November 2014

Earlier this month the Telluride Hospital District (THD) board of directors, who oversee the region's medical center, approved the addition of new staff and extended hours to meet the growing demands on the primary care department. Effective January, the Telluride Medical Center (TMC) will hire an...

November Is Adopt-A-Senior-Pet Month. As one of the more mature residents at SCHS, I would like to tell you all the great reasons everyone should consider giving a senior like me a home. [caption id="attachment_46422" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Jenny Lee[/caption] I am JennyLee and while a spry 5 years young, you...

Two Telluride Science Research Center scientists win 2014 Nobel Prize in chemistry TSRC scientists Eric Betzig, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and William E. Moerner, Stanford University, were awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work developing super-resolved fluorescence in microscopy, along with Stefan W. Hell, Max Planck Institute....

Telluride’s Wilkinson Public Library has once again earned a “Five Star” rating from Library Journal. The top-rating is a tribute to the staff’s hard work and dedication to making our library the best it can be for the greater Telluride community. Administration and staff take pride in knowing...

In EcoWatch, Anastasia Pantsios posted this really helpful post about “6 Superfoods to Keep You Healthy All Winter Long." There’s no getting around it. It’s that dreary time of year when the low-level blahs—flu and colds and sore throats—are making the rounds. So it’s time to...

Southwest Colorado Resort of Telluride receives 33" in latest snowstorm [caption id="attachment_46427" align="aligncenter" width="191"] Snow god Ullr smiles on Telluride.[/caption] After a fairly dry fall, Norse snow god Ullr decided to smile on the Southwest Colorado town of Telluride. The ski area is now blanketed in snow after...

[caption id="attachment_46417" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Winter Afternoon, San Miguel River[/caption] The ski report this morning from Telski talked about 20" of snow in the last 48 hours. I know I shoveled that much out of my driveway. That's one way to get into shape to slide on...

This one from Oleh Lysiak is all about dying tradition and the rugged individualism that ties some folks to the land tight as a roped calf. That image, if photoshopped on one of today’s reality of land for sale (and not for man and beast) might...

Executive Director Breakfast on “Best Practices for Nonprofit Financial Health," Thursday December 4, 8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m., at the Telluride Ski & Snowboard Clubhouse, base of Lift 7, 300 Mahoney Dr, C4.   Paul Major, President & CEO of the Telluride Foundation leads a discussion on the...

November 13 to 20, 2014   Visible planets: Morning: Mercury, Jupiter      Evening: Mars Anniversary is a word we use for all kinds of things. Weddings and festivals are two that come to mind. Annual birthday celebrations honor another year upon planet Earth - another revolution around the...