Serving Telluride, Mountain Village, Ridgway, Ouray, the Montrose, Norwood and the Western San Juans VOL. 18, NO. 4 | THURSDAY, JANUARY 23 - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2014 | WATCHNEWSPAPERS.COM OLYMPIC-BOUND! – Telluride’s Gus Kenworthy, who qualified for the Winter Olympics last week on the world’s first-ever U.S. Olympic Ski Slopestyle team, executing a Switch Five. (Photo courtesy Zack Altschuler Photography) Gus Kenworthy Heads to Sochi for 2014 Olympics Telluride High when the Telluride-trained athlete debut of the ski slopestyle and ski friends and posted on the Internet. that I really wanted to make ev- was named to the first-ever U.S. halfpipe disciplines. On Monday, speaking of this eryone proud and show them, and School Graduate men’s Olympic ski slopestyle team The historic announcement in newest – and most exciting – ca- myself, that I really could do it.” Named to First-Ever following his second-place finish at Park City on Saturday also marked reer highlight, he said: “I wanted to Peter Kenworthy, Gus’s father, was the Visa U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix the first time a Telluride-bred ath- [make the U.S. Olympic team] for in Park City Friday, to witness his U.S. Olympic Ski Tour at Park City on Saturday. lete has won a berth on an Olympic myself, because obviously making son’s slopestyle competitions po- Slopestyle Team Kenworthy joins U.S. Freeski- team roster. the team is a huge accomplishment, dium finish, and at his second-place ing Team teammates Nick Goep- “This means the world to me,” but I also really wanted to do it for win Saturday. Athletes aiming to BY MARTINIQUE DAVIS per and Bobby Brown as the first said Kenworthy, a 2010 Telluride everyone who has supported me qualify for the Olympics must post ski slopestyle athletes to compete High School graduate who began along the way. at least two podium results in five PARK CITY – Telluride ski at the Olympic level, with the up- his professional ski career at age 16, “I’ve had such strong support phenom Gus Kenworthy made his- coming 2014 Sochi Winter Olym- after winning recognition for a self- from the Telluride community, and tory on multiple fronts this week, pic Games marking the Olympic edited ski flick he made with some my friends, family, and sponsors, see KENWORTHY on page 17 Florida-Based Woody ‘Battles’ a Montrose Aviation Firm Wins SWAT Team-in-Training Chance to Operate It’s All About the Montrose County Sheriff’s Office each field a SWAT team Preparing for the comprised of officers tasked with At Montrose Airport ‘Human Factor’ in handling and defusing the most dangerous situations, wherever Telluride Ski and Golf plicant, Telluride Ski and Golf Real-Life Situations and whenever they happen. Asset Holdings, Majestic, head- For the safety of the officers, Holding Co. Bid Did quartered in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., BY WILLIAM WOODY and to preserve the integrity of Not ‘Adhere to the meets minimum standards for a their training, I could neither di- Montrose Regional Airport FBO. MONTROSE – All I vulge nor photograph any tacti- Minimum Standards’ The review committee, was told was to bring gloves, cal details about the exercise. tasked with reviewing the two or- a heavy coat “and something The training took place in BY GUS JARVIS ganizations’ proposals, said TSG to protect your junk.” Those a cold and empty commercial Asset Holdings, which formed instructions didn’t really in- building on Montrose’s north MONTROSE – Montrose Telski Aviation for purposes of timidate me; I’ve been looking for side. The Montrose Police De- County Manager Rick Eckert an- entering the proposal process, did a gunfight with the police for some partment holds SWAT training nounced Tuesday that Majestic not qualify. Telski’s proposal in- time, and now I was preparing to exercises here each month, ac- Skies, one of two finalist applicants cluded the use of off airport prop- reap what I’d sowed. cording to Montrose SWAT for a second Fixed Base Operator erty, which would require third Last week I was invited to par- team leader Sgt. Tim Cox. lease at Montrose Regional Air- party negotiations. Because that ticipate in Special Weapons And I was given a special hel- port, can submit a proposal and Tactics (SWAT) training with the begin negotiations with the county. Montrose Police Department. 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For performing all sorts of community to know each other. “I like to be- more information visit: www.peo- outreach and services while get- lieve that people in the long run pletopeople.com. ting to know his German host fam- are going to do more to promote ily. Gardener said he was nomi- peace than our government,” [email protected] nated anonymously by someone at Eisenhower once said. The in- Twitter.com/williamwoodyCO Christmas Tree Chipping Available Until Jan. 31 SAN MIGUEL COUNTY – MMH board president, said. “He environmental to local government San Miguel County has a free drop brings a strong background in hos- to commercial activity. For more in- site for discarded holiday trees at pital management and will be an formation on Colorado RACs, go to asset to our community.” http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/BLM_ COMMUNITY BRIEFS Resources/racs/swrac.html. By Watch Staff SOUTHWEST RESOURCE ADVISORY COUNCIL MMH HEALTH FAIR TO MEET SCHEDULED SATURDAY, the east end of the large parking lot MARCH 1 adjacent to Viking Rentals on Soci- MONTROSE – The Bureau ety Drive in Lawson Hill. The site of Land Management’s Southwest MONTROSE – Montrose is well-signed and the pile of ever- Resource Advisory Council will Memorial Hospital’s annual greens is evident. Discarded trees meet Friday, Feb. 7, at the Mon- Health Fair takes place Saturday, are chipped into mulch, which will trose Public Lands Center (2465 March 1, from 6:30 a.m.-12 p.m. at be available for a few weeks, and S. Townsend Ave.). The meeting the Montrose Pavilion. Early blood then hauled away. Friday, Jan. 31 is begins at 9 a.m., is open to the draws, held in conjunction with the the last day for tree disposal.