By Randy Wyrick It’s easier to remain healthy at Avon Elementary School than most places in our spiral arm of the universe.The school-based health clinic that opened two years ago will now be operated by Mountain Family Health Centers. It will continue to provide medical, behavioral and dental health care for the medically underserved, regard
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By Ross Leonhart Golf is a frustratingly addictive sport — just when you think you want to give it up, you hit that perfect shot and you’re hooked again. As challenging as golf is, imagine not having full mobility of your legs because you’re a single or double amputee above or below the knee. Or […]
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By John LaConte AVON — Town officials will take up a work session to examine events Sept. 21 at 5 p.m.News broke last week that the town has lost their Labor Day Weekend event planned for Nottingham Park and Pavilion, the Skylight Creative Writers Retreat, and that the popular WinterWonderGrass music festival would be leaving […]
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By John LaConte EAGLE COUNTY — The Eagle-Holy Cross Ranger District of the White River National Forest extends from Tennessee Pass to the Flat Tops, and Vail Pass to Hanging Lake.It’s a nearly 700,000 acre working forest with everything from ranchers and loggers to big recreation operations such as Vail Mountain and Beaver Creek.All of [&he
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By John LaConte EAGLE COUNTY — The Eagle-Holy Cross Ranger District of the White River National Forest extends from Tennessee Pass to the Flat Tops, and Vail Pass to Hanging Lake. It’s a nearly 700,000 acre working forest with everything from ranchers and loggers to big recreation operations such as Vail Mountain and Beaver Creek. […
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By Randy Wyrick VAIL — For 65 years, a Warren Miller film has officially started the ski season, and the world’s most experienced and successful ski bum thanks each of you for supporting his lifestyle.“People occasionally stop to tell me how they grew up watching my ski films. The ski season did not start until […]
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By Chris Freud GYPSUM — Well, well, well.Eagle Valley volleyball had a whale of an opener on Saturday, taking down No. 5-ranked Montrose in three sets, 25-21, 25-13, 25-23, in Gypsum.That result might just capture the state’s attention. Not to put the cart before the horse, but the Indians have been down to the Denver […]
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By Chris Freud GYPSUM — Well, well, well.Eagle Valley volleyball had a whale of an opener on Saturday, taking down No. 5-ranked Montrose in three sets, 25-21, 25-13, 25-23, in Gypsum.That result might just capture the state’s attention. Not to put the cart before the horse, but the Indians have been down to the Denver […]
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By Chris Freud EAST VAIL — It was not an average game, so it did not have an average postgame either.After Battle Mountain soccer earned a 3-1 decision at Bandoni Alumni Field on Saturday over the Vail Mountain, each team got a postgame talk from the other squad’s coach. Pete Petrovski congratulated the Huskies and […]
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By Krista Driscoll Tucked away in the high alpine valleys of towering, treeless peaks are a number of lakes pooling pristine water from fresh snowmelt. While the lakes remain cold all summer, they are at their warmest temperatures right now, providing not only a turning point for a unique mountain hike but also a tolerable […]
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