By Randy Wyrick GYPSUM — A Delta County man died Friday afternoon when his single-engine experimental plane crashed into the front of a hangar at the Eagle County airport.Karl Hipp, 68, of Crawford, was pronounced dead at the scene, said Kara Bettis, Eagle County coroner.Another person, a female, was injured and taken by ambulance to […]
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By Randy Wyrick EAGLE COUNTY — Beginning Tuesday, you’ll hear the crack of a wood baseball bat whacking a horsehide ball in the sunshine, as God intended.The Mountain West Summer Collegiate Wood Bat Baseball League opens league play with six teams packed with college players from around the country, representing six Colorado communities inc
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By Randy Wyrick EAGLE COUNTY — Beginning Tuesday, you’ll hear the crack of a wood baseball bat whacking a horsehide ball in the sunshine, as God intended.The Mountain West Summer Collegiate Wood Bat Baseball League opens league play with six teams packed with college players from around the country, representing six Colorado communities inc
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By Alli Langley SUMMIT COUNTY — For much of the spring, operators of reservoirs above the Upper Colorado River said the skies had not been generous enough to allow them to release surplus water that would help endangered fish.U.S. Bureau of Reclamation hydrologist Ron Thomasson, who manages Green Mountain Reservoir operations in northern Summit C
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By Melanie Wong VAIL — The GoPro Mountain Games have really gone to the dogs.That’s a good thing — just as the multitude of owners and their dogs of all shapes, sizes and ability gathered at Golden Peak on Friday afternoon for the Rocky Dog Trail Run. Participants ran or walked either a trail 5-K […]
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By John LaConte VAIL — You know the new Friday evening whitewater event is off to a successful start when the very first rafters flip their boat and the crowds explode.With slopestyle mountain biking no longer at the Mountain Games, Raft Cross filled the big Friday night slot in the program this year, and locals […]
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By John LaConte VAIL — You know the new Friday evening whitewater event is off to a successful start when the very first rafters flip their boat and the crowds explode.With slopestyle mountain biking no longer at the GoPro Mountain Games, Raft Cross filled the big Friday night slot in the program this year, and […]
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By Randy Wyrick GYPSUM – A small experimental plane crashed into the front of a hangar at the Eagle County airport Friday afternoon, killing one person and injuring another.The plane, a Rebel experimental aircraft, was headed east when it touched down on the runway, about 4:50 p.m. Friday, witnesses said.Witnesses said after the plane touched
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By John LaConte RED CLIFF — Dane Jackson said he opted for a slower run with less mistakes in the finals at Thursday’s Steep Creek Championship.For a minute and a half or so, it looked like it wasn’t going to pay off.Gerd Serrasolses, of Spain, was lightning fast on the run, ahead of Jackson by […]
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By Melanie Wong VAIL — Meet Rowdy when he’s relaxing with his owners, Kathy and Greg Willis, and you wouldn’t guess by his mellow personality that he’s a champion jumper. “People will say, ‘He’s not very rowdy,’ but if you get him near a pool or he smells a pool, he’ll get so excited,” said […]
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