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A couple of Yellow-bellied Marmots

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A couple of Yellow-bellied Marmots

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Wednesday, May 18, 2022

A couple of Yellow-bellied Marmots out on a sunny morning with the one on top playfully biting the other until he apparently bit the other a bit too hard! Photo Credit Wesley Berg

Monarchs are back.

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Monarchs are back.

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Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Monarchs are back. A sign of springtime Photo Credit Suzanna Lourie

Maxine Brosh, Bradford Brosh, Theo Kranker, Will Kranker and Jonah Kranker Photo Credit - Dayna Kranker

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Thanks to everyone who came out for Town Clean-Up Day on Saturday, sponsored by the Ambulance Association and Silverton Strong. The Kranker family, the Brosh family, members of the Ambulance Association, David Swanson, Becky Joyce, Liv and Derek Edwards, and many others showed up throughout the day.

Clark Gable as Flint Mitchell and Maria Elena Marques

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Clark Gable as Flint Mitchell and Maria Elena Marques

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Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Clark Gable as Flint Mitchell and Maria Elena Marques, right, in a scene from “Across the Wide Missouri,” filmed at Molas Lake in 1950. Photo from May 2012 edition of the Siverton Standard. Read more in The Esper Caboose on page 12.

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IN BRIEF

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Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Silverton High School student earns scholarship! The Southwest Colorado Bar Association is pleased to announce that it has awarded three scholarships to college-bound seniors: Nicholas Slead of Pagosa High School, Kourtney Shurman of Ignacio High School, and Belen Roof of Silverton High School.

1pm on Monday looking down Blair St. Blair Street would have been filled with pedestrians if we would have had a train Photo Credit - Silverton Standard

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The Durango Silverton Narrow Gauge Train suspends operations to Silverton this past Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday

■ Article By: Silverton Standard Staff Writer

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

The DSNGRR announced on Friday May the 13th through the Silverton Chamber of Commerce email distribution list that there would be 2 trains on Saturday May 14th and no train service to Silverton on Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday due to the San Juan Nation Forest being at a high wildfire risk level 4.

Way Back!

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Way Back!

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

From the May 17, 1890 edition of the Silverton Standard: SHAY LOCOMOTIVE ON SILVERTON RAILROAD. The new Shay locomotive came in this week for the Silverton railroad. It has been running since Monday and doing good work. It can haul six loads from the Yankee Girl to the top of the hill.

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Looking Back

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

10 years ago May 10, 2022 Belly Dancers to perform May 16 Join Caldera troupe members and students on the evening of Wednesday, May 16 at 7 p.m. at the Silverton Movement Center for their Spring Showing. This is a hafla-style event with great music, belly dancing and light refreshments.

Calvin Davenport/Silverton Standard

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MOUNTAIN HAPPENINGS

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Upcoming Despite the COVID-19 closures of libraries across Colorado, all Virtual Pro Se Clinic (VPC) clinics are being held as scheduled. Now, instead of clinic patrons coming to your local public library (which may have limited access), your local library staff will schedule all appointments.

Photo Credit - Jimmy Keene II

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Silverton Local inducted into the National Junior Honor Society

■ By Jimmy S. Keene Ii

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Kendrick Keene was recently inducted into the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS). Kendrick, son of Jimmy Keene, is home schooled through a state accredited, online, public school. He’s worked hard all year. Out of 261 6th graders, 30 were nominated and only 6 were selected to be members of NJHS.

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