Vail Valley Voices

: Jack Eck, M.D. - Oral History; In 2020, a series of oral history interviews with Jack Eck, M.D. were performed and professionally compiled by the "Voice of Vail," Tony Mauro. Chupa Nelson and Elaine White Kelton are featured narrators in Mauro's oral history compilation of Dr. Jack Eck. Dr. Jack Eck discussed his family and youth in the Pocono Mountains of northeast Pennsylvania, his early medical training, his duty as a 101st Airborne Division Flight Surgeon in Vietnam, being hired by Vail's first physician, Dr. Tom Steinberg, and his first week experience offering medical aid during a cave-in at the Gilman Mine, being an innovative skiing physician with the Vail and Beaver Creek ski patrols, advocation for addiction and mental wellness support with Gerald and Betty Ford, and the creation of the Shaw Regional Cancer Center and Jack's Place., Tony Mauro used content from several Town of Vail oral histories in his compilation oral history of Dr. Jack Eck.

: Jack Eck, M.D. - Vintage Porsche; This image of Dr. Jack Eck with his 1965 Porsche 356C is courtesy of Barbara and Brent Bingham Photography of Edwards, Colorado.

: Jack Phillips Family - Family Sawmill on Muddy Creek; The family of Jack Phillips gathers at their sawmill operation located on Muddy Creek near Piney Mountain in northeastern Eagle County. The sawmill provided timber for the Gilman Mine prior to its closing. Johnnette and Jack Phillips are in the center of the first row. After their wedding in 1955, this was Jack and Johnnette's first home in Eagle County.

: Jack Phillips Family - Wedding at Piney Lake; The Phillips family gathers to celebrate the wedding of one of Jack and Johnnette Phillips's granddaughters at Piney Lake in northeastern Eagle County. Johnnette Phillips reported there were intermittent clouds that day. Prior to the wedding, a background cloud formed that was in the shape of a perfect heart.

: Jack and Joan Carnie - Riding near Mill Creek ca. 1964; Joan and Jack Carnie riding their horses on Mill Creek. The confluence of Mill Creek and Gore Creek is located near East Vail in Colorado. Composite photos ca. 1964., Photograph used with permission of Joan and Jack Carnie.

: Jim "J.C." Clarke - History Nugget with Tony Mauro; Hired in January of 1963, Jim "JC" Clarke was a member of the original Vail Ski Patrol. Ski patrol personnel of that era needed to be game for new experiences and a jack-of-all-trades. In this Vail Valley Voices History Nugget, Clarke discussed repair of the first telephone wires on Vail Mountain. Lodgepole pines that swayed readily in the wind served as poles for the phone lines. JC Clarke was interviewed for the Vail Valley Voices oral history project of the Vail Public Library by Tony Mauro, the "Voice of Vail."

: Jim Cotter - Oral History; Jim Cotter came to vail in 1962 and was a founder of the landmark art movement Summervail Art Workshop. He shares his story with Tony Mauro, the "Voice of Vail" and former Vail Trail journalist Tara Flanagan.

: Joan Carnie - Summer in Vail ca. 1964; Joan Carnie, who was a teacher and an early resident of Vail, was also one of the first Children's Ski School supervisors., Photograph used with permission of Joan and Jack Carnie.

: Joan Norris and Doug Martin - 1975 Summervail Art Workshop; New York City artist, Doug Martin, instructs artist and Colorado Mountain College (CMC) student, Joan Norris, during CMC's continuing education program, Summervail Workshop in Art and Critical Studies. The 1975 program was held at Maloit Park near Minturn, Colorado. Also known as Summervail Art Workshop, the Summervail Workshop in Art and Critical Studies ran between 1971 and 1984. This image was created by Susan Milhoan in July 1975., Image is courtesy of Summervail Art Workshop Legacy Project (SAWLP) and the Milhoan family.

: Joan and Jack Carnie - 1964 Vail Covered Bridge; Joan and Jack Carnie pose at the "Covered Bridge" that crosses Gore Creek in the town of Vail. The image was created in 1964 during the early days of the community., Photograph used with permission of Joan and Jack Carnie.

: Joan and Jack Carnie - Oral History; Joan and Jack Carnie, who helped establish the Town of Vail and its skiing community, moved to the Gore Creek Valley in 1962. They speak of their early Vail experiences in this oral history., Photograph used with permission of Joan and Jack Carnie.

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