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Entries by Kathryn Burke
MEDC Russell Stover Candies
Feature article. dawning of a new era Russell Stover Candies Story and photos, Kathryn R. Burke [Montrose Economic Development Corporation, 50th Anniversary Publication] “When Russell Stover Candies came to Montrose in 1976, it marked the dawning of a new era,” said MEDC Executive Director, Sandy Head. “Providing a second income for farm families, the […]
MEDC Aerospace and Aviation
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 […]
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 […]