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Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Your Voice Matters! Join the Silverton School Board for an Important Meeting.
Fresh powder arrived on Saturday adding another level of obstacles for the organizers and particpants. Photo Credit Wesley Berg

Fresh powder arrived on Saturday adding another level of obstacles for the organizers and particpants. Photo Credit Wesley Berg

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Snowstorms, Skijoring, and Mountain Pass Closures

Deanne Gallegos
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Old Man Winter arrived just in time for the annual Silverton Skijoring event on President's Day Weekend.

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Regional News Roundup

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Wednesday, February 12, 2025
DURANGO: • The 46th annual Durango’s Snowdown week long winter festival by the numbers broken down: 10 days of events; 52 pages in the Snowdown pdf event listing; 229 events around Durango; over 100 event volunteers needed; 60 floats in the 2025 Lights Parade; 10,000 Lights Parade...

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Mountain Happenings

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Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Ongoing • Move Yoga Schedule Tuesdays 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.
The delivery of the new grocery cases thankfully happened on a warm sunny winter day. Photo credit Darlene Watson

The delivery of the new grocery cases thankfully happened on a warm sunny winter day. Photo credit Darlene Watson

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Silverton Grocery Store Gets New Refrigerator Cases

Deanne Gallegos
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
If you have been by the Silverton Grocery Store lately, then you have seen the renovation that is happening. The Silverton Grocery Store is having new closed door refrigerator cases along the walls installed and some flooring repaired.

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Silverton Adopts EQR-Based Utility Billing

Submitted By The Town
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Silverton has adopted an Equivalent Residential Unit (EQR) utility rate system under Resolution 2024-29 to fairly distribute water and sewer service costs. What is EQR? • A single-family home is assigned a base rate of 1.0 EQR. • Other properties (e.g.

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2.10.25 Regular Meeting Recap

News Staff
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
4a. First Reading of Ordinance 2025-03 An Ordinance Amending Chapter 8, Article 4, Transportation Impact Fee of the Silverton Municipal Code Authorizing the Collection of a Transportation Impact Fee Approved 7-0 4b. Employee Handbook Amendments Approved 7-0 4c.
San Juan County Historical Society photos Three Silverton teachers: Cordelia Ball of Denver, May (or Abigail) Scott of Aurora and Carrie Craig from Durango in the winter of 1909-10. The same teachers with long skis, probably on the same day. The back of the photo reads “Ski lessons for the teachers”.

San Juan County Historical Society photos Three Silverton teachers: Cordelia Ball of Denver, May (or Abigail) Scott of Aurora and Carrie Craig from Durango in the winter of 1909-10. The same teachers with long skis, probably on the same day. The back of the photo reads “Ski lessons for the teachers”.

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Ski Lessons for Teachers

News Staff
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Between dogs and sidewalks, Silverton appears greatly in trouble. 135 Years Ago From the February 8, 1890 edition of the Silverton Standard: SLEIGH LOST ON WAY TO IRONTON. An accident happened to the sleigh running between Ouray and Ironton yesterday afternoon.
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