Winching the Goose No. 4 onto a flat bed trailer. Are these guys good, or what?

Video by Beecher Threatt

by Beecher Threatt

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Galloping Goose No. 4 is back in Telluride after undergoing four years of restoration in the capable hands of Ridgway Railroad Museum volunteers. On May 16, a major operation loaded the Goose on a flat bed and transported it to its home at the Telluride Volunteer Fire Department.
The operation required that the tracks where the Goose sat at the museum be lifted in a gradual arc to meet the tracks on the end of the flat bed. Skanska USA, a national construction firm, provided transportation at no cost.

On May 10, the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released the highly anticipated, final environmental assessment for the Ridgway Travel Management Plan. By releasing the assessment, the way is finally clear for the Ridgway Area Trails group (RAT) to begin construction on an inter-connected system of single track mountain biking trails northeast of Ridgway. The assessment was released just in time for RAT to take advantage of the incoming trail building labor force that will be in the area for the June 7-8 RAT Fest.

by Beecher Threatt

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Two small earthquakes centered east of Ridgway Reservoir shook up residents in the early morning of Thursday, May 2. The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed the quakes occurred at 7:11 a.m. and 7:16 a.m.
"I felt it more from the roof than from the floor," said Sue Husch, who lives just off County Road 12. She said others reported the jolt came from the top also.
At 8:01 a.m. a WENS alert from the sheriff's office reported an "unconfirmed" earthquake in the Log Hill area. At 9:03 a.m., the WENS alert said "USGS confirms a 2l6 earthquake centered near the Ridgway Reservoir."

by Mary Pat Haddock
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Ted Donahue, Ridgway Elementary School’s principal for the past three years, has accepted a position in Montrose. Describing the amicable circumstances of Donahue’s departure, Superintendent Cheryl Gomez said, “We are grateful for his instructional leadership over the last three years.”
“I am very grateful to the Ridgway School District and the community of Ridgway for the opportunity that they have provided me," Donahue said. "They have entrusted me with the well-being of their children and I can think of no higher compliment. I have done my best to live up to the high expectations we set for ourselves and with the help of this wonderful staff we have done some amazing work. I will have nothing but good memories of this time in my career.”