Around 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, Summit County sent out an alert that authorities were looking for a black man with a full beard wearing a maroon hoodie and maroon joggers near Officers Gulch along.
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When the Schlehr family lost their dog, Piper, while on vacation in Summit County, Summit Lost Pet Rescue stepped in to help.
The search started with the pet-finding nonprofit’s standard procedures including posting signs and leaving out items that smell like the dog’s owners but a windstorm chased Piper away. Then it was all hands on deck for midnight searches and a “Team Piper” text thread before she was found in a shed 27 days after she went missing.
Piper’s owner, Erin Schlehr, said her family rescued 2-year-old Piper in May near their home in California and decided to travel to Colorado in January. The family planned to ski at Beaver Creek Resort for a few days, so they hired a dog-sitter in Silverthorne.
Anyone who has visited Breckenridge knows it’s a town steeped in history.
Long before it became an official town, miners, traders, mountain men and the Ute Native American tribe all made use of the land.
Today, people from all over visit Breckenridge to ski, shop, eat and explore while locals make the historic town their home. However, the historic roots of Breckenridge are not lost on those who come here.
The town is full of landmarks with names that reflect moments in history. From ski runs, streets, creeks and reservoirs to the name Breckenridge itself, the town pays homage to its past through myriad place names.