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Klondike Snowslide Blocks Henson Creek, Briefly Strands Capitol City Residents

An annual rite of high country spring, the once or occasionally twice-per-season running of the Klondike Snowslide, occurred late last week.This year’s slide once again blocked a narrow section of Henson Creek midway between Nellie Creek and the Capitol City Townsite, depositing heavily compacted snow an estimated 25’ deep cross both County Road 20 and the blockaded creekbed.The blocked road, including impounded Henson Creek water 3” to 4” deep above the slide, temporarily inconvenienced one Capitol City resident, Ron Hefty, who rode his side-by-side OHV down to the upper side of the slide on a reconnaissance mission. The OHV promptly became bogged and then frozen overnight in the water and snow slush, and was later retrieved.In addition to to Hefty, also briefly snowbound as a result of the snowslide was Capitol City homeowner Bill Matlack.As a safety precaution with snowslide danger in mind, Hinsdale County Road and Bridge seasonally closes County Road 20 to Capitol City and beyond with a locked gate at Nellie Creek. Recreationists and up valley landowners are, however, allowed to park at the gate and at their own risk traverse the unplowed portion of CR20 beyond the gate on foot or via snowmobile. After learning of

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Town Passes OHV Ordinance for Hours of Operation, Spark Arrestors, Fines

Town of Lake City Board of Trustees and Mayor Dave Roberts met with Sheriff Denim Starnes and Deputy Jim Hunsicker during the March 19 regular workshop and meeting to discuss Town OHV regulations and the OHV year-end report. The annual report is generated through input collected from Hinsdale County Finance Director Lynn McNitt, Mayor Roberts, Sheriff Starnes, Captain James Saunders with Colorado State Patrol, Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Traffic and Safety Program Manager Zane Znamenacek and CDOT Regional Operator RE Hall.The report, which is required by CDOT’s Special Use Permit, is submitted at the end of each season to communicate concerns or issues that occurred.The report states: Following the end of the 2024 summer season, concerns were communicated to the County and Town that the new start date had adversely affected local business. The County Commissioners and Town Trustees discussed changing the start date for 2025, which would require a new request for an updated Special Use Permit from CDOT. Eventually it was determined to wait until the end of the current 2024-2025 permit. Both the Town and County boards will meet to discuss the possibility of requesting a new permit to continue the OHV Highway program in 2026

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Editor's Pick

Dear Grant,

Elon Musk makes $8-million/day — PER DAY — of taxpayer money; the average Social Security recipient receives $65/day. And yet, Musk calls Social Security a “Ponzi Scheme.” This is a blatant lie.Social Security was created in the 1930s as a safety net for Seniors, so they could age with dignity.

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Dear Grant,

After much thought and consideration, The Lost Sock laundromat has closed its doors indefinitely.Due to the drastic increase in water and sewage rates, we can no longer sustain it viably.We are saddened to know that this closure will directly affect our local community members, seasonal residents, and tourists alike, we

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Community Calendar

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Dear Grant

There is a false narrative out there concerning the Social Security program. Here’s an email explaining how it works:“Social Security runs on COBOL (a computer programming language designed for use in commerce), which does not use a date or time type. So, the date is stored as a number using

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Dear Grant and Silver World crew—

I continue to enjoy reading of Lake City from (very) far afield, here in Virginia. I noticed a reference to OHV decibel levels in the February 28 Silver World. While I have no dog in the OHV issue, my wife Liz and I were surprised at how many of them

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Editor,

Celebrating the 2025 Cannibal Snowshoe Scramble!We extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who joined us for the 2025 Cannibal Snowshoe Scramble this past Saturday. Your energy and enthusiasm made the event a tremendous success!A special thank you goes to all our volunteers whose dedication and hard work helped make this

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