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Photo courtesy Eagle Valley Library District and Eagle Clounty Historical Society
5 years ago
Week of April 7, 2016
The Eagle County Regional Airport welcomed the 8 millionth passenger since it began offering commercial air service on March 29, 1989. During that first commercial season, 277 passengers traveled to the Eagle County facility. By 2015, the airport served more than 320,000 passengers annually.
The town of Gypsum announced the entertainment lineup for the 2016 Gypsum Daze celebration. The planned headliner was Hunter Hayes.
Abundant snowfall prompted Vail Resorts to push back the closing day for Vail Mountain.
10 years ago
Week of April 7, 2011
Two local designers Michelle Anderson and Alise Hornbecker squared off at the Western Slope Home Show Wine and Design event. The two women designed specially created show rooms at the Eagle River Center event and a raffle offered the model room furnishings to a lucky winner.
The expansion and remodel of the Eagle City Market was slated to begin May 1.
A skijoring event was held in downtown Minturn.
Nick and Cashus Lunn of Gypsum were the first players off the tee to launch the 2016 season at Gypsum Creek Golf Club.
10 years ago
Week of March 3, 2011
Eagle County School District hired two new principals. Greg Doan was chosen to lead Eagle Valley High School and Amy Vanwel was named principal at Berry Creek Middle School.
The renovation at Riverview Apartments in EagleVail was completed. The units had new carpet, kitchen cabinets and mold problems at the complex had been resolved.
Photo courtesy Eagle County Historical Society and Eagle Valley Library District
5 years ago
Week of Feb. 4, 2016
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper identified the Eagle to Horn Ranch segment of the Eagle Valley Trail as one of the 16 for 2016 priority projects for Great Outdoors Colorado funding.
The town of Eagle planned to present voters with a sale tax question to generate funding for its proposed river park project.
Eagle Town Councilmember Anne McKibbin was the only candidate for mayor in the upcoming municipal election.
10 years ago
Week of Feb. 3, 2011
Organizers of “The Show,” a national youth baseball tournament, announced plans to bring their event to Eagle County.
Special to the Daily
Week of Jan. 21, 2016
Eagle Mayor Yuri Kostick, who had been the subject of a complaint filed with the state ethics commission, announced he would not seek reelection.
Members of the Eagle Town Board remained committed to an expedited process to hire a new town manager. The sitting board planned to have a new manager hired prior to the April municipal election.
The Colorado Department of Transportation reported record-setting traffic through the Eisenhower-Johnson tunnels during the New Year’s weekend. Nearly 54,00 vehicles traveled though the westbound tunnel on the highest volume day ever recorded.
10 years ago
Week of Jan. 20, 2011