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By Chris Freud RIFLE — Battle Mountain soccer was not a happy crew and the Huskies had nine days to think about it.So nine days after a 2-1 overtime loss at Eagle Valley, Battle Mountain took out its frustrations on Rifle with an 8-1 win on Thursday on the road.“We had time to stew on […]

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By scott miller VAIL — Cameron Chaney’s idea for a skate park between the north and south halves of the Lionshead Village parking structure is finally a concrete reality. But Chaney’s family moved out of the valley about a year ago, so he hasn’t ridden the park yet.That will change Saturday, when Chaney and a […]

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By Edward Stoner MEEKER — The Lost Solar Fire, burning in the Flat Tops Wilderness, was active Thursday with a column visible from Garfield, Rio Blanco and Eagle counties. Shifting wind activity has caused smoke to drift east toward Eagle County. There is a potential to smell or experience smoke over the next few days. […]

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By Randy Wyrick EAGLE — Colorado taxpayers spend up to $78 million a year on standardized testing, but the state education commissioner says there’s not enough information in this year’s results to show a trend.The state’s standardized testing alphabet soup simmers like this:The Colorado Department of Education released district

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By John LaConte EAGLE COUNTY — A decade ago, local forest ranger Jeff Thompson helped construct the Eagle-Vail trail. Returning to the trail on Wednesday, he thought back to those days he spent building the trail, and why it was put there in the first place.“This was a product of overuse,” he said of the […]

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By John LaConte EAGLE COUNTY — A decade ago, local forest ranger Jeff Thompson helped construct the Eagle-Vail trail. Returning to the trail on Wednesday, he thought back to those days he spent building the trail, and why it was put there in the first place.“This was a product of overuse,” he said of the […]

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By Krista Driscoll VAIL — Vera Stucky Evenson grew up on a farm in Montana established generations prior by pioneering ancestors. Surrounded by natural things, she became the kid who was constantly gazing at the wild birds and butterflies as they flitted amongst the sheep and the chickens and the turkeys that roamed the property.She […]

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By Krista Driscoll Bike nerds, unite!That could be the rallying cry for the Vail Outlier Offroad Festival, a fall celebration of trails, bike racing and all things related to fat tires that returns for its second year from Friday through Sunday. The fledgling event features a number of racing disciplines, including a three-stage enduro race, [&hell

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By Krista Driscoll EDWARDS — Fall brings changing leaves, Halloween costumes, high school football games and back-to-school shopping. And, back by popular demand, is The Bookworm of Edwards’ Teacher Night, when Bookworm staff members help teachers stock their classrooms with the latest popular books and unforgettable classics. Teachers will

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By Krista Driscoll VAIL — New restaurants and lodging properties continue to sign on for the fourth-annual Vail Beaver Creek Restaurant Week, commencing Friday, Sept. 30, and spanning across 10 days and two weekends until Sunday, Oct. 9, featuring an array of $20.16 restaurant specials and various hotel offers.The event’s website, www.dinin

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