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Entries by Kathryn Burke
Life Lessons from the Horselady
Feature article, cover story. Life Lessons from the Horselady Story and Photos by Kathryn R. Burke [Montrose Monitor, 2014] IN EVERY COMMUNITY – especially the smaller ones like we have in western Colorado – there are usually a few individuals who are truly unique. Not peculiar, not eccentric, but extraordinary, an absolute one-of-a-kind. In our […]
Tracy Hill
Interview Tracy Hill National High School Hall of Famer Story by Kathryn R. Burke [Nucla, Colo. October 16, 2012] Tracy Hill made Colorado basketball history while playing for Ridgway High School (where her father still coaches today) She was top scorer between 1980 and 1983, setting the record for career points scored She set […]
Julia Vann
Julia Vann Success started early for this young ‘Uncommon Woman’ Story by Kathryn R. Burke [Ouray Colo., January 17, 2017] Julia Vann graduated from Ouray High School in 2015 and got a full ride to Amherst College in Massachusetts, where she is a math major. “It’s kind of funny,” she said, “because I hated […]
The UVV Derby Girls
The U Valley Vixens, Derby Girls Rollin’ in from Montrose! Story by Kathryn R. Burke [Montrose, Colo. February 17, 2015] Roller Derby is making a comeback in Colorado. Google the sport and you will find a number of Colorado teams, the most ‘notable’ probably being Denver Roller Dolls or Rocky Mountain Roller Girls, both […]
Winifred Tappan
Winifred Tappan, author “It’s never too late to follow your dream.” Story and photos by Kathryn R. Burke [Montrose, Colo. November 17, 2016] Winifred ‘Wini’ Tappan is the new model for ‘You’re only as old as you feel.” Now 90 she is proof that “It’s never to late to follow a dream and change […]
Tammy Stroup
Tammy Stroup, Ridgway Marshal Tammy Cares Story by Kathryn R. Burke [Ridgway, Colo. November 15. 2017] Tammy Cares—those two words sum up this unique woman and perfectly describe her personal and professional worldview. Marshall Stroup’s door, like her mind, is always open. “If you come in here,” Tammy says, “you will be heard. And you will […]
Ruth Stewart
Ruth Stewart, EMT & Mountain Rescue The Rescue Woman. Dangling by a Rope Story by Kathryn R. Burke [Ouray, Colo. October 21, 2014] Ruth Stewart is a Paramedic with OCEMS and a member of OMRT. To those of us who would ever need her services, in layman’s terms Ruth Stewart is a Paramedic with […]
Katie Sickles
Katie Sickles, Ouray City Administrator a Perfect Fit by Kathryn R. Burke [Ouray, Colo. March 20, 2018] Katie Sickles is a small town girl—from Cedaredge; Ouray’s a small town—just the right size. She’s an outdoor girl—bikes, hikes, swims and crossfits; Ouray has a hot pool, fitness center and tons of biking and hiking trails. She […]
Erin Stadelman
Erin Stadelman Be careful what you wish for By Kathryn R. Burke [Ridgway, Colo. March 21. 2017] Erin Stadelman went from a California beach kid to living in the mountains and married to a cowboy. “Sometimes you have to be careful what you wish for.” She grew up in Southern Caifornia where her dad […]