For over four decades, Dr. Kent Petrie has provided health care in the Eagle River Valley. On Thursday, Nov. 2, a group of former and current colleagues as well as community members gathered at the.
I moved to Vail in 1979 for my first job after residency, joining five other family physicians and a radiologist. Seven physicians comprised the entire medical staff of Vail Valley Medical Center (now Vail Health.
It may not look like much, but this modest pedestrian bridge in Gypsum has quite a history. It was initially located over Interstate 25 in Denver and a community effort brought it to Gypsum following a fatal pedestrian accident in 1992.
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The modest makeover underway at the Gypsum Creek pedestrian bridge along U.S. Highway 6 in Gypsum probably draws only passing interest from passing motorists.
It will, of course, improve the visuals along Gypsum’s most-traveled roadway by removing aged chain link fencing in favor of more aesthetically pleasing steel handrails. The bridge has already been painted to match the nearby railroad underpass, covering up its faded green exterior.