By Ross Leonhart EDWARDS — A two-year, $2 million project to build a berm the length of The Cordillera Valley Club is two weeks in.The collaborative effort between the Cordillera Valley Club Metro District, Property Owners Association and The Club at Cordillera will bring 2,400 truckloads of dirt followed by the planting of trees.“It’s go
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By Ross Leonhart MINTURN — When Congress designated Holy Cross a wilderness area in 1980, legislators inadvertently left Bolts Ditch off the list of existing water facilities.A bill presented by Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) and passed by the House of Representatives would direct the U.S. Department of Agriculture to authorize special use access of
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By Ross Leonhart MINTURN — When Congress designated Holy Cross a wilderness area in 1980, legislators inadvertently left Bolts Ditch off the list of existing water facilities.A bill presented by Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) and passed by the House of Representatives would direct the U.S. Department of Agriculture to authorize special use access of
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By Ross Leonhart Jodie Hollander didn’t choose to be a poet — the profession chose her.“It’s one of those things that I felt like I didn’t have much of a choice,” said Hollander, who also works at Vail Ski & Snowboard Academy and for Swift Communications. “If I didn’t pursue it, it was going to […]
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By Krista Driscoll Despite accruing a small vintage car collection, Clark Kirby, of Arlington, Texas, never owned a Corvette, and never considered owning one, until his father passed away in July 2008.“One of the fondest memories I have of my father was when I was in high school, and he let me drive his corvette […]
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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: In a throwback episode to last September, Vail Daily On the Hill correspondent John LaConte learns a few lessons about European nymphing, a fly fishing technique used by pro anglers which is not very […]
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By Ross Leonhart If you are old enough to remember, then you know exactly where you were when you learned about the Twin Towers being hit. September 11, 2001, went down as the deadliest attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor, killing nearly 3,000 people and injuring over 6,000 others. As we approach the 15th […]
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By Chris Freud RIFLE — Battle Mountain soccer was not a happy crew and the Huskies had nine days to think about it.So nine days after a 2-1 overtime loss at Eagle Valley, Battle Mountain took out its frustrations on Rifle with an 8-1 win on Thursday on the road.“We had time to stew on […]
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By scott miller VAIL — Cameron Chaney’s idea for a skate park between the north and south halves of the Lionshead Village parking structure is finally a concrete reality. But Chaney’s family moved out of the valley about a year ago, so he hasn’t ridden the park yet.That will change Saturday, when Chaney and a […]
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By Edward Stoner MEEKER — The Lost Solar Fire, burning in the Flat Tops Wilderness, was active Thursday with a column visible from Garfield, Rio Blanco and Eagle counties. Shifting wind activity has caused smoke to drift east toward Eagle County. There is a potential to smell or experience smoke over the next few days. […]
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