Breckenridge News

Garden club members working on the Plant Select project in the Breckenridge Alpine Garden last May.

Good morning and welcome to Summit Up, the world's only daily column that's psyched about wildlife! Pictured to our right are some photos taken by longtime local, Steve Immer, who is an old goat himself at 69.

Construction season has officially started in Summit County, with Silverthorne, Dillon, Breckenridge and the Colorado Department of Transportation moving forward with roadwork projects.

Many soon-to-be college freshman go off to school excited, but not quite sure exactly what they'll major in.

Volunteers Julie Edman, left, and Kelsey Pratt build one of the 42 garden plots for the Breckenridge Community Gardens on Airport Road recently.

Here's a great photo of Molly and Drew Mikita of Breckenridge who are recently back from Peru.. Molly writes: 'We hiked 56 miles to get to Machu Picchu on the Salkantay Trail carried this paper in my day pack the whole way without it getting wet - kind of amazed it made it!' Pack your SDN and send your photos to us at summitup@summitdaily.com. Good ... (more)

The Summit Reads Committee and the Summit County Libraries have announced the winners of the kids' poster contest for this year's chosen book - "The Big Burn." The professional judges for this year's event were Brian Raitman, owner of Art on a Whim in Breckenridge, and Lelija Roy, mixed-media landscape artist, with work currently displayed at ... (more)

Snowbridge Roto-Rooter of Breckenridge, would like to say thank you to all who participated in the Truck Town Meeting and Safety Seminar held May 10th at the CMC Breckenridge Campus.

The Horseshoe Craft and Flea Market, an award-winning art, design, craft and vintage market is opening a call for vendors.

Local law-enforcement officers sgt. Mark Heminghous of the Frisco Police Department and deputy Jeff Wilson of the Summit County Sheriff's Office will be working hard Wednesday to raise money for a good cause.

You're reading it here first, Hey, Spike! fans. As most of us have come to appreciate the Fourth of July events on The Summit, this summer's may just be the best yet.

It was 30 miles from the base in Phan Rang to the airport in Camrohn Bay, the place where soldiers could hop on a Pan Am flight from Vietnam to the U.S. Forty three servicemen barely needed a hop, skip and a jump to catch a ride home.

Seen a few years ago when it was still the CMC Breckenridge campus, the building on Harris Street may be converted to the new South Branch Library for Summit County.

The museum's annual fundraising event is designed for all families. In addition to Spangler's demonstration, there will be an Italian buffet dinner, a silent auction, face painting, and special science activities for kids and the adults.

It's not every day that Morag Stewart and Kevin Eggan plan a covert operation. But on a recent morning in Breckenridge, Colo., the pair put together a series of mysterious directions -- take the lift to the top of the mountain, look for the guy in the red jacket -- that ultimately led 80 of their friends and family to a clearing in the glades.

In 1865 in Pennsylvania, John Sisler and Catherine Rhodes were married. He was the son of Michael, who was the son of Michael, whose father, William, appears to be one of the early settlers of Maryland, born there in 1715.

This is a weekend and a holiday we look forward to with mixed emotions every year.

A celebration of life for Karl Kohler is set for 5 p.m. Saturday at 90 Lone Wolfe Court in Summit Cove.

Guest artist Jennifer Ghormley creates bold, colorful wood block prints, like this piece entitled 'Range,' and will show visitors to The Tin Shop on Thursday how to do the same.

A pervasive lawlessness is the biggest change in daily life since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak and the most salient issue in Egypt's presidential race.