Opinion

Breathing in the Fog

Breathing in the Fog

Breathing in the Fog

Wednesday – 46 degrees at 7am. Dark and promising clouds later on with no precipitation. A 77.3 degree high. Thursday – 41.1 Clouds early with late morning and afternoon build. Big drops for a short time. Cool afternoon breeze and a 75.7 degree high and distant thunder. Friday – 43.
High Summer Flying Circus!

High Summer Flying Circus!

High Summer Flying Circus!

Wednesday 46.2 degrees at 7am. Fog and clouds rapidly disappear then built back in after a warm and sunny morning. Later, rain and 76.1 degrees chilled breeze and thunder, but only a sprinkle. Thursday 43.5 degrees and absolutely no fog! Thin cirrus clouds and 75.
We Shall See!

We Shall See!

We Shall See!

Wednesday- 48.3 degrees, fog surrounds our valley. Cool and damp day with drizzle rather than rain. 70.5 degree high. Thursday- 47.8 degrees, calm air with mid level grey clouds and wisps of fog in all directions. Later the sky grows dark with a bit of thunder.
Freddie Canfield

Freddie Canfield

Enjoy Something Real!

Wednesday-43.3 degrees, calm with rapidly moving cumulus clouds out of the Northwest with a short rain shower. 79.5 degree high. Thursday-44.0 degrees and more Northwest clouds, and calm. Only a few sprinkles! Hot and sunny otherwise. 79.7 degree high. Friday-41.1 degrees, clear and still.
Freddie Canfield

Freddie Canfield

Be Here Now!

Wednesday- 37.4 degrees at 7am, calm and clear. Cloud build during the morning. Thunder early afternoon followed by a nice soaker and low 60’s. 73.2, degrees and 23 inches precipitation. Thursday- 43.8 degrees, calm with dark scuddy clouds to the west and a veiled sky elsewhere.
FROM THE STANDARD MAIL CAR

FROM THE STANDARD MAIL CAR

FROM THE STANDARD MAIL CAR

Dear Editor, I have just read the report on the recent enormous fire in New Mexico which has destroyed acres of forest and many small communities. And just read the latest Standard which announces that Silverton will go ahead with fireworks!
Freddie Canfield

Freddie Canfield

More Rain!

Wednesday-39,7, with a high overcast with rapid cloud build. Dark and scuddy by noon, a gentle afternoon rain with the temperature falling to 50. Thursday-45.3, with thick fog above 10k. A patchy mid mix overhead. Cloud build with rain and thunder before noon followed by a good cloud burst.
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FROM THE STANDARD MAIL CAR

Dear Editor, It’s been nearly 15 years since an arts festival graced the streets of Silverton, and Silverton Creative District is proud to have revived this much-loved community tradition in 2022 with the Silverton Arts Festival: An Avalanche of Arts!
June Monsoon!

June Monsoon!

June Monsoon!

Wednesday-32.7 degrees at 7Am, blue skis with a little bit of fair monument clouds, moderate breeze with out cloud build up. 77.0 Thursday-30.0 clear cool and calm gave way to a hot morning and afternoon with wildfire smoke obscuring the surrounding mountains.
From The Standard Mail Car

From The Standard Mail Car

FROM THE STANDARD MAIL CAR

Dear Editor We would like to echo Scott and Janice’s article in the past weeks paper. Would have done it sooner, but we were out of town on family business. We can’t thank the firemen enough for putting out the fire in Eagle’s Nest Leathers.