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Renowned jockey and Kentucky Derby winner, Pat Day, grew up on Lake Creek near Edwards, Colorado. His father, Mickey Day, taught him the fundamentals of riding and horsemanship at a young age. In this excerpt, Pat Day discusses a "very pivotal moment" during the first horse ride of his life. His mount was a spunky Welsh pony named Blackie.
This History Nugget is excerpted from Pat Day's Vail Valley Voices oral history. Day was interviewed in...
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Founded by George Washington Knox, Sr. on 15 October 1965, The Vail Trail was Vail’s first newspaper. The Vail Trail was a Knox family-owned newspaper that ran from 1965 to 2008.
Tony Mauro and Tara Flanagan interviewed Knox family members, as well as fifteen former employee and community members for this remarkable oral history compilation.
The oral history narrators include: Allen Knox, Carolyn Knox Keep, Sharon Brown, Kathy Heicher,...
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In 2020, Vail Rotary Club celebrated its 50th anniversary of service to Eagle County, Colorado and the world community. Tony Mauro, the "Voice of Vail," interviewed several early and otherwise instrumental members of Vail Rotary Club including: Larry Agneberg, Chris Aubel, Gary Gilman, Reggie O'Brian, Dr. Kent Petrie, Sue Rychel, Jerry Sibley, Jan Strauch, Penny Wilson, and Bill Wilto.
Others interviewed in this Vail Rotary Club oral history...
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Eleanor "Ellie" Caulkins her son, George Peck Caulkins III, and Sheika Gramshammer discuss the early days of Vail with Tony Mauro, the "Voice of Vail."
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Allen Knox shares a humorous narrative involving his family's newspaper, The Vail Trail, Vail's restaurant community, and his father's (George Knox aka "The Skipper") editorial commentary. The Vail Trail was Vail's first weekly newspaper.
Tony Mauro, the "Voice of Vail," interviewed Allen Knox in an oral history compilation featuring the Vail Trail.
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Johnnette Phillips is the subject of this oral history interview by Walter Gallacher.
Johnnette Phillips spent many years as a civil servant in Eagle County, Colorado. She served as Eagle County Clerk & Recorder from 1978 to 1992. In 1992, Phillips was elected Eagle County Commissioner and served in that capacity until 2000.
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Joe Marquez discusses his early entrepreneurship in the Gore Creek and Eagle River valleys. Marquez also discusses building his home and other structures in Minturn and Vail, the good education and skiing experiences his children had at Vail Mountain School, caring for family, and being a founding father of Vail.
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Former Vail Mayor, Andy Daly, discusses his experiences as a Colorado ski area executive with Tony Mauro, "the Voice of Vail," David O. Williams, award-winning journalist and Stan Zemler, former Town Manager for the community of Vail.
Andy Daly and Mikaela Shiffrin image from online interview by Troy Hawks for CO Ski Country - USA. 24 February 2015.
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Ed Grange describes his family roots from Aoste Valley in northern Italy, their migration to America circa 1900 and work in the Leadville mining industry, growing up without electricity on a Roaring Fork Valley ranch, and his career with Holy Cross Electric.
Grange also discusses his role in the electrification of the Eagle River Valley, as well as bringing power to the sheep ranches in the Upper Gore Creek Valley. Grange expounded on how Holy...
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Former Vail Mayor and Colorado ski industry executive, Andy Daly, recalled the arson that claimed Two Elk Restaurant and other structures atop Vail Mountain.
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Pam Brandmeyer discusses her 1973 winter experience in Vail with the "Voice of Vail" Tony Mauro. 1973 was a "big snow year," wherein it snowed for 53 days straight.
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Vail early resident and orthodontist, Fred Distelhorst, discusses his youth in Madison, Wisconsin and his early experiences skiing in Wisconsin, Aspen and Europe. Dr. Distelhorst also expounds on his dental practice in Europe with the U.S. Army Dental Corps, his family orthodontic practice in East Vail (alongside wife Dr. Ines Distelhorst and daughter Dr. Dorothy Distelhorst), his love of family, and his life in Vail.
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Pete Seibert Jr. describes the serious injuries his father, Pete Seibert Sr., received during the Battle of Riva Ridge (Northern Italy) in World War II.
Pete Seibert Sr. was a Master Sergeant in the 10th Mountain Division Company F. Seibert trained for winter warfare at Camp Hale in Eagle County, Colorado.
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Joan and Jack Carnie, who helped establish the Town of Vail and its skiing community, moved to the Gore Creek Valley in 1962. They speak of their early Vail experiences in this oral history.
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Hired in January of 1963, Jim "JC" Clarke was a member of the original Vail Ski Patrol. Ski patrol personnel of that era needed to be game for new experiences and a jack-of-all-trades. In this Vail Valley Voices History Nugget, Clarke discussed repair of the first telephone wires on Vail Mountain. Lodgepole pines that swayed readily in the wind served as poles for the phone lines.
JC Clarke was interviewed for the Vail Valley Voices oral history...
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Former Vail Mayor Dave Chapin discussed the earliest days of the COVID pandemic with Tony Mauro, the "Voice of Vail."
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Former Vail Mayor, Kent Rose, shared a humorous narrative about a bath, champagne and water treatment effluent.
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Bill Heicher and Bill Andree established legacies as District Wildlife Managers with the Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW).
Heicher began with Colorado Game, Fish and Parks Department (later DOW) and served the Eagle District from 1971 until 2003. Andree began with the DOW in 1980 and served the Vail District from 1981 until 2018. Circa 2012, the DOW evolved into Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
In this remarkable oral history, Heicher and...
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Merv Lapin reflects upon Pepi Gramshammer and what he would share at Pepi's memorial later today. Lapin also discusses the 1960s Vail Town Council, Vail Associates and its transition to Vail Resorts, Vail's early youth ski and hockey clubs, the creation of youth hockey exchanges with Soviet Bloc countries including Russia and China, and the resultant life-long friendships created in Russia and China. Merv Lapin also discusses in detail his witnessing...
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Kevin Foley served on the Vail Town Council for twenty-three years. His town council terms of service were 1995 to 2001, 2009 to 2013 and 2015 to 2023. In his inaugural town council bid in 1995, Foley was the top vote-getter. The 1995 race featured “the Fabulous Four,” which was a collection of young, “working-class” men whose hallmarks included “fair, honest and open” values.
In this Vail Valley Voices oral history project, longtime...
