Avon News

While many of us in the happy valley are still waiting for winter, there are a few inhabitants who are already preparing for spring.

AVON, Colorado - Vail Valley Dental Care in Avon provided free dental care to 10 children from local families Feb.

Two of these bladders are stationed in the fire station on Water Street in Red Cliff, sitting on a flat bed truck, each filled with 500 gallons each of drinking water, for residents to fill up.

Local chefs share some recipes so you can treat your loved one to a three-course homemade dinner this year Local chefs share some recipes so you can treat your loved one to a three-course homemade dinner this year Blue Plate's chef/owner Adam Roustom plates his Valentine's Day dish New Bedford scallops and Iowa pork belly with pomegranate ... (more)

Editor's note: The Garfield County Sheriff's Department reports the following incidents and arrests.

Happy birthday! We all love you so much, Thomas! Love, Mommy, Joey, Gramps, Gran, Aunt Sherice, Uncle Luke, James, Grandma, Uncle William, Matthew, Joseph, Savanna, James and Shamane.

Upon reflection, I ran a little hot last week in criticizing how four members of the Avon Town Council handled the sacking of their town manager.

AVON, Colorado - The second annual SnowBall Music Festival will come to Avon March 2 - 4, and the town has announced a number of temporary road, parking lot and municipal building closures to accommodate the festival at Nottingham park.

What: Grandmaster Flash. Electronic artist FISK*TreeThugger* will open. Where: Agave, Avon.

Eagle River firefighter Jesse Monaghan is in the orange, rescuing a family pet that fell through the ice on Avon's Nottingham Lake.

This is a down snow season just about everywhere in North America, but one analyst still has Vail Resorts on his "buy" list.

Join us for a guided moonlit snowshoe tour tonight at Walking Mountains Science Center in Avon! The hike lasts from 8 to 9 p.m., and snowshoes are provided.

What started as an electronic side project for Disco Biscuits frontmen Marc Brownstein and Aron Manger , seven years later has matured into another full time band for the two men.

Eagle River Fire Protection District's Michael Warmuth, left, and Jason Jones head out to respond to a call Wednesday from the Avon station.

Local and international artist, Thomas Gargan, will exhibit an eclectic mix of original oil paintings, consisting of figurative and landscape works, at the Avon Library during the month of February.

Jody Thompson, Summit Medical Center nurse Give her a bike, she'll head downhill.

Thank you to the community for its support of the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend Colorado AmeriCorps Literacy Matters Book Drive! More than 1,000 books were donated! Books will be used to support local youth and were distributed to teachers throughout the Eagle County School District and Bright Future Foundation's Buddy Mentors program.

Hell's Belles, the all-female tribute to AC/DC, returns for its annual winter club show Saturday night at Agave in Avon.

What: First Tracks Breakfast. Where: Beaver Creek Mountain and Spruce Saddle Lodge.

Board: Avon Town Council, Jan. 24 afternoon work session. Present: Chris Evans, Buz Reynolds, Rich Carroll, Amy Phillips, Dave Dantas.