By caramie schnell Dessert is a personal part of a dining experience. Some like it hot, some not. Some crave creamy, chocolate, sticky desserts. Any way you cut it, dessert is packed with fat and calories. Many missteps have happened in my kitchen trying to make dessert “healthy.” The decadence is paramount in this final […]
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By John LaConte On the Trail, brought to you by The Steadman Clinic and the Steadman Philippon Research Institute, features a different Vail Valley trail twice per week. SEE MORE VAIL VALLEY TRAIL VIDEOS MALOIT PARK TRAIL SYSTEM Difficulty: Easy Distance: Approximately 10 kilometers total in trails Trailhead (location): Maloit Park, 3 miles south o
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By Edward Stoner EDWARDS — What were you doing 20 years ago this week? Microsoft was preparing to launch Windows 95. Jay Leno was taking “The Tonight Show” to Las Vegas. Lisa Loeb and Boyz II Men were celebrating top music singles on the pop charts. Here in Eagle County, a new school opened its […]
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By Edward Stoner Upcoming events • Today: Eagle County Caregiver and Memory Loss Support Group, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Eagle River Presbyterian Church, 455 Nottingham Ranch Road in Avon. Call Pat at 970-328-8831 for more information. • Thursday: Strong People weight training class, 11 a.m., Golden Eagle Senior Center. Suggested donation of $2 per clas
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By scott miller EAGLE — Closing an interstate can make traffic crawl and blood pressure increase. It’s something done only in emergencies or in extraordinary circumstances. One of those extraordinary circumstances will take place in Eagle this week. Starting Wednesday night, crews will install a new pedestrian overpass over Interstate 70 at
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By Edward Stoner Ski & Snowboard Club Vail’s director of human performance, John Cole, and I spent many years discussing the importance of providing a state-of-the-art human performance center for Ski & Snowboard Club Vail athletes. During the course of those years, hundreds of Ski & Snowboard Club Vail athletes continued to work
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By Edward Stoner The challenges facing individuals who wish to increase fitness and avoid the complications associated with the alternative aren’t solved in the gym. Real changes happen when people perform a self-inventory on what isn’t working in their life that hinders wellness; total fitness is achieved when the other hours spent out
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By Randy Wyrick When comedian Robin Williams and author-activist Dr. Hunter S. Thompson committed suicide, they did it alone. Williams hung himself. Thompson shot himself. Williams suffered from Parkinson’s disease and depression. Thompson was in chronic pain from a broken leg and hip replacement. Suicide is not painless The theme song to the
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By caramie schnell VAIL — Break out the pompoms and get ready to bust a move because the 2015 Festivals Committee will host auditions for the World Championships cheerleading squad on Sunday at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater in Vail. The closed auditions are scheduled for 3 p.m. The 2015 cheerleading squad will be everywhere […]
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By John LaConte On the Trail, brought to you by the Steadman Clinic and Steadman Philippon Research Institute, features a different Vail Valley trail twice a week. SEE MORE VAIL VALLEY TRAIL VIDEOS PLAYGROUND WAY Difficulty: Easy Distance: 1 mile Trailhead: (location) O’Neal Spur Park, located at the intersection of Old Trail and O’Neal
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