Jun 2, 2010 — The Vail Recreation District (VRD) is offering young athletes a variety of youth sports camps this summer to learn new skills and improve upon their sports skills.

June camps include volleyball, baseball, gymnastics, golf and martial arts. The camps, which begin next week and last through August, also will include the addition of four new camps, the...

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Nov 9, 2009 — A young Picasso might soon be discovered at Vail’s Children’s Garden of Learning this fall. Celebrated western artist, Carrie Fell, will create a two-day art class for local preschoolers. The 3- to 5-year-olds will learn Fell’s unique method of painting and create their own canvases. These priceless creations will be auctioned off at a special...

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Oct 4, 2009 — As temperatures begin to cool, ushering in fall and soon-to-come winter, the Vail Recreation District (VRD) is offering preschool-aged children plenty of activities to get them indoors and out of the cold.

Children ages walking through five years old can enjoy a variety of indoor options throughout the week including gymnastics, skating and discovery and...

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Oct 1, 2009 — Registration is under way for the second fall session of Learn to Skate and Freestyle Jumps and Spins, plus the first session for Mini Mite and Mite Hockey at Dobson Ice Arena. The skating programs offer skaters ages four-to-14 an opportunity to learn the sport or enhance their skating skills.

Programs are as...

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Sep 16, 2009 — Gather the kids, stretch the legs and enjoy a morning of friendly competition at the annual Oktoberfest Fun Run on Sunday, Sept. 20, in Vail Village. Benefiting the Children's Garden of Learning, the Fun Run is a sociable event for all ages.

“The Fun Run opens the final day of Vail Oktoberfest’s two-weekend festival,” said Natalie Fandrey...

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Aug 18, 2009 — Registration for the Vail Recreation District's Learn to Skate, Freestyle Jumps and Spins, Mini Mite and Mite Hockey at Dobson Ice Arena is under way, offering skaters ages 4 to 14 an opportunity to learn the sport or enhance their skating skills.

Learn to Skate: Session 1 Sept. 16 to Oct. 14 and Session 2 Oct. 21 to Nov. 18

The first session of the...

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Aug 9, 2009 — The Vail Recreation District's (VRD) after school program, KidZone, kicks off the 2009-10 school year beginning Sept. 2 at both Red Sandstone and Edwards Elementary Schools.

Registration for KidZone is under way and will offer children grades kindergarten through fifth recreational learning activities from 2:45 to 5:45 p.m., Monday through Friday throughout...

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Aug 2, 2009 — The Vail Recreation District's (VRD) youth sports camps continue this summer with opportunities for children to enjoy basketball, soccer, figure skating and gymnastics in August. The camps offer young athletes the chance to learn new sports, develop new skills and refine existing skills. Camp programs are as follows:

Vail Figure Skating Camp: Aug. 3-6, Ages...

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Jul 19, 2009 — The Vail Recreation District's fall youth soccer registration is under way until Saturday, Aug. 8. Age groups range from four to 13, effective July 31, and teams are coordinated geographically via residence and where players attend school.

The youth soccer program's three groups are as follows (practice schedules subject to change):

* Micro Soccer, ages...

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Jul 11, 2009 — Vail's guests and residents have an opportunity to be introduced to some of the planet's most magnificent birds during the new free Raptor Rendezvous program taking place in LionsHead from 5 to 7 p.m. each Friday in July, as well as on Aug. 14 and 21.

The new program features the Denver-based Raptor Education Foundation (REF), which will use raptors such as...

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