1 year ago: Breckenridge to move food and beverage delivery center out of downtown

The recent sale of the Parkway Shopping Center in Breckenridge has prompted the town to relocate its temporary commercial food and beverage delivery center just ahead of plans to start construction. Given approval by the Town Council at a July 9, 2024, meeting, the center will now move out of the Tiger Dredge Lot in the core of town to a vacant lot at the south end of the Parkway Shopping Center that used to host the United States Postal Service Office Annex.

— From the July 15, 2024, edition of the Summit Daily News

5 years ago: County amends public health order, implements 11 pm restaurant curfew

Summit County amended its safer-at-home public health order on July 14, 2020, to implement an 11 p.m. curfew on restaurants and bars. The order, which took effect July 15, allowed bars and restaurants to stay open no later than 11 p.m. The goal of the order was to prevent the spread of the virus among late night crowds at restaurants. County officials said they were hearing about people staying late and becoming relaxed on face-covering guidelines.

— From the July 16, 2020, edition of the Summit Daily News

10 years ago: Breckenridge resident halfway through hula-hooping on top of all Colorado’s 14ers

Earlier in 2015, Bill Kresge asked his boss for two months of vacation to climb and hula-hoop on the summit of every 14er in Colorado — his boss said yes. After two weeks, Breckenridge resident Bill Kresge has summited 20 of the 56 “true” 14ers in Colorado — and hula-hooped on top of them all. He’s been tracking his progress daily on Instagram, Twitter and via GoPro camera. Kresge has no background in hula hooping but when thousands of fellow climbers have summited every 14er in the book, it only felt natural to venture off the beaten path. (He completed his goal in late September 2015 by summiting Pyramid Peak. Kresge died in a car crash in 2019.)

— From the July 19, 2015, edition of the Summit Daily News

15 years ago: Rainbow Playground in Silverthorne opens to rave reviews

The new Rainbow Park Playground in Silverthorne opened on July 11, 2010, and is receiving critical acclaim from area children. At 27 feet tall, the playground’s Mega Tower is redolent of the Lost Boys’ treehouse in Peter Pan. And its vertical rise seems to be among the playground’s most impressive features in many kids’ eyes. Members of the Silverthorne Town Council and town staff conducted focus groups with children at Silverthorne Elementary School to aid in the playground’s design. It covers 8,400 square feet and cost $245,000. 

— From the July 16, 2010, edition of the Summit Daily News

30 years ago: Climax Mine closes less than three months after reopening

After less than three months of operation at Climax Molybdenum Mine near the Summit-Lake county border. Englewood-based owner Cyprus Amax Minerals Co. has put the mine on standby status. A strong supply of molybdenum coupled with decreasing prices has caused the mine to cease production. About 130 people have been working at Climax since its April reopening.

— From the July 18, 1995, edition of the Summit Daily News

30 years ago: British tabloids seek local leads on whereabouts of Princess Diana

Summit County royal watchers have the opportunity to cash in on their sleuthing abilities. The British tabloid Splash News and Pictures is offering a $1,000 reward to anyone who can offer them a positive lead as to where Princess Diana is vacationing with her two sons. The camera-shy princess was spotted at Denver International Airport July 10, 1995, and reportedly flew from there to a Rocky Mountain resort. However, she has successfully managed to evade paparazzi since her brief layover in Denver. As a result, members of the British media are frantically combing the region asking anyone with any information as to Diana’s whereabouts to come forward.

— From the July 14, 1995, edition of the Summit Daily News

125 years ago: Breckenridge squad rolls over Kokomo baseball team

The baseball game between the Breckenridge and Kokomo nines on July 15, 1900, was very interesting to lovers of light amusement, but something of a farce from the standpoint of scientific ball playing. The Breckenridge boys made so many runs around the Kokomo diamond, that the game looked like more of a footrace than baseball. They became exhausted from racing around the diamond towards the end of the game, with a final score of 34-18.

— From the July 21, 1900 edition of the Summit County Journal