Marilene Bovee: A San Juan mining legacy

The 2021 Hardrockers Holidays is honoring the memory of Marilene Bovee, center, member of the Timberline Tubbies team. They’re receiving a trophy for winning first-place, tug-o-war.
The 2021 Hardrockers Holidays is honoring the memory of Marilene Bovee, center, member of the Timberline Tubbies team. They’re receiving a trophy for winning first-place, tug-o-war.

Marilene Bovee was born and raised in Silverton, where she graduated from Silverton High School in 1965.

She later met the love of her life and best friend Richard (Bo) Bovee. (In 1985 Marilene and Bo, along with a group of locals, left Silverton and moved to Arizona where Marilene found a job as a Assayer helper at a local mine. Because of her excellent abilities, shebecame the Head Assayer about …