by Caleb Stento
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On Friday, May 11, at 2 p.m. the culmination of years of work finally arrived. The City of Ouray and the United States Forest Service signed papers that finalized Ouray’s purchase of the patch of land in the Uncompahgre National Forest that makes up over 20 acres of the Ice Park.
If the wind hadn’t been howling outside the office of Jeanne Boots at Land Title Gaurantee Company in Ridgway, the collective sigh of relief of those gathered would have been audible throughout most of Ouray County.

by Caleb Stento
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Late Friday night or early Saturday morning Angie Henn passed away in her sleep at the age of 94. Henn was a stalwart pillar in the local community and her presence will be greatly missed by family and friends.  
Over the years she made quite the impact on our little community, through friendships made and in serving as a role model for others. Following are thoughts from Victoria Caldwell and Nancy Rule, who considered Henn both a friend and mentor.
“She had many, many friends and everyone loved her,” said Nancy Rule.  “When I was president of the Woman’s Club of Ouray (WCO) she was very supportive. She was my mentor.”

Jessi Marlatt

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Another Ouray County resident has come forward, stating she saw a strange light in the sky in late April. Coleen McElroy, 52, told the Plaindealer that she saw a strange light from her home on Highway 550 near Dexter Creek around the same time as the sighting reported by the Plaindealer last week.
"I too saw a UFO...,” she wrote in an email. “What happened is, I have been watching the skies a lot this year due to the planets moving around so much. One night, I was looking out of the window and just south of Whitehouse was a huge bright round light. I though it was a planet, even though it seemed to be much bigger and brighter than the planets I have become used to seeing, and it seemed to be lower in the sky.”