{"id":795513,"date":"2019-05-06T16:16:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T22:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/grant-money-only-one-reason-to-take-notice-of-blue-river-the-town-not-the-river\/"},"modified":"2019-05-06T16:16:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T22:16:00","slug":"grant-money-only-one-reason-to-take-notice-of-blue-river-the-town-not-the-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/grant-money-only-one-reason-to-take-notice-of-blue-river-the-town-not-the-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Grant money only one reason to take notice of Blue River (the town, not the river)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery\" readability=\"6.8263358778626\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-365474-913\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/BlueRiver-SDN-050719-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/BlueRiver-SDN-050719-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | A Summit Stage bus passes through Blue River and the Tenmile Range on Highway 9 Monday, May 6.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"7\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/BlueRiver-SDN-050719-1.jpg\" alt=\"A Summit Stage bus passes through Blue River and the Tenmile Range on Highway 9 Monday, May 6.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>A Summit Stage bus passes through Blue River and the Tenmile Range on Highway 9 Monday, May 6.<\/strong><br \/>Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/BlueRiver-SDN-050719-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/BlueRiver-SDN-050719-1-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | Blue River resident since 1974, Kevin Brown, rakes the yard as his dog Charlie relaxes on their front yard Monday, May 6, in Blue River.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"8.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/BlueRiver-SDN-050719-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Blue River resident since 1974, Kevin Brown, rakes the yard as his dog Charlie relaxes on their front yard Monday, May 6, in Blue River.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Blue River resident since 1974, Kevin Brown, rakes the yard as his dog Charlie relaxes on their front yard Monday, May 6, in Blue River.<\/strong><br \/>Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/BlueRiver-SDN-050719-1-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/BlueRiver-SDN-050719-1-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | A private bench overlooking the Goose Pasture Tarn Monday, May 6, in Blue River.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"7.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/BlueRiver-SDN-050719-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"A private bench overlooking the Goose Pasture Tarn Monday, May 6, in Blue River.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>A private bench overlooking the Goose Pasture Tarn Monday, May 6, in Blue River.<\/strong><br \/>Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/BlueRiver-SDN-050719-1-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/BlueRiver-SDN-050719-1-3.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | A creek flows into the Goose Pasture Tarn Monday, May 6, in Blue River.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"7.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/BlueRiver-SDN-050719-1-3.jpg\" alt=\"A creek flows into the Goose Pasture Tarn Monday, May 6, in Blue River.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>A creek flows into the Goose Pasture Tarn Monday, May 6, in Blue River.<\/strong><br \/>Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/BlueRiver-SDN-050719-1-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/BlueRiver-SDN-050719-1-4.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | The town's entrance sign in Blue River along Highway 9 Monday, May 6.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"7\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/BlueRiver-SDN-050719-1-4.jpg\" alt=\"The town's entrance sign in Blue River along Highway 9 Monday, May 6.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>The town&#8217;s entrance sign in Blue River along Highway 9 Monday, May 6.<\/strong><br \/>Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/BlueRiver-SDN-050719-1-5-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/BlueRiver-SDN-050719-1-5.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | Blue River resident since 1974, Kevin Brown, rakes the yard as his dog Charlie relaxes on their front yard Monday, May 6, in Blue River.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"8.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/BlueRiver-SDN-050719-1-5.jpg\" alt=\"Blue River resident since 1974, Kevin Brown, rakes the yard as his dog Charlie relaxes on their front yard Monday, May 6, in Blue River.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Blue River resident since 1974, Kevin Brown, rakes the yard as his dog Charlie relaxes on their front yard Monday, May 6, in Blue River.<\/strong><br \/>Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/BlueRiver-SDN-050719-1-6-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/BlueRiver-SDN-050719-1-6.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | The Goose Pasture Tarn along Highway 9 Monday, May 6, in Blue River.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"7.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/BlueRiver-SDN-050719-1-6.jpg\" alt=\"The Goose Pasture Tarn along Highway 9 Monday, May 6, in Blue River.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>The Goose Pasture Tarn along Highway 9 Monday, May 6, in Blue River.<\/strong><br \/>Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/BlueRiver-SDN-050719-1-7-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/BlueRiver-SDN-050719-1-7.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | Low water levels at the Goose Pasture Tarn Monday, May 6, in Blue River.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"7.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/BlueRiver-SDN-050719-1-7.jpg\" alt=\"Low water levels at the Goose Pasture Tarn Monday, May 6, in Blue River.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>Low water levels at the Goose Pasture Tarn Monday, May 6, in Blue River.<\/strong><br \/>Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/local\/grant-money-only-one-reason-to-take-notice-of-blue-river-the-town-not-the-river\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/local\/grant-money-only-one-reason-to-take-notice-of-blue-river-the-town-not-the-river\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">A cozy, little town with 917 residents, Blue River can get overlooked in Summit County, where it shares a name with one of the area\u2019s most prominent waterways.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Yes, Blue River is both a river and a town. The town is next to the Goose Pasture Tarn and is dissected by its namesake river before the stream flows downstream to Breckenridge, into Lake Dillon, past Silverthorne and ultimately into the Colorado River near Kremmling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The town is a small community carved into the forested valley and mountainsides about 5 miles south of Breckenridge, the hub of the county\u2019s commercial activity and the county seat. Agreeing the town doesn\u2019t always get the most attention, town administrator and clerk Michelle Eddy said she wants people know that Blue River is here, its residents are active in the community and there are a number of upcoming events and opportunities, including a new round of grant funding that just came open for applications.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI\u2019ve noticed a lot more people are recognizing that we are becoming more active in the community,\u201d Eddy said, adding that Blue River might be small in size but has a lot to offer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">One of those offerings is grant money for local groups and nonprofits whose work directly benefits Blue River residents. For the second year running, Blue River is accepting applications for grants supported through its <a id=\"N0xfab290N0xfa7a40:N0xfab290N0xf10400\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colorado.gov\/pacific\/sites\/default\/files\/Town%20of%20Blue%20River%20Community%20Fund_0.pdf\">Community Fund<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Applications go through the town\u2019s Citizens Advisory Committee, and three groups received $7,000 combined last year, including the Family &amp; Intercultural Resource Center, the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center and Friends of the Dillon Ranger District.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Applications will be accepted through June 14. Group presentations are slated for July, and the Blue River Board of Trustees, the town\u2019s governing body, is expected to decide on the committee\u2019s funding recommendations later in the fall and announced the award winners in December. Altogether, Blue River has up to $10,000 roughly the town can award through its Community Fund grants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Beyond the grants, Blue River has also kicked up a series of regular <a id=\"N0xfab290N0xfa7aa0:N0xfab290N0xf10640\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colorado.gov\/pacific\/townofblueriver\/community-education-series\">educational presentations<\/a>. The series goes off about once or twice a month, and the next presentation will be at 6 p.m. June 6 at Blue River Town Hall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">After the last presentation zeroed in on fire mitigation, Eddy said that this forum will focus on the Goose Pasture Tarn, along with information about the work of the <a id=\"N0xfab290N0xfa7b00:N0xfab290N0xf10760\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blueriverwatershed.org\/\">Blue River Watershed Group<\/a> and tips for living with wildlife.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The town also awarded three new scholarships this year to local high school students, each worth $500, and will be taking part in the Countywide Cleanup Day on May 19 by asking people to meet up at 9 a.m. at Blue River Town Hall before heading out to clean up the town.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">For the <a id=\"N0xfab290N0xfa7b60:N0xfab290N0xf10910\" href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/local\/summit-county-towns-host-countywide-cleanup-day-on-saturday-may-19\/\">Countywide Cleanup Day<\/a>, hundreds of locals turn out every year to help get the county looking good for summer by picking up litter along roadsides, in parks, on trails and in neighborhoods.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">For Blue River\u2019s part, the town will have trash bins set up for residents who want to do some spring cleaning while asking for volunteers to meet at town hall and help clean up areas around Highway 9, Blue River Town Park and the tarn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Other check-in locations for the cleanup day are the Riverwalk Center in Breckenridge, Frisco Historic Park, Dillon Town Hall and Rainbow Park in Silverthorne. During check-in, volunteers will receive trash bags, gloves, area assignments, coffee and morning treats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cCommunity engagement is big for us,\u201d Eddy said of Blue River\u2019s efforts to stay active in the county. \u201cWe\u2019re letting people know that we have things going on, and we do have a very active community that is growing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">For more about Blue River\u2019s grants program, go to <a id=\"N0xfab290N0xfa7bc0:N0xfab290N0xf10be0\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2JmM4yn\">bit.ly\/2JmM4yn<\/a>. For more about the town, <a id=\"N0xfab290N0xfa7c20:N0xfab290N0xf10c70\" href=\"http:\/\/Colorado.gov\/TownOfBlueRiver\">Colorado.gov\/TownOfBlueRiver<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/local\/grant-money-only-one-reason-to-take-notice-of-blue-river-the-town-not-the-river\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Summit Stage bus passes through Blue River and the Tenmile Range on Highway 9 Monday, May 6.Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com Blue River resident since 1974, Kevin Brown, rakes the yard as his dog Charlie relaxes on their front yard Monday, May 6, in Blue River.Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com A private bench overlooking the Goose [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-795513","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-15 06:28:01","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSMT The Mountain","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=795513"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795513\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=795513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=795513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=795513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}