1 year ago: Developer threatens legal action against Dillon candidate, recall petitioner 

Attorney Caroline Kwak, a representative of Developer Jake Porritt and his company JPJD Dillon, sent cease-and-desist letters this week to Dillon residents Laura Johnson and Barbara Richard. Richard is a candidate for Dillon Town Council running to potentially replace one of the three candidates subject to a potential recall in an upcoming election. Both Richard and Johnson are members of the committee that initiated the recall election. Kwak also sent a letter, dated Feb. 20, to 5th Judicial District Attorney Heidi McCollum asking McCollum to investigate Johnson and prosecute her under a state law that prohibits knowingly or recklessly making false statements designed to affect an election. (Richard won her election and the 5th Judicial District Attorney’s Office ultimately did not prosecute Johnson.)

— From the Feb. 27, 2025, edition of Summit Daily News

5 years ago: Breckenridge to place security on Main Street to enforce health orders during spring break

The Breckenridge Town Council discussed ways to support front-line workers during the busy spring break period at a work session Feb. 23, 2021, and decided to employ one to two security personnel from the Breckenridge Municipal Court to patrol the downtown area each day. Town Manager Rick Holman explained to council that at the last town resiliency task-force meeting, it was brought up that businesses are struggling with pushback from customers regarding COVID-19 restrictions. Holman said some of the colleges that are scheduled to have more traditional spring breaks are from southern states, where there are fewer COVID-19 restrictions than in Colorado, which he said could cause problems for front-line workers during the time period.

— From the Feb. 25, 2021, edition of Summit Daily News

10 years ago: Scott Vargo named as new Summit County manager, succeeding Gary Martinez

The Board of County Commissioners named assistant county manager Scott Vargo as the county’s manager, replacing long-time county manager Gary Martinez. The commissioners made the hire official on Feb. 20, 2016, following a swift process that started with Martinez’s announcement at the end of January. Formal interviews were held with two internal applicants, Vargo and fellow assistant county manager Thad Noll, the morning of Feb. 19, and a decision made and the candidates informed by the afternoon. He had been with the county government in various capacities since 1999, when he took the position of director of human resources. (Vargo resigned from the position in 2022 to take a job with the city of Golden.)

— From the Feb. 23, 2016, edition of Summit Daily News

15 years ago: Census data shows strong population growth, county officials disagree on numbers

Summit County’s permanent population swelled to more than 27,000 people, according to the 2010 U.S. Census data, an approximately 15% increase from 2000 counts. Those numbers are short of county projections, which estimated a 25.8% increase in population. County planners anticipated population counts for 2010 to be a bit lower than initial estimates due to the recession, which likely pushed some residents back toward the Front Range where jobs might be more readily available, but were surprised by how far the gap was between the census and their estimated numbers.

— From the Feb. 25, 2011, edition of Summit Daily News

30 years ago: Frisco officials express concern about planned relocation of historical home

During the Feb. 20, 1996, Frisco Town Council meeting, representatives from the Frisco Historical Society informed the council on plans to move an additional building into the Frisco Historic Park. The 1920 building, known formally as the “Lund House” and informally as the Sabatini home, located at the comer or Fourth and Galena streets. The house was donated to the historical society by the Sabatini/Hedenskog family, and is too large to fit in the space originally designated by the society for the next historic building, so the park’s master plan would be altered to accommodate the house. Town representatives expressed concerns about the park becoming overcrowded, but could not override the decision. (The house was relocated from its original location to the Frisco Marina in 1998.)

— From the Feb. 26, 1996, edition of Summit Daily News

125 years ago: Dillon businessmen aim to sell town’s well water as a nerve and blood tonic

The Summit County Journal reported “a new, and what promises to be an important, industry for Dillon, has just been opened up,” by W. W. Dedman, S. S. Fry and William Graff, who have built a distilling apparatus for treating and bottling the water in the lower town well at Dillon. The Journal reported that the water had been known for years to contain medicinal properties as a nerve and blood tonic, and the men are now aiming to capitalize on the water’s properties in a new business venture. It was claimed that, when treated, the water was equal to the waters of Manitou Springs or Lythia, Georgia.

— From the March 2, 1901, edition of Summit County Journal