Editor’s note: The Vail Daily’s weekly kids section is chock full of activities and fun to keep the young and the young at heart entertained during the pandemic. If you have an idea for the section or would like to get involved, email Entertainment Editor Casey Russell at crussell@vaildaily.com.
Time Travel
Learn about Eagle County history each week.
This Aug. 18, 1911 photograph of the Ladies Group includes many of the women pioneers of Gypsum.
Courtesy ECHS/EVLD
Men settled Eagle County. Women civilized it. And organizations such as the Ladies Aid Society played a big role in making the Eagle Valley a welcoming community for pioneer families. Today, we take a look at the women who changed Eagle County in honor of Women’s History Month.
Editor’s note: To answer the Vail Daily’s Meet Your Chef questionnaire, email Assistant Editor Ross Leonhart (rleonhart@vaildaily.com) or Arts & Entertainment Editor Casey Russell (crussell@vaildaily.com).
Like many people living in the valley, the mountains of Colorado lured chef Alex Rejonis here, but he’s found himself happily working creekside in Vail Village at Up the Creek
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1. How long have you lived in the valley and what brought you here?
I have lived in the valley since 2013, and snowboarding is what brought me to Vail.
2. Where did your passion for cooking come from?
My passion for cooking came from a childhood friend’s family in South Carolina. Their dad owned a restaurant and I would go there to hang out and learn from their dad and the chef about cooking. That is when my passion for cooking started.
Editor’s note: The Vail Daily’s weekly kids section is chock full of activities and fun to keep the young and the young at heart entertained during the pandemic. If you have an idea for the section or would like to get involved, email Entertainment Editor Casey Russell at crussell@vaildaily.com.
Word of the Week
to powder ski / para esquiar en polvo
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Outside Scoop: Snow Moon
This Friday evening and early Saturday morning is your next chance to view a full moon. It will peak above in the sky at 1:19 a.m. MST Saturday.
Editor’s note: The Vail Daily’s weekly kids section is chock full of activities and fun to keep the young and the young at heart entertained during the pandemic. If you have an idea for the section or would like to get involved, email Entertainment Editor Casey Russell at crussell@vaildaily.com.
Outside Scoop: Random Acts of Kindness
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This Wednesday, Feb. 17, is Random Acts of Kindness Day in the United States. This national day is an encouragement to go out of your way and do something extraordinary that is not part of your routine. It can be anything, from a simple extra smile to a stranger or helping clean up garbage. What are some ways to be kind in the Vail Valley?
Editor’s note: The Vail Daily’s weekly kids section is chock full of activities and fun to keep the young and the young at heart entertained during the pandemic. If you have an idea for the section or would like to get involved, email Entertainment Editor Casey Russell at crussell@vaildaily.com.
Outside Scoop
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Will there be six more weeks of winter or an early spring? This is all ‘determined’ by a groundhog who emerges from his winter den. Yes, it’s a “he,“ as the tradition has morphed (changed) into a festival and ceremony in a town in western Pennsylvania. The town of Punxsutawney now hosts the official Groundhog Day where the weather forecast is determined.