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Dee Richards is interviewed by John DeYoung about her job at the Steamboat Pilot and the organization's history.
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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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Hired in January of 1963, Jim "JC" Clarke was a member of the original Vail Ski Patrol. Ski patrol personnel of that era needed to be game for new experiences and a jack-of-all-trades. In this Vail Valley Voices History Nugget, Clarke discussed repair of the first telephone wires on Vail Mountain. Lodgepole pines that swayed readily in the wind served as poles for the phone lines.
JC Clarke was interviewed for the Vail Valley Voices oral history...
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Vail Rotary Club, formally chartered as Rotary Club of Vail - Eagle Valley, was established on 9 June 1970. It was the first international service club organized in the community. (The first local community service event was the annual Rummage Sale, which stimulated the inception of the Eagle Valley Community Fund.)
Jan Strauch, who joined Vail Rotary in 1971, discusses the early days of Vail Rotary Club with Tony Mauro, the "Voice of Vail."
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Dr. Jack Eck discusses the challenges of the 1970s ambulances (a station wagon) used by the fledgling medical clinic of Vail and the Gore Creek Valley area. He is interviewed by Tony Mauro, the "Voice of Vail."
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Mikaela Shiffrin discusses the challenges of being ski racing's GOAT "greatest of all time."
The accompanying photo is courtesy of the Town of Avon, Colorado.
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Rob LeVine served on the Vail Town Council from 1989 to 1993. During his tenure, Vail town engineer, Greg Hall, and transportation consultant, Arnie Ullevig, proposed a creative solution to traffic backups at Vail's former four-way stop off I-70.
LeVine discussed the controversy and resolution of Vail's initial roundabout. It has been described as the first modern roundabout in North America.
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In 2022, John Dakin was inducted into the Colorado Ski and Snowsports Museum Hall of Fame as a Sport Builder.
In this Vail Valley Voices History Nugget, Dakin reflects on his favorite moments during the FIS Alpine Ski World Championships held in Vail and Beaver Creek. Specifically, Dakin notes Mikaela Shiffrin's win at the 2015 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup event win at Beaver Creek, as well as Tamara McKinney's 1989 gold medal win in the combined...
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Former Vail Mayor, Andy Daly, discusses his experiences as a Colorado ski area executive with Tony Mauro, "the Voice of Vail," David O. Williams, award-winning journalist and Stan Zemler, former Town Manager for the community of Vail.
Andy Daly and Mikaela Shiffrin image from online interview by Troy Hawks for CO Ski Country - USA. 24 February 2015.
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Bill and Sally Hanlon discuss their lives in early Vail, Eagle County, Colorado. Sally Hanlon examines her role, alongside the collaborative efforts of fellow Vail Trailblazer Josef Staufer, in establishing Red Sandstone Elementary School. Hanlon and Staufer worked with Ernie Chavez, the Eagle County School Board president and longtime postmaster in Vail, to organize the elementary school for Vail, Minturn and Red Cliff. Bill and Sally Hanlon also...
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Carolyn Woodward Pope discusses her experiences of Vail and the colorful people she knew.
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Annie Staufer recounts her memories of moving to Vail in January of 1963, their first charming accommodations, and life "in the Wild West." Tony Mauro, the "Voice of Vail," performs Staufer's oral history interview.
Jonathan Staufer, Annie's son shares his remembrance of the early incarnation of Vail Mountain School at the base of Meadow Mountain near Dowd Junction.
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This is the 2nd interview with George Mizner, M.D. by Walter Gallacher. This interview was recorded 4 months after the 1st interview.
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Ed Grange describes his family roots from Aoste Valley in northern Italy, their migration to America circa 1900 and work in the Leadville mining industry, growing up without electricity on a Roaring Fork Valley ranch, and his career with Holy Cross Electric.
Grange also discusses his role in the electrification of the Eagle River Valley, as well as bringing power to the sheep ranches in the Upper Gore Creek Valley. Grange expounded on how Holy...
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Associated with the Eagle Valley Community Fund (EVCF), the EVCF Annual Rummage Sale was inaugurated by a group of Vail women as a fund-raiser for the first teacher in the community of Vail. Ultimately, the EVCF Rummage Sale, and its associated nonprofit umbrella, the Eagle County Community Fund, raised nearly $6 million dollars for Eagle County nonprofit organizations between 1965 and 2017. Vi Brown, Nancy Waring Nottingham and Merv Lapin were...
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Debbie Bolon-Feeney discussed how she came to live in Colorado's Rocky Mountains with Tara Flanagan and Tony Mauro, the "Voice of Vail."
Bolon-Feeney shared her 1976 - 1984 experience with Summervail Art Workshop (SAW), including the creative imprint left by ceramics instructor, Danny Martinez, and the inspiration of SAW progenitors: Randy Milhoan, Dan Telleen and Jim Cotter. She also discussed her life as an artist and art educator in the...
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Lyle Viers discusses his experiences at a ski instructor at Vail (Colorado) and Mammoth (California). Viers began teaching at Vail in 1967 and has taught skiing over 55 years. Hailing from a family of miners, the Viers family lived in Minturn, Gilman and Leadville in the 1950s.
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Interview of Julie Dews by Walter Gallacher discussing Julie's life and her participation in the Vintage Vail Quilt Project
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Ann Loper discusses the early days of Vail, her joy of skiing and furry creatures, and her years as a ski instructor at Vail.
Ann and Bill Loper are depicted in the image.
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Mary Pownall expounds on her youth in Duluth, Minnesota and her remarkable father, who stepped up after the untimely passing of her mother and aunt. She discusses camping in Garnet Canyon and climbing with husband, Dick Pownall, in Grand Teton National Park. Pownall reports on the coordination of on-mountain volunteers for Vail and Beaver Creek World Alpine Ski events alongside her husband, Dick, and friend Mauri Nottingham. Mary Pownall also notes...
