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9.9.24 Regular Meeting Recap*

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024
3. Presentations/Proclamations [Added to the agenda] Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife representatives asked for town residents to call their hotline 970-2470855 so they can track the activity of bears 5. Consent Agenda; a) Payroll; b) Meeting Minutes 8.26.
Summer Sounds - Baracutanga. Photo submitted by SCD

Summer Sounds - Baracutanga. Photo submitted by SCD

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Final Summer Sounds Concert This Friday

Submitted By Scd
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
The final Summer Sounds Music Series concert of the season is happening this Friday, September 13th with a magical, high-altitude evening of music under the stars!

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Looking Back!

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024
25 Years Ago September 9, 1999 On Sep. 6 at 8:30 a.m., High Country Helicopter pilot Paul Herzberg was beginning his first flight, carrying sacks of rocks to fill in a mine portal directly above his pick up site, located two miles north of Gladstone.
Image: This 1949 photo from the Silverton Standard shows the weather-beaten Casey Jones rail car in Silverton Silverton Standard file photo

Image: This 1949 photo from the Silverton Standard shows the weather-beaten Casey Jones rail car in Silverton Silverton Standard file photo

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CASEY JONES IN RETIREMENT

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Way Back!

Way Back!

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Way Back!

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024
CASEY JONES IN RETIREMENT. 75 YEARS AGO From the September 9, 1949 edition of the Silverton Standard & the Miner: Casey Jones to most Americans is an almost mythical character memorialized in song, but to residents of Silverton and San Juan County, he is a historical hybrid.

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In Brief

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Wildlife Coalition Meeting When: Thursday, September 26, 6-7 p.m. Where: Upstairs in Town Hall Representatives from Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Bear Smart Durango will be present to provide community education. We’ll also brainstorm solutions that we can implement for next season.
The Mama Bear with one of her cubs. Photo credit Wesley Berg

The Mama Bear with one of her cubs. Photo credit Wesley Berg

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Silverton Mourns After the Tragic Mama Bear Accident

Deanne Gallegos
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Last week on Tuesday night, September 3rd, the Mama Bear, who had been bringing her two cubs into town on a daily basis, was accidentally mortally wounded with a bean bag shot by a San Juan County Deputy Sheriff who was trying to haze her from the alley behind Handlebars restaurant.
Calm After the Storm

Calm After the Storm

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Calm After the Storm

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Wednesday, September 4, 2024
The transition from late summer to early autumn continues with a slow-motion shift each night and during the following day. Orange is just beginning to show along our morning commute up to the Mayflower Mill. More gold each new day, a few leaves already down on our long driveway.
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