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Nonprofit helping rural teachers further their education
OURAY, Colo. (KREX) — The Ouray Teacher’s Fund was founded less than two years ago to help keep Ouray school teachers passionate about their work. To refresh their love of what they’re learning about. Their love of what they’re teaching and sharing with students. The winner in this interaction really is the student who has a teacher who’s deeply engaged in the learning process, therefore modeling deep engagement with the material.
BLM Public Lands Rule brings balance to public lands management
As Mamas, we are constantly seeking balance, whether it is managing our responsibilities at work and home, finding time for our own interests, budgeting or, quite literally, when we are teaching our children to ride bikes or trek across a log over a stream. Balance keeps things in check and benefits all of us. It […] The post BLM Public Lands Rule brings balance to public lands management appeared first on Colorado Newsline.
Six area graduates earn Chang Chavkin scholarships
The mission of the Chang Chavkin Scholars Program (CC), which operates under the umbrella of the Telluride Foundation, is to support high achieving, first-generation college students from rural areas with funding, resources, and guidance to graduate from a four-year college. Culled from nine regional high schools, students are selected for the program during their junior year, each receiving up to $15,000 per year for four years toward the cost of attending an accredited U.S. college or university.
There’s a taste of campfire cooking at Norwood’s newest eatery
Trent Hadden has been cooking over an open fire since he was 10 years old. His love for campfire cooking inspired the creation of Norwood’s newest eatery, Coffee Camp, which opened May 1. “I grew up on horseback with my dad and learned how to be the camp cook,”...
Telluride and Mountain Village town managers will resign
The town managers for both the Town of Telluride and Town of Mountain Village announced their forthcoming resignations last week. Telluride Town Manager Scott Robson was appointed to the position in April 2022. He was previously the town manager in Vail, where he oversaw more than 300 employees, and was...
New film festival highlights free flight sports
The world of free flight will be celebrated at Telluride’s newest film festival later this month. Free flight is a catch-all term to describe the closely related sports of paragliding, hang gliding and human-powered flight. The first Telluride Free Flight Film Festival is scheduled from 6-9 p.m. on Friday,...
Above average temperatures expected all week
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX)— Afternoon highs are expected to continue to be in the upper 70’s and 80’s in Grand Junction all week and into the weekend with Montrose being just a few degrees cooler. There is a slight chance for showers in the valleys on Tuesday and Wednesday, but most of the moisture will be focused in the high country. The end of the work week and weekend will bring lots of sunshine to the forecast region too.
Miners close Windsor’s window
During a 16-8 victory over Glenwood Springs in the CHSAA Class 4A Boys’ Lacrosse State Tournament’s opening round-of-24, Windsor’s Cooper Tindle gave the 21st-seeded Demons hell. Credited with 16 shots taken, the senior attacker put 13 on target and racked up a devastating 11 goals. Telluride’s coaches...
46th Mountainfilm organizers curate a festival inclusive for all
It may seem like a “niche” festival, but Mountainfilm is one of the more broadly focused festivals in Telluride, and for the 46th annual kicking off this Memorial Day weekend, it’s more inclusive than ever. The festival opens with a pair of free public events on Thursday...
Traffic detour following U.S. 50 bridge closure could put Colorado’s threatened sage grouse at risk
A rare bird found only in Colorado and Utah could be at risk as the rising rumble of cars disrupts the otherwise quiet sagebrush habitat along a dirt county road now serving as a detour route for the closed U.S. 50 bridge, wildlife biologists say. A few hundred Gunnison sage...
Entrepreneurial chef opens a second restaurant
Chef Eliza Gavin’s new restaurant, LIZ, is hosting its grand opening today, May 15, in Telluride. A longtime entrepreneur in Telluride of the 221 South Oak eatery, Gavin is revolutionizing the local food industry by leveraging technology to offer quick and healthy options for families and visitors. In LIZ...
Tired of fighting for a parking spot
No one alive today can imagine working the mines or the railroads in the San Juan Mountains, those worlds disappeared too long ago. You can’t even imagine my mother, in 1965, finding herself at Alberto’s Farm—where the airport is now—and thinking this was as close to her native Switzerland as she would ever find in America. She would forever have a dagger of guilt in her heart for being part of the transformation of the area, even though she never came even remotely close to building her dream cabin there.
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