🌱 Why a deadly Million Dollar Highway crash still haunts Ouray

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In today's newsletter:

• Why a deadly Million Dollar Highway crash still haunts Ouray

Also on today's calendar: Dustin Burley at Gold Belt Bar and Grill and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cloudy, a shower and t-storm, with a high of 60 and low of 45 degrees.
• Wednesday: Periods of rain, temps: high: 57, low: 41.
• Thursday: Occasional morning rain, with a high of 69 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Why Doesn't Anyone Want to Fix One of America's Scariest Roads? (newyorker.com subscription) — A harrowing crash on the Million Dollar Highway near Ouray left a young survivor and sparked intense local discussion about the driver's drug use and the road's dangers. Family members describe long‑standing struggles and how they've rallied around the girl, while locals question why hazardous roadside mine openings and safety issues remain unaddressed.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ouray

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• Ouray 150th Gala →
  Beaumont Hotel & Spa, 505 Main St, Ouray
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 30
• Dustin Burley at Gold Belt Bar and Grill →
  Gold Belt Bar and Grill, Ouray
  5:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• SAT Test Day
  Ouray R Ouray, CO 81427
Monday October 5
• Ballot Issue Briefing (hosted by ROCC and LWV-UV) →
  Ouray County, CO Calendar Ouray, CO 81427
  5:30 pm
• Ouray City Council Meeting →
  Ouray County, CO Calendar, 320 6th Ave, Ouray
  6:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Board of County Commissioners Special Work Session →
  Ouray County, CO Calendar, 541 4th Street, Ouray
  9:00 am
Wednesday October 7
• Dustin Burley at Gold Belt Bar and Grill →
  Gold Belt Bar and Grill, Ouray
  5:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Ouray County MAC Group Meeting →
  Ouray County, CO Calendar, 22739 Highway 550, Ridgway
  2:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Vaccine Clinic
  Ouray School District R-1 , CO, USA
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• MS Volleyball vs Nucla (H)
  Ridgway R Ridgway, CO 81432, USA
  4:00 pm
• RHS Soccer - Crested Butte (H)
  Ridgway R Ridgway, CO 81432
  4:00 pm
Friday October 2
• XC @ Delta Confluence Park
  Confluence Park, Gunnison River Dr., Delta
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Alpine Bank posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative - Ridgway in Ridgway. Apply here.
• Town of Mountain Village Colorado posted a job opening for Assistant Director Childcare in Telluride. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ouray here.

🗞 Nearby News

Telluride

• Designing a House That Defers to the Beauty of Telluride, Colo. (nytimes.com)
• After Winning Over TIFF And Telluride Audiences, Can 'La Bola Negra' Beat 'The Odyssey?' (nextbestpicture.com)
• Julianne Moore to Receive Icon Award at SCAD Savannah Film Festival With 'The Debut' Set as Centerpiece Selection (variety.com)

Silverton

• 5 of the Most Dangerous Lift-Accessed Ski Areas in the World (snowbrains.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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