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photo by Brent Teague The whole mountain goat family climbed up the side of the mountain to get out of the traffic’s way slowly but surely

photo by Brent Teague The whole mountain goat family climbed up the side of the mountain to get out of the traffic’s way slowly but surely

Goat family climbed up

Photo by Sterling Blankenship Willow Blankenship off to sell rocks for the first day of train

Photo by Sterling Blankenship Willow Blankenship off to sell rocks for the first day of train

Sell rocks

photo by DeAnne Gallegos Six-month-old Tater Tott McFarland is the newest shop dog in KC Traders

photo by DeAnne Gallegos Six-month-old Tater Tott McFarland is the newest shop dog in KC Traders

Newest shop dog

photo by DeAnne Gallegos Locals Carl Schnitker and Holly Huebner have beens friends since their Ft Lewis Collage days

photo by DeAnne Gallegos Locals Carl Schnitker and Holly Huebner have beens friends since their Ft Lewis Collage days

Friends

photo by DeAnne Gallegos Grand Imperial Hotel manager Leslie Henderson and Mariah Horton are ready for train season

photo by DeAnne Gallegos Grand Imperial Hotel manager Leslie Henderson and Mariah Horton are ready for train season

Ready for train season

Jim Harper, Holly Huebner, and Ken Boden take the Model T out for a spin before the summer season kicks off photo by Holly Huebner

Jim Harper, Holly Huebner, and Ken Boden take the Model T out for a spin before the summer season kicks off photo by Holly Huebner

Out for a spin

photo by DeAnne Gallegos Phen Mead helps set up the Silverton Visitor Center for opening day on Saturday

photo by DeAnne Gallegos Phen Mead helps set up the Silverton Visitor Center for opening day on Saturday

Set up

photo by DeAnne Gallegos Gina Rosato of Timberline Trading and her shop dog DOC

photo by DeAnne Gallegos Gina Rosato of Timberline Trading and her shop dog DOC

Shop dog DOC

Ceremonial transfer of title to site of former Silverton Northern Ticket Office and Depot in Silverton from the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad to the San Juan County Historical Society Roadmaster. Jack Rentfrow (left) hands documents to Society chairman, Alfred Klinke (right). Photo was taken on the Northeast side of the Silverton Northern Ticket Office and Depot on 10th Street. April 1976 Photographer: Larry J. Duthie Photo courtesy of the San Juan Historical Society

Ceremonial transfer of title to site of former Silverton Northern Ticket Office and Depot in Silverton from the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad to the San Juan County Historical Society Roadmaster. Jack Rentfrow (left) hands documents to Society chairman, Alfred Klinke (right). Photo was taken on the Northeast side of the Silverton Northern Ticket Office and Depot on 10th Street. April 1976 Photographer: Larry J. Duthie Photo courtesy of the San Juan Historical Society

Way Back!

150 YEARS AGO From the April 27, 1876 edition of the La Plata Miner: MURDER OF A DEPUTY SHERIFF.It appears some trouble existed about a water ditch, between a person by the name of Lamb, and the Lambert family, composed of father and three sons, who were formerly residents of Silverton.

Looking Back!

24 years ago May 2, 2002Silverton High School senior Mark Chacon received notice from the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Washington, D.C., that art work he had entered for a poster contest in January had been chosen for an award.