Chris Thorgesen has heard a lot about himself lately.
“I’ve heard I’ve got mafia ties, or that I’m a member of religious cult that’s taking over the town. People say they’ve seen me with a man wearing a top hat,” the local chiropractor and businessman said in an interview this week.
Thorgesen, who moved here from Salida, Colo., in October 2013, has become prominent by buying several downtown buildings and businesses, including Main Street’s Haisler…
