1 year ago: Historic Summit County ranch north of Silverthorne sells for $21 million

More than 1,000 acres of Summit County land that includes water rights and commercial activity is set to come under new ownership following a multimillion-dollar sale this spring. Pass Creek Ranch, located north of Silverthorne near the confluence of Pass Creek and the Blue River, sold for $21 million in April, according to real estate data from Land Title Guarantee Co. Jim Donlon, the ranch’s longtime owner, said the decision to sell was practical but bittersweet. Reflecting on 30 years of ownership, Donlon said the ranch was a family venture first and a commercial endeavor second. 

— From the June 11, 2024, edition of Summit Daily News

5 years ago: Frisco closes Main Street to cars as it tries to boost business during COVID

Frisco opened its Main Street Promenade on June 12, 2020, a move that blocked off traffic along the roadway and opened the area to pedestrians and cyclists. The promenade shut down Main Street from Second to Fifth avenues and allowed businesses to expand their operations into public areas, with an aim to serve as an economic driver for businesses by increasing occupancy and providing space for shoppers and diners to physically distance while patronizing local shops and restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic. The idea comes as part of Frisco’s multipronged approach to helping residents and businesses recover financially as a result of the pandemic.

— From the June 10, 2020, edition of Summit Daily News

10 years ago: Breckenridge christens new pump track in Wellington neighborhood

Mayor John Warner and the Town of Breckenridge Open Space and Trails Division are hosting the grand opening of the Wellington Bike Park and Pump Track on June 15, 2010, allowing adrenaline junkies to learn about and enjoy the town’s latest bicycle facility. The park is designed as a fun recreational playground where riders of all ages can improve their bicycling skills. The facility was constructed by Peter Mills of Elevated Trail Designs and members of the town open space department’s trail crew over a six-week period. It is designed for all abilities and features a large pump track, a Stryder track, three flow trails (one beginner and two intermediate) and a skills area featuring “skinnies” with a small rock garden.

— From the June 15, 2015, edition of Summit Daily News

15 years ago: Kids believed to have started small wildfire near Silverthorne

Ten Lake Dillon firefighters attacked a small wildfire that started in some willows in Silverthorne on the evening of June 6, 2010. The fire appears to have been sparked by youths playing with matches. A makeshift willow-branch fort and matches were discovered near the origin of the smoky blaze, which covered less than one-tenth of an acre on county property just south of the Smith Ranch. The fire caused minor property damage, but fire officials feared that it could have spread rapidly toward an apartment complex and homes up on the hillside and called in an engine crew and a wildland-fire crew to fight it.

— From the June 8, 2010, edition of Summit Daily News

30 years ago: Breckenridge man struck by lightning while standing on balcony

A Breckenridge man was in critical condition June 8, 1995, after he was struck by lightning on the evening of June 7. Robert Lawyer, 23, was struck at about 7:20 p.m. as he watched the lightning storm from the balcony of a condominium off Broken Lance Drive. Lawyer was “basically dead” when Red, White & Blue firefighters arrived on scene, said Fire Marshal Tom Hronek. Firefighters successfully stimulated Lawyer’s heart with an automatic external defibrillator. He was taken to Provenant Medical Center in Frisco and then transported by ambulance to the intensive care unit of St. Anthony’s Central in Denver. By June 12, the man’s condition had improved and he was expected to be released within a week.

— From the June 9 and June 13, 1995, editions of Summit Daily News

125 years ago: Dillon and Montezuma appoint new postmistresses

Mrs. Nellie Logsdon took charge of the Dillon post office June 13, 1900, and moved the post office from the Phillips drug store to the room located between the Kranz barber shop and Alber meat market. After failing to recommend a successor to F. E. Webster, an order was issued on June 6 to close the Montezuma post office on June 15. The news of the impending closure didn’t reach Montezuma until June 11, and the town quickly went into motion to recommend Mrs. Elgin as the post. Town residents worked the telegram in Breckenridge throughout the day on June 13. On June 14, Elgin was appointed, preventing the post office from being shut down, and allowing the mail line between Dillon and Montezuma to continue operations.

— From the June 16, 1900, edition of the Summit County Journal