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Way Back!

Way Back!

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Way Back!

News Staff
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
From the Aug, 2, 1879 edition of the La Plata Miner: THE RUSH IS ON. The rush over to Dolores by the Howard’s Fork route continues to increase. Men on horseback, men on foot and men with wheelbarrows are all flocking over to the new carbonate discoveries on the Dolores.

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Looking Back!

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023
25 years ago July 30, 1998 This past week has been an eventful one in Howardsville. Bob Powell washed his truck. Bruce showed up and left his gate open.

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In Brief

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023
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The GIANT wooden gator that will be burned Sunday at dark Photo credit Columbine Roadhouse

The GIANT wooden gator that will be burned Sunday at dark Photo credit Columbine Roadhouse

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A Weekend of Art, Culture, and Live Music

■ By Deanne Gallegos
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
This weekend in Silverton is not only the first weekend of August, but it’s also the Lammas (the halfway point between the summer solstice and fall equinox) and is full of art, culture, good food, tons of live music with a Sunday finale of burning a 24-foot tall, handcrafted GATOR.

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Mountain Happenings

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Thursday, July 27, 2023
Upcoming • Block Printing Saturday, July 29, 1-4pm Drop In, no RSVP required $10/individual $5 for each additional group member Ongoing • Community Zumba dance fitness class Mondays & Wednesdays at 6:30 pm Location: on the basketball court or in the school gym during inclement weather Open to...
A black bear foraging on grass Photo by Wesley Berg

A black bear foraging on grass Photo by Wesley Berg

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Bears, Tourists, and Trash, Oh My!

■ By Katey Fetch
Thursday, July 27, 2023
We seem to have bears on the brain and in the woods here in the Silverton. Many tourists like to ask me what type of bears we have around Silverton. Do you have grizzlies? Nope, just black bears. The following statement usually is, “Well, the bear I saw wasn’t black.
The mysterious blonde bear of the San Juans Photo by Leif Steiner

The mysterious blonde bear of the San Juans Photo by Leif Steiner

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“Spirit Bear” of the San Juans?

■ By Deanne Gallegos
Thursday, July 27, 2023
A San Juan County local spotted a very blonde bear with a brown head high up in the alpine region of the San Juan Mountain range last week.
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