Vail Valley Voices

: Johnnette Phillips - 1986 Eagle County Clerk and Recorder; In November 1986, Johnnette Phillips was elected to the position of Eagle County Clerk and Recorder. In this photograph, Phillips was being sworn into the position. Phillips served as Clerk and Recorder for fourteen years; she was the first woman elected to this position in Eagle County history.

: Johnnette Phillips - 1992 Eagle County Commissioner; In 1992, Johnnette Phillips was elected as Eagle County Commissioner. In this photograph, she is being sworn into the position. Phillips served as Eagle County Commissioner for eight years. She was the first woman elected to this position in Eagle County history.

: Johnnette Phillips - Eagle County Senior Trip; Johnnette Phillips (1st person in first row left side) is part of the group of Eagle County seniors enjoying a Seniors Trip. At the encouragement of fellow Eagle County Commissioner, Tom Stone, Phillips coordinated six Senior Trips to Washington DC and New York City.

: Johnnette Phillips - Oral History; Johnnette Phillips is the subject of this oral history interview by Walter Gallacher. Johnnette Phillips spent many years as a civil servant in Eagle County, Colorado. She served as Eagle County Clerk & Recorder from 1978 to 1992. In 1992, Phillips was elected Eagle County Commissioner and served in that capacity until 2000., This photograph of Johnnette Phillips commemorates her 80th birthday as celebrated in Town Talk of the Vail Daily on 20 May 2015.

: Johnnette Phillips with her Louisiana Relatives; Johnnette Phillips is photographed with her Anderson family relatives during her niece's wedding in Louisiana.

: Johnnette and Jack Phillips - Four Generations Family Gathering; There are four generations of the Phillips Family gathered in this photograph.

: Johnnette and Jack Phillips Children - no. 1; The children of Johnnette and Jack Phillips (Jill, Jan, Jackie, Jeff) are shown as youngsters in this photograph. It appears to be Jan's tenth birthday.

: Johnnette and Jack Phillips Children - no. 2; This photograph depicts the children of Johnnette and Jack Phillips as adults. Johnnette Phillips reported this was at a graduation celebration of one of the children.

: Johnnette and Jack Phillips Children - no. 3; This photograph depicts the children of Johnnette and Jack Phillips as adults. Johnnette Phillips reported this was at a graduation celebration of one of the children.

: Josef "Joe" Staufer - Oral History; Josef "Joe" Staufer shares narratives about his childhood in post-World War II Austria, meeting the love of his life, Anne, in Bermuda, stopping for a "visit" in Vail while en route to California in 1962, and becoming friends with President Gerald R. Ford. In addition to Joe Staufer, the "Voice of Vail" Tony Mauro interviewed brother Hermann Staufer, son Jonathan Staufer, and 1960s Vail community members Dave Garton, Patti Langmaid, Jan Strauch, and Brian Stockmar. Select portions of these interviews were compiled by Mauro into a noteworthy oral history featuring Josef Staufer.

: Judge Cyrus "Buck" Allen - Oral History; Judge Cyrus "Buck" Allen reflects upon his family's 1960s skiing days in Vail, his Dartmouth and University of Denver Law School education, the mentorships of Judges George Gaubatz and Roland "Andy" Gerard, early Town of Vail key personnel, a few characters of Vail, and perspectives gained during Vail Municipal Court judgeship.

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