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DDaann BBeennddeerr/La Plata County Sheriff’s OfficeThe Silverton Mountain Ski Area helicopter delivered rockfall screening that will be used to building a 24-foot tallfence on U.S. 550 in the Ruby Walls area, where constant rockfall forced a nearly 3-week closure of Red Mountain Pass.

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Feb. 7-9

Silverton’s Kendall MountainSki Area is celebrating its 50thanniversary Feb. 7-9 with 1964prices — $2 lift tickets for adultsand $1 for kids.

The town’s Snowscape celebra-tion of winter will also featuresnows sculpting, live music, asnowmobile parade, a cardboard

derby with a 1960s car theme,snow golf and fireworks.

The small ski area, operated bythe town, opened in January1964 on the slope of the 13,066-foot-tall peak overlookingSilverton.

Town officials noted that withthe 1964 prices, a family of fourcan ski all day for just $6.

“It’s worth the drive toSilverton,” said town spokesper-son Chelsea Stromberg. “It’s agreat place to bring the kids tolearn how to ski.”

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After a closure of nearlythree weeks, Red Mountain Passwas opened for traffic twice aday on Friday, Jan. 31, and offi-cials now say they may be ableto open the highway 24 hours aday by this weekend.

Traffic was being escortedthrough from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m.,and from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Crews are installing a 360-foot-long, 24-foot-tall fence,closing the northbound lane ofU.S. 550 in the rockfall area atRuby Walls, two miles south ofOuray in the UncompahgreCanyon.

That fence could be complet-ed by Friday. A traffic signalwill then be installed allowingtraffic to alternate through thearea 24 hours a day.

The highway was closedSunday night, Jan. 12, when ahuge slab of rock disintegratedand crashed onto the highwayand into the canyon, leavingrock debris up to 8 feet deep onthe road.

The highway was clearedand reopened by Mondaymorning, Jan. 13, but by earlythat afternoon, it was closedagain as rocks continued to raindown on motorists.

CDOT officials were unsurewhen they can fully reopen thehighway.

Snowscape to bring chills, spills

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A $418,000 project to rehabili-tate the 106-year-old MinersUnion Hospital has gotten a bigboost with the awarding of a$200,000 grant from the StateHistorical Fund.

San Juan County sought thegrant in September 2013 whichwill include restoring the build-ing’s exterior, roof, doors andwindows.

It will also include making thebuilding handicapped-accessiblewith the installation of an eleva-tor.

The county also hopes to get a

$198,335 grant from theDepartment of Local Affairs tohelp finance the project, with thework to be done this summer.

The building’s long-neglectedinterior would then hopefully berehabilitated in 2015.

The Italianate-style building atthe corner of 13th and Snowden

Grant awarded for hospital

Silverton’s Miners Union Hospital. See HOSPITAL, Page 5

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The fifth annual SilvertonSkijoring Festival, the town’spremier winter event, willride again on Feb. 15-16, witha couple of dozen teamsexpected to race up BlairStreet.

Some $5,000 in prizemoney is at stake for the rid-ers and skiers, along with abelt buckle for the winningrider.

Large crowd are againexpected to converage onSilverton for the show.

Work on the Blair Streetcourse will start onWednesday, Feb. 12, and driv-ers are asked to avoid thearea.

Those interested in volun-teering for the SkijoringFestival can contact Laura at(970) 744-9446 for details, orshow up at the Bent ElbowSaturday or Sunday morningaround 10:30 a.m.

Volunteers will be givenlong-sleeve Skijoring staff T-shirts in appreciation.

This year’s SkijoringFestival may have a live radiobroadcast and coverage forDurango local TV and filmingfor a documentary.

Early registration forSkijoring participants will beFriday evening, hosted by SanMiguel Power Association atthe Grand Imperial Hotel.Pianist Lacy Black will pro-vide live entertainment from6-8 p.m.

Remember: No dogs in theSkijoring area!

By Freddie Canfield

The three remaining days in January provedto be precipitously providential as the PineappleExpress roared into our realm.

Wednesday’s weather week high of 43.3 hadsome of us concerned about a deluge of some-thing other than snow from above.

That, to our enduring and ever-growing atti-tude of gratitude, did not transpire. Instead, outof our favored and favorite sector — from theSouthwest — high-speed, horizontal snow andblow.

Drift and scour are hard to measure, yet meas-ure I must. So, by month’s end we had an addi-tional 14.2 inches. My usual caveat and dis-claimer applies. So January was good for morethan the official 23.7 inches total. No tellinghow much more snow we could have or wouldhave measured. That doesn’t count!

The Pineapple Express continued warm onThursday night at 25 following a 39.5-degreehigh.

Friday chilled down with our greatest recordableamounts and mid-20s are as high as we got fromthen through the first four snowy days of February.

By David Swanson

In some ways society is a lotmore cautious these days than itwas back in the 1970s. In othersit’s actually more extreme. Toillustrate its rebellious nature allone has to do is look at the wildpopularity of individual sportssuch as half-pipe & slope-stylesnowboarding & skiing. Are thefolks that participate in thesethings, as my grandmother usedto refer to certain individuals,“walking around with a loosescrew.” Hopefully not, because ifthese extreme sports were anoption back in the 1970s, I defi-nitely would’ve been one of the

participants. Little Silverton is no excep-

tion to a more cautiousapproach. Before the townfathers realized just how danger-ous it was to allow it, kids usedto be able to sled on both thehill adjacent to the CatholicChurch, as well as the one rightnext to the school.

In a nod to proximity and theprevalence of religion in ourlives, kids in town used to referto these sledding spots as “TheCatholic Hill”, and the “TheSchool”, or “Protestant Hill”. Tothis very day I still wonder why

we always liked, “The CatholicHill” better. Quite possibly it wasbecause sledding on it wasn’t asclose to the school? The scene ofnumerous incidents of intenselabor associated with equalamounts of grief and strife dur-ing my childhood.

More than likely it wasbecause the sled-ride on “theCatholic Hill” was steeper andtherefore infinitely faster.Henceforth I shall refer it as“CH” (for purposes of speed inthe writing of this essay and lazi-ness on my part). If you gotgoing from one of the higherspots on CH getting an excite-

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Editor;Being a Midwest flatlander

and unfortunately, not frequentenough of a visitor to theSilverton, I really appreciate keep-ing in touch with what is goingon in the town and county thruinformation provided by yourexcellent paper: The SilvertonStandard.

I know that maintaining awholesome, low-crime image tothe region is a wonderful attrac-tion for the tourist industry andresidents alike, however it is thereputation of Silverton’s check-ered and colorful past that allowsone to appreciate the currentstate even more.

In reading through “For TheRecord” for the week of Jan. 23, Inoticed what I hope does notbecome a disturbing trend in thatthere was no report of either alost dog, an injured dog, a founddog or a dog at large for the weekstarting Jan. 13.

I am troubled that this dog,which apparently has made anappearance for the past severalyears dating back at least as far asI have been subscribed to thispaper, if not longer, has becomecomplacent and has been failingto fulfill his/her duty to make thenews “crime” blotter.

I would ask that the dog ofSilverton stop slacking on the joband step up to the bowl to helpthe region maintain that slightedginess that puts a gleam of mis-chief in one’s eye.

Be well.— Kevin Berdak, Florissant

Mo.Editor’s note: To our relief the

missing dog at large is back in thisweek’s Sheriff’s Office blotter.

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Editor;From the bottom of our

hearts, we would like to send ourthanks to everyone who showedtheir support by organizing andattending the fundraiser for thefamilies of Nick Cappanno andRick Williams on Jan. 18 inOuray at Cavallo’s Restaurant.

None of it could have beenpossible without the help,thoughtfulness, and care ofBekah and Zach Ficco who organ-ized the fundraiser, and toCavallo’s for their willingness tohost the event. The turnout wasamazing, and it couldn't havehappened without the supportand outreach of all the peoplewho attended, to whom we owethe most gratitude.

There is no possible way tothank the collective communityenough for everything that youhave done. Since November, youroutpouring of support has beensolid, surreal, and incredible. Wecan say with true honor andhumbleness that all that youhave done has warmed and light-ened our so heavy hearts duringthis tragic time. All of your time,thoughts, prayers, and generositywill never be less than cherished

By Ellen Roberts

I am working my billsthrough committees and theSenate floor now. The finalSenate vote on the bill allowingsmaller population counties tochoose to elect its commission-ers by district vote only passedunanimously with bipartisancosponsors.

The reaction to that bill in

my district was as varied as itcan get. The editorial board ofthe Durango Herald newspaperstrongly opposed the bill, callingit a “prescription for bad govern-ment and partisanship’’, whilethe Montrose Daily Press support-ed it, finding it to be a commonsense option expanding voterchoice and power.

Constituent response has alsoregistered the full range, withone individual asserting that Iwas pandering to right-wingextremists, while at the sametime, another constituentclaimed I was giving away thestore to a complete Democratictakeover.

My thought is this: whenconstituents from half of my

LIFE IN THE LEGISLATURE

Bill may change county elections

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The pilot of the overloadedsmall plane that crashed on July14, 2011 near Stony Pass, killinghimself and a passenger, was tak-ing prescription drugs for hyper-tension, back pain and anxiety,according to a report issued Jan.31 by the NationalTransportation Safety Board.

And an ATV rider who wit-nessed the crash described it veer-ing radically out of controlmoments before impact.

The NTSB said that pilot DavidHollenshead, 62, of Blanchard,La., had been using prescriptiondrugs for a variety of ailmentssince at least 1996 but had notreported that use to the FAA,which prohibits a pilot from per-forming with “a known medicalcondition that would make thepilot unable to meet the stan-dards for the medical certificate.”

The NTSB also reported thatthe small plane was apparentlyoverloaded on the morning ofthe crash.

The maximum gross weightfor the Cessna 150L is 1,600pounds, but the NTSB estimatedthe gross weight of the plane,passengers and contents at thetime of the crash at 1,651pounds.

Hollenshead and Brenda Fore,58, of Bossier City, La., died inthe accident that occurred at 7:30a.m. The flight had departedAnimas Air Park in Durango 45minutes earlier.

The NTSB reported that a wit-ness four miles southeast of theaccident reported the plane justbarely cleared the ridge when itflew less than 100 feet over himin the upper Rio Grande basin.

The witness reported seeingthe plane head to the northwestand circling. The plane then wentnose up, appeared to go upsidedown, and disappeared from hisview behind a ridge near thesummit of the Stony Pass road.

A family member of the pilot

told the NTSB that Hollensheadwas very familiar with the areaaround Stony Pass, since the fam-ily had been visiting the areasince the 1970s. Hollenshead wasan experienced pilot, but most ofhis flight time was logged atmuch lower elevations, and hewas not very experienced atmountain flying.

The family member alsoreported that the Hollensheadliked to fly below the tops ofridges at about 500 feet from theground.

The NTSB report cited theFAA’s Mountain Flying Pamphlet,which recommends that pilotsstay 1,000 feet or more above aridge.

The Jan. 31 “factual report,”issued by the NTSB nearly 2-1/2years after the crash, lists no actu-al cause for the accident. It indi-cates weather was fair, with visi-bility at 10 miles and that no

mechanical problems were foundwith the aircraft.

But the report suggestedHollenshead, at that high altitudeand given his medical condition,could have suffered from hypox-ia, where his brain is deprived ofan adequate oxygen supply,affecting his judgment and abilityto operate the plane.

The crash site was close to the12,592-foot summit of StonyPass.

The NTSB reviewedHollenshead’s medical recordsand found that he had beentreated with prescription drugsfor chronic lower back pain since1996, but had not reported that,and other prescription drug use,to the FAA.

During his most recent FAAmedical exam on Feb. 5, 2010,Hollenshead reported takingTylenol, aspirin and Advil andreported no other significantmedical conditions.

But the autopsy revealed sever-al prescription medications pres-ent, and according to the notesfrom the last visit with his physi-cian, he was being treated withamlodipine, atenolol, spironolac-tone for his hypertension andhyperaldosteronism, aspirin as apreventative for heart disease,and Lortab and Soma for hischronic back pain.

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counties independently ask forsomething that will encouragecitizen engagement, I listen close-ly and determine whether theyhave a position that I can agreewith. Given my bill sponsorship,clearly I feel that they do.

The stories I heard from many,across party lines, who live in theless populated areas of my ruralcounties, are compelling. A con-stituent, with deep roots goingback a century in one of thecounties, shared with me hisbipartisan family’s sense thattheir concerns and voice do notmatter in local elections. They’vegiven up on voting because votesfrom the population center dic-tate the results of any electionaffecting the area. The name ofthat particular county is not near-ly as important as the sense ofdisengagement that comes fromthe current county electionmethod.

Similar accounts come from

across my district, with someconstituents uncomfortable withgoing public in their support ofthe bill because partisan reactionfrom neighbors can be fierce andunpleasant. That last part alonehelps fuel my motivation to carrythis bill as that’s not healthy inany form of government.

In the work that I have donein emerging democracies inAfrica, I always stress the impor-tance of citizens having theopportunity to access their elect-ed representatives and to feelheard in a meaningful way. Thisbill offers county residents theopportunity to discuss and possi-bly vote on whether they want tochange how they elect their com-missioners. Given the popula-tion distribution numbers, thoseseeking the change will havetheir work cut out for them, butgiving them that option seems tome only fair and good gover-nance.

Hearing different opinions oflegislative efforts, including my

bills, is part of my job. I appreci-ate that input, even if I can’t sat-isfy everyone. That’s where usingmy judgment comes in to theequation and voters get to decideat election time how I’m doing inrepresenting them and the dis-trict.

Finally, my thanks to MarkEsper, of Silverton, for alerting meto the serious economic chal-lenges accompanying the RedMountain pass closure, and toAnne Klein, of Durango’s tourismoffice, for jumping in with bothfeet to help.

CDOT and its contractorsdeserve appreciation for thespeedy, difficult, and risky workbeing done, leading to a partialre-opening of one lane, with fur-ther improvements to come assoon as possible. Don’t forget toenjoy Silverton and Ouray soonand please take your wallets withyou!

Ellen Roberts, R-Durango, repre-sents Silverton in the state senate.

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o Silverton ClassicSki Races: Feb. 9,

Kendall Mtn.o Talent Show,

7:30 PM Sat., Feb. 8,Performing Arts

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The second annualSnowscape Chili Cookoff willbe held at 6 p.m. at KendallMountain Recreaton Center.

It’s a fundraiser for the

Silverton Family LearningCenter.

Chili is $5 a wol or $10 forall you can eat.

Enter your chili and arrivecrock-pot ready at 5:45 p,n.Prizes for the best red and bestgreen chili.

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CCeenntteerr:: MMoonnddaayyss —— Pilates,8:30 a.m.; full body workout,5:15 p.m.;; TTuueessddaayyss — Yogawith Elizabeth, 8:30 a.m.; BellyDance III, 6 p.m., KendallMountain Community Center;WWeeddnneessddaayyss — All LevelKettlebells, 8:30 a.m.; CoreFitness Roller (limited to 10 stu-dents), 5:15 p.m.; TThhuurrssddaayyss —Yoga with Katie, 5:30 a.m.;Pilates, 8:30 a.m., Belly DanceTroupe, 7:25 p.m.; FFrriiddaayyss —Kettlebell etc. workout, 8:15 a.m.

• BBllaaiirr SSttrreeeett HHiissttoorriiccDDiissttrriicctt AAssssoocciiaattiioonn,, 10 a.m.,first Wednesday of each month,Empire Street Bunkhouse.

• AAllccoohhoolliiccss AAnnoonnyymmoouussmeets in Silverton everyWednesday at 7 p.m. For loca-tions, questions or help, call(888) 333-9649.

• AAmmeerriiccaann LLeeggiioonnmmeeeettiinnggss, 7 p.m. first Thursdayof the month, Legion Post.

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WWiinntteerr sscchheedduullee::Monday-Thursday, 5-9 p.m.;

Friday-Saturday, 4-10 p.m.;Sunday 3-9; Thursday, 6 p.m. —elementary movie night

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Bible class, 8 a.m.; service, 9a.m.; and Sunday Bible discus-sion, 5 p.m., (970) 946-7648.

•• SStt.. PPaattrriicckk’’ss CCaatthhoolliiccCChhuurrcchh,, Father Nat Foshage,Mass, 5 p.m. Saturdays andWednesdays, 1005 Reese St., 325-4373.

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•• FFiirrsstt CCoonnggrreeggaattiioonnaallCChhuurrcchh ooff SSiillvveerrttoonn, Sue Kurtz,moderator. Sunday service 9 a.m.All are welcome. 1070 Reese St.(970) 387-5759. e-mail: [email protected] Website: silver-tonchurch.org Look for us onFacebook!

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ment filled ride down the hillwas a total understatement.

NASCAR-like speeds duringthe ride meant stopping at theintersection where 10th meetsReese (let alone also coming to ahalt at 10th and Main) was sortof like asking a total couch pota-to not to touch that bag of chipssitting on the kitchen counter.Ain’t gonna happen, no way-nohow.

Right on the cusp of reachingthe age of 14, (your “walkingthrough walls” stage of life), meand a buddy really took it to anextreme. I refer to this as the“walking through walls” periodsince at a young age very oftenyou think you can saunterthrough most barriers withoutgetting hurt.

Basically what the two of usdid is decided to do some CHsledding on a crystal clear, bonechillingly cold night. This wouldguarantee that the CH surfacewas fast — one or two degreescloser to being a total sheet of icein fact. Visions of impersonatinga Winter Olympic Luge athletefloating freely through ourheads.

We of course put on everypiece of cold weather clothing inour possession, and then waxedthe runners of our sleds in totalanticipation of gaining that littleextra speed. We tricked ourrespective parental units bytelling each of them that wewere hanging out at one anoth-er’s house — doing what kids dobest-playing, playing all right.

Our objective was simple:make it to the bottom of the hillin one piece without crashing(an achievement in and of itself).Maintain similar maximumspeeds to the ones we’d justobtained while riding down thehill. Scream through both inter-sections of course, and ultimatelymilk the ride for all it was worthuntil one or both of us had rid-den the sled all the way to thetrain station at the end of 10thstreet.

I’m proud to say that here weare 41 years later and my biggestmemory of that night’s stealthsled ride is both of us havingpushed our sleds to within a halfblock of the depot.

We didn’t quite make it theentire distance, but got so closethat it was a major effort on mypart maintaining a cooldemeanor. Who cared that it was

-20 degrees F — it sure didn’t feelthat cold. When I got back to thehouse keeping things “hush-hush” by acting indifferent was-n’t all that easy. Sort of solvedthat dilemma by telling mymom and sisters I was excitedbecause the next day in seventhgrade science I’d be presentingmy essay about gravitationaleffects on airplane flight (yeah,right).

My enthusiasm at reachingsuch a monumental distance wassoon tempered. The followingSunday dad took all five of ussledding. Unlike the Siberian rideof two nights previous, it wassunny with the first hints ofspring in the air. Fortunately CHwas still icy and rock hard.Lighting fast too, which totallyensured a fast ride down the hill.Then it happened.

Wanting to add a little extraweight to his ride, Dad set mybaby sister in his lap as heclimbed onto the sled and tookoff from one of the highest spotson the hill. I could already tell asthey rocked down CH that thetwo of them were having a sledride for the ages. They blastedthrough the intersection of 10thand Reese, and kept up the speedall the way to main. It almostseemed as if they were gettingfaster now that they were on flatground. Is that possible?

If there were any flies buzzingthrough the air on that coldJanuary day they would’ve hadfree, unencumbered access to theback of my mouth. When Dadand my sister hit Greene Streetwhat should my father do butcrank the sled’s steering mecha-nism-which forced them to makea 90 degree turn to the right andonto Main. Then he milked theirmomentum for all it was worthand proceeded to ride all the waydown to the south end of townon their sled. Basically made mybullet journey of two night’s pre-vious look like an amusementpark ride for pre-school toddlers.Devastated is putting it mildlyfor how I felt at that particularmoment.

Why do humbling momentssuch as these happen to usthroughout our lives? Maybe it’sto put the majority of humanityback in their place? Knowingthat my sled ride earlier in theweek wasn’t all that special suredid the trick for me.

David Swanson is a resident ofSilverton.

SWANSON, from Page 2

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JJaann.. 2277 — Deborah S. Runion,of Silverton, was issued a citationfor driving on the sidewalk.

JJaann.. 2288 — Four citizens wereassisted.

JJaann.. 2299 — A warning wasissued for speeding. A warningwas issued for a defective brakelight. The Colorado State Patrolrequested our assistance with atractor trailer that went throughthe road closure at mile marker87.

JJaann.. 3300 — Randall H. Phelps,of Durango, was issued a citationfor parking a vehicle without set-ting the brakes. A dog-at-largecomplaint was received; warning

was issued. A warning was issuedfor a defective vehicle. A warningwas issued for speeding. A citizenwas assisted.

JJaann.. 3311 — Two citizens wereassisted. A warning was issued forparking blocking an alley. Awarning was issued for parkingby a fire hydrant. A parking com-plaint was received, the vehiclewas parked correctly.

FFeebb.. 11 — Parking warningswere issued to subjects forimproper parking on U.S. 550and in town. A motorist wasassisted. A warning was issued forspeeding. A warning was issuedfor parking near a fire hydrant.

FFeebb.. 22 — Routine patrol andoffice work.

With U.S. 550 open onlytemporarily, the final twoSilverton Miners’ high schoolbasketball games of the season,against Grand Junction Caprockscheduled for Saturday, Feb. 1,were canceled.

But the team defeated theSilverton faculty in an excitingexhibition game Saturday night,47-42 at the Silverton SchoolGym.

Like the Denver Broncos onSunday, both teams got off todifficult starts offensively onSaturday, with the studentsahead at the end of the firstperiod, 7-5.

But the Miners capitalized onsloppy faculty ball handling inthe second quarter to open up a24-10 lead at the half.

In the third quarter, after anapparently much-needed rest,the faculty team managed tocut the students’ 14-point leadto 9.

And with less than a minuteto go in the game the studentswere clinging to just a 3-pointlead, 43-40.

But senior Will Custer con-verted a 3-point play with 44seconds left and sophomore

Ernesto Saldana sank a freethrow with 5 seconds left toclinch the Miners’ win, 47-42.

Custer again led the Minersin scoring, with 17. He hitseven free throws and two 3-pointers.

Sophomores Martin Torresscored 14, and Ernesto Saldana,9. Freshmen Hannah deKayscored 2, and Derrick Zanoni 1.

Andy Wellman led the facul-

ty scoring with 17, with LiErinWilson scoring 12, George

Foster III, 9, and Kylee Shippand Paul Joyce adding two each.

SSIILLVVEERRTTOONN SSTTAANNDDAARRDD Page 5-Thursday, February 6, 2014

GGeett nnoottiiffiieedd!!Silverton and San Juan

County residents are urged tosign up for free e-mail and/ortext message emergencynotices.

It’s a free service of the SanJuan County EmergencyPreparedness Committee.

OOnnlliinnee: go towww.nixle.com to sign up.

CCeellll pphhoonnee:: TextSilverton’s ZIP code, 81433, to888777.

DDaavviidd EEmmoorryy/Silverton Standard & the MinerSilverton School faculty member George Foster heads up court with the ball, with high school team members Derrick Zanoni (3), Martin Torres (21), Alexis Gallegos (1),Will Custer (45), and behind him Hannah deKay, in pursuit.

‘Thename’s

Kendall.Mount

Kendall.’

Students defeat teachers, 47-42

High school teacher KellyHabecker takes a shot.

The Silverton School Junior Pep Squad’s half-time show.

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Participants in theSnowmobile Parade to theSnowscape Bonfire atKendall Mountain Cafe willmeet in front of Mattie &Maude’s restaurant at 5:45p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7.

Everyone is welcome.

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The Silverton SnowmobileClub will be holding a PokerRun and Potluck event up atMolas Lake on Sunday, Feb.9 at 11 a.m. Everyone is wel-come.

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The Silverton School SkiTeam will host its annualSilverton Classic alpine skirace at Kendall Mountain onSaturday, Feb. 15.

Registration is from 8-9a.m. at Kendall. Racers willhave time to inspect thecourse before racing beginsat 9:45. Entry into the race is$5 to benefit the SilvertonSki Team and is open to allages and abilities.

Please contact SallieBarney at the school (387-5543) with any questions.Go Miners!

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Jean Swanson Robinson,sister of Gerald Swanson andwife of Don Robinson passedaway on Thursday. Funeral isThursday, February 6 inDenver. Body will be cremat-ed and the ashes with beburied in Silverton this sum-mer.

Sunday cleared off with an earlymorning -23.1. Sunday lived upto its name, much to the joy ofall of our local and visiting pow-der hounds.

So far February snow totals areonly up to 2.2 inches. However,the Pineapple Express has morein store for us. Monday andTuesday my tropical sister, 2T, waswarning Hawaiian Islanders offlash flood alerts on all but theBig Island.

We welcome your warm voice,2T, and how you can stream HPR-1 Classical from your decidedlynon-arctic paradise!

Continuing rain in Hawaii is

great potential news for our SanJuan Mountains. We are all con-nected!

Orographic oomph has beeninsufficient for much of the pos-sible 8 to 16 inches that we did-n’t receive with the first non-event this month.

What with Snowscape thisweekend, we Silvertonians won’tbe disappointed. So keep thefaith!

Scotty Fetch will be wearinghis aloha shirt, playing drumswith 2 Little O2 from 6 to 9 p.m.Saturday at the Kendall MountainRecreation Center. Saturday andSunday will be great fun for all ofus on the slopes, during eventsand on the dance floor. See you

there or be square!Flying horses the next week-

end with the promise of U.S.550 open to the north mightjust pack the town. What withripening pineapples nowbecoming commonplace alongwith all of our other sure-firerituals, “let-it-snow” prayers andgoings on, no telling what wemay end up with.

My son Mark, when notgracefully carving tracks, and Icontinue to dig through driftsand bust out ice all overSilverton. We are hardly alonein this snow-mucking activity.

Aerobic exertion is a joy forus all — plenty more on theway.

WEATHER, from Page 2

was built as a hospital by theWestern Federation of Minersunion in 1907, and all the menin the organization donated ashift or two from the mines towork on the building.

It became the property ofSan Juan County in 1939, andcontinued as a hospital untilthe mid-1950s, after which itwas leased as mining companyoffices.

It is currently home to sever-al offices, including MountainStudies Institute, the SilvertonStandard newspaper, and theSan Juan County Public HealthService.

HOSPITAL, from Page 1

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APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCEOF TREASURER’S DEED

To Every Person in ActualPossession or Occupancy of thehereinafter Described land, Lot orPremises, and to the Person inWhose Name the same wasSpecially Assessed, and to allPersons having an Interest orTitle of Record in or to the saidPremises and To Whom It MayConcern, and more especially to

JOHN RUSH VANN

You and each of you are herebynotified that on the 18th day ofNovember, 2008, the then countyTreasurer of the County of SanJuan, in the State of Colorado,sold at public tax sale to SanJuan County the followingdescribed real estate situate inthe County of San Juan, State ofColorado, to-wit:

BIG COLORADO U.S.M.S. 15623MINERAL RTS ONLY – SITUATEIN EUREKA MNG DIST, SANJUAN COUNTY, CO

GOLD THREAD U.S.M.S. 15623MINERAL RTS ONLY- SITUATEIN EUREKA MNG DIST, SANJUAN COUNTY, CO

BELLADONNA U.S.M.S 4830MINERAL RTS ONLY- SITUATEIN EUREKA MNG DIST, SANJUAN COUNTY, CO

and said County Treasurer issuedcertificates of purchase thereforeto San Juan County. That said taxsale was made to satisfy thedelinquent taxes assessedagainst said real estate for theyear 2007;

That said real estate was taxed orspecially assessed in the namesof John Rush Vann for the year

2007;

That Big Snow 1, the presentholder of said certificate hasmade a request upon said countyfor a deed to said real estate;That a Treasurer’s Deed will beissued for said real estate to BigSnow 1 at 9:00 a.m. on the 2ndday of April, A.D. 2014, unless thesame has been redeemed.Said property may be redeemedfrom said sale at any time prior tothe actual execution of saidTreasurer’s Deed.

Witness my hand this 27nd day ofJanuary, 2014.

Beverly E. RichCounty Treasurer of San JuanCounty

Published in the SilvertonStandard & the Miner on Jan. 30,Feb, 6 and Feb. 13, 2014.

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OFREAL ESTATE AT TAX SALEAND OF APPLICATION FOR

ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’SDEED


Miller Family Trust, Charles &Patricia

You and each of you are herebynotified that on the 17th day ofNovember, 2009, the then countyTreasurer of the County of San

Juan, in the State of Colorado,sold at public tax sale to SanJuan County the followingdescribed real estate situate inthe County of San Juan, State ofColorado, to-wit:

APEX USMS -18070 situate inthe Animas Mining District, SanJuan County, State of Colorado.

and said County Treasurer issuedcertificates of purchase thereforeto San Juan County. That said taxsale was made to satisfy thedelinquent taxes assessedagainst said real estate for theyear 2008;That said real estate was taxed orspecially assessed in the namesof Chris Ferguson for the year2008;

That Le Noyle, LLC, the present

holder of said certificate hasmade a request upon said countyfor a deed to said real estate;That a Treasurer’s Deed will beissued for said real estate to LeNoyle, LLC at 9:00 a.m. on the2nd day of April, A.D. 2014,unless the same has beenredeemed.Said property may be redeemedfrom said sale at any time prior tothe actual execution of saidTreasurer’s Deed.


Beverly E. RichCounty Treasurer of San JuanCounty

Published in the SilvertonStandard & the Miner on Jan. 30,Feb, 6 and Feb. 13, 2014.

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OFREAL ESTATE AT TAX SALEAND OF APPLICATION FOR

ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’SDEED


GREAT DIVIDE MILLING ANDMINING

You and each of you are herebynotified that on the 13th day ofNovember, 2007, the then countyTreasurer of the County of San

Juan, in the State of Colorado,sold at public tax sale to SanJuan County the followingdescribed real estate situate inthe County of San Juan, State ofColorado, to-wit:

PARALLEL LODE USMS 18152situate in the UncompahgreMining District, San Juan County,State of Colorado.

and said County Treasurer issuedcertificates of purchase thereforeto San Juan County. That said taxsale was made to satisfy thedelinquent taxes assessedagainst said real estate for theyear 2006;That said real estate was taxed orspecially assessed in the namesof Chris Ferguson for the year2006;

That Kevin Berdak, the presentholder of said certificate hasmade a request upon said countyfor a deed to said real estate;That a Treasurer’s Deed will beissued for said real estate toKevin Berdak at 9:00 a.m. on the7nd day of April, A.D. 2014,unless the same has beenredeemed.Said property may be redeemedfrom said sale at any time prior tothe actual execution of saidTreasurer’s Deed.


Beverly E. RichCounty Treasurer of San JuanCountyPublished in the SilvertonStandard & the Miner on Jan. 30,Feb, 6 and Feb. 13, 2014.

PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONFOR QUALIFYING SENIOR CITIZENS AND DISABLED

VETERANSThe Colorado Constitution estab-lishes a property tax exemptionfor senior citizens and disabledveterans. For those who qualify,50 percent of the first $200,000in actual value of the primaryresidence is exempted fromproperty tax. The State ofColorado pays the property taxeson theexempted value. Qualifying sen-iors are urged to submit applica-tions if they have not yet doneso.SENIOR CITIZEN EXEMPTION:Basic Qualifications - Generally,each of the following statementsmust be true to qualify for thesenior citizen exemption. Thequalifying senior:• Must be at least 65 years oldon January 1 of the year theapplication is filed; and• Must be the current owner ofrecord, and listed as the owner ofrecord for at least 10consecutive years prior toJanuary 1; and• Must occupy the property ashis/her primary residence, andmust have done so for at least10 consecutive years prior toJanuary 1.Exceptions to BasicQualifications - The applicantmay still qualify if one or more ofthe following statements are true:• Ownership is in the spouse’sname, and the spouse also occu-pies the property;• Ownership has been trans-ferred to or purchased by a trust,corporate partnership or otherlegal entity solely for estate plan-ning purposes;• The qualifying senior or his/herspouse was or is confined to ahealth care facility;• The applicant was forced tomove when the prior residencewas condemned in aneminent domain proceeding;• The applicant is the survivingspouse of a senior who met therequirements on January 1,2002, or on any January 1 there-after.How to Apply - To apply, youmust complete the appropriateapplication form and return it tothe assessor by July 15. Theassessor must accept late appli-cations until September 15, how-ever, applicants will not haveappeal rights for applications filedafter July 15. The “Short Form”application may be used by quali-fying senior citizens who meeteach of the basic qualifications.The “Long Form” applicationmust be used by applicants whosatisfy one or more of the excep-tions to the basic qualifications. Ifyou would like to receive anapplication form or a brochurethat explains the senior citizenexemption in greater detail, or ifyou have any questions regard-ing the exemption, please call theassessor’s office at 970-387-5632.

DISABLED VETERAN EXEMPTION:

Basic Qualifications – Generally,each of the following statementsmust be true to qualify:• The applicant must be a veter-an who sustained a service-con-nected disability whileserving on active duty in theArmed Forces of the UnitedStates. This includes membersof the National Guard andReserves who sustained injurieswhile serving on active duty;• The applicant must have beenhonorably-discharged;• The United States Departmentof Veterans Affairs has rated theapplicant’s service connecteddisability as 100 percent perma-nent and total. VA unemployabili-ty awards do not meet therequirement for determining anapplicant’s eligibility;• The applicant must be theowner of record and must havebeen the owner of record sinceJanuary 1 of the current year;and• The applicant must have occu-pied the property as his/her pri-mary residence since January

1 of the current year.Exceptions to BasicQualifications – The applicantmay still qualify if one or more ofthe following statements are true:• Ownership is in the spouse’sname, and the spouse also occu-pies the property;• Ownership has been trans-ferred to or purchased by a trust,corporate partnership or otherlegal entity solely for estate plan-ning purposes;• The qualifying disabled veteranor his/her spouse was or is con-fined to a health care facility.• The applicant was forced tomove when the prior residencewas condemned in an eminentdomain proceeding.How to Apply - To apply, youmust file a completed applicationwith the Colorado Division ofVeterans Affairs by July 1. TheDivision of Veterans Affairs mayaccept late applications untilSeptember 1 if the applicant canshow good cause for missing theJuly 1 deadline. If you would liketo receive an application form ora brochure that explains the dis-abled veteran exemption ingreater detail, or if you have anyquestions regarding the exemp-tion, please call the assessor’soffice at 970-387-5632.

PERSONAL PROPERTYDECLARATION SCHEDULE

All persons owning, possessing,or controlling taxable personalproperty with a total actual valuegreater than $7,000 (per owner,per county) on January 1, 2014,are required to report the person-al property to the assessor byApril 15, 2014. Personal PropertyDeclaration Schedules havebeen mailed to every person,business, or company known toown, possess, or control taxablepersonal property in the county.Non-receipt of a declarationschedule DOES NOT excuse tax-payers from declaring taxablepersonal property to the asses-sor. If you have not received adeclaration schedule and ownpersonal property with a valuegreater than $7,000, contact theassessor at 970-387-5632All personal property with a totalactual value in excess of $7,000(per owner, per county) is taxableunless specifically exempt bylaw.Taxable personal propertyincludes:• All residential household fur-nishings used to produce income• Equipment, furniture, andmachinery used by commercial,industrial, and natural resourceoperations• Property used in an agribusi-ness that does not qualify asagricultural pursuant to§ 39-1-102(1.6)(a), C.R.S.• Expensed assets with a lifegreater than one year• Fully depreciated assets still inuse• Personal property in storagethat is subject to IRS deprecia-tion• Leasehold improvementsEquipment that is licensed as amotor vehicle (SMM plate or Z-Tab) is not reported on thePersonal Property DeclarationSchedule.Completed declaration schedulesare due April 15, 2014. You mayextend the deadline if, priorto April 15, the assessor receivesyour written request for an exten-sion along with $20 for a 10-day extension, or $40 for a 20-day extension. If you do not meetthe April 15 deadline and donot request an extension, apenalty in the amount of $50 or15% of the taxes due (whicheveris less) will be applied to youraccount.If you fail to file a declarationschedule, the assessor willestablish a taxable value basedon the“best information available” andadd a penalty of up to 25% ofassessed value for any omittedproperty that is subsequently dis-covered.

Published in the SilvertonStandard & the Miner on Feb. 5,2014.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION BYTHE SAN JUAN COUNTY

EMERGENCY TELEPHONESERVICE AUTHORITY TOCHANGE EMERGENCY

TELEPHONE SURCHARGE

Date of Notice: January 30, 2014PUC Docket No. 14A-0103T

This Notice is given by the SanJuan County EmergencyTelephone Service Authority, P. O.Box 178, Silverton, CO 81433

You are hereby notified that theSan Juan County EmergencyTelephone Service Authority (“theAuthority”) has applied to theColorado Public UtilitiesCommission for approval of anincrease the emergency tele-phone service surcharge affectingall users of telephone services inSan Juan County (including usersof wireless and voice over inter-net communication services).The Authority proposes toincrease the per line surchargefor enhanced 911 telephone serv-ice from the present rate of $1.00per line per month to a new rateof $1.75 per line per month withthe rate change to become effec-tive as soon as the petition isgranted by the PUC. A copy ofthe petition is available forinspection at the offices of theColorado Public UtilitiesCommission or at the offices ofthe San Juan County Sheriff, San

Juan County Courthouse,Silverton, CO.

The requested increase of thesurcharge from $1.00 to $1.75per service user per month isnecessary to pay for and to main-tain enhanced 911 emergencytelephone services for San JuanCounty. All users of telephoneservices in San Juan County,including wireless, wireline andVOIP will be affected by the pro-posed increase in the E911 sur-charge.

Anyone may file written com-ments or objections concerningthe application with theCommission. The address andemail address of the Commissionto which written comments orobjections may be sent is:Colorado Public UtilitiesCommission, 1560 Broadway,Suite 250, Denver, CO 80202,email address [email protected]. In addition,comments can be made online atthe PUC website by entering thefollowing address in your brows-er:“www.dora.state.co.us/pls/real/CCTS_oWEB.comment_form”. TheCommission will consider all writ-ten comments and objectionssubmitted prior to the evidentiaryhearing on the application.

If a person desires to participateas a party in any proceeding

before the Commission regardingthe filing of this application, suchperson shall file an intervention inaccordance with Rule 1401 of theCommission’s Rules of Practiceand Procedure or any applicableCommission order within thirtydays after the date of theCommission’s Notice ofApplication Filed dated January30, 2014.

The Commission may hold a pub-lic hearing in addition to an evi-dentiary hearing on the applica-tion and that, if such a publichearing is held, members of thepublic may attend and may makestatements even if they did notfile comments, objections or anintervention.

If the petition is uncontested orunopposed, the Commission maydetermine the matter without ahearing and without furthernotice.

Any person desiring informationregarding if and when hearingsmay be held shall submit a writ-ten request to the Commission orshall alternatively contact theExternal Affairs section of theCommission at its local (303-894-2070) or toll-free (800-456-0858)phone number.

By: San Juan County EmergencyTelephone Service Authority,Susan R. Kurtz, Chairman.

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OOUURR CCLLAASSSSIIFFIIEEDDAADDSS WWOORRKK!!

An ad for a lost dog wasplaced last week, but by

Monday it had returned of itsown accord!

Call 387-5477.

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A NATIONALHISTORIC SITE

IN JOURNALISM

REAL ESTATEOwn a summer silver mine(good road access) and a winterski cabin site (with all permits) 20minutes on skis from Highway550: www.SilvertonGold.org

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FOR RENT580sf very new Greene and11th Street second floor officespace above garage structure forlease. Office has views, groundfloor entrance, mudroom andbathroom, and interior stairway tosecond floor. Unit also has goodsolar gain, radiant heat, automat-ic skylights, and is hard- wired formodern data needs. REDUCEDRENT — $500 per month plus

separately metered propane andelectricity. Garage is not includedwith rent. Please contact GuyGrover at [email protected] questions and NicoleBellman 970-387-0133 for show-ings.

FOR LEASE OR SALE — 1260Blair Street, formerly StellarRestaurant. Call 970 375-0452.E-mail [email protected](RE: 1260 Blair St.)

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PLACE AN ADSilverton Standard

classifieds are just $7 aweek for the first 20words, and 30 centsper word after that!Call 387-5477, or e-

mail [email protected]

Metal PricesWednesday, Jan. 29, 2014Gold 1268.50Silver 19.77Platinum 1411 Palladium 714Copper 3.2582Nickel 6.3261Zinc .8988Lead .9662

MISCELLANEOUSWANTED

Want to purchase minerals andother oil/gas interests. Senddetails to: P.O. Box 13557,Denver, CO 80201 (d)

Town of Silverton check registry

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$$22 AAdduullttss//$$11 KKiiddss!! Self guided tours of local snow

sculptures. Pick up maps and vot-ing cards at Kendall Mountain SkiArea.

• Durango Cyclery Snow Bikesfor Rent/Demo

• 1964 Ski Lift Day Pricing: $2Adults/$1 Kids!

• Free Ice Skating & Sledding • 1960s-themed Photo Booth

FFrriiddaayy,, FFeebb.. 77• 6 p.m. — Snowmobile

Parade to Kendall Mountain• After Parade — Annual

Christmas Tree Burn• 6 p.m. — Poker Tournament,

Kendall Mountain Cafe• 7:30 p.m. — Talent Show:

“Light up Your Talent,” SilvertonSchool

SSaattuurrddaayy,, FFeebb.. 88• 11 a.m. — Cardboard Box

Derby/Theme: 1960s cars• 12 p.m. — Shovel Race/BYO

Shovel• 11a.m.-12 p.m. — Winter

Classic Snow Golf, Silverton TrainDepot, 945 Animas Street

• 1p.m. — Broom Ball/BYOBroom

• 4p.m. — Kendall MountainYouth Art Contest Judging

SSaattuurrddaayy nniigghhttCelebrate Kendall Mountain

Ski Area’s 50th Anniversary! • 6 p.m. — Kendall’s Ribbon

Cutting & Birthday Toast/Cake/

Grand Prize Drawings• 6:30 p.m. — Grand Prize

Drawings• 6-9 p.m. — Night Skiing

with $2 Lift Tickets, Chili Cook-off, Avalanche Brewing Co. BeerGarden, Live 60s Music w/ TooLittle O2, Prize Drawings &Fireworks!

• Ongoing — CostumeContest for “Best Lit” (headlamps,decorative lights, glow sticks, etc)& “Best Dressed” 1964Celebrity/Famous Persons (007,Marlyn Monroe, Kennedys, etc).

• 8:30 p.m. — Big’ns:Bluegrass/Irish Pub Band,Montanya, 1309 Greene Street

SSuunnddaayy,, FFeebb.. 99• 11 a.m. — Horseshoe

Tournament• 12 p.m. — K-9 Skijoring/

Snowshoe Joring/Snow BikeJoring, Silverton Train Depot, 945Animas Street. Awards for speedi-est & most creatively-costumedhuman & canine pair!

• 2-3 p.m. — Guided SnowSculpture Tours

• 4 p.m. — Snow SculptureWinners Announced

All events at Kendall MountainSki Area unless noted. Schedule issubject to change without notice.

For more information aboutevents, contests and grand prizedrawings call (970) 759-5557 orlog ontowww.silvertoncolorado.com.

Winter equipment rentals areavailable through the WymanHotel at (970) 387-5372, 1371Greene Street.

Please No Dogs allowed onKendall grounds!

The ski area features four runs,plus tree runs, small jumps, railsand other features, and is servedby a 1,050-foot long chairlift.

Silverton has received morethan 109 inches of snow so farthis year.

The tiny town high in the SanJuan Mountains serves as a hub

for a wide range of winter activi-ties — snowmobiling, Nordic ski-ing, downhill skiing, snowshoe-ing and backcountry skiing.

Kendall Mountain Ski Area isopen from 11-4 p.m. Fridays-Sundays.

More information is availableat www.skikendall.com orwww.silvertoncolorado.com.

SNOWSCAPE, from Page 1

and appreciated.Thank you all.— The families of Nick

Cappanno and Rick Williams

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Editor;It would be unconscionable to

sit by and watch our belovedSilverton face the prospect ofallowing marijuana businesses,growth and sales without sayinghow wrong we as a family viewthis situation.

Encouraging marijuana con-sumption by passage ofOrdinance 2013-05, or any plansto create a pot culture here inSilverton seem so wrong on somany levels.

We have been coming toSilverton summers and now win-ters for more than 40 years. Ourchildren, their families andfriends take great pride in show-ing their own children the won-ders of Silverton. They 4-wheeldrive the mountains, fish Molasand Andrews lakes, canoe in thequiet majesty of lakes surroundedby often snow-covered peaks,hike the Highland Mary Lakes asa yearly venture. Our experiencesin this precious land are a price-less, clean and pure part of ourlives.

To borrow a well-stated phrasefrom a letter Nov. 21, 2013, fromBarbara and R.J. Taylor, we toomay be “considered part timersby the community, but any pro-posal to grow and produce mari-juana in Silverton will affect us asmuch or more than those wholive here year round.”

Kudos to Mayor Chris Tookey,David Zanoni, Edith Mary Eggett,Gina Rosato, Julie Danjou, andthe Silverton High School youths,Concerned Citizens of Silvertonas you take a stand against mari-juana businesses in Silverton.

We wholeheartedly supportyou.

— Anita Field, Peoria, Ariz.

LETTERS, from Page 2

From the February 5, 1898 edi-tion of the Silverton Standard:

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Louis Wyman has resumedoperations in his big tunnel onAnvil mountain overlooking thetown. The tunnel is alreadyupward of a thousand feet underground and with a couple ofhundred feet further advance-ment is quite liable to cause someof the Silverton people to opentheir eyes. Wyman knows exactlywhat he is going after and isbound to get it. Pete Perino andBert Molenerio, two of the newforce employed commencedwork there Thursday.

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Sunday last at a point on theGladstone road some four milesfrom town a small snowslidecrashed down the mountain androlled over Ben Harwood and asix-horse team he was driving.When the slide hit the sleigh,Ben was knocked out of it andcovered with three to four feet ofsnow. Alex McKinzie and anotherparty who were riding with Mr.Harwood were more fortunatethan he and although theyreceived quite a shaking up man-aged to retain their equilibrium.The horses were brought to astandstill by the snow heapedaround them and Harwood whowas badly stunned by the shockwas extracted from his perilousposition.

100 YEARS AGOFrom the February 7, 1914 edi-

tion of the Silverton Standard:

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Manager James R. Pitcher Jr. ofthe Silverton Northern, W.A.Smith, and Station Agent CliffordW. Montgomery, walked down tothe snow shed Sunday morninglooking over the condition of theDenver and Rio Grande tracks.

Mr. Pitcher estimates that a trainshould arrive in about twenty ortwenty-five days if present weath-er conditions continue.

A crew of men were employedby the town of Eureka to open upthe road to Howardsville earlythis week.

Allen Shaw took about thirtyhead of mules out to OurayFriday morning and will winterthem in Hotchkiss.


tion of the Silverton Standard:

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AA QQUUAARRAANNTTIINNEE..In the past few days several

cases of flu have been developedat the Sunnyside mine. The menhave been removed from themine and placed in Miners’Union hall, which has beentransformed into an emergencyhospital. The cases have not beenpronounced severe, and all thepatients are doing very well.

The men are employees of themine who arrived in the campfrom outside. We understand thata quarantine is now placed

against travel to and from Eureka.

80 YEARS AGOFrom the February 10, 1934

edition of the Silverton Standard &the Miner:

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Tony Lovato, a well knownminer, died at 3 o'clock Fridaymorning at the San Juan hospitalfrom injuries received at theShenandoah-Dives mine.

He was well known through-out the district having worked inmost of the mines inSouthwestern Colorado. Full par-ticulars are unobtainable at thepresent writing.


tion of the Silverton Standard & theMiner:

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said this week that parking onmain street from the hours of 3a.m. to 7 a.m. is strictly forbidden.

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Silverton Standard & CabooseThursday, February 6, 2014, Silverton, Colorado ““TThhee ppaasstt iiss nnoott ddeeaadd.. IInn ffaacctt,, iitt''ss nnoott eevveenn ppaasstt..”” —— William Faulkner

LookingBack ...

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It’s now official: the speedlimit on every street in Silvertonis 15 mph. This week, the town’spublic works crew installed newspeed limit signs on GreeneStreet, clearly defining the uni-versal top legal speed in town.


An estimated 200,000 peoplevisited the Alpine Loop last year,far more than those living inOuray, San Juan and Hinsdalecounties.


The recall election is over. BillMacDougall and Dan Salfisbergwere recalled. I think futureSilverton historians will treatMacDougall and Salfisberg betterthan the voters did.

I did hear a rumor that theStandard orchestrated the entirerecall election to sell ads. No onehas ever considered me thatclever before.


Congratulations to Jane Grofffor 20 years of service at theSilverton bank.

This is it! This coming week-end is when Silverton people cel-ebrate winter, a chance to wardoff cabin fever and the winterdoldrums!

It’s the fifth annual SilvertonSnowscape, and the theme of the1989 version is “Shake, Rattle &Roll, Baja Style.”

Colorado Lt. Governor MikeCallihan will be in SilvertonFriday to present a plate toSilverton Mayor Willy Tookeycommemorating Silverton’s par-ticipation in the ColoradoCommunity Partnership pro-gram. The program, which wasannounced last year, pairsSilverton with Poncha Springs.

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Sheriff’s blotter: Jan. 30 —Larry Slade was involved in anaccident about five miles north oftown as he hurried to obtain helpfor an injured party, KenSafranski. Slade’s Jeep rolled offthe road on a sharp curve.Safranski had been struck by atruck on top of Red MountainPass as he was standing and talk-ing. He was hit into anothervehicle and suffered a brokenarm. The truck was driven by Dr.Cliff Watts who drove Safranskito Montrose Hospital for treat-ment.


Linda Brooks, who spent virtu-ally all of last week rustling a jobunderground at the StandardMetals Mine, went to work onthe nipper gang there Tuesdaymorning.

She is the first woman thelocal mine has hired for under-ground work.

SILVERTON SUBWAY, 1952

Photo courtesy of San Juan County Historical SocietyMary Foreman stands outside a snow tunnel dug through a snowpack in the 1400 block of Reese Street in January1952. Mrs. Foreman (Dec. 3, 1901-Jan. 24, 1979) was a lifetime Silverton resident. She was the daughter of John andPetronille Ferando. Her father died of miner’s consumption about a month before she was born in Silverton. Shemarried John Foreman of Ouray in 1927. John and Lew Parcell operated San Juan Cash and Carry Grocery. John andMary lived on Reese Street. They separated in the 1950s. Mary lived a simple life, according to Hillside Cemetery his-torian Freda Peterson. “She walked everywhere, both summer and winter.” For ironing she used flatirons or sadirons,heated on a coal-burning stove.

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$2 skiing SNOWSCAPE TIME! Feb. 7-9 STANDARD the MINER · Traffic resumes over Red Mountain Pass After a closure of nearly three weeks, Red Mountain Pass was opened for traffic twice