1 year ago: Summit Tigers hockey team comes up one win short of state championship

The No. 10 Summit Tigers’ improbable and storybook season came to an honorable end March 5, 2024, as they lost 4-2 to No. 4 Durango, who was crowned as the 2024 Class 4A state champs. Summit’s monumental run to the state final game began nearly two weeks earlier when the team defeated seventh-ranked Colorado Academy in the opening round on Feb. 22, before shocking No. 2 Steamboat Springs High School in double overtime Feb. 28 and claiming vistory over No. 3 Liberty High School on March 2.

— From the March 6, 2024, edition of the Summit Daily News

5 years ago: Summit County visitor is 1st to test positive for coronavirus in Colorado

A patient being screened for the at St. Anthony Summit Medical Center in Frisco tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. A test was performed by the state, which returned a presumptive positive result, which was announced on March 5, 2020. The case represents the first known case of COVID-19 in the state. The patient is a California man in his 30s who was visiting Summit County.

— From the March 6, 2020, edition of the Summit Daily News

10 years ago: Summit Stage bus system receives $1.6 million in CDOT grants

The Colorado Department of Transportation awarded Summit County’s public transportation system $1.6 million in funding to support the replacement of aging buses and upgrades to facilities, including the Frisco Transfer Center. The money was allocated through the Colorado FASTER Transit Grants program and federal transit funds to the Summit Stage, which provides free bus transportation to towns and resorts throughout Summit County.

— From the March 3, 2015, edition of the Summit Daily News

15 years ago: Vail Resorts plans to move about 100 positions from Keystone to Broomfield

Vail Resorts notified about 100 employees currently working in Keystone that their positions will be moved to the company’s Broomfield headquarters at the end of the ski season. The company notified the employees on Feb. 16, 2010, and those who agree to the move will begin work at their new location on June 2. The affected employees are mostly entry- and junior-level accountants and purchasers who serve companywide functions and many toured the Broomfield offices early in March 2010. Vail Resorts planned to provide a relocation benefit to those who agreed to relocate — anyone who decides to stay in Summit County will complete their last day of work on June 1.

— From the March 5, 2010, edition of the Summit Daily News

30 years ago: Wienermobile cuts Summit County stay short after vandalism

An Oscar Mayer wienermobile was vandalized outside a Dillon Valley East condominium March 4, 1995, prompting the food company to ask its drivers to cut short their stay in Summit County. The unknown wienermobile vandal ripped off the driver’s side mirror and damaged some lug nut covers sometime between 2 and 7 a.m., according to the Summit County Sheriff’s Department. Wienermobile driver Moe Drane said the company is especially disappointed because this particular vehicle was just three weeks old. Drane called March 7 morning from Denver, where the 27-foot-long hot dog in a bun-shaped craft was being repaired.

— From the March 8, 1995, edition of the Summit Daily News

30 years ago: Cake gets ready to play in Breckenridge

What is Cake? The only answer is “a band.” What kind of band? No one knows, not even its members. Its first CD, which the band released in June 1994, was recently picked up by Nashville’s Capricorn Records and is set for rerelease this month. “Motorcade of Generosity,” is a bizarre mixture of everything from country sounds to some kind of ’70s song-based rock with a dab of horns here and there. Not knowing all songs on the CD were written and recorded by the same group, one might assume it was a compilation CD. The band played March 5, 1995, at JohSha’s in Breckenridge.

— From the March 3, 1995, edition of the Summit Daily News

125 years ago: Breckenridge woman hosts ‘Lenten’ party

One of the most enjoyable social functions of the season was the “Lenten” party given by Mrs. C. J. Enterline on March 6, 1900, in the parlors of her cozy home on south Main Street. About 30 ladies were present, each with embroidery, and the time was spent in social chat, wit and “harmless repartee,” combined with “fancy-work” until 5 p.m., when the hostess served a dainty luncheon in her usual happy manner. Such delightful gatherings should occur more frequently, as they bring neighbors and friends together with a closer tie of friendship and leave happy memories to them for many days afterwards.

— From the March 10, 1900, edition of the Summit Daily News