Lake City Silver World Newspaper
THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE TOWN OF LAKE CITY AND HINSDALE COUNTY COLORADO
Hinsdale County School District pursued and was awarded a BEST Grant in May of 2018, with the caveat the school district provides matching funds. The school district and community successfully passed a bond to provide those matching funds on November 7, 2018. RTA Architects had been retained by the school district to help with the…
Read More about School Construction Groundbreaking Scheduled for May 21High water concerns and an increasing realization of the tremendous amount of tree debris which will be washed downstream in this and future runoffs prompted Hinsdale County Commissioners to convene a summit of federal, state, regional and local experts on Monday afternoon, April 29. Those attending the brainstorming session were welcomed by Hinsdale County Administrator…
Read More about County, State Agencies Ponder Flood PotentialToday, Thursday, May 2nd, Hinsdale County verbally declared a state of emergency to address post-avalanche impacts in the high country. This will allow our community to access technical assistance and financial resources from an anticipated State of Colorado emergency declaration. We continue to work through recovery and mitigation collaboratively with the Town of Lake City,…
Read More about State of EmergencyJust before going to print on Thursday morning, April 25, SILVER WORLD receives confirmation from Hinsdale County Clerk & Recorder Joan Roberts that her office has approved the format of a Petition to Recall and Demand Election of a Successor. The petition seeking removal of two-term District 3 Commissioner Stan Whinnery was filed for format…
Read More about Petition Wording Validated Seeking Recall of Commissioner WhinneryFor the first time in the history of Lake City, a local student has been awarded the prestigious Boettcher Scholarship. Lake City Community School Senior Jacee Lawrence applied for the scholarship in the fall of 2018, along with 1,500 other hopefuls, and has been chosen as one of the lucky 42 who will receive tuition,…
Read More about Lake City School’s Jacee Lawrence Wins Prestigious Boettcher Scholarship…Hinsdale County administration was rocked by the abrupt resignation of two commissioner-appointed department heads in recent days. The first of the resignations was announced last week with last Thursday, April 4, being the final day on the job for newly-named Hinsdale County Emergency Medical Services and Emergency Management Director Troy Mead. Mead’s resignation was followed…
Read More about Resignations of EMS, R&B Heads Come as SurprisePraise and congratulations overflowed at Tuesday evening’s annual ‘Celebrate Lake City!’ awards presentation highlighting superlatives from a variety of Lake City area organizations, including Lake City/Hinsdale County Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen of the Year, which went to Scott Beedy, the late enthusiastic civic booster. Full story and more photos to appear in April 19 Silver…
Read More about ‘Celebrate’ Honorees Include Citizen of Year, Lifetime Achievement…Hinsdale County Historical Society has completed purchase of a notable historic landmark on the Alpine Loop Scenic Byway located between Capitol City and Rose’s Cabin. The 44’-tall brick Rose Lime Kiln, built by Capitol City entrepreneur George S. Lee in 1881, was purchased for $29,000 from Ronald Tharp, Jr., of Houston, Texas. The historical society…
Read More about Lime Kiln, Henson Creek Landmark, Acquired by Historical SocietyLake City Community School was unusually tranquil — not a single rambunctious student or stern-eyed instructor in sight — for an important meeting which took place in the school’s commons area late Monday morning this week. Monday’s 11 a.m. school gathering was a subcontractor’s pre-bid meeting coordinated by the school’s General Contractor, Durango, Colorado-based FCI Constructors,…
Read More about Subcontractors Meet in Advance of May School ConstructionAs part of an ongoing effort by Town of Lake City to improve infrastructure and leading up to an eventual street-paving project, a sewer line replacement project will be commencing sometime in the near future. Bids were solicited to secure a contractor, and the project has been awarded to RMS Utilities, Inc., from Alamosa, although…
Read More about Sewer Line Project Awarded to RMS Utilities, Base Bid Totalling $1,498,313
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