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Mountain Happenings

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Thursday, April 30, 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.
Sign declairing the Congretional Spending project happening in Silverton is placed at beginning of town

Sign declairing the Congretional Spending project happening in Silverton is placed at beginning of town

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Town Of Silverton Receives $2,366,000 Through Congressionally Directed Spending

Submitted By The Town Of Silverton
Thursday, April 30, 2026
This past February 2026, the United States Appropriations Committee announced Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) 2026 Budget that included $2,366,000 for the Town of Silverton’s wastewater treatment plant’s augmentation ponds project that have been deteriorating and in need of repair for over...
Old town entry signs from the 1990’s are finally being replaced with new ones before summer season photo by DeAnne Gallegos

Old town entry signs from the 1990’s are finally being replaced with new ones before summer season photo by DeAnne Gallegos

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Town of Silverton Begins Construction on New Entryway Signs

Deanne Gallegos
Thursday, April 30, 2026
On Tuesday morning, the Town of Silverton Public Works crew poured the concrete footers for the new town entryway signs, which will be installed within the month of in May.

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Regional News Roundup

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Thursday, April 30, 2026
OURAY:The city of Ouray is getting ready to spend more than $250k on repairs to the hot springs pool. The hot springs are a major economic draw for the town, and pool repairs are vital to maintaining that.
Harley store building on Greene St being painted before summer season

Harley store building on Greene St being painted before summer season

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Starting to Feel Like the Summer Season

Deanne Gallegos
Thursday, April 30, 2026
It is starting to feel like summer around here, even though we are having some typical April snow showers.Familiar faces are popping up around town, shop windows are being covered up with brown paper so shopkeepers can clean, redo, and set up their stores, and restaurants are doing the same.
Longtime local Barbara Renowden’s 80th birthday party was held at the Kendall Mountain Community Center photo by Rose and Larry Raab

Longtime local Barbara Renowden’s 80th birthday party was held at the Kendall Mountain Community Center photo by Rose and Larry Raab

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SILVERTON SOCIETY

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Thursday, April 30, 2026
Local kids skateboarding on the blacktop before the storm
A new Silverton dog resident, Rigby Goranson, aka “Rig Beans, Big Rig, Riggles, or Wibs,” enjoys her newly built home in Silverton during the cold snap by lying on her sheepskin. It’s a dog’s life for sure around here Photo by DeAnne Gallegos

A new Silverton dog resident, Rigby Goranson, aka “Rig Beans, Big Rig, Riggles, or Wibs,” enjoys her newly built home in Silverton during the cold snap by lying on her sheepskin. It’s a dog’s life for sure around here Photo by DeAnne Gallegos

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SILVERTON SOCIETY

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Thursday, April 30, 2026
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Looking Back!

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Thursday, April 30, 2026
25 years ago April 26, 2001Will the town of Silverton take crap from the railroad? Quite possibly. The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad has asked the town if it can pump its “honey wagon” — that’s a cutesy tourist term for a rolling latrine — in the town’s sewer system.
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