People

: Sally Hanlon; Sally Hanlon was born in Boston, Massachusetts and educated in both Boston and Philadelphia. During her first teaching post, Sally met Sally Cox. The two Sallys became life-long friends and roomed together throughout early teaching assignments and graduate school. In 1962, Sally met Bill Hanlon while skiing on Sugarloaf Mountain in the Carrabassett Valley of western Maine. In 1966, Sally and Bill Hanlon were married in the Boston area, where Sally continued to teach and act as a guidance counselor. Bill headed to Colorado and got their life set up in Crested Butte. They became good friends with Dave and Renie Gorsuch and Paul Johnston. Renie Gorsuch was the sister of friend, Sally Cox. During the 1960s, the close-knit group, the Gorsuches, Hanlons, Sally Cox and Johnston, all migrated to Vail. In 1970, Sally Cox married Paul Johnston, who ultimately became mayor of Vail (1983 to 1987). As dedicated education advocates, Sally Hanlon and friend, Josef Staufer, collaborated to establish an elementary school in Vail. Despite delays, Red Sandstone Elementary eventually opened in 1976, thanks to Hanlon, Staufer, the Eagle County School District, and Ernie Chavez, the longtime Vail postmaster and school board president. During the school opening respite, the Hanlons became involved with Vail Country Day School, the forerunner to Vail Mountain School (VMS). Bill and Sally Hanlon subsequently served on the board of VMS for a combined twenty-two years. The Hanlons have an active legacy in Vail civic and business life. Sally Hanlon served on the board of the Vail Local Marketing District and Vail Resort Association, the original marketing groups for the community. She also served ten years on the Town of Vail liquor licensing authority. Located in the Clock Tower building, the Hanlons operated the Nu Gnu nightclub alongside Paul Johnston in the late 1960s. In 1968, the Hanlons also established The Emporium gift and flower shop, which evolved into Wild Bill’s Emporium by 1970. Some of the Emporium’s flowers were grown by Ella Knox, a legendary Vail gardener and Vail Trail columnist. In 1976, the Hanlons opened Vail Village Travel Agency (now Talbot Travel) and in 1982, they opened Vail Boot and Shoe. All three businesses are still in operation. Between 1982 and 1985, Sally Hanlon also operated Bridge Street Antiques. Sally and Bill Hanlon have two children: Margaret (Meg) and Joe. The Hanlons still live in their original apartment near Bridge Street in Vail. Sally Hanlon is also featured in the Women of Vail: Those Who Walked This Bridge 1962 to 1970, which was published by another long-time Vail local, Elaine White Kelton. In 2016, Bill and Sally Hanlon received the first Vail Trailblazer Award from the Vail Town Council.

: Sally M. Crum; A Mesa County, Western Slope, and Colorado historian. She is the author of several books on Native American cultures and history, including People of the Red Earth: American Indians of Colorado. According to her website's biography, she has worked as an "interpretive ranger" at different national parks. She was also a volunteer with the Mesa County Oral History Project.