The friends of the wright opera house are dedicated to restoring and preserving the 1888 historic wright opera house providing a venue for quality arts education and social events thus contributing to the economic and cultural vitality of the ouray co area.

Our mission is to involve the ouray county community in developing resources to enrich our students' lives and to broaden their educational experiences. the goals of the foundation are:1) to secure resources from individuals, corporations, and foundations to support appropriate educational and cultural activities that benefit students in ouray county for which federal, state, and local funding are not fully available.2) to provide resources which encourage the development of innovative educational programs.3) to provide resources for programs external to school which enrich student lives, broaden their educational and cultural experiences, and compensate for the relative isolation of the ouray county area.4) to facilitate understanding and cooperation between ridgway and ouray schools and between the schools and the people of the community.5) to enhance exposure to resources and training of guidance counselors, teachers, and staff to improve their qualifications.6) to arouse various st

Historical society for ouray county, colorado; museum, historical programs, mining, ranching, and indian exhibit and artifacts, archiving historical documents and historical programs for the general public. historical archives research.

Rescue of injured people in wilderness or backcountry