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Pipe-wielding suspect fatally shot by deputy near Crestone

CRESTONE– A pipe-wielding suspect was fatally shot by a Saguache County sheriff deputy Thursday afternoon. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is now assisting the Saguache County Sheriff's …
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Community supports benefit lunch for Martinez

Cora Martinez poses for a photo with her family during a benefit luncheon in Center on July 20.
CENTER – On Saturday, July 20, a beautiful benefit lunch was held to help Cora Martinez with her medical and transport costs. Martinez was diagnosed with Medulloblastoma Cancer.

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Forty vendors of fine arts from all over the U.S. took part in the South Fork Friends Foundation’s third annual Arts and Crafts Fair.

SFFF hosts successful Arts and Crafts Fair

SOUTH FORK – The parking lot and lawn outside of the South Fork Visitor Center was lined with vendor booths throughout the day on July 17 for the third annual South Fork Friends Foundation’s Arts and Craft Fair.
The 30th Annual Logger Days Festival in South Fork hit the mark this past weekend with a huge crowd of spectators and competitors from across the county.

Logger Days in South Fork hits the mark

SOUTH FORK – Cheers from spectators mingled with the rip-roaring sound of chainsaws on Saturday, July 20, as the 30th Annual Logger Days Festival kicked off in South Fork.

Bristol Head Bakery presents 39th Annual Snowshoe Shuffle on Aug. 3

CREEDE – Join in the fun and support Mineral County Search and Rescue. The 39th annual Snowshoe Shuffle 5K run and walk will be held at 9 a.m. on Aug. 3.

Creede Rock and Mineral Show set for first weekend in August

CREEDE – Rockhounds from around the globe will be venturing to Creede next weekend for the annual Creede Rock and Mineral Show on Aug. 2-4.
Two pieces of Del Norte's history were brought to the Rio Grande County Museum from the Del Norte Public Library for preservation. The Fremont Monument and the 150-year-old Del Norte Flouring Company original grist wheels are now on display.

Local monuments from Del Norte Public Library find new home at museum

DEL NORTE – With the Downtown Revitalization Project getting underway in Del Norte, the Rio Grande County Museum and Del Norte Public Library partnered on another project and saved two cherished monuments that would have been without a home.

Covered Wagon Days set for Aug. 1-4

DEL NORTE – As this busy summer begins to slide toward fall in the Valley, Del Norte is gearing up for its annual Covered Wagon Days and the four-day event is set to be a grand time for all.

Saguache Arts Walk and Hollyhock Festival is July 27

SAGUACHE – The Town of Saguache is busy preparing for its signature annual event, the Saguache Arts Walk, Hollyhock Festival and Fairy House Tour to take place on July 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Writers on the Range
Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana.

Mountain bikers push to ride through wilderness

The goal of the Wilderness Act, now celebrating its 60th birthday, was to set aside a small proportion of public land in America from human intrusion. Some places, the founders said, deserved to be free from motorized, mechanized and other intrusions to protect wildlife and wild lands.

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Stacy Kourlis Guillon
Stacy Kourlis Guillon named new president of CCALT
LAKEWOOD – The Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust, a statewide nonprofit, conservation service organization, has elected Stacy Kourlis Guillon to become its seventh president. Guillon started her term on July 1. CCALT opened a new regional office in Del Norte in November of 2023.
Town of Center seeks developer interest in North 90 parcel
CENTER – The Town of Center is inviting qualified developers to express interest in developing attainable-workforce housing on the town-owned North 90 parcel, according to a press release from Colorado Downtown Inc.
Students in the Explorer Program are learning how to use the tools necessary to cut the roof from a car, all part of their extrication training they received in the program started by the Alamosa Fire Department this year. Eight students were selected, and all completed the program.
Explorer Program opens a new world
ALAMOSA — There have always been kids who wanted to be a “fireman,” at some point in their lives, and Aiden Clark was no different. Clark, who just graduated from the eighth grade at Ortega Middle School, has always wanted to be a firefighter. But, for a lot of students at Ortega Middle School and other schools where students may come from homes with economic challenges, learning what’s involved in being a firefighter while still at a young age is pretty much out of reach.
City and County Denver District Judge Andrew J. Luxen put on hold the proposed merger between Kroger supermarkets and Albertsons, the owner of the Safeway brand. Shown is the Safeway store in Monte Vista.
Judge temporarily halts supermarket merger
DENVER — Denver District Judge Andrew J. Luxen temporarily halted the proposed supermarket merger between Kroger and Albertsons, the parent company of Safeway on Thursday. Two years ago, …
Alamosa State Bank president Chas Moeller, right, accepts the Adamson Award from San Luis Valley Health Foundation Director Kelly Gurule during the foundation’s Bolos and Boots event on July 19 in Monte Vista.
Bolos and Boots raises over $94K
ALAMOSA – San Luis Valley Health Foundation hosted a successful Bolos and Boots fundraiser, thanks to the generous people and businesses in the community who continually support …

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Sports
REC/Deuces was the 2024 men's softball league champions.

Parks and Rec men’s softball league champion and runner-up

Parks and Rec men’s softball league champion and runner-up.

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Former Adams State University track and field athlete Ian Kerr will represent The Bahamas at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Former Adams State University Track & Field Sprinter Ian Kerr is set to compete in his first Olympic Games at the 2024 Paris Olympics, representing the Bahamas in athletics (track & field). …
A record number of 476 runners and walkers finished the Manassa Pioneer Days 5k on Saturday in the 47-year history of the event. Courtesy photo
MANASSA– An all-time high of 535 participants registered for the annual Manassa Pioneer Days 5k walk-run with a second record of 476 recorded as finishers Saturday in the 47-year history of the …
Scottie Knapp of Albuquerque, N.M., rides Ironman for an 86 1/2 point ride to win bull riding on Sunday.
MONTE VISTA – The 102nd Annual Ski-Hi Stampede took place over the weekend with several participants from all over the country and some from out of the country competing. Two of the rough …
Riley Pruitt of Gering, Neb., recorded the best time in the Friday’s Ski-Hi Stampede slack’s tie-down roping in 8.6 seconds.
MONTE VISTA – The 102nd Annual Ski-Hi Stampede got underway Friday afternoon with the slack at the Stampede rodeo grounds. There were three events -n the slack – barrel racing, …
Obituaries
Lonnie Torrez
Lonnie Torrez
CENTER – The effervescent spirit of Lonnie Torrez, a man whose laughter echoed louder than any karaoke track, has taken his final bow on the stage of life, leaving behind a legacy of joy and selflessness. Lonnie, born under the Colorado skies of Monte Vista on Dec. 29, 1963, closed his eyes in the comforting embrace of his hometown, Center, Colo., on his 60th birthday, Dec. 29, 2023.
Shirley Ann Shuler
Shirley Ricketts
Shirley Ann Shuler was born to Mabel Clare McKinley Shuler and Covert Preston Shuler in Springfield Colo., baby sister to Betty Jayne and Patricia Louise. In 1935, the family settled in Del Norte, …
Angelina Ortega
This obituary is in the loving memory of our mother. She died at the golden age of not quite 88 years old.
(Harriet) Lynn Knight-Montaño
(Harriet) Lynn Knight-Montaño
(Harriet) Lynn Knight-Montaño passed away peacefully on the morning of June 22, 2024, in Crestview, Fla., at the age of 83.  Born May 3, 1941, in Frankton, Ind., she was one of nine children to Helen (Soots) and Woodrow Knight.
Larry Eugene Carpenter
Larry Eugene Carpenter
Larry Eugene Carpenter, a longtime Valley resident, passed away in Alamosa, Colo., on July 4, 2024, surrounded by his family. He was born on May 22, 1941, in Center, Colo., to LT and Alice …

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