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In gratitude to organizing regent, Wendy Kidder Becker, of the 10th Mountain Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR), a challenge coin was designed by chapter registrar Mary Anne Baker. The front of Becker’s challenge coin features the emblematic 10th Mountain Division motif, while the back features a stylized image of Mount of the Holy Cross. The Mount of the Holy Cross is an iconic 14,011’ peak...
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Artist and longtime local, Dan Allard, is a perfect Santa Claus. (His wonderful beard and mustache are real!) Santa visited Vail Public Library (VPL) during the library's "Family Fireside Holiday Party" on 12 December 2023. The photo was captured by Laurin Megna-Davis, VPL Children's Library Associate.
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Located in Lionshead Village at the Transportation Center. The image is a photographic rendering the Gore Range as seen through a scrim of aspen trees. It represents an approximation of the view that is blocked by the buildings, in essence erasing or creating a virtual window through the building where it is installed. Description from the artist's website.
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Located in the Donovan Park playground
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Located in Ellefson Park
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Located in Vail Village at the Transportation Center
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Merv Lapin reflects upon Pepi Gramshammer and what he would share at Pepi's memorial later today. Lapin also discusses the 1960s Vail Town Council, Vail Associates and its transition to Vail Resorts, Vail's early youth ski and hockey clubs, the creation of youth hockey exchanges with Soviet Bloc countries including Russia and China, and the resultant life-long friendships created in Russia and China. Merv Lapin also discusses in detail his witnessing...
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This image of a mature cow moose browsing on Ribes inerme (mountain gooseberry) at Vail Public Library (VPL) was captured by VPL staff member, Liz Sein.
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A series of granite benches and monolith sculptures arranged as plaza in Ford Park. The three free-standing sculptures are titled “Strata,” “The Fang” and “Gore Creek.” “Strata” is the tallest sculptural element, standing at nine feet tall, and represents the valley’s geological rock formations in its roughly hewn, horizontally patterned texture. “The Fang,” an East Vail winter ice climbing attraction and a popular summer...
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In the early 1980s Vail wanted to commission a significant work of public art from a renowned artist to serve as a landmark for the community. Then mayor, Rod Slifer obtained a $50,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and the town commenced a dialogue with artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. The artists conceived an installation for an oversized fishing pole approximately 50 to 60 feet high to be placed in the Gore Creek...
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Located in Vail Village at Silfer Square. This mural of ceramic tiles tells the history of Gore Valley and was designed by area children - the official artists are listed as "The Children of Gore Valley."
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Located in the Donovan Park playground
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Located in Vail Village at the Transportation Center
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Kevin Foley served on the Vail Town Council for twenty-three years. His town council terms of service were 1995 to 2001, 2009 to 2013 and 2015 to 2023. In his inaugural town council bid in 1995, Foley was the top vote-getter. The 1995 race featured “the Fabulous Four,” which was a collection of young, “working-class” men whose hallmarks included “fair, honest and open” values. In this Vail Valley Voices oral history project, longtime...
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In 1979, Kevin Foley landed his first job in Vail as a bartender at Frazier's Restaurant. Frazier's was located in the Lionshead Gondola Building in the Lionshead Village area of Vail. Foley, who eventually served as a Vail Town Council member for twenty-three years, recalled his unusual skier service while working at Frazier's. In 2023, Tony Mauro, the Voice of Vail, conducted an oral history with Kevin Foley as part of the Vail Valley Voices...
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This image of the 2022 - 20233 Town Council of Vail, Colorado appears here courtesy of the Town of Vail. Left to right: Jonathan Staufer, Kevin Foley, Jen Mason, Kim Langmaid - Mayor, Barry Davis, Travis Coggin - Mayor Pro Tem, Pete Seibert Jr. The photograph is also found in the 25 November 2023 Vail Daily article, "Kevin Foley Exits Vail Town Council After 22 Years of Service" written by Ali Longwell.
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This image of the 2009 Town Council of Vail, Colorado appears here courtesy of the Town of Vail. The Vail Village clocktower and Vail Mountain are in the background. To the far left is Stan Zemler, Town Manager. Left to right from Zemler: Andy Daly, Susie Tjossem, Kim Newberry - Mayor Pro Tem, Dick Cleveland - Mayor, Margaret Rogers, Kerrie Donovan and Kevin Foley. The image was featured in the 25 November 2023 Vail Daily article, "Kevin Foley...
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Colorado Division of Wildlife officer preparing to tranquilize a bull moose wandering in the Town of Vail Lionshead Parking Structure.
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Division of Wildlife officer for the Gore Creek, Piney Lake and Piney River area captured this image of a cow moose outside a home in West Vail. Andree reported that the moose had to be tranquilized. Subsequently, Andree and team discovered the most expedient removal method was its transportation through the West Vail home.