Four bills signed to improve wildlife habitat
AVON — Four bills aimed at preserving and improving Colorado’s outdoors became law Saturday when Gov. John Hickenlooper put his signature on all of them. In front of an enthusiastic crowd at the Walking Mountains Science Center, Hickenlooper said the …
Read More »Vail Christian girls’ track team places third at state
DENVER — Class 1A track and field is not strictly the province of schools from the eastern plains or small Denver schools. Vail Christian, that little school from the Western Slope, finished the state meet with a flourish Saturday, as the girls 400-m …
Read More »Josiah Middaugh wins in ‘Bama
PELHAM, Ala. — Josiah Middaugh captured the Eighth annual Xterra Southeast Championship at Oak Mountain State Park on a rainy Saturday in Shelby County, Ala. It’s the first time Middaugh — an 8-time Xterra national champ — has won the event as Conrad …
Read More »Wildfire in Wildridge is quickly contained
AVON — Firefighters quickly contained a wildfire that broke out near homes Friday in Wildridge. At about 4:45 p.m. Friday, the Eagle River Fire Protection District was dispatched to a report of a wildland fire in Avon located at the 2500 block of Old …
Read More »Jack Hanna returns to Vail for EverGreen Ball
EAGLE COUNTY — Jack is back! Jungle Jack Hanna, one of the most recognized authorities on wildlife conservation and habitat protection and frequent guest on TV talk shows and news programs, will return to the Vail Valley for an encore performance on …
Read More »Piety Mesopotamian along the
It took some convincing to get Yolanda to travel to Turkey’s southeast. Kurdish terrorists have been active there for decades. Plus, we would be within sight of the Syrian border. For only $50 round-trip from Istanbul, I found flights to Sanliurfa, …
Read More »Do good, LOOK good
VAIL — This ain’t your momma’s fashion show — “Project Funway” may be one of history’s best-looking benefits. The second annual Project Funway is based on television’s “Project Runway” and features aspiring local designers. It’s a benefit for the Edu …
Read More »Life is short ... Drink good beer
It’s American Craft Beer Week; a “big week for small breweries,” the week all true Americans face their favorite brew pub and pledge allegiance to the beer. Beer-drinking true believers can even sign the American Craft Beer Week Manifesto, pledging t …
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