By Edward Stoner EDWARDS — Public Access TV 5 and the Eagle River Watershed Council collaborated on a 10-minute video that highlights the $4 million project to restore the Eagle River through Edwards. PATV5 has collected footage during the past seven years documenting the endeavor to narrow, deepen and cool this stretch of the river.The […
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By scott miller EAGLE COUNTY — Think of Colorado as a big house. Tourists come to the front door, then have to decide which rooms to visit — Vail or Crested Butte, or Estes Park or Manitou Springs. In 2014, Colorado’s house was bustling, and plenty of people visited our room.A recent report by the […]
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By scott miller BEAVER CREEK — The Stockton Group, a brokerage group and division of Ascent Sotheby’s International Realty, recently closed on the sale of former President Gerald Ford’s former home at Beaver Creek. Located at 65 Elk Track Lane with ski-in, ski-out access, the 11,629 square foot home sold for $6.65 million. The sale [&
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By scott miller VAIL — The Eagle River Water and Sanitation District recently honored its employees to celebrate outstanding performance, longevity, and certifications earned. Eight individuals were recognized for extraordinary commitment to the district’s organizational values: Accountability: Parker Newbanks; Service: Mike Medina; Environ
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By John LaConte VAIL — Starting Hearts first annual charity event was a success across the board, pun intended.To complement a successful tournament, luncheon, fundraiser and egg-shaped ball driving contest, the Golfboard also made its local debut, an innovation that won best new golf product of 2014 at the PGA Merchandising show. “People are l
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By caramie schnell There are trails for hiking and there are trails for biking. Then there are trails for running. No, not the paved Eagle Valley bike path. We are talking about dirt — the flowing paths that disappear runners into scenic surroundings for miles at a time. “I think for me, trail running is […]
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By Melanie Wong There are many ways to camp. There’s car camping, which does not necessarily entail camping in a car, as the name suggests. There is backpacking, which can take place over one night or extend for several days. There is close-to-home camping and travel-to-a-destination camping. However, though there are many different types of
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By John LaConte VAIL — Ski & Snowboard Club Vail announced on Thursday that it has named Kirk Dwyer to be the club’s next executive director. Dwyer will assume the role in June 2016, after serving out his 16th year as headmaster of Burke Mountain Academy in East Burke, Vermont. “There are many outstanding qualities […]
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By Edward Stoner Men’s Sport 1 Sam Brown 51:352 Chris Seabury 52:483 Collin Wilson 53:554 Wyatt Moehring 54:155 Ian Greene 54:396 Charlie Koch 55:487 Cole Dissinger 58:288 Grant Gipson 59:269 Kyle Hegdal 59:2810 Kevin Haas 59:4011 Geofrey Ochs 1:00:0812 Dustin Cook 1:00:2513 TJ Voboril 1:01:0114 Mark Newman 1:02:4015 Garrett MacLachlan 1:03:0
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By Pam Boyd GYPSUM — Margie Hamrick passionately believes that your home can be about style and sustainability mixed together with a healthy dose of charity. Her new business — The Home Outpost and Auction House — is a reflection of that philosophy.The business, opening this weekend in the Caddis Corner area just east of […]
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