Blue River News

The holiday season kicks off Saturday with the Lighting of Breckenridge, where Santa Claus is expected to lead carolers down Main Street to the lighting of the town tree.

A plan by Denver Water to increase water diversions from the West Slope to the Front Range will get an early December public hearing in Summit County.

Can a Colorado "municipality" pass a local ordinance that contradicts a state law? The answer: It depends.

The latest predictions for a mid-winter dry spell may cause some headaches for Colorado water managers as they try to juggle supplies to maintain stream flows and fill reservoirs.

Illinois Gulch south of Main Street Station in Breckenridge was rededicated to the town on Thursday after the gulch was realigned and improved by developer East West Partners.

Local water expert Steve Swanson has recently been hired as executive director of the Blue River Watershed Group, and the nonprofit also has a new Vista volunteer to help with administration.

A 20-year-old Illinois man was flown to a Denver hospital Tuesday morning after he was found near a Toyota truck driven off a 60 foot embankment - along with a home's 500 gallon propane tank.

A plan to enlarge Old Dillon Reservoir would affect recreational use in the area temporarily and result in some impacts to wetlands, according to a draft Forest Service study released this week.

FARMER'S KORNER - Five months into construction of the $34 million wastewater treatment plant at Farmer's Korner, the project is on schedule and within budget, said Upper Blue Sanitation District manager Andy Carlberg.

Name of business: Blue River Community Counseling Owner: Heather Cutler Gill Location: 120 Third Avenue, Frisco Website: http://therapist.psychologytoday.com/43180 Phone: 445-7302 Date business opened: Summer 2009 Q: What type of business do you operate - what do you sell, or what service do you provide? A: I provide counseling services to ...

Increased diversions from the Fraser River, in Grand County, could put the entire Upper Colorado ecosystem at risk, a coalition of environmental groups warned Friday.

What: Dance Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' When: 3-7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25 Where: Blue River Meeting Room at North Branch Library, 651 Center Circle, Silverthorne To reserve your space or volunteer: 468-5887 More info: www.co.summit.co.us/library To really transform into a zombie, read these makeup tips: http://bit.ly/3H9aBM To get a jump on learning ...

July 28 Isla Elizabeth Fackler was born to Lisa and Matt Fackler of Breckenridge Sept.

According to the town manager's report in the Town of Silverthorne's Sept. 23 council agenda packet, town council OKed staff's proposal to do erosion repair and additional work along the Blue River in the Pond's neighborhood this winter.

Friends of the Libraries present 'Mining and Minerals in Summit County' The Friends of the Summit County Libraries presents "Mining and Minerals in Summit County," a talk and slideshow, at 7 p.m. today.

Almost four years to the day of the 2005 opening of the new St. Anthony Summit Medical Center, the hospital will open the doors to a new 10-bed expansion wing this December.

Pinnacle Mountain Homes, Blue River Custom Homes, Travis Construction and RJB Development took the premier awards this year in the Summit County Builders Association's 2009 15th Annual Summit County Parade of Homes.

Some people signify the start of fall with the turning colors of Aspen trees or the season's first cold front.

Blue River Anglers, owned by Zeke Hersh, located on Main Street Frisco, took the international America Cup with the fine nimrod work of two flyfishing guides, Adam Boehlke and Steven Bowka.

The Summit County Art Exhibit Committee needs your help locating musical instruments for a display to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the National Repertory Orchestra.