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Flanked by the High County Conservation Center's Community Programs Manager Jessie Burley and Executive Director Jennifer Schenk, right, Kirby McClure toasts his later brother, Tim McClure, for whom Friday night's HC3 benefit at the DoubleTree in Breckenrdige was named.
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From right, High County Conservation Center Executive Director Jennifer Schenk, Elle Lyne-Schiffer, Emily Wallace and HC3 Community Programs Manager Jessie Burley pose for a photo after Lyne-Schiffer and Wallace were honored for their conservation efforts with a Green Scene award.
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The EveryBelly Dancers perform at the 28th Tim McClure Benefit on Friday, March 10, at the DoubleTree in Breckenridge.
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Nora Gilbertson gets a big hug after being announced as a Green Scene award winner Friday night at the 28th Tim McClure Benefit.
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Broken Compass Brewing co-owner Jason Ford celebrates on the way up to the front of the room to accept a Green Scene award on behalf of his brewery.
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Ana Richey of the EveryBelly Dancers performs Friday night during the 28th Tim McClure Benefit at the DoubleTree in Breckenridge.
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Pam Seegers of the EveryBelly Dancers performs Friday night during the 28th Tim McClure Benefit at the DoubleTree in Breckenridge.
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Alia Dye of the EveryBelly Dancers performs Friday night during the 28th Tim McClure Benefit at the DoubleTree in Breckenridge.
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Guests peruse items set up for the silent auction Friday night at the DoubleTree in Breckenridge during the 28th Tim McClure Benefit, the High County Conservation Centerâs biggest fundraiser of the year.
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The band Ms. Amy and the Jet Set perform Friday night at the DoubleTree during the 28th Tim McClure Benefit in Breckenridge.
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Tony Cammarata addresses the crowd at the 28th Tim McClure Benefit on Friday, March 10, at the DoubleTree in Breckenridge.
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Kirby McClure snaps photos at the 28th Tim McClure Benefit on Friday, March 10, at the DoubleTree in Breckenridge.
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Broken Compass Brewing accepts a Green Scene award at the 28th Tim McClure Benefit on Friday, March 10, at the DoubleTree in Breckenridge.
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Nora Gilbertson, center, accepts a Green Scene award at the 28th Tim McClure Benefit on Friday, March 10, at the DoubleTree in Breckenridge.
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The EveryBelly Dancers perform at the 28th Tim McClure Benefit on Friday, March 10, at the DoubleTree in Breckenridge.
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The EveryBelly Dancers perform at the 28th Tim McClure Benefit on Friday, March 10, at the DoubleTree in Breckenridge.
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The EveryBelly Dancers perform at the 28th Tim McClure Benefit on Friday, March 10, at the DoubleTree in Breckenridge.
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The EveryBelly Dancers perform at the 28th Tim McClure Benefit on Friday, March 10, at the DoubleTree in Breckenridge.
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The EveryBelly Dancers perform at the 28th Tim McClure Benefit on Friday, March 10, at the DoubleTree in Breckenridge.
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The EveryBelly Dancers perform at the 28th Tim McClure Benefit on Friday, March 10, at the DoubleTree in Breckenridge.
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The EveryBelly Dancers perform at the 28th Tim McClure Benefit on Friday, March 10, at the DoubleTree in Breckenridge.
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The EveryBelly Dancers perform at the 28th Tim McClure Benefit on Friday, March 10, at the DoubleTree in Breckenridge.
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The EveryBelly Dancers perform at the 28th Tim McClure Benefit on Friday, March 10, at the DoubleTree in Breckenridge.
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The EveryBelly Dancers perform at the 28th Tim McClure Benefit on Friday, March 10, at the DoubleTree in Breckenridge.
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The EveryBelly Dancers perform at the 28th Tim McClure Benefit on Friday, March 10, at the DoubleTree in Breckenridge.
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The EveryBelly Dancers perform at the 28th Tim McClure Benefit on Friday, March 10, at the DoubleTree in Breckenridge.
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A heartfelt, surprise guest took the mic Friday night, raised his glass and proposed a toast to his late brother at the 28th Tim McClure Benefit.
It was Kirby McClure’s first time attending the annual fundraiser that supports the High County Conservation Center’s many programs and initiatives and pays homage to environmental activist Tim McClure, who died in an avalanche outside Breckenridge in 1985. He is credited with helping shape local recycling and environmental initiatives in Summit County.
Snapping numerous pictures before and after his remarks from the seated position of his wheelchair, Tim’s younger brother, Kirby, held his outdated, silver point-and-shoot camera high above his head as he snapped away, smiled big and told everybody he was taking pictures.
“This is the best thing I’ve been to,” he said shortly after his arrival at the DoubleTree in Breckenridge. “It’s better than Disney.”
After Kirby relayed a couple short stories and applauded the group’s continuation of his brother’s conservation efforts, HC3 officials announced this year’s Green Scene award winners.
They included Nora Gilbertson, Paul Weller, Ryan Burr, Rhaelyn Haddix and Broken Compass Brewing. An honorable mention went out to Sarah Lorch, Emily Wallace and Elle Lyne-Schiffer.
Taking home the Julia Butterfly Hill Award was Gilbertson, who works for the town of Frisco.
“Nora is the project champion for all the town of Frisco, and she leads efforts for sustainability and the green team constantly,” HC3 executive director Jennifer Schenk said, adding that Gilbertson also heads up the Frisco barbecue, in which last year alone they diverted 75 percent of all waste from the landfill.
For the Organic Fertilizer Award, Weller was honored for his volunteer efforts at HC3, which Schenk said have been a real life-saver for the environmental organization.
Among other things, Haddix won the Lisa Simpson Youth Award for a composting program she does with children — the Junior Worm Herders Program — and honorable mention honors were given to high schoolers Lorch, Wallace and Lyne-Shciffer.
Meanwhile, Burr serves as a fourth-grade teacher at Dillon Elementary, and he was honored with the Earthy Educator Award for “always inspiring his students to protect our environment,” Schenk said, in addition to being “a really big advocate of our Energy Explorers Program.”
No one seemed to celebrate their award more, however, than Broken Compass Brewing co-owner Jason Ford, who pumped his fist in the air as soon his brewery’s name was called for the Greener Summit Business Award. He continued doing so all the way to the front of the room.
“Not only do they make green beer, most people don’t know they are one of the greenest breweries in the state,” Schenk said. “One small example is they have a bunch of beetle kill furniture … They do a million things.”