May 9, 2008
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Senior scholars rake in record amount
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| Photo by Matt Smith |
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| Gunnison High School faculty and students congregated on Monday for their annual awards ceremony. 51 total recipients took honors in a number of categories, including senior counselor Kim Cooper, pictured here, who was deemed the GHS Teacher of the Year. Also highlighting the event was the announcement of 35 members of the senior class who have earned a total of $890,653 in scholarships for college - reportedly a record for the high school.
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A new outlook
Local support leads to eye procedure for Gunnison boy
Will Shoemaker
If seeing is believing, then those closest to Timmy Nichols hope the adage applies equally to belief in one's self.
That is, family, friends and teachers of the first grader at Gunnison Elementary hope Timmy has a new-found confidence in his own abilities -- because he's now seeing better than ever
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GVH adds oncology department
New doc, nurse supplement ongoing chemo services
Britt McLaughlin
Gunnison Valley Hospital's range of 24/7 services has grown recently to include an Oncology and Special Service Department.
Chuck Turner, an R
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Inclusionary zoning on back burner
Now county looking at 'subdivision fee'
Will Shoemaker
While talks about whether an inclusionary zoning program would make sense for Gunnison County have stalled, leaders have decided to expand the scope of their affordable housing studies to include a potential "subdivision fee."
County commissioners have considered a local inclusionary zoning program for several years as one means of supplying affordable housing for the local workforce
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Ditch water delayed this year
Clearing heavy brush a mighty task; city asking for help in cleaning residential ditches
Matt Smith
City of Gunnison officials are asking citizens to lend a helping hand in the clean up of the town ditches this spring.
After heavy winter snow left the main irrigation ditches leading into town congested with brush, city work crews have been forced to spend their time clearing a path for the regularly scheduled spring water release
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Commission cuts doe licenses even further
Buck, elk recommendations upheld by Wildlife Commission
Will Shoemaker
When it came time to set this year's final license numbers for Colorado big game, the state's Wildlife Commission drastically rolled back the number of female deer licenses for the Gunnison Basin.
While wildlife commissioners stuck by the recommendations from Colorado Division of Wildlife staff for elk and male deer, cuts to doe licenses were significant
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Club revved up about 'carbon free' car show
What featured 330 cars, three days of activities, two live bands, booked every hotel room in Gunnison and pumped 81 tons of carbon into the atmosphere?
Last year's Gunnison Car Show.
Organizers say it's not about to be that harmful to the environment again
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