Labor Day events draw thousands to Vail

By John LaConte

VAIL – The true embodiment of Labor Day spirit in this town are people like Taylor Buxton, 10, and Matthew Cox, 14.They spent Sunday working at Vail Rotary’s annual Rubber Duck Race down Gore Creek, and their job was an important one — asset recovery, with a side of environmental protection.“We go after all the ducks and make sure none of them are stuck out there, and nobody’s picking them out of the water,” Cox said.“It’s a lot of work,” said Buxton. “After bending down, picking up, bending down, picking up, your back gets hurt, but sometimes you got to …

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