Archives for July 2019

2019

International Violin Musicians Return in ‘String Academy’

Written by Production Dept, July 26, 2019

2019

Objections to Recall Petition Scheduled Aug. 2

Written by Production Dept,

2019

Town Ballot on OHV Exclusion Fails 186-119

Written by Production Dept, July 24, 2019

These are preliminary numbers that are subject to change; election results will be verified by Thursday, August 1. However, there is enough of a margin to declare the petition not to allow OHVs on Town of Lake City streets defeated.

2019

Hinsdale, San Juan Road Crews Work to Open Cinnamon, Engineer Passes

Written by Production Dept, July 22, 2019

Epic work and determination — mirroring an epic snow season with unusually heavy avalanche activity — by Hinsdale County Road & Bridge crew and their counterparts in neighboring San Juan County has resulted in the opening of the counties’ two major high country passes, Engineer Pass and Cinnamon Pass, as of this week. Hinsdale Road…

2019

Ballots Due July 23 for Town’s Off Highway Vehicle Special Election

Written by Production Dept,

Ballots for the Tuesday, July 23, special election to determine whether or not Off Highway Vehicles (OHVs) will continue to be allowed on town streets are due back in Town offices July 23, no later than 7 p.m. According to Town Clerk Jamie Turrentine, who mailed them July 1 and 2, 383 ballots were mailed…

2019

Road Crew Working to Open Hinsdale Side Engineer Pass

Written by Production Dept, July 12, 2019

Hinsdale Road & Bridge is putting all its efforts into clearing snow to open the Hinsdale side of both Cinnamon and Engineer Passes, and this side of Engineer Pass is open to the summit as of Tuesday, July 9. Although the Hinsdale County side of Engineer Pass will be open, Ouray County Road & Bridge…

2019

Search Continuing for Missing Louisiana Woman in Pole Creek

Written by Production Dept,

Search efforts are continuing non-stop for the 64-year-old Louisiana woman, Tessie Strickland, who is presumed drowned after her Jeep stalled and she was swept away in Pole Creek on the upper Rio Grande. The search for the missing woman has continued on a daily basis, either on the ground or from the sheriff’s office in…

2019

Search Ongoing for Woman Missing in Raging Waters of Pole Creek

Written by Production Dept, July 5, 2019

Search efforts are continuing in remote Hinsdale County near its border with San Juan County on the upper Rio Grande for a 64-year-old Louisiana woman who disappeared in raging Pole Creek last Thursday evening, June 27. Tessie Strickland and her husband, Tommy, were returning to Silverton after a day’s outing in Creede when their 4-wheel…

2019

Voters Await Results of Special Election; Ballots Due July 23

Written by Production Dept,

Ballots for Town of Lake City’s Tuesday, July 23, special election to determine whether or not Off Highway Vehicles (OHVs) will be continue to be allowed on town streets were mailed by Town Clerk Jamie Turrentine July 1 and 2, and are due back in Town offices no later than July 23. According to Turrentine,…