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Salute to the USA in Avon Avon’s signature Independence Day event is Salute to the USA, a wonderful celebration at Harry A. Nottingham Park in the center of town. For 37 years, this has been...

They came. They saw. They built. They were here at the beginning.   And in 2022 they came to laugh, to cry, to schmooze and to reminisce about what was: treasured memories. To say those days...

The surprise about Vail Mountain’s 60th anniversary isn’t that so many people have been involved, but that so many have stayed. The resort, and the town, have had good and bad years, but through it...

At first, I was questioning the somber feelings of loss, as if I’d lost a real family member or close friend. Why was this bothering me so? I’m not a Brit, a citizen of the...

The list of Vail pioneers who are no longer with us keeps growing, making the party in honor of them that much more special. Vail pioneers gathered over the weekend to celebrate those who made...

After a couple of pandemic-forced years off, the Vail Pioneers Weekend returns this year. The events are scaled back a bit, but interest is still high. Organizer Packy Walker has been running the event, held...

Not quite 30 years ago, Packy Walker looked at a weak attempt at a Vail Pioneers Weekend and said, “I can do better.” So that’s what he did. The Vail Pioneers Weekend, held every five...

The Vail Community Meeting in March is usually pretty upbeat, a chance for people to gather toward the end of a long winter. This year’s edition brought even more community camaraderie.

After four long years, we finally have a new president and, more importantly, new presidential pets. Usually the thrill of pets arriving at the White House is tempered by the sting of old presidential pets leaving the White House, but this year is different: Donald Trump is the first president in more than 100 years not to have a pet of any kind, so we can say goodbye to his rotten administration without stray sympathy for any blameless dogs, cats, or possums getting evicted alongside their cap...

Special to the Daily Gartons was always a party scene. Over the years, a slew of popular bars have graced the streets of Vail. Everyone, especially in the early days, took comfort in a local watering hole to catch up, complain and and have a helluva lotta fun. At that time, being part of the bar scene was like going home after work. In fact, before everyone in town had a telephone, mothers would call the bar to speak with their kids. They knew where they could find them. Safe — but, needless ...