Art and Plants — Grateful Flats envisioned as community hub in Crawford

Crawford residents Jim Figora and Elise Wages are transforming Wages two-acre property in Crawford into a community center hub with various programs and functions.

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It's that time of year For snowboarding, for Santa, for staying inside and baking cookies and listening to Mariah Carey. It's my first holiday season in Montrose, and to my surprise I've actually been enjoying it. It's not that I hate the holidays, I just hate the cold. Which, fingers crossed, isn't so bad here. But I've loved walking down Main Street, each time seeing more and more storefronts decorated for the holiday season. The next few weeks will be full of holiday activities, like this weekend's parade of lights, and on our end we'll keep talking to local business owners about where to pick up homemade holiday treats and Montrose-made gifts for everyone on your list. It's also ski season, and a few nearby organizations are making sure the season is for everyone. Tomorrow's Outdoors page will feature the Adaptive Sports Center in Crested Butte, which offers (among other things) full day ski and snowboard lessons for people with mental and physical disabilities for just $95, rental included. I'm pretty sure that's less than a regular lift ticket. On the other side of the Western Slope, we've written already about the Telluride Adaptive Sports Program, which also offers winter and summer programming, including individual ski and snowboard lessons, for people with disabilities. So, if you're trying to get on the mountain, or know someone who is and could use these services, definitely look them up! I love highlighting what they do, especially with the Crested Butte program being so (rela) affordable for what it is. Cheers, Kylea QUICK LINKS Listen to our podcast Montrose Fresh, it's available everywhere podcasts are found including Apple, Pandora, Spotify and Amazon Music Remember those we've lost in our obituaries section View the letter to the editor. If you would like to submit a letter please email: editor@montrosepress.com Get today's weather forecast Check out our classifieds and explore the MDP e-editions Already a subscriber, but need to activate your digital account? Click here to create an account or call our office at 970-249-3444 and we'll get you all set up.

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Art and Plants — Grateful Flats envisioned as community hub in Crawford Crawford residents Jim Figora and Elise Wages are transforming Wages two-acre property in Crawford into a community center hub with various programs and functions. Read More 'Tis the season: Montrose Holiday events to hit this weekend With each day that passes, Montrose seems to get a little more into the holiday spirit. Trees are alight, decorations adorn the street posts, shop windows are decked out for the season and the sun sets just a little earlier… Read More Sherry Truckey shares 50 years of yoga knowledge at Spring Creek Yoga has been a part of Sherry Truckey's life for over 50 years, and over time her practice has grown and evolved with her. So too have many of her clients at Spring Creek Yoga, Truckey's "yoga cave" at 105… Read More

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MCSD seats new board members ...

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Learning curve ... This week, the Montrose County School District Board of Education welcomed aboard three new members, as well as one returning incumbent, following the election earlier this month. The introduction of these new members — particularly two of them — will make the local education board interesting to watch. In addition to incumbent Tom West, the new school board members are Neisha Balleck, Ted Valerio and Jody Hovde. While West is a longtime board member and Hovde is a retired teacher, the election of Balleck and Valerio could represent a philosophical shift on the board. Both Balleck and Valerio voiced support for allowing public education funds to be diverted to pay for a student's private education (something that local school boards have no control over, but is rather handled at the state level), and though no Montrose school board candidates ran this time around on a collective ticket — as the so-called conservative slate trio of candidates did in 2021 — both Balleck and Vaerio were among the four candidates grouped together and supported via regional mailers by a conservative Front Range PAC. Shortly after being sworn in to office, Balleck offered a preview of what the tone of this new board might be. With the sitting school board members supporting the reelection of Sarah Fishering as board president, Balleck suggested Valerio take the helm — then proceeded to vote nay on the remaining board officer selections. It'll be interesting to see how this new board composition functions, especially once Balleck and Valerio get their sea legs under them. Have a Good One, Jeremy Morrison, managing editor QUICK LINKS Listen to our podcast Montrose Fresh, it's available everywhere podcasts are found including Apple, Pandora, Spotify and Amazon Music Remember those we've lost in our obituaries section View the letter to the editor. If you would like to submit a letter please email: editor@montrosepress.com Get today's weather forecast Check out our classifieds and explore the MDP e-editions Already a subscriber, but need to activate your digital account? Click here to create an account or call our office at 970-249-3444 and we'll get you all set up.

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Mountain lion is euthanized after repeat visits to Montrose County home; aggressive behavior A possibly ill mountain lion that followed a woman onto her porch, showed no fear of her dogs, and behaved aggressively was shot and killed when it returned a second time. Read More Silent Country Cycle and Ski launches a new store Entrepreneur, craftsman and merchant Marty Ulrich has been meeting the needs of cyclists, skiers and other outdoor enthusiasts for more than three and a half years. And he hopes his new store will expand a business he describes as service-and-family oriented. Over the years, he's enjoyed meeting and helping a wide variety of people. Read More Writers on the Range: What really affects hunting in the West A disgruntled hunter wrote a Writers on the Range opinion recently about Westerners getting fed up with the many out-of-staters coming in and buying up draw licenses to shoot bull elk, deer, bear and other big game animals. As a hunter myself, I understand their frustration. But reducing non-resident tags, as Andrew Carpenter suggests, takes us in the wrong direction. The greatest threat to hunting now and in the future is the loss of habitat. Read More

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