By Ross Leonhart EAGLE COUNTY — The Colorado Department of Transportation saw record-setting holiday traffic during New Year’s weekend, and thanks to operational improvements along the Interstate 70 mountain corridor, officials say congestion was reduced. On Sunday, Jan. 3, nearly 54,000 vehicles traveled through the Eisenhower Tunnel, the
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By Chris Freud If I had a nickel for every time one of our high school basketball coaches said something to the effect of “We’ve got to play four quarters,” I’d be retired and living in a sunbelt golf community right now.Yeah, I’d probably be playing TPC Scottsdale, instead of writing this column. (I played […]
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By scott miller VAIL — We’re used to visits from some of the world’s top athletes. This summer, some of the best soccer players in world will hold their training camps — and youth events — in the Vail Valley.Brothers Justin and Jason Rose are leading an effort to bring to Colorado two teams from […]
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By Randy Wyrick EDWARDS — A man left his car running and the doors unlocked in front of a gas station, and now police are searching for the stolen vehicle.The Eagle County Sheriff’s Office received the call about 5:40 a.m. Thursday, when the victim reported that his 2007 Honda Civic had been stolen. The dark […]
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By Pam Boyd EAGLE — At the very end of Tuesday night’s Eagle Town Board meeting, when spectators had cleared the room and the clock was approaching the 11 p.m. mark, Mayor Yuri Kostick dropped the news that he will not be seeking re-election this spring.Kostick said it was a difficult decision to make, but […]
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By Pam Boyd EAGLE — So much for the promise to step down on Haymeadow issues.On Tuesday night, Eagle Mayor Yuri Kostick voted in favor of an admittedly non-controversial fence issue detailed as part of the Haymeadow annexation development agreement. Town board member Doug Seabury did recuse himself from the vote, but briefly participated in [&hel
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By scott miller AVON — The Vail Valley Foundation’s Youth Foundation Monday announced it has received a two-year grant from the Colorado Health Foundation of $304,130 to support its PwrHrs KidSTRONG program. It is the Youth Foundation’s largest single grant to date.“We are so pleased to receive this significant support from the Colo
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By Ross Leonhart VAIL — The three winning tickets for the $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot were not in Colorado, but one ticket sold at City Market in Vail gave someone a $50,000 payday.Vail’s City Market itself will receive a $2,000 commission bonus for selling the ticket.Lines have been long at retailers around the county recently […
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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 snowy day, Vail Daily On the Hill correspondent John LaConte reports from the easy run entitled Tin Pants on Vail Mountain, cruising past Chair 14. Vail Daily reporter John LaConte uses a […]
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By Krista Driscoll BEAVER CREEK — The Vilar Performing Arts Center invites classical music lovers to experience the world-renowned string ensemble the Takacs Quartet on Friday, Jan. 15 at 6:30 p.m. Recognized as one of the world’s great ensembles, the Takacs Quartet plays with a unique blend of drama, warmth and humor, combining four distin
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