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Vail, Colorado Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Vail! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • When you can look up and see F-16s over Vail
  • Vail’s women’s hockey community remembers firefighter and teammate Emily Barker
  • How a Vail retreat helped reshape Colorado’s primary election map

Also on today's calendar: MYLES SMITH | My Mess, My Heart, My Life Tour... and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you fit 10 horses in 9 stables? You cannot add any stables, you cannot put 2 horses in one stable. (Draw 9 boxes to help you figure this out) 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 84, low: 53.
  • Saturday: Hazy sunshine, with a high of 85 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Where to watch Independence Day F-16 flyovers across Colorado (9news.com) — F-16s from the Colorado Air National Guard will roar over Vail late Saturday morning as part of statewide Independence Day flyovers celebrating America’s 250th birthday. Jets will launch from Buckley Space Force Base around 10:30 a.m., with passes over Vail and other towns through noon, weather permitting, offering residents a free, patriotic aerial show.
   

• Vail area women's hockey community mourns loss of Emily Barker (vaildaily.com) — Vail-area teammates and friends are mourning firefighter and former Vail Resorts snowmaker Emily Barker, a beloved defender for the Downvalley Divas women’s hockey team. The story recalls her impact on Eagle County’s tight-knit women’s hockey community, her pioneering snowmaking role in Vail, and her dedication to wildfire work, while noting a memorial fund created to support her family’s travel needs.
   

• Progressive Democrats, traditional Republicans secure state House victories in Colorado (denvergazette.com) — Colorado’s primary results include fallout from an ethics controversy over a Vail retreat funded for moderate Democratic lawmakers, which helped sink several centrist-aligned candidates. Progressive Democrats and more traditional Republicans largely outperformed rivals backed by the One Main Street Colorado network, reshaping several safe seats ahead of November’s General Assembly races.
   

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  • Encore - PSAV Presentation Services posted a job opening for Event Operations Supervisor, Audio Visual-Grand Hyatt Vail in Vail. Apply here.
  • Hyatt Hotels Corp. posted a job opening for Assistant Director of Operations- Rooms in Vail. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Vail here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Eagle County advances draft zoning map as part of Land Use Regulation Rewrite (vaildaily.com)
  • Trail of the Week: Son of Middle Creek (vaildaily.com)

Ok Vail! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: [T] [E] [N] [H] [O] [R] [S] [E] [S] (Thank you Lisa K. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Vail

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Vail

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.