Friday May 17 | Summit County Voice
Outdoors: Forest Service adds 'new' trails in Summit County
If you've never heard of the Hippo Trail or the Bodhi Trail, don't feel too bad.
Whipping Summit County into shape the goal of new FIRC program
Special to the Daily Cyclists pedal their way through a workout during morning cycling class at the Silverthorne Recreation Center.
The Raven Golf Club in Silverthorne open for play
No. 8 at the Raven is one of the course's signature holes. The challenging par-3 is 184 yards from the tips and features a huge elevation drop.
Blotter: DUI leads to drug bust
Editor's note: The police blotter is written from incident reports provided by local police departments and the Summit County Sheriff's Office.
Lieutenant Governor Joe Garcia visits Dillon Valley Elementary
The sounds of farm animals filled the McDonalds restaurant at Summit Place in Silverthorne Friday morning.
Special to the Daily Dillon town manager Joe Wray takes part in the community cleanup day.
Much of Summit County has been buried under a thick layer of snow for the better part of the year.
Water worries, wisdom define Summit County's State of the Rive
Dillon weighs new sales tax collection system
Currently, the Colorado Department of Revenue collects the sales tax on behalf of the town.
From hacky sack pro to mayor pro-tem
Summit Daily/Jessica Smith Jason Smith sits at his office at the Colorado Real Estate Company.
Special to the Daily/Jim Sapp Osprey in their nest north of Silverthorne.
On Sunday from 4-5 p.m., Summit County photographer Jim Sapp will present a talk about his photography and how his technique has evolved in the digital age.
Made in Summit County: Steel & Stone Ironworks
Special to the Daily Steve Puchek, of Steel & Stone Ironworks in Silverthorne, makes hand-forged and hand-hammered steel sculptures such as these using a 125-year-old blacksmithing forge, as well as custom kitchen hoods and fire pits.
Summit County scrambles for highway project funding
The unexpected appearance of $1.5 billion in state transportation funds sent local governments officials scrabbling for the 20 percent match required to have key local road projects accelerated with the new money.
Wildfire Drill Kicks Off Wildfire Season In Colorado's High Country
Firefighters, EMTs, sheriff's deputies and emergency management personnel gathered for a practice session this week in Summit County to prepare for wildfire season in Colorado.
Summit sounds the alarm, but the fire this time is phony
Breeana Laughlin/Summit Daily More than 100 individuals took part in an emergency training in Summit County on Tuesday.
Along with the well-known osprey nest along Highway 9 in Silverthorne, the majestic hawks have also set up housekeeping at several spots along the shoreline of Dillon Reservoir, building sturdy stick nests atop fragile looking beetle-killed lodgepole pines.
Summit County Community Notes: 4-30-2013
The Summit County Sheriff's Office will be participating in a full-scale emergency preparedness/response exercise today and Wednesday.
Summit County Community Notes, 4-27-2013
The fun continues on the Summit Reads Community Project with a lively discussion of the "Blue Revolution: Unmaking America's Water Crisis," by Cynthia Barnett.
Major work proposed on Colo. 9 in Grand County to improve safety
A group of Grand County residents wants to spend $46 million, primarily from state funds, to make safer a stretch of road that is heavily used by Routt County residents and visitors.
Summit Reads to the next generation
The contest is open to children ages 6 to 18. Posters must be no larger than 18 inches by 24 inches.
Business resource event draws Summit County business owners
More than 30 small-business owners from throughout Summit County gathered at the Frisco Adventure Park Great Room yesterday to hear presentations from and speak with representatives of various small-business resources at local, state and federal levels.