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A ‘smoking’ good time

Year in and year out, the George Geer Memorial Car Show features its fair share of unique and interesting cars. In addition, the annual event has brought community members together and memorialized...

DATE: Aug. 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Dirt track produces unexpected results

When it comes to dirt track stock car racing, very little is predictable. With unpredictability comes excitement however, as evidenced by last weekend’s races at Fairgrounds Speedway, Aug. 8-9....

DATE: Aug. 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: More Sports

M-CHS golf team sets sights on state

In 2010, 2011 and 2012, the Montezuma-Cortez High School golf team finished first in the Western Slope Region. Last season, the Panthers finished third in the region. Entering the 2014 season with...

DATE: Aug. 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Sports

Escalante Days Mountain Bike Race ready to roll

Over the last 15 years, the Escalante Days Mountain Bike Race has become a popular cycling event for riders of all abilities. Set to take place on Aug. 9, this year’s race will begin in Dolores and...

DATE: Aug. 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wrestle, wrangle, ranch

Loading a steer into a trailer is never easy. Neither is branding a calf, corralling a full-grown cow or staying atop a cutting horse. Don’t bother telling that to ranchers, however, because they...

DATE: Aug. 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Leopard Sharks 3rd in state swim meet

Near the end of every summer, Cortez Leopard Sharks swimmers compete in the Colorado Seasonal State Championship meet. Generally speaking, the team produces decent results. This year however, the...

DATE: Aug. 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: More Sports

Ready to roll

Over the last 15 years, the Escalante Days Mountain Bike Race has become a popular cycling event for riders of all abilities. Set to take place on Aug. 9, this year's race will begin in Dolores and...

DATE: Aug. 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - Sports

High-end training

Over the past several years, Ryan McGuire has run more miles than most run in a lifetime. Before last year, the Kindergarten teacher from Middleburg, Pa., had never trained at altitude, however....

DATE: Aug. 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Sports

Carver wins fishing tournament

Hoping to catch fish and have fun, 14 local fishermen competed in a Cortez Bassmasters fishing tournament on July 19. Finishing first in the tournament, Cortez Bassmasters president Mike Carver...

DATE: Aug. 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Ute Mountain Oil Classic attracts 200 golfers to Conquistador

Year in and year out, the Ute Mountain Oil Classic Golf Tournament features many impressive golf shots. What make the event special, are its people, its atmosphere and its cause.Hard-working...

DATE: Aug. 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: More Sports

Altitude training center Mancos Project riding high

Just over a year ago, a high-altitude-training center catering to distance runners opened near Mancos. Known as the Mancos Project, the center sought to provide athletes with an opportunity to...

DATE: July 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: More Sports

Ranch rodeo coming to Cortez

Absent the contributions made by ranchers, American dinner plates would look much different. Even so, very few people realize what the talented horsemen do on a daily basis. In hopes of educating...

DATE: July 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: More Sports

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