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By Edward Stoner AVON — As the population and economy of Eagle County has grown throughout the years, so has the appetite for locally raised food among many Vail Valley residents. Newly opened Colorado Meat Company, located in Avon, hopes to provide an answer to that increasing appetite as the valley’s own cut-to-order butcher shop. [&helli

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By Randy Wyrick Monte Davis was blown up four times in three weeks while fighting in the Middle East. He looked across 190 yards of water to the green on a playoff hole with the match on the line and smiled as he ignored good advice from a professional golfer — to lay up and […]

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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: In a throwback episode to 2014, Vail Daily On the Hill correspondent John LaConte reports from the pickleball courts at Golden Peak which host a revolving cast of 60 or so pickleball players 6 […]

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By Chris Freud GYPSUM — Eagle Valley volleyball had a rough opener on Thursday night, falling to Grand Junction Central, 25-21, 25-22, 25-16, in nonconference play in Gypsum.“We have a very young team,” Devils coach Lindsey Myers said. “We have a new rotation, and we’re trying out a lot of new things. We need to […]

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By Chris Freud GYPSUM — Eagle Valley volleyball had a rough opener on Thursday night, falling to Grand Junction Central, 25-21, 25-22, 25-16, in nonconference play in Gypsum.“We have a very young team,” Devils coach Lindsey Myers said. “We have a new rotation, and we’re trying out a lot of new things. We need to […]

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By Chris Freud GYPSUM — As a public-service announcement, we remind you that 4A Western Slope soccer teams play each other twice in a season.And Eagle Valley can take consolation in that after Glenwood Springs came away with a 2-1 double-overtime victory over the Devils on Thursday night at Gypsum’s John Ramunno Field.“I don’t know,

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By Randy Wyrick AVON — The Avon Town Council said thanks but no thanks to hosting a pair of GoPro Games events.The Vail Valley Foundation wanted to run an enduro mountain bike race on the West Avon Preserve. The Town Council voted 6-1 against it. When the vote was finally cast Tuesday, many in the […]

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By Pam Boyd EAGLE — With survey results in hand showing strong local support for a sales tax increase to fund a river park project in town, members of the Eagle Town Board have unanimously voted to take the proposal to the voters.But they did decide to do an election later, rather than sooner — […]

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By Chris Freud The summer fishing season is winding down in Vail Valley but the trout are still biting on local rivers and creeks. With the end of the busy summer season, area fisheries are now seeing less pressure than in recent weeks. Anglers will find an easier time locating good fishing spots to wade […]

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By Chris Freud The summer fishing season is winding down in Vail Valley but the trout are still biting on local rivers and creeks. With the end of the busy summer season, area fisheries are now seeing less pressure than in recent weeks. Anglers will find an easier time locating good fishing spots to wade […]

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