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1 week ago | 
telluridenews.com | Leslie Vreeland
“Mother Nature doesn’t care what time of year it is” when it comes to delivering a whomp of San Juans weather — and challenging driving conditions, Susan Lilly said. “We have to be smart out there,” added Lilly, public information officer for the San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office. “If the roads are slick, drive slower and allow for extra distance between cars.”Slick roads are highly likely this weekend, according to Kris Sanders.
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1 week ago | 
telluridenews.com | Leslie Vreeland
Just like kids on Spring Break, local library programming for Telluride youth pretty much chilled out these past couple of weeks. That changes this coming Monday, April 21, when school resumes, and entertaining, enriching programming for teens and tweens heats up at the Wilkinson.
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1 week ago | 
telluridenews.com | Leslie Vreeland
No Depression has said they make “rousing, old-time-style music fueled by acerbic, modern-day wit.”“We have a mutual admiration for old-time, and blues, and folk music,” Amy Alvey allowed of herself and Mark Kilianski, better known as the guitar-and-fiddle duo Golden Shoals.
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2 weeks ago | 
telluridenews.com | Leslie Vreeland
Snow sports may be over for many, and outdoor recreation on its melted equivalent has just launched: The boat dock is officially open at Ridgway State Park, “by far the most-visited state park along our Western Slope,” John Livingston said. Livingston, a spokesperson for Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s southwest region, passed Ridgway State Park and its popular reservoir on Monday and Tuesday. Water levels are high right now, rippling with small waves and gleaming deep sapphire.
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2 weeks ago | 
telluridenews.com | Leslie Vreeland
At a time of year when not many art shows are open, the one in Ridgway is just about to be.
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2 weeks ago | 
telluridenews.com | Leslie Vreeland
Winter is officially in the books — given the ski resort’s closure — and a string of sunny, steadily-warming days is in the forecast. You might imagine local gardeners will soon begin focusing on summer’s bounty. And actually, you’d be wrong: because the serious green thumbs of this region have already started prepping for the short growing season ahead. A friend in Ridgway started her tomatoes from seed three weeks ago.
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3 weeks ago | 
telluridenews.com | Leslie Vreeland
Off-season may curtail much of “retail” Telluride, but it’s great news for visitors to the Wilkinson Public Library, where the programs are always free, and staff remains ready to assist. “If you’re going on a road trip, it’s nice to have a good book to listen to. Our staff will be here if you need help downloading one,” Jill Wilson, the library’s public services manager, said. If you’re not planning on traveling, there’s even more to look forward to.
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3 weeks ago | 
telluridenews.com | Leslie Vreeland
For recreationists hoping for a last blast of snow at Telluride Ski Resort prior to the official end of the 2024-25 season, Mother Nature says: You’re welcome. As much as a foot of fresh snow is scheduled to arrive by Sunday — closing day on the ski mountain — according to National Weather Service meteorologist Brianna Bealo. “This (first) one,” Bealo said Tuesday afternoon, “is pretty strong, and has some pretty cold air in it.
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1 month ago | 
montrosepress.com | Leslie Vreeland
Singer-songwriter Emily Scott Robinson is a big deal on the national stage: Her debut LP, “Traveling Mercies,” was named one of the 40 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2019 by Rolling Stone, and her follow-up album, “American Siren,” was acclaimed by Rolling Stone, NPR and No Depression.
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1 month ago | 
telluridenews.com | Leslie Vreeland
The Make-A-Wish Foundation is famous for making critically ill children’s wishes come true. The reward to this young person, and his or her family, is something tangible: an all-expenses paid trip to Disney World, say, or a chance to meet a celebrity. Yet as a group of Telluride high school students learned recently, giving is worth just as much (or maybe more) as a tangible reward.
