For up-to-date coronavirus information visit here. Colorado Governor Jared Polis issued a statewide face mask order that will go into effect at 12 a.m. on Friday, July 17. The Executive Order will require everyone in Colorado over the age of 10 to wear a mask or other...
As state announces "Protect Our Neighbors," San Miguel County launches updated dashboard and moves to semi-weekly caseload updates. For up-to-date coronavirus information, go here. [caption id="attachment_87160" align="aligncenter" width="220"] Grace Franklin, County Public Health Director.[/caption] Governor Jared Polis recently released information regarding the "Protect Our Neighbors" phase of...
The original resolution calling for the Continental Congress to declare the United States free from British rule was introduced by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia on June 7, 1776. Three days later, a committee headed by Thomas Jefferson was appointed to prepare a document appropriate...
Colorado Creative Industries (CCI) recently announced the names of the recipients of a new grant created this year to address challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Telluride Fire Festival was one of the nonprofits chosen to receive a CO CARES Act grant in 2020. For...
Learn more about this innovative rental program through the Trust for Community Housing's website (trustforcommunityhousing.org). Interested property owners and potential renters can sign up starting June 30 , 2020. The program is always free for renters and for the first three months free for homeowners...
In the Age of Corona nothing is guaranteed except change: for better (we hope) – or for worse (please no). Telluride’s Word Woman Rosemerry Trommer, who comments on the pandemic and its progeny regularly, is almost always on the side of the light, of hope....
Under ordinary circumstances, the event would heading into its fourth year. This year, however, is anything but. Original Thinkers is a fresh and thoughtful ideas festival regularly scheduled for early October in Telluride. The weekend generally features 10 programs, each built around an individual idea that...
During the 1920s and 1930s, a movement arose to scrap Mother’s Day and Father’s Day altogether in favor of a single holiday: Parents’ Day. Every year on Mother’s Day, pro-Parents’ Day groups rallied in New York City’s Central Park – a public reminder, said Parents’...
Jeff Price is a screenwriter best known for “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” “Doc Hollywood,” “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” “Shrek III.” He also directed and co-wrote “For Cryin’ Out Loud” and co-wrote “My Brother’s Keeper” for “Tales From the Crypt.” Jeff’s debut novel, “Improbable Fortunes,”...
We curated the following story from WebMD. The piece titled "How Does Coronavirus Spread? addresses persistent questions from pets to packages. Did you know, for example, the virus can live on surfaces like plastic and stainless steel for 2 to 3 days? With cases of the...
