Photo Credit - Caleb Leland

Photo Credit - Caleb Leland

The Four Horsemen

Independence brought me to this land where I could work with heavy hand and I could rely on my own self reliant not on communal help “Self-made” is my battle cry when criticized by freedoms’ lies if I, too, could get to where I am it’s not my fault their “can’t” replaced my “can” Success is...

The Road Goes On

A horse drawn cart makes it way over the Bear Creek Falls Bridge and Toll House on the Silverton-Ouray road in 1907. Courtesy of San Juan County Historical Society

WAY BACK!

From the January 11, 1890 edition of the Silverton Standard: THE DEVIL IN SILVERTON. Rev. J.W. King of the Congregational church, will review the poem “Satan’s First Visit to Silverton” on Sunday evening. The subject of the sermon will be “The Devil in Silverton.

Looking Back

20 years ago January 11, 2001 An irritated town board of trustees had a field trip to the new Kendall Mountain Community Center on Tuesday afternoon to inspect the progress, or lack thereof, with the construction. ...

WAYBACK

115 Years Ago From the September 30, 1905 edition of the Silverton Standard: WRECK ON THE RIO GRANDE SOUTHERN. On Tuesday afternoon of this week on the Rio Grande Southern railroad, near Glencoe, between Mancos and Dolores, there occurred the most serious wreck in the history of the line.

IN BRIEF

Staged gunfights are back on Blair Street You can watch the cast of Old West characters as they chase each other with (fake) bullets this Thursday-Saturday. The performance will be on the corner of 12th and Blair Street starting at 5:30 p.m.

MOUNTAIN HAPPENINGS

Monday, Aug. 24 • Silverton Town Board, 7 p.m., via Zoom conference. Wednesday, Aug. 26 • San Juan County Board of Commissioner, 6:30p.m., County Courthouse. Ongoing Silverton Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon Tuesdays, July-September, Columbine Park.

Who should get tested?

Who should get tested for COVID-19? People with COVID-19 symptoms and those notified of exposure by SJCPH or another public health agency.

Town is circulating a quality-of-life survey

As the Town of Silverton works to set goals and lay plans for the community in the next decade and beyond, Town Hall is circulating a survey of Silverton residents about their needs, desires, and concerns.