July 2013

[caption id="attachment_33019" align="alignright" width="214"] Red[/caption] Second Chance Humane Society has been educating our service area on animal welfare issues for almost 20 years. Now we would like to hear from you about specific areas of interests you would like to see addressed in upcoming Telluride Inside...

[caption id="attachment_32974" align="alignright" width="252"] Tift Merritt[/caption] Three-day passes are available for the Telluride Americana Music Fest & Songwriter Showcase at the Sheridan Opera House, July 18–20. The event features Tift Merritt, Hayes Carll, John Fullbright, The Wagoneers, Eric Brace & Peter Cooper, and Lincoln Durham. New...

[caption id="attachment_32958" align="alignright" width="204"] Zach Steel[/caption] He comes by it naturally. The big hair I mean. (See John Steel, his dad.) Also the razor sharp, sardonic wit. (Ditto.) Zachary "Zach" Steel is an American actor, who portrays Gibson on A.N.T. Farm. He is the writer of the...

In some Boomer circles, the words "pink" and "green" twin with the name of socialite/designer Lilly Pulitzer, whose minidresses of green peacocks dancing with merry seashells were designed for the really rich, those who could afford bad taste. (And golfers – or am I being...

[caption id="attachment_32948" align="alignright" width="300"] Dean Rolley[/caption] Dean Rolley Selected to Receive Award for 2013 The Telluride Foundation’s Board of Directors held its bi-annual meeting Friday, July 5, 2012 where it selected long-time Telluride resident, Dean Rolley, as the 2013 Outstanding Citizen of the Year. The Telluride...

Telluride Mushroom Festival and The Telluride Institute are proud to present the 32nd annual Telluride Mushroom Festival, Thursday, August 15- Sunday, August 18, 2013. This year's festival is focused on the use of fungi as medicine for the environment and for people. For 32 years, the...

Please Connect or Complete the NEW Survey on Community Health Needs The Telluride Health & Wellness Initiative has announced the launch of the second session of questions on their crowd sourcing website, www.telluridehealthideas.org. Seeking public input regarding the Initiative, the second round of questions focuses in...

[caption id="attachment_32893" align="alignleft" width="224"] Ballard Summit[/caption] Ever noticed? The too-familiar tends to be ignored. I've lived in Telluride since 1985, and for the past eight years Ballard Mountain is the most prominent point just out my office window. I hike nearly every day in the Summer,...