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Western Slope’s newest, largest and most state-of-the-art facilities:
• More than 43,000 sq ft. of amenities. Our new oxygen ventilation system assures you clean, fresh air flowing in and out.
• Handgun Bay—Any pistol caliber and archery bay
• Rifle/Tactical Bay—Rifle caliber to .309 Winchester/Shotgun to 10 g
• TI Interactive use-of-force and firearms simulation system
• Member’s lounge with 70” and 90” televisions, multiple seating areas, and fully appointed kitchen
• Everything you need at our Pro Shop
- An incredible inventory of rifles, pistols, bows and all the necessary supplies to purchase or rent
- Our knowledgeable, educated team help guide you
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Enjoy a day out at the shooting range
ROCKY MOUNTAIN GUN CLUB545 31 Road • Grand Junction, CO 81504
[email protected] www.rmgcgj.com
Western Slope’s newest, largest and most state-of-the-art facilities:
• More than 43,000 sq ft. of amenities. Our new oxygen ventilation system assures you clean, fresh air flowing in and out.
• Handgun Bay—Any pistol caliber and archery bay
• Rifle/Tactical Bay—Rifle caliber to .309 Winchester/Shotgun to 10 g
• TI Interactive use-of-force and firearms simulation system
• Member’s lounge with 70” and 90” televisions, multiple seating areas, and fully appointed kitchen
• Everything you need at our Pro Shop
- An incredible inventory of rifles, pistols, bows and all the necessary supplies to purchase or rent
- Our knowledgeable, educated team help guide you
- Keep your guns firing properly—Three expert gunsmiths on-site
Publisher/Editor-In-ChiefKathleen M. Bush
THE WRITE ONESDave Buchanan, Marilyn Cox,
Liesl Greathouse, Elaine Hale Jones, Carol McDermott, Susan Watson
THE SALES FORCELeann Bouma
Margaret Brabec | Dawn DaleyShannon Mercado | Kay McGruger
THE PHOTO TAKERSBarton Glasser
Clay Greathouse Kristen EvensenLuAnne Turell
THE DESIGNERSSteven BeutlerKathleen Bush
Audrey Richardson
Lynx Media, LLC236 South 3rd Street, Ste #310
Montrose, CO 81401970-708-0869 / [email protected]
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THE FRONT COVER(S)Top left front cover taken by Barton Glasser at this season’s fashion shoot. Wild Rose on Main Street supplied the “faster”clothing of the shoot, in
which Halley Combs and Derek Wolf are wearing. The models are in the
health industry working with “Hard Play” and fill their time with hiking,
camping, sports and travel. The purple vehicle was kindly supplied
by Flower Motors.
The second front cover photo (4x4) was taken by Clay Greathouse on the trail Die Trying. The rigs and drivers
for that shoot are the owners of Rockworx and Alpine Off-Road. The
lead story begins on page 14.
A warm Western hello to you! Welcome to Montrose, Colorado, one of the friendliest, most genuine towns in the West. Montrose is unique in so many ways as it’s situated in the epicenter of a large variety of natural wonders—the Grand Mesa, Cimarron Mountains, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, not to mention stupendous wilder-
ness and recreation areas like Mt. Sneffels, Cerro Summit, Curecanti and Ridgway. With all the beauty surrounding the “shopping, dining and activity mecca” of Mon-trose, what really makes the town radiate is its people. They are who they are, and care not of pretensions, disingenuous preachings or keeping up with the Joneses overly much. They are straightforward, kosher people or, the real McCoys, if you will. This is the number one reason “people” have always been on the front covers of MontroseStyle Magazine over the last 18 years. It’s the people who live here and make up the character of the town. Many of them are responsible for breathing life into this Maggie award-winning publication either via their advertisements or their talents. Many of the writers, illustrators, photographers and sales people, I have worked with or known since the inception of MontroseStyle Magazine. Some have taken little “hiatuses,” while a couple are newbies like Lean Bouma and Kristen Evensen. I have a sense, they too will be with MontroseStyle for years to come as they are dedicated to servicing the needs of our clients and readership with profes-sionalism. They, I believe, like the rest of the people involved are doing, what they were put on this earth to do—write, photograph, sell, design and be part of “the story-telling world,” best known as the media.
As one publication folds into another, I hope you find this particular issue and enthralling as I think it is. Our stories on rock crawlers, the Gold Wing Riders, VFWs, Montrose Signs, Davis Service Center and so many more epitomize the theme—Things That Go Zoom—which might also be dubbed the “Power Sports” or “Car Boys and Engines” edition as we focus on those people whose lifestyles are centered around the “behind the wheel” life. As much as my heart pitters an extra patter knowing we brought a certain amount of sprightliness to some of Mon-trose’s car aficionados, I am most touched and thankful to the “expert” editorial contributors—a retired judge, Ph.Ds, a dentist, medical doctors, a pastor, and even a seasoned outdoorsman, who serves up a plenitude of fishing and rafting insights. For such educated and respected community members to write on the subjects they’ve mastered and share them with the world via the pages of MontroseStyle, we are most graced; as their words add such relevance to this magazine and reflect the intelligence and sagaciousness of Montrose people. Plus, being armed with a bit more knowledge is always a good thing.
Because I’m writing this note on the day Barbara Walter’s is retiring, I say too, “Take time to enjoy the View”....the many, many views whether on-road or off-road. It’s time now to go zoooooooom, so go fast and in God’s speed.
Kathleen M. Bush
Acknowledgments
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n�««Montrose, Colorado It’s all in the numbers as the saying goes and Montrose
is the number one destination for all the satellite
communities that surround her—Ridgway, Ouray,
Telluride, Delta, Olathe, Colona, Crested Butte and
Gunnison. Our town is the hub of the Southwest and
the epicenter of the Western Slope. It has big box
stores and an incredibly charming historic downtown.
Further and farther, Montrose is surrounded by 360
degrees of natural beauty. It rests in the valley of the
Uncompahgre Plateau and is flanked by the Black
Canyon of the Gunnison, Grand Mesa, the Cimarrons
and San Juan mountain ranges as well as the over-the-
top wonderlands of the Blue Mesa, Curecanti National
Recreational Area and the Ridgway State Park. At
5,806 feet above sea level and close to the Four
Corners, Montrose also boasts one of the best climates
in the West and has numerous waterways to enjoy.
Montrose is noted to be a hunter’s paradise as big
game thrives here like few other places in Colorado.
nAttractions Campgrounds (within 24 miles) 15 Disc Golf Courses 1 Eating Establishments (approx.) 44 Golf Courses 3 Hotels 17 Major Air Carriers 5 Mountain Bike Trails 7 Movie Theaters 3 Public Parks 23 RV Parks 7 Tennis Courts 8
nPublication/Information Lynx Media, LLC 236 S. Third Street, #310 Montrose, CO 81401 970-708-0869
nPopulation Characteristics Montrose County (2010 est.) 41,275 City of Montrose (2010 est.) 19,132 Population of Males (2010 est.) 48.1% Population of Females (2010 est.) 51.9% Average Household Size 2.43 Persons/Mile (2010 est.) 1,075
nTown Stats Summer Median Temperatures 88˚/49˚F/C Winter Median Temperatures 38˚/13˚F/C Days of Sunshine Per Year Almost 300 Average Annual Rain 9.2” Founded 1882 Elevation 5,806’ Sales Tax: Retail 7.65% Restaurant 8.45% Hotel 8.55% Industry: Agriculture Tourism Service Manufacturing Colleges: Colorado Mesa University (Montrose Campus) CSU Extension Home Delta-Montrose Technical College
nPublic Transportation All Points Transit (970) 249-0128 Montrose Rides (970) 728-6668 Telluride Express (970) 728-6000
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81401(81402 & 81403)
38°28′37′N 107°51′56′W and is a total area of 11.5 square miles (30 km2)Average Family Income: $42,017/Year; Area Code 970; Time Zone MST
HistoryMontrose was formally incorporated in 1882 under the name Pomona,
which is Italian in origin. Pomona was a Roman goddess of fruit trees and
signified fertility. Originally the nomadic tribes of the Tabeguache and
Uncompahgre Utes followed game to the valley. In 1765, Don Juan Rivera,
then Francisco Dominquez and Silverstre de Escalante explored Montrose
region followed by trappers, traders and miners. Two-thirds of U.S.’s
radium comes from Montrose’s west end. Farming and ranching eventually
became Montrose’s primarily economies.
Public LandsMontrose County is 2,247 square miles. The Bureau of Land Manage-
ment owns 992 square miles while the U.S. Forest Service, National Park
Service and Colorado Division of Wildlife own 523, 43 and 15 square
miles respectively. The highest point is 11,453 in elevation, while the
lowest is 4,700 feet above sea level. Montrose is the main thoroughfare
between Grand Junction and Ouray. Bald eagles are plentiful in Montrose
County, particularly along the Uncompahgre River, creeks and lakes. They
normally nest in the cottonwoods.
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ContentsLynx Media, LLC | MontroseStyle Magaz ine | MontroseStyle.Net | Spring/Summer 2014 | Photos By Barton Glasser, Clay Greathouse & Kristen Evensen
62-63DAVIS SERVICE CENTER
By Elaine Hale-Jones
Lincoln Davis is a power motor guy who owns
Davis Service Center. He lives what he loves and
gets a joy ride out of turning other people onto
power sports.
14-18DIE TRYING TRAIL CRAWLERS
By Liesl Greathouse
America’s most notorious, butt-kicking rock crawling
4x4 trails. RockWorx and Alpine Off-Road kill it!
THEME: Vroooom & Zooooom Issue
MONTROSE SIGNS & GRAPHICS ....... 32-33 GOLD WING ROAD RIDERS ................ 56-57 BLACK CANYON CAR CLUB ............... 58-59 CONNIE WILLIAMS’ APPLE SHED ........... 76THE POUR HOUSE ..................................... 78CINCO DE MAYO CAR SHOW ...................82COLORADO LUXURY RETREATS .............84
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Kids
Historic Downtown Fabula ...................................................... 20
Nina Suzanne’s Boutique ............................ 22
Tattered Rabbit .......................................... 22
Fashion—Montrose Style ....................... 24-27
Uniquely Montrose ........................ 28-29Veterans of Foreign Wars ..................... 30Telluride Animal Fountain ................... 34Expert Advice Health & Well-Being ................... 40-53 Skin Care ................................................ 36
Self-Care ................................................. 38
Moving Forward ....................................... 40
Natural Dentistry ..................................... 42
Angels of Mercy & Dementia ..................... 44
Life Choices ............................................. 46
Activities, Maps & Clubs ................ 58-60 Fly Fishing & Rafting ............................... 48
Running & Riding Events .......................... 50
Rove the Highlands ................................... 52
Ultimate Sporting Spots ........................ 54-55
Rodeo Royalty ......................................... 60
The Business Sector ..................... 62-67 Lawyer Rick Wagner ................................. 64
Insurance & Finance, Cindy Watson ...... 66-67
Heritage | History .............................. 68Beautiful Food & Drink .................. 70-79Transportation ............................... 80-83Home & Garden .......................... 84-100 Neighboring Towns .................................... 88
Savor The San Juans ................................... 90
Camelot Garden’s Gardening Tips ............... 92
DMEA ...................................................... 94
The Glass Doctor ....................................... 96
profiles & departmentsSushitini p74
A+A Autop82
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Nina’s p22
Retreatp84Howling Mascots
In January 2013, the Montrose City Council decided not
to renew the contract authorizing the Montrose Association of Commerce and Tourism to continue administering the City’s Retail Sales Enhancement (RSE) and Tourism Promo-tion (TP) funds. The deci-
sion called for a 90-day transitional period during which MACT would wind down and hand off RSE/TP efforts to the city. Consequently, the Office of Business and Tourism (OBT) was established in February 2013 under the city’s organizational umbrella to oversee the two funds. The OBT answers directly to the city manager’s office. Additionally, its activities are guided by the Tourism Retail Advisory Committee, comprised of representative busi-ness members from the community that provide feedback as to budgets and program efficacy, voice the comments of their constituents, and offer input on new programs. Moreover, the OBT provides reports to council and com-munity groups while making plans and documents readily available online.
From its inception, the OBT has been sensitive to community needs and residents’ concerns. For example, before shouldering the RSE/TP programs, it sponsored a community-wide forum at the Montrose Pavilion Event Cen-ter to discuss features of the existing RSE/TP programs that were effective and what was needed to position Montrose as a vacation destination. As a result of this and many other meetings with concerned and interested indi-viduals, enthusiasts and community groups, I presented a document to the Montrose City Council on April 17, 2013 outlining a 21-month plan for the management of the two funds. The remainder of this letter highlights a few of the more notable promises from the document that have been delivered to the Montrose City Council and community.
The VisitMontrose.com website is brand new and with one goal in mind—convert interested potential visitors into coming to Montrose. The site portrays a fresh, clean, and elegant image and boasts breathtaking images and compelling detailed content. This visually appealing, easy-to-navigate, and content-rich tourism product supports the OBT strategy of positioning Montrose as a community with abundant outdoor recreational activities and natural beauty. A video library, planned for 2014, will help create a total visceral experience for the website guest. The OBT has also introduced an interactive and downloadable electronic adventure guide, so interested par-ties can immediately avail themselves of the information they need to plan their vacation.
After much deliberation and thought, the downtown visitor center found its home at the Elk’s Building on August 26, 2013—a beautifully renovated historic building which is also home to city chambers and the municipal court—and increased its hours of operation to include Saturdays. The state-of-the-art center awes visitors as they enter with a breathtaking 40-foot by 10-foot full-color panoramic graphic wrap of the Black Canyon, eight large touch screen interactive color monitors, a well-appointed mer-chandise section, a screening room with a 70” screen that loops the Black
Canyon video and the Bear Dance video from the Ute Museum, a business conference room with all of the amenities business travelers expect, clean restrooms and a spacious welcoming porch replete with rocking chairs and Wi-Fi where one can sit and plan his/her day. The vast majority of the work was performed and completed by local businesses. By December 2013, amid renovations and other start-up activities, the visitor center staff had already served more than 1,200 people.
Even though the Montrose Pavilion Event Center was doing well without support from prior RSE/TP efforts, it was revitalized with OBT assistance in 2013. Joint projects included hosting the first ever Western Colorado Hospitality Summit along with the Western Business Alliance—a conference intended to position Montrose as an educational destination and to provide customer service and business building training for businesses in western Colorado. Conferences and special events held at the pavilion were elevated by way of promotional items that included branded tote bags, neck wallets, pens, scratch pads, coasters, and water bottles included in the welcome bags for attendees.
Another notable joint effort was the installation of the first-ever tourism kiosk at the Montrose Pavilion Event Center. The kiosk features an interac-tive display so visitors may learn what there is to do and print out daily adventure itineraries. More kiosks are slated for installation at the Montrose Regional Airport, the Black Canyon Jet Center, and several hotels.
Social media also took an upward move. By November, the visitor center was posting regularly on Facebook and by the end of the year total followers had doubled. Also in 2013, the OBT secured the JackRabbit commission-free lodging reservation system which was well-received by lodgers since it eliminated booking fees. The success of the program paved the way for new features in 2014 which include the ability for visitors to see and purchase special event tickets and lodging packages, from the visitor center, VisitMontrose.com or the mobile app.
The Visit Montrose mobile app is now online and available for iPhones and Androids. The app provides complimentary listings for all retail and hospitality businesses that collect sales tax, along with featuring attractions such as museums, the Black Canyon, Gunnison Gorge, and activities on BLM land. Current plans for the app include incentivizing visitors to stay an extra night; helping new residents feel at home by way of a welcome tour and providing a checklist of activities.
The OBT is pleased with these deliverables to the Montrose community in 2013, and 2014 is shaping up to be even more exciting as more projects are completed and programs are brought online. Montrose’s best days are ahead and the OBT is privileged to have a formative role in crafting the im-age and reputation of the Montrose community to the rest of the world.
Montrose, Colorado. Stay here, play everywhere. See you in town,
RobRobert JosephAssistant City ManagerDirector, Office of Business and Tourism
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Die Trying lives up to its name, being rated a 9 by the BLM. The trail requires at least 37” tires as well as lockers. It starts with quite a few large boulders, ledges and notches. After a few hun-dred yards the trail smooths out to smaller boul-ders and ledges and some tight turns around some large rocks. Near the end the trail takes a hard left turn to a long, steep, rough climb out of the canyon. There is a split at the end and there is the choice to go to the right to the original exit or to the left to a new exit which can be much more difficult. At the top follow a two-track about 1.5 miles to return to Rim Road.
Topless and Death Row are technically two trails right next to each. It would be wise to respect these trails and the damage they can cause to both vehicle and owner. Topless is rated an 8 by the BLM and requires 33” tires and lockers, and for those who want to push the limits, Death Row is rated a 10+, requiring 39” tires as well as lockers. The first half mile is a tight, rocky wash-bottom that leads to the first obstacle. This is the obstacle where the trail got its name. The tree that leaned across the ledge you have to climb is now gone. The trail continues up a tight wash filled with boulders and ledges for the next half mile. Then it widens before it joins the exit road from Die Trying. The entrance to Death Row is a right turn off of Topless, about a half mile in. The first hundred yards are small ledges and boulders, and then the real trail starts - boulders and holes the size of cars. The trail is very tight and does not offer many options for lines. There is one obstacle after another for about 200 yards while gaining elevation at a rapid rate. Then the trail levels off for a few hundred yards before a small ledge at the exit joins a two-track that will return you to Rim Road in about 1½ miles.
Calamity Canyon is not for the weak of heart or vehicle. The trail requires lockers in both ends and a minimum of 37” tires. This is a small canyon that has two side loops that add to the difficulty, which both can be bypassed, but the exit cannot. The first loop goes up a couple of steep ledges into a small drainage where the trail turns right and loops back into the canyon. The second loop leaves the canyon to the right and has a boulder field on the approach to several uphill ledges. At the top turn left to return to the canyon. The exit has numerous large boulders on the approach. There are three exit options: to the right is a steep climb; the middle is an undercut ledge; to the left is a huge boulder. At the top is Power Line Road, where you turn left to return to Rim Road.
ontrose has some of the best hard core rock crawling trails
in the state. Three of them, Die Trying, Topless/Death Row, and Calamity Canyon are located near each other on the Uncompahgre Plateau, which include some terrif-ic views of the San Juan Mountains to the south. To get to them from Montrose, head southwest on CO-90 W/W Main St approx 1.9 miles from Townsend Ave where it will turn into Spring Creek Rd. Con-tinue on Spring Creek Rd approx 4.2 miles to 5875 Rd. Turn north on 5875 Rd and follow approx 3.1 miles to Kiowa Rd. Turn west on Kiowa Rd and continue approx 0.8 miles to Shavano Valley Rd. Turn south onto Shavano Valley Rd and follow approx 0.2 miles to Rim Rd. Turn west onto Rim Rd to access the trails. There is a parking lot on Rim Road near the intersection of Rim Road and Shavano Valley Road. The Calamity Canyon turn-off is to the right 1.75 miles past the parking lot. The turnoff to Die Trying and Topless/Death Row is to the right 4.5 miles past the parking lot. The trails are not for inexperi-enced rock crawlers, and a winch and lockers are required.
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Some say it is only for the insane. Some say it is only for the thrill-seeker. But everyone can agree
that Die Trying is one of the most butt-kicking, metal-bending, parts-breaking, tire-shredding, mean-spirited rock crawl-ing trails and it’s located just a few miles west of Montrose.
Those brave enough to check it out, or any of the multiple rock crawling trails in the area, must be prepared for broken parts and body damage, and need to know that a winch and lockers are required on the trail.
Terry Hawkins, owner of Alpine Off-Road & Performance, and Craig Ross, owner of Rockworx 4x4, might be considered some of the insane as they helped create the Die Trying Trail in 1996.
“By today’s standards, it is fairly extreme,” Terry said. “It just never gives up. You’re fight-ing obstacles from beginning until the end.
“Other trails might have two or three obstacles, but this one has obstacles all the way up,” Craig added.
The trail starts with large boulders, ledges and notches. After a few hundred yards, the trail smooths out to smaller boulders and ledges and some tight turns around some large rocks. Near the end, the trail takes a hard left turn to a long, steep, rough climb out of the canyon. But just when you think the end is near, things get interesting.
“The end is a
whole other trail. The rocks continuously shift, so every time you got out on the trail it will be different. You think you’re done, but then it’s game on all over again,” Craig said.
Terry and a friend of his first found the trail while dirt biking. They talked with some other friends, including Craig, and decided to get together to see if they could drive through the canyon. “We stumbled across Die Trying by luck,” Terry said.“Others at the time said ‘you’re insane for trying it,’” Craig explained.
Having the consent of the Bureau of Land Management, the team built the trail with chainsaws, winches, straps, and Terry’s Wild Horse Bronco (that spent two nights on the trail), over four weekends. “There is still a strap under a rock, where the rock rolled on top of it,” Craig said. “When Die Trying was built, Moab, Utah, was the only place known for rock crawling, as it was where the sport originated. “The trail was huge back then. In the first 100 yards, people
would go, ‘really? You’re going to drive through that?’”
Die Trying has since been featured in various rock crawling competitions. “Up until a few years ago, it was the world’s hardest trail,” Terry said. “You are on obstacles setting up for next obstacle before you get off the current one. Your movements have to be choreo-graphed. It is poetry in motion when someone can go up through it clean.”
Everyone who has run the trail has a story. If you ever meet up with Terry, be sure to ask about the mud fest that had them fighting until 1:00 a.m. The pair forewarns that if anyone is interested in taking on rock crawling, they bet-ter be prepared to open up their check books. The minimum price to get a vehicle rock
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“We created our vehicles in steps, so they evolved with the trails,” Craig said. “We made a trail, and if our vehicle did not survive, then we improved our vehicles.” For the future of off-roading in Montrose, the rock crawling portion of the motorized recreation industry will have to change. “Montrose is a Mecca for 4x4ing, dirt biking and other motorized recreation,” Craig said. “Unfortunately, only the locals know about it.”
“We need to embrace the motor-ized recreation community,” Terry added. The industry is huge for local businesses, including mechanics, car lots, Jeep rental companies, and campgrounds. Gas stations, grocery stores and restaurants also see a big benefit from people enjoying motorized recreation. State-wide, the industry brings in $1 billion a year. “In Ouray, (still the Jeeping Capi-tal of the World) if you take Jeeping away, it would no longer be,” Terry explained. “Even in Telluride they benefit from Jeeping, as people who come over Black Bear Pass will stop to
have lunch and go shopping in Tel-luride. The same trickle down effect could happen in Montrose.” For those brave enough to check out the trail, the two recommend to never do the trail alone, to always bring at least two vehicles. A group is needed, because even the “experts” of the trail can get stuck. Luckily for adventure enthusiasts, local 4x4 group, The Western Slope Four- Wheelers’ Club, is willing to offer assistance and information.
For Terry and Craig, rock crawl-ing is all about the people and the challenge of man and machine. “The trail is a challenge every time we go out,
and we love the camaraderie with our friends,” Craig said. “With off-roading in general, we love to challenge ourselves and our vehicles,” Terry said. “With Die Trying, we found it, we built it and we became attached to it. For anyone visiting the area, or even Montrose locals, a look along the edges of our community can reveal some interesting hidden adventures. For more information about the Die Trying Trail, other rock crawling trails, or on rock crawling or off-roading in general, visit ws4w.com or email [email protected].
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Suspension —10" Pro Comp Lift—Duel inline stabilizers With Pro Runner Shocks.—Air Lift Air Bags—Duel Front Shock Hoops With MX6 Shocks—Pro Comp Ladder Bars—XD 806 Bomb Wheels 20 x 12—38-15.50-20 Mickey Thompson MTZ Tires 15.5 Inch Tread Width, 38 Inches Tall On 20-Inch Rims
Grill Guard — Road Armor Stealth Winch
Bumper With Intimidator Guard *****(It Is Rare. It Is like The Ones Featured
In The Movie 2 Fast 2 Furious.)—Road Armor Rear Bumper With Tire Carrier
Forge Ahead In Style —Custom Stereo System With 15” TV & DVD Player—Steps—AMP Research Board, Automatic Retractable Step—Decals By ASAP Signs—Magnaflow Exhaust System.—Sinister FICM (Fuel Injection Control Module)—ARP Head Studs.
Alpine Offroad & Performance —This custom truck and rock crawling headquarters turns out the most awesome vehicles in the valley. To say the least, they are vehicle wizards who dig rock crawling and love developing custom trucks. “It’s all in the details,” says owner Terry Hawkins. Alpine Offroads is the dealer for many top performance companies—Bully Dog, Banks Power, Trail Ready, Warn, Edge Products and H & S Performance. They guarantee their parts and services for trucks and SUVs. (970) 240-9000. Get a quote at [email protected]. Pay Terry a visit to the best “rides” in the region....he knows the “roads,” particularly the alpine off-roads.
Engine 6.0 PowerStroke—Garrett Powermax Stage I Turbo
—Industrial Injection 175 cc Injectors—Sinister Return Regulated Fuel System
—FS 2500 Engine Oil Filtration System—Spearco Intercooler
—CFM Carbon Fiber Intake Manifold—CFM 4” Intercooler Tubes
—Banks Double Shot Water Meth Injectors—Sct Tuner With Custom Tune From Innovative Diesel
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T he Montrose Pavilion is a beautiful facility offering 33,000 square feet of flexible event and meeting
space, catering kitchens, and a 602 seat auditorium, all flawlessly maintained by a friendly and professional staff.
The Montrose Botanic Gardens neighbors the Pavilion, making it a peaceful, relaxing setting, all in the scenic shadows of the San Juan Mountains.
The Senior Center at the Pavilion is an exciting and fun place to be, offering many activities and excursions, as well as noon dining Monday thru Friday.
Montrose Pavilionwww.montrosepavilion.org • [email protected]
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Event Calendar MayWomen’s Club Craft Show 1CASA’s 2013 Dodgeball Tournament 2Mountain Film On Tour 15
June Black Canyon Barbershop Chorus 7American Cancer Society Relay For Life 7Rollin’ On The River Derby 14101st Army Band Concert 17Colorado Symphony—Bela Fleck 19Bicycle Tour Of Colorado 21-28Montrose Golf Tournament For Hospice 21Relay For Life Of Montrose 27Community Band Concert 29
July Fun Days Of The Fourth 3-5Montrose Fireworks 4Black Canyon Quilt Show 11-13Montrose County Fair And Rodeo 17-27DeltaRado Days 17-20Grin & Barrett Charity Ride 26 August Olathe Sweet Corn Festival 2 September Savor The San Juans Home Tour 14Montrose Indian Nation’s PowWow 20Museum of Mt West—Western Movies Days 26-28Black Canyon Triathlon 27Harvest Breakfast 27 OctoberOctoberFest Montrose Farmers’ Market Saturdays May through October
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Magic Circle PlayersLive Theatre
970-249-7838 Lisa Rediger, Director
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Sonja Horn, owner of Fabula, has some new adventures to look forward to as her store moves to a larger location. Fabula sells kitchen accessories, children’s toys, home decor, and now fashion accessories. Some of the lines they carry are Haiku, Sweaty Bands, Le
Creuset, Riedel, Emile Henry, and Scanpan.Horn first opened Fabula in September 2012 on Main Street in Montrose, a dream a long time
in the making. “I had wanted to own a business since I was a young adult working for a family that had a store. I continued to want to own a store even as I was a surgical nurse for most of my adult life.”So why the move? “We wanted a larger location,” Horn said. “The building across the street was available, so we purchased a unit.” During the move, Horn had many people step up to help. “I was surprised at how many people offered to help me move,” Horn said. “People volunteered to move everything over and help put displays together.”
The move to the new store has doubled the retail space available to Fabula, which Horn plans on taking full advantage of. “We will now be able to bring in additional products, like good quality kitchen knives,” Horn said. “We are also increasing our lines of quality, educational kid’s toys a lot more, which is something people seem to look for.” Other additions will be expanding the dishes and adding fashion accessories. The new store also brings the benefit to customers of back door access and parking space at the back and on Main Street. Another one of the changes to Fabula is their new website, with the ability for customers to make online purchases. The website is www.myfabula.com.While the location may be new, Horn still continues to stick to a high quality for her store. “I want my customers to know that I put a lot of thought and effort into selecting my merchandise,” Horn said. “I try to emphasis things that are made in the USA, and possibly even in Colorado, while being environmentally friendly. I’m not exclusive in those things, but I try really hard to include them.”The interaction with her customers is the highlight of Fabula for Horn. “The interaction with people was also my favorite part of being a surgical nurse,” she explained. “I also love finding new and unusual items that I hope my customers will like just as much as I do.”
While Fabula helps to bring a variety of educational children’s toys and other items to Down-town Montrose, Horn just considers Fabula one of the many wonderful stores on Main Street. She said, “We are all trying to do whatever it takes to make it a great downtown experience for people.” Open Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m.-4 p.m; located at 317 East Main Street and can be reached at 970-765-2274.
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970-765-2274 317 E. Main * Montrose, CO 81401
FROM BALLS, TRUCKS, GAMES & DOLLS TO......FINE COOKWARE, CANDLES, PILLOWS & HOME ACCESSORIES
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336 E Mainin historic downtown Montrose
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The Tattered Rabbit Boutique is not your average children’s cloth-
ing store, but is instead a boutique with a unique angle. It offers some of the top brands in baby and children’s clothing and accessories, including Robeez, Mudpie, Jellycat, and BabyLegs, as well as a large selection of gently used items; everything a parent needs for their child at affordable prices.
Owner Pam Dunlap had the idea of opening the Tattered Rabbit for a long time. “I remember being a mom in Montrose in1990, thinking there needs to be someplace to buy clean used kids’ clothing with no tears or stain. After my kids grew up, I decided to do it.” Her dream became a reality in March 2012, when she opened the Tattered Rabbit in Delta. However, her heart was to open a store in downtown Montrose, and when that opportunity came up, she packed up and moved to Montrose in August of 2012, and things have been going great.
The store fills the need for quality, clean, used chil-dren’s clothing, and for a baby store in general. The wide assortment of children’s items are not just limited to new and gently used children’s clothing. With a price range of $2-$200, the Tattered Rabbit also sells shoes, furniture, blankets and toys. “We listen to what moms want and try to bring it in as often as possible,” Pam explained. Every used item that comes in is thoroughly checked and cleaned, so customers may trust our high standards. The Tattered Rabbit attracts everybody from new moms to great-grandmothers, and the store has loyal customers from as far away as Fruita and Craw-ford. “We help bridge the gaps,” Pam said. “We try really hard to be a good member of the community. We are very careful with our customers because they are everything to us.”
The store is beautifully laid out and clean, looking like a boutique store rather than a regular thrift store. Pam fights the misconception of thrift stores are like the Salvation Army. “The Tattered Rabbit is in a completely different league,” she explained. “You can walk into a thousand thrift stores and never walk into one like this. Located at: 305 E. Main Street | 970-249-5950
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Nina Suzanne Crozier is the owner of the casual chic boutique Nina Suzanne’s.
The boutique focuses on women’s fashions, accessories, purses and jew-elry. The store itself gives off a unique vibe, with brick walls and soft lighting, situated nicely in historic downtown Montrose, as well as with a distinctive name. “I could not think of a name for the store, so my husband said ‘your name is pretty, use that’ and so I did,” Crozier explained.
The goal for Nina Suzanne’s is cute, casual and comfy. The atmo-sphere is comfortable, without the pres-sure to hurry, and has the owner-operat-ed touch of Crozier being very attentive to her customers. “I really enjoy retail, with helping women pick out clothes and helping them find what they like and what looks best on them.” Some of the many unique brands offered include Picadilly, Adam Jacob, Parsley and Sage, Laurel Burch purses and scarves, Michael Tyler, and Cactus Tops. Sizes range from women’s XS to 1X. “The things we carry are a little bit different; things not find in a regular department store,” Crozier said. “When I order things, I keep my customers in mind and I look for and order what they want. My aim is for clothing that is comfort-able, washable and travels well.”
Crozier originally moved her boutique from Delta three years ago after seeing a building for rent on main street in Montrose. “The building had been redone and I like main street Montrose. It is made up of a really nice group of business owners. I offer help with picking out clothes and figuring out what looks best on a customer,” Crozier said. Crozier loves meeting and connecting with the wide variety of people. “I’m friends with my custom-ers. Some come in to purchase clothes to wear on a cruise, and then when they get back they come in to tell me about their trip. Sometimes people forget to come downtown, so there will be things going on here this summer to help promote all of us,” Crozier said. Nina Suzanne‘s is open Monday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. They are located at 336 E. Main St. and can be reached at 970-252-7337.
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D’Medici Footwear helped Barbara look bright and flirty in this outfits with Onex USA made shoes and a silk scarf made in In-dia. To finish off her fun wardrobe is a Santiki skirt, a Simon Chang top and a hand-painted Anuschka purse with sunflowers on it.
Deb wears a fun and textured outfit made up of a colorful Vintage Collection dress, Kurt-Men belt and bag, Frontier Trapper Boots, and a Coreen Cordova necklace, all available at Rockin P Ranch in Ouray.
Barbara looks chic and romantic in her Maggy London navy polka dot dress, pearl jewelry from My Flat in London by Brighton, and a contrasting red handbag that doubles as a wine cooler, all courtesy of SheShe Boutique and Gallery.
Halley enjoys the summer weather in light and fun shorts and belt by YMI, top by Mitto, and Soda shoes, all from Wild Rose Apparel.
Halley wears a laid back and comfortable outfit from Wild Rose Apparel, made up of Rock Revival jeans, a True Honor shirt, and Delicious Shoes. Derek rocks the worn-in look with his great Rock Revival jeans and Roar shirt, courtesy of Wild Rose Apparel.
Barbara looks chic and romantic in her Maggy London navy polka dot dress, pearl jewelry from My Flat in London by Brighton, and a contrasting red handbag that doubles as a wine cooler, courtesy of SheShe Boutique and Gallery. She She Boutique and Gallery created a soft and comfortable outfit for Kimberly made of a Johnny Was silk embroidered top, jean leggings by Isle, silver jewelry by Brigh-ton, and a leather handbag by Mary Frances.
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SultryRobert wears a rugged Carbon jacket, Arizona jeans, Nobility t-shirt and Dockers shoes, all donated to Heirlooms for Hospice. Darlene’s wild outfit is available at Heirlooms for Hospice, including her black high-heeled boots, leopard print belt and Body Central shirt.
Halley wears a laid back and comfortable outfit from Wild Rose Apparel, made up of Rock Revival jeans, a True Honor shirt, and Delicious Shoes. Derek rocks the worn-in look with his great Rock Revival jeans and Roar shirt, courtesy of Wild Rose Apparel.
Mica shows off her super comfy Michael Tyler blue capris, bold patterned Li-bra top and Laurel Burch purse, and her About Color jewelry, all avail-able at Nina Suzanne’s.
Nina Suzanne’s helped Sally put together her bold and creative outfit, with a Michael Tyler top, Miss Unique purse, with the unique touch of a blue and silver spider ring.y, all available at Nina Suzanne’s.
Debbie, owner of D’Medici Footwear, make a classic statement with a sparkling Rossi Roma denim skirt, red Judy P active wear top, black Simon Chang vest and red Stuart Weitzman shoes.
One-year-old Rylin is a happy cowgirl in a pink Mud Pie top, tutu and shorts en-semble, Arizona jacket, and Roper boots, available from The Tattered Rabbit.
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Deb shows a fresh, country look in a Double D top, skirt and belt, a KurtMen bag, Love Tokens Jewelry, a Richard Schmidt bracelet, and shoes by Trap-per Boots, all available at Rockin P Ranch in Ouray. Barbara wears a unique Elana Kattan dress, a My Flat In London by Brighton bracelet and a Brighton purse to finish her put together look, courtesy of SheShe Boutique and Gallery. SheShe Boutique and Gallery provided Kimberly with a relaxed outfit made up a Elana Kattan jumpsuit, a Brighton bag and jewelry by Treska.
Nina Suzanne’s helped Mica make an intriguing statement in bright Gold-en Girls pants, a red New Fashion top, and a jacket by J. To finish off the ensemble is About Color earrings and a gorgeous scarf by Magic Scarf.
Lisa works a bold look in a Love Tree green top from Pollux Clothing, finishing it off with black leggings and gold ac-cents. (Top left) Mica shows off her super comfy Michael Tyler blue capris, bold patterned Libra top and Laurel Burch purse, and her About Color jewelry, courtesy of Nina Suzanne’s. (Right)
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With comfort in mind, Amber wears geometric
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Darlene’s flirty Charlotte Russe hat and shirt, Arizona jeans, Justin boots, and bright turquoise jewelry are just a small sampling of the items available at Heir-looms for Hospice.
Halley wears a simple, laid back outfit from Wild Rose Apparel, made up of Rock Revival jeans, a True Honor shirt, and Delicious Shoes.
Rick’s outdoorsy outfit from D’Medici Footwear is ready for main street or the golf green in his Ecco golf street shoes, and Kühl shirt and pants. D’Medici Footwear helped Barbara look bright and flirty in this outfit with Onex USA made shoes and a silk scarf made in India. To finish off her fun wardrobe is a Santiki skirt, a Simon Chang top and a hand-painted Anuschka purse with sunflowers on it.
Sally’s airy outfit is made up of a Michael Tyler top, a purse by VLD Victoria Leland Designs, Golden Girls pants, About Color jewelry and shoes by Tapu, all available at Nina Suzanne’s.
Derek is ready for any outdoor activity with Gramicci shorts and shirt, made from hemp and organic cotton, available at Wild Rose Apparel. Halley enjoys the summer weather in light and fun shorts and belt by YMI, top by Mitto, and Soda shoes, all from Wild Rose Apparel.
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Fused glass artist Mary Hill who has “always done art of all kinds,” including drawing and oils, now creates glass pendants, fused from a variety of glass, and dichroic materi-als, wrapped with gold or silver wire. “Jew-elry is exciting to make because each piece is unique. It’s so pretty. I look at the glass to see what kind of jewelry piece that it would make.”She got her start fusing when the art school she purchased years ago had a kiln. Mary’s jewelry is available at Creative Cor-ner, 344 E. Main Street, Montrose, and, “I do the craft fairs at Christmas and during the summer.” She said, “Art is really rewarding. I love making and selling my jewelry, as well as teaching drawing and painting.”
Gifts of the EarthInspired By Nature
Reinterpreted By These Fine Artists
Uniquely Montrose, Colorado
Oscar Wilde said, “A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament,” while Henry David Thoreau stated, “The world is but a canvas of our imagi-nation.” Both great minds were artists themselves who dared to interpret life’s unfoldings in words, while the Montrose artists showcased here—Mary, Cherie and Dave—capture the raw beauty and awe of nature in their works of art. Take pleasure on looking at their creativity and beckon their unique flavors into your folds, by supporting their efforts.
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Dave Kaufmann’s interest in wood-turning began at an early age. Then, in 1998, a friend introduced him to the wood lathe. Dave turns many species of wood. One favorite is natural burls (a growth that protrudes on a tree trunk), either turned with the natural edge or finished smooth. He relates an ugly rejected piece of wood to a life changed by faith. As the shape is formed, the old and ugly is removed, revealing the wood’s inner beauty. As the first finish is applied, the true beauty is revealed. Dave is the presi-dent of the Montrose Area Woodturn-ers, which formed and affiliated with the American Association of Wood-turners in January, 2014. The group meets every third Thursday. Call Dave at 1-970-238-0661 for shop location. “I love to teach. I’m willing to share what I know, as are other members of the organization.”His art is available at the Silver Linings Gallery in Ouray.
Since 2006, another Main Street art oppor-tunity is Amazing Glaze, at 219 E. Main. Cherie McPherson hosts everyone from pre-school to great-grandparents in her paint-your-own-pottery studio. "We have ev-erything from tiny critters to large platters, decorative to functional pieces," said Cherie. How it works: choose your piece, design and paint whatever you wish, select your colors, start painting. "In addition, Amazing Glaze offers a great way to relax and un-wind, gather with friends, and just get away from it all." First Fridays each month Cherie offers 2-3 hour workshops, in conjunction with downtown's First Friday Strolls. She also hosts birthday parties. One memorable party for an adult involved honeybees - in all ceramic forms and sizes. "It was over the top." Amazing Glaze can be found online at www.amazingglazeart.com.
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Retired Army Colonel Hal Emick can hardly contain his enthu-siasm. As commander of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post No. 784 in Montrose, he and his fellow members, including the Ladies’ Auxiliary, are busy pre-paring for a first time event for the Western Slope city.
“The state convention (this will be the 94th) has never been held in Montrose,” Hal exclaims. “We’re going to blow their socks off!”
The VFW has a long history in Colora-do, and for the most part, the state conven-tions have always been held on the Front Range, he says. VFW Post No. 1, located in Denver, was founded in 1899 by members of the First Colorado Volunteers returning from the Philippines during the Spanish-American War. Today, Colorado has 12 districts (includ-ing six posts).
Montrose VFW Post 784 has been in existence for 75 years, lending a hand in times of need. In February of 2013, for ex-ample, members of Post 784 joined with the American Legion, Welcome Home Montrose and Team Home Depot to build an eight-foot ramp and automated wheelchair lift for a local Korean War veteran, who had suffered a broken hip in a fall and required the use of a wheelchair. Through donations of materials and volunteer man-hours, provided by orga-
nizations such as the VFW, the veteran was able to return to his home.
The efforts to bring the state convention to Montrose began last summer when Hal and his comrades made the decision to bid on the 2014 convention. They had 30 days to prepare.
“Topping the list was Montrose’s selection (last June) as an ‘All American City,’” Hal notes.
Montrose was one of 10 cities nation-wide picked to receive the prestigious honor sponsored by the National Civic League. A deciding factor in the award, among several redevelopment projects, was the city’s focus on veterans through “Welcome Home Mon-trose,” an organization formed at the grass-roots level in 2012, dedicated to making a difference in the lives of wounded warriors.
Other key components of Post 784’s bid for the convention focused on multi-purpose facilities, such as The Montrose Pavilion and Friendship Hall, and a large volunteer base, including members of RSVP (Retired and Se-nior Volunteer Persons), DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution), Montrose Histori-cal Society as well as the high school ROTC and youth Civil Air Patrol, to name just a few.
Following notification that the bid was successful, Hal’s extensive military back-ground and organizational skills put him in
the driver’s seat.“We started planning last July and really
kicked into gear in January,” he says.Hal feels that partnering with the city
and county from the beginning has brought a new level of success to the event.
“There will be plenty of volunteers to help out, in addition to help with Main Street banners, pins and souvenir booklets,” he says.
The convention begins Wednesday, June 18 and runs through Saturday, June 21 at various venues around Montrose. Several fun events planned around the convention include golf, fishing, shooting and archery tournaments and tours of a local winery and the Black Canyon National Park. A total of 450 to 500 people are expected to attend.
On Sunday, June 22, there will be a VFW Warriors (motorcycle group) ride fol-lowed by a barbecue for all VFW members at Cerise Park, hosted by the city of Montrose. “Ultimately,” Hal says, “We want to bring the state convention back to Montrose.”
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Angel and Mike Catanese appear comfortable in their small office space, pointing to family photos and memorabilia on the walls and keeping a watchful eye on their beloved Rottwei-ler who recently underwent surgery on one of its front legs. After chatting for awhile, it becomes apparent that the young couple has a more serious side. As owners of Montrose Signs Inc., (one of their specialties is car graphics) An-gel and Mike are not only perfection-
ists about their work, they're willing to go the extra mile for their customers."We're often here early or work late," Angel says. "Our top priority is to
meet our customers' needs first." Angel's late mother, fondly referred to as "Miss Evy" by local residents, established the sign company 34 years ago. "Mom started her business in a garage with a fishing tackle box full of paintbrushes and fifty dollars," Angel says, explaining that her mom apprenticed with professional hand painters before going out on her own.
"I started coating sign boards at age 12," she adds.Throughout her teenage years, she worked alongside her mom, learning the fine points of hand lettering, pinstriping and, most importantly, developing a good eye for color and layout. Angel met her future husband, Mike, while attending college in Arizona. The couple later made their home in Scottsdale, where Mike worked as a custom home remodeler. Like Angel, he grew up working in his family's automotive business, gaining expertise in welding and fabrication.
Following Evy's passing in 2003. Angel's brother took over the family busi-ness. (Angel had previously moved back to Montrose to care for her terminally ill mother). Angel oversaw and "tested" the waters of the family business for six months prior to taking ownership with her husband, Mike. "I saw things I wanted to change and improve," she says. "I also wanted to be sure the business stayed in the family."
In 2004, Angel and Mike moved to Montrose and purchased the family business in 2005. "We felt that Montrose was lacking a one-stop shop for adver-tising needs (including printing business cards, flyers and posters)," Mike com-ments. "Our goal is to accommodate all of our customers' marketing, advertising and sign needs so they can stay busy with their own businesses."
In addition to creating signage for the city of Montrose, the couple has worked their magic on semi-trucks, motorcycles, boats, helicopters, wagons, bi-planes and yes, even a skidsteer. They are especially proud of their custom-ization of a classic Ford Thunderbird, which made its debut at a recent Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction. "Most everything in our business is computerized," Angel says. "It's a place where the digital world meets the design world." Traditional hand lettering (which is still done by skilled artisans), painting and pinstriping are now enhanced by computer-generated graphics and high tech materials, such as vinyl wraps for automobiles. "You can change the color of your car every month if you want to," Mike says. "The wraps can be more economical than a full paint job and offer UV protection."
While computers and technology have made a big difference in the time it takes to create and produce the perfect advertising medium for a client, Mike is still a firm believer in taking the time to do the job right the first time. "I do each job as if I were doing it for myself," he says. After nearly a decade operating Montrose Signs Inc., Angel and Mike still believe in the values of a family-based business (their 14- year-old son, Joseph, helps during the summer) and consider the community as part of their family. They also follow Miss Evy's motto … "Your sign is your image." b
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Adopt, Don’t ShopHomelessness hurts. Yet while agencies exist to help people
with the problem, few organizations are devoted to homeless pets. Telluride Animal Foundation (TAF) is one of those few. “TAF focuses on supporting existing shelters and sanctuaries through targeted funding, and sponsoring spay/neuter initiatives,” accord-ing to their mission statement.
“I have always been a bleeding heart animal lover,” said Katja Wichland. “But, like a lot of people, I was hesitant to get involved in the world of animal rescue.”
She and husband Josh Rapaport, co-founders of TAF, began raising money as well as awareness in 2011 with initial donations amounting to $12,000 from a Disco Ball fundraiser. By the end of 2013, TAF donated $351,000 to local animal rescue causes. Thanks to the Telluride Thrift Shop, this number will continue to grow throughout 2014.
“None of this would be possible without support from our community and the donations they give daily to the Telluride Thrift Shop,” said Katja. The funds provide spay/neuter clinics, animal rescue operations, and pet owner support.TAF’s pet food bank is available for those who need help. Due to the drought and hot weather of recent times, hay fields produced much less, and put a serious strain on horse owners. “Our goal is to support low-income families as they ride out these difficult times, and to help owners keep their horses rather than relinquish them to rescue groups,” according to their website.
TAF also networks rescued animals with new homes, educates the public to increase awareness and boost adoption rates.
Josh is a member of Pilots N Paws, an organization of more than 3,000 pilots who fly to rescue dogs and cats and connect them with new homes. Olympic Silver Medalist Gus Kenworthy, Telluride native, carried home not only the Olympic Medal, but several stray Sochi dogs. “Gus has become an ambassador for the animal rescue cause on the international scene,” said Alana Ripley in an article posted on the TAF website. His actions “brought ani-mal rescue to the forefront of news media across the globe.” b
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Healthy skin is important for everyone. Throughout all stages of life, our skin per-forms several vital functions. It
protects our bodies from ultraviolet radiation and is our body’s first line of defense against infection. It also provides insulation, regulates body temperature and produces Vitamin D. Finally, through the sensation of touch, the skin is responsible for how we interact with the environment around us.
The arid climate of western Colorado is particularly damaging to our skin. While Colorado is known for its high mountains, abundant sunshine and low humidity, these factors combine to create two of the most common problems seen in my clinic: dry skin and skin cancer. A few basic changes in your daily routine can help you avoid these problems and keep your skin healthy for years to come.
Dry skin is a daily complaint heard in my clinic. Dry skin can flake, itch, and even bleed. Because the skin loses its natural moisturizers with age, it can be a particularly bothersome and chronic problem for older individuals.
To help heal dry skin and prevent its re-turn, focus first on your daily bathing routine. First, limit your time in the shower or bath to five or 10 minutes and use warm rather than hot water. Second, wash with a gentle, fragrance-free cleanser and blot your skin
gently dry with a towel. Never scrub the skin. Finally, apply moisturizer immediately after drying your skin to trap in moisture.
Which moisturizers are the best? While most moisturizers sold in stores are lotions, creams and ointments are much more effec-tive. Ointments are particularly helpful for the hands and lower legs, two areas that are prone to dryness.
Many Coloradans enjoy outdoor activities at high elevation, putting them at a particu-larly high risk for skin cancer. Ultraviolet ra-diation exposure increases four to five percent with every 1,000 feet above sea level. At an altitude of 9,000 to 10,000 feet, UV radiation can be up to 45 percent more intense than at sea level. In addition, snow and water reflect up to 80 percent of the UV light from the sun, meaning you are often hit by the same rays twice.
The best ways to decrease your risk for skin cancer is to wear protective clothing, such as a long-sleeved shirt, pants, a wide-brimmed hat, and sunglasses, when possible. Remem-ber that the sun’s rays are strongest between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m, so it is preferable to do outdoor activities either early in the morning or later in the afternoon. Generously apply a broad-spectrum, water-resistant sunscreen with a Sun Protection Factor (SPF) of 30 or more to all exposed skin. “Broad-spectrum” provides protection from both ultraviolet A
(UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB) rays. Reap-ply approximately every two hours, even on cloudy days, and after swimming or sweating.
Another important tip is to avoid tanning beds. Not only does the UV radiation from tanning beds prematurely age your skin, it increases your risk of the three most com-mon skin cancers: melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma. Stud-ies have found a 59 percent increase in the risk of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, in those who have been exposed to UV radiation from indoor tanning and the risk increases with each use. For those who want the look of a tan, there are many self tanning lotions and sprays available that can safely give you the look you want.
I am often asked if good sun protection can lead to a deficiency of Vitamin D. This does not have to be the case, as you can get the Vitamin D you need by eating a healthy diet that includes foods naturally rich in Vitamin D (fortified milk, cheese and yogurt, fortified cereal, and oily fish like salmon and tuna) and vitamin supplements.
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How do you take care of yourself? You don’t always have to get your work done before you can play. As the Cen-ter for Mental Health celebrates 50 years of providing services in Montrose and surrounding areas, it prompts
a question about the caring of caregivers. How does someone who pro-vides care for a living, care for oneself? More generally, how does any-one care for oneself? Many of the tools and skills conveyed to clients in the course of mental health services are fundamentally self-care abilities. Can healthy self-care be a proactive approach to the demands and stress of pursuing life’s opportunities? Absolutely!
Self-care starts with the recognition that we all have needs. The famous psychologist Abraham Maslow described a hierarchy of needs, from basic physical needs for survival such as food, water and shelter, to emotional, psychological and social needs, then more transcendent needs to fully express ourselves and create meaning and purpose in our lives. This suggests that some self-care needs are fairly universal. Eating nutritious food, exercising regularly, practicing good hygiene and taking time to relax are all important to maintaining physical health. It helps to avoid smoking, alcohol abuse and other self-injurious lifestyle choices. Prioritizing personal replenishing, in balance with care giving, provides resilience and stamina psychologically and emotionally. As the saying goes, I can’t give what I don’t have. Spend quiet time in counterbal-
ance to busyness, schedule time for fun (we certainly schedule time for work), learn and explore. Take time to laugh, especially at yourself. An inflated sense of self importance is one of the greatest obstacles to true well-being. Engage in activities and relationships that you value and that promote personal growth. Most plants stagnate if they are not growing; we too are at our best when we focus upon moving beyond self-limiting habits. Put into practice your beliefs and thereby embrace a fulfilling sense of purpose and a context for life that is larger than just yourself.
While many self-care needs are universal, we are all unique people with individual histories and we each approach our idiosyncratic com-bination of needs, wants and aspirations in our own style. One place to begin individualized self-care is by identifying what in our life isn’t working. I may take care of myself physically through healthy eating and exercise, but feel unappreciated or stuck by focusing on the belief that life has dealt me unfair circumstances. I may have a great sense of purpose in my life, yet believe I’m inadequate socially to meet the chal-lenges involved in realizing that purpose. Psycho emotional self-care is more subtle than physical self-care, but no less important. We all have stress in our lives: how well do we recognize our signs of stress and give ourselves time, nurturing activities—or no activity— to balance what we need with what life demands. We tend to believe we need to get our work completed before we can play. Self-care is about balancing life’s requirements while perpetually rejuvenating ourselves.
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I want to take a few moments of your time to share with you a word that can transform your attitude, your health, your family and your life. I want to encourage you to engage this word in your vocabulary and thought life so that you can begin to live a life of expectation.
A lesson in FORWARD is wrapped up in this passage of scripture:Philippians 3:12-14 - Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Let me share some basics about moving FORWARD: · Your hunger has to exceed your hesitation to go forward · You can’t move forward under your own strength · God has a habit of using those who haven’t arrived
I want to give you three steps that I have used in my own life to help me focus on moving FORWARD. STEP #1 – FORGET THE PASTMost of us have allowed ourselves to get comfortable in our past. We approach life looking back at all of our faults and failures. We get comfort-able, not wanting to change because of the uncertainty that change creates. Someone once told me, when the pain of staying where you are becomes greater than the pain of change, is when we finally change. A FORWARD life has a big windshield and small rear view mirror. Forgetting the past has to deal with more than just what you have done, but letting go of past hurts and wounds that you may have picked up along the way. STEP #2 – DON’T GET STUCK IN IDLE – I DISPLAY LESS EFFORT Most people get stuck in IDLE because of fear or intimidation. God has equipped each believer to move past fear and intimidation. 2 Timothy 1.7 - For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. Remaining IDLE also robs us of three valuable investments God has entrusted to each of us: time, talent and treasure. We all should engage these resources at a level of investing our time talent and treasure to benefit His Kingdom and those around us. STEP #3 – PRESS ONThe windshield of a FORWARD life is going to get covered with the bugs of life. This is where most people get discouraged and fall into the “victim” mentality. You are going to face some staggering situations, some challeng-ing circumstances, some rocky relationships, and some financial fiascos. But God wants you to know that He has created you to move FORWARD, overcoming all that is in front of you. 1 John 4:4—You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
If you can’t fly, then run,If you can’t run, then walk,If you can’t walk, then crawl, but whatever you do You have to keep moving forward.....
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Many folks who have taken responsibility for their health have arrived at some concern for toxic substances in their bodies, and eventually begin to question toxicity issues in dentistry. Yet there
are many people who are unaware that “alternative” dentistry exists. Biological Dentistry, also called Biocompatible Dentistry, Holistic Dentistry, or Natural Dentistry, offers the best clinical practices and techniques of conventional dentistry, with the added benefit of:
• Safe elimination of toxic substances, most notably silver-mercury amalgam.• Attention to biocompatibility of dental materials & diagnostic procedures.• Promotion of whole-body health through optimum oral health.
Biological Dentistry can be categorized as conscious dentistry. It strives to be conscious of how dental materials and procedures effect the individual’s overall health, and to choose the most health-promot-ing options for each patient. There are several dental situations that particularly concern the Biological Dentist. At the top of the list is the toxicity of metals used in dental materials. These metals can have a di-rect chemical effect on tissues of the body and biochemical processes, or can have an indirect effect by disrupting or altering the flow of en-ergy through the teeth, the mouth, or the tissues of the body. Mercury fillings do both, and if they are to be removed, should be removed with a special protocol to reduce the toxic exposure to the patient.
Biocompatibility of dental materials is different for each individ-ual. There are those among us who have become extremely reactive to many things, and have been given the diagnosis of ‘Multiple Chemi-cal Sensitivities.’ There is a blood test that indicates the suitability of over 1,000 dental materials to the individual dental patient, so that the dentist can select the most compatible dental materials for that
patient. Dental therapies should cause the least disturbance possible to the immune system. There is a dental office in Montrose that provides Biological Dentistry- the office of Dr. Christine Bloss. She strives to maintain a non-toxic, positive, and healing environment, while provid-ing the gentlest and least invasive means of care. Dr. Bloss enthusi-astically combines the best of modern dentistry with the wisdom of traditional and natural healing therapies.
The office of Christine Bloss, DDS offers a broad range of health-promoting Biological Dental services to enhance your smile, and to re-store comfort and function to your mouth. Every new patient receives a thorough evaluation of the health of the mouth, addressing any areas of concern to the patient. Digital x-ray images reduce the patient’s ex-posure to radiation by up to 90 percent. Intraoral photos of your teeth help you to see and understand Dr. Bloss’ recommendations. In her practice, Dr. Bloss chooses and uses the most biocompatible materials and procedures that are available. She does not use mercury fillings. Instead, she uses composite resin, gold, or porcelain. If a patient has significant allergies, sensitivities, or other concerns, the Clifford Mate-rials Reactivity Test can be done to determine the best possible dental materials for that patient. When removing mercury fillings, we follow the IAOMT guidelines, which include:
• Using high-velocity suction in the oral cavity with a special tip to contain the amalgam particles and mercury vapor, along with using a high volume of water to cool and flush debris.
• Using a rubber dam to isolate and compartmentalize the mercury being drilled out of the teeth.• Removal of fillings in the largest pieces possible, called “chunking,” to minimize the generation of mercury vapor and amalgam particles • Use of an ion generator to electrostatically clean the air of mercury particles and vapor. —BlossDentalCare.Com
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Imagine connecting with individuals who have dementia in ways that help them ex-perience greater peace, dignity, and hap-piness. Think what it might be like to see
joy on their faces, moments of recognition and growing confidence in their eyes. Reflect on how satisfying it would feel to have the knowledge and skills to give such a gift to our older adults.This is exactly what Darlene Sprague, a registered nurse
with Volunteers of America and Valley Manor Care Center has experienced over the last two and a half years with a technique called Validation.
Validation is a method of communi-cating with disoriented older adults. The technique’s creator, Naomi Feil, shared, “Validation is built on an empathetic attitude and a holistic view of individu-als. When one can ‘step into the shoes’ of another human being. . . one can step into the world of disoriented, very old people and understand the meaning of their sometimes bizarre behavior.”
Volunteers of America has a long his-tory of caring for people with dementia, managing specialized memory care com-munities across the United States. Federal regulations mandate that employees who work with and care for people with vari-
ous levels of dementia be given specialized training. Within that curriculum are specific communication techniques to manage challenging behaviors. Vol-unteers of America has incorporated the Validation method into that curriculum. It is a method that accepts residents where they are in the dementia process, using empathetic listening and trust-build-ing techniques. Through this training, staff learns that there is meaning behind the behavior.
Reduction of unnecessary drugs and non-pharmacological approaches in dementia care are hot topics across the nation. Volunteers of Amer-ica Certified Validation Teachers in Minnesota are working to encourage more communities across the nation to use Validation as an alternative to drugs and other unsuccessful techniques.
Sprague was first trained in Validation one-on-one processes. The following year, she continued to learn how to lead Validation groups and is now ful-ly certified in this technique. There are numerous trainings taking place throughout the organization, and by the year 2015, Colorado will have its own Validation teachers. For more information, contact Volunteers of America—Valley Manor Care Center at 970-249-9634.
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The hospice concept began in England when Dame Cicely Saunders found the warehousing of the terminally ill to be barbaric and determined to make
pending death less traumatic. Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado, renamed HopeWest in 2013, began in 1993 as a compassionate non-profit dedicated to profoundly changing the way our community experiences serious illness and grief, one family at a time. With the primary office and care center in Grand Junction, the Montrose Ouray of-fice at South 5th Street and Park opened in 1995.
The goal of this remarkable accumulation of compassionate staff and volunteers is to offer comfort, control and choices to individuals and families facing life-threatening illnesses, to provide expert, easily accessible, affordable hospice care and related services and to be the leading resource for education and expertise in the clinical and ethical issues of dying and grief. While no one is immune from such tragedy, HopeWest eases the burden and trauma. With over 300 employees and 1,400 volunteers throughout the entire organization, these selfless messengers provide hope and help to families and individuals in their most traumatic and frightening times of their lives. Of those 35 staff and 300 volunteers work out of the Montrose office.
All HopeWest patients are cared for, regardless of their ability to pay. While Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance pays the bulk of the cost of hospice care, each year HopeWest contributes over $700,000 for uncompensated hospice care and grief programs. These unfunded costs are borne by private donations, event revenue, grants and proceeds from Heirlooms, the greatest little shop at 435 Main Street. One visit to Heirlooms will demonstrate the caring nature of the HopeWest staff and volunteers. Each year in Montrose there is a glitzy Gala and golf tournament to raise funds for programs.The HopeWest bereavement programs are equally significant and in the case of children, maybe even more so. Whether the cause of death is illness, accident or suicide, children and young adults are especially vulnerable to the long-term damage of untreated grief resulting from the death of a parent, relative or friend. These programs are funded only by donations and fundraisers. Ground was broken in January for a new 9,000-square-foot clinical services building which will en-able HopeWest staff to expand care to those in need. Whether their involvement is direct caring for patients, counseling grief stricken children who have lost a parent, relative or friend or selling donat-ed treasures, HopeWest folks each demonstrate a kindness and compassion rarely found these days. b b
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This November will mark the 30th anniversary of Life Choices Family Resource Center, the best kept secret
in Montrose. Beginning as a Crisis Pregnancy Center in
1984 their services were limited to free pregnancy tests,
but have expanded to offer “Earn While You Learn,” prenatal, par-
enting, grandparenting classes and youth education. For each “Earn
While You Learn” class completed participants earn Baby Bucks which
can be spent in the Baby Boutique on maternity clothes, diapers, baby
clothes and just about anything you could need for a baby. The grand-
parenting classes were developed to meet the unique needs many face
today; with many grandparents raising their grandchildren or parenting
a young expectant mom, the ability to nurture their children rather than
take over the task, is a fine art.
Other programs offered are Fashioned for Fun, Beauty U and High
School Survival for Girls. Fashioned for Fun is a seven-week summer
program, from June 4th to July 16th, for 11-15 year olds girls. Classes
will be held on Wednesday afternoons from 1-3:00 p.m. at The First
Church of the Nazarene, 705 S. 12 Street, in Montrose. This program
includes a Mother Daughter Tea, and a Fashion Show finale. The focus
of Fashioned for Fun is to strengthen self-awareness, self-image, social
skills, communication, modesty, etiquette, self-defense and build parent-
child relationships in a fun and interactive way. Cost is $45.00 per
participant and partial scholarships may be available.
Beauty U follows the school calendar, meets once a week and is
available for all high school girls. `Beauty U considers that every person
can be best defined by dividing their personhood into six areas. Those
areas are: physical, intellectual, emotional, social, spiritual and financial.
Beauty U takes each area and looks at the various ways it shapes our
lives. Upon completion of all six classes, students are then eligible for a
photo session with a photographer or a cut and style at a salon.
High School Survival for Girls is a one day workshop which will
count down the top five situations that will make or break one’s success
in high school. This workshop will be held in August and moms are
welcome to attend with their students.
Another new service will come later this year, thanks to the Knights
of Columbus, who are currently raising funds to purchase an ultrasound
machine for Life Choices. This new technology will enable the center
to show mommies-to-be the early development of their unborn child.
Life Choices serves anyone desiring to strengthen their prenatal,
parenting, grandparenting or teen empowerment skills, without charge; however a small fee may apply for Fashioned for Fun and High School Survival workshops. Call 249-4302 if you would like more information or to register for classes.
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Fly Fishing & RaftingWritten & Photographed By Tim Kenney
FLY FISHING
People are drawn to western Colorado for its fly fishing and rafting and Montrose has some of the best of both. It has clean, pure, beautiful, fast rapids, teeming with trout and wildlife. The waters rolling down our mountains create the Colorado version
of a super highway. Whether you’re fly fishing or rafting, the water is where it’s at. Let’s start with the fly fishing. Montrose is arguably the most centralized town to access the best waters in Colorado and are some of the best kept secrets of the Rocky Mountains. What that means to you is great fly fishing without crowds. The Uncompahgre River, or the “Unc,” as the locals call it, starts as a fishery at the Paco-Chu-Puk’s access of Ridgway State Park. This tail water fishery fishes great all year. You can catch the cutthroat trout of your dreams here. Rainbows and browns are willing participants in this catch and release program. Fishing here can be very technical and a guide would be a wise investment. As you travel north, Billy Creek SWA, Woodgate Road, and all through Montrose, has great access. If you decide to do it yourself call the shop for the latest on hatches and fishing reports. Next on the list are the East, Middle and West Forks of the Cimarron River. If majestic mountains covered with pines and quaking aspens are your thing, this is your place. The most beautiful mountains in Colorado will get you there and the fishing will keep you there. Native cutthroats, rainbows and brookies are on the menu here and you’ll have great fun on top with small terrestrials. Check conditions before you go as rain will muddy the waters quickly. Access is off of Owl Creek Pass Road.
No talk of fly fishing in the Montrose area would be complete without discussing the Gunnison River that flows through Black Canyon National Park. You can combine a feisty hike with fly fish-ing by using the Chukar, Duncan, Bobcat, or Ute trails off Peach Valley Road to get to the river. Check a map before you go as all are different lengths and difficulty. If you need easier parking and river access try Pleasure Park east of Delta. For those who want the full wilderness experi-ence, hire a guided three-day trip through the Gunnison Gorge. If all this is not enough to keep you busy, there are 13 more river systems within a few hours drive from Montrose. Oh, so many rivers, so little time. Ya gotta love it!
RAFTING Rafting equals family fun! Can’t get the kids excited about another scenic car tour? Get them in a raft with an experienced guide and the whole family will be excited as you see our spectacular country from a different kind of vehicle on a dif-ferent kind of road.There are two trips offered lo-cally on the Unc and are safer than walking across the street and for those of you with lots of kids, a lot safer! The upper stretch is nine miles and passes thought working cattle ranches. Access is private and we are careful to leave the river as we found it. Leave nothing and bring nothing back except pictures and good times. The second run is also nine miles and flows through the town of Montrose. This run takes less time and if you have a plane to catch you could literally walk to the airport from where we take the boats out. For the more adventurous, you can have an outfitter take you down the Black Canyon to raft some great scary waters of the Gunnison River. This is an all-day trip and planned in ad-vance, but definitely worth it and you’ll see lots of wildlife. If you want to build some great memories with fam-ily and friends take a raft trip while you are here.
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Hiking, biking, running, rid-ing—healthy outdoor activi-ties abound in and around the Uncompahgre Valley. In addition
to exercise, many of these raise funds for a mul-titude of charities.
Bosom Buddies, for example, hosts an all-inclusive outdoor affair to raise awareness about breast cancer, and funds for hats, exams, and prosthetics to support those fighting the disease. This year marks its 22nd year. The walk is a 5K, the bike is a 12-miler, and the run is a 5K and 10K.
“All the money raised during the event (which includes a silent auction social) stays in western Colorado to help those who have been touched by breast cancer,” according to Francie Smiles, breast cancer survivor and director of Bosom Buddies.
Montrose hosts the American Cancer Soci-ety’s Relay for Life, where teams raise money through pledges, then keep at least one walker on the Montrose High School track for 18 hours. The event also features a survivors’ lap and lighting of luminaries to remember those who are still fighting their cancers, as well as those who died.
Grin and Barrett Black Canyon Buttkicker is a 35-50 mile scenic bike ride, or a 112-mile bicycle challenge, from Blue Mesa Dam, through
Crawford, and Delta that ends in Montrose. It supports the San Juan Health Care Foundation’s Caring Friends Foundation, which helps people who experience diverse cancers.
Partners of Delta, Montrose, and Ouray counties sponsors a challenge bicycle ride, and 2014 will mark its 20th year. Last year partici-pants rode over Owl Creek Pass in a fairly heavy rainstorm. Riders gathered pledges to raise money for Partners which “supports activities in the one-to-one mentoring program,” according to Amber Henning, Partners staff member.
Runners have opportunities to run different distances across and through diverse spaces. These include Tuesday evening and Saturday morning jaunts which start at The Looney Bean coffee shop in the River Landing shopping district, the Thanksgiving morning Turkey Trot from Oak Grove Elementary School, and the Black Canyon Ascent six-mile run and Chal-lenge Walk at the national park, hosted by the San Juan Mountain Runners (SJMR) in mid-May.
In October, SJMR hosts the North Rim 20K race and 8K Run/Walk. February’s event is a five-mile Winter Rim Romp on snowshoes, and a 10-mile classic ski and ranger-led family ad-venture hike. The snowshoe event benefited the Montrose Community Foundation and Mended Little Hearts of Western Colorado (support to
families with children diagnosed with congenital heart defects).
Youth have several runs scheduled, too. Centennial Middle School and Cottonwood El-ementary each stage a 5K. And, Girls on the Run promotes running as more than an activity, but a healthy lifestyle and image-maker, encouraging girls to stay physically active and fit.
The Montrose Historical Museum adds edu-cation to exercise with its alley walks. Museum director Sally Johnson leads interested citizens through downtown alleys, calling attention to historical points of interest. She even led a walk through Cedar Cemetery last year.
The ultimate exercise challenge has to be the Montrose Firefighters Association’s Black Canyon Sprint Triathalon, which combines swimming, biking and running, for athletes of all ages. Funds generated benefit the association, the youth groups who volunteer to work the event, and the Montrose Recreation Foundation Scholarship Fund.
The firefighters, partnering with the Mon-trose Lions Club, also organize the Mission to Ride in May, with funding donated to the Sight First Program.
Walking, running, riding, or swimming, healthy outdoor activities benefit the community, as well as the participants.
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Wanta take a ride—a real ride by which your mind’s eyes will never forget the splen-dor of the sights you’d see?
Well then, drive 30 minutes south of Mon-trose to spectacular Ridgway, Colorado, where veteran outdoorsman, Dave Biser expanded his adventure company, Dave’s Mountain Tours. After 17 years of providing “safaris” of the San Juan Mountains around Telluride, Dave’s expert drivin’ team now whisks adven-ture seekers into some of the western United States most splendor scenic corridors from the “Gateway to the San Juan Skyway.” This makes sense as not only does Ridgway ante up a bit of star power as its the town where such famous movies as True Grit, How the West was Won, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were filmed, but is within reach of Mount Sneffels, Chimney Rock and the “Jeeping
Capital of the World.” Biser says, “Ridgway has a lot to offer. It is rich with ranch history and has amazing views that will keep photog-raphers pleased rather they’re ‘smart phonies or hard-core photo junkies.’”
Dave’s Mountain Tours offers simple two to four-hour journeys as well as all-day trips into the heart of the San Juan Mountains that include high altitude adventure, rock hounding, history and a scrumptious picnic lunch. Whichever tour passengers opt to take, historic sites, massive views and eye-balling wildlife are for sures.
The home base of Dave’s Ridgway opera-tion is the unique River Ranch, a tiny repro-duction of a classic western town. It is just across the bridge heading west on Highway 62/Sherman Street. This “pioneer town” is known for its gunfight reenactments. The River Ranch is also showing signs of opening
to the public to share in music and maybe a cook-out....let’s hope this comes to be! You may choose to meet Dave and his crew at the ranch for your trip or be picked up at your door. Biser says, “I inherited two Pinzgauers (exotic Swiss military troop transports) named Liesl (after the daughter of Clay, my veteran guide) and Zoe Ray (after the daughter of the original Dave), and was so pleased with them, we are adding a new 6x6 Pinzgauer with cus-tom-made forward facing seats into the fleet that I am going to call Gramps or Grandpa, after my father who has been so much help with my endeavors.”
For an adventure beyond all others, go 6x6ing by calling Dave’s Mountain Tours at 970-728-9749 or www.telluridetours.com.
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MOUNT SNEFFELS WILDERNESS TRAILSThere are eight trails in the 16,505 acres designed as the Mt. Sneffels Wilderness Area. They are the Dallas, rated easy, accessed off FS 851; East Basin, rated moderate off FS 851; East Dallas Creek Road; Deep Creek, rated easy off FS 638, Last Dollar Road; Whipple Mountain, rated mod-erate off FS 638, Last Dollar Road; Jud Wiebe, rated moderate, off North Aspen Street; Sneffels Highline, rated steep, off North Aspen Street in Telluride; and Alder Creek, rated easy, off FS 638, Last Dollar Creek. Four by four enthusiasts are encouraged to practice a “tread lightly” policy while enjoying the Sneffels jeep roads. Some times are to stay on designated routes, know your vehicle’s limitations, when possible and avoid meadows and marshy areas.
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WITH THE THEME OF THIS ISSUE FOCUSING ON “THINGS THAT GO ZOOM,” MOTORIZED SPORTS AND MOUNTAIN BIKING ARE MOSTLY OUTLINED ON
THIS SPREAD. THE MAPS PROVIDE A STRONG SENSE OF ALL “THE TO DOS” IN AND AROUND MONTROSE. TO THE NORTH IS THE BEAUTIFUL GRAND MESA,
ESCALANTE CANYON AND ELK MOUNTAINS, WHILE THE GUNNISON RIVER GORGE AND BLUE MESA RESERVOIR SURROUND MONTROSE’S SOUTHEASTERN
CORRIDOR. DIRECTLY SOUTH MOUNT SNEFFELS WILDERNESS AREA, THE CIMARRON MOUNTAINS AND OLD WEST TOWNS OF OURAY, RIDGWAY, TELLURIDE
AND SILVERTON MAKE THEIR STATEMENTS. ASIDE FROM THE MANY THINGS SHOWCASED HERE, THEY ARE A MULTITUDE OF OTHER OUTDOOR RECRE-
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TABEGUACHE TRAILSThe Tabeguache Trail was created in 1988 as part of a contiguous link between Montrose and Grand Junction. Most fit bikers can complete the 144-mile ride in four days, through four ecozones—including desert, woodlands, moun-tain and subalpine zones. The summit of the Tabe-guache is 9,500 feet, so suitable clothing is neces-sary. Riders are discouraged from taking the trail during the fall hunting season as the Division of Wildlife officials believe this region has the largest population of mountain lions.
GUNNISON GORGE TRAILSThere are four foot-trails lead hikers to the Gunnison
Gorge of the Black Canyon. The Ute Trail, four-and-a-half miles long with a gradual slope; the Duncan Trail, on extremely steep miles; Bobcat Trail, one mile, very steep; and the Chuckar Trail, less difficult and recom-
mended for rafters’ access. The Gunnison Gorge offers gold medal fishing waters as well as rapids ranging
from Class II to IV. A beautiful way to spend the day for all levels of hikers and sightseers.
To get to crawler turf from Montrose, head southwest on CO-90 W/W Main St approx 1.9 miles from Townsend Ave where it will turn into Spring Creek Rd. Continue on Spring Creek Rd approx 4.2 miles to 5875 Rd. Turn north on 5875 Rd and follow approx 3.1 miles to Kiowa Rd. Turn west on Kiowa Rd and continue approx 0.8 miles to Sha-vano Valley Rd. Turn south onto Shavano Valley Rd and follow approx 0.2 miles to Rim Rd. Turn west onto Rim Rd to access the trails.
The Flat Top-Peach Valley Recreation Area is the most popular playground for ATVs, OHVs, cross-country mo-torcycles and mountain biking in the Montrose region. It’s a 64,000-acre oasis for recreationists. There’s a plenty of single track rides for mountain bikers and dirt roads for OHV enthusiasts. From Montrose’s San Juan Avenue, head north to 65.30 Road then turn onto Flat Top Road, where a large staging area rests. Two other area—Peach Valley and Elephant Skin have staging areas.
Montrose, Colorado, is flanked by awe-inspiring vistas, scenic byways and incredible 4x4 loops. The part of Colorado has some of the nation’s most notable drives and they are well-worth your time, particularly if you’re from a far away place. Kindly note all will be populated with wildlife and many require four-wheel drives, so map out the routes appropriate for your vehicle, be aware of the weather conditions and always be prepared. Here are the suggested day trips: Alpine Loop, Grand Mesa, San Juan Skyway, Unaweep/Tabegauche, West Elk Loop. It’s also worth noting, that Ouray (just 40 minutes south of Montrose) is the Jeeping Capital of the World. Consider partaking in a 4x4 tour that will bring you up into the San Juan Mountains and to many historic ghost towns and such. Drive on....
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Nick Hoppner and his wife Ginny Spaven share a level of trust above and beyond the norm for many couples.
In fact, their lives often depend on it. As avid motorcyclists, they know traveling the open road (minus a protective cage) can be exhilarating and challenging at the same time. “Riding together on a motorcycle is definitely a relationship builder,” Ginny says.
Nick and Ginny are life members of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association (GWRRA), an international organization for owners and riders of Honda Gold Wing/Valkyrie motorcycles, with over 800 chapters worldwide. They were recently selected as the “Couple of the Year” for Colorado Chapter Q, which includes Montrose and Delta coun-ties.
Nick was born and raised in New York state and served four years with the U.S. Navy in Vietnam. He later taught high school English and worked in the field of business communications.
“My best job was the 16 years I spent as managing editor of Wing World Magazine,” Nick says. Wing World is the official publica-tion of the GWRRA.
Ginny is also a native New Yorker. She taught high school French (where she first met Nick) and later changed to a banking
career where she worked in human resources until her retirement in 2007. After marriages to other people and numerous life changes, the two reconnected and have been married for 22 years.
Ginny says it was Nick who brought the world of motorcycles into her life. “He’s a safe rider, and that helped me get over my initial fear of motorcycles,” she says. “You see and experience so much more on a motor-cycle than in a car.”
The Honda Gold Wings are designed for long distance riding, Nick adds. The motorcycles operate with low vibration and incorporate automotive technology, such as heated seats and hand grips. Other high tech features include GPS and intercom systems in riders’ helmets.
Nick describes the feeling of riding a motorcycle to that of flying or skiing down a mountain. “You float over the road, but you interact with it at the same time.”To date, the couple has toured much of the lower 48 states, including the East Coast and southern United States. They have a map at home and color in a destination once completed. Nick explains that one of the benefits of belong-ing to the Gold Wing Road Riders is that the organization maintains a business office and keeps a current listing of members around the country in the event riders need assistance.
“It’s a huge network of very kind people,” Ginny adds.
Nick good-naturedly describes fel-low members of the GWRRA as ‘restaurant aficionados and ice cream addicts,’ with the average age being between 40 and 70.
The GWRRA is also a big proponent of rider safety and education. Locally, Nick gives presentations on motorcycle safety as part of the association’s Motorist Awareness Divi-sion.
“It’s (riding a motorcycle) not for everybody,” he says. “The decision-making process tops that of driving an automobile. As a motorcyclist, you have to learn to watch everything around you, like fields (of grain), trees and grasses, to determine which way the wind is blowing and avoid a potential problem ahead.”
The couple is looking forward to a attending a Gold Wing rally planned for Memorial Day weekend in St. George, Utah, and a summer filled with scenic rides around our area.
“Montrose is a major crossroads for motorcyclists,” Nick states. “During the peak summer season, there’s a continuous flow of motorcycle traffic through Montrose. The riders help boost the local economy by stay-ing in motels and nearby campgrounds and eating at local restaurants.”
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What con-stitutes a classic car? “Any
car can be a classic as long as someone loves it,” said Shane Brown, current president and one of the original founders of Black Canyon Classics Car Club. “A classic is normally considered a car 20 years old or older. One of the coolest cars built, in my opinion, was the ‘87 Buick Grand National. The Pacers and Gremlins have a big following. Some people are into VW bugs and buses—whatever is cool to them makes a classic. The 1970 Plymouth Super Bird was a favorite. Richard Petty raced in one of those in 1970 and was the first guy to go over 200 miles an hour.”
Brown enjoys entering and visiting car shows, and said, “Every car has its own story.” Brown recently entered his 1964 Dodge Polara in a show in Las Vegas. “We had a ball,” exclaimed Brown. “We went to the drag strip where there were as many cool cars there for drag racing as there were at the car show itself. There were also a lot of historic people. I got my car signed by racer, Tom Hoover and to get his signature is way up there! I ran out to my car and took the glove com-partment door off and had him
sign it. How cool is that?”What was Brown’s favorite
car at the show? “This one!” he said, pointing to his Dodge Polara! “Why? Because I got to bring it home with me.”
Brown believes classics are made to be driven. “It’s just a car. You’ve got to drive it, or it isn’t a car anymore. When you drive down the road, you’re sure to get a thumbs up. Someone is always saying ‘I had one of those.’ It’s always fun to talk to people and answer their questions.”
A lot of horsetrading goes on among members in order to afford to restore their automo-biles. Some are welders, some adept at painting, some do upholstery work. They all help each other in the search for parts. Brown himself is an artist and has more than once traded his talent for something he needed. He designed the cur-rent logo for the car club and for advertisements. One time he needed a part welded. One of his high school friends is a welder whose wife makes soap and needed a logo for her busi-ness. Brown designed the logo; her husband welded his part.
“Worked for me!” said Shane. “I’m tickled pink and she thinks she got the better deal. It’s cool to do things for someone else.”
Shane’s car buddy, “Doc” was also a trade. Doc was made by the late Jan Kinion in trade for a cool black and white pencil drawing of her car, done by Shane. “Doc has leaned against my car for 14 years,” said Shane.
Kinion, and her husband Frank were instrumental in encouraging members of the Black Canyon Classics Car Club to make and sell cancer awareness bracelets. Over the years, more than $100,000 was donated to the local Can-cer Center. Jan lost her fight a few years ago, but the bracelets are still being made and sold.
That’s what makes the Black Canyon Classics, classy!
The 19th annual Car, Truck and Rod Show, sponsored by the Black Canyon Classics Car Club in Montrose, will be held June 6 and 7 this year. Beginning Friday evening, entrants will make their way around town to visit senior centers, nursing homes and as-sisted living centers. The Friday-night cruise will be on South First Street. Saturday, the main show will be held on the Columbine field. The Special Olympians will be at the event selling drinks as they will be the recipients of all proceeds from this year's show. Saturday night Pam Friend of the Star Drive-In Theater will host the classics with her "Back to the 50s" night, complete with trophies.
Black Canyon Classics was formed on April 20, 1996, origi-nally meeting at the Lion's Club-house. During the first few years, shows were held at Baldridge Park. From the beginning, money made at the shows has not been kept by the club, but donated to various local non-profits and to student scholarships. So far the club has donated $19,500 in scholarships; $50,000 plus, to charity. Scholar-ships are open to any student.
At the present time there are around 100 family memberships. The club is open to anyone; dues are $10 a year. Meetings are held at Sunset Mesa Funeral Directors located at 155 Merchant Drive in the winter. During the summer, the club has a Friday night cruise every week, parking at various locations throughout town. The club further contributes to the community by cleaning a two-and-a-half mile strip of the high-way twice a year.
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Rodeo royalty used to be known as just a pretty girl on horseback, but today it is a “total package” public relations ambassador representing events across the country. Rodeo royalty (made up of a queen, queen attendant, princess and princess attendant) provide
young women important life skills and experiences while enjoying the sport. For Montrose County, queen Taylor Gibson, 17, queen attendant Amanda Seymour, 15, princess Jacey Taylor, 13, and princess attendant Kayla Luce, 14, help promote the rodeo and Montrose Count. “We help as cheerleaders, getting the audience pumped up at events,” Luce explained.
“We also help people at the Montrose County Fair by answering questions, explaining rodeo rules and the time frames of the fair,” Seymour added. To become a member of Rodeo royalty, contestants must show horsemanship skills, including carrying a flag and riding around barrels, and public speaking skills.
Each of the young women has a specific reason for being part of Rodeo royalty. “I want to improve my horsemanship,” Luce said. “I want to become a better person through doing more community service and helping people.”
“I want to improve my public speaking skills and become a better rider,” Tay-lor said. “I look forward to finishing off my royalty reign.”
“I want to gain leadership skills and learn more, while promoting Montrose County as best as I can,” Seymour said. “When we went to Oklahoma, we had a trailer promoting Rodeo royalty and Montrose County, so people in Oklahoma, knew that Montrose County was being represented there.”
“I want to promote Montrose County Fair to the best of my ability, and learn to communicate better,” Gibson said. Some of the many events that Montrose
County Rodeo royalty have participated in include banquets supporting livestock producers, a Breast Cancer Awareness Walk, and the National Western Stock Show.Being part of rodeo royalty has certainly left a big impression on the young women. “The little kids look up to us as good role models,” Taylor said. “We have also been meeting a lot of new people and get cheers from the crowds at events.”
“I love meeting other royalty, like at the at National Western Stock Show, where I met former royalty, and saw Miss Rodeo America and Miss Rodeo Colo-rado,” Seymour said. “I love teaching others about my love of the sport of rodeo.”
“The overall experience has been amazing,” Luce said. “I never thought that I would be a Rodeo royalty, and it has helped me to learn from my mistakes.”
“A little girl with a pink hat said to me, ‘I want to be just like you,’ that made me feel wonderful,” Gibson said. “I have done my dream, so I feel great.”
Their advice for future rodeo royalty contestants? “Follow your dream, noth-ing can stop you, so push towards royalty,” Gibson said.
“Always do the best you know, even though you may not win, don’t let go of your dream,” Taylor added. “Take pride in yourself,” Luce said. “You made it, so represent Montrose County well, have fun with it, and smile really big at every rodeo, especially for the little kids.”
“Never ever give up on what you’re really passionate about,” Seymour said. “It’s not fun to lose, but you can’t quit if you love something.” The girls encour-age everyone to come see the “Vintage. New. You.” at the Montrose County Fair and Rodeo July 18-27, and cheer on the current reigning royalty and welcoming the new. And while you’re there, see if there’s something you’d like to enter or participate in.
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RIDERS OF THE OPEN ROAD REVEL IN THE ENDLESS VA-
RIETY of on and off road vehicles that make up the world of “powersports.” A fairly new addition to our vocabulary, the term encompasses the whole realm
of motorized sports, including all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), dirt bikes, street bikes, snowmobiles and watercraft.
Lincoln Davis, general manager of Davis Service Center in Mon-trose, knows the impact the motorcycle industry has had and is having on today’s consumer. He grew up in the business.
Lincoln’s dad, Glen Davis, moved his family from Houston, Texas, to Montrose in 1975 and opened a full-service gas station. Lin-coln recalls that after the gas station opened, a salesman approached his dad about becoming a Suzuki motorcycle dealer.
“We were in the right spot at the right time,” he says, recalling that Montrose was small at the time, and his dad felt that any-thing he could do to bring more customers into his store was well worth it. By December of 1975, Davis’ gas station became an official Suzuki dealership.“We’re the oldest Suzuki dealership in the state operating under the same ownership,” Lincoln proudly states. Acquiring the Suzuki dealership was just the beginning. In 1988, Glen procured the Yamaha franchise, and three years later, added Kawasaki. In 1996, he moved his business into a larger facility (16,000-square-feet of space) located on the east end of Montrose and obtained the Honda franchise.It was also in 1996 that Lincoln moved back to Montrose after living and working in the Denver area and joined the sales team at Davis Service Center. As a young boy, he had learned the business from the ground up, working after school and on weekends doing chores such as taking out the trash, cleaning bikes and later helping to assemble motorcycles.
After 31 years at the helm, Glen retired from the family en-terprise in 2006, and Lincoln took over management of the service center.In 2008, the business expanded once again, becoming a KTM dealership. The Austrian-made motorcycles are known the world over for their craftsmanship, high performance and ability to tame any trail. (Kawasaki, Yamaha and Honda all have manufacturing plants in the U.S.).“Agriculture is still a big part of our customer base,” Lincoln says. “Sixty percent of our business is in ATV sales.”
ATVs have become the new “workhorses” on many farms and ranches throughout the area. Year-round use includes everything from plowing snow in the winter and getting feed to livestock year round to providing easy transportation to and from irrigated fields. The vehicles are also popular “toys” for traversing mountainous terrain, often replacing the traditional jeep for four-wheeling adventures.
The ATV has become an indispensable part of military and law enforcement operations world-wide. Since 1998, Davis Service Center has held a government contract which allows them to bid on and obtain government orders to sell and ship vehicles for military use
to places like Iraq, also supplying U.S. Border Patrol agents. Lincoln notes that one of the advantages of being immersed in the powersport industry is the fact that, “We, as a family (which includes his three sons) get to ride what we sell.”
With thousands of acres of public lands surrounding Montrose, motorized recreational opportunities literally exist “in our backyard.” The Bureau of Land Management’s Uncompahgre Valley Field Of-fice in Montrose is a great resource for outdoor enthusiasts, offering detailed maps of public access trails and bike routes covering a large portion of southwestern Colorado.
Another popular off-road powersports destination is located within minutes of Montrose. The 9,700-acre Flat Top-Peach Valley
Recreation Area offers over 20 miles of interconnecting single-track trails for mo-torcycles as well as many ATV trails.
During the summer, jet skis can be seen skimming the surface of nearby lakes and reservoirs, while winter provides snowmobilers with many of the same off-road experiences as bikers during the summer. “Snowmobiling is probably my favorite (of the powersports),” Lincoln adds. Meeting the growing demand for recreational vehicles is only one part of the service center’s creed. “We treat our customers like we want to be treated,” he says, “we go beyond the sale to cover the entire operation of a vehicle and its proper
maintenance.”Lincoln strongly believes in providing training for his staff as
well, “We’ll send our employees anywhere, from Florida to Califor-nia, to learn the newest technology.”Davis Service Center regularly donates vehicles for use in various community safe-riding programs and helps supports local high schools, charities, and other programs, such as 4-H.What’s trending in the powersport industry? There are more products with more technology, Lincoln replies. One example is fuel injection.This is a big plus because in the old days, changes in temperature and elevation would force riders to stop and adjust their carburetors, interrupting their ride and performance levels. Today’s on and off road vehicles feature an overall better ride, with safer braking systems and more stability.“There’s also been a hugh increase in fe-male riders,” Lincoln says. The Motorcycle Industry Council confirms that female ridership marks one of the biggest shifts in the motorcycle industry. In 2012, the organization reported that one out of every four riders, or 25 percent of motorcyclists on the road, are female.
Over the past several years, the powersport industry has also made significant inroads in the automotive marketplace by offering energy efficient vehicles that average 100 plus miles per gallon, a wel-come alternative to gas-guzzling cars.
Davis Service Center would like to thank the Western Slope for their support over the years and realizes without them, they wouldn’t be here, says Lincoln.
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In addition to his knowledge, awards and deep sense of fulfillment, attorney Rick Wagner of Grand Junction has some unique
qualifications for being a successful personal injury attorney that might not show up in his resumé.
One is the 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner he drove while in high school in Grand Junction. While it’s unlikely you’ll find any law school requir-ing attorneys to own one of those original muscle cars, the years Wagner spent driving and working on cars developed in him not only a deep connec-tion with cars, but with the people who own and drive them.
Perhaps more than anything, struggling with car repairs and modifications taught Rick the valu-able lesson of persevering until he succeeds. “I still remember sitting in the engine compartment, changing the Holly carb and wondering how all the parts would fit together,” recalled Wagner, it often took awhile, but things always worked out.”
Today, as a successful personal injury attorney, Wagner puts all the parts together to make sure his clients receive a fair and just settlement. He cred-its his years as a prosecuting attorney as giving him some insight that allows him to build a case as if it were a criminal trial.
“I’m probably one of the few personal injury attorneys with my background,” said Wagner. “We build our case more like we’re building a criminal case, looking hard at the evidence and what the oth-er side might bring up. “It really gives us the edge needed to be successful.”
Wagner’s background includes a law degree from the University of Colorado–Boulder, where he might have been the only one in his class with a photo of Ronald Reagan on his desk. “It was no fun being the only conservative Republican in Boulder,” said Wagner, laughing at the memory. “And I’m still one of the few conservatives working in the injury side of the business.”
But those years in Boulder taught him how to listen, work and get along with people having dif-ferent outlooks on life.
His background also includes a career with the Mesa County Sheriff ’s Department, where he rose to captain before opening his private law practice.
“I saw how much the laws have changed and how messy it can get when people aren’t prepared to be working with insurance and injuries,” he said. “I really felt that with my experience I could help people sort their way through all the ins and outs.”
His roots are deep in western Colorado. His grandmother and grandfather on his father’s side met while growing up on ranches in the Dallas Di-vide area while his mother’s grandmother came to Colorado in a covered wagon. Her father (Rick’s great-grandfather) helped build what’s now North Ave., and Wagner laughed when asked if he thought about that connection while cruising North Avenue. “Probably not, I had other things on my mind,” he chuckled.
When he’s not engaged in his law practice, Wagner enjoys working on his car (“It’s not as easy as it was 15 years ago,” he admitted.) and recre-ational shooting with the firearms in his personal collection. “I shoot just about everything and I al-ways have since I was a kid,” he said.
He’s married to Jean Reynolds, the news an-chor at KKCO TV in Grand Junction. He credits her, and the staff he has working with him, for much of his success.
“To be really successful you have to take your ego out and put it aside and listen to the people close to you,” he said. “The best decision you can make is to have the right people around you.”
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The Watson Insurance & Financial Group, Inc. has been a “classic” for 25 years in the Montrose community covering everything you LOVE from your classic hot rods, life, homes, auto,
recreational toys, businesses, health, long-term care, disability or retirement. The Watson Insurance & Financial Group, Inc. is here to bring several options and carriers together for all of your insurance needs. For a quarter-century, we have been Montrose’s certified, insured and experienced agents to turn to for the best value and service in the valley.
When it comes to insuring your “classic” cars, traditional vehicle or home we have the carriers who know the value and importance of these to you! We offer several carriers to find the best fit and pricing for you, our client. Whether you are a current business owner or becoming a new one, we have several plans that will protect you and your business. Buy-sell or key-man life insur-ance policies are designed for you, the business owner. Disability policies are created to protect overhead expenses in the event you are unable to work; or your precious income in the event of an illness or accident. Having a business succession plan is also a valuable tool when considering how your business will continue if something happens to you. What about life insurance? Do you have too much, or not enough? We can assist you in determining how much you will need to cover all of your expenses your loved ones or business partners will incur. How will your children at-tend college? How will your spouse be able to pay the mortgage or auto payments? What will happen to retirement money that has been saved? Have you considered if both parents were to die, how would the children know how to manage the assets and how long would they last? These are all great questions that need answers and we are here to answer every one of them. Have you considered how disability, long term care or health insurance deplete your savings? Disability is something we don’t think will ever happen to us. Here are some facts to consider about disability, long term care and retirement stated by the Social Security Administration.
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Chipeta (1843-1924) was Chief Ouray of the Uncompahgre Utes’ second wife, and a most important figure in the relationship between the United States and the Ute Nation. She accompanied Ouray on his trip to Washington, D.C., and testified at a March, 1880, Congressional
inquiry. She was confident, beautiful, and a faithful companion to Ouray. Follow-ing his death in 1880, and after the Uncompahgre Utes’ removal from Colorado, Chipeta was ignored and forgotten by whites. However, in her older years she was honored, and invited to participate in special occasions, including a parade in the town of Ouray. She and Ouray adopted a nephew and niece and reared them as their own. Chipeta was celebrated for her beadwork.She died in 1924, and was buried in the traditional manner by her brother, John McCook and family in Bitter Creek. Later that year, Chipeta was reinterred with great ceremony by the Montrose Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution at the site of her Montrose ranch. Her crypt and the grave of her brother stand to honor, not only them, but the Uncompahgre Ute nation at the Ute Indian Museum south of Montrose. O. Roland McCook, Sr., great, great grandson of Chief Ouray and Chipeta, is determined to tell the story of the Ute Nation. After living a reserva-tion life for 66 years in Utah, he returned to Colorado. “My sole purpose is to research the strong ties our people had with Colorado. I will not allow the Utes to fade away into the past and be forgotten.”He’s spent the past seven years keeping the Ute image alive in western Colorado by affiliating with the Ute Indian Mu-seum. “I speak to groups throughout Colorado on Ute and general Indian history.” Both of Roland’s parents were Ute, and Roland, who speaks fluent Ute, was reared on the Uintah-Ouray Reservation at Fort Duchesne. He participated in all the ceremonies and pow wows while growing up. His father sent him to the University of California-Berkley straight out of high school in 1961. He attended a cultural orientation program there, Encampment for Citizenship—Indian youth meets big city Berkley. Roland went on to attend college to study archeological design. He
left school and returned home to help his father on the ranch. Roland had enough schooling to get a survey job with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and later worked for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). One job included building a 20 mile road to Bitter Creek, the home of Chipeta. He continued with the BLM as a fire manager for eight years. At that point his father’s words directed him to spend time in the white world, to learn what he could about it, then return and help your people. When he returned, he worked in the realty section with the BIA, retired from the government, then came back to work as the director of Housing and Urban Development for the Ute Nation. In 1995 Roland was elected to the tribal government to fill a vacancy. He served over nine years, including a two-year term as vice-chair, and two years as chair-man. Following that service, Roland became interested in doing something on a national level, and went to work for the Smithsonian Institution in the tribal and traditional position. In this capacity, he worked to return human remains, sacred objects, and funereal-related articles to appropriate tribes. “We visited battlefield and cemetery collections. The 1830s were the darkest part of American history because the U.S. Army was not doing a good job mend-ing and fixing the injuries of their soldiers. The surgeon general signed an order to collect Indian human re-mains from the battlefields so army surgeons could practice mending tech-niques.” Roland finished this task at the end of 2011. —Carol McDermott Ph
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Nature’s Bounty
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Shakespeare wrote in Macbeth, “Yet
doe I feare thy nature, it is too
full o’ th’ milke of humane kind-
ness,” and human kindness has long been
shared over food during celebrations,
simple gatherings or strolls along towns’
sidewalks. From a simple morning joe to
a zesty gelato, and everything in between,
partaking in food of most any sort is
one of the best ways to share time with
friends and family. Food, quite simply,
is life. And because we not only want it,
but need it, it is taken “in” a multitude of
fashions. Some of our lifestyles demand
drive-throughs, while others plan on sa-
voring each and every delectable delight
in an atmospheric setting, where we can
connect with our loves. Over the last
decade, Montrose has become a foodie’s
paradise. Slow food eateries now out
populate their fast food cousins as our
city-town is doing what the Old World
has long done—taking time to enjoy the
artist flavors chefs create from nature’s
gifts. And Montrose has a lot of those
gifts sprouting from its very own grounds
as evidenced at the weekly Farmers’ Mar-
ket. From the east to west Main Street to
north and south Townsend, you’ll find a
long list of American-made ethnic restau-
rants peppered with the milk of human
kindness. Friendly owners and their staff
are genuinely warm and want to make
your experience with them unforget-
table; that’s a signature trait throughout
Montrose, in fact. You’ll undoubtedly
enjoy Montrose’s restaurant scene as it’s
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“I always loved food and cooked at home quite a bit,” states Nick Rinne, head
chef, business partner and pro-prietor of Sushitini Restaurant, 228 East Main, Montrose. “Both of my grandmothers were very influential in that. Ironically, both are named “Margaret,” so my wish was to someday have a Mediterranean restaurant named “Margaret’s” after my grandmothers.”
Nick grew up in Wyoming, then attended college and culinary school in Portland, Oregon. “When I graduated from college, jobs were right in Portland. I received an offer from a restaurant in Telluride, so came to Colorado. I cooked there and in other places here in Montrose, before this op-portunity arose. A partnership, including me, my dad, Paul Rinne who is a local anesthesi-ologist, and a couple of other doctors, opened Sushitini in 2011, so we are starting year four. I think we have a good thing going.”
It isn’t “Margarets,” but it is one of the hot spots in town, offering a full sushi bar with various raw and cooked fish as well as a full-cook kitchen and grill. Offerings include miso soups, pan Asian dishes, fish tacos with wasabi and Asian spices, albacore ceviche lettuce wraps and Vietnamese pho, a seasoned beef vegetable soup.
“It’s really good,” says Rinne. “All of our food is healthy with no MSG. We are very health conscious, offering vegan, vegetarian and gluten- free options, all made fresh to order. We don’t make things ahead of time. Patrons can be assured that their food is made just for them.”
Rinne, prides himself on being environmentally and health-food conscious, while providing tasty food in a
family-friendly, neighborly, yet profes-sional atmosphere.
“Our staff will sit at the table with you to explain the various choices on our menu,” says Nick. “We buy as many local products as we can. Of course, that’s easier in the summer with the farmer’s market, farms and orchards. We like to use sustainable farm fish as much as pos-sible, but only from proven clean farms, such as those in Canada, Scotland and Hawaii. Those fisheries take care of their water and use no antibiotics or growth hormones. The salmon is mostly from Skuna Bay in British Columbia, Canada. They pack and ship with the environment in mind.”
Rinne uses the Monterrey Bay Sea-food Watch List as his guide. “It’s impor-tant to ask the right questions and know where it comes from,” he says. Rinne is a firm believer in using biodegradable products and recycling as well.
“It’s so easy...might be a little more expensive, but it’s worth it. Even our take-out orders are placed in recyclable containers, including the forks and spoons which are made from a potato plastic—no styrofoam containers.”
The Asian decor at Sushitini is dra-matic, yet welcoming, with a large metal red-eyed dragon hanging from the ceil-ing. The dragon and other metal work is by artist, Wayne Brown of Prospect Steel in Montrose.
Rinne is here to stay. “I’m living the dream. I met a woman, Sara Anders, and was married last September. We bought a home in the downtown area and are looking forward to starting a family. If I’m not working or sleeping, we enjoy general outdoor sports—hiking, snow shoeing, rafting—and working on our 1912 house. Sometimes I refer to it as in the Chevy Chase movie, The Money Pit, but it is fun to be able to do what we want to do and truly make it our own,” states Rinne.
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Carefully surveying the mural she was painting in downtown Delta, Colorado, Connie Williams took a step backwards…and another…
and then another. Suddenly, a truck whizzed by, so close it nearly hit her. “I was deeply involved, and didn’t notice it coming,” she recalls of that hot, summer afternoon in 1986. The danger, which included being suspended high up in a forklift, threatened by wasps, and burned by the sun, didn’t discourage her, however. Neither did the prep work, or the endless, grueling hours.
Drivers heading south on Main Street can easily view the three, total murals that Con-nie was consigned to do: “Ute Country”; “A Tribute to Agriculture”; and “Delta County Fruit Labels.” Each took a minimum 460 hours of labor, and that’s not including the time she spent meticulously grinding out each 4’x4’ section. (The original, framed, scale drawings are on dis-play in the municipal building.) In addition to being created with the best and most expensive paint available at the time, the murals were also covered with four coats of sealer.
“They HAD to look good,” she states simply. “That’s my reputation.” Today, she remains, “Very proud of the efforts. Those murals are part of a legacy. They were my way of giving back to the community.”
Born and raised in Montrose, Connie started drawing on walls around age three, as well as on her accommodating grandfather’s bald head. (“I got in a lot of trouble for that one,” she laughs.) To keep her in check, mother Audrey Nicks bought “reams and reams” of paper for Connie to practice on. Although Connie started out with watercolors, this natural artist has done just about everything. “I am totally across the board,” she explains, “following whatever mood strikes me that morning, from abstract to cats to daisies.”
After moving to the tiny mountain town of Cedaredge, Connie sold her first painting there in 1971, at the annual “Edge of Cedars” event, for $5. Others followed (ranging in price from $10 to $30) at Applefest, held during the first weekend of October. Gratefully, she shared, “My community boosted me. The people kept buying.”
If The Walls Could TalkConnie Williams, Artist & Owner of Apple Shed
By 1990, she appeared in nine galleries across the U.S., but it all came to a sudden, crashing halt when a car accident ruined the use of her hands. “Doctors said I’d never paint again. It truly was the low point of my life.” Determined, Connie began therapy by painting single strips, over and over again, until the feeling came back. It worked: in 1993 she started fresh, opening what’s now known as the Apple Shed Gallery.
Additionally, Connie put herself through college at Western State in Gunnison, graduating with a degree in fine art. She was named alumni of the year in 1992, and was chosen as an Alumni of Excellence at the 100-year-anniversary of the school. A marble, photo wall plaque of her was commissioned and placed in the lobby of Taylor Hall. Clearly, it remains a thrill.
At the Apple Shed, she continues to promote all types of art, not only by spotlighting other, local talents but by sponsoring high School shows. (Colleges give out six to 10 scholarships.) A founding member of the National Women in Arts council of Washington, D.C., Connie has travelled throughout Colorado to speak on the importance of nur-turing this talent. And she’s not slowing down. Just step into the gallery, and you might see her up on a ladder even now…doing yet something else that’s way up high. Visit: website at [email protected]
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THE POUR HOUSEWORDS BY ELAINE-HALE JONES | PHOTOGRAPHY BY BARTON GLASSER
You can tell a lot by a person’s handshake, say body language experts. Some are limp and fish-like, indicating a lack of interest, while others are overpowering, indicating a need to dominate. However, when Linda Angelo greets customers at her business, her ex-tended hand offers a warm and sincere welcome. Linda and her husband, Wyatt Angelo, are the owners and managers of The Pour House, a liquor store located on the west side of Montrose. The business is a totally new venture (and oftentimes an adventure) for
the couple. Linda previously worked as a court reporter, and Wyatt is a former prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney’s Office. “I took the long road to retail,” Linda says with a laugh.
The 63-year-old moved to Montrose from Denver in 1989. Wyatt, age 66, is a Chicago native who lived and worked in Gunnison before mov-ing to Montrose in 1992. In 2007, after many years spent in the courtroom, Linda says that she was looking for something totally different. “I was looking for a life change,” she recalls. (Wyatt, who didn’t retire from his judicial career until 2011, was whole-heartedly in support).
The couple looked at various business opportunities around Montrose, but when a local realtor showed them a vacant corner for sale near the intersection of Marine Road, the wheels of entrepreneurship began to spin.“A suggestion was made that there were no liquor stores on this end of town,” Linda says.The rest, she notes, is history.
“When we first started designing the liquor store, we wanted to create the feeling of walking into a winery,” Linda says. With a Tuscan theme in mind, she commissioned a Ridgway artist to paint a lush, green vineyard scene over the arch in the front entry-way. Inside, above the exit sign, the words ‘Thank You’ are penned in five different languages. “We paid attention to every detail,” she says. Wyatt personally engineered the store’s aisles to be wide enough to allow two shopping carts to pass each other. He also came up with the store’s distinct pouring ‘r’ logo. “Everything in here pours,” Linda adds. “Hence the name.”
Linda often plays the role of personal shopper for her customers. Hearts with the words ‘Linda’s pick’ are scattered throughout the store. Since opening nearly seven years ago, Linda says their business has become a destination store for many surrounding communities. Both she and Wyatt
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attribute their store’s growth to the genuine friendliness of their staff and the fact that everyone at the Pour House goes the extra mile to assist their custom-ers.
They both say, “It’s all about building personal relationships.” Store manag-er, Matt Schroeder, knows first-hand the importance of building relationships in business. He was a police officer in Kansas before relocating to Montrose in 2000. After his move to Colorado, he worked in sales for nine years. First a cus-tomer of the Pour House, he is now the store’s personal ‘Rock Star.’ “Absolutely everyone loves Matt,” Linda says.
Wyatt and Linda describe their staff of 10 employees and many of their salespeople and delivery drivers as part of their extended family. “There’s such a heart here,” the couple says. “We do things together after work and help each other out when the need arises,” Linda adds. “Most of our employees have been with us for several years.”
The Angelos regularly participate in wine-pairing fundraisers held at a local restaurant and have also taken part in the First Friday Art Stroll in downtown Montrose. Wyatt serves as a board member for Hilltop Community Resources. The couple also offers free events for their customers. Wyatt and Linda have always been outdoor enthusiasts and continue to try to get outside as much as their duties at the store allow.
Reflecting back on the past several years, Wyatt admits that owning a liquor store and being in the retail business is a big change from his previ-ous career. “My job went from ‘bad and sad’ to fun,” he says. When asked if they would like to return to their previous careers, Linda, Wyatt and Matt all responded with a resounding “NO.” b
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Landing in Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) is simple and refreshing. Most everything can
be seen while standing in one spot—information kiosks, ticket counters, car rentals, a gift shop, vending machines, flight info display system and an eatery. United Express, which is operated by Skywest, and Allegiant Air, Continental Airlines fly the Montrose skies, as do American Airlines and Delta. Because of the “quaintness” of Montrose and the surrounding towns, some airlines only frequent the airport during “high times.” MTJ has two runways and a rotating beacon to aid pilots. MTJ is
a public airport located in Montrose County. It resides at 5,759 feet above sea level and has the coordinates of 38°30°35.26°N, 07°53°39.27°W. Upon your first strides outside the airport, you’ll likely notice the Adobe Hills to the north and east and the San Juan Mountains to the south. Straight to the west you’ll find public parking which cost $7/day, $42/week or $80/month. The monthly and annual fees for parking must be paid in advance. To arrange parking, call (970) 240-8024. The administration offices of MTJ are located at 2100 Airport Road. The number to best reach these offices is (970) 249-3203.
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Montrose Regional Airport
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Telluride Regional Airport
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Grand Junction Regional Airport
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nAir Services Allegiant Air .....................(702) 505-8888
American Airlines .............(800) 433-7300
Black Canyon Jet ..............(800) 833-7099
Century Aviation ..............(970) 249-2013
Continental Airlines ..........(800) 523-3273
Delta Airlines ....................(800) 221-1212
Great Lakes Aviation ........(800) 554-5111
United Express/Skywest ...(800) 241-6522
US Airways .......................(800) 428-4322
nCar Rentals Alamo ...............................(970) 728-9380
Avis....... (970) 240-4802 / (800) 230-4898
Budget .. (970) 249-6083 / (800) 527-0700
Dollar ... (970) 249-3770 / (800) 800-3665
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National (970) 252-8898 / (800) 227-7368 nShuttle Services A Touch With Class ..........(970) 245-5466
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Greyhound Bus Lines ........(970) 249-6673
Montrose Taxi ..................(970) 275-8965
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Mountain Taxi ..................(970) 240-8294
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A&A Auto Customs offers all types of
services—pretty much a one-stop shop for your car and truck needs including collision and repair. Arturo says, “We specialize in custom, ground up full restoration and all your car audio and video needs plus much much more. We offer great prices as well as great service, we depend on our customers to come back so we always treat everyone fair and friendly. We also have all types of accessories including aftermarket lighting/HIDS, projectors, led lights, stereos, dvds, harnesses, face-plates, tires, wheels and OEM car body parts and more.”
Alfredo and Arturo have a passion for riding motorcycles as well. They are the front runners in the photo to the right—cruising in style around Montrose.
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ColoradoLuxuryRetreatsZach & Jennifer Prock
“I didn’t even know this was here until we discovered it was
for sale one night when we were strolling Main in Motion,”
said Jennifer Prock. “When we toured it, we fell in love with
it.” Jennifer and husband, Zach, bought The Penthouse at 307-309
East Main Street in Montrose in 2012, realizing its great potential.
The 3000-square-foot area above the Downtown Mercantile was per-
fect for a luxury retreat, a place for parties, receptions, meetings and,
when not rented, their own personal retreat.
Built in 1905 by retail merchant, A. N. Humphries, the building
exudes local history. For years, the upstairs was the Central Hotel
where, among other patrons, sheepherders were housed during the
winter months, handy to downtown restaurants and bars. During the
1930s and ‘40s, two well-known doctors—Good and Brethouwer,
had offices and a lab in the upstairs rooms. In recent years, it became
comfortable living quarters for a local dentist and his wife.
The Procks spruced it up a bit with new wooden flooring and
paint, as well as updating the spacious kitchen which has dark wood,
granite counter tops and new appliances. The red, black and chrome
gas stove is designed to look like an early-day coal range, while the
built-in matching refrigerator is very striking. The open eating area
is large enough for a huge dining table with views of Main Street and
beyond.
“We love staying here,” said Zach. “The location is great. You
can park the car and not touch it for a week, yet there is so much to
do. It’s just a block from the grocery store, across the street from the
Colorado Boy (a brewery and pizza restaurant), down the street from
other restaurants, art galleries...”
“And the ice cream parlor,” interjected Jennifer. “It’s especially
fun on Main in Motion nights or when there are parades, especially
the Christmas parade. We have a bird’s-eye view where we can stay
comfortable and warm.”
The penthouse is perfect for gatherings of any kind, complete
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with a pool table and best of all, a wide-screened theater room with
luxurious, comfy sofas and chairs.
Jennifer and Zach have hosted football parties, wedding and baby
showers, holiday and company parties.
“It’s perfect for family reunions, or the overspill when relatives
are visiting. We can provide a chef enabling guests to be free to choose
their menus. It makes a perfect get-away for a romantic evening or
weekend. The master bath has a steam shower and sunken hot tub,
while the other two guests rooms have queen beds and their own
private baths. A full bath is in the hallway that leads to a play room for
kids, complete with twin bunk beds,” said Jennifer.
The original brick walls are exposed in the living area which is
spacious with comfortable seating that faces large picture windows.
“It’s surprising how the downtown traffic noise is muffled and
barely noticeable,” remarked Jennifer. “Much of the art on the walls
is done by local artists. We tried to keep things local and to support
other Montrose businesses.” Both exclaimed, “We love it!”
A quiet retreat is a gift for Jennifer and Zach who own and run
several other businesses, as well as keeping up with their six-year-old
son, Trevor.“He loves to hunt—anything, anytime!” said Zach. “He’s
a lot of fun!”
Both Jennifer and Zach are “home-grown,” having dated in high
school. After graduation from MHS in 1995, they attended CSU in Ft.
Collins. Zach majored in animal science and ag economics, while Jen-
nifer majored in business finance and restaurant resort management. In
1996, Zach was badly injured on the ranch. Since then a wheelchair is
part of his life, but it has not hampered him from doing what he wants
and needs to do. For one thing, they have good help. At the height of
the season, they might have as many as 50 employees. “We have a lot
of good people who work with us. Like they say, a business is no bet-
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ter than their employees and we couldn’t do it without them,” said Zach.
At this time, they are not heavily involved with the Wounded Warrior program, but it is in
their thoughts. “We have taken out a few handicapped hunters,” said Zach. “We participated
in the “Hunt of a Lifetime” program, taking a pancreatic cancer patient out for a hunt. This
organization is related to the “Make a Wish” program.”
Zach and Jennifer enjoy the support and camaraderie of family. Jennifer’s parents are
Marilyn and David Tumlinson. Zach’s parents, Linda and Roger Prock, started raising domestic
elk years ago, then started an elk jerky business with which Jennifer and Zach helped, eventu-
ally getting their products into Wal-Mart. At the request of clients, they went into big game
processing. Zach and Jennifer started Kinikin Processing on their own as well as establishing
Kinikin Outfitters. This venture required building a hunting lodge on the premises, to not
only house hunters during the fall hunting season, but also to be available for rent during the
summer months. They host parties and all types of social events from there, as well as having
lodges in Craig and Norwood.
Recently Zach and Jennifer bought out his parents 100 head of elk. “They all have per-
sonalities and are a lot of fun,” said Zach, “but it’s actually more of a hobby. It’s a lot like the
cattle industry, except more rules and regulations. We can sell a half or whole animal, but we
are working on getting USDA inspection certified, then we can sell individual steaks, burgers
and that kind of thing.”
As if this isn’t enough to keep them busy, Jennifer and Zach own two pawn shops, Area
Best Pawn and Loan in Montrose and Area Best Pawn and Gun in Delta, extending their full-
service hunting opportunities. “Beginning to end,” smiled Zach.
Jennifer does all the bookkeeping for their ventures, keeping books for nine different busi-
nesses. “I also work at the vet clinic now and then,” she said. “You never know where you will
find me.”
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Silverton, Colorado—The Heart of the High Country: Where the pavement ends….Chances are that you have been to Silverton, or at least know of it. You might have been surprised to see our little town as you drove down one of our mountain passes, while traveling north or south on Highway 550. Driving into our town itself, you will be delighted to see a bustling community, full of restaurants, shops and all types of lodg-ing. You will see many fine Victorian buildings on our main street, and feel a sense of the Old West over on notorious Blair Street.
Maybe you saw Silverton for the very first time when you rode on the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, whose six-month season begins the first Saturday in May and ends the last Saturday in October. It is a fabulous trip for sure. The D&SNGR offers many special events throughout the year. If you rode the train, you only had a couple of hours in town, so you may have decided to come back and explore some more. Speaking of exploring, there are many outdoor experiences for you here. There are a lot of quiet-use activities, including hiking, camping, rafting, fishing, and horseback riding. The Weminuche Wilder-ness is close by. There is camping in-town at several RV Parks, plus Eu-reka, Molas Lake, Little Molas Lake, and South Mineral Campgrounds.
Silverton is a National Historic Landmark, and there are several heritage attractions to visit. In town, there is the Mining Heritage Museum, in which more exhibits are added each year. Not too far out of town is the Mayflower Gold Mill Tour. In Howardsville, follow the signs to the Old Hundred Gold Mine Tour. You don’t want to miss any of these.
Come tour the backcountry and see the ghost town of Animas Forks, and other mining sites. If you don’t have a 4WD vehicle, consider renting a Jeep or ATV, or take a tour with a local company.
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Savor the San Juans: Local foods, chefs and homes is a unique event. Each kitchen features a local chef paired with a local farm. The chef prepares an original Western Slope menu from the items produced by the farm. Tour attendees enjoyed tastings at all six homes. Last stop was a wine, beer, hard cider and dessert tasting at Turn of the Century Saloon, where all convened.
The chefs fulfilled their mission admirably, creating delicious tidbits from farm-fresh produce and meats. Among the most memorable were the sweet corn green chili soup, roasted red pepper hummus, shish kabob, lemon chicken skewers and panzanella salad. One unusual but tasty concoction consisted of egg salad, hamburger patty and lavender ketchup on brioche.
The six homes seemed an unlikely grouping. Yet this aspect of the tour was highly rated by tour goers, who liked and were impressed by the diversity of the properties.
One spacious home was recently converted into a bed and breakfast with five nicely appointed bedrooms to let, while the modern home had a rectangular, metal, hanger-like exterior. What became clear upon entering was the owners’ passion for sport. Dead giveaways: the climbing wall; basketball hoop; pool, ping pong, soccer and checkers tables; and sports bar in the main living space. Other homes featured included a three-story Victorian, golf course patio, transitional and one with a vineyard and beautiful gardens. Some commented it was the best home tour they’d ever attended. Event proceeds benefit the Valley Food Partnership and Montrose Community Foundation. VFP’s share will go to its ongoing effort to “connect local farms to forks.” This means educating Montrose residents about the tremendous variety of local products available including meats, vegetables, fruits, baked goods, wines, and beers. The growing awareness in turn steers people toward purchasing locally grown food as a healthier choice, which in its turn, stimulates the local economy. According to VHP president Carol Parker, the 2014 Savor the San Juans tour scheduled for Sunday, September 14, promises to be another resounding success.
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Gardening Tips | | PHOTOGRAPHY BY BARTON GLASSER
Sheree Wanner, a nurse with a
masters in health care administra-
tion, moved to Montrose 20 years
ago. She knew the town would be
a good place to raise her three small children.
She was also keen to buy a business where she
could use her management expertise.
A five-year-old nursery became the busi-
ness of choice. After its purchase, the store was
christened Camelot Gardens, and began its
journey of massive growth into the large, suc-
cessful operation it is today.
Wanner notes that people no longer com-
plain about having to travel so far—originally
two miles south of town —to get to the store.
With the plethora of commercial growth on
the southend of Montrose, Camelot Gardens is
now surrounded by businesses and is no longer
an outlier.
A top corporate goal is staying current
with trends to be sure Camelot Gardens is
up-to-date and meeting customer needs. As a
result, organic gardening has become an area
of specialty for Camelot, making it a haven
for those interested and engaged in the natural
approach to gardening. The store now carries
a wide array of non-chemical-based products,
many of which had not even been conceived of
five to 10 years ago.
The Camelot Garden staff is pleasant and
knowledgeable, and goes the extra mile to assist
and see you get the information, plants and
products you need to have a successful garden-
ing experience. In that spirit Camelot general
manager Trina Donahue offers the following
gardening tips.
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Since 1972
TRINA’S GARDENING TIPS
1. Garden clean up. When the cold abates, and you’re ready to turn your attention to gardening, don’t forget the first step in the process. Prepare your beds or gardening area for planting by removing anything dead. Rake out the old leaves, prune dead limbs from trees and bushes, and pull out plants that didn’t make it through the winter.
2. Recycle through composting. Save and use your kitchen scraps to compost. With the exception of meat, bones, oil and grease, most everything that emanates from the kitchen, even eggshells and banana peels, can be composted. A number of things from the garden can be included as well—green cuttings for starters. It’s better to avoid composting weeds unless you have no concern about the seeds spreading. If you want to ex-pedite the decomposition, consider chopping items into smaller pieces or utilizing a tumbling composter.
3. Correct watering practices. Seeing that your plants get the right amount of water—not too little and not too much—is essential to their continued good health. This may require watering various planting areas in differing amounts. Sprinkler systems are sometimes at odds with this custom approach to watering. If you can’t adjust the amount of water per individual station, you may wish to turn off certain stations and hand water instead.
4. Good weed control. Weeds can be eradicated through chemicals. However, it is better for your plants and the soil to pull the weeds, assuming you get all of the roots. Doing this manually aerates, or oxygenates the soil and preserves the natural environment.
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Energy Saving Tips Photo By Barton Glasser of Lindal Cedar Homes
Delta-Montrose Electric Association (DMEA) is the nonprofit rural electric cooperative that provides power to member-owners in Delta and Montrose counties. DMEA is committed to energy conservation, and has developed a number of resources to assist its members in saving money on electric costs. DMEA’s SmartHub generates a sophisticated analysis of your energy usage so you can streamline power consumption. It is available as a web application (https://dmea.smarthub.coop) and smart device app. (Search “SmartHub” in the iOS App Store or the GooglePlay! App Store.) Another useful DMEA tool is the Guide to Home Energy Efficiency. Access this informative video from the lower left section of the DMEA home page at www.dmea.com. Other helpful suggestions are found under the “Ef-ficiency” tab of the DMEA website. Some, many of which are relevant to homeowners and renters, are included here.
LARGEST RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC EXPENSE: SPACE HEATINGOn average, about 45 percent— the biggest portion of your electric bill— is allocated to space heating.
REMEDIESImproving your home’s insulation and sealing air leaks are the fastest and most cost-effective ways to address this. A quick energy- and money-saving task is to caulk, seal, and weather strip all seams, cracks, and openings to the outside.• To determine your home’s air tightness, on a windy day, hold a lit incense
stick or a smoke pen next to your windows, doors, electrical boxes, plumb-ing fixtures, electrical outlets, ceiling fixtures, attic hatches, and other places where air may leak. If the smoke stream travels horizontally, you have an air leak.
• Caulk and weather-strip doors and windows that leak air.• Caulk and seal air leaks where plumbing, ducting, or electrical wiring
comes through walls, floors, ceilings, and soffits over cabinets.• Seal leaks with low-expansion spray foam made for this purpose and install
house flashing if needed.• Use foam sealant on larger gaps around windows, baseboards, and other
places where air may leak out.
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Curtis Lyon, who grew up in Idaho, fell in love with Mon-trose when visiting his grand-parents during his childhood
years. Lyon moved to Montrose in 1991, and started the Glass Doctor in 2006.
Lyon cares about the community and the people of Montrose, and wants to demonstrate this as a business owner by providing excep-tional service and ensuring safety. Lyon made a conscious decision to use national standards and safety guidelines at Glass Doctor so he can deliver the best possible service, do it safely and follow green practices. His objective is to differentiate his company from the competi-tion and maximize the benefit of choosing Glass Doctor rather than another of the eight or 10 glass companies in the area.
Glass Doctor is one of a handful of Western Slope glass companies (and the only one in Montrose) certified by the Auto Glass Safety Council. According to an AGSC survey, 70 percent of windshields today are installed incorrectly. Unqualified personnel may use aftermarket glass, the wrong primers, inad-equate adhesive or outdated adhesive removal techniques. Lyon and his staff acquired the expertise to install auto glass properly. This is important because after seat belts and airbags, the third most essential automotive protective
device is your windshield, and a poorly in-stalled windshield can render front seat airbags ineffectual.
Lyon submits the ongoing, extensive paperwork necessary to maintain the Auto Glass Safety Council certification and under-writes the hefty expense to send his technicians to out-of-state AGSC training workshops. He is committed to making sure windshields installed by Glass Doctor remain in place so air bags will deploy correctly. Proper installation procedures are intended to fully protect the driver and passenger in the event the vehicle rolls, reducing the chances of a catastrophic spinal injury. Because the Glass Doctor follows AGSC guidelines, it is the preferred shop for many insurance companies.
Automotive glass comprises about 40 percent of Glass Doctor sales, and includes windshields, back and side windows, with replacement done on premises or at the customer’s home or office. Residential, com-mercial and industrial make up the bulk of the business, totaling about 60 percent of sales. Replacing broken and fogged glass, and sup-plying and installing windows, doors, commer-cial storefronts, shower doors and mirrors for new construction and remodels are among the services offered by Glass Doctor.
Lyon is especially proud of Glass Doctor
being selected by general contractor Ridgway Valley Enterprises to provide the glass for the Vista Charter School, built in 2012. The school is the only Leadership in Energy & Environ-mental Design project in Montrose and is in the process of becoming LEED gold certified. LEED is a U. S. Green Building Council initia-tive that emphasizes the importance of saving money, conserving energy, reducing water consumption, improving indoor air quality, making better building material choices, and driving innovation in construction.
It is clear Lyon doesn’t intend for Glass Doctor to be just another glass shop. As an em-ployer, Lyon believes life is too short for Glass Doctor employees not to have fun working there. He’s committed to running a customer-centric business and treats every job as custom. Adherence to Auto Glass Safety Council and Leadership Energy & Environmental Design standards sets the Glass Doctor apart from the pack. Yet another indicator that Glass Doctor supports the community: Lyon has contributed to the Montrose schools, the Dog Park, Shar-ing Ministries, Christ’s Kitchen, among others.
Glass Doctor services Telluride, Ridgway, Ouray, Gunnison, Lake City, Delta and the North Fork areas, as well as Montrose.
Dr. GlassCurtis Lyon Sees Through Most Anything
High Standards & Quality Customer Service
Photos by Barton Glasser
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