Ophir News

OURAY a ' Weehawken Creative Arts is pleased to offer a Mild Herb Walk with Certified Clinical Herbalist, Melanie Kent on Tuesday, July 14.

Norwood has been awarded two separate Great Outdoors Colorado grants totaling nearly $50,000. GOCO awarded $33,228.42 to the Town of Norwood to build a skateboard park and BMX track.

The effort builds on TPL's preservation of more than 9,000 acres of high country mining claims in the triangle of land between Ouray, Silverton, and Telluride.

Will Pursue Renewable Energy Agenda TELLURIDE - When former Mountain Village Mayor Rube Felicelli takes his place representing District 5 on the San Miguel Power Association's Board of Directors in July, the first thing he plans to do is his homework.

REMARKABLE mining claims located on Ophir Pass Road, County Road 8, Silverton. Awesome property for recreation, hunting, camping or build a secondhome.

GUEST COMMENTARY In the past few weeks the governments of Telluride, Mountain Village, Norwood, Ophir and San Miguel County have each adopted Governor Ritter's Climate Action Goal of a 20% reduction in Greenhouse Gas emissions by 2020.

For years, Ophir residents have worked to protect critical wildlife habitat, maintain recreational access on public lands, protect water quality and help maintain the quality of life in the Ophir Valley.

Silverton continues to feel aloof from the rest of Colorado and, for that matter, the world.

The other night I tried to get a jump on a meeting planned for the next day by leaving home in the early afternoon.