By scott miller EAGLE COUNTY — Tuesday’s Eagle County Gives Day — and its statewide parent, Colorado Gives Day — was a big success, and not just financially.The preliminary numbers are impressive — $778,000 raised in one day of online giving, a $6,000 increase over 2014. That money will benefit 42 county-based nonprofit groups. Donati
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By John LaConte VAIL — Coaching young snowboarders these days is like sitting in the front row of a movie theater. You’re constantly looking up.This season Michigan native Chris Laske is looking up as he takes over the snowboard program director duties at Ski & Snowboard Club Vail, helping a young team of high flyers […]
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By scott miller EAGLE COUNTY — Tuesday’s Eagle County Gives Day — and its statewide parent, Colorado Gives Day — was a big success, and not just financially.The preliminary numbers are impressive: $778,000 raised in one day of online giving, a $6,000 increase over 2014. That money will benefit 42 county-based nonprofits. Donations were
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By Chris Freud We live in weird world.You must remember this — and, no, we’re not going to “As time goes by,” — I grew up in San Francisco, yes, rooting for the Giants and 49ers. I’d faithfully follow the Giants in mediocrity and then the Niners would come along and win everything. Then I’d […]
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By Chris Freud We live in weird world.You must remember this — and, no, we’re not going to “As time goes by,” — I grew up in San Francisco, yes, rooting for the Giants and 49ers. I’d faithfully follow the Giants in mediocrity and then the Niners would come along and win everything. Then I’d […]
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By scott miller AVON — Town officials have announced trail closures at the West Avon Preserve to protect wildlife winter habitat. Closures are in effect from Dec. 15 through at least April 15 and apply to all multi-use trails except Our Backyard and PB&J. The trails will be opened in the spring after an evaluation […]
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By Randy Wyrick EAGLE — Your county property taxes rate will not increase. However, your property taxes probably will.The county’s property tax rate has not changed since 2004, and it won’t change next year. When the county commissioners approved the county’s 2016 budget Tuesday, they left the property tax rate alone.That’
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By Randy Wyrick EAGLE — Your county property taxes rate will not increase. However, your property taxes overall probably will.The county’s property tax rate has not changed since 2004, and it won’t change next year. When the county commissioners approved the county’s 2016 budget Tuesday, they left the property tax rate alone.Tha
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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: On a grey sky day, Vail Daily On the Hill correspondent John LaConte reports from the groomed terrain atop Vail Mountain, eagerly awaiting the opening of Blue Sky Basin. Vail Daily reporter John LaConte […]
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By Krista Driscoll BEAVER CREEK — The story of “The Nutcracker” begins with a Christmas party, where parents waltz and clink glasses and children anticipate the arrival of Herr Drosselmeyer with his magic tricks and wind-up dolls. That party will be a bit bigger this year when the Vail Youth Ballet Company brings its production […]
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