By Ross Leonhart Hiking, grand views, friendship and philanthropy all came together once again at Trek to Table, a benefit for the Vail Valley Foundation. Having lived in the valley for a long time, I’ve learned that if the Vail Valley Foundation is involved, then say yes to whatever the event is. I have never […]
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By Krista Driscoll MINTURN — The Vail Symposium’s free film series continues Saturday with “The Rider and The Wolf,” a documentary that explores many of the intricate details of the life and disappearance of Mountain Bike Hall of Fame cyclist Mike Rust and the fanatical early world of mountain biking. Carl Rust, Mike Rust’s brothe
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By Krista Driscoll Two notes. That’s all it takes to recognize the voice of Michael McDonald. Distinctive and soulful, McDonald, an American singer, songwriter, keyboardist, composer and record producer, is a five-time Grammy Award-winning artist and has been a singular musical presence for four decades, from ’70s-era Doobie Brothers cl
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By Krista Driscoll AVON — The Black Diamond Ball, the Vail Valley Foundation’s largest annual fundraiser, is moving to a new date and location. Traditionally held during the Audi Birds of Prey World Cup race week in early December, the next version of the black-tie affair will happen on Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Park […]
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By Chris Freud This week, the fly-fishing around Vail remains very good. Cooler weather has dropped water temperatures and local trout are feeding well. The best wading options are on the Eagle River from Edwards down to Eagle while float fishermen are enjoying a solid hopper bite on many miles of the Colorado River between […]
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By Chris Freud “The new phone books are here! The new phone books are here!”That’s how I feel on the first day of preps, but I don’t run around like Steve Martin in “The Jerk.”High school sports are like your favorite novel, but with a few extra chapters after the book has supposedly ended. For […]
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By John LaConte EAGLE COUNTY — The last time the World Fly Fishing Championships visited the U.S., our home team took dead last, and vowed to never let that happen again.The year was 1997, the venue was Jackson Hole. According to the lore that come out of the event, a French angler told an American […]
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By Ross Leonhart AVON — Walking Mountains Science Center is celebrating its five-year anniversary this month of the Science Center’s grand opening in Avon.Since the LEED Platinum Certified facility opened, the variety and quantity of natural science programs has increased. In 2010, the year before the Avon campus opened, Walking Mountains s
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By Pam Boyd EAGLE — In less than one month’s time, the town of Eagle should have a few million dollars on hand to finance its Eagle Riverfront Park plan.Eagle will offer a tax-exempt municipal bond issue, backed by a 0.5 percent sales tax recently approved by Eagle voters, exclusively to Eagle property owners and […]
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