{"id":798412,"date":"2019-08-09T16:20:37","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T22:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=369736"},"modified":"2019-08-09T16:20:37","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T22:20:37","slug":"jim-bunting-honored-with-theobald-award-for-historic-preservation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/jim-bunting-honored-with-theobald-award-for-historic-preservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Bunting honored with Theobald Award for Historic Preservation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jim Bunting receives his 2019 Theobald Award for Historic Preservation during a celebration on the Barney Ford Lawn on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019.<\/strong>
Courtesy Breckenridge Heritage Alliance via Bill Fountain<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

BRECKENRIDGE \u2014 Community members gathered on the Barney Ford Lawn in Breckenridge on Thursday afternoon to celebrate the work of residents in the community who are taking steps to help preserve the town\u2019s historic treasures.<\/p>\n

The Breckenridge Heritage Alliance presented the Theobald Award for Historic Preservation to Jim Bunting at the event, highlighting his work on a number of preservation projects in recent years.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody likes to be recognized for their efforts,\u201d Bunting said about the honor. \u201cI\u2019ve always felt comfortable staying in the background and letting someone else take credit. Getting the job done has always been my reward. But last night was different. I got recognized by my peers, and that was pretty special.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Theobald Award was started to honor longtime locals Robin and Patty Theobald for the work they\u2019ve done to help maintain Breckenridge\u2019s community character through preservation and community service. Now it recognizes other individuals doing meaningful projects in the realm of historic preservation.<\/p>\n

This was the seventh year the award has been given out, typically to one or two individuals or organizations a year. Joining Bunting as past winners are Rich Skovlin, Thomas Price, Maureen Nicholls, Sandra Mather, Rich Hague, Bill Fountain, Randy and Christy Rost, Mary Ellen Gilliland, Tony Harris, the Summit County Government and the town of Breckenridge.<\/p>\n

Larissa O\u2019Neil, executive director with the Breckenridge Heritage Alliance, said Bunting was an obvious choice for the honor this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cJim is a quintessential volunteer,\u201d O\u2019Neil said. \u201cHe\u2019s very behind the scenes and reserved, and one of those people who doesn\u2019t seek the limelight. He just does stuff when he sees it needs to be done; he doesn\u2019t even ask. So if you show up and something has been taken care of \u2014 trash has been picked up, or something has been fixed or repaired \u2014 it was probably Jim.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bunting, a self-described \u201carmy brat,\u201d said he lived all over the world as a child. He served in the army himself for about 2 1\/2 in the early \u201970s, which he said helped inspire him to move to Summit County.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had gotten into skiing as one of the last things I did in the service, military ski training,\u201d Bunting said. \u201cI thought (moving to Summit) would be a good idea and just never left.\u201d<\/p>\n

Today, Bunting is semiretired from a career in the construction industry, though he keeps busy. In his free time, Bunting said he enjoys working with his hands, taking on metal and wood working projects in his garage, and working on his house. And of course, taking part in historical preservation projects.<\/p>\n

Most recently, Bunting has used his talents to help with projects at the Breckenridge Sawmill Museum \u2014 an attraction that takes guests on self-guided tours of historical frontier equipment used to prepare construction timber \u2014 that opened in 2015.<\/p>\n

In addition to other efforts, Bunting said he helped to erect the structure the sawmill is housed under, and he is currently working on an old steam engine to get it to run on steam instead of compressed air \u2014 a project he hopes to have done this fall.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Neil said Bunting\u2019s work doesn\u2019t stop with big projects, and he\u2019s always willing to step in wherever he sees a need.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has been involved recently with Breck\u2019s Sawmill Museum and getting that up and running,\u201d O\u2019Neil said. \u201cHe\u2019s picked up a lot of trash and made multiple trips to the landfill and the recycling center. And even things like when there was a pack rat inhabiting the exhibit building, he took care of catching it and putting it in a new location. He does all of these things without anyone asking him to do it. \u2026 He has done a lot for us over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n

While not one to seek attention, Bunting certainly considered being given the Theobald Award an honor.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs far as the award, I\u2019d like to thank again the Heritage Alliance and the people who thought enough of the work I do to recognize it,\u201d Bunting said.<\/p>\n

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