By Ross Leonhart AVON — A new bike gives children a sense of responsibility, adventure, wellness and community, and one philanthropic family visiting Vail gave 25 local kids that sensation on Aug. 3.The Raskas family was in Vail celebrating the patriarch of the family’s 75th birthday and decided to give back locally by linking up […]
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By John LaConte VAIL — The world to come has been discussed in Vail during the past few days, and the material was indeed futuristic.Hosted by the locally based Steadman Philippon Research Institute, the Vail Scientific Summit wrapped up on Saturday with speakers from across the country discussing the latest in stem cell research and […]
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By scott miller VAIL — Dr. Thomas Steinberg, Vail’s first full-time physician and the longest serving member of the Vail Town Council, has been selected as the first recipient of the Vail Trailblazer Award. Steinberg will be recognized during the town of Vail’s 50th birthday celebration on Tuesday. Presented by the Vail Town Council,
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By Pam Boyd EAGLE — The town of Eagle has recorded a 13 percent increase in sales tax revenues during the first six months of 2016 compared to the same period in 2015.That’s very good news for the town, which had anticipated a 5 percent increase in sales tax collections when it developed its budget […]
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By John LaConte VAIL — The Meadows trail made its debut at the Vail Recreation District’s annual 5K and 10K at 10,000 Feet trail running race on Sunday.The much-anticipated extension of the Radio Flyer mountain biking trail also officially opened over the weekend after undergoing work throughout the summer by Momentum Trail Concepts.Running
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By scott miller DENVER — Along with a steady march toward a fifth consecutive record for aggregated lodging occupancy and revenues at western mountain resorts this summer, the 19 destinations participating in the Denver-based DestiMetrics program are also approaching occupancy figures that rival winter levels. Those destinations include Vail and
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By Pam Boyd EDWARDS — A couple of weeks ago, Lorena Martinez was signing up for classes at the Colorado Mountain College Vail Valley campus in Edwards when a friend happened to notice a poster advertising the college’s Finish What You Started Program.“She said to me ‘You should try this,’” said Martinez. That off-the-cuff advice
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