For our third year in a row, True North teens will volunteer at Schmid Ranch! Read about this Telluride Tradition in the Telluride Daily Planet at this link. Telluride Daily Planet: Friday, December 9, 2016 By VIVIAN RUSSELL, Planet Contributor Starting at noon Saturday, Dec. 10, The Telluride Historical Museum will present a local Christmas tradition: “An Olde Fashioned Christmas at Schmid Ranch.” For the eighth year running, the Schmid Family will open up its historic 900-plus-acre working ranch to the public for a day of free Christmas festivities. Young and old alike are invited to celebrate the spirit of the season with friends and neighbors amid the breathtaking scenery of Mount Wilson
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Read this article published in the Telluride Daily Planet here. Lanier Nelson: Ironman for True North November 21, 2016 Telluride, CO By Vivian Russell After only five months of training, Lanier Nelson of Telluride competed in his very first Ironman Triathlon this past Sunday November 20th in Tempe, AZ to raise funds for the nonprofit he co-founded, True North Youth Program. Nelson swam, biked, and ran a total of 140.6 miles to become an Ironman triathlete. Nelson completed the event in 11 hours, 50 minutes, and 45 seconds, ranking 67th in his division. Nelson has always been an athlete, competing in local races such as the Rundola and Imogene, but this was his first Ironman. Nelson was mot
