Happy Holidays

Photo Courtesy of the San Juan Historical Society A photo taken in 1916 at the McNaughton residence on Reese Street. Edith Dyson McNaughton sits at the head of table looking to her right at her son, Danny, who is behind the fruit bowl. A holiday turkey waits to be sliced.

Way back

RED MTN. OLD TIMER VISITS SILVERTON AND TAKES A BATH. Geo. Walker, the oldest resident of Red Mountain, came in the fore part of the week. He says baths are the greatest feature of Silverton; there are other necessities equally inviting.

Looking Back

10 years ago Epic Storm Hits Silverton December 23, 2010 Snow has been falling in Silverton and the San Juan Mountains for seven days now in what the National Weather Service is calling an “epic” storm. And forecasters say it isn’t over yet.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor It is virtually impossible to adequately thank Peter McKay for his two decades of service as a San Juan County Commissioner! Peter has been the keystone for Silverton and San Juan County progress during my whole Silverton experience.

Winter is back in full force

Wednesday December 9th 3.5 degrees at 7 a.m. clear and calm. 50 degrees exactly for our warmest day this week. Thursday 4.2 degrees bottom out with ragged midlevel clouds above South Mineral. Fuzzy mountains and flurries by noon. 30.7 degrees high. Friday 15.6 degrees bottom out.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

To the Editor: I’ll keep this short as there is no time to wast in the day of a newespaper. Just wanted to say: Thank You for giving me lot’s to read in this very differnt year of 2020, and as a subscriber I am looking forward to your stories to come in 2021.

A warm start to December

Wednesday 1.7 degrees after 7 am. Clear afternoon with a light breeze and a 26.4 degree high. Thursday -3.5 degrees at 7 AM. Light variable directional breeze. High 40.1 degrees and clear. Friday 1 degree bottom out. Cloudless with a gentle down canyon breeze. 46.7 degree high. Saturday 2.

Winter Solstice 1984 Silverton, Colorado

In this high mountain valley our little town is quiet, the souvenir shops are boarded up, closed for the winter, their owners and the tourists gone south down the mountain with the last trains.

Enjoy Our Increasingly Chilly Weather

Wednesday -2.4 degrees bottom out. Clear and calm early on. 42.2 degrees high with a light-up canyon breeze. Thursday -2.4 degree carry over at 7 a.m. +2.4 degrees. Cirrus above South Mineral. 36.5 degree high with a chilly southwest breeze. Friday +1 degree exactly.

Snowpack pretty-well gone

Temperatures continued on the warm side. Every day but Friday, at 66.9, was in the 70s. That night we reached down to 27.8 for our 7 a.m. Saturday reading. The day that followed — 13 hours, plus one minute— was summer solstice. Otherwise, all nights were above freezing.