By Melanie Wong GYPSUM — Beginning late this afternoon, the Eagle County Airport runway was closed down for several hours after a plane blew a tire while landing. According to Eagle County Airport Manager Greg Phillips, a small, private plane landed and blew out a tire on the runway. There were no injuries and no […]
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By scott miller The possibility of the Federal Reserve raising its benchmark interest rate in December became a probability by week’s end thanks to a blockbuster jobs report, and investors hardly flinched.In fact, the S&P 500 was up for the sixth week straight, and the Dow inched closer to going back over the 18,000-point mark […]
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By scott miller EAGLE COUNTY — Real estate sales in September of this year were the best for that period in more than five years, and marked the best sales month of the year so far.Land Title Guarantee Company tracks completed transactions recorded at the Eagle County Clerk and Recorder’s Office. The most recent data, […]
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By Melanie Wong Last week I received a question from a trainee regarding muscle soreness. Jim was so sore from a previous workout that it negatively impacted his ability to perform basic rudimentary tasks for an entire week. Jim was experiencing DOMS, or delayed onset muscle soreness after a bout of high repetition front squats. […]
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By Melanie Wong It has been an exciting first 10 years for the Ski & Snowboard Club Vail (SSCV) Nordic Team, with an expansion of the team and ever increasing success. A few years back, SSCV was celebrating its Nordic team being named the 2013 United States Ski & Snowboard Association Cross Country Club of […]
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By Randy Wyrick Put 1,500 teens in one place, and their collective fancy turns to collection money.At least it does when is the Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge, held last week at the University of Denver. Fifty-five Battle Mountain High School were among 40 teams from Colorado high schools who competed in the event.What they […]
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By Melanie Wong EDWARDS — On Wednesday at 4 p.m. in Edwards, the Freedom Park Memorial Committee and VFW Post 10721 will be conducting its 9th annual ceremony in honor of all veterans of the armed forces who have served the country, those from Eagle County who sacrificed their lives for freedom, and those currently […]
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By Melanie Wong Life has a way of throwing us many challenges. Mitigating our exposure to unexpected challenges is why insurance companies exist. With so many types of health and medical insurance available, who has the time or inclination to research them all? Medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, and the plethora of insurance types
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By Edward Stoner Upcoming events• Today: Haircuts at the Golden Eagle Senior Center at 1 p.m. Free to anyone 60 years or older. Call 970-328-8896 to sign up.• Wednesday: • County offices will be closed for Veteran’s Day — no exercise class at the Golden Eagle or lunch activities at Maloit Park Senior Wellness Center• […]
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By Randy Wyrick AVON – It pays to pay attention.Trista and Ryan Sutter handed over $5,000 to Avon Elementary School, money they won on the game show “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire.”Money they won using skills that Avon Elementary students are also learning, pointed out principal Roy Getchell.“They had to have the knowledge to […]
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