OURAY COUNTY

Over the last 85 years, the Elks National Foundation has awarded thousands of college scholarships worth tens of millions of dollars to high school seniors, an effort that encompasses local Elks lodges across the country.

But there’s something Mike Boland wants to ensure doesn’t turn into a tradition: a lack of applicants from Ouray County.

As the chairman of the scholarship committee for Ouray Elks Lodge No. 492 for the last four years, he’s watched the number of hig...