1 year ago: Bystanders assist woman after accident on Tenmile Traverse

About two hours into their hike on the Tenmile Traverse, Breckenridge residents Nikki and Brad LaRochelle discovered a woman had fallen about 20-30 feet near a rocky ridgeline called “The Dragon” and slid down the steep mountainside. The couple immediately started helping another group that was already assessing the situation and had called Summit County Rescue Group. The woman was helped by the hikers until paramedics and rescue group members arrived to assist. A Black Hawk helicopter later arrived to fly the injured woman to a hospital on the Front Range.

— From the Aug. 23, 2024, Summit Daily News

5 years ago: Silverthorne gravel mine proposal submitted after nearly 2-year delay

Peak Materials has submitted a permit application to the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety to create a gravel mine at the 75-acre Hillyard property north of Silverthorne. The project has been met with adamant resistance from Friends of the Lower Blue River and Lower Blue Residents United. The mining company announced the submission of the permit application Aug. 6, 2020, nearly two years after the community open house where the project was last discussed publicly. (The Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board voted unanimously to deny Peak Materials’ permit application on April 29, 2021.)

— From the Aug. 18, 2020, Summit Daily News

10 years ago: Summit County considers senior housing, care facility

More than 80 Summit seniors showed up at the Aug. 18, 2015, county commission meeting to support plans for a proposed retirement community. Initial plans included three phases: Subsidized independent housing units, assisted living facilities and skilled nursing facilities. Through discussions with the county, a 4.5-acre parcel near Frisco, deemed the “Hillside Parcel,” could be set aside for the project. The county is lagging behind the demand for senior care, with limited resources for those with disabilities or health concerns. The Timberline Adult Daycare Facility and in-home care are the only options currently on the table.

— From the Aug. 20, 2015, Summit Daily News

15 years ago: Off-roaders enjoy new track near Summit County landfill

The dirtbikes hummed along new tracks Aug. 21, 2010, at the park recently opened between Dillon Cemetery and Summit County Landfill. Noise complaints and concern for nearby wetlands areas led to the area’s total closure to dirt bikers early this year. Summit County Off-Road Riders Group worked with local government to create the Tenderfoot Track Club, which offers riding confined to the tracks as a compromise. The track club’s area includes two dirt-bike tracks and one smaller oval track.

— From the Aug. 22, 2010, Summit Daily News

30 years ago: Summit County residents will cast their ballots via mail

Registered Summit County residents will cast their votes in the November 1995 elections via the U.S. Postal Service. The board of county commissioners made the decision at its Aug. 14, 1995, meeting. The board’s decision means no polling precincts will be offered. Instead, the clerk’s office will begin mailing ballots to all registered voters Oct. 13. Voters will fill out their ballots at their leisure in their homes, and then send the ballots back to the county clerk by Nov. 7.

— From the Aug. 21, 1995, Summit Daily News

125 years ago: New division superintendent appointed over local railway

J. A. Rashback has been appointed as the superintendent of the South Park division of the Colorado & Southern railway, which includes Breckenridge. Rashback comes from the Cheyenne Northern railway, and is said to be a railroad man of considerable experience. One of the requisite qualifications of a superintendent of the South Park division is to know how to buck snow successfully, and if he has had experience in that role and realizes what the High Line over Boreas Pass is in winter, his administration will be a success.

— From the Aug. 25, 1900, Summit County Journal