Lake City Silver World Newspaper
THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE TOWN OF LAKE CITY AND HINSDALE COUNTY COLORADO
2018
Over 80 years after it left the Lake City train station, narrow gauge Combination Car No. 211 has belatedly returned to its home port. In the intervening years, much has changed. The railroad tracks on which the combined passenger and freight car plied the miles are long gone, torn up and salvaged in the wake…
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Ongoing dry weather and an almost total lack of rain through at least mid-week this week are resulting in historically low stream flow throughout the Upper Gunnison River Basin. A check on stream flow conditions on Tuesday, July 10, confirms just 118 cubic feet per (cfs) second water flow on the lower Lake Fork River…
Read More about River Flows at Historic Low Ebb with Prevailing Dry Weather2016
by Sally Scott Moore The first of three informational meetings on the proposed bond issue for remodeled and expanded school building was held Monday evening, July 9, in the commons area of Lake City Community School. Sparsely attended, the audience was treated to details on the upcoming November 6, 2018, bond initiative, as well as…
Read More about School Hosts First of Three Meetings Explaining Impetus for School Rehab2018
Members of Lake City Arts were in the mood to celebrate last Friday evening, June 29, as the humanities organization fondly looked back on notable successes it has achieved during the past quarter century. Nattily-dressed arts board members were attentive as servers at a sold-out, 72-seat roast chicken dinner which was preceded by cocktails and…
Read More about Applause, Cheers Greet Arts’ 25th Anniversary Celebration2018
Hinsdale County Museum took possession of one of its largest and most challenging artifacts in its four-decade-plus history on Thursday morning last week. As previously reported, the museum completed arrangements with South Fork, Colorado, resident Don Shanks last fall to acquire narrow gauge railroad Car 211, a combined passenger and freight car which was used…
Read More about Narrow Gauge Combo Car 211 Arrives at Museum2018
Whether you are patriotic or just looking for some fun, there is never a shortage of activities leading up to the Fourth of July in Lake City. Lake City Chamber of Commerce has worked overtime preparing good times for locals and tourists, and there is a big calendar to prove it. If you aren’t on…
Read More about Sunday’s Community Church Service Begins Busy July 4 Week Festivities2018
In a special June 27 meeting requested by Mayor Bruce Vierheller, Town of Lake City Board of Trustees approved the implementation of voluntary Stage I watering restrictions. The restrictions do not apply to drip systems nor to the use of hand-watering containers. There is to be no irrigating on Mondays, or between the hours of…
Read More about Town Begins Voluntary Watering Restrictions2018
Lake City Fire Marshal and Fire District Manager Bill Hagendorf announced June 27 that the traditional fireworks display on July 4 has been cancelled. Citing concerns over the ongoing, extremely dry conditions in southwest Colorado, “the decision was made with the full backing and support of the Fire District Board to cancel this year’s display.”…
Read More about Dry Conditions Prompt No Fireworks2018
In what Hinsdale County Clerk Joan Roberts terms a “generally smooth election,” 57 percent of the county’s registered active voters returned their mail-in ballots for the Tuesday, June 26, Primary Election. A preponderance of Republican ballots — 346 total — were returned in the election, while 62 Democratic ballots were tabulated in the Primary.The total…
Read More about 408 Voters, 57% of of Electorate, Cast Ballots in Primary
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