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By Edward Stoner AVON — On June 9, The Christie Lodge co-hosted the annual Christel House Open International Golf Tournament for the 11th year in a row, with Breckenridge’s Grand Lodge on Peak 7 and Breckenridge Grand Vacations. This year’s tournament was held at the exclusive Adam’s Mountain Country Club in Eagle and netted mor

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By scott condon EL JEBEL — An El Jebel man is being held on two counts of first-degree murder after allegedly fatally shooting his aunt and uncle Saturday night in their midvalley home, the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday. Williams Anderson Amaya, 33, is being held in Eagle County Jail without bond. He is […]

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By scott miller EDWARDS — A year ago, the Family Learning Center in Edwards was on its knees. Today, the child care center is on its feet and walking into the future. In November, the learning center announced it would have to close. The fees collected from parents simply couldn’t keep up with expenses. That […]

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By Edward Stoner There are many things we think are important in life. I believe the most important, is to find our God-given passion. It is our center and the core of what drives us. We need to make sure that passion is an integral part of our life. I see so many people missing […]

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By caramie schnell For an author who lives in one of Colorado’s most picturesque valleys, Suzanne Silverthorn is surprisingly smitten with faded postcards. And yet, Silverthorn isn’t quite drawn to airbrushed snapshots — say, far-off locales like the Himalayas and Serengeti, or even the broad ski trails of her adopted hometown of Vail

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By John LaConte 1. Check out The Hip Richies — This afternoon, starting at noon, Vail Jazz will present The Hip Richies at the Vail Farmers’ Market & Art Show. The Hip Richies are Victor Mestas, Raoul Rossiter, Mark Simon and Bill Kopper. “It’s jazz from all over the place, weird stuff, un-American at times. […]

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By RANDY ESSEX GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Authorities arrested a man in Glenwood Springs early this morning after a double slaying late Saturday in El Jebel. Eagle County authorities said in a news release that they were notified at 11:17 p.m. of a shooting at 160 Arapahoe in the El Jebel area of unincorporated Eagle County. […]

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By caramie schnell Editor’s note: This is the third installment in a travel series on Myanmar. Visit www.vaildaily.com to read the first two stories. Our first breakfast at the Myanmar Beauty Guesthouse in the ancient Burmese capital of Taungoo is an elaborate surprise. The owners, a doctor and his wife, seem unable to do enough […]

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By John LaConte AVON — The town’s elected body would be happy to hear Marty Flanders’ assessment of Saturday’s Triple ByPass Ride’s finish area. “It’s a beautiful setting, with lots to see and lots to do,” Flanders said after completing the 120-mile bike ride, which started in Evergreen and finished in Nottingham

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By Chris Freud AVON — It is not a race. The Triple ByPass Ride, which saw about 3,500 cyclists roll from Evergreen to Avon’s Nottingham Park, on Saturday is not a competition. Try telling that to those who finished. This is their Tour de France or USA Pro Challenge. When one conquers 120 miles that […]

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