National Night Out is an annual event, held on the first Tuesday in August, to celebrate community, safety and service. Across the nation, neighbors gather to enjoy an evening of good food, music, games, safety demonstrations, visits from various first responder organizations and simply great conversation with friends, old and new.
For 37 years, law enforcement agencies have come together to create an evening under the stars that is filled with fun and games for the entire family. After a challenging year of limited social contact, this is an opportunity to reach out to those who, through it all, continued to serve and protect and did so with pride and a genuine desire to help their friends and neighbors. The uniform they wear represents the value they place upon creating a more caring place to live.
John LaConte/jlaconte@vaildaily.com
VAIL The Fourth of July fell on a Sunday this year, and in Vail, that meant both the Independence Day exhibitions and the regular Sunday farmers market were combined into one enormous party.
Crowds spanned from Vail Village to Lionshead, enjoying pocket patriotism displays throughout.
Visiting from Texas, U.S. Military veteran Chuck Utzman and his wife, Jan, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in Vail on Sunday, walking the village and posing for pictures with the stilt-wearing Uncle Sam and Betsy Ross characters.
Utzman, who claimed a birthday of May 15, 1929, on his first military registration card so he could go to Japan with the U.S. Army in 1947, went on to fight in both the Vietnam War and the Korean War, as well. He took part in a winter training in Camp Hale in the 1950s, and returned to Eagle County a little more than a decade later to try out the skiing at Vail.
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Michelle Gennett
“We’re thrilled to welcome Michelle to the team,” said Amy Gnojek, Eagle County Paramedic Services’ CEO and CFO. “Alongside patient care, our employees are our No. 1 priority. Michelle brings competence, compassion and experience to our Human Resource department and ensures our staff feels supported and successful throughout their experience with us from their initial interview to benefits and professional support to retirement.”
For the past seven years, Gennett has worked as a senior human resources consultant, managing recruiting, performance management, benefits, HRIS systems, payroll, employee relations and more for clients in industries including government entities, construction, indie book stores, ranch, retail, hospitality, restaurants, golf clubs, luxury property management and destination services. Prior to that, Gennett worked at Sonnenalp Hotel for almost 10 years; she also worked for the Gallegos Corporation.
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