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Planning commission discusses amendments to affordable housing provisions
The San Miguel Planning Commission met on Thursday, May 9, to go over amendments to sections 5-1304, 5-1305 and 5-1306 of the Land Use Code (LUC), which involve the affordable housing programs. The provisions address governing initial qualification and ongoing compliance, as well as updates to fines. The LUC provisions...
Women call the shots
Summer movie season is upon us. For Telluride, it’s almost summer festival season, to be kicked off by the wonderful Mountainfilm Festival later this month. On Memorial Day weekend, from May 23-27, the town will be flooded with nature advocates and outdoor adventure film enthusiasts. One place they won’t be gathering? At the one single screen movie theater in town. The Nugget Theatre is closed indefinitely for renovations.
Head of Historic Preservation Department Jonna Wensel to retire
When Jonna Wensel first came to Telluride, she didn't. Diverted by the August monsoon mudslides of 2016 that closed Highway 145 from above Sawpit to the junction with Highway 62 near Placerville, she drove on to Norwood to spend the night. “I talked myself out of going to the job...
No child’s education should suffer
This has been a mantra of education advocates for decades and I agree wholeheartedly. In a RECENT Denver Post article, a representative from the Greeley School district articulated a premise behind this statement, “…the scientist who finds the cure to cancer could be a second-grade student learning English in Greeley.” This is very true; all students need the opportunity to grow to their full potential. But this representative also said, “…some may need to make sacrifices.” Now that is where I vehemently disagree.
'We're honored to help'
On a Sunday in early April, as the Telluride Ski Resort was about to shut down for a few weeks, another local institution continued chugging along. It was a potent reminder that the Telluride Food Pantry never closes for off-season. Even as it seemed the rest of town was on the brink of shuttering, this reporter watched volunteers restocking the nonprofit’s headquarters, around the corner from the Second Chance Humane Society’s main street shop.
San Miguel County Coroner announces death of Redvale resident
San Miguel County Coroner Emil Sante said a county resident was killed in a traffic accident on Monday, May 6. Sante said on the afternoon of May 6, Thomas Colander of Redvale was involved in a head-on motor vehicle accident in the Norwood Canyon at mile marker 92.5. He was killed instantly.
TriCounty Health brings Mental Health Awareness Month
Tri-County Health Network (TCHN) makes it easy to be green during this year’s Mental Health Awareness Month with “Light Up for May” and “Be Seen in Green” challenges. “Mountain towns generally have more mental health concerns than other locations,” said TCHN’s Behavioral Health Coordinator Ariana...
The season's first fest arrives
After a blustery 10 days of winter weather, the sun is scheduled to break out late next week. There is no better group of musicians to ring in the changing of the seasons than Joint Point. And no better place to do it than a town park stage — Ridgway’s...
Former resident accepts plea deal in 2021 shooting
Former Telluride resident Brian Aitken, who shot another man in 2021, accepted a plea deal last Friday in court. Aitken pleaded no contest to prohibited use of a weapon, a class 2 misdemeanor, and will avoid jail. He was sentenced to one year of unsupervised probation. The case, which has...
THE MEETING OF THE TELLURIDE REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2024 AT 12:00 P.M.
THE MEETING OF THE TELLURIDE REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2024 AT 12:00 P.M. LOCATION: OBSERVATION LOUNGE, 2ND FLOOR, TELLURIDE REGIONAL AIRPORT. SEE www.tellurideairport.com FOR AGENDA.
Telluride Elks Lodge announces Lael Fruen as Citizen of the Year
Once upon a time, a young couple from the suburbs of Minneapolis traveled West to visit a brand new ski area in Colorado. They went back home, sold all their belongings, and returned to the dusty mining town. The rest, as they say, is history. On Friday, May 3, the...
Girls lacrosse puts up a valiant effort against Aspen
Aspen may have prevailed Tuesday night, May 7, but Telluride — visiting AHS for opening Round-of-24 play in the CHSAA Class 4A Girls’ Lacrosse State Tournament, and seemingly peaking at the prime time — couldn’t have gone out against an opponent more worthy of witnessing THS’ progression.
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