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Gratitude to our community
On behalf of the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, I want to thank everyone who attended last Friday's Celebration of Life for Taft Conlin.
Never have I been more proud to be a part of this community!
I am deeply grateful to the staff of our fine Edwards Interfaith Chapel and Community Center for hosting not only the Conlin and Ingalls families in such a loving way but also for hosting the hundreds of us who came looking for solace, strength and support.
I am deeply grateful for my colleagues in the interfaith community and the Vail Pastors' Network, who attended to offer their support to our community in a devastating moment.
I am deeply grateful to the Vail Mountain School faculty, staff and student body, who gave so generously of their time and energy to make this gathering as dignified and grace-filled as it was.
But most especially, I want to thank the Ingalls and Conlin families for their eloquent wisdom and courageous presence as we thanked God for the gift of Taft's amazing life.
Please join me in continuing to lift them up in prayer, thoughts and intention as they journey through these days, and again, thank you for the love and support you brought to all of us last Friday.
Father Brooks Keith
Vail
Best to be prepared
Thanks for your story on avalanche warnings and safety.
This is something that everyone should know about and take very seriously.
Four deaths already this season and all in one month is no joke.
As a skier myself, an avalanche is one of my biggest fears.
This is something we need to be ready for.
I'm not saying everyone skis where an avalanche can happen, but it never hurts to know about this beast that can take lives.
Lindsay Jones
Vail
SnowBall on the way
On behalf of the town of Avon and SnowBall LLC, we wanted to touch base with you in advance of the second annual SnowBall Music Festival to let you know we will be alerting the community over the coming weeks with information on road closures, Avon Recreation Center reduced hours, and other impacts that will be associated with this premier music festival.
The SnowBall Music Festival March 2-4 will be occupying the main field in Harry A. Nottingham Park as well as surrounding buildings, parking lots and recreational paths.
When details of the traffic management plan, venue map, transportation and parking plans are finalized they will be available on the town's website www.avon.org/snowball.
The 2012 SnowBall Music Festival has exceeded the year-to-date 2011 tickets sales, and we are expecting crowds in excess of 10,000 per day for the entire event weekend.
While we recognize this event will disrupt our daily routines for a short time, the overall economic impact for the region promises to be significant and long lasting.
As a result, the organizing team is committed to working with everyone involved to make this event the best it can be. The committee has a common goal of keeping the festivalgoers and the community at large safe.
Emergency action plans addressing crowd control, snow removal and other s'ety components are being developed.
SnowBall LLC has set up an email address, SnowBallAvonResidents@gmail.com, specifically for the residents of Avon and business community to direct any areas of concern not covered in the final plans. Additional event information is available by visiting www.snowballmusicfestival.com.
We look forward to working with the entire community to facilitate this large-scale event in a way that speaks to the town mission statement: “Enhancing Avon's sense of community, providing a positive economic impact and marketing Avon as a desirable place to live, work and play.”
Chad Donnelly
SnowBall Founder
Don't want ERS in my town
I live in the beautiful small town of Eagle.
I grew up in the valley and have been in Eagle for 10 years. I love the feel of Eagle.
I love to walk downtown and go to the shops, especially the Nearly Everything Store. They literally have nearly everything. I can buy clothes at Everyday Outfitters and get coffee at Yeti's.
In this economy and actually in any economy, I believe we do not need a mall being disguised as a project that would help our economy. We, the people of Eagle, have already decided we did not want this project by voting “no.”
These large projects often bring in their own people to build them, and do not necessarily hire that many locals.
Sure, those people who come to build the project may spend money and live in the community, but that is short-lived.
I would hate to see this big project sitting empty like so many other spaces in Eagle.
I usually do not voice my opinion to the public, but this project really irks me. Such a waste of dollars to keep having meetings and mulling over something that clearly the community does not want.
Just say no to ERS.
Ingrid Kurronen-Eckert
Eagle
On behalf of the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, I want to thank everyone who attended last Friday's Celebration of Life for Taft Conlin.
Never have I been more proud to be a part of this community!
I am deeply grateful to the staff of our fine Edwards Interfaith Chapel and Community Center for hosting not only the Conlin and Ingalls families in such a loving way but also for hosting the hundreds of us who came looking for solace, strength and support.
I am deeply grateful for my colleagues in the interfaith community and the Vail Pastors' Network, who attended to offer their support to our community in a devastating moment.
I am deeply grateful to the Vail Mountain School faculty, staff and student body, who gave so generously of their time and energy to make this gathering as dignified and grace-filled as it was.
But most especially, I want to thank the Ingalls and Conlin families for their eloquent wisdom and courageous presence as we thanked God for the gift of Taft's amazing life.
Please join me in continuing to lift them up in prayer, thoughts and intention as they journey through these days, and again, thank you for the love and support you brought to all of us last Friday.
Father Brooks Keith
Vail
Best to be prepared
Thanks for your story on avalanche warnings and safety.
This is something that everyone should know about and take very seriously.
Four deaths already this season and all in one month is no joke.
As a skier myself, an avalanche is one of my biggest fears.
This is something we need to be ready for.
I'm not saying everyone skis where an avalanche can happen, but it never hurts to know about this beast that can take lives.
Lindsay Jones
Vail
SnowBall on the way
On behalf of the town of Avon and SnowBall LLC, we wanted to touch base with you in advance of the second annual SnowBall Music Festival to let you know we will be alerting the community over the coming weeks with information on road closures, Avon Recreation Center reduced hours, and other impacts that will be associated with this premier music festival.
The SnowBall Music Festival March 2-4 will be occupying the main field in Harry A. Nottingham Park as well as surrounding buildings, parking lots and recreational paths.
When details of the traffic management plan, venue map, transportation and parking plans are finalized they will be available on the town's website www.avon.org/snowball.
The 2012 SnowBall Music Festival has exceeded the year-to-date 2011 tickets sales, and we are expecting crowds in excess of 10,000 per day for the entire event weekend.
While we recognize this event will disrupt our daily routines for a short time, the overall economic impact for the region promises to be significant and long lasting.
As a result, the organizing team is committed to working with everyone involved to make this event the best it can be. The committee has a common goal of keeping the festivalgoers and the community at large safe.
Emergency action plans addressing crowd control, snow removal and other s'ety components are being developed.
SnowBall LLC has set up an email address, SnowBallAvonResidents@gmail.com, specifically for the residents of Avon and business community to direct any areas of concern not covered in the final plans. Additional event information is available by visiting www.snowballmusicfestival.com.
We look forward to working with the entire community to facilitate this large-scale event in a way that speaks to the town mission statement: “Enhancing Avon's sense of community, providing a positive economic impact and marketing Avon as a desirable place to live, work and play.”
Chad Donnelly
SnowBall Founder
Don't want ERS in my town
I live in the beautiful small town of Eagle.
I grew up in the valley and have been in Eagle for 10 years. I love the feel of Eagle.
I love to walk downtown and go to the shops, especially the Nearly Everything Store. They literally have nearly everything. I can buy clothes at Everyday Outfitters and get coffee at Yeti's.
In this economy and actually in any economy, I believe we do not need a mall being disguised as a project that would help our economy. We, the people of Eagle, have already decided we did not want this project by voting “no.”
These large projects often bring in their own people to build them, and do not necessarily hire that many locals.
Sure, those people who come to build the project may spend money and live in the community, but that is short-lived.
I would hate to see this big project sitting empty like so many other spaces in Eagle.
I usually do not voice my opinion to the public, but this project really irks me. Such a waste of dollars to keep having meetings and mulling over something that clearly the community does not want.
Just say no to ERS.
Ingrid Kurronen-Eckert
Eagle
