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For wounded heroes, Vail Veterans Program helps reveal purpose-driven living
Zachariah Collett has seen the peaks and valleys of Vail. He’s also seen the peaks and valleys of life. Collett enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2002 and was deployed to Kuwait in April 2003. He spent 13 months in Mosul, Iraq where he was hit by multiple improvised explosive devices throughout the year. Collett deployed back to Iraq in 2005 for 12 more months in Baghdad, Iraq where he encountered additional IED attacks.
Huskies spikers stay undefeated, win Queen of the Mountain tournament
Scott Graves can’t remember the last time the Battle Mountain girls volleyball team started a season 14-0. The Huskies head coach was an assistant on the 2013 team that went 21-2 — winning 21 straight after dropping its season opener to Montrose. There was of course the 2006 team that went 30-0 against 4A competition — a lone blemish coming at the hands of 5A Doherty.
Letter: Don’t forget about Avon post office
Building on Bob Finlay’s October 18, 2024, letter about fixing the Vail post office parking lot, the Avon post office parking lot needs to be fixed too. In June 2024, I contacted our U.S. representative and both U.S. senators about the long-term deplorable and dangerous condition of the Avon parking lot and, rather than any action, received boilerplate responses with platitudes about how important it is for them to have heard from me. Rep. Joe Neguse’s response said, “I will send you a more in-depth response soon…” It’s October and no response. Sen. Michael Bennett’s response said, “We’ll keep your thoughts in mind as we review relevant legislation and further consider this issue.” I received no response from Sen. John Hickenlooper.
Letter: Matt Scherr is a proven asset to our community
I have known Matt Scherr for several years and watched him embrace the values that exemplify integrity and a sense of community which have allowed him to provide a level of leadership that has benefited the various positions he has held in service to the public. He understands the foundation of service is based on keeping an open perspective and dialogue with his constituents and has been a proven asset to our community.
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