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Randy Milhoan reflects upon the 1960s in Vail, his role in the creation of Summervail Art Workshop at Ford Park and the inaugural era of Colorado Mountain College, and his participation in Art in Vail and public art projects within the Town of Vail.
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Interview with Ella Warren Burnett by Walter Gallacher. Ella discusses her childhood in Red Cliff, CO, her nursing studies during World War II, her life with husband Pete Burnett, and her nursing career in the Gilman Mine, with Dr. George Stanley, and in Vail, with Dr. Tom Steinberg.
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Merv Lapin expounds upon his youth and family life, the early days of Vail (1960s), his life-long friendships created while traveling and camping in Soviet Bloc countries by Volkswagon van, creation of Vail international youth hockey exchanges with Communist Russia, and the community of Vail today.
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Suzie Kuehn Shepard made the Gore Creek Valley home in 1962. Her husband, Morrie Shepard, was Vail's first ski school director. Suzie Shepard shares her experience of early Vail and Aspen in this oral history interview with Walter Gallacher. The image of Suzie and Morrie Shepard was taken at their 50th anniversary celebration.
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Bill Heicher and Bill Andree established legacies as District Wildlife Managers with the Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW). Heicher began with Colorado Game, Fish and Parks Department (later DOW) and served the Eagle District from 1971 until 2003. Andree began with the DOW in 1980 and served the Vail District from 1981 until 2018. Circa 2012, the DOW evolved into Colorado Parks and Wildlife. In this remarkable oral history, Heicher and...
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Pam Brandmeyer discusses her experiences as Assistant Town Manager of Vail, as well as her other responsibilities in 35 years with the Town of Vail. The Vail Daily image depicts Town of Vail Mayor Andy Daly congratulating Pam Brandmeyer on her retirement from 35 successful years with Vail town government.
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Nancy Waring Nottingham and Susie Tjossem expound on developing the early programs for the Vail Children's Ski School.
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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 Dr. George Mizner by Walter Gallacher. Interview discusses Dr. Mizner's early childhood in Europe during WWII, his education and his work, as well as his arrival in Vail, CO.
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Jose Simon Marquez, who is often known as Joe Marquez, discusses growing up on his family's Spanish Land Grant ranchito in New Mexico. Marquez also discusses his experiences playing 'goodwill' baseball for the Third Armored Division while reconstructing Europe in the 1950s, working for McDonnell Douglas in California, relocating to Minturn and working with the US Forest Service and the Town of Vail, his early entrepreneurship in the Eagle River and...
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Johnnette Phillips is the subject of this oral history interview by Walter Gallacher. Johnnette Phillips spent many years as a civil servant in Eagle County, Colorado. She served as Eagle County Clerk & Recorder from 1978 to 1992. In 1992, Phillips was elected Eagle County Commissioner and served in that capacity until 2000.
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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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Interview of Lynn Kanakis by Walter Gallacher. Lynn discusses his arrival in what is now the Vail Valley to herd sheep at his godfather's ranch. Lynn goes on to describe his career in the Gilman Mine and in Leadville. He also talks about his life in Minturn.
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Vail early resident and orthodontist, Fred Distelhorst, discusses his youth in Madison, Wisconsin and his early experiences skiing in Wisconsin, Aspen and Europe. Dr. Distelhorst also expounds on his dental practice in Europe with the U.S. Army Dental Corps, his family orthodontic practice in East Vail (alongside wife Dr. Ines Distelhorst and daughter Dr. Dorothy Distelhorst), his love of family, and his life in Vail.
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Allen Knox shares a humorous narrative involving his family's newspaper, The Vail Trail, Vail's restaurant community, and his father's (George Knox aka "The Skipper") editorial commentary. The Vail Trail was Vail's first weekly newspaper. Tony Mauro, the "Voice of Vail," interviewed Allen Knox in an oral history compilation featuring the Vail Trail.
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Pam Brandmeyer discusses her 1973 winter experience in Vail with the "Voice of Vail" Tony Mauro. 1973 was a "big snow year," wherein it snowed for 53 days straight.
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Vail Town Councilman, Kevin Foley, and his brother, Dennis Foley, owner of the Lionshead restaurant, Bart & Yeti's, volunteer coordinate and coach a youth basketball program at Vail's Red Sandstone Elementary School. In honor of their nearly 25-year dedication, the gymnasium at Red Sandstone Elementary was christened Foley Fieldhouse in 2019. Tony Mauro, the Voice of Vail, hosts this brief oral history featuring brothers Kevin and Dennis Foley...
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Judge Cyrus "Buck" Allen reflects upon his family's 1960s skiing days in Vail, his Dartmouth and University of Denver Law School education, the mentorships of Judges George Gaubatz and Roland "Andy" Gerard, early Town of Vail key personnel, a few characters of Vail, and perspectives gained during Vail Municipal Court judgeship.
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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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George Gillett discusses his early years in Racine, Wisconsin, his family, education, entrepreneurship and business career, his arrival in Vail in the 1960s, the early movers and shakers of the community of Vail and corporation of Vail Associates, the evolution of Vail’s ski culture, and his role in the transition from Vail Associates to Vail Resorts. The primary interviewer was Hayden Scott.