50 YEARS AGO

March 1, 1973 – Personalities and tempers clashed a little last week throughout the Ridgway School District, but the boiling kettle appears to have been set back on simmer as regards one issue, though others may still boil over. A confrontation began to take shape when Ridgway teachers in the elementary grades proposed a plan to the School Board for a new nongraded system for grades 1 through 6. The proposal had a lack of enthusiasm from the Board. After a series of meetings wi...