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Mountain Happenings

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Thursday, July 9, 2026
Ongoing• Move Yoga ScheduleTuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 pm Gym Hours: 5:30 am- 9pm, 7 days a week (closed during yoga class).Please reach out to move. silverton@gmail.com. if you would like to join the Silverton’s community gym space.
Wildfire smoke from regional fires caused the sun to look like a bright orange orb in the sky photo by DeAnne Gallegos

Wildfire smoke from regional fires caused the sun to look like a bright orange orb in the sky photo by DeAnne Gallegos

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Regional Wildfires Filling Silverton's Air with Smoke

Deanne Gallegos
Thursday, July 9, 2026
Wildfire smoke has been filling the air over Silverton and San Juan County due to the Gold Mountain Fire near Ouray, which is at only 2% containment as of press time, and the Ferris Fire near Dolores, which has been burning since June 27th.
Joel Zucker Memorial Scholarship Announces Record Amount

Joel Zucker Memorial Scholarship Announces Record Amount

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Joel Zucker Memorial Scholarship Announces Record Amount

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Thursday, July 9, 2026
The Joel Zucker Memorial Scholarship is proud to announce that 16 students will each receive $4000 (total $64,000) this year. Now in its 27th year, the fund has awarded over $435,000 to 73 individuals since its founding in 1999.
CDOT Project Announcement US 550 Red Mountain Pass road work to begin July 20

CDOT Project Announcement US 550 Red Mountain Pass road work to begin July 20

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CDOT Project Announcement US 550 Red Mountain Pass road work to begin July 20

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Thursday, July 9, 2026
The Colorado Department of Transportation and contracting partner Rock & Co. are scheduled to begin road and tunnel repairs on US Highway 550 Red Mountain Pass beginning July 20. The work will take place at two locations just south of the Ouray community.

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Looking Back!

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Thursday, July 9, 2026
16 Years Ago July 8, 2010A large family gathering at the Kendall Mountain Recreation Area turned tragic on Friday evening, July 2, when a 2-year-old boy from Farmington was swept away in the Animas River and drowned.Sheriff Sue Kurtz identified the victim as Roman Martinez.
Way Back!

Way Back!

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Way Back!

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Thursday, July 9, 2026
From the July 10, 1880 edition of the Leadville Weekly Democrat: A CHURCH COMING TO SILVERTON.Silverton is to have a church building. They have been living all these years without one.From the July 6, 1895 edition of the Silverton Standard: SILVERTON ALL RIGHT.L.A.
Rescue workers involved in cleanup of the March 17, 1906 avalanche at the Shenandoah Mine on King Solomon Mountain, bringing corpses down from that disaster by way of Cunningham Gulch

Rescue workers involved in cleanup of the March 17, 1906 avalanche at the Shenandoah Mine on King Solomon Mountain, bringing corpses down from that disaster by way of Cunningham Gulch

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How the Hardrock 100 Brought Graduate-Level Endurance to a Mining Town

Kendra Hooper San Juan County Historical Society
Thursday, July 9, 2026
For over thirty years now, the town of Silverton has barely had a chance to shut its eyes from the revelry of the 4th of July before waking to welcome some of the most elite athletes in the world for the Hardrock 100 Endurance Run.
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