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Looking Back!

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Thursday, August 14, 2025
30 Years Ago August 17, 1995 Some visitors to town have reportedly been commenting on the nice Silverton Memorial Park sign, spelled out in whitewashed stones at the park. Dan McLaughlin did the work.
Way Back!

Way Back!

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Way Back!

News Staff
Thursday, August 14, 2025
145 YEARS AGO From the August 21, 1880 edition of the La PLata Miner: CORNERSTONE PLACED FOR CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. The ceremony of laying the corner stone of the new Congregational Church in Silverton occurred Friday, August 20th, at 2 p.m.
The Gold King Mine and boarding house in 1906 at left, tram buildings, generator unit and dump in center. Despite marginal notation, this picture would have been taken after 1910 because of the addition of the new descending covered walkway between the tram buildings and the boarding house. San Juan County Historical Society photo

The Gold King Mine and boarding house in 1906 at left, tram buildings, generator unit and dump in center. Despite marginal notation, this picture would have been taken after 1910 because of the addition of the new descending covered walkway between the tram buildings and the boarding house. San Juan County Historical Society photo

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GOLD KING, 1906

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Thursday, August 14, 2025
GOLD KING, 1906

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In Brief

News Staff
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Bear with us here at The Silverton Standard and the Miner Newspaper We are putting THE back into the name!
ATG crew celebrate a sold out show. Photo by DeAnne Gallegos

ATG crew celebrate a sold out show. Photo by DeAnne Gallegos

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A Theatre Group is back “and all that Jazz”

Deanne Gallegos
Thursday, August 14, 2025
ATheatre Group has been revived by a group of Silverton locals who are breathing new life into the 30-year-old non-profit whose mission is “A Theatre Group is dedicated to keeping live performance alive in Silverton through diverse programming that brings our community together.
The Power of Collaboration

The Power of Collaboration

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The Power of Collaboration

Andy Hawk, San Juan Mountain Association
Thursday, August 7, 2025
The verb collaborate is “to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor.” Collaboration, the noun, might need a sub definition of; messy, slow, argumentative, and occasionally illogical, but in the end enormously rewarding.

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Mountain Happenings

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Thursday, August 7, 2025
Ongoing • Move Yoga Schedule Tuesdays 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.
The EPA water treatment plant in Gladstone.

The EPA water treatment plant in Gladstone.

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Key Accomplishments since National Priorities Listing

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Thursday, August 7, 2025
Update provided by the Environmental Protection Agency Bonita Peak Since the Gold King Mine release in 2015, EPA has made it a priority to tackle the complex challenges at the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund Site.
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