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Photo by Ashley Low Restaurant owners and managers are working to help their employees get vaccinated. Restaurant workers make up a large portion of the labor pool in Summit County with over 2,000 annual job openings in the industry, according to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s Summit County profile. While some jobs in the county were able to be done remotely when COVID-19 arrived last March, restaurant employees had to remain working in person. Now, they’re being prioritized for vaccination. A special pod was set up last month in partnership with the state specifically ...

Photo by Liz Copan / Studio Copan     In late December 2019, the world was anticipating the excitement and possibilities of a new decade. A presidential election was approaching as people watched politicians vying for the Democratic Party nominee. The world was readying itself for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. In Summit County, visitors flocked to local ski resorts to enjoy their winter vacations. No one was thinking about sourdough starters. A year later, Summit County, along with the rest of the world, looks a lot different than it once did. People line up to enter grocery stores. Customers...