1 year ago: CDOT puts $12 million into upgraded facility near Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels

Off the side of Interstate 70, a small building just outside the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels typically goes almost entirely unnoticed by the thousands of drivers who whiz through the mountain corridor every day. Ahead of this winter, the Colorado Department of Transportation invested $12 million in the tunnel facility, with the goal of reducing highway closures that not only hold up traffic but have a calculable impact on the state’s economy. The facility on the west side of the tunnel now hosts a new operations center decked out with high-tech cameras and screens, living quarters for staff to overnight in the mountains during winter storms, and an improved storage and maintenance bays for plows.

— From the Dec. 1, 2023, edition of the Summit Daily News

5 years ago: Summit County firefighter dies after falling from roof of condo building during a fire in Copper Mountain

A 46-year-old Summit Fire & EMS firefighter died after falling about 60 feet from the roof of a Copper Mountain condo building on Dec. 7, 2009, when crews were working to battle a fire at that location. The fire at Bridge End was first reported by a call to 911 at 1:51 a.m. A crew from the Copper fire station were the first on scene minutes later, according to Summit Fire spokesman Steve Lipsher. The 46-year-old man headed to the roof of the five-story building to find a way to access the fire. He fell to his death shortly before 2 a.m.

— From the Dec. 7, 2019, edition of the Summit Daily News

10 years ago: Summit Association of Realtors CEO accused of stealing more than $415,000

A longtime chief executive officer of the Summit Association of Realtors, was arrested on Dec. 2, 2009, and charged with felony theft and forgery by the Dillon Police Department. According to the arrest affidavit, the female officer stole more than $415,000 from the association, a not-for-profit she has led for nearly 20 years, by forging checks and making unauthorized fund transfers. (she pled guilty to the charges in May 2015 and was sentenced to five years in prison).

— From the Dec. 5, 2014, edition of the Summit Daily News

15 years ago: Breckenridge Ski Patrol women sell calendar to support mountain causes

The women of the Breckenridge Ski Patrol wanted to produce a calendar, reminiscent of vintage ski posters — just with a little more nudity. Their classy, partially nude photos grace the pages of their 2010 calendar, available this month at Breckenridge Ski Area, local businesses and online. Sales benefit Breckenridge Ski Patrol training programs, Colorado Avalanche Information Center and Mountain to Mountain.

— From the Dec. 4, 2009, edition of the Summit Daily News

30 years ago: Silverthorne families set to be evicted at New Year’s after trailer park is sold

Ten families living in the Silverthorne Trailer Court must be off the property by New Year’s Eve after their leases were been terminated due to the property being sold. The trailer court’s occupants got a 30-day termination notice just after Thanksgiving. A trustee for the property owners, said the situation is regrettable. However, he believes the news shouldn’t have come as a surprise to the tenants; a “For Sale” sign has been on the property for two or three years.

— From the Dec. 6, 1994, edition of the Summit Daily News

125 years ago: Man sets fire to building’s roof while attempting to light his pipe in bed

The peaceful slumbers of Breckenridge residents was broken up quite early in the morning on Dec. 3, 1899, after one of the lodgers of the Athletic club building set his quilts on fire while trying to light his pipe in bed. The man was sleeping on the two-story part of the building and dropped his burning quilt out the back door onto the roof of the one-story part of the building, resulting in a large hole being burned in the roof, but no other damages.

— From the Dec. 9, 1899, edition of the Summit County Journal