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By Randy Wyrick Eric BoydSchool: Eagle ValleyFavorite school moment: Back to Back baseball district playoff appearancesSummer Plans: WorkingWhere I’m headed: Trinidad State Junior CollegeWhat I’ll miss most: The mountainsIn 10 Years I’ll be: A diesel mechanicFavorite class: Auto shopClass I wish had been offered: WeldingAnna Marti

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By Chris Freud COMMERCE CITY — The Vail Mountain School has its soccer crown.The Gore Rangers girls soccer team is the 2A state champion after a 2-1 win against the Dawson School on an improbable Tess Johnson goal with 3:25 left in regulation at Dick‘s Sporting Goods Park on Tuesday.Paint the state of Colorado orange, […]

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By John LaConte On the Hill is brought to you by The Steadman Clinic and the Steadman Philippon Research Institute. VIDEO: Local kayaking legend Ken Hoeve takes viewers for a mid-May 2015 run through Dowd Chute, where Gore Creek meets the Eagle River, between Minturn and Eagle-Vail. … Source:: Vail Daily Feed       

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By caramie schnell Colorado is known for sunshine and suds. And Eagle County continues to contribute to that reputation. Vail Brewing Co. offers locals and visitors alike a new sunny spot — once May’s drizzly weather subsides — to sip beer this summer. While a half dozen other breweries call the Vail Valley home, it’s […]

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By Randy Wyrick Stuart McDonaldSchool: Vail Christian High SchoolFavorite school moment from any year: Going to nationals in Disneyland with Academic Decathlon this year. The team bonding was so awesome – we completely ignored the grade/ age boundaries and really became close to each other. And did I mention we went to Disneyland?Summer plans: I

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By caramie schnell Sunday marked a milestone for Eagle-Vail resident Beth Murray and former Vail resident Peter Howe. It was the five-year anniversary of the day Murray donated one of her kidneys to Howe.Just more than five years ago, Murray felt called by God to do something for the greater good. She didn’t know what […]

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By scott miller VAIL — People in Vail Village had a big, brown visitor Monday — a good-sized female moose. That’s awesome — but potentially dangerous.Karen Chandler works at the Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate office on Bridge Street. She saw the moose, grabbed her phone and popped outside for a couple of pictures. […]

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By scott miller VAIL — People in Vail Village had a big, brown visitor Monday — a good-sized female moose. That’s awesome — but potentially dangerous.Karen Chandler works at the Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate office on Bridge Street. She saw the moose, grabbed her phone and popped outside for a couple of pictures. […]

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By scott miller VAIL — People in Vail Village had a big brown visitor Monday — a good-sized female moose. That’s awesome, but it is also potentially dangerous.Karen Chandler works at the Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate office on Bridge Street. She saw the moose, grabbed her phone and popped outside for a couple […]

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By Randy Wyrick EAGLE — Emmanuel Villeda admitted he was drunk when he launched his car at 140 mph off an embankment, crashed, and killed Rafael Torres-Ortiz.For that, and because Villeda was free on bond for three other felony charges in Pueblo when he did it, District Court Judge Russell Granger sentenced Villeda to the […]

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