Ginny on 1776 by William Woody Apr 29, 2013 | 181 views | 0  | 2  |  |  FOUNDING FATHERS – John Adams (second from left), played by Travis Russell, was hammered by his fellow congressmen regarding the decision to declare independence from England during a dress rehearsal of Magic Circle Players Theatre’s production of ’1776′ last Sunday. Friday and Saturday evening performances are May [...]

By William Woody of THE WATCH Apr 25, 2013 | 317 views | 0  | 2  |  |  BACK TO BASICS – Montrose Archery Xpress co-owners Jesse and Heath McCombs joined the army soon after graduating from Montrose High School and served overlapping tours in Iraq. (Courtesy photo) BROTHERS IN ARMS – Heath (left) and Jesse McCombs say the Warrior Resource Center was integral [...]

This story comes from THE WATCH by William Woody Mar 31, 2013 | 286 views | 0  | 1  |  |  TIGHT QUARTERS – A conference room used in adult and child grieving programs at the Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado Montrose office located at 645 S. Fifth Street in Montrose. A new building in Montrose will more than triple Hospice’s space. (Photo [...]

This story comes from The Watch by Gus Jarvis Mar 31, 2013 | 365 views | 0  | 3  |  |  STANDOFF – Members of the Montrose Police Department SWAT and Special Response Unit fired tear gas into the auto repair building at 310 S Townsend Ave. in Montrose Sunday evening during a standoff with an unknown person inside. Townsend Avenue and a number of [...]

This story comes from the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.  Photo courtesy of William Woody of THE WATCH. By Staff Friday, March 15, 2013 One day after winning by 30 strokes, the Montrose High School girls golf team was at it again, winning the nine-team Black Canyon Invitational by 26 strokes Thursday. Kala Keltz led four [...]

This story comes from the Grand Junction Sentinel http://www.gjsentinel.com/sports/articles/one-of-the-elite Photo courtesy of William Woody Montrose advances to 4A Elite 8 with win over Rifle   By Allen Gemaehlich Sunday, March 3, 2013 MONTROSE — They are more than teammates. The Montrose High School girls basketball players are friends and an extended family. “We’re a very close team,” [...]

The Watch is reporting Montrose City Council will hire Stephen P. Alcorn as the city’s new attorney with his tenure set to begin on March 11. You can hear my interview with Stephen Alcorn by clicking on the link    STEPHEN ALCORN – new City Atty The 46 year old Alcorn will earn a salary [...]

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Jeremiah Aguilar has been ordered to pay $1,000 in restitution to the victim of a vicious animal attack that occurred on November 14, 2012.  Aguilar, the owner of the animal, had been found guilty on January 17 of violating the city’s vicious animals ordinance (City of Montrose Municipal Code, Section 6-2-9(A)).  The victim’s medical expenses [...]