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Wild West Night
Please join these kids at e-town on from 5 to 10 p.m. today to support Wild West Days. This is our first Wild Night Out! E-town is donating 10 percent of all food and drinks in support of our nine public schools. Help support the 3,000 kids and families in our public schools. Wild Night Out will take place every month until September. It is the last Wednesday of each month. Bring your kids to dinner, and support our local schools!
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SOS Grads
A few graduates from SOS Outreach get recognized by adult mentors. More than 70 students graduated in Beaver Creek, and more than 50 graduated in Vail. Congratulations to the students, and a big thank you to Gregg Pate and Matthew Martinucci at the Vail Cascade Resort and Spa and the staff of the Beaver Creek Park Hyatt!
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Chorale Your Children
There’s still time to join the spring session of the Eagle Valley Children’s Chorale, directed by Kim Denning. Open to all kids in first through fifth grades who love to sing and perform, the chorale has three sessions a week to attend, so find the one that’s most convenient. A child may attend one or more each week.
Mondays: Brush Creek Elementary in Eagle, 3:15 to 4:30 p.m.
Tuesdays: Eagle Valley Elementary in Eagle, 3:15 to 4:30 p.m.
Thursdays: Eagle County Charter Academy in Edwards, 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.
All sessions meet in the school music rooms. After-school care is provided at all schools from the last bell to start of rehearsal. For more information, contact Kim at eaglekden@yahoo.com or 970-390-5133.
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Donate Rummage Items for Nonprofits
These representatives from more than 60 local nonprofits are pleased to accept checks to sweeten the coffers of their organizations. More than $120,000 was donated from the proceeds of the 44th annual Eagle Valley Community Fund Auction and Rummage Sale, held last August. Donations of clean, useable items (clothing, furniture, books, toys, computers, sports equipment, linens, housewares, etc.) for this summer’s sale can be dropped off at the Maloit Park facility. For pickups of large items, call Byron Brown at 970-476-5701.
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Hoedown Checks
The East West Hoedown officially presented checks from its 2008 fall event to CASA of the Continental Divide, Vail Valley Charitable Fund and Colorado West Mental Health. Pictured, from left, are members from the beneficiaries and partners of Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate and East West Partners: Rod Slifer, Mark Smith, Jim Flaum, Harry Frampton, Kathy Reed, Karen Simon and Krista McClinton. If your organization is interested in being interviewed to be a 2009 beneficiary, please contact Cara Connolly at 970-845-2049 or e-mail cconnolly@slifer.net.
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Snowshoe Extraordinaires
Snowshoeing: Dana Gumber, Didi Doolittle, Kate Olson, Patty Sandoval, Betsy Laughlin and Molly Johnson.
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Hardscrabble Bluegrass
The Eagle Valley Alliance for Sustainability will sponsor a performance by the local bluegrass band Hardscrabble on Saturday evening at the Broadway Cafe.You’ll recognize these musicians. Expect to see Bill Britt playing string bass, Charlie Davis on rhythm guitar, Jenna Skinner-Markowitz on vocals and harmonica, Eric Lovgren on banjo and vocals, Adam Palmer on lead guitar and vocals and Steve DeGroat on mandolin and vocals.
The band will play from 8 p.m. to midnight. Come early — the last performance was packed.
