects. Four Corners Region Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ade5d4356fb8566045884.txt 2009-10-20T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ae107c9c905e654114182.txt Congressman John Salazar , D-Colo., introduced the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Bill in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday in Washington, paving the way for more protection of more than 60,000 acres in the Telluride region. Places Four Corners Region Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ae107c9c905e654114182.txt 2009-10-24T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ae108d12727f219358926.txt The United States Forest Service removed Lower Bear Creek’s veil on Wednesday, making the tempting terrain legal to ski this winter by adding two backcountry gates — into Reggae and Contention — just off the top of Lift 9. Four Corners Region Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ae108d12727f219358926.txt 2009-10-22T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ae108b5e993c437633658.txt On Saturday, people around the world with gather on beaches and highways, in cities and churches and atop mountains in an effort to mobilize world leaders to find effective solutions to reverse climate change. Four Corners Region Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ae108b5e993c437633658.txt 2009-10-22T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ae37df37fd35119882037.txt The Sheridan Opera House’s interior — the historic hall that has hosted legendary bands and kids plays, lip sync contests and comedy stand-ups — has a brand new look. Four Corners Region Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ae37df37fd35119882037.txt 2009-10-27T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ae37e6197105630225856.txt The Town of Ophir is feeling some growing pains. There was a time when the town manager would lead town meetings, draft proposals, run the town payroll, and occasionally jump in a snow plow to clear the streets. Four Corners Region Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ae37e6197105630225856.txt 2009-10-24T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ae37e9b30b81443184508.txt In Telluride, it’s not easy being green. This is a town that loves its electricity, powering everything from saunas and hot tubs to the ski lifts and gondola that ferry us around. Four Corners Region Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ae37e9b30b81443184508.txt 2009-10-24T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ae37f362fe78932744106.txt The Open Space Fund, which is where the town of Telluride finds money to acquire, purchase and maintain its Bear Creeks and Valley Floors, has been feeling the pinch of the economic downturn. Four Corners Region Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ae37f362fe78932744106.txt 2009-10-24T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ae79cfee068f621926326.txt The Telluride Town Council voted on Tuesday to sell $3 million in bonds to create a nest egg for the development of affordable housing in town. Four Corners Region Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ae79cfee068f621926326.txt 2009-10-27T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ae79d717f304106512321.txt Medical marijuana dispensaries are spreading across Colorado like wildfire, and one of the next venues may be Mountain Village. Four Corners Region Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ae79d717f304106512321.txt 2009-10-27T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ae79fda33e3a794575715.txt In the mountains, a 4x4 SUV is almost a necessity if you plan to drive when it’s snowy. But if you live almost anywhere else, the “gas guzzlers” are a target of green scorn. Four Corners Region Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ae79fda33e3a794575715.txt 2009-10-27T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ae88689a991c967856925.txt Stephen L. Wald died peacefully at home in Telluride on Oct. 22, 2009 with his wife, Sheila, at his bedside. He fought a long, valiant battle against Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.  Four Corners Region Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ae88689a991c967856925.txt 2009-10-28T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ae8b144ad87a782367876.txt When a big snowstorm rolls in, it’s time for Jason Smart and his crew to hit the roads. Four Corners Region Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ae8b144ad87a782367876.txt 2009-10-29T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4aea40bf14f2f086689068.txt The Telluride Town Council on Tuesday passed a six-month moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries within town limits. But since a handful of potential pot purveyors have already obtained business licenses with the town, the moratorium doesn’t mean dispensaries won’t appear in Telluride in the next half-year. Four Corners Region Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4aea40bf14f2f086689068.txt 2009-10-29T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4aea40e1536bf764013653.txt With so much hype surrounding it, the H1N1 flu has received the usual dosage of skepticism. But for those in the area’s schools and medical centers, the symptoms couldn’t be more real. Four Corners Region Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4aea40e1536bf764013653.txt 2009-10-29T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4aea4124f07cc045866276.txt Fresh snow covers the ground at The Lone Tree Cemetery after an estimated nine inches of snow fell in Telluride Wednesday afternoon. The cemetery sits at 8,800 feet and The Cemetery Board estimates there are more than 2,000 burials, many without headstones or markers. There are 1,270 individuals associated with headstones according to The Lone Tree Cemetery Project Survey, completed in 1996. The monument pictured is that of Herman P. Kangas, born in 1897 and died in 1897. [Photo by Brian Kozak] Four Corners Region Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4aea4124f07cc045866276.txt 2009-10-31T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4aea418563101205212442.txt Apparently, Winter decided to visit early this year. Across the state, there are reported flight cancellations, highway closures, and the closing of schools and businesses as a blizzard pushed through the state late this week. Four Corners Region Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4aea418563101205212442.txt 2009-10-29T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4aecd905ac73b833107587.txt For the nine Town of Telluride Town Council candidates the long wait is almost over: Ballots are coming back to the San Miguel County Courthouse one by one in the county’s first-ever all mail-in election. Four Corners Region Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4aecd905ac73b833107587.txt 2009-11-03T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4aecd9935fde4435447511.txt The Town of Mountain Village has said it will charge for parking on town-owned properties this ski season, but Telluride Ski and Golf will not abide the decision, with a 2003 contract obligating the town to provide free parking for all Telski guests. Four Corners Region Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4aecd9935fde4435447511.txt 2009-10-31T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4aecd9e33958b999663804.txt The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has recently informed the Town of Ophir that it is eligible for federal stimulus funds via the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to support planned improvements to Ophir’s water system. Four Corners Region Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4aecd9e33958b999663804.txt 2009-10-31T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4af1099e29ad4408718906.txt On Election Day in Telluride, town voters proved wrong the power of incumbents, electing three brand new faces to its seven-member town council. Voters also crushed a pair of tax measures put on the ballot by the town. Four Corners Region Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4af1099e29ad4408718906.txt 2009-11-03T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4af109dd46399642114570.txt The Peaks is widely rumored to sell Wednesday for some $20 million, but who’s in line to buy the region’s largest hotel is unclear. Four Corners Region Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4af109dd46399642114570.txt 2009-11-03T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4af109f69784c449655650.txt This election season in Telluride saw a cast of nine very different candidates vying for four seats on the Telluride Town Council. Four Corners Region Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4af109f69784c449655650.txt 2009-11-04T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4af10a4818029237326014.txt Telluride’s first medicinal marijuana dispensary opened last Wednesday, but no medicine has gone out the door yet. Four Corners Region Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4af10a4818029237326014.txt 2009-11-03T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4af10aa2e48f4964870778.txt Richard Moe — the national force who brought the Valley Floor crusade to the country’s attention — retired on Tuesday from his post as president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Washington, D.C. Four Corners Region Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4af10aa2e48f4964870778.txt 2009-11-03T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4af38c24dc790142092927.txt After languishing on the market for more than two years, The Peaks sold on Wednesday to a group of local investors for a reported $20 million — less than half the price of bids in late 2007 and some $80 million less than the hotel was built for in the early ‘90s. Four Corners Region Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4af38c24dc790142092927.txt 2009-11-07T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4af38c5c2a1aa754831193.txt Where has the tax and spend liberal gone? This summer, the town of Telluride drafted a pair of tax measures in a scramble to find new sources of revenue to replenish its budget, which was drawn down dramatically by plummeting revenues in the past year. Four Corners Region Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4af38c5c2a1aa754831193.txt 2009-11-05T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4af38c7b6d162889586046.txt The Telluride Regional Airport is now open after a nine-month renovation project that leveled the runway — removing both the 16-foot dip in the center of the strip, and the airport’s reputation as one of the nation’s hairiest landings. Four Corners Region Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4af38c7b6d162889586046.txt 2009-11-05T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4af6337654f5d979194244.txt Silverton Standard editor Mark Esper is one of ten contestants for a column in the Washington Post as part of a contest that newspaper is holding to find America’s next great pundit. Four Corners Region Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4af6337654f5d979194244.txt 2009-11-07T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4af633c7777f0169999327.txt After garnering a Montrose County approval heavy with conditions and contention, an energy company now faces another challenge: A local environmental group fired a legal salvo disputing that permit and how it was obtained. Four Corners Region Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4af633c7777f0169999327.txt 2009-11-07T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4af63404e468e244519890.txt Baerbel Hacke has spent her life looking forward, but with Monday marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, she’s going to spend some time looking back. Four Corners Region Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4af63404e468e244519890.txt 2009-11-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4afa248483dac887776406.txt Over the years, it has played host to gala events and rowdy bluegrass concerts, to intellectual lectures and community meetings. Four Corners Region Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4afa248483dac887776406.txt 2009-11-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4afa246cb4d0f047868796.txt In a meeting without public comment or debate, the Town of Mountain Village last Tuesday passed an emergency ordinance banning medical marijuana dispensaries. The council has one year to pass regulations on dispensaries or the measure will expire. Four Corners Region Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4afa246cb4d0f047868796.txt 2009-11-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4afcadf91b8f7129310899.txt With scores of Telluriders spending more time away from work and cashing dwindling paychecks, some are discovering that the best places to spend your time are free. Four Corners Region Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4afcadf91b8f7129310899.txt 2009-11-16T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4afcae67b2592535077783.txt Lodging and residential seats are opening on the Telluride Mountain Village Owners Association board, but it was unclear late this week who would step up to fill the posts.  Four Corners Region Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4afcae67b2592535077783.txt 2009-11-12T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4afcae50bd273936517298.txt Unemployment rates climb, the stock market drags and the federal deficit hits record levels. Four Corners Region Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4afcae50bd273936517298.txt 2009-11-12T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b02e5657f46c348273294.txt The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act has hit Telluride, but only one job has been created so far. However, one organization that was a major recipient of grants hasn’t hit its stride yet. Four Corners Region Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b02e5657f46c348273294.txt 2009-11-16T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b02e581825a3357727043.txt The brand new Telluride Town Council — which features three new faces — will take a seat in Rebekah Hall next week for its first taste of business. Four Corners Region Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b02e581825a3357727043.txt 2009-11-16T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b0367e9103f5081875070.txt A potential agreement will be presented to the Mountain Village Town Council on Thursday that would keep parking free for skiers this season. Four Corners Region Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b0367e9103f5081875070.txt 2009-11-17T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b0368b03160f488471715.txt The brand new Telluride Town Council got off to a smooth start on Tuesday, showing general agreement on issues and even making unanimous decisions. Four Corners Region Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b0368b03160f488471715.txt 2009-11-17T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b05ff0a16075907217181.txt For the first nine months of 2009, local real estate sales — and the taxes they bring to local governments — were down severely. As the year unfolded, most months brought declines in both the number and dollar volume of sales from previous years. Four Corners Region Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b05ff0a16075907217181.txt 2009-11-19T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b05ff567ed97215428783.txt On Thursday, the Mountain Village Town Council saw the first draft of a hard-won compromise on the quarrelsome issue of who will pay for skier parking this season. But the council is sending mayor Bob Delves back into the trenches to secure more details before they decide if they’ll pony up $20,000 and a few staff members to guide visitors into Mountain Village parking facilities. Four Corners Region Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b05ff567ed97215428783.txt 2009-11-19T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b05ff9416cbc063085065.txt They don’t have much size. Actually, they’re downright small. Four Corners Region Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b05ff9416cbc063085065.txt 2009-11-19T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b06011966615778949145.txt Did you know that when Bridal Veil Creek is at high summer flows it can provide enough drinking water to sustain 100,000 people? Or that pikas cannot survive for longer than 20 minutes at temperatures greater than 80 degrees?  Four Corners Region Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b06011966615778949145.txt 2009-11-19T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b06035ad19bd725829013.txt A week after the massive exchange of goods and cash that was the KOTO Ski Swap, the deals just keep on burning. Four Corners Region Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b06035ad19bd725829013.txt 2009-11-19T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b089c66a6c22089638906.txt Up on Schmid Ranch, a rolling spread of mesa-top land that has been worked by the same family for more than 100 years, you will find all the trappings of an old ranch. Four Corners Region Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b089c66a6c22089638906.txt 2009-11-23T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b089cadab27f212572878.txt In the end, we are all our own charity. When times tighten, we all look to our personal bottom lines before we consider throwing our cash at worthy causes. In a declining economy, the tote bags and mugs public radio stations sling to encourage you to call up and donate your dollars just aren't cutting it like they used to.  Four Corners Region Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b089cadab27f212572878.txt 2009-11-21T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b0b4a5535f09961702217.txt For a relatively small team, The New Community Coalition (TNCC) is making quite the impact. Four Corners Region Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b0b4a5535f09961702217.txt 2009-11-23T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b0cab1173df9701358943.txt Right now off the Peruvian Coast, the ocean waters off the far eastern equatorial Pacific are warmer than normal. Four Corners Region Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b0cab1173df9701358943.txt 2009-11-24T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b0de91c38b7f923867458.txt The declining economy hit ski areas hard, and Telluride was not spared the downturn. Four Corners Region Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b0de91c38b7f923867458.txt 2009-11-25T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b11d01551165574095072.txt Opening day: For some, a rite of passage into a new season. For others, a tourist trap whose conditions barely give lip service to what this mountain has to offer. But whether you strapped boards on or not, seeing those lift towers turning was sure to bring a smile to any skiers face. Four Corners Region Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b11d01551165574095072.txt 2009-11-30T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b11d09262588458709105.txt SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ski resorts across the U.S. are using this Thanksgiving holiday weekend to jump start their winter seasons, but with every passing year comes a frightening realization: If global temperatures continue to rise, fewer and fewer resorts will be able to open for the traditional beginning of ski season. Four Corners Region Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b11d09262588458709105.txt 2009-11-28T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b11d0b0c4402253402365.txt Dale and Lori Wood have seen the tiny town of Mountain Village grow up, much like their own children. Four Corners Region Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b11d0b0c4402253402365.txt 2009-11-28T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b14a0c3e1c1a319981649.txt The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced last week it would again consider the Gunnison sage-grouse for an endangered species listing, marking yet another review of the bird’s plight in the American West. Four Corners Region Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b14a0c3e1c1a319981649.txt 2009-11-30T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b15d67172c93134465333.txt In its 28 years of operation, local charity Angel Baskets has transformed from a tiny do-good operation into a well-oiled generosity machine. Four Corners Region Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b15d67172c93134465333.txt 2009-12-02T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b15d6451ae74855756464.txt It’s the thought that counts, but we all know some thoughts count more than others. If you find yourself strapped this season, but still want to let those close to you know they’re on your mind, below are some ideas that’ll keep your bottom line afloat. Four Corners Region Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b15d6451ae74855756464.txt 2009-12-01T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b15d7485e609622611811.txt SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The federal government has acknowledged it never prosecuted anyone who failed to pay a bid for drilling rights in Utah until a college student offered his bogus bids in an act of environmental defiance. Places Four Corners Region Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b15d7485e609622611811.txt 2009-12-01T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b15d7a5a81a1539169519.txt Staff Writer The Town of Mountain Village has set a new schedule of parking rates this ski season. Four Corners Region Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b15d7a5a81a1539169519.txt 2009-12-01T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b17192d86911462882354.txt Though flu activity appears to be on the decline, the disease is still immobilizing people at a higher rate than usual in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control. Four Corners Region Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b17192d86911462882354.txt 2009-12-02T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b17196849010686664941.txt The Sheep Mountain Alliance will hold its annual meeting this Friday, where the conservation group will discuss several projects in the works — one to save more than 60,000 acres of wilderness — and dine on locally grown delicacies. Four Corners Region Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b17196849010686664941.txt 2009-12-02T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b1874b53c518492280654.txt When the Mondrian was a flash in a developer’s eye, it was a 189-room condo hotel, one of many ambitious projects in Mountain Village two years ago. Four Corners Region Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b1874b53c518492280654.txt 2009-12-03T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b18748dd53a4171690299.txt The case against Erik Sanchez, the once-smiling face at Telluride’s taco cart, gained tidal momentum this week when U.S. Attorneys announced federal charges against Sanchez and two others. Four Corners Region Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b18748dd53a4171690299.txt 2009-12-03T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b1874d9792b0498475812.txt The curve — a godsend for those minding their transcripts in school, until some smarty pants studies all night and sets the point spread too high to help anyone. Four Corners Region Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b1874d9792b0498475812.txt 2009-12-05T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b1b08d953e73101189726.txt Recently, the local economy has felt the impacts of outside market forces — namely the national housing crisis, which washed ashore here a little over a year ago with major ramifications to both private and public budgets. Four Corners Region Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b1b08d953e73101189726.txt 2009-12-05T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b1b08f5b5b07828896408.txt San Miguel County sold 162 tax liens this year. And while that number is significantly higher than the number of liens sold in the last two years, it’s not out of the ordinary for this county. Four Corners Region Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b1b08f5b5b07828896408.txt 2009-12-05T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b1dbf5bc9efe924514161.txt There was gold in these here mountains. Billions worth, and much of it was layed over, for hours or months, in the many safes and vaults this town once had, far past the national per-capita. Today, if you swing open those two-ton doors and peer into the crevices, little remains of the treasure but a collection of stories. Four Corners Region Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b1dbf5bc9efe924514161.txt 2009-12-08T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b1dc01d91ada704445457.txt Turbulence in the economy last year drove real estate sales, lodging numbers, sales tax collections and other indicators of economic health into a downward trajectory. Four Corners Region Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b1dc01d91ada704445457.txt 2009-12-07T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b1dc04c08e0d951295627.txt Nothing sours an afternoon of holiday shopping more than returning to your car and finding that foreboding neon envelop tucked menacingly under the windshield wiper of your snow-laden car. Parking tickets. Four Corners Region Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b1dc04c08e0d951295627.txt 2009-12-07T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b1f136217d36589580592.txt Jonathan Greenspan thinks parking a car is a simple operation. Four Corners Region Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b1f136217d36589580592.txt 2009-12-08T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b2066833f819436123200.txt The town of Mountain Village saw it coming. The town has been ditching excess weight and running lean for two budget cycles now, watching revenues drop since 2008. Four Corners Region Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b2066833f819436123200.txt 2009-12-09T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b2066b87956d062630032.txt The Telluride Tourism Board is holding its annual meeting today, where concerned locals can connect with regional experts on the state of Telluride’s economy. Four Corners Region Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b2066b87956d062630032.txt 2009-12-09T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b20670b36505783034991.txt As the sky crackles with cold and the town sleeps under blankets of snow, here’s a drop of summertime to hold in your palm: the 37th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival has announced its preliminary lineup. Four Corners Region Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b20670b36505783034991.txt 2009-12-09T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b21d44b4f391821385746.txt Telluride has long depended on real estate transfer taxes for its revenue, but facing what may be a permanent decrease in those dollars, some are looking to the visitors who flock here when the flakes fall or the festivals are on. Four Corners Region Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b21d44b4f391821385746.txt 2009-12-12T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b21d4a49c856321175407.txt Mountain Village kept it close to home in hiring a community development director — the town hired Chris Hawkins, the Town of Telluride’s current planning director. Four Corners Region Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b21d4a49c856321175407.txt 2009-12-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b24233bcf305413850380.txt San Miguel Power Association’s “Green Cents” program is going opt-out. Four Corners Region Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b24233bcf305413850380.txt 2009-12-12T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b24239b57125922365785.txt On a crisp October morning some 14 months ago, Stephen Allen pedaled his bike out of Telluride, down the Spur and south on Highway 145 toward Dolores. Four Corners Region Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b24239b57125922365785.txt 2009-12-12T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b26f45d518b4380761311.txt For the community, the yearly Telluride Choral Society WinterSing concerts offer a chance to gather and watch familiar faces — neighbors and politicians, students, builders and lawyers — singing holiday songs. Four Corners Region Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b26f45d518b4380761311.txt 2009-12-14T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b26f42220235483882243.txt By BEN FORNELL Staff Writer Jan Stout had just closed the 93rd foreclosure file she’s worked on this year when the FedEx man showed up. Four Corners Region Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b26f42220235483882243.txt 2009-12-14T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b28553211cf1790895732.txt We all have to grow up sometime, don’t we? On Tuesday in the Palm Theatre, it was tough to tell the difference between youngsters just off the playground and grown-ups who get paid to play. Four Corners Region Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b28553211cf1790895732.txt 2009-12-16T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b2855793107a364559324.txt Editor’s note: For a column about Dan Fulton, see page three of today’s Planet. Four Corners Region Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b2855793107a364559324.txt 2009-12-15T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b285592856ed258447736.txt The town of Telluride could experience a 570-acre growth spurt this year, as the municipality is looking into annexing the Valley Floor. Four Corners Region Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b285592856ed258447736.txt 2009-12-15T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b2855e19c86d703900465.txt The Colorado Avalanche Information Center will show ski and snow films at the Sheridan Opera House tonight to benefit local avalanche forecasting in the San Juans, and this is one fundraiser not to let slide. Four Corners Region Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b2855e19c86d703900465.txt 2009-12-15T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b299f708f329713501115.txt Early this fall, those opposed to a uranium mill in the far western reaches of the state said they would fight at every turn. After two filings since a contentious approval from Montrose County Commissioners, their threats have proven anything but idle. Four Corners Region Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b299f708f329713501115.txt 2009-12-16T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b299fca5d5f8267642293.txt After Captain Jack Carey — a colorful skier and adventurer who had lived in the Telluride area for 30 years — died in a biking accident near Lizard Head Pass in July, friends and family members all over the world sprang to action to memorialize him. Four Corners Region Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b299fca5d5f8267642293.txt 2009-12-16T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b29a058a2fc0967093292.txt Telluride is steeped in the lore of mining town turned ski resort, of a place that was wholly transformed nearly 40 years ago by chairlifts and groomed runs. Four Corners Region Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b29a058a2fc0967093292.txt 2009-12-16T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b2ae72e67433579335220.txt After a glum edict from Governor Bill Ritter’s office, school districts across the state are struggling to trim their blooming budgets and Telluride is no different — the district needs to drop at least $400,000 from its budget for the next school year.  Four Corners Region Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b2ae72e67433579335220.txt 2009-12-17T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b2ae76be4d84489287892.txt The top of the podium is no strange place for Jasey-Jay Anderson. He is Canada’s most decorated snowboarder, with four World Championships under his belt, and he hopes to see his final podium in his home country this February at the Vancover Olympics. Four Corners Region Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b2ae76be4d84489287892.txt 2009-12-19T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b2ae82a267c5949454158.txt In this nation, where nearly anyone has a relative who first stepped on foot on American soil from a boat, it’s something of a paradox that we make it tough to immigrate. “I’ve got mine,” we seem to say, “so shut out the rest.” Four Corners Region Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b2ae82a267c5949454158.txt 2009-12-17T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b2d7e18d99b2448896443.txt Cops here don’t spend much time chasing bank robbers or practicing for the bomb squad, but policing in a resort town has its own nuances and requires its own unique touch. Four Corners Region Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b2d7e18d99b2448896443.txt 2009-12-19T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b304a6062827255937672.txt The San Juan Mountains, marked as they are by steep terrain and plenty of downward-hurtling water, hold significant potential for hydropower. Four Corners Region Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b304a6062827255937672.txt 2009-12-21T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b304aa8a47d9205990563.txt The company that hopes to sprout a uranium mill in Paradox Valley cleared the lowest of its hurdles late last week when the state accepted its application as complete, but a local environmental group is screaming foul. Four Corners Region Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b304aa8a47d9205990563.txt 2009-12-21T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b31878c5e83f151343381.txt Splashy Fall Creek where it tumbles toward the confluence near Sawpit, the lovely Dolores where it meanders through sinuous canyons, the San Miguel where it colors the desert lands of the West End with cottonwoods and water — all are wild and scenic rivers. Four Corners Region Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b31878c5e83f151343381.txt 2009-12-22T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b3187ae4d9df124571433.txt World renown landscape photographer Glenn Randall is scheduled to teach an intensive three-day winter landscape workshop in mid February. Recently, he e-mailed Colin Sullivan, the director of curriculum development at the Ah Haa School for the Arts, hoping to change his time slot. To 6:30 a.m. Four Corners Region Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b3187ae4d9df124571433.txt 2009-12-22T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b3187d55b1af043001733.txt After losing their legs, most people wouldn’t even consider riding mountains. For Felix Snow, there wasn’t any other choice. Four Corners Region Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b3187d55b1af043001733.txt 2009-12-23T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b32d566bfd25630967956.txt If things go to plan at the Telluride Medical Center, Telluride-area residents can expect a request next fall asking them to sell a chunk of land at the western fringe of town for development of a new medical facility. Four Corners Region Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b32d566bfd25630967956.txt 2009-12-23T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b32d5d179cc4585709358.txt When American snowboarder Ross Powers unexpectedly landed on the winner’s podium last Saturday after the World Cup boarder cross finals, he landed on the front of sports pages across Europe, South America and Scandinavia as well. Four Corners Region Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b32d5d179cc4585709358.txt 2009-12-24T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b32d59fd8e4c011009431.txt It was 20 years ago that Randy Barnes first drove from Fort Lewis College in Durango over Ophir Pass. Four Corners Region Institutions and Companies Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b32d59fd8e4c011009431.txt 2009-12-23T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b340d433a7a1363373867.txt Molly Shapiro gets in the holiday spirit by hanging ornaments on a Christmas tree in Zia Sun on Thursday morning. Shapiro, 10, was helping out in the store while on her holiday break. [photo by Brian Kozak] Four Corners Region Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b340d433a7a1363373867.txt 2009-12-26T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b340def7dc42230717687.txt As the Senate passed a landmark health care bill in Washington that extends coverage to millions, the Telluride Medical Center wages its own battles, hoping to wring better deals from insurance companies.  Four Corners Region Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b340def7dc42230717687.txt 2009-12-24T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b3698a6053bc916831642.txt It’s the most profitable time of the year. Well, normally that is. Even after slashing room rates and offering deals coupling rooms and lift passes, Telluride came out short of the near-full occupancy numbers the town is used to seeing over Christmas. Four Corners Region Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b3698a6053bc916831642.txt 2009-12-28T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b36990814179153909917.txt The tiny town of Ophir, which was settled by miners and saved by back-to-nature, self-sufficient types, has historically been hesitant to adopt new services. Four Corners Region Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b36990814179153909917.txt 2009-12-26T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b36992d8d7ba574755456.txt A restaurant on Gold Hill, a summertime zip line, a lift in Bear Creek… Four Corners Region Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b36992d8d7ba574755456.txt 2009-12-26T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b3975dc1e4c3273270252.txt For nearly a year now, workers, parents, homeowners and officials of the Town of Mountain Village have been hammering out what they hope will become a unifying vision of what the young mountain community can become. Four Corners Region Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b3975dc1e4c3273270252.txt 2009-12-28T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b3975f960930095153429.txt A Texas family’s holiday vacation in Silverton took a tragic turn on Christmas Day when a 39-year-old woman was killed in a sled crash at Kendall Mountain Ski Area. Four Corners Region Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b3975f960930095153429.txt 2009-12-28T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b3abca078b89810321603.txt For its first 31 years of life, the Telluride Jazz Celebration called home the first weekend in August — a time of year marked by thunderous monsoons and the rainbows that follow them. Four Corners Region Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b3abca078b89810321603.txt 2009-12-29T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b3abcfe84c82100723660.txt When someone suffers a horrible accident, one that robs limbs and body functions from its victim, doctors can only do so much. They may be able to restore physical functions, and even teach the newly disabled person to be mobile with what faculties they have left. But they cannot transplant confidence. Four Corners Region Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b3abcfe84c82100723660.txt 2010-01-13T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b3d56ee6e17f594714066.txt On most days, it’s difficult to measure how much a dollar means. But yesterday, it was easy to see: a dollar helps offset childcare for a working family. Helps, just a little bit, put on a festival or pay for medical care. Four Corners Region Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b3d56ee6e17f594714066.txt 2009-12-31T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b3d5723ec2a5560456979.txt Kevin Jones, an investor in the Peaks Capital Group that bought the resort earlier this year, won the only contested seat in the 2009 Telluride Mountain Village Owners Association Board of Directors election. He narrowly bested incumbent and Capella manager John Volponi for the position. Four Corners Region Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b3d5723ec2a5560456979.txt 2009-12-31T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b3d5755a8a4e126950623.txt At midnight tonight, main street will be packed with revelers, and some of them a bit too festive. Four Corners Region Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b3d5755a8a4e126950623.txt 2009-12-31T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b3d5e33e7192490224433.txt If we learned anything about ourselves and about Telluride in 2009, it’s that we, and this town, endure. This last year was defined in simple economic terms for us, and we learned a lesson: Even our sno-globe town isn’t invincible. Our region made difficult financial decisions as revenues that once flowed ebbed. We braced against a recession and swallowed the passings of our friends. But for all that bad news we still measured our smiles in inches as snow fell around us like confetti. We toasted each other and this place in the last light of summer evenings. And this much we know: there was never anywhere better to be, in both good times and bad. Four Corners Region Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b3d5e33e7192490224433.txt 2010-01-04T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b3d5f0f3bb40156538646.txt When the power went out on Wednesday night, for many it was a cozy inconvenience, like a snow day. A time to hide out with a few friends, a forced hiatus from whatever may have been on the schedule. Four Corners Region Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b3d5f0f3bb40156538646.txt 2009-12-31T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b40c963972ac341742309.txt Over the past two weeks, the Lizard Head Hockey Club has been the target of extortion attempts by disgruntled parents, according to club organizers. Four Corners Region Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b40c963972ac341742309.txt 2010-01-03T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b40c99802501114599256.txt In an effort to bring more options for higher education to remote San Miguel County, the University Centers of the San Miguel is teaming up with more accredited colleges to offer more learning options at closer-to-home, convenient locations. Four Corners Region Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b40c99802501114599256.txt 2010-01-03T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b42abb9a7e0d433871331.txt The San Miguel Resource Center is a small organization that offers a huge service to the community. The non-profit, which is run by a staff of seven, offers services like counseling and safe housing to more than 200 victims of domestic violence or sexual assault a year, and runs the only 24-hour crisis hotline in the county. Four Corners Region Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b42abb9a7e0d433871331.txt 2010-01-04T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b42abe7ea2e8302399453.txt Meaghan Henson brought four pots of water to a boil and mixed them with some Alaska-cold water from the tap in her Shandoka apartment. Just so she could wash her 2-year-old daughter’s hair. Four Corners Region Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b42abe7ea2e8302399453.txt 2010-01-07T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b43f31dc32c4163582339.txt Meaghan Henson brought four pots of water to a boil and mixed them with some Alaska-cold water from the tap in her Shandoka apartment. Just so she could wash her 2-year-old daughter’s hair. Four Corners Region Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b43f31dc32c4163582339.txt 2010-01-05T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b43f379be1b5615941424.txt Tacking itself on the end of the busy summer festival season is a newcomer with a camera. Four Corners Region Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b43f379be1b5615941424.txt 2010-01-05T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b43f4bb5bddf668939098.txt For a few years there, it wasn’t easy for Telluride’s freeskiers — they haven’t had a halfpipe for three seasons. Four Corners Region Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b43f4bb5bddf668939098.txt 2010-01-05T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b453cbc47b29593664830.txt In 2009, the sale of medical marijuana became the new booming business in Colorado, with waves of dispensaries cresting up all across the state. Four Corners Region Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b453cbc47b29593664830.txt 2010-01-06T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b453cefae5dd200578370.txt Interior Secretary Ken Salazar signaled an end to long standing oil and gas leasing rules on Wednesday, announcing a host of policy changes designed to bring more scrutiny and greater public voice to how leases are awarded on the nation’s public lands. Four Corners Region Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b453cefae5dd200578370.txt 2010-01-06T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b46955ed7950259467314.txt On Dec. 9, one of Telluride’s ubiquitous red boxes saved the life of 51-year-old Richard Hannah of Albuquerque, N.M. Four Corners Region Sat, 09 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b46955ed7950259467314.txt 2010-01-09T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b4695e3c4313963141692.txt Last week, the folding chalkboard outside the New Sheridan parlor advertised “Delicious Breakfast and Lunch.” This week, they added “under $9.” Four Corners Region Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b4695e3c4313963141692.txt 2010-01-07T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b493fdec7c96086697646.txt Architect Mike Davenport has worked for almost five years as the town of Telluride’s historic preservation planner, his workload heavy with tasks related to historic buildings, grants and renovation projects. Four Corners Region Sat, 09 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b493fdec7c96086697646.txt 2010-01-09T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b494012cee9c724271228.txt San Miguel County has seen limited acreage for sale in recent federal mineral lease sales, but it may soon sprout another well. Four Corners Region Sat, 09 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b494012cee9c724271228.txt 2010-01-09T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b4bde8526e9b992015246.txt As the freestyle skiing season gets under way, Telluride bumpers find themselves in familiar territory: high in the standings. Four Corners Region Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b4bde8526e9b992015246.txt 2010-01-11T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b4d2d4346a6d188964509.txt The state legislature begins a new session today, during which it will tackle a more than $1 billion budget shortfall, try and wrangle the booming but little-regulated medical marijuana industry and bolster renewable energy production. Four Corners Region Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b4d2d4346a6d188964509.txt 2010-01-12T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b4d2d69b3356932258829.txt Telluride Ski and Golf Company may not be a main street shop, but its CEO, Dave Riley, made an appearance at the Telluride Retail Association meeting Tuesday to discuss the economy and share how his own business is faring. Four Corners Region Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b4d2d69b3356932258829.txt 2010-01-12T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b4d2d8d4e27b646508527.txt Despite the crowds that packed restaurants and ski slopes in the month of December, lodging numbers in the Telluride region were down slightly — 8 percent — from the same month in 2008. Four Corners Region Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b4d2d8d4e27b646508527.txt 2010-01-12T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b4d2daa4c734851221753.txt An exasperated Telluride resident returns to his car parked in the center lane of Colorado Avenue on Tuesday to find that it has been ticketed. Special permits are required to park in this lane at all times — even if for just a moment. [Photo by Merrick Chase] Four Corners Region Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b4d2daa4c734851221753.txt 2010-01-13T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b4e7f4110f90778809142.txt A quick walk around town, a pass through the bars, a ride on a chairlift will tell you that Telluride could use more snow. Four Corners Region Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b4e7f4110f90778809142.txt 2010-01-13T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b4e7f69cb72d905126820.txt Wayne Gretzky. Gordie Howe. Sean Skinner? Skinner’s may not be a household name in hockey homes, but he is arguably the most sought-after hockey coach in the world. Four Corners Region Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b4e7f69cb72d905126820.txt 2010-01-14T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b4e7faa59af3615853944.txt DENVER (AP) — Warning that there are rough roads ahead, Colorado lawmakers returned to work Wednesday and immediately began efforts to tackle education reform and fill a $1.5 billion gap in the state budget. Four Corners Region Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b4e7faa59af3615853944.txt 2010-01-13T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b4fd5821bc3d246368964.txt Sasha Cucciniello lost about 45 cents an hour last year working for her non-profit theatre group. Right now, she’s planning a play she doesn’t even have the cash to put on. Four Corners Region Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b4fd5821bc3d246368964.txt 2010-01-16T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b4fd5f64e49f684761225.txt People closed their laptops, stopped watching television, dug out headlamps and set out onto the black streets to gather in candle-lit restaurants and bars. When the lights soared back on, cheers were audible on main street. Four Corners Region Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b4fd5f64e49f684761225.txt 2010-01-14T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b4fd672148b3553006116.txt Skiing is mostly about having fun, of sliding downward with the pull of gravity. But with hazards that range from too much sun to trees and torn ACLs, it’s important to keep safety in mind. Four Corners Region Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b4fd672148b3553006116.txt 2010-01-14T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b5266bcc1d0a118039764.txt At Cindy Bread in Lawson Hill, there’s a box where patrons can drop off clothes. Like a freebox destined for a foreign land, it has been siphoning Telluride’s T-shirts, shorts, maybe even a puffy or two, since a massive earthquake rocked Port au Prince on Tuesday. Four Corners Region Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b5266bcc1d0a118039764.txt 2010-01-16T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b53785466cae917316459.txt A 50-year-old woman was killed while heli-skiing on Saturday after she fell into a creek and apparently drowned, according to the San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office. Four Corners Region Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b53785466cae917316459.txt 2010-01-18T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b5519102490f971151320.txt It was clear and beaming, the snaggle-tooth San Juans eating a new-blue sky. Four Corners Region Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b5519102490f971151320.txt 2010-01-20T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b55196b9432a442473964.txt The wells run ever drier as the State of Colorado’s budget crunch reaches deep into programs long-considered sacred, such as public education. Four Corners Region Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b55196b9432a442473964.txt 2010-01-25T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b55195014c9c494455933.txt In the summer of 2007, the Department of Energy announced a decision to expand its uranium leasing program on 42 square miles of public land near the Dolores River Canyon — a redrock-trimmed waterway that cuts through the southwest corner of the state. Rivers Four Corners Region Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b55195014c9c494455933.txt 2010-01-18T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b566c98c081d200685310.txt Over the weekend in Mountain Village, four teams of sculptors transformed giant, hulking blocks of ice into pieces of ephemeral public art. Four Corners Region Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b566c98c081d200685310.txt 2010-01-19T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b57ade998de0552157546.txt Maybe it all paid off. As the town looked anxiously to the horizon like a dog panting at the door for its owner, many started dancing, rubbing, stashing, and turning to the traditions of paganism to bring a dump to Telluride. Four Corners Region Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b57ade998de0552157546.txt 2010-01-21T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b57ae5dec0c3124812546.txt The Pee Wee hockey team here has been asking Telluriders if they’ll do a little early spring cleaning and help disaster-torn Haitians in the process. Four Corners Region Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b57ae5dec0c3124812546.txt 2010-01-20T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b57ae3d8f373960780816.txt Ophir has a new town manager, mayor and clerk after its general assembly meeting on Tuesday night. Four Corners Region Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b57ae3d8f373960780816.txt 2010-01-20T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b59eb7918552575834728.txt A bill that would blanket many of the public lands in the San Juan region — including the slopes of Mt. Sneffels and Wilson Peak — with a wilderness designation got an audience in the halls of Capitol Hill on Thursday. Places Four Corners Region Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b59eb7918552575834728.txt 2010-01-21T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b59ebbb2503c389705692.txt The developers of a proposed Mountain Village hotel that has taken the working name Mondrian say they need another 10 feet to add a floor of 40 hotel rooms to the top of their structure, already 79 feet high in some places and pushing Mountain Village zoning regulations. Four Corners Region Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b59ebbb2503c389705692.txt 2010-01-21T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b59ec0087097055544984.txt The Telluride Nordic Association is hosting its first ever Fun Tour and Ski Race on the Valley Floor on Sunday, and invites everyone — from novice skiers to hard-core Nords and even those who have never tried it — to come out. Four Corners Region Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b59ec0087097055544984.txt 2010-01-21T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b59ec79aa79c884330610.txt It’s that time of year again, Tellurider. Time for you to ante up for all that free music and news that flows into your car and your kitchen and your office. Four Corners Region Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b59ec79aa79c884330610.txt 2010-01-21T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b5e51d9dfc65648930204.txt As the Town of Telluride experienced dwindling tax revenues in the past year, it has been forced to make tough decisions: laying off employees, cutting services and slashing grants. Four Corners Region Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b5e51d9dfc65648930204.txt 2010-01-25T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b5e51fd36207079189574.txt Gary Whitfield, the Telluride Fire Protection District’s director, resigned little more than a week ago, but details surrounding the long-time director’s departure are unclear. Four Corners Region Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b5e51fd36207079189574.txt 2010-01-25T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b5e5374e08e8099388111.txt It’s back. After two ski seasons in Telluride without a halfpipe, the mountain says it’s built the best pipe ever this year. Four Corners Region Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b5e5374e08e8099388111.txt 2010-01-25T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b5fa55b6f3f8448618098.txt From the rubble of the recession has emerged a trend of less, not more. Four Corners Region Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b5fa55b6f3f8448618098.txt 2010-01-26T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b61027d0ebe4050713811.txt An avalanche swept a local skier down an Upper Bear Creek pitch on Tuesday, ultimately landing him in the Montrose Memorial Hospital after a self-rescue that spanned hours. Four Corners Region Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b61027d0ebe4050713811.txt 2010-02-04T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b6102a1e6db5452561767.txt Medical marijuana dispensaries have spread like wildfire through Colorado in the past six months, and towns across the state — including Telluride — have been scrambling to figure out how to legislate the new industry. Four Corners Region Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b6102a1e6db5452561767.txt 2010-01-27T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b6102c9a31c9173984257.txt This nation is saddling youngsters with an unbearable debt burden and inadequate education, a lethal cocktail for America’s future. Four Corners Region Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b6102c9a31c9173984257.txt 2010-01-28T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b610527448dd837658900.txt It’s back. If you missed the first staging of SquidShow Theatre’s absurd, hilarious, sometimes off-color romp “Inaccurate Reenactments,” it’s back tonight at the Sheridan Opera House. Four Corners Region Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b610527448dd837658900.txt 2010-01-27T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b624a857d963763953944.txt Her words are carefully chosen, but still she brims, an easy mixture of excitement and pride. It seems as if Elaine Demas has been waiting a long time for this. Four Corners Region Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b624a857d963763953944.txt 2010-01-30T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b624b195e19e987243467.txt This Saturday, Nordic skiers and snowshoers will celebrate the full moon with skiing, dinner and socializing on Telluride’s Valley Floor. Four Corners Region Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b624b195e19e987243467.txt 2010-01-28T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b624b3dc901c312525041.txt Spencer Graves used to be a fixture in Telluride’s upscale restaurants — he worked at Allred’s, the New Sheridan Chop House and La Marmotte alongside some of the town’s best chefs from 2003 to 2006. Four Corners Region Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b624b3dc901c312525041.txt 2010-01-28T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b648d8595017737483043.txt The town of Telluride relies on Mill Creek — a splashy creek that sprints from the mountains north of town — for its municipal water supply. Four Corners Region Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b648d8595017737483043.txt 2010-01-30T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b648dacbef0e812630969.txt For Midnite Scholtes, it’s a real whodunit. On Jan. 22, Scholtes left the Nordic Center for about 20 minutes to go to the bank. When he returned just before 4:30 p.m., Scholtes discovered that two wooden sleds on loan to the center from a local craftsman had gone missing. Four Corners Region Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b648dacbef0e812630969.txt 2010-01-30T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b648dce77167076394590.txt There was the man of constant sorrow, a Jamaican bobsled team, a plush chain gang and even some pyrotechnics. Four Corners Region Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b648dce77167076394590.txt 2010-02-01T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b648e3aebf27198664460.txt NORWOOD—After 18 years with San Miguel County, she can’t think of a minute that she regrets. Four Corners Region Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b648e3aebf27198664460.txt 2010-01-30T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b68e8271969c123497688.txt San Miguel County has a bit of enticing bait for anyone considering launching a new business: 750 square feet of commercial space on the sunny-side of main street, complete with low rent. Four Corners Region Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b68e8271969c123497688.txt 2010-02-02T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b68e85e2f65e311919953.txt Kevin Green, an iconoclastic Tellurider and one of the region’s pioneering skiers, was killed Monday afternoon on the ski area when he collided with a rope. The fall, or the collision, fractured Green’s skull near the base of his brain and killed him instantly, according to San Miguel County Coroner Bob Dempsey.  Four Corners Region Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b68e85e2f65e311919953.txt 2010-02-03T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b6a334876677878743314.txt This year’s Love Boat theme for the 15th Annual Chocolate Lovers’ Fling had some chefs oozing with rich ideas, others a little stumped for subject matter and some glued to re-runs of the television show (who knows where one even finds those anymore) seeking inspiration. Four Corners Region Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b6a334876677878743314.txt 2010-02-03T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b6a3322d2c8f404551741.txt The area’s largest employer and landholder appeared in front of the San Miguel Board of County Commissioners on Monday. To make nice. Four Corners Region Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b6a3322d2c8f404551741.txt 2010-02-03T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b6a33621471f729560987.txt GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — The economic downturn, weak natural-gas prices and job losses in the energy field are catching up to the Grand Junction area, after a stretch of unprecedented growth. Four Corners Region Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b6a33621471f729560987.txt 2010-02-03T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b6b83cc98a18249706001.txt It was a scarce few weeks ago that Dr. Diana Koelliker was treating a man who was having a heart attack. As he clutched his chest in the ER wing of the Telluride Medical Center, a patient on the other side of a cloth curtain was in screaming pain. Four Corners Region Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b6b83cc98a18249706001.txt 2010-02-04T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b6b83ae19ab3109626339.txt The husky voice on the other end of the line at the Town of Telluride is leaving town.  Four Corners Region Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b6b83ae19ab3109626339.txt 2010-02-04T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b6b83f26fa08817739271.txt For four days, some of world’s best skiers are in Telluride, leaving their signatures on the flanks of Palmyra. The difference between their tracks and most: usually, theirs gap for long periods of time, cliff drops serving as breaks in their writing.  Four Corners Region Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b6b83f26fa08817739271.txt 2010-02-06T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b6e0d5551948039061561.txt Stickers the porcupine, the charismatic denizen of Prospect Basin, had scores of visitors each day. He was the star of more than a dozen YouTube videos, and even had a Facebook fan page (151 fans.) Four Corners Region Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b6e0d5551948039061561.txt 2010-02-08T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b6e0d9bc0d11452290036.txt Members from the Westboro Baptist Church are planning an anti-gay rally during Telluride’s 10th annual Gay Ski Week, slated for Feb. 20-27. According to the group’s Web site, they will rally from 4:45 to 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 23 near the Capella Telluride during a a benefit for the Matthew Shepard Foundation at which Judy Shepard, Matthew’s mother, will speak.  Four Corners Region Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b6e0d9bc0d11452290036.txt 2010-02-06T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b6e0e214c37a774962987.txt Of all the French toast joints in all the world, they’ll always have Lift 4. Four Corners Region Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b6e0e214c37a774962987.txt 2010-02-06T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b6e0e3b8b5e9562593136.txt A local man was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday on a bank fraud charge in connection with a $300 million scheme that spans major American banks. Four Corners Region Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b6e0e3b8b5e9562593136.txt 2010-02-06T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b70c752a8161055778416.txt The stretch of Highway 550 between Ridgway and Montrose passes Ridgway State Park, traces the Uncompahgre River and winds through mountainous terrain. Four Corners Region Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b70c752a8161055778416.txt 2010-02-08T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b70c73680b63735642660.txt The list of opposition to a proposed uranium mill in Paradox Valley keeps growing. Rivers Four Corners Region Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b70c73680b63735642660.txt 2010-02-08T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b70c77a846bd331996670.txt Despite the financial woes that plagued many municipalities in 2009, San Miguel County has ended the year on a sound financial footing, with more than six months of funds in reserve. Four Corners Region Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b70c77a846bd331996670.txt 2010-02-08T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b721a21e2839276517436.txt A man who said he wanted to buy The Peaks in 2008 used the property as bait for investors and ultimately used the money to finance his lavish lifestyle — from private jets to private school tuition — according to the Manhattan District Attorney. Four Corners Region Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b721a21e2839276517436.txt 2010-02-09T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b721a4188f3b541300153.txt This week, life-sized cupids will be dispatched across town to deliver all things Valentine. They’ll do roses, cupcakes and bad poetry. Rap songs, naughty dances, proposals. Heck, they’ll even do break ups. Four Corners Region Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b721a4188f3b541300153.txt 2010-02-09T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b721ab08d76d699540100.txt In 1978 the last dynamic link between the mining town that was and the resort town yet to be, the Idarado mine, ceased operations; the ski company changed hands from Joe Zoline to Ron Allred; and the county planning process for Mountain Village was under way. Four Corners Region Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b721ab08d76d699540100.txt 2010-02-09T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b73769413775489375151.txt Jerry Greene stood in front of his burning bakery with his hands tucked into his pockets. He looked it up and down and in his wet eyes Baked in Telluride, or what was left of it, shone. Four Corners Region Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b73769413775489375151.txt 2010-02-15T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b74f12a7a1d7326206194.txt The Telluride Montrose Regional Air Organization has experienced another shift in its leadership after founding member Tom Hess resigned earlier this week. Four Corners Region Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b74f12a7a1d7326206194.txt 2010-02-11T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b74f1765ce30170200430.txt Democrats have been the subject of public bruising lately, as all sorts of criticisms are lobbed their way: They haven’t fixed the economy. They haven’t been effective in dealing with health care reform or climate change. They are sending the country deeper into debt. Four Corners Region Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b74f1765ce30170200430.txt 2010-02-11T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b74f14f98852558219660.txt A group of five people dipped into Upper Bear Creek on Wednesday afternoon for a nice little backcountry ski. What they got were front row seats to a sizable avalanche that ripped through the Deep and Dangerous pitch, near Delta Bowl. Four Corners Region Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b74f14f98852558219660.txt 2010-02-11T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b774d63e9698529861332.txt Errant flakes danced through the cold afternoon air on Friday and clouds crouched lower over town. Four Corners Region Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b774d63e9698529861332.txt 2010-02-15T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b774ded8519b234418393.txt A man was killed on Thursday when he struck a tree while trying to flee an avalanche. The slide, which happened near Cirque Peak in the San Juans south of Ridgway, also sent another man to the hospital with a dislocated hip, though he was expected out of the hospital on Friday. Four Corners Region Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b774ded8519b234418393.txt 2010-02-13T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b774e0939366163510650.txt Even in a recession, some things are spared from budget scalpels. Four Corners Region Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b774e0939366163510650.txt 2010-02-13T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b7a01cca9e10363069738.txt For those struggling to keep financially afloat, the monthly energy bill can be a painful thing to open — especially in the wintertime. Four Corners Region Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b7a01cca9e10363069738.txt 2010-02-15T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b7a01afcd03f648387944.txt For Baked in Telluride, it’s always come down to an oven that churned out countless loaves of Jewish Rye and macaroons. The bakery’s end came down to the oven, too. According to an investigation, over the past 30-plus years that oven had turned the wood beneath it — even through a ceramic tile buffer — into “charcoal” that ultimately caught fire. Four Corners Region Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b7a01afcd03f648387944.txt 2010-02-15T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b7b52c06dafb279429548.txt If you lived near Baked in Telluride, you didn’t have to walk through the doors to get a treat. Every night around 12:15 a.m., nearby residents would crack a window, and a nuclear explosion of cinnamon roll smell would fill the house. Four Corners Region Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b7b52c06dafb279429548.txt 2010-02-17T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b7ca7d2577e1141728054.txt For years, the Town of Telluride and San Miguel Valley Corporation engaged in a legal battle over ownership of the Valley Floor — the 570-acre piece of bottomlands that sits at the West End of Telluride. Four Corners Region Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b7ca7d2577e1141728054.txt 2010-02-17T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b7dfa175f604174152912.txt One town tends toward cowboy boots, Stetsons and pickups. The other toward hiking books, knit caps and Subarus. Four Corners Region Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b7dfa175f604174152912.txt 2010-02-18T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b7dfa349338c089782405.txt WASHINGTON (AP) — An oil and gas drilling technique that is becoming more widespread is drawing scrutiny from lawmakers concerned that it may pose a hazard to human health by tainting drinking water and harming the environment. Four Corners Region Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b7dfa349338c089782405.txt 2010-02-18T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b7dfa71d2f19879473535.txt El Niño has been kind to southwest Colorado but the state’s northern and central mountain ranges find themselves wanting. Four Corners Region Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b7dfa71d2f19879473535.txt 2010-02-18T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b809603aa1bc072148732.txt William Goldberg, who lived in Telluride for 18 years, passed away suddenly on Nov. 8, 2009 while traveling in New Zealand. He was 71. Four Corners Region Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b809603aa1bc072148732.txt 2010-02-20T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b8095e045472531632685.txt The town of Telluride’s design standards and construction specifications were last updated in 1984, some 26 years ago. Four Corners Region Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b8095e045472531632685.txt 2010-02-20T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b8096904b7a5674318285.txt In 2009, the town of Telluride’s made small strides in its race to shrink its carbon footprint. Four Corners Region Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b8096904b7a5674318285.txt 2010-02-20T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b80965849e73229594797.txt Every month in Grand Junction there are 13 new cases of HIV/AIDS. Thirteen. Every month. The medication to treat those conditions runs $1,800 a month. Even with insurance, costs can derail a life’s finances. Four Corners Region Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b80965849e73229594797.txt 2010-02-24T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b8096ae178d3445744763.txt In the history of good times, there have been a few announcements that sent shock waves of hope and excitement through their communities. Four Corners Region Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b8096ae178d3445744763.txt 2010-02-20T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b834133b4e48332595749.txt Republicans see the 2010 midterm elections as their moment, their chance to chip away at the large majorities held by the Democrats in the U.S. Congress. Four Corners Region Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b834133b4e48332595749.txt 2010-02-22T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b8341712e049050790085.txt From the Colorado Division of Wildlife Dogs are harassing big game animals in southwest Colorado this winter and Division of Wildlife officials are reminding pet owners to keep their animals under control. Four Corners Region Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b8341712e049050790085.txt 2010-02-22T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b834155c4736959043284.txt The Westboro Baptist Church, an anti-gay group, is scheduled to protest a benefit for the Matthew Shepard Foundation tonight at Capella Telluride in Mountain Village. Shepard’s mother, Judy, will speak at the event, which runs in conjunction with the Telluride Gay Ski Week. Four Corners Region Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b834155c4736959043284.txt 2010-02-22T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b848d35ee3bb591571155.txt Mountain Village’s latest large-scale hotel project is inching through the planning system, collecting both praises and criticisms along the way. Four Corners Region Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b848d35ee3bb591571155.txt 2010-02-23T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b848dc8b8229031126948.txt San Miguel Power Association, which serves nearly 10,000 members on the Western Slope with power, has decided to withdraw from a statewide association that lobbies for Colorado electric companies. Four Corners Region Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b848dc8b8229031126948.txt 2010-02-23T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b848de733eaf425222807.txt The president knows about Telluride’s tragedy. Jerry Greene told Barack Obama about his bakery burning down. The president responded with kindness and sympathy, Greene said. Four Corners Region Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b848de733eaf425222807.txt 2010-02-23T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b85e1b74bae4023419061.txt Two mothers. Shirley Phelps-Roper and Judy Shepard. Phelps-Roper has more than 10 children. Judy’s son was beaten and left for dead on a Laramie fence. Four Corners Region Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b85e1b74bae4023419061.txt 2010-02-25T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b85e192a0c92089017397.txt It seems like Phish could happen. Yesterday in a special meeting, the Telluride Parks and Recreation Commission gave the nod to promoters hoping to use Town Park for two nights in August to host the iconic jam band, known for its decade-long songs and wandering legion of fans. As it stands right now, promoters would release 9,000 tickets a night on Aug. 9 and 10 and set the curfew at 11 p.m. for the foursome. No opening band is anticipated. Four Corners Region Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b85e192a0c92089017397.txt 2010-02-24T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b85e208834db368249195.txt The San Miguel Power Association currently pumps power to some 9,600 people on the Western Slope — from Ridgway to Telluride to Bedrock. Four Corners Region Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b85e208834db368249195.txt 2010-02-24T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b8739f53638d466115174.txt Thirty clothing racks up and down a 100 foot hallway in Mountain Village.   Four Corners Region Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b8739f53638d466115174.txt 2010-02-25T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b873a361c29a340151171.txt Just a year ago, the Town of Telluride was cutting its budget to the bone. In response to plummeting tax revenues, the town axed projects, cut services, put capital projects on hold and laid off employees. Four Corners Region Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b873a361c29a340151171.txt 2010-02-25T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b873a10aef81866434730.txt Captain Jack. A canonized ski bum.  His is a name that nearly everyone knows. He has ski runs named after him in two countries: here, and in Canada. And this weekend, he’ll have 100 doppelgangers all skiing around with long, fake beards. Captain Jack’s foot-long beard wasn’t fake — little about him was — but this Saturday, hundreds of skiers from the Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club will honor Carey by skiing Saturday as much as they possibly can — something Carey certainly would have liked as he held many a first chair. Four Corners Region Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b873a10aef81866434730.txt 2010-02-25T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b89caa8e3b56843570508.txt He’s been sheriff for more than 30 years. What’s another four? Four Corners Region Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b89caa8e3b56843570508.txt 2010-02-27T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b89ca81547a9446295162.txt The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been granted a one week extension to announce its decision on the sage grouse. Four Corners Region Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b89ca81547a9446295162.txt 2010-02-27T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b89cb0c9b7ac524916123.txt In the end, houses might not be built at Alta Lakes. Meg Whitman, a conservationist and one of the richest women in the world, has bought the land around Alta Lakes. And the county planner said he believes that she intends to preserve the land. Four Corners Region Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b89cb0c9b7ac524916123.txt 2010-02-28T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b8c840ba51a1222947271.txt In keeping with the International Year of Biodiversity, Mountainfilm will launch its 32nd annual festival on May 28 with an in-depth look at species extinction. Four Corners Region Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b8c840ba51a1222947271.txt 2010-03-01T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b8c843786dc5977342417.txt A local man pleaded not guilty to charges that he helped his brother-in-law and titan Democratic fundraiser defraud three major American banks of nearly $300 million. Four Corners Region Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b8c843786dc5977342417.txt 2010-03-02T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b8dc93f54a0a370653746.txt Tickets for the 2010 Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, which will be held Sept. 17-19, 2010, are now on sale. Four Corners Region Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b8dc93f54a0a370653746.txt 2010-03-02T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b8dc9d6d075f861338063.txt If you can text, you can give. It has perhaps never been easier to give to local non-profits. Yesterday, it took about 23 seconds to hook one of four selected NPOs up with a five spot via text message. No, they will not be named. Four Corners Region Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b8dc9d6d075f861338063.txt 2010-03-02T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b8dc9f67fba4846329320.txt Twenty years after the little-known band won the band competition as at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, they are returning to the box canyon. Four Corners Region Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b8dc9f67fba4846329320.txt 2010-03-02T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b8dca169007d595377300.txt The environmental beliefs of Meg Whitman, who wants to succeed Arnold Schwarzenegger as the leader of California, the biggest and most ungovernable state in the union, is as crystal clear as a typical view across Los Angeles. Four Corners Region Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b8dca169007d595377300.txt 2010-03-02T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b8f1b2cdfc9a111513154.txt A report about happiness created disbelief — and a plan from a council member to measure happiness itself — after Telluriders read that Boulder was named the happiest city in America. Four Corners Region Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b8f1b2cdfc9a111513154.txt 2010-03-03T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b8f1bb87c9e3113052799.txt In Telluride, art is everywhere. It is the free play that packs the local bar on a Tuesday night. The plein air artists who dot main street in June. The locally-made fashion lines that float down the catwalk at the AIDS Benefit. The music festivals that fill Town Park on long summer days. Four Corners Region Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b8f1bb87c9e3113052799.txt 2010-03-04T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b905a677e050442629637.txt After Baked in Telluride burned, the community coalesced around those who lost their jobs in the fire. Four Corners Region Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b905a677e050442629637.txt 2010-03-06T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b905b1986bcd771594062.txt Call them sun worshippers. Unlike the rest of America, which shifts its life in the spring with the changing of the clock, the ski area will stick with the rhythms of the sun. Four Corners Region Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b905b1986bcd771594062.txt 2010-03-04T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b905afb5c7bc448549778.txt Associate Editor The Telluride Historical Museum is flush with relics and photos and artifacts of Telluride in its mining heyday. Four Corners Region Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b905afb5c7bc448549778.txt 2010-03-04T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b9302970b1fc483146825.txt Former co-workers said that Theresa J. Powell was a nice person and good to work with. They said she was full of energy and always bouncing around. Freddy Enriquez, her co-worker at La Cocina de Luz, where she worked last year, called her “Jiminy,” after Jiminy Cricket.” Four Corners Region Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b9302970b1fc483146825.txt 2010-03-06T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b9302fe131d1688027359.txt The Telluride Regional Airport will complete the crusade against its once-bowed runway, thanks to $17 million from the federal government. Four Corners Region Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b9302fe131d1688027359.txt 2010-03-06T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b95b023cf339327520541.txt He traveled from his home in Dolores County for work. He drilled holes and lit dynamite and hauled rocks up from underground — rocks that not only powered a nation but paid his family’s bills. But when uranium mines near the Utah border closed this fall, Larry Kibel lost his job along with scores of other workers, and he found himself part of a very unfortunate statistic. Four Corners Region Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b95b023cf339327520541.txt 2010-03-08T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b95b04e7febb431873735.txt Everyone knows Telluride doesn’t look like Vail or even its haughty cousin Aspen, with a downtown studded with concrete buildings. Four Corners Region Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b95b04e7febb431873735.txt 2010-03-09T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b97046ce6cc9391042573.txt In the middle of the summer of 1988, a young band from Vermont drove a beat-up truck across the country to Telluride to play a string of shows here. Four Corners Region Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b97046ce6cc9391042573.txt 2010-03-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b9704e117eac935222270.txt As President Obama calls for more nuclear power, Colorado contemplates putting two uranium mills into operation. Four Corners Region Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b9704e117eac935222270.txt 2010-03-09T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b9704c6283ba849365260.txt In 2008, when Coloradans got a say in whether the Democrats would nominate their first black candidate or their first woman candidate for president, the caucuses were a very big deal. Four Corners Region Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b9704c6283ba849365260.txt 2010-03-09T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b98550585544539135042.txt The Telluride Elks Lodge #692 is proud to announce that Albert J. (AJ) Rekdahl is the first student in the history of San Miguel County to reach the national level of competition for the prestigious Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student Scholarship. Four Corners Region Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b98550585544539135042.txt 2010-03-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b9855e782736480026474.txt A planned hotel and condo development in Mountain Village is up for review again today in front of the town’s council and design review board. The meeting is the latest in a process that developers have waded through as they seek to parlay a standing approval into an alternate plan that is taller and potentially more lucrative for the town, as it offers a true hotel within the walls of the development. Four Corners Region Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b9855e782736480026474.txt 2010-03-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b98563d766c3196363120.txt Rocks fall from the sky, and sometimes people get hurt, but it’s rarer than you might think. Four Corners Region Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b98563d766c3196363120.txt 2010-03-11T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b98560997351637337707.txt For years, the town of Telluride battled to acquire the Valley Floor from its owner so the 570 acres of scenic bottomlands could be forever preserved as open space. Four Corners Region Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b98560997351637337707.txt 2010-03-10T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b99d9576f5a7365217746.txt Jerry Greene is passionate about a lot of things — skiing, baking, radio — and he’s always moving fast. And even though this last month has been a whirlwind — he’s set up a new office, felt a wave of support and condolences from the community and even met the President of the United States of America and told him his story — it has been, at times, a little lonely. Four Corners Region Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b99d9576f5a7365217746.txt 2010-03-11T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b99d93ccccde505006340.txt In real estate, it’s all about the location. In books, it’s all about the idea. In ski resorts, when it comes to skier days, it’s all about the snow. Four Corners Region Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b99d93ccccde505006340.txt 2010-03-11T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b99d976a484c946700163.txt It would be perhaps too optimistic to say the real estate market is headed back toward its halcyon days, but in Mountain Village it’s performing better than anticipated. Four Corners Region Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b99d976a484c946700163.txt 2010-03-11T18:30:00Z http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b9c35d4e31d4466927655.txt Police in San Miguel County had the alleged “High Country Bandits” in their grasp, and they never knew it. Four Corners Region Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4b9c35d4e31d4466927655.txt 2010-03-13T18:30:00Z http://durangoherald.com/sections/News/2010/03/18/Canadians_rescued_from_grounded_yacht_in_Galapagos/ QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Sixteen Canadian tourists and eight Ecuadorean crew members were rescued from a yacht that ran aground in the Galapagos Islands, officials said Thursday. Four Corners Region Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://durangoherald.com/sections/News/2010/03/18/Canadians_rescued_from_grounded_yacht_in_Galapagos/ 2010-03-18T18:30:00Z http://durangoherald.com/sections/News/2010/03/18/Democrats_near_vote_on_Obama_health_care_bill/ WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic leaders are unveiling what is expected to be their final health care bill Thursday, setting the stage for a Sunday vote on a plan that would affect most Americans and has become the defining issue in Barack Obama's presidency. Four Corners Region Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://durangoherald.com/sections/News/2010/03/18/Democrats_near_vote_on_Obama_health_care_bill/ 2010-03-18T18:30:00Z http://durangoherald.com/sections/News/2010/03/18/Woman_accused_of_sending_text_about_drugs_to_agent/ ALTUS, Okla. (AP) - A Mangum woman has been arrested for allegedly sending a text message about illegal drugs to a drug task force agent. Four Corners Region Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://durangoherald.com/sections/News/2010/03/18/Woman_accused_of_sending_text_about_drugs_to_agent/ 2010-03-18T18:30:00Z http://durangoherald.com/sections/News/2010/03/18/DOW_Officer_who_shot_dog_acted_within_law_protocol/ The dog shot dead last week by a Division of Wildlife officer north of Durango when it was harassing an elk in the Animas River floated away because the officer couldn't reach it, the agency's area wildlife manager said Wednesday. The officer crawled out on a log to reach the dog," Patt Dorsey said of the March 11 incident. But it was floating backwards and he was able Four Corners Region Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://durangoherald.com/sections/News/2010/03/18/DOW_Officer_who_shot_dog_acted_within_law_protocol/ 2010-03-18T18:30:00Z http://durangoherald.com/sections/News/2010/03/18/St_Patricks_Day_celebrations/ Four Corners Region Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://durangoherald.com/sections/News/2010/03/18/St_Patricks_Day_celebrations/ 2010-03-18T18:30:00Z