Celebrate local, sustainable food with a harvest dinner

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Bob Berwyn

Local produce, like these tomatoes from Nancy’s Garden, will be featured at a community harvest dinner benefiting the High Country Conservation Center. Photo by Bob Berwyn.

Frisco event to benefit the High Country Conservation Center

By Summit Voice

FRISCO — Summit County will celebrate the growing local and sustainable food movement with a special Oct. 4 harvest dinner at Vinny’s Euro American Restaurant in Frisco.

 

The feast will benefit the High Country Conservation Center, which has been instrumental in supporting local community gardens and spurring awareness of the importance of locally produced food. The special menu is composed entirely of food grown or raised within a 160-mile radius of Summit County.

These days, most of the food you purchase in the supermarket can travel nearly 2,000 miles before it reaches your plate, sometimes spending days, or even weeks, in warehouses. The harvest dinner ingredients will be picked just a few days before the event. (more…)

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Morning photo: Time to pick some calendar photos

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Bob Berwyn

January

Follow the road, check out some of January’s best shots and vote for your favorite to help select the monthly photo for the 2013 Summit Voice calendar.

By Bob Berwyn

SUMMIT COUNTY — January is the classic winter month, and even last year, in a dry and mild winter, we did get a bit of snow. In fact, I was surprised when I looked back through the monthly archives I was surprised at how wintry it looked during what ended up being a lackluster winter. But January was the only winter month with above-average snowfall in Summit County. Let’s hope for more of this in the months ahead. If you like what you see, contact bberwyn@comcast. net to order prints or visit our online galleries at Imagekind and RedBubble. (more…)

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Fire danger prompts Frisco to cancel July 4th fireworks

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Bob Berwyn

Safety and wildfire concerns drive difficult decision

Frisco’s Fourth of July includes a fabulous Main Street parade.

No Fireworks in Frisco this Fourth of July.

By Bob Berwyn

SUMMIT COUNTY — After serious discussion and soul-searching — not to mention some sobering input from Sheriff John Minor and local fire officials — the Frisco Town Council voted Tuesday night to cancel the traditional July 4th fireworks due to wildfire and public safety concerns.

The town may reschedule a fireworks display or create a new event sometime later in the summer, according to a press release from the town.

In a year when fuel moisture is at record low levels, it would only take one stray ember or spark to start a fire in forests or grasslands around the Reservoir.

In a letter to the town council, Sheriff Minor spelled out his concerns and said that the town would have taken on sole responsibility and liability for any damages resulting from a fire caused by fireworks or related activities. More details in this Summit Voice story. (more…)

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Morning photo: Sunset and clearcuts …

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Bob Berwyn

Finding beauty in beetle-killed forests

Morning scene along the shore of Dillon Reservoir.

By Bob Berwyn

SUMMIT COUNTY — A few images from the daily peregrinations along the shore of the reservoir. I usually try to assiduously avoid the clearcut areas in photos because really, who wants to see pictures of stumps. But every now and then, it’s probably a good reminder, especially with a warming climate that may very well bring additional blight to high country ecosystems. (more…)

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Morning photo: Spring skies …

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Bob Berwyn

Around the county …

A big sky over Guyot, Baldy and Dillon Reservoir.

SUMMIT COUNTY —A couple of short excursions, mainly exercise the dogs (and myself) yielded  a few good images, showing the coming of spring, in contrast with some of last year’s dried seed pods and flowers. And even though it doesn’t fit, I couldn’t resist throwing in the image of the bright red Chevy, parked at the Farmers Korner water treatment plant, because it just seemed to fit with the funky spring theme. (more…)

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Morning photo: Crystalline morning

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Bob Berwyn

Frozen fog and sundogs …

Frost sculpture.

SUMMIT COUNTY — With an early morning temperature reading of minus 7 degrees in Frisco, I knew it would be a good morning to head to the shore of the reservoir for an early morning photo session. The wind was blowing from Frisco toward Dillon, so I had to part way across the Dam Road to get to a good spot, just past Heaton Bay, where I tromped across the stumpy ground and wandered down to water’s edge to find a frozen wonderland. (more…)

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Morning photo: Celebrating Summit County

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Bob Berwyn

Summit County Real Estate Agent Henry Barr
Summit County Real Estate Agent

High country splendor

Dawn lights up the summits of the Gore Range above Dillon and Silverthorne, Colorado.

By Bob Berwyn

SUMMIT COUNTY — Searching the Summit Voice archives for potential 2012 calendar pictures, I created a folder with pictures of all the towns in Summit County. I don’t usually set out specifically to capture images of towns, but during the past couple of years, I have compiled a few decent shots showing the setting and the vibe of Frisco, Dillon, Breckenridge and Silverthorne — each with its own backdrop and character.

I often drive past the classic Breckenridge scene on my way to old courthouse to cover county commissioner meetings.

Thanks to Summit County real estate agent Henry Barr for sponsoring today’s photo essay. You can click here to connect with Barr’s Facebook page. (more…)

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Morning photo: Le weekend!

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Bob Berwyn

Fall colors peaking — and then some!

Buffalo Mountain, near Frisco, Colorado, in fall glory.

SUMMIT COUNTY — Out and about Friday and Saturday to capture just a few more autumnal scenes. It is, afterall the most ephemeral of seasons. Just a few random gusts of wind and it could all be very different … (more…)

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Summit County: Lane closures on Dillon Dam road

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Bob Berwyn

Road scheduled to re-open 24-7 at the end of October

Lane closure set as crews finish up security work on Dillon Dam Road.

By Summit Voice

SUMMIT COUNTY — Finishing up security enhancements on Dillon Dam Road next will require closing one lane of the road near the scenic overlook. The lane closure is necessary so crews can finish the curb and gutter construction and asphalt paving. The closure is scheduled from Oct. 3 to Oct. 7.

Flaggers will be present to direct traffic in both directions, which should result in only minimal delays. Installation of the entry station buildings and lighting will continue until Oct. 31. The normal nightly road closure from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. will continue until all the work is complete at the end of October. (more…)

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Morning photo: Aspens!

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Bob Berwyn

Leaf-changing season near peak

A mosaic of color and texture in this changing stand at the Lilypad Lake trailhead.

SUMMIT COUNTY — It’s hard to resist taking pictures on a daily basis as the aspens go through their annual metamorphisis Here are a few of my favorite shots from the last several days. (more…)

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