Feature article. up up and away Aerospace and Aviation Story and photography by Kathryn R. Burke [50th Anniversary Publication] In 1993, Al Head, and David Leis came together along with two additional partners to create a piston aircraft engine shop—Western Skyways. The company’s first location was in the Stryker Industrial Park on North Townsend, not a […]
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 […]
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 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 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, 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, 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, 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, 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 […]