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Quiet Time!

Quiet Time!

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Quiet Time!

News Staff
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Wednesday: 1.4° above at 7:00 AM gentle accumulation during the day and into the following night an up canyon breeze before dark. 29.8° high Thursday: 21.9° was the lowest temperature overnight, with a few flakes still falling at 7:00 AM. Overcast with 4.1 inches measured.
Winter begins, photo taken near the museum and county courthouse. Photo credit Scott Fetchenhier

Winter begins, photo taken near the museum and county courthouse. Photo credit Scott Fetchenhier

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Frozen Time!

News Staff
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Wednesday: 15.4° at 7:00 AM, 1.4 inches of powder. Lots of wind overnight and into the new day. Arctic twisters- rather than snow devils- they were huge and ran up Cement St. for multiple blocks! Snow blowing up from valley floor hundreds of feet over by the Animas beyond the depot.
Possibilities and Promise

Possibilities and Promise

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Possibilities and Promise

News Staff
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Wednesday: -9.4 degrees at 7 am, still and initially clear. Just 0.2 inches of snow! Mare’s tails and then a high, thin overcast out of the southwest. Clearing off before noon. Overcast again before dark. Nice midafternoon warm up! 36.5 degree high Thursday: -14.
Date High Low Conditions December 27 37 -12 Faint Cirrus December 28 40 -12 Clearly Calm December 29 40 -9 Mares Tales December 30 40 -8 Increasing Cumulus December 31 42 -1 Initially Clear January 1 38 -4 Completely Clear January 2 41 -9 Still And Clear Seasonal snow total: 37.3 inches December snow total: 23.5 inches Water year (since October 1st): 3.6 inches December water total: 1.63 inches

Date High Low Conditions December 27 37 -12 Faint Cirrus December 28 40 -12 Clearly Calm December 29 40 -9 Mares Tales December 30 40 -8 Increasing Cumulus December 31 42 -1 Initially Clear January 1 38 -4 Completely Clear January 2 41 -9 Still And Clear Seasonal snow total: 37.3 inches December snow total: 23.5 inches Water year (since October 1st): 3.6 inches December water total: 1.63 inches

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Real Winter!

News Staff
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Wednesday: -0.06 degrees, clear with only a slight waver in the air. No wind until a bitter blast out of the northeast just before sundown. 36.8 degree high Thursday: -12.0 degrees, still with faint cirrus appearing at dawn. A north breeze during the day. Never too strong.
From The Standard Mail Car

From The Standard Mail Car

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From The Standard Mail Car

Brenden Goetz
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Dear Editor, I wanted to express support for the Wind Phone Nancy Brockman has placed on her plot at the Hillside Cemetery.
From The Standard Mail Car

From The Standard Mail Car

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Dear Editor,

News Staff
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
I just want to express my sadness after reading Nancy Brockman’s letter in the paper last week.

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Dear Editor,

News Staff
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
I am writing in support of the Brockman Wind Phone in the Hillside Cemetery. A windphone is a lovely idea and the placement of the booth was compliant with local regulations. I find it an interesting conversation piece in our cemetery and it is likely to be a tourist attraction. Melissa Childs

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Dear Editor,

News Staff
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
What better place than a cemetery to have a way to connect with lost loved ones. The Wind Phone (the red phone booth) installed is just that, a meaningful way to inspire all of us to connect and remember those that have passed, whether they are family or builders of the Silverton community.

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Dear Editor,

News Staff
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
It is refreshing to read Nancy Brockman’s side of this story regarding the Phone Box placed in the cemetery not too long ago. Much of what is written opposes rumors circulating around that do not shed a positive light on Nancy or the Phone Box.

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Editor,

News Staff
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
A lifelong professional writer came to Silverton to write an article about Community Builders and Silverton. (Weisman has written books, as well). Weisman wrote a great article from perspectives he gathered speaking with different people in Silverton.
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